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Los Angeles Galaxy
2011 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
CoachBruce Arena
Major League Soccer1st
MLS CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Honda SuperClasicoWon (2–0–0)
California ClasicoWon (1–0–1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Landon Donovan (12)
All: Landon Donovan (13)
Highest home attendance27,000 (three matches)
Lowest home attendance14,458 v Houston Dynamo (May 25, 2011)
Average home league attendance23,051
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The 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 17th year of existence as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Supporters' Shield titleholders.

Most notably, the Galaxy became the third straight team to win consecutive Supporters' Shields, after D.C. United (2006–07) and Columbus Crew (2008–09). The Galaxy clinched their fourth Shield on October 8, after Seattle Sounders FC lost 0–2 at home to Philadelphia Union. They also won their third MLS Cup, defeating Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final.

Outside of league play, the Galaxy participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, reaching the Quarterfinals in both competitions. Along with these competitive tournaments, the Galaxy played in the friendly-match World Football Challenge, losing to Real Madrid and drawing to Manchester City.

Their record in all competitions (yet excluding their Asia-Pacific tour) was 28–9–11, earning 95/144 points from 48 matches.

Season summary

Preseason

The Galaxy had a busy month in January, mostly with transfers. On January 10, club striker, and Golden Boot-finalist, Edson Buddle left the Galaxy to sign with second division German club, Ingolstadt 04 through the end of the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season.

On January 9, 2010, rumors about David Beckham potentially ending his three and a half year MLS career by signing with Tottenham Hotspur or going on loan with the Premier League club ended. The Galaxy announced that Beckham would be training with Tottenham for two weeks,[1] before joining Los Angeles for the start of pre-season training. The news made it the first time since 2008 that Beckham did not go on an off-season loan to Europe.

Regular season

March

"We just did not play well. None of our guys had a good game. That's pretty obvious..."

Bruce Arena, LA Galaxy Head Coach, following the 4–1 defeat to Real Salt Lake.[2]

The Galaxy opened the MLS regular season with a 0–1 victory over the Sounders at Qwest Field in rainy Seattle on March 15. Second-year midfielder Juninho had the lone goal of the match. Although they were back home at the Home Depot Center for the second match of the season on March 20, the Galaxy once again played in the rain. A rare Southern California rainstorm made for difficult conditions in the 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. Juninho scored the equalizer for the Galaxy, his second goal of the season – which already matched his goal total from his debut 2010 season. The toughest test of the early season came on March 26 – and the Galaxy failed. Traveling to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah without captain Landon Donovan (who was away on international duty with the USA national team), the Galaxy lost 4–1 to Real Salt Lake. To be fair, Rio Tinto is a difficult venue for any visiting club, as Real hasn't lost at home in nearly two years. The only consolation was seeing Juan Pablo Ángel open his Galaxy goal account in his first start for his new club. Ángel had been suffering from a virus and didn't start the first two matches (though he did come on as a substitute in the second half against the Revolution).[citation needed]

April

The Galaxy rebounded from the loss to Real Salt Lake with a 1–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union at the Home Depot Center on April 2. Donovan Ricketts and Omar Gonzalez saw their first action of the season after recovering from minor injuries. Leonardo headed in a David Beckham free kick in the 33rd minute for the game's only goal. It was the defender's first goal in a Galaxy shirt. A 53rd minute red card for Chris Birchall meant that the Galaxy had to spend the majority of the second half protecting their narrow lead a man down.

Next up was a 3-games-in-8-days cross-country road trip. To complicate matters, the Galaxy would be without captain Landon Donovan, who did not travel with the club while he nursed a knee injury. The first match of the trip came at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on April 9. Mike Magee nodded in a Beckham corner to give the Galaxy the early lead. But Charlie Davies drew a dubious penalty and converted from the spot himself in the 90th minute to save the draw for D.C. United. The squad traveled to Toronto to take on Toronto FC 4 days later. The fans at BMO Field saw a largely unentertaining affair resulting in a scoreless draw. Most notable from a Galaxy perspective was the sending off of Juninho in stoppage time of the 2nd half. Also, Beckham received his 5th yellow card of the season in the 44th minute. These two events meant that the Galaxy would be without 3/4ths of their preferred midfield (Donovan, Beckham, and Juninho) when they finished their trip on April 17 in Bridgeview, Illinois against the Chicago Fire. Yet it was no problem as the Galaxy won 1–2 behind goals from Chad Barrett and Gonzalez with Miguel López providing the assists on both goals. Although there was one concerning casualty on the Toyota Park field – Leonardo picked up a right knee injury late in the match. It was revealed a couple days later that he tore the ACL and LCL in the knee, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.[3] Heading home to LA, the Galaxy had picked up a very respectable 5 points on their travels.

Squad

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts
2 DF United States USA Todd Dunivant
3 DF United States USA Gregg Berhalter
4 DF United States USA Omar Gonzalez
5 DF United States USA Sean Franklin
6 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk
7 MF United States USA Jovan Kirovski
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall
10 FW United States USA Landon Donovan (captain)
11 FW United States USA Chad Barrett
12 GK Puerto Rico PUR Josh Saunders
14 FW Ireland EIR Robbie Keane
15 MF New Zealand NZL Dan Keat
16 MF United States USA Héctor Jiménez
17 FW United States USA Adam Cristman
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW United States USA Mike Magee
19 MF Brazil BRA Juninho (on loan from São Paulo)
20 DF United States USA A. J. DeLaGarza
21 MF United States USA Dustin McCarty
22 DF Brazil BRA Leonardo (on loan from São Paulo)
23 MF England ENG David Beckham
24 GK United States USA Brian Perk
25 MF Argentina ARG Miguel López (on loan from Quilmes)
26 MF United States USA Michael Stephens
27 FW United States USA Bryan Jordan
28 DF United States USA Ryan Thomas
30 MF Uruguay URU Paolo Cardozo
32 FW United States USA Jack McBean
33 DF United States USA Sean Alvarado
55 DF United States USA Joshua Kelly
29 DF United States USA Dasan Robinson

Last updated: August 19, 2011.
Source: LA Galaxy

Squad information

No. Nat. Player Birthday At LAG since Previous club MLS appearances MLS goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 47) 2009 Jamaica Village United 59 0
12 Puerto Rico Josh Saunders (1981-03-02) March 2, 1981 (age 43) 2009 United States Miami FC 12 0
24 United States Brian Perk (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 35) 2010 United States Philadelphia Union 1 0
Defenders
2 United States Todd Dunivant (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 43) 2009 Canada Toronto FC 59 2
3 United States Gregg Berhalter (1973-08-01) August 1, 1973 (age 51) 2009 Germany 1860 Munich 41 0
4 United States Omar Gonzalez (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 36) 2009 United States Maryland Terrapins 62 4
5 United States Sean Franklin (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39) 2008 United States San Fernando Valley Quakes 72 0
6 United States Frankie Hejduk (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 50) 2011 United States Columbus Crew 1 0
20 United States A. J. DeLaGarza (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 37) 2009 United States Maryland Terrapins 44 2
22 Brazil Leonardo (1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 36) 2010 on loan from Brazil São Paulo 17 1
28 United States Ryan Thomas (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) 2011 United States Stanford Cardinal 0 0
55 United States Joshua Kelly (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35) 2011 United States University of California, Riverside 0 0
29 United States Dasan Robinson (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 40) 2011 Canada Toronto FC 85 3
Midfielders
7 United States Jovan Kirovski (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 48) 2008 United States San Jose Earthquakes 46 6
8 Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984 (age 40) 2009 England Brighton & Hove Albion 38 0
15 New Zealand Dan Keat (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 37) 2011 New Zealand Team Wellington 0 0
16 United States Héctor Jiménez (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36) 2011 United States California Golden Bears 0 0
19 Brazil Juninho (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35) 2010 on loan from Brazil São Paulo 31 4
21 United States Dustin McCarty (1988-10-12) October 12, 1988 (age 36) 2011 United States North Carolina Tar Heels 0 0
23 England David Beckham (1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 (age 49) 2007 Spain Real Madrid 63 11
25 Argentina Miguel López (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 (age 36) 2011 on loan from Argentina Quilmes 5 0
26 United States Michael Stephens (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989 (age 35) 2010 United States Chicago Fire Premier 25 1
30 Uruguay Paolo Cardozo (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 35) 2011 Argentina Quilmes 5 0
Strikers
10 United States Landon Donovan (1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 42) 2005 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 148 71
11 United States Chad Barrett (1985-04-30) April 30, 1985 (age 39) 2011 Canada Toronto FC 7 1
14 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 44) 2011 England Tottenham Hotspur 0 0
17 United States Adam Cristman (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 39) 2011 United States D.C. United 0 0
18 United States Mike Magee (1984-09-02) September 2, 1984 (age 40) 2009 United States New York Red Bulls 44 4
27 United States Bryan Jordan (1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 39) 2008 United States Portland Timbers 37 2
32 United States Jack McBean (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 29) 2011 United States IMG Soccer Academy 0 0

Last updated: August 17, 2011.
Source: LA Galaxy

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 15, 2010 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel FW United States New York Red Bulls Re-Entry Draft [4]
December 15, 2010 United States Luke Sassano MF United States New York Red Bulls Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded [4]
December 15, 2010 United States Frankie Hejduk DF United States Sporting Kansas City Acquired in exchange for Luke Sassano [5]
January 11, 2011 United States Adam Cristman FW United States D.C. United Acquired in exchange for a Supplemental Draft pick [6]
January 13, 2011 United States Chad Barrett FW Canada Toronto F.C. Acquired in exchange for undisclosed future considerations [7]
February 14, 2011 Uruguay Paolo Cardozo MF Argentina Quilmes SuperDraft, 1st round [8]
February 14, 2011 United States Héctor Jiménez MF United States University of California, Berkeley SuperDraft, 2nd round [8]
February 14, 2011 New Zealand Dan Keat MF United States Dartmouth College Supplemental Draft, 1st round [8]
February 14, 2011 United States Ryan Thomas DF United States Stanford University Supplemental Draft, 1st round [8]
February 14, 2011 United States Dustin McCarty MF United States University of North Carolina Supplemental Draft, 2nd round [8]
March 16, 2011 United States Sean Alvarado DF Unattached Free [9]
May 11, 2011 United States Kyle Davies DF Unattached Free [10]
August 15, 2011 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane FW England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed, believed to be roughly $4M transfer fee [11]
September 15, 2011 United States Dasan Robinson DF Canada Toronto FC Acquired for Kyle Davies [12]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 15, 2010 United States Eddie Lewis MF None Retired [13]
November 15, 2010 United States Chris Klein MF None Retired [14]
December 3, 2010 Ukraine Dema Kovalenko MF None Option declined, retired [15]
December 15, 2010 United States Tristan Bowen FW United States Chivas USA Traded for allocation money [16]
December 15, 2010 United States Luke Sassano MF United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Frankie Hejduk [5]
January 1, 2011 Brazil Alex Cazumba MF Brazil São Paulo Loan expired, option declined [17]
January 10, 2011 United States Edson Buddle FW Germany Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [18]
January 26, 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Yohance Marshall DF United States Vermont Voltage Option declined, free transfer [17]
August 17, 2011 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel FW United States Chivas USA Traded for a 2012 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round pick [19]
September 15, 2011 United States Kyle Davies DF Canada Toronto FC Traded for Dasan Robinson [12]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 23, 2009 Brazil Leonardo DF Brazil São Paulo Loan [17][20]
December 23, 2009 Brazil Juninho MF Brazil São Paulo Loan [17][20]
January 28, 2011 Argentina Miguel López MF Argentina Quilmes One year loan, terms undisclosed [21]

Out

Competitions

Pre-season

March 2, 2011 LA Galaxy United States 2–2
(3–4 p)
Mexico Tijuana San Diego, California
Gonzalez 41'
Donovan 75'
Report Pulido 39'
Orozco 81'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Penalties
Donovan soccer ball with check mark
Magee soccer ball with check mark
López soccer ball with red X
Barrett soccer ball with check mark
Kirovski soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X Rosa
soccer ball with check mark Molina
soccer ball with check mark Orozco
soccer ball with check mark Otreras
soccer ball with check mark Yacuzzi

Major League Soccer

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Western Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 18 10 4 46 25  +21 64 11 5 0 27 8  +19 7 5 4 19 17  +2

Last updated: October 9, 2011.
Source: Match results

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDLWDDWWLDDWWWWDDWDDWWWLWWDWWWWLWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2011. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 15, 2011 1 Seattle Sounders 0–1 LA Galaxy Seattle
19:00 PDT Friberg Yellow card 44'
González Yellow card 45+1'
Report Birchall Yellow card 24'
Juninho 58'
Beckham Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,443
Referee: Alex Prus
March 20, 2011 2 LA Galaxy 1–1 New England Revolution Carson, California
15:00 PDT Juninho 39' Report Joseph 3' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 26, 2011 3 Real Salt Lake 4–1 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
18:00 PDT Williams 2'
Morales 10' (pen.), 41'
Paulo Jr. 68'
Report Saunders Yellow card 9'
Beckham Yellow card 54'
López Yellow card 54'
Leonardo Yellow card 74'
Ángel 80'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 2, 2011 4 LA Galaxy 1–0 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
19:30 PDT Leonardo 33'
López Yellow card 51'
Birchall Red card 53'
Ricketts Yellow card 60'
Beckham Yellow card 89'
Donovan Yellow card 90+2'
Report Ruiz Yellow card 53'
Williams Yellow card 63'
Harvey Yellow card 78'
Califf Yellow card 88'
McInerney Red card 90+5'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Paul Ward
April 9, 2011 5 D.C. United 1–1 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
16:30 PDT Quaranta Yellow card 40' Red card 84'
Davies 90'
Report Magee 12'
Dunivant Yellow card 29'
Beckham Yellow card 41'
Kirovski Red card 90+5'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 26,622
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 13, 2011 6 Toronto FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Toronto
17:00 PDT Martina Yellow card 67'
Stevanović Yellow card 68'
Report Bechkam Yellow card 44'
Jordan Yellow card 76'
Juninho Yellow card 78' Red card 90+3'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17, 2011 7 Chicago Fire 1–2 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 PDT Videira Yellow card 10'
Oduro 89', Yellow card 90+3'
Report Magee Yellow card 31'
Barrett 42'
Stephens Yellow card 63'
Gonzalez 72'
Hejduk Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,203
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 23, 2011 8 LA Galaxy 3–0 Portland Timbers Carson, California
20:00 PDT Barrett 3'
Donovan 8' (pen.), 67'
Franklin Yellow card 17'
Magee Yellow card 90+1'
Report Wallace Yellow card 7' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,719
Referee: Ramón Hernández
May 1, 2011 9 FC Dallas 2–1 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
16:00 PDT Castillo 47'
Shea 88'
Report Donovan 51'
Juninho Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,867
Referee: Alex Prus
May 7, 2011 10 LA Galaxy 1–1 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
20:00 PDT Donovan 41' Report Henry 4'
Rodgers Yellow card 57'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 11, 2011 11 Philadelphia Union 1–1 LA Galaxy Chester, Pennsylvania
16:30 PDT Caroll Yellow card 58'
Torres Yellow card 76'
Mwanga 83', Yellow card 83'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'
Report Donovan 24'
Birchall Yellow card 30'
Gonzalez Yellow card 78'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 87'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 14, 2011 12 LA Galaxy 4–1 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan 44' (pen.), 46'
Ángel 64'
Juninho Yellow card 80'
Beckham 87'
Report Gonzalez 39' (o.g.) Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 21, 2011 13 Chivas USA 0–1 LA Galaxy Carson, California
19:00 PDT Elliot Yellow card 50'
Valentin Yellow card 73'
Report Barrett 26' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 25, 2011 14 LA Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan 46' (pen.)
Franklin Yellow card 87'
Report Watson Yellow card 90' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,458
Referee: Chris Penso
May 28, 2011 15 New England Revolution 0–1 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
17:00 PDT Report Beckham Yellow card 67'
López 69'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,793
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 3, 2011 16 LA Galaxy 0–0 D.C. United Carson, California
20:00 PDT Gonzalez Yellow card 42' Report Fred Yellow card 6'
White Yellow card 65'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 11, 2011 17 LA Galaxy 2–2 Toronto FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Birchall 2'
Beckham Yellow card 29'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 83'
Ángel 90+1'
Report Borman Yellow card 17'
Henry Yellow card 57'
Gordon 68', 90+4' Yellow card 81'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 18, 2011 18 Colorado Rapids 1–3 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT Nyassi Yellow card 36'
Casey 64'
Folan Red card 74'
Mastroeni Yellow card 81'
Report Moor 25' (o.g.)
Juninho 42'
Barrett 80'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,277
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 25, 2011 19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 LA Galaxy Santa Clara, California
20:00 PDT Lenhart Yellow card 43'
Corrales Yellow card 49'
Report Dunivant Yellow card 37'
Saunders Red card 43'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 4, 2011 20 LA Galaxy 0–0 Seattle Sounders Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan Yellow card 90+4' Report Friberg Yellow card 55' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 9, 2011 21 LA Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan 58'
Beckham 65'
Birchall Yellow card 90+2'
Report Paladini Yellow card 64'
Nazarit 62'
Cháves Yellow card 90+1'
Mikulić Red card 90+5'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,762
Referee: David Ganter
July 20, 2011 22 LA Galaxy 1–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
19:30 PDT Berhalter Yellow card 16'
Franklin 70'
Juninho Yellow card 85'
Beckham Yellow card 90+2'
Report James Yellow card 65' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,709
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 30, 2011 23 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–4 LA Galaxy Vancouver, BC
16:30 PDT Report Donovan 61', 75' (pen.)
Stephens Yellow card 65'
Franklin 80'
Cristman 90'
Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3, 2011 24 Portland Timbers 3–0 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT Chabala 26'
Perlaza 33'
Brunner 68'
Chará Yellow card 82'
Zizzo Yellow card 89'
Report Donovan Yellow card 64' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 6, 2011 25 LA Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas Carson, California
19:30 PDT Beckham Yellow card 25'
Gonzalez 32'
Berhalter Yellow card 35'
Juninho 62'
Magee 81'
Stephens Yellow card 90+4'
Report Chávez 9' Yellow card 68'
Villar Yellow card 18'
Benítez Yellow card 27'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 20, 2011 26 LA Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
19:30 PDT Keane 21'
Hejduk Yellow card 68'
Magee 90'
Report Baca Yellow card 54'
Beitashour Red card 81'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 5, 2011 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 PDT Espinoza Yellow card 2'
Zusi Yellow card 67'
Júlio César 72'
Collin Yellow card 73'
Bravo 90+2' (pen.)
Report Franklin 25', 74'
Hejduk Yellow card 66'
Donovan Yellow card 84'
Beckham Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,512
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 9, 2011 28 LA Galaxy 1–0 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
20:00 PDT Donovan 36' Report Mullan Yellow card 67' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,068
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 17, 2011 29 LA Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Carson, California
19:30 PDT Magee 40' 75'
Keane 64'
Report Rochat Yellow card 17'
Koffie Yellow card 28'
Hassli Yellow card 62'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,959
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 24, 2011 30 Columbus Crew 0–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT Report Barrett 90+3' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 1, 2011 31 LA Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
19:30 PDT Barrett 59'
Borchers 72' (o.g.)
Report Espíndola 10' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 4, 2011 32 New York Red Bulls 2–0 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 PDT Rodgers 32'
Henry 59'
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,186
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 16, 2011 33 LA Galaxy 1–0 Chivas USA Carson, California
18:00 PDT Barrett 53' Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 23, 2011 34 Houston Dynamo 3–1 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
16:00 PDT Moffat 27'
Boswell 48'
Costly 74'
Report McBean 88' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

October 30, 2011 First Leg New York Red Bulls 0–1 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 PDT Henry Yellow card 44' Report Magee 15'
Franklin Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,663
Referee: Alex Prus
November 3, 2011 Second Leg LA Galaxy 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
New York Red Bulls Carson, California
20:00 PDT Magee 42'
Donovan 75' (pen.)
Report Rodgers 4' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Conference finals

November 6, 2011 LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan 23' (pen.)
Magee 58'
Keane 68'
Report Saborío 25' Attendance: 23,437
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Championship

November 20, 2011 LA Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan 72' [1] Attendance: 30,281
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League

The Los Angeles Galaxy qualified directly into Group Stage play by winning the Supporters' Shield.[22] The Galaxy played in Group A with Alajuelense of Costa Rica, Morelia of Mexico, and Motagua of Honduras.

August 16, 2011 Group 1 LA Galaxy United States 2–0 Honduras Motagua Carson, United States
20:00 PDT Cristman 13'
Donovan 60'
Berhalter Yellow card 90'
Report Guerrero Red card 70' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
August 25, 2011 Group 2 LA Galaxy United States 2–0 Costa Rica Alajuelense Carson, United States
20:00 PDT Beckham Yellow card 31'
Gonzalez 38'
Donovan Yellow card 68'
Barrett 77'
Magee Yellow card 77'
Juninho Red card 88'
Report Acosta Yellow card 60' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,855
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
September 13, 2011 Group 3 Morelia Mexico 2–1 United States LA Galaxy Morelia, Mexico
16:00 PDT Aldrete 83'
Sabah 90+2' Yellow card 90+3'
Report Keane 52' Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
September 21, 2011 Group 4 Alajuelense Costa Rica 1–0 United States LA Galaxy Alajuela, Costa Rica
18:00 PDT Antonio Gabas 28' Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
September 28, 2011 Group 5 LA Galaxy United States 2–1 Mexico Morelia Carson, United States
22:00 Magee 21'
Juninho 90'
Report Lugo 59' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
October 20, 2011 Group 6 Motagua Honduras 0–1 United States LA Galaxy Tegucigalpa, Honduras
16:00 PDT Report Juninho 29' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

U.S. Open Cup

June 28, 2011 Third round LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles Blues Fullerton, California
19:30 PDT Berhalter Yellow card 8'
Gonzalez 75'
Magee 81'
Cristman Yellow card 88'
Report Tudela Yellow card 1'
Rivera 62'
Momeni Yellow card 70'
Sesay Yellow card 90' Red card 90'
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 13, 2011 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders 3–1 LA Galaxy Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Jaqua 4'
Alonso Yellow card 22'
Montero 25' Yellow card 54'
Parke Yellow card 55'
Neagle 74'
Fucito Yellow card 90'
Report Cristman 40'
Cardozo Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Kevin Stott

World Football Challenge

July 16, 2011 LA Galaxy United States 1–4 Spain Real Madrid Los Angeles, California
19:00 PDT López Yellow card 38'
Cristman 67'
Report Callejón 31'
Joselu 40'
Ronaldo 53'
Benzema 58'
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Jorge González

Asia Pacific Tour 2011

November 30, 2011 Indonesia Selection Indonesia 0–1 United States LA Galaxy Jakarta, Indonesia
04:00 PST Report Keane 14' Yellow card 24'
Gonzalez Yellow card 20'
Magee Yellow card 26'
Stadium: Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Faulur Rosy
December 3, 2011 Philippines  1–6 United States LA Galaxy Manila, Philippines
03:30 PST P. Younghusband 41' Yellow card 48'
De Jong Yellow card 64'
Report Beckham 20'
Magee 39'
Keane 47'
Cristman 63', 87'
Berhalter 81' (pen.)
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Jovanie Villagracia

Statistics

All statistics are for competitive matches only.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Todd Dunivant 29 0 26+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF United States USA Gregg Berhalter 12 0 6+2 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF United States USA Omar Gonzalez 25 4 22+0 2 2+0 1 1+0 1
5 DF United States USA Sean Franklin 28 2 23+2 2 1+1 0 1+0 0
6 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW United States USA Jovan Kirovski 11 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall 22 1 14+5 1 0+2 0 1+0 0
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 22 3 17+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW United States USA Landon Donovan 21 12 18+0 11 2+0 1 1+0 0
11 FW United States USA Chad Barrett 22 5 15+5 4 0+1 1 1+0 0
12 GK Puerto Rico PUR Josh Saunders 17 0 13+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW Ireland EIR Robbie Keane 2 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF New Zealand NZL Dan Keat 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF United States USA Héctor Jiménez 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW United States USA Adam Cristman 10 3 2+4 1 2+0 1 1+1 1
18 MF United States USA Mike Magee 25 4 17+5 3 2+0 0 1+0 1
19 MF Brazil BRA Juninho 28 4 24+0 4 2+0 0 1+1 0
20 DF United States USA A. J. DeLaGarza 26 0 22+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF United States USA Dustin McCarty 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Brazil BRA Leonardo 7 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG David Beckham 22 2 19+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States USA Brian Perk 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Argentina ARG Miguel López 24 1 12+9 1 0+1 0 0+2 0
26 MF United States USA Michael Stephens 20 0 10+7 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
27 FW United States USA Bryan Jordan 10 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 DF United States USA Ryan Thomas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Uruguay URU Paolo Cardozo 13 0 2+9 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
32 FW United States USA Jack McBean 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF United States USA Sean Alvarado 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Goalkeeper stats

No. Nat. Player Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts 1014 6 0.53 1014 6 0.53 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
12 Puerto Rico Josh Saunders 1459 17 1.05 1189 14 1.06 180 0 0.00 90 3 3.00
18 United States Mike Magee 47 0 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
24 United States Brian Perk 180 1 0.50 90 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 90 1 1.00
TOTALS 2700 24 0.80 2340 20 0.77 180 0 0.00 180 4 2.00

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

Top scorers

Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
1 United States 10 Landon Donovan 13 12 1 0
2 United States 11 Chad Barrett 5 4 1 0
3 United States 5 Sean Franklin 4 4 0 0
3 United States 4 Omar Gonzalez 4 2 1 1
3 Brazil 19 Juninho 4 4 0 0
3 United States 18 Mike Magee 4 3 0 1
3 Colombia 9 Juan Pablo Ángel 4 4 0 0
8 United States 17 Adam Cristman 3 1 1 1
9 England 23 David Beckham 2 2 0 0
10 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Chris Birchall 1 1 0 0
10 Republic of Ireland 14 Robbie Keane 1 1 0 0
10 Brazil 22 Leonardo 1 1 0 0
10 Argentina 25 Miguel López 1 1 0 0

Updated to match played September 9, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Top assists

Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
1 England 23 David Beckham 14 12 2 0
2 United States 11 Chad Barrett 3 3 0 0
2 United States 10 Landon Donovan 3 3 0 0
2 United States 5 Sean Franklin 3 2 1 0
2 Argentina 25 Miguel López 3 2 0 0
6 United States 2 Todd Dunivant 2 2 0 0
6 Brazil 19 Juninho 2 1 0 1
8 Colombia 9 Juan Pablo Ángel 1 1 0 0
8 United States 3 Gregg Berhalter 1 1 0 0
8 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Chris Birchall 1 0 0 1
8 United States 20 A. J. DeLaGarza 1 0 1 0
8 United States 4 Omar Gonzalez 1 0 0 1

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK Jamaica 1 Donovan Ricketts 100 100 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 2 Todd Dunivant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 3 Gregg Berhalter 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF United States 4 Omar Gonzalez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 5 Sean Franklin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 6 Frankie Hejduk 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF United States 7 Jovan Kirovski 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MF Trinidad and Tobago 8 Chris Birchall 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW United States 10 Landon Donovan 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
GK Puerto Rico 12 Josh Saunders 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW United States 17 Adam Cristman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW United States 18 Mike Magee 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF Brazil 19 Juninho 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
DF United States 20 A. J. DeLaGarza 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil 22 Leonardo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England 23 David Beckham 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
MF Argentina 25 Miguel López 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF United States 26 Michael Stephens 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW United States 27 Bryan Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Uruguay 30 Paolo Cardozo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 46 5 39 4 4 1 3 0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Club staff

Position Name
General Manager & Head Coach United States Bruce Arena
Assistant Head Coach United States Dave Sarachan
Assistant Coach & Reserve Team Head Coach United States Curt Onalfo
Assistant Coach United States Gregg Berhalter
Goalkeeper Coach United States Ian Feuer
Director of Soccer Operations United States David Kammarman
Senior Director Galaxy Academy & Special Projects United States Chris Klein
LA Galaxy Academy Coach & Administrator England Craig Harrington
Head Athletic Trainer United States Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment Manager Mexico Raul Vargas
Equipment Coordinator United States Rafael Verdin
Team Administrator United States Shant Kasparian
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Ben Yauss
Active Release Specialist United States Shunta Shimizu

Updated to match played March 27, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the No. 10 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[23]

International roster spots

Los Angeles has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Los Angeles dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on November 22, 2010 for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons[24] then acquired one slot from D.C. United on February 17, 2011 for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[25] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[23]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: 2014 SuperDraft Round 4 pick traded to Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy also traded unspecified future considerations to Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).

MLS rights to other players

Los Angeles maintains the MLS rights to Edson Buddle after the player declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas on a free transfer.

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