Has an MLS game ever ended 5-3?
It has. 5-3 has been a MLS final 27 times in 9,362 games. The first was New York Red Bulls beat New England Revolution on June 23, 1998; the latest was Inter Miami CF beat FC Cincinnati on May 13, 2026.
That makes 5-3 the 18th most common final score out of 34 that have ever occurred in MLS. One point away, 6-3 has happened 6 times and 5-4 has happened 19 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.