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Revision as of 04:46, 18 July 2024

LA Galaxy
2024 season
General ManagerWill Kuntz
Head coachGreg Vanney
StadiumDignity Health Sports Park
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 5th
Leagues CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Dejan Joveljić (5)
All: Dejan Joveljić (5)
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The 2024 LA Galaxy season is the club's 29th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy play their home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The Galaxy open the season on February 25, 2024, hosting Inter Miami CF.[1]

Squad information

As of June 10, 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Japan JPN Miki Yamane
3 DF Argentina ARG Julián Aude
4 DF Japan JPN Maya Yoshida (Captain)
5 MF Uruguay URU Gastón Brugman
7 FW Uruguay URU Diego Fagúndez
8 MF United States USA Mark Delgado
9 FW Serbia SRB Dejan Joveljić
10 MF Spain ESP Riqui Puig
11 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Pec
14 DF United States USA John Nelson
15 DF El Salvador SLV Eriq Zavaleta
18 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan Pérez
19 DF United States USA Mauricio Cuevas
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF United States USA Edwin Cerrillo
21 MF United States USA Tucker Lepley
22 DF Uruguay URU Martín Cáceres
24 DF United States USA Jalen Neal
25 DF Colombia COL Emiro Garcés
27 FW Spain ESP Miguel Berry
28 FW Ghana GHA Joseph Paintsil
29 FW Cameroon CMR Aaron Bibout
30 MF Costa Rica CRC Gino Vivi
31 GK United States USA Brady Scott
35 GK Serbia SRB Novak Mićović (on loan from Čukarički)
77 GK United States USA John McCarthy

Transfers

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States Atlanta United FC Trade December 19, 2023 [3]
DF United States John Nelson United States St. Louis City SC Free December 21, 2023 [4]
GK United States John McCarthy United States Los Angeles FC Free January 5, 2024 [5]
DF Japan Miki Yamane Japan Kawasaki Frontale Free January 6, 2024 [6]
FW Brazil Gabriel Pec Brazil Vasco da Gama Transfer January 30, 2024 [7]
MF Ghana Joseph Paintsil Belgium Genk Transfer February 21, 2024 [8]
FW Cameroon Aaron Bibout United States LA Galaxy II Free February 23, 2024 [9]
MF United States Tucker Lepley United States UCLA Bruins SuperDraft February 23, 2024 [10]
GK United States Brady Scott United States Columbus Crew Free March 8, 2024 [11]
DF Colombia Emiro Garcés Colombia Deportivo Pereira Loan April 2, 2024 [12]

Transfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Raheem Edwards Canada CF Montréal Trade December 11, 2023 [13]
FW United States Preston Judd United States San Jose Earthquakes Trade December 14, 2023 [14]
DF Mexico Tony Alfaro United States El Paso Locomotive FC Free December 18, 2023 [15]
MF United States Tyler Boyd United States Nashville SC Trade December 30, 2023 [16]
FW England Billy Sharp England Hull City Free January 1, 2024 [17]
FW Colombia Michael Barrios Colombia América de Cali Free January 4, 2024 [18]
FW Mexico Javier Hernández Mexico Guadalajara Free January 24, 2024 [19]
MF Brazil Douglas Costa Brazil Fluminense Free January 28, 2024 [20]
DF Suriname Kelvin Leerdam Netherlands Heracles Almelo Free February 8, 2024 [21]
DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga Waivers February 21, 2024 [22]
GK England Jonathan Bond Free February 22, 2024 [23]
MF United States Adam Saldana Norway KFUM Oslo Free March 27, 2024 [24]
DF United States Marcus Ferkranus Australia Brisbane Roar FC Transfer June 6, 2024 [25]
MF United States Daniel Aguirre Mexico Guadalajara Transfer June 10, 2024 [26]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Pick Player Position College
Conference
2 46 United States Ethan Brandt GK Western Michigan
(MVC)
3 62 United States Tucker Lepley MF UCLA
(Pac-12)

Competitions

Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on December 19, 2023.

February 3, 2024 (2024-02-03) LA Galaxy 1–2 St. Louis City SC Carson, California
1:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11) Coachella Valley Invitational LA Galaxy 1–3 Austin FC Indio, California
10:00 a.m. PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer

Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 34 19 8 7 63 43 +20 64 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2 LA Galaxy 34 19 8 7 69 50 +19 64 Qualification for round one
3 Real Salt Lake 34 16 7 11 65 48 +17 59
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 16 9 9 51 35 +16 57
5 Houston Dynamo FC 34 15 10 9 47 39 +8 54
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Columbus Crew (L, Q) 34 19 6 9 72 40 +32 66 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16[a]
3 Los Angeles FC (U, X) 34 19 8 7 63 43 +20 64 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b]
4 LA Galaxy (X) 34 19 8 7 69 50 +19 64 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c]
5 FC Cincinnati (X) 34 18 11 5 58 48 +10 59 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[d]
6 Real Salt Lake (Q) 34 16 7 11 65 48 +17 59 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[e]
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(L) Leagues Cup winner; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (U) U.S. Open Cup winner; (X) Qualified for Round One, may still enter Round of 16 as MLS Cup Winners
Notes:
  1. ^ As winners of Leagues Cup
  2. ^ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
  3. ^ As 2024 Western Conference regular season runners up
  4. ^ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  5. ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 25, 2024 October 19, 2024 Matchday 1 TBD 24 13 7 4 47 32 +15 054.17
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Leagues Cup July 31, 2024 TBD Group Stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 24 13 7 4 47 32 +15 054.17

Last updated: May 29th, 2024
Source: Competitions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
24 43 12 5 7 44 33  +11 7 1 3 25 17  +8 5 4 4 19 16  +3

Last updated: June 1st, 2024
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHAAHAHAAHAAHAAHHAHHAANHAHHHAHAHAHA
ResultDWDDWWLWWLDDDDWWLWWWWLWL
Points1456912121518181920212225282831343740404343
Position
(West)
823421211433543243332333
Updated to match(es) played on July 14th, 2024. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

February

February 25 1 LA Galaxy 1–1 Inter Miami CF Carson, California
6:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 27,642
Referee: Gabriele Ciampi

March

March 2 2 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 LA Galaxy San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez
March 10 3 Nashville SC 2–2 LA Galaxy Nashville, Tennessee
12:00 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 28,316
Referee: Wesley Costa
March 16 4 LA Galaxy 3–3 St. Louis City SC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Atahan Yaya
March 23 5 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
March 30 6 LA Galaxy 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,736
Referee: Ismail Elfath

April

April 6 7 Los Angeles FC 2–1 LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
4:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,321
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 13 8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 LA Galaxy Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,026
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 21 9 LA Galaxy 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
5:15 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,335
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Note: Greg Vanney got a yellow card at Yellow card 90+1'
April 27 10 Austin FC 2–0 LA Galaxy Austin, Texas
10:30 a.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Victor Rivas

May

May 5 11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
3:45 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,102
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 11 12 LA Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,220
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 15 13 Minnesota United FC 2–2 LA Galaxy Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 18,722
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
May 18 14 Charlotte FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 29,099
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 25 15 LA Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 21,707
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 29 16 LA Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,505
Referee: Filip Dujic

June

June 1 17 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 LA Galaxy Chicago, Illinois
5:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 25,237
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
June 15 18 LA Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,198
Referee: Chris Penso
June 19 19 LA Galaxy 2–0 New York City FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
June 22 20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 21,570
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 29 21 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 LA Galaxy Stanford, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 40,844
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

July

July 4 22 LA Galaxy 1–2 Los Angeles FC Pasadena, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 70,076
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 7 23 LA Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,302
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
July 13 24 FC Dallas 2–0 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Musa 28'
Farrington 55'
Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 17 25 LA Galaxy 3-2 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
July 20 26 LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

August

August 24 27 LA Galaxy v Atlanta United FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

September

September 1 28 St. Louis City SC v LA Galaxy St. Louis, Missouri
11:30 a.m. PDT Stadium: CityPark
September 14 29 LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
September 18 30 Portland Timbers v LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Providence Park
September 21 31 LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

October

October 2 32 Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
October 5 33 LA Galaxy v Austin FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
October 19 34 Houston Dynamo FC v LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

LA Galaxy was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team LA Galaxy II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.[27]

Leagues Cup

Group Stage (West 2)

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAX SJE GUA
1 United States LA Galaxy 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 United States San Jose Earthquakes 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 −1 2 1–2
3 Mexico Guadalajara 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 2–2 1–1
Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 31 Group stage San Jose Earthquakes United States v United States LA Galaxy San Jose, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Report Stadium: PayPal Park
August 4 Group stage Guadalajara Mexico v United States LA Galaxy Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Report Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park


References

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