Name: 2015 MLS Western Conference standings
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FC Dallas won the 2015 MLS Western Conference playoff race on 60 points, 7 points ahead of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It came down to the final days: FC Dallas did not lead for good until October 14, 2015.

Western standings, 2015

Team	W	L	T	PTS	L10	Streak
FC Dallas (DAL) b	18	10	6	60	7-2-1	W3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (VAN) b	16	13	5	53	3-5-2	W1
Portland Timbers (POR) x	15	11	8	53	5-3-2	W3
Seattle Sounders FC (SEA) x	15	13	6	51	5-1-4	W1
LA Galaxy (LA) x	14	11	9	51	4-4-2	L2
Sporting Kansas City (SKC) x	14	11	9	51	3-5-2	W1
San Jose Earthquakes (SJ)	13	13	8	47	4-3-3	L1
Houston Dynamo (HOU)	11	14	9	42	3-5-2	L1
Real Salt Lake (RSL)	11	15	8	41	4-6-0	L3
Colorado Rapids (COL)	9	15	10	37	3-6-1	L1

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place
b: clinched a bye past the opening round

Turning points

The lead changed hands 14 times.
FC Dallas trailed by as many as 8 points on August 23, 2015.
FC Dallas took first place for good on October 14, 2015.
FC Dallas won 5 games in a row from June 26, 2015 to July 25, 2015, the longest run of the race.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC led by 4 points as late as August 8, 2015.
FC Dallas went 5-0-1 from June 19, 2015 to July 25, 2015, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 4 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 97 of the 103 days played.
Five clubs held or shared first place.
FC Dallas spent 87 of the season's 234 charted days in first place.