Western Conference
Collection of top-flight soccer teams in North America
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| 2025 | San Diego FC is set to enter the Western Conference. |
| 2024 | LA Galaxy won their fourth Western Conference championship, defeating Seattle Sounders FC 1-0. |
| 2024 | Current standings of top-flight soccer teams in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS) are in place for the 2024 season. |
| 2023 | Los Angeles FC won their second Western Conference championship, defeating Houston Dynamo FC 2-0. |
| 2023 | St. Louis City SC joins the Western Conference. |
| 2022 | Nashville SC temporarily joins the Western Conference before moving to the Eastern Conference. |
| 2022 | Los Angeles FC won the Western Conference championship, defeating Austin FC 3-0. |
| 2022 | Nashville SC moved from Eastern Conference to Western Conference. |
| 2021 | Portland Timbers makes their last Western Conference finals appearance. |
| 2021 | Conclusion of the period where only Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers represented the Western Conference in the MLS Cup. |
| 2021 | Austin FC added to the conference; Nashville SC moves to Eastern Conference; Houston Dynamo adds 'FC' to team name. |
| 2021 | Portland Timbers won the Western Conference championship, defeating Real Salt Lake 2-0. |
| 2021 | Austin FC is established and begins playing in the Western Conference. |
| 2020 | Seattle Sounders FC won the Western Conference championship, defeating Minnesota United FC 3-2. |
| 2019 | MLS playoffs returned to a single match, single elimination format, with conference finals hosted by the higher-placed team in the regular season. |
| 2019 | Seattle Sounders FC won the Western Conference championship, defeating Los Angeles FC 3-1. |
| 2018 | Portland Timbers won the Western Conference championship, defeating Sporting Kansas City 3-2 on aggregate. |
| 2018 | Los Angeles FC joins the Western Conference. |
| 2017 | Minnesota United FC enters the Western Conference. |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC won the Western Conference championship, defeating Colorado Rapids 3-1 on aggregate. |
| 2015 | Beginning of a period where the Western Conference was exclusively represented in the MLS Cup by either Seattle Sounders FC or the Portland Timbers, lasting until 2021. |
| 2015 | Portland Timbers won the Western Conference championship, defeating FC Dallas 5-3 on aggregate. |
| 2015 | Chivas USA ceased operations; Sporting Kansas City and Houston Dynamo moved from Eastern Conference. |
| 2015 | Kansas City Wizards rebrand as Sporting Kansas City and return to the Western Conference. Houston Dynamo FC also returns to the Western Conference. |
| 2014 | First implementation of the away goals rule for series that finished even on aggregate in conference finals. |
| 2013 | Real Salt Lake makes their last Western Conference finals appearance. |
| 2013 | Real Salt Lake won the Western Conference championship, defeating Portland Timbers 5-2 on aggregate. |
| 2012 | Conference finals transitioned to a two-match aggregate series format. |
| 2011 | Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC join the Western Conference. |
| 2010 | FC Dallas won the Western Conference championship, defeating LA Galaxy 3-0. |
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