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]
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Seasons
editSeason | League[6] | Position | Playoffs[6] | USOC[6] | Continental[13] | Average attendance[a] |
Top goalscorer(s)[b] | |||||||||||
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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] |
Notes
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editSources
edit- "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
edit- ^ a b Pablo Maurer; Sam Stejskal (October 27, 2020). "The short life and long death of Chivas USA". The Athletic. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Witz, Billy (September 4, 2014). "A Soccer Team Struggles to Remake Its Identity". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ Carlisle, Jeff (September 29, 2014). "Chivas USA to suspend operations after MLS season, sources say". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Goff, Steven (February 23, 2023). "MLS season preview: The Starting XI". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Major League Soccer (2024), pp. 179.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (May 7, 2024). "U.S. Open Cup at a crossroads: What's next for the tournament?". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ Green, Nick (September 16, 2008). "Soccer: Champions, meet CONCACAF". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Borg, Simon (March 29, 2011). "World Football Challenge builds upon SuperLiga". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ Major League Soccer (2024), pp. 31.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry (August 9, 2022). "As MLS gains ground on Mexico's Liga MX, their All-Star Game helps to grow both leagues". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Get to Know Your Cup". U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2023. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ Major League Soccer (2024), pp. 181–184.
- ^ Major League Soccer (2024), pp. 41–50.
- ^ "Standings". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "2005 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "2005 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "2006 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ a b "2005 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "2007 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "2007 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "MLS Attendance Down 1.8%; FC Dallas Off 14.0%". Sports Business Journal. October 28, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2008 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Home matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2009 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Home matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2010 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Home matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2011 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Home matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2012 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Home matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2013 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ "Home matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "2014 Chivas USA Stats". FBref. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ante Razov". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ante Razov". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.