List of Chivas USA seasons

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Chivas USA was a soccer team based in Carson, California that competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) from 2005 until folding after the 2014 season. [1] [2] The MLS regular season typically runs from February to October and the best-performing team is awarded the Supporters' Shield. The top teams from each conference qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament that culminates in the MLS Cup. [3] [4]

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In addition to league play, Chivas USA participated in the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament organized by the United States Soccer Federation. [5] During the 2008 season, the club participated in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, which is an annual international competition between league and cup champions in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [6] The club also appeared in the North American SuperLiga, a former competition between MLS and Liga MX teams that ran from 2007 to 2010. [7]

The club played a total of ten seasons in MLS, with 92 wins, 149 losses, and 79 draws over 320 games. [8] The club's 2014 season set a record-low attendance for the league, with an average of 7,063 fans attending. The club ceased operations immediately after the end of the 2014 season. Less than a month later, a new expansion team in Los Angeles was announced, which eventually became Los Angeles FC. [9]

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Seasons

Season League [8] Position Playoffs USOC Continental / Other Average
attendance [lower-alpha 1] 		Top goalscorer(s) [lower-alpha 2]
PldWLDGFGAGDPts PPG Conf.OverallCompetitionResultName(s)Goals
2005 3242263167–36180.566th †12th †DNQ Ro16 DNE17,080 [13] Three players4
2006 32109134542+3431.343rd6th QF R3 DNQ19,840 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Ante Razov 15
2007 3015784628+18531.771st2nd QF Ro16 14,305 [13] Flag of Cuba.svg Maykel Galindo 12
2008 30121174041–1431.432nd4th QF Ro16 CONCACAF Champions League
North American SuperLiga 		PR
GS 		15,114 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Sacha Kljestan 6
2009 30131163431+3451.504th6th QF Ro16 North American SuperLiga GS 15,092 [13] Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Lillingston 8
2010 3081843145−14280.938th †15thDNQ SF North American SuperLiga GS 14,576 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Justin Braun 11
2011 34814124143−2361.068th15th QR1 DNQ14,830 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Justin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg Nick LaBrocca 		8
2012 3471892458−34300.889th †18th SF 13,055 [13] Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Ángel 5
2013 3462083067−37260.769th †18th Ro16 8,366 [13] Flag of Mexico.svg Erick Torres Padilla 7
2014 3491962961−32330.977th16th R4 7,063 [13] Flag of Mexico.svg Erick Torres Padilla 15
Total3209214979351483–1323551.11–––––– Flag of the United States.svg Ante Razov 31 [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ Average attendance is calculated from league matches only.
  2. ↑ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, and other competitive continental matches. In years with multiple top goalscorers, they are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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  5. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (7 May 2024). "U.S. Open Cup at a crossroads: What's next for the tournament?". ESPN. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Green, Nick (16 September 2008). "Soccer: Champions, meet CONCACAF". Los Angelas Daily News. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 Borg, Simon (March 29, 2011). "World Football Challenge builds upon SuperLiga". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "2024 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. February 2024. p. 31. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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  10. ↑ Zgoda, Jerry (August 9, 2022). "As MLS gains ground on Mexico's Liga MX, their All-Star Game helps to grow both leagues". Star Tribune . Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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