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The Western Conference is one of Major League Soccer's two conferences.

[edit] Current members

[edit] Conference Lineups

[edit] 1996

[edit] Lineup for 1996

[edit] Changes from 1995

Creation of Major League Soccer

[edit] 1997

[edit] Lineup for 1997

[edit] Changes from 1996

Kansas City changed their name from the Wiz to the Wizards

[edit] 1998–1999

[edit] Lineup for 1998–1999

[edit] Changes from 1997

The Chicago Fire were added in the 1998 expansion

[edit] 2000–2001

[edit] Western Division

[edit] Lineup for 2000–2001

[edit] Changes from 1999

The Western Conference changed to the Western Division with the creation of the new Central Division
The Chicago Fire and Dallas Burn moved into the new Central Division
San Jose changed their nickname from the Clash to the Earthquakes

[edit] 2002–2004

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] Lineup for 2002–2004

[edit] Changes from 2001

The Western Division changed back to the Western Conference following the contraction of the Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny, resulting in the disbanding of the Central Division
The Dallas Burn moved in from the Central Division

[edit] 2005

[edit] Lineup for 2005

[edit] Changes from 2004

Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake were added in the 2005 expansion
The Kansas City Wizards moved to the Eastern Conference
Dallas changed their name from the Dallas Burn to FC Dallas

[edit] 2006–2007

[edit] Lineup for 2006–2007

[edit] Changes from 2005

The San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston, Texas to become Houston Dynamo

[edit] 2008

[edit] Lineup for 2008

[edit] Changes from 2007

The San Jose Earthquakes return to MLS from their hiatus

[edit] 2009

[edit] Current Lineup

[edit] Changes from 2008

The Seattle Sounders FC were added in the 2009 expansion

[edit] Western Conference regular season first place teams by year

* - Won the MLS Cup

~ - Won the MLS Supporters' Shield

† - The Los Angeles Galaxy were declared winners of the Western Division in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington, D.C., and rural Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of the rest of the regular season. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20.

[edit] MLS Cup Champions produced

[edit] See also

[edit] References

Complete MLS History

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