Western Conference (MLS)

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Western Conference
MLS West.png
Western Conference logo
League Major League Soccer
Sport Soccer
Founded 1996
No. of teams 9
Most recent champion(s) Los Angeles Galaxy (7th regular season title)†
Most titles Los Angeles Galaxy (7)†
Notes
† Postseason champions not included due to the MLS Cup Playoffs' unique system of mixing conference teams within the brackets

The Western Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences.

Contents

[edit] Current members

[edit] Conference Lineups

[edit] 1996

[edit] Lineup for 1996

[edit] Changes from 1995

  • Creation of Major League Soccer

[edit] 1997

[edit] Lineup for 1997

[edit] Changes from 1996

  • Kansas City changed their name from the Wiz to the Wizards

[edit] 1998–1999

[edit] Lineup for 1998–1999

[edit] Changes from 1997

  • The Chicago Fire were added in the 1998 expansion

[edit] 2000–2001

[edit] Western Division

[edit] Lineup for 2000–2001

[edit] Changes from 1999

  • The Western Conference changed to the Western Division with the creation of the new Central Division
  • The Chicago Fire and Dallas Burn moved into the new Central Division
  • San Jose changed their nickname from the Clash to the Earthquakes

[edit] 2002–2004

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] Lineup for 2002–2004

[edit] Changes from 2001

  • The Western Division changed back to the Western Conference following the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny, resulting in the disbanding of the Central Division
  • The Dallas Burn moved in from the Central Division

[edit] 2005

[edit] Lineup for 2005

[edit] Changes from 2004

[edit] 2006–2007

[edit] Lineup for 2006–2007

[edit] Changes from 2005

[edit] 2008

[edit] Lineup for 2008

[edit] Changes from 2007

  • The San Jose Earthquakes return to MLS from their hiatus

[edit] 2009-2010

[edit] Lineup for 2009-2010

[edit] Changes from 2008

  • The Seattle Sounders FC were added in the 2009 expansion

[edit] 2011

[edit] Lineup for 2011

[edit] Changes from 2010

  • The Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC were added in the 2011 expansion. Houston moved to the Eastern Conference.

[edit] Western Conference regular season first place teams by year

* - Won the MLS Cup

~ - Won the MLS Supporters' Shield

† - The Los Angeles Galaxy were declared winners of the Western Division in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and rural Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of the rest of the regular season. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20.

[edit] MLS Cup Champions produced

[edit] See also

[edit] References
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