Western Conference (USL)

Western Conference
Teams
League	United Soccer League
Sport	Soccer
Founded	January 21, 2015
No. of teams	15
Championships
Most recent Western Conference champion(s)	Swope Park Rangers (1st title)
Most Western Conference titles	LA Galaxy II Swope Park Rangers (1 title each)

The Western Conference is one of United Soccer League's two conferences.^[1]

Current members

Changes from 2016

Arizona United SC was renamed Phoenix Rising FC
Austin Aztex went on hiatus for the 2017 season
Orange County Blues was renamed Orange County SC
Reno 1868 FC was added as an expansion franchise
Saint Louis FC was moved from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference

Conference Lineups

2015

Lineup for 2015

2016

Lineup for 2016

Changes from 2015

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Swope Park Rangers and San Antonio FC were added as expansion franchises ^[2]
St. Louis FC was moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference
Austin Aztex went on hiatus for the 2016 season

Western Conference Playoff champions by year

Bold	USL Champions

Season	Champions	Score	Runners Up
2015	LA Galaxy II	2–1	Oklahoma City Energy
2016	Swope Park Rangers	3–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2

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

USL Champions produced

None

See also

Eastern Conference (USL)

References

↑ "Expanded USL Unveils 2015 Format". United Soccer League (USL). January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
↑ "2016 USL Alignment and Format Announced". United Soccer League (USL). January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

United Soccer League
Eastern Conference	Bethlehem Steel FC Charleston Battery Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Harrisburg City Islanders Louisville City FC New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Ottawa Fury FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Toronto FC II
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City Energy FC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs SLC Reno 1868 FC Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 Swope Park Rangers Tulsa Roughnecks FC Whitecaps FC 2
Future teams	Fresno FC (2018 expansion) Nashville SC (2018 expansion) USL Las Vegas (2018 expansion) USL Birmingham (2019 expansion) USL Austin (2019 expansion)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Dayton Dutch Lions FC Montreal Puerto Rico United River Plate Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico F.C. New York Orlando City SC Phoenix FC VSI Tampa Bay FC Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Miscellaneous	Foreign players

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