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2009 MLS Western Conference standings

Name: 2009 MLS Western Conference standings
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LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo finished level atop the 2009 MLS Western Conference playoff race, both on 48 points. LA Galaxy finished first on an MLS tiebreaker these standings do not carry.

The 2009 playoffs, matchup by matchup

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Western standings, 2009

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
LA Galaxy (LA) x	12	6	12	48	5-3-2	W1
Houston Dynamo (HOU) x	13	8	9	48	3-3-4	W1
Seattle Sounders FC (SEA) x	12	7	11	47	5-2-3	W3
Chivas USA (CHV) x	13	11	6	45	3-4-3	L2
Real Salt Lake (RSL) x	11	12	7	40	4-4-2	W1
Colorado Rapids (COL)	10	10	10	40	2-4-4	L2
FC Dallas (DAL)	11	13	6	39	5-4-1	L1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)	7	14	9	30	3-3-4	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

Turning points

The lead changed hands 6 times.
LA Galaxy trailed by as many as 14 points on May 9, 2009.
Houston Dynamo won 5 games in a row from May 23, 2009 to June 13, 2009, the longest run of the race.
Chivas USA led by 9 points as late as May 9, 2009.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 44 of the 78 days played.
Four clubs held or shared first place.
Houston Dynamo held first place for 111 straight days, the season's longest run.
LA Galaxy spent 4 of the season's 221 charted days in first place.