List of Chivas USA seasons

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Chivas USA played their home matches in the Home Depot Center, which they shared with the LA Galaxy. Home Depot Center, Carson, CA.jpg
Chivas USA played their home matches in the Home Depot Center, which they shared with the LA Galaxy.

Chivas USA was a soccer team based in Carson, California that competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) from 2005 until it folded after the 2014 season. [2] [3] The MLS regular season 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. [4] [5]

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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. [6] [7] During the 2008 season, the club participated in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, an annual international competition between teams in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. [8] The club also appeared in the North American SuperLiga, a former competition between MLS and Liga MX teams that ran from 2007 to 2010. [9]

The club played a total of ten seasons in MLS, with 92 wins, 149 losses, and 79 draws over 320 games. [10] The club's 2014 season set a record-low attendance level for the league, with an average of 7,063 fans attending each game. The club ceased operations immediately after the end of the 2014 season. Less than a month later, the team was replaced by expansion team Los Angeles FC. [1]

Key

Seasons

Results of Chivas USA league and cup competitions by season
Season League [6] Position Playoffs [6] USOC [6] Continental [13] Average
attendance [lower-alpha 1] 		Top goalscorer(s) [lower-alpha 2]
PldWLDGFGAGDPts PPG Conf. [14] Overall [15] CompetitionResultName(s)Goals
2005 3242263167–36180.566th †12th †DNQ R4 DNQ17,080 [16] Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Cuadros [17] 4 [17]
2006 32109134542+3431.343rd6th QF R3 19,840 [18] Flag of the United States.svg Ante Razov [19] 14 [19]
2007 3015784628+18531.771st2nd QF R3 14,305 [20] Flag of Cuba.svg Maykel Galindo [21] 12 [21]
2008 30121174041–1431.432nd4th QF R3 CONCACAF Champions League
North American SuperLiga 		PR
GS 		15,114 [22] Flag of the United States.svg Alecko Eskandarian
Flag of the United States.svg Sacha Kljestan
Flag of the United States.svg Ante Razov [23] 		5 [23]
2009 30131163431+3451.504th6th QF R3 North American SuperLiga GS 15,092 [24] Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Lillingston [25] 8 [25]
2010 3081843145−14280.938th †15thDNQ SF North American SuperLiga GS 14,575 [26] Flag of the United States.svg Justin Braun [27] 9 [27]
2011 34814124143−2361.068th15th QR1 DNQ14,830 [28] Flag of the United States.svg Justin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg Nick LaBrocca [29] 		8 [29]
2012 3471892458−34300.889th †18th SF 13,056 [30] Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Ángel [31] 4 [31]
2013 3462083067−37260.769th †18th R4 8,366 [32] Flag of Mexico.svg Erick Torres [33] 7 [33]
2014 3491962961−32330.977th16th R4 7,063 [34] Flag of Mexico.svg Erick Torres [35] 16 [35]
Total3209214979351483–1323551.11W (1)RU (1)QF (4)SF (2)––– Flag of the United States.svg Ante Razov [36] 30 [36] [37]

Notes

  1. ↑ Average attendance is calculated from league matches only.
  2. ↑ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league matches. In years with multiple top goalscorers, they are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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