Western Conference (MLS)

Western Conference
Founded	1996
No. of teams	13
Country	United States; Canada
Confederation	CONCACAF
Most recent; champion(s)	Seattle Sounders FC (2020); (4th title)
Most titles	LA Galaxy ; (8 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	U.S. Open Cup (USA) ; Canadian Championship (Canada)

The Western Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences. The other conference is the Eastern Conference.

Members

Current

Team	City	Stadium	Joined	Notes
Colorado Rapids	Commerce City, CO	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	1996
FC Dallas	Frisco, TX	Toyota Stadium	1996 2002	Joined Central Division in 2000. Rejoined Eastern Conference in 2002 Joined as Dallas Burn. Renamed in 2005
Houston Dynamo	Houston, TX	BBVA Compass Stadium	2006 2015	Moved to Eastern Conference in 2011. Rejoined in 2015
LA Galaxy	Carson, CA	StubHub Center	1996
Los Angeles FC	Los Angeles, CA	Banc of California Stadium	2018
Minnesota United FC	Saint Paul, MN	Allianz Field	2017
Portland Timbers	Portland, OR	Providence Park	2011
Real Salt Lake	Sandy, UT	Rio Tinto Stadium	2005
San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose, CA	Earthquakes Stadium	1996	Joined as San Jose Clash. Renamed in 2000
Seattle Sounders FC	Seattle, WA	CenturyLink Field	2009
Sporting Kansas City	Kansas City, KS	Children's Mercy Park	1996
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver, BC	BC Place	2011

Western Conference winner by season

Bold	Supporters' Shield Champions

Year	Team	Record (W–L–T) (GD)	Playoffs result
1996	LA Galaxy	19–13–0^ (+10)	Lost MLS Cup
1997	Kansas City Wizards	21–11–0^ (+6)	Lost Conference Semifinals
1998	LA Galaxy	24–8–0^ (+41)	Lost Conference Finals
1999	LA Galaxy	20–12–0^ (+20)	Lost MLS Cup
2000	Kansas City Wizards	16–7–9 (+18)	Won MLS Cup
2001	LA Galaxy†	14–7–5 (+16)	Lost Semifinals
2002	LA Galaxy	16–9–3 (+11)	Won MLS Cup
2003	San Jose Earthquakes	14–7–9 (+10)	Won MLS Cup
2004	Kansas City Wizards	14–9–7 (+8)	Lost MLS Cup
2005	San Jose Earthquakes	18–4–10 (+22)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2006	FC Dallas	16–12–4 (+4)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2007	Chivas USA	15–7–8 (+18)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2008	Houston Dynamo	13–5–12 (+13)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2009	LA Galaxy	12–6–12 (+5)	Lost MLS Cup
2010	LA Galaxy	18–7–5 (+18)	Lost Conference Finals
2011	LA Galaxy	19–5–10 (+20)	Won MLS Cup
2012	San Jose Earthquakes	19–6–9 (+29)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2013	Portland Timbers	14–5–15 (+21)	Lost Conference Finals
2014	Seattle Sounders FC	20–10–4 (+15)	Lost Conference Finals
2015	FC Dallas	18–10–6 (+13)	Lost Conference Finals
2016	FC Dallas	17–8–9 (+10)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2017	Portland Timbers	15–11–8 (+10)	Lost Conference Semifinals
2018	Sporting Kansas City	18–8–8 (+25)	Lost Conference Finals
2019	Los Angeles FC	21–4–9 (+48)	Lost Conference Finals
2020	Sporting Kansas City	12–6–3 (+13)	Lost Conference Semifinals

^ – MLS did not have draws until the 2000 season.
† – The LA Galaxy were declared winners of the Western Division in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks forced the cancellation of the rest of the regular season. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20.

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