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2000 MLS Western Conference standings

Name: 2000 MLS Western Conference standings
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Kansas City Wizards won the 2000 MLS Western Conference playoff race on 57 points, 7 points ahead of LA Galaxy. It came down to the final days: Kansas City Wizards did not lead for good until September 2, 2000.

The 2000 playoffs, matchup by matchup

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Western standings, 2000

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
Kansas City Wizards (SKC) s	16	7	9	57	4-2-4	T1
LA Galaxy (LA) x	14	10	8	50	4-5-1	L2
Colorado Rapids (COL) x	13	15	4	43	3-5-2	W1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)	7	17	8	29	2-8-0	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
s: clinched the Supporters' Shield

Turning points

The lead changed hands once.
Kansas City Wizards trailed by as many as 3 points on March 25, 2000.
Kansas City Wizards took first place for good on September 2, 2000.
LA Galaxy led by 3 points as late as March 31, 2000.
Kansas City Wizards went 7-0-1 from April 19, 2000 to May 27, 2000, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 8 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 20 of the 47 days played.
Kansas City Wizards spent 144 of the season's 176 charted days in first place.