Chivas USA

Also known as Rebaño Angelino, Red-and-White, Goats, Rojiblancos, Club Deportivo Chivas USA, Club Deportivo Chivas, C.D. Chivas USA

defunct American soccer team

Key facts

Full name: Club Deportivo Chivas USA
Nicknames: The Goats, Los Rojiblancos (The Red-and-White)
Founded: August 2, 2004 ; 21 years ago ( 2004-08-02 )
Dissolved: October 27, 2014 ; 11 years ago ( 2014-10-27 )
Stadium: StubHub Center , Carson, California
Capacity: 27,000 (2005–11), 18,800 (2011–12)
League: Major League Soccer

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Chivas USA (pronounced CHEE-vahs) was an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team played from 2005 to 2014. It was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. Guadalajara, sharing common ownership and branding. The team played its home games at StubHub Center in Carson, California.

The club was the eleventh MLS team upon its entry into the league in 2004. Chivas USA was intended to be seen as a "little brother" to its parent club C.D. Guadalajara, one of the most widely supported and successful teams in Mexico. Chiva is Latin American Spanish for "goat", seen as a tough and resilient animal in Mexico, and is the nickname of C.D. Guadalajara.