List of Chivas USA seasons

Chivas USA played their home matches in the Home Depot Center, which they shared with the LA Galaxy.[1]

Chivas USA was a soccer team based in Carson, California that competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) from 2005 until it folded after the 2014 season.[2][3] The MLS regular season runs from February to October and the best-performing team is awarded the Supporters' Shield. The top teams from each conference qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, a postseason tournament that culminates in the MLS Cup.[4][5]

In addition to league play, Chivas USA participated in the annual U.S. Open Cup tournament organized by the United States Soccer Federation.[6][7] During the 2008 season, the club participated in the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, an annual international competition between teams in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[8] The club also appeared in the North American SuperLiga, a former competition between MLS and Liga MX teams that ran from 2007 to 2010.[9]

The club played a total of ten seasons in MLS, with 92 wins, 149 losses, and 79 draws over 320 games.[10] The club's 2014 season set a record-low attendance level for the league, with an average of 7,063 fans attending each game. The club ceased operations immediately after the end of the 2014 season. Less than a month later, the team was replaced by expansion team Los Angeles FC.[1]

Key

Seasons

Results of Chivas USA league and cup competitions by season
Season League[6] Position Playoffs[6] USOC[6] Continental[13] Average
attendance[a] 		Top goalscorer(s)[b]
Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf.[14] Overall[15] Competition Result Name(s) Goals
2005 32 4 22 6 31 67 –36 18 0.56 6th † 12th † DNQ R4 DNQ 17,080[16] Mexico Héctor Cuadros[17] 4[17]
2006 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43 1.34 3rd 6th QF R3 19,840[18] United States Ante Razov[19] 14[19]
2007 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 53 1.77 1st 2nd QF R3 14,305[20] Cuba Maykel Galindo[21] 12[21]
2008 30 12 11 7 40 41 –1 43 1.43 2nd 4th QF R3 CONCACAF Champions League
North American SuperLiga 		PR
GS 		15,114[22] United States Alecko Eskandarian
United States Sacha Kljestan
United States Ante Razov[23] 		5[23]
2009 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45 1.50 4th 6th QF R3 North American SuperLiga GS 15,092[24] Mexico Eduardo Lillingston[25] 8[25]
2010 30 8 18 4 31 45 −14 28 0.93 8th † 15th DNQ SF North American SuperLiga GS 14,575[26] United States Justin Braun[27] 9[27]
2011 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36 1.06 8th 15th QR1 DNQ 14,830[28] United States Justin Braun
United States Nick LaBrocca[29] 		8[29]
2012 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30 0.88 9th † 18th SF 13,056[30] Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel[31] 4[31]
2013 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26 0.76 9th † 18th R4 8,366[32] Mexico Erick Torres[33] 7[33]
2014 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33 0.97 7th 16th R4 7,063[34] Mexico Erick Torres[35] 16[35]
Total 320 92 149 79 351 483 –132 355 1.11 W (1) RU (1) QF (4) SF (2) – – – United States Ante Razov[36] 30[36][37]

Notes

  1. ^ Average attendance is calculated from league matches only.
  2. ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league matches. In years with multiple top goalscorers, they are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

References

Sources

  • "2024 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. February 2024. p. 179. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

Citations

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  4. ^ Boehm, Charles (December 31, 2022). "2023 Soccer Almanac: Key dates & tournaments in busy year ahead". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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  7. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (May 7, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup at a crossroads: What's next for the tournament?". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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  14. ^ Major League Soccer (2024), pp. 41–50.
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