2022 Los Angeles FC season
2022 season | |||
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General manager | John Thorrington | ||
Head coach | Steve Cherundolo | ||
Stadium | Banc of California Stadium | ||
MLS | Conference: TBD Overall: TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Average home league attendance | 22,059 | ||
Biggest win | LAFC 3–0 COL (2/26) | ||
Biggest defeat | LA 2–1 LAFC (4/9) | ||
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The 2022 Los Angeles FC season is the club's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Steve Cherundolo is the club's second head coach, joining on January 3, 2022.[1]
Squad
First-team roster
- As of April 17, 2022[2]
No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
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16 | Maxime Crépeau | Canada | GK | May 11, 1994 | 7 | 0 |
30 | Tomas Romero (HG) | El Salvador | GK | December 19, 2000 | 0 | 0 |
77 | John McCarthy | United States | GK | July 4, 1992 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Franco Escobar | Argentina | DF | February 21, 1995 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Jesús Murillo | Colombia | DF | February 18, 1994 | 6 | 1 |
4 | Eddie Segura (INTL) | Colombia | DF | February 2, 1997 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Mamadou Fall | Senegal | DF | November 21, 2002 | 7 | 1 |
12 | Diego Palacios (INTL) | Ecuador | DF | July 12, 1999 | 5 | 0 |
15 | Mohamed Traore | Senegal | DF | August 15, 2002 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Erik Dueñas (HG) | United States | DF | October 18, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Ryan Hollingshead | United States | DF | April 16, 1991 | 7 | 2 |
25 | Sebastien Ibeagha | United States | DF | January 21, 1992 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Tony Leone (HG) | United States | DF | April 28, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Doneil Henry (INTL) | Canada | DF | April 20, 1993 | 3 | 0 |
80 | Julian Gaines | United States | DF | November 5, 2002 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Ilie Sánchez | Spain | MF | November 21, 1990 | 7 | 1 |
7 | Latif Blessing | Ghana | MF | December 30, 1996 | 7 | 0 |
8 | Francisco Ginella (INTL) | Uruguay | MF | January 21, 1999 | 4 | 0 |
11 | José Cifuentes (INTL) | Ecuador | MF | March 12, 1999 | 7 | 1 |
23 | Kellyn Acosta | United States | MF | July 24, 1995 | 7 | 0 |
9 | Cristian Arango | Colombia | FW | March 9, 1995 | 7 | 2 |
10 | Carlos Vela (DP) | Mexico | FW | March 1, 1989 | 7 | 4 |
17 | Brian Rodríguez (DP, INTL) | Uruguay | FW | May 20, 2000 | 6 | 1 |
19 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | Libya | FW | March 28, 1994 | 5 | 2 |
21 | Christian Torres (HG) | United States | FW | April 15, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Kwadwo Opoku | Ghana | FW | July 13, 2001 | 7 | 2 |
26 | Cal Jennings | United States | FW | May 17, 1997 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Danny Musovski | United States | FW | November 30, 1995 | 4 | 0 |
Coaching staff
Technical staff | |
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Head coach | Steve Cherundolo |
Assistant coach | Marc Dos Santos |
Assistant coach | Ante Razov |
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach | Oka Nikolov |
Assistant coach/Performance director | Gavin Benjafield |
Director of soccer operations | John Thorrington |
Director of soccer operations | Will Kuntz |
Director of football operations | Marco Garcés |
Transfers
Transfers in
Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes | Ref. |
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December 12, 2021 | DF | Franco Escobar | Atlanta United | Trade | [5] |
December 14, 2021 | FW | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | Charlotte FC | Trade | [6] |
January 12, 2022 | MF | Ilie Sánchez | Sporting Kansas City | Free Agent | [7] |
January 14, 2022 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | Colorado Rapids | Trade | [8] |
January 20, 2022 | GK | Maxime Crépeau | Vancouver Whitecaps | Trade | [9] |
January 21, 2022 | GK | John McCarthy | Inter Miami | Free Agent | [10] |
February 10, 2022 | DF | Ryan Hollingshead | FC Dallas | Traded for Marco Farfan | [11] |
February 18, 2022 | DF | Doneil Henry | Suwon Bluewings | Free Agent | [12] |
Transfers out
Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. |
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December 1, 2021 | GK | Jamal Blackman | Huddersfield Town | Declined contract options | [13] |
December 1, 2021 | MF | Daniel Crisostomo | Free Agent | Declined contract options | [14] |
December 1, 2021 | DF | Alvaro Quezada | Free Agent | Declined contract options | [15] |
December 15, 2021 | MF | Raheem Edwards | LA Galaxy | Free Agent | [16] |
December 15, 2021 | DF | Jordan Harvey | Free Agent | Free Agent | [17] |
December 12, 2021 | GK | Pablo Sisniega | Charlotte FC | Trade | [18] |
December 13, 2021 | MF | Eduard Atuesta | Palmeiras | Transfer | [19] |
December 14, 2021 | DF | Tristan Blackmon | Charlotte FC | MLS Expansion Draft pick | [20] |
January 4, 2022 | MF | Bryce Duke | Inter Miami | Trade | [21] |
February 10, 2022 | DF | Marco Farfan | FC Dallas | Traded for Ryan Hollingshead | [22] |
March 18, 2022 | DF | Kim Moon-hwan | Jeonbuk Hyundai | Transfer | [23] |
April 15, 2022 | FW | Diego Rossi | Fenerbahçe | Exercised option to buy | [24] |
Draft picks
Los Angeles FC did not participate in the 2022 MLS Superdraft as the club traded their draft picks in exchange for new players and General Allocation Money.
Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
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1 | |||||
2 | |||||
3 |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Preseason
January 29 Preseason 1 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Los Angeles |
12:00 PM PT | Murillo 33' Fall 86' (pen.) |
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Buksa 44' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: Not reported Referee: Malik Badawi |
February 2 Preseason 2 | Los Angeles FC | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Irvine, California |
11:00 AM PT | Ordaz 84' | Report | Achara 66' Perruzza 74' |
Stadium: University of California, Irvine Attendance: 0 |
Note: Match was played behind closed doors |
Coachella Valley Invitational
February 15 Preseason 3 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | D.C. United | Indio, California |
3:30 PM PT | Report | 9' (pen.) Skundrich 77' |
Stadium: Empire Polo Club Attendance: 0 | |
Note: Match was played behind closed doors |
February 19 Preseason 4 | Los Angeles FC | 6–1 | New York Red Bulls | Indio, California |
12:00 PM PT | Rodríguez 28', 34' 31' (o.g) Vela 46' Fall 58' Opoku 60' |
Report | Klimala 9' (pen.) | Stadium: Empire Polo Club Attendance: 0 |
Note: Match was played behind closed doors |
MLS
Standings
Western Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the 2023 Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions League & conference semifinals |
2 | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League |
3 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 | |
5 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 |
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)
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Los Angeles FC (C, S) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
2 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 67 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b] |
3 | CF Montréal[c] | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 65 | |
4 | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[d] |
5 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 |
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)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners
Notes:
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)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners
Notes:
- ^ As 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions (USA1)
- ^ As 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA2)
- ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
- ^ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA3)
Matches
All matches are in Pacific time[25]
February 26 1 | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles |
12:30 PM PT | Vela 29' (pen.), 35', 50' Fall 58' Crépeau 58' Cifuentes 81' Arango 90' |
Report | Lewis 5' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
March 6 2 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM PT | Hollingshead 25' Sánchez 78' Fall 90+3' |
Report | Y. Chará 18' Bravo 36' 62' Asprilla 39' Van Rankin 45+3' Fochive 65' D. Chará 90+2' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,102 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
March 12 3 | Inter Miami | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
10:30 AM PT | Adams 29' Shea 45+2' Lassiter 73' Azcona 90+2' |
Moon-hwan 11' Sánchez 15' Opoku 45' Fall 62' Tajouri-Shradi 82' Henry 88' |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 11,465 Referee: Ted Unkel |
March 20 4 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM PT | Hollingshead 27', 70' Vela 33', 38' Fall 61' Sánchez 89' |
Blackmon 12' Veselinović 20' Teibert 55' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,065 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
April 2 5 | Orlando City SC | 2–4 | Los Angeles FC | Orlando, Florida |
4:30 PM PT | Araújo 31' Pato 36' Moutinho 45' |
Report | Ginella 10' Murillo 13', 38' Rodríguez 24' Sánchez 51' Palacios 59' Cifuentes 71' Fall 77' Opoku 90+3' |
Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,753 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
April 9 6 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
4:30 PM PT, FOX | Chicharito 13' 90+3' Coulibaly 31' 63' Araujo 37' Williams 70' Costa 85' Leerdam 85' Álvarez 89' |
Report | Hollingshead 49' Arango 79' 90+10' Murillo 90+4' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,174 Referee: Chris Penso |
April 17 7 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles |
1:00 PM PT, ESPN | Murillo 8' Fall 25' Arango 44' Palacios 51' Tajouri-Shradi 70' Cifuentes 78' |
Report | Espinoza 6' Palacios 28' (o.g) Russell 43' Isimat-Mirin 80' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,097 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 24 8 | FC Cincinnati | 1-2 | Los Angeles FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
2:00 PM PT, FS1 | Harris 19' Acosta 45+3' Badji 90+4' Blackett 90+7' |
Report | Henry 6' Ibeagha 33' Acosta 59' Musovski 79' Musovski 90+4' Crépeau 90+7' |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 1 9 | Los Angeles FC | v | Minnesota United | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM PT, FS1 | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
May 7 10 | Los Angeles FC | v | Philadelphia Union | Los Angeles |
8:00 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
May 14 11 | Colorado Rapids | v | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
12:30 PM PT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
May 18 12 | Los Angeles FC | v | Austin FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
May 21 13 | Columbus Crew | v | Los Angeles FC | Columbus, Ohio |
12:30 PM PT | Stadium: Lower.com Field |
May 28 14 | Los Angeles FC | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
3:00 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
June 18 15 | Seattle Sounders | v | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
12:00 PM PT, ABC | Stadium: Lumen Field |
June 26 16 | Los Angeles FC | v | New York Red Bulls | Los Angeles |
12:00 PM PT, ABC | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
June 29 17 | Los Angeles FC | v | FC Dallas | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
July 2 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps | v | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
7:00 PM PT | Stadium: BC Place |
July 8 19 | Los Angeles FC | v | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM PT, ESPN | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
July 17 20 | Nashville SC | v | Los Angeles FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
5:30 PM PT | Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium |
July 23 21 | Sporting Kansas City | v | Los Angeles FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:30 PM PT | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
July 29 22 | Los Angeles FC | v | Seattle Sounders | Los Angeles |
8:00 PM PT, FS1 | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
August 6 23 | Real Salt Lake | v | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
7:00 PM PT | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
August 13 24 | Los Angeles FC | v | Charlotte FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
August 16 25 | Los Angeles FC | v | D.C. United | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium | |||
Note: Match was originally scheduled to take place on August 17. |
August 20 26 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | Los Angeles FC | San Jose, California |
7:00 PM PT | Stadium: PayPal Park |
August 26 27 | Austin FC | v | Los Angeles FC | Austin, Texas |
5:00 PM PT, ESPN | Stadium: Q2 Stadium |
August 31 28 | Houston Dynamo | v | Los Angeles FC | Houston, Texas |
5:30 PM PT | Stadium: PNC Stadium |
September 4 29 | Los Angeles FC | v | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
September 10 30 | FC Dallas | v | Los Angeles FC | Frisco, Texas |
5:30 PM PT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
September 13 31 | Minnesota United | v | Los Angeles FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
5:00 PM PT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
September 18 32 | Los Angeles FC | v | Houston Dynamo | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
October 2 33 | Portland Timbers | v | Los Angeles FC | Portland, Oregon |
12:00 PM PT, ABC | Stadium: Providence Park |
October 9 34 | Los Angeles FC | v | Nashville SC | Los Angeles |
2:00 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
Los Angeles FC will enter the Open Cup in the Third Round.
April 20 Third Round | Los Angeles FC | 5–1 | Orange County SC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM PT | Musovski 13', 71' Arango 34', 45' Palacios 54' Jennings 68' |
[26] | Rocha 45+3' Torres 73', 77' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez |
May 10 Round of 32 | Los Angeles FC | v | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM PT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium |
Leagues Cup
August 3 Showcase Match | Los Angeles FC | v | América | Inglewood, California |
TBA | Stadium: SoFi Stadium |
Statistics
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References
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- ^ "First team roster". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Los Angeles FC Technical Staff". January 16, 2021.
- ^ "LAFC Hires Marco Antonio Garcés As Director Of Football Operations". February 3, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Franco Escobar From Atlanta United". Los Angeles FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Ismael Tajouri-Shradi From Charlotte FC In Exchange for $400,000 In General Allocation Money". Los Angeles FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Ilie Sánchez". Los Angeles FC. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires U.S. National Team Midfielder Kellyn Acosta From Colorado Rapids". Los Angeles FC. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau From Vancouver". Los Angeles FC. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Free Agent Goalkeeper John McCarthy". Los Angeles FC. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Ryan Hollingshead From FC Dallas". Los Angeles FC. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Defender Doneil Henry". Los Angeles FC. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2022 Season". Los Angeles FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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- ^ "LAFC Acquires $50,000 In General Allocation Money From Charlotte FC In Exchange For Pablo Sisniega". Los Angeles FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Eduard Atuesta To Join Brazilian Club Palmeiras From LAFC". Los Angeles FC. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Charlotte FC selects Tristan Blackmon, Defender". Charlotte FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires $100,000 In Allocation Money From Inter Miami CF In Exchange For Midfielder Bryce Duke". Los Angeles FC. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Ryan Hollingshead From FC Dallas". Los Angeles FC. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Transfers Kim Moon-Hwan To K-League Club Jeonbuk Hyundai". Los Angeles FC. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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- ^ "US Open Cup draw: 17 MLS teams learn third-round opponent". Major League Soccer. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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