Members
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Locations of teams for the 2024 USL Championship season
| League | USL Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Soccer |
| Founded | January 21, 2015 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion | Colorado Springs Switchbacks (2024) (1st title) |
| Most titles | Phoenix Rising FC (3 titles) |
The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the USL Championship, the second level of men's club soccer in the United States. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Tulsa | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 57 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 48 [a] | |
| 3 | New Mexico United | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 48 [a] | |
| 4 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 41 | |
| 5 | Phoenix Rising FC | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 40 [b] | |
| 6 | San Antonio FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 [b] | |
| 7 | Orange County SC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Lexington SC | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 36 | |
| 10 | Oakland Roots SC | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 32 | |
| 11 | Monterey Bay FC | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 29 | |
| 12 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 30 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 27 |
Conference Member Club moved to Eastern Conference Club playing in different league Former clubs
Changes from 2014: USL Pro expanded and was rebranded as simply USL; the round robin table was split into two conferences: Eastern and Western.
Changes from 2015: Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, the Swope Park Rangers and San Antonio FC were added as expansion franchises; [2] Saint Louis FC moved in from the Eastern Conference; the Austin Aztex went on hiatus
Changes from 2016: Arizona United SC was renamed Phoenix Rising FC; the Orange County Blues was renamed Orange County SC; the Austin Aztex folded; Reno 1868 FC was added as an expansion franchise; Saint Louis FC moved out to the Eastern Conference [3]
Changes from 2017: Fresno FC and Las Vegas Lights FC were added as expansion franchises; the Vancouver Whitecaps 2 folded; Saint Louis FC moved in from the Western Conference. [4]
Changes from 2018: Austin Bold FC, El Paso Locomotive FC and the New Mexico United were added as expansion franchises.; [5] Saint Louis FC and the Swope Park Rangers moved out to the Eastern Conference; Seattle Sounders FC 2 rebranded as Tacoma Defiance.
Changes from 2019: San Diego Loyal SC was added as an expansion franchise; the Tulsa Roughnecks were renamed FC Tulsa; Fresno FC was disbanded. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was split into four groups. Two groups of four and two groups of five. [6]
Changes from 2020: The conference was divided into two divisions, Mountain and Pacific; Oakland Roots SC joined in from NISA: the Portland Timbers 2 was withdrawn by the MLS parent club; Reno 1868 FC was disbanded; Oklahoma City Energy and FC Tulsa moved out to the Eastern Conference. [7]
Changes from 2021: The Mountain and Pacific divisions were dropped; Monterey Bay FC was added as an expansion franchise; the Real Monarchs and the Tacoma Defiance were withdrawn by their MLS parent clubs and moved to MLS Next Pro; Austin Bold FC went on hiatus; will move to a yet-to-be-named Texas city for the 2023 season. [8]
Changes from 2022: The LA Galaxy II was withdrawn by their MLS parent club and moved to MLS Next Pro; [9]
Changes from 2023: Rio Grande Valley FC Toros [10] and San Diego Loyal SC [11] folded. FC Tulsa and Memphis 901 FC moved from the Eastern Conference. [12]
Changes from 2024: Lexington SC joined from USL League One. Memphis 901 FC folded. [13]
| Bold | USL Champions |
| Season | Champions | Score | Runners up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | OKC Energy FC |
| 2016 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 |
| 2017 | Swope Park Rangers | 0–0 (7–6 PK) | OKC Energy FC |
| 2018 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | Orange County SC |
| 2019 | Real Monarchs SLC | 2–1 (AET) | El Paso Locomotive FC |
| 2020 [a] | Phoenix Rising FC | 1–1 (4–2 PK) | El Paso Locomotive FC |
| 2021 | Orange County SC | 1–1 (5–3 PK) | San Antonio FC |
| 2022 | San Antonio FC | 2–0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 2023 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | Sacramento Republic FC |
| 2024 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights FC |
| Bold | Players' Shield Champions |
| Season | Team | Record | Playoffs result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Orange County Blues | 14–9–5 (+4) | Lost conference semifinals |
| 2016 | Sacramento Republic FC | 14–10–6 (+16) | Lost conference quarterfinals |
| 2017 | Real Monarchs SLC | 20–5–7 (+28) | Lost conference quarterfinals |
| 2018 | Orange County SC | 20–8–6 (+30) | Lost conference final |
| 2019 | Phoenix Rising FC | 24–4–6 (+53) | Lost conference semifinals |
| 2020 | Reno 1868 FC | 11–2–3 (+22) | Lost conference semifinals |
| 2021 | Phoenix Rising FC | 20–5–7 (+33) | Lost conference quarterfinals |
| 2022 | San Antonio FC | 24–5–5 (+28) | Won USL Championship |
| 2023 | Sacramento Republic FC | 18–6–10 (+25) | Lost conference final |
| 2024 | New Mexico United | 18–11–5 (+2) | Lost conference semifinals |
The USL Championship final between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Phoenix Rising has been canceled after multiple Tampa Bay players tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced on Saturday.