San Diego Football Club won the 2025 MLS Western Conference playoff race on 63 points, edging Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It came down to the final days: San Diego Football Club did not lead for good until October 18, 2025.
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Western standings, 2025
Team
W
L
T
PTS
L10
Streak
San Diego Football Club (SD)
19
9
6
63
6-2-2
W2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (VAN)
18
7
9
63
5-2-3
L1
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)
17
8
9
60
6-2-2
T1
Minnesota United FC (MIN)
16
8
10
58
5-3-2
L1
Seattle Sounders FC (SEA)
15
9
10
55
5-3-2
W3
Austin FC (ATX)
13
13
8
47
4-5-1
L1
FC Dallas (DAL)
11
12
11
44
5-1-4
W1
Portland Timbers (POR)
11
12
11
44
1-5-4
L2
Real Salt Lake (RSL)
12
17
5
41
3-6-1
T1
Colorado Rapids (COL)
11
15
8
41
3-5-2
T1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)
11
15
8
41
4-6-0
W1
Houston Dynamo FC (HOU)
9
15
10
37
2-4-4
T1
St. Louis CITY SC (STL)
8
18
8
32
4-4-2
T1
LA Galaxy (LA)
7
18
9
30
4-4-2
W2
Sporting Kansas City (SKC)
7
20
7
28
1-8-1
T1
Final standings.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 4 times.
San Diego Football Club trailed by as many as 9 points on April 27, 2025.
San Diego Football Club took first place for good on October 18, 2025.
Los Angeles Football Club won 6 games in a row from September 13, 2025 to October 8, 2025, the longest run of the race.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC led by 7 points as late as May 9, 2025.
San Diego Football Club led by as many as 5 points on August 17, 2025.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 46 of the 70 days played.
Six teams held first place.
San Diego Football Club spent 115 of the season's 239 charted days in first place.