The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the USL Championship, the second level of men's club soccer in the United States.
Current standings
Members Current Club City Stadium Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman FieldLexington SCLexington, KentuckyLexington SC Stadium Monterey Bay FC Seaside, California Cardinale Stadium New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico Isotopes Park Oakland Roots SC Oakland, California Pioneer Stadium Orange County SC Irvine, California Championship Stadium Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Heart Health Park San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field
Conference Lineups
Clubs timeline
2015 (12 teams) Arizona United SC Austin Aztex Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Sacramento Republic Seattle Sounders 2 Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps 2 Changes from 2014: USL Pro expanded and was rebranded as simply USL; the round robin table was split into two conferences: Eastern and Western.
2016 (15 teams) Arizona United SC Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County Blues Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic St. Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps 2
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
2017 (15 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks Vancouver Whitecaps 2
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
2018 (17 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks Fresno FC Las Vegas Lights FC LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic Saint Louis FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks
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.
2019 (18 teams) Austin Bold FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive FC Fresno FC Las Vegas Lights FC LA Galaxy II New Mexico United Oklahoma City Energy Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC Tacoma Defiance Tulsa Roughnecks
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.
2020 (18 teams) Group A (4 teams) Portland Timbers 2 Reno 1868 FC Sacramento Republic Tacoma Defiance
Group B (5 teams) Las Vegas Lights FC LA Galaxy II Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC San Diego Loyal SC
Group C (4 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive FC New Mexico United Real Monarchs SLC
Group D (5 teams) Austin Bold FC Oklahoma City Energy Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
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.
2021 (15 teams)
Mountain Division Austin Bold FC Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive FC New Mexico United Real Monarchs SLC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros San Antonio FC
Pacific Division Las Vegas Lights FC LA Galaxy II Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic San Diego Loyal SC Tacoma Defiance
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.
2022 (13 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive FC New Mexico United Monterey Bay FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Las Vegas Lights FC LA Galaxy II Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC
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.
2023 (12 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive FC New Mexico United Monterey Bay FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Las Vegas Lights FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal SC
Changes from 2022: The LA Galaxy II was withdrawn by their MLS parent club and moved to MLS Next Pro;
2024 (12 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks El Paso Locomotive FC FC Tulsa New Mexico United Monterey Bay FC Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis 901 FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC
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.
2025-2026 (12 teams) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC FC Tulsa Lexington SC Las Vegas Lights FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC
Changes from 2024: Lexington SC joined from USL League One. Memphis 901 FC folded.
Western Conference Playoff champions by year BoldUSL Champions Season Champions Score Runners up2015LA Galaxy II2–1OKC Energy FC2016Swope Park Rangers3–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22017Swope Park Rangers0–0 (7–6 PK)OKC Energy FC2018Phoenix Rising FC2–1Orange County SC2019Real Monarchs SLC2–1 (AET)El Paso Locomotive FC2020Phoenix Rising FC1–1 (4–2 PK)El Paso Locomotive FC2021Orange County SC1–1 (5–3 PK)San Antonio FC2022San Antonio FC2–0Colorado Springs Switchbacks2023Phoenix Rising FC2–1Sacramento Republic FC2024Colorado Springs Switchbacks1–0Las Vegas Lights FC2025FC Tulsa3–0New Mexico United
Western Conference regular season champions by year BoldPlayers' Shield Champions Season Team Record Playoffs result2015Orange County Blues14–9–5 (+4)Lost conference semifinals2016Sacramento Republic FC14–10–6 (+16)Lost conference quarterfinals2017Real Monarchs SLC20–5–7 (+28)Lost conference quarterfinals2018Orange County SC20–8–6 (+30)Lost conference final2019Phoenix Rising FC24–4–6 (+53)Lost conference semifinals2020Reno 1868 FC11–2–3 (+22)Lost conference semifinals2021Phoenix Rising FC20–5–7 (+33)Lost conference quarterfinals2022San Antonio FC24–5–5 (+28)Won USL Championship2023Sacramento Republic FC18–6–10 (+25)Lost conference final2024New Mexico United18–11–5 (+2)Lost conference semifinals2025FC Tulsa16–9–5 (+20)Lost finals
See also Eastern Conference (USL Championship)
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