Western Conference (USL Championship)

The Western Conference is one of two conferences in USL Championship soccer.[1]

Western Conference
LeagueUSL Championship
SportSoccer
FoundedJanuary 21, 2015
Teams
No. of teams15
Championships
Most recent champion(s)Orange County SC
(1st title)
Most titlesPhoenix Rising FC
Swope Park Rangers
(2 titles)

Current standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Phoenix Rising FC 32 20 7 5 68 35 +33 67
2 El Paso Locomotive FC 32 18 10 4 56 34 +22 64
3 Orange County SC 32 15 7 10 44 37 +7 52
4 San Antonio FC 32 14 10 8 50 38 +12 52
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 32 13 11 8 61 48 +13 50
6 San Diego Loyal SC 32 14 6 12 51 43 +8 48
7 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 32 13 8 11 49 42 +7 47
8 New Mexico United 32 12 10 10 44 40 +4 46
9 Austin Bold FC 32 10 12 10 32 42 −10 42
10 Oakland Roots SC 32 11 8 13 36 43 −7 41
11 LA Galaxy II 32 11 6 15 55 57 −2 39
12 Tacoma Defiance 32 10 9 13 37 41 −4 39
13 Sacramento Republic FC 32 8 12 12 36 42 −6 36
14 Real Monarchs 32 5 7 20 28 56 −28 22
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 32 6 3 23 41 77 −36 21
Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal differential; 4) total points earned against in-division opponents; 5) total regular season wins against in-division opponents; 6) total goal differential against in-division opponents; 7) total goals scored against in-division opponents; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Members

Current
Club City Stadium
Austin Bold FC Elroy, Texas Bold Stadium
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field
El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field
LA Galaxy II Carson, California Dignity Health Sports Park
New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico Isotopes Park
Oakland Roots SC Oakland, California Laney College Football Stadium [lower-roman 1]
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champion Stadium
Phoenix Rising FC Glendale, Arizona Wild Horse Pass Stadium
Real Monarchs SLC Herriman, Utah Zions Bank Stadium
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Heart Health Park
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field
San Diego Loyal SC San Diego, California Torero Stadium [lower-roman 1]
Tacoma Defiance Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium [lower-roman 1][lower-roman 2]

Notes

  1. Shared facility; not a soccer-specific stadium
  2. Baseball park
Locations of teams for the 2021 USL Championship season
Pacific Division   Mountain Division

Conference Lineups

Clubs timeline
Oakland Roots SCSan Diego Loyal SCNew Mexico UnitedEl Paso Locomotive FCAustin Bold FCLas Vegas Lights FCFresno FCReno 1868 FCEastern Conference (USL Championship)Swope Park RangersEastern Conference (USL Championship)Eastern Conference (USL Championship)Saint Louis FCSan Antonio FCRio Grande Valley FCWhitecaps FC 2Eastern Conference (USL Championship)FC TulsaTulsa Roughnecks FCTacoma DefianceSeattle Sounders FC 2Sacramento Republic FCReal MonarchsPortland Timbers 2Orange County SCOrange County Blues FCEastern Conference (USL Championship)Oklahoma City Energy FCLA Galaxy IIColorado Springs Switchbacks FCAustin AztexPhoenix Rising FCArizona United SC

Conference Member   Club moved to Eastern Conference   Club playing in different league   Former clubs

Lineup for 2015

Lineup for 2016

Changes from 2015

Lineup for 2017

Changes from 2016

Lineup for 2018

Changes from 2017

Lineup for 2019

Changes from 2018

Lineup for 2020

Changes from 2019

Mountain Division

Pacific Division

Changes from 2020

Western Conference Playoff champions by year
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 Phoenix Rising FC 1–1 (4–2 PK) El Paso Locomotive FC
2021 Orange County SC 1–1 (5–3 PK) San Antonio FC

Western Conference regular season champions by year
Bold USL Regular Season 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

See also

References
  1. "Expanded USL Unveils 2015 Format". United Soccer League (USL). January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. "2016 USL Alignment and Format Announced". United Soccer League (USL). January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  4. "USL Championship Unveils 2019 Conference Alignment". United Soccer League (USL). December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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