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 teams18
Championships
Most recent champion(s)Phoenix Rising FC
(2nd title)
Most titlesPhoenix Rising FC
Swope Park Rangers
(2 titles)

Current standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Reno 1868 FC 16 11 2 3 43 21 +22 36 2.25 Conference Quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Rising FC 16 11 3 2 46 17 +29 35 2.19
3 San Antonio FC 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33 2.06
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 16 9 2 5 24 14 +10 32 2.00
5 Sacramento Republic 16 8 2 6 27 17 +10 30 1.88
6 New Mexico United 15 8 4 3 23 17 +6 27 1.80
7 FC Tulsa 15 6 2 7 21 16 +5 25 1.67
8 LA Galaxy II 16 8 6 2 29 32 −3 26 1.63
9 Orange County SC 16 7 6 3 18 18 0 24 1.50
10 San Diego Loyal SC 16 6 5 5 17 18 −1 23 1.44
11 Austin Bold FC 16 5 4 7 30 26 +4 22 1.38
12 Tacoma Defiance 16 4 10 2 25 32 −7 14 0.88
13 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 16 2 7 7 19 28 −9 13 0.81
14 Real Monarchs 16 3 11 2 14 25 −11 11 0.69
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 16 2 9 5 24 34 −10 11 0.69
16 Rio Grande Valley Toros 14 2 9 3 17 28 −11 9 0.64
17 OKC Energy FC 16 1 8 7 12 29 −17 10 0.63
18 Portland Timbers 2 16 3 13 0 20 50 −30 9 0.56
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Teams
Locations of teams for the 2020 USL Championship season
Western Conference

The following teams are playing in the 2020 Westen Conference season:

Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach MLS affiliate / ownership
Austin Bold FC Austin, Texas Bold Stadium 5,000 Marcelo Serrano
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field 5,000 Alan Koch Colorado Rapids
El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park [A] 9,500 Mark Lowry
LA Galaxy II Carson, California Dignity Health Track Stadium 5,000 Junior Gonzalez LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 9,334 Frank Yallop
New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico Isotopes Park [A] 13,500 Troy Lesesne
OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium [A] 7,500 John Pascarella
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champion Stadium 5,000 Braeden Cloutier
Phoenix Rising FC Tempe, Arizona Casino Arizona Field 6,200 Rick Schantz
Portland Timbers 2 Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro Stadium [A] 7,600 Cameron Knowles Portland Timbers
Real Monarchs Herriman, Utah Zions Bank Stadium 5,000 Jámison Olave Real Salt Lake
Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field [A] 9,013 Ian Russell San Jose Earthquakes
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park 9,400 Gerson Echeverry Houston Dynamo
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park 11,569 Mark Briggs
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field 8,296 Alen Marcina New York City FC
San Diego Loyal SC San Diego, California Torero Stadium [A] 6,000 Landon Donovan
Tacoma Defiance Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium [A] 6,500 Chris Little Seattle Sounders FC
FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field [A] 7,833 Michael Nsien
  MLS-affiliated
  MLS-owned

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
OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champion Stadium
Phoenix Rising FC Scottsdale, Arizona Casino Arizona Field
Portland Timbers 2 Portland, Oregon Providence Park
Real Monarchs SLC Herriman, Utah Zions Bank Stadium
Reno 1868 FC Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field[2][lower-roman 1][lower-roman 2]
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's 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]
FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field [lower-roman 2][lower-roman 1]

Notes

  1. Shared facility; not a soccer-specific stadium
  2. Baseball park
Locations of announced teams for the 2020 USL Championship season
MLS-owned club; MLS-affiliated club; no MLS affiliation

Conference Lineups

Clubs timeline
San 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 2FC TulsaTulsa Roughnecks FCTacoma DefianceSeattle Sounders FC 2Sacramento Republic FCReal MonarchsPortland Timbers 2Orange County SCOrange County Blues FCOklahoma City Energy FCLA Galaxy IIColorado Springs Switchbacks FCAustin AztexPhoenix Rising FCArizona United SC

Conference Member   Club moved to Eastern Conference   Club moved to USL League Two   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

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

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

See also

References
  1. "Expanded USL Unveils 2015 Format". United Soccer League (USL). January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. Kevin Reichard (July 28, 2015). "Aces Look To Add Pro Soccer In 2017". Ballpark Digest.
  3. "2016 USL Alignment and Format Announced". United Soccer League (USL). January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. "USL Announces 2017 Conference Alignment". www.uslsoccer.com. United Soccer League (USL). January 9, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  5. "USL Championship Unveils 2019 Conference Alignment". United Soccer League (USL). December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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