The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the
USL Championship
The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the second tier of the United States soccer league system#Men's leagues, United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) a ...
, the
second level of men's club
soccer in the United States
Association football, Soccer is the fourth most popular sport in the United States behind American football, basketball, and baseball, respectively.
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) governs most levels of soccer in the United States ...
.
Current standings
Members
Current
Conference Lineups
Clubs timeline
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bar:1 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2016 text: Arizona United SC (2014–2016)
bar:1 color:Full from:01/01/2017 till:end text: Phoenix Rising FC (2017–present)
bar:2 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2015 text: Austin Aztex (2015)
bar:3 color:Full from:01/01/2015 till:end text:Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC is a professional Association football, soccer team based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2014, the team is a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference in the USL Champions ...
(2015–present)
bar:4 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2022 text: LA Galaxy II (2014–2022)
bar:4 color:Other from:01/01/2023 till:end text:MLS Next Pro
bar:5 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/21/2020 text:Oklahoma City Energy FC
Oklahoma City Energy Football Club, or simply Energy FC, is an American professional soccer club based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The club is a member of the USL Championship, the second division of the American soccer league system. Although ...
(2014–present)
bar:5 color:Eastern from:01/01/2021 till:end text: Eastern Conference (2021)
bar:6 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2016 text: Orange County Blues FC (2014–2016)
bar:6 color:Full from:01/01/2017 till:end text: Orange County SC (2017–present)
bar:7 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2020 text: Portland Timbers 2 (2015–2020)
bar:7 color:Other from:01/01/2022 till:end text:MLS Next Pro
bar:8 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2021 text: Real Monarchs (2015–2021)
bar:8 color:Other from:01/01/2022 till:end text:MLS Next Pro
bar:9 color:Full from:01/01/2015 till:end text: Sacramento Republic FC (2014–present)
bar:10 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2018 text: Seattle Sounders FC 2 (2015–2018)
bar:10 color:Former from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2021 text: Tacoma Defiance (2019–2021)
bar:10 color:Other from:01/01/2022 till:end text:MLS Next Pro
bar:11 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2019 text: Tulsa Roughnecks FC (2015–2019)
bar:11 color:Full from:01/01/2020 till:12/31/2020 text: FC Tulsa (2020)
bar:11 color:Eastern from:01/01/2021 till:12/31/2023 text: Eastern Conference (2021-2023)
bar:11 color:Full from:01/01/2024 till:end text: FC Tulsa (2024)
bar:12 color:Former from:01/01/2015 till:12/31/2017 text: Whitecaps FC 2 (2015–2017)
bar:13 color:Former from:01/01/2016 till:12/21/2023 text: Rio Grande Valley FC (2016–2023)
bar:14 color:Full from:01/01/2016 till:end text: San Antonio FC (2016–present)
bar:15 color:Former from:01/01/2016 till:12/31/2016 text: Saint Louis FC (2016)
bar:15 color:Eastern from:01/01/2017 till:12/31/2017 text: Eastern Conference (2017)
bar:15 color:Former from:01/01/2018 till:12/31/2018 text:(2018)
bar:15 color:Eastern from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2020 text: Eastern Conference (2019-2020)
bar:16 color:Former from:01/01/2016 till:12/31/2018 text: Swope Park Rangers (2016–2018)
bar:16 color:Eastern from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2021 text: Eastern Conference (2019–2021)
bar:16 color:Other from:01/01/2022 till:end text:MLS Next Pro
bar:17 color:Former from:01/01/2017 till:12/31/2020 text: Reno 1868 FC (2017–2020)
bar:18 color:Former from:01/01/2018 till:12/31/2019 text: Fresno FC (2018–2019)
bar:19 color:Full from:01/01/2018 till:end text: Las Vegas Lights FC (2018–present)
bar:20 color:Former from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2021 text:Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort ...
(2019–2021)
bar:21 color:Full from:01/01/2019 till:end text: El Paso Locomotive FC (2019–present)
bar:22 color:Eastern from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2023 text: Eastern Conference
bar:22 color:Full from:01/01/2024 till:12/31/2024 text: Memphis 901 FC (2024)
bar:23 color:Full from:01/01/2019 till:end text: New Mexico United (2019–present)
bar:24 color:Former from:01/01/2020 till:12/31/2023 text: San Diego Loyal SC (2020–2023)
bar:25 color:Other from:01/01/2019 till:12/31/2021 text:NISA
bar:25 color:Full from:01/01/2021 till:end text:Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
(2021–present)
bar:26 color:Full from:01/01/2022 till:end text: Monterey Bay FC (2022)
bar:27 color:Other from:01/01/2023 till:12/31/2024 text:USL1
bar:27 color:Full from:01/01/2025 till:end text:Lexington SC
Lexington Sporting Club is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2021 as an expansion side in USL League One (the third division of the United States soccer league system), the clu ...
(2025–present)
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2015 (12 teams)
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Arizona United SC
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Austin Aztex
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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LA Galaxy II
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Oklahoma City Energy
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Orange County Blues
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Portland Timbers 2
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Real Monarchs SLC
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Sacramento Republic
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Seattle Sounders 2
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Tulsa Roughnecks
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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)
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Arizona United SC
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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LA Galaxy II
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Oklahoma City Energy
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Orange County Blues
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Portland Timbers 2
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Real Monarchs SLC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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Sacramento Republic
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St. Louis FC
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San Antonio FC
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Seattle Sounders 2
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Swope Park Rangers
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Tulsa Roughnecks
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Vancouver Whitecaps 2
''Changes from 2015'':
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, the
Swope Park Rangers and
San Antonio FC were added as expansion franchises;
moved in from the Eastern Conference; the
Austin Aztex went on hiatus
2017 (15 teams)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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LA Galaxy II
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Oklahoma City Energy
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Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Portland Timbers 2
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Real Monarchs SLC
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Reno 1868 FC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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Sacramento Republic
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San Antonio FC
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Seattle Sounders 2
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Swope Park Rangers
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Tulsa Roughnecks
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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)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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Fresno FC
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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LA Galaxy II
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Oklahoma City Energy
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Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Portland Timbers 2
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Real Monarchs SLC
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Reno 1868 FC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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Sacramento Republic
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Saint Louis FC
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San Antonio FC
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Seattle Sounders 2
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Swope Park Rangers
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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)
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Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort ...
*
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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Fresno FC
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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LA Galaxy II
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New Mexico United
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Oklahoma City Energy
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Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Portland Timbers 2
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Real Monarchs SLC
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Reno 1868 FC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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Sacramento Republic
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San Antonio FC
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Tacoma Defiance
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Tulsa Roughnecks
''Changes from 2018'':
Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort ...
,
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)
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Portland Timbers 2
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Reno 1868 FC
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Sacramento Republic
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Tacoma Defiance
Group B (5 teams)
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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LA Galaxy II
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Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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San Diego Loyal SC
Group C (4 teams)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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New Mexico United
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Real Monarchs SLC
Group D (5 teams)
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Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort ...
*
Oklahoma City Energy
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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San Antonio FC
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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 COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
the conference was split into four groups. Two groups of four and two groups of five.
2021 (15 teams)
Mountain Division
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Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort ...
*
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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New Mexico United
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Real Monarchs SLC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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San Antonio FC
Pacific Division
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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LA Galaxy II
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Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
*
Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Sacramento Republic
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San Diego Loyal SC
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Tacoma Defiance
''Changes from 2020'': The conference was divided into two divisions, Mountain and Pacific;
Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
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)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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New Mexico United
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Monterey Bay FC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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LA Galaxy II
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Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
*
Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Sacramento Republic FC
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San Antonio FC
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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
MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer (MLS). It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clu ...
;
Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort ...
went on hiatus; will move to a yet-to-be-named Texas city for the 2023 season.
2023 (12 teams)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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New Mexico United
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Monterey Bay FC
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Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
*
Las Vegas Lights FC
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Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
*
Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Sacramento Republic FC
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San Antonio FC
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San Diego Loyal SC
''Changes from 2022'': The
LA Galaxy II was withdrawn by their MLS parent club and moved to
MLS Next Pro
MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer (MLS). It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clu ...
;
2024 (12 teams)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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FC Tulsa
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New Mexico United
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Monterey Bay FC
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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Memphis 901 FC
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Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
*
Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Sacramento Republic FC
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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 (12 teams)
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Colorado Springs Switchbacks
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El Paso Locomotive FC
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FC Tulsa
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Lexington SC
Lexington Sporting Club is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2021 as an expansion side in USL League One (the third division of the United States soccer league system), the clu ...
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Las Vegas Lights FC
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Monterey Bay FC
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New Mexico United
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Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...
*
Orange County SC
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Phoenix Rising FC
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Sacramento Republic FC
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San Antonio FC
''Changes from 2024'':
Lexington SC
Lexington Sporting Club is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2021 as an expansion side in USL League One (the third division of the United States soccer league system), the clu ...
joined from
USL League One
USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's association football, soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019 USL League One season, 2019. The United States soccer league system, Division III league is operated ...
.
Memphis 901 FC folded.
Western Conference Playoff champions by year
Western Conference regular season champions by year
See also
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Eastern Conference (USL Championship)
References
{{USL Championship
USL Championship
Sports in the Western United States
USLC, Western