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| Year | Champion | Score | Runner Up | Location | |
| 1996 | D.C. United | 3-2 (ET) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, MA | |
| 1997 | D.C. United | 2-1 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, DC | |
| 1998 | Chicago Fire | 2-0 | D.C. United | Pasadena, CA | |
| 1999 | D.C. United | 2-0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, MA | |
| 2000 | Kansas City Wizards | 1-0 | Chicago Fire | Washington, DC | |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2-1 (ET) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH | |
| 2002 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-0 (ET) | New England Revolution | Foxborough, MA | |
| 2003 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4-2 | Chicago Fire | Carson, CA | |
| 2004 | D.C. United | 3-2 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson, CA | |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-0 (ET) | New England Revolution | Frisco, TX | |
| 2006 | Houston Dynamo | 1-1 (4-3) | New England Revolution | Frisco, TX | |
| 2007 | Houston Dynamo | 2-1 | New England Revolution | Washington, DC | |
| 2008 | Columbus Crew | 3-1 | New York Red Bulls | Carson, CA | |
| 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 1-1 (5-4) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Seattle, WA | |
| 2010 | Colorado Rapids | 2-1 (ET) | FC Dallas | Toronto, ON | |
| 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1-0 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, CA | |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3-1 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, CA | |
| 2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 1-1 (7-6) | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, KS | |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2-1 (ET) | New England Revolution | Carson, CA | |
| 2015 | Portland Timbers | 2-1 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, OH | |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0-0 (5-4) | Toronto FC | Toronto, ON | |
| 2017 | Toronto FC | 2-0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto, ON | |
| 2018 | Atlanta United FC | 2-0 | Portland Timbers | Atlanta, GA | |
| 2019 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3-1 | Toronto FC | Seattle, WA | |
| 2020 | Columbus Crew | 3-0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, OH | |
| 2021 | New York City FC | 1-1 (4-2) | Portland Timbers | Portland, OR | |
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC | 3-3 (3-0) | Philadelphia Union | Carson, CA |