Chivas USA played their home matches in theHome Depot Center , which they shared with theLA Galaxy .[ 1] Chivas USA was asoccer team based inCarson, California that competed inMajor 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 theSupporters' Shield . The top teams from eachconference qualify for theMLS Cup Playoffs , a postseason tournament that culminates in theMLS Cup .[ 4] [ 5]
In addition to league play, Chivas USA participated in the annualU.S. Open Cup tournament organized by theUnited States Soccer Federation .[ 6] [ 7] During the 2008 season, the club participated in the2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League , an annual international competition between teams in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.[ 8] The club also appeared in theNorth 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 teamLos Angeles FC .[ 1]
Key to colors and symbols 1stor W Winners 2ndor RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Last † Last place
Key to competitions
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] Héctor Cuadros [ 17] 4[ 17] 2006 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43 1.34 3rd 6th QF R3 19,840[ 18] Ante Razov [ 19] 14[ 19] 2007 30 15 7 8 46 28 +18 53 1.77 1st 2nd QF R3 14,305[ 20] 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] Alecko Eskandarian Sacha Kljestan 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] 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] Justin Braun [ 27] 9[ 27] 2011 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36 1.06 8th 15th QR1 DNQ 14,830[ 28] Justin Braun Nick LaBrocca [ 29] 8[ 29] 2012 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30 0.88 9th † 18th SF 13,056[ 30] Juan Pablo Ángel [ 31] 4[ 31] 2013 34 6 20 8 30 67 −37 26 0.76 9th † 18th R4 8,366[ 32] Erick Torres [ 33] 7[ 33] 2014 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33 0.97 7th 16th R4 7,063[ 34] Erick Torres [ 35] 16[ 35] Total 320 92 149 79 351 483 –132 355 1.11 W (1) RU (1) QF (4) SF (2) – – – Ante Razov [ 36] 30 [ 36] [ 37]
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