Members
Current
| League | USL Championship |
|---|---|
| Sport | Soccer |
| Founded | January 21, 2015 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion | FC Tulsa (2025) (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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Locomotive FC (Q) | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 2 | New Mexico United (Q) | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 49 | |
| 3 | Sacramento Republic FC (Q) | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 48 | |
| 4 | Lexington SC (Q) | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 47 | |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (Q) | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 44 | |
| 6 | FC Tulsa (Q) | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 43 | |
| 7 | San Antonio FC | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Orange County SC | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Oakland Roots SC | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 38 | |
| 11 | Las Vegas Lights FC (E) | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC (E) | 29 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 21 |
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; 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
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.
Changes from 2018: Austin Bold FC, El Paso Locomotive FC and the New Mexico United were added as expansion franchises.; 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.
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.
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.
Changes from 2022: The LA Galaxy II was withdrawn by their MLS parent club and moved to MLS Next Pro;
Changes from 2023: Rio Grande Valley FC Toros and San Diego Loyal SC folded. FC Tulsa and Memphis 901 FC moved from the Eastern Conference.
Changes from 2024: Lexington SC joined from USL League One. Memphis 901 FC folded.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2025 | FC Tulsa | 3–0 | New Mexico United |
| 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 |
| 2025 | FC Tulsa | 16–9–5 (+20) | Lost finals |
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)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.