2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season

Los Angeles Galaxy
2009 season
Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Coach Bruce Arena
Major League Soccer Western Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Runners-up
U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify
Average home league attendance 20,827[1]
Home colors
Away colors

The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the 14th season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.

Squad

First-team squad

As of August 29, 2009.

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

No. Position Player
1 Jamaica GK Donovan Ricketts
2 United States DF Todd Dunivant
3 United States DF Leonard Griffin
4 United States DF Omar Gonzalez
5 Trinidad and Tobago DF Yohance Marshall
6 United States MF Eddie Lewis
7 United States MF Chris Klein (Vice Captain)
8 Ukraine MF Dema Kovalenko
9 United States FW Jovan Kirovski
10 United States FW Landon Donovan (Captain)
11 United States FW Alecko Eskandarian
12 Puerto Rico GK Josh Saunders
14 United States FW Edson Buddle
No. Position Player
15 Brazil MF Stefani Miglioranzi
16 United States DF Gregg Berhalter
17 United States FW Tristan Bowen
18 United States MF Mike Magee
20 United States DF A. J. DeLaGarza
21 United States FW Alan Gordon
22 United States DF Tony Sanneh
23 England MF David Beckham
24 United States DF Julian Valentin
27 United States FW Bryan Jordan
28 United States DF Sean Franklin
30 England MF Kyle Patterson
33 Trinidad and Tobago MF Chris Birchall

Off-season

The Galaxy was involved in the following off-season activity:

Draft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, with draft order determined by regular and post-season record.

Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas program.

Player Position Pick overall (round) Previous club
Omar GonzalezD#3 (1st)University of Maryland '*'
A. J. DeLaGarzaD#19 (2nd)University of Maryland
Joshua BoatengF#33 (3rd)Liberty University
Kyle PattersonM#48 (4th)Saint Louis University
St. Louis Lions

Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).

Source: MLSNet.com LA Galaxy Stats. Last updated: September 20, 2009.

Nat No Player Age Pos Starts Apps G A Yellow card Red card Acquired
United States2Todd Dunivant December 26, 1980 (aged 28) DF21221200
United States3Leonard Griffin September 11, 1982 (aged 26) DF010000
United States4Omar Gonzalez October 11, 1988 (aged 20) DF26261140
United States6Eddie Lewis May 17, 1974 (aged 34) MF21232442
United States7Chris Klein January 4, 1976 (aged 33) MF9260110
Ukraine8Dema Kovalenko August 28, 1977 (aged 31) MF13130221
United States9Jovan Kirovski March 18, 1976 (aged 33) FW13192130
United States10Landon Donovan March 4, 1982 (aged 27) FW202110610
United States11Alecko Eskandarian July 9, 1982 (aged 26) FW332020
United States14Edson Buddle May 21, 1981 (aged 27) FW9155010
Jamaica15Stefani Miglioranzi September 20, 1977 (aged 31) MF19220040
United States16Gregg Berhalter August 1, 1973 (aged 35) DF22220032
United States17Tristan Bowen January 31, 1991 (aged 18) FW010000
United States18Mike Magee September 2, 1984 (aged 24) MF17202630
United States19Josh Tudela* March 13, 1984 (aged 25) MF880010
United States20A. J. DeLaGarza November 4, 1987 (aged 21) DF19201120
United States21Alan Gordon October 16, 1981 (aged 27) FW13193331
United States22Tony Sanneh June 1, 1971 (aged 37) DF5130020
England23David Beckham May 2, 1975 (aged 33) MF11112311
United States27Bryan Jordan September 13, 1985 (aged 23) FW1171020
United States28Sean Franklin March 21, 1985 (aged 23) DF990100
England30Kyle Patterson January 6, 1986 (aged 23) MF230100
Trinidad and Tobago33Chris Birchall May 5, 1984 (aged 24) MF250100
3333407

* = Not currently part of team.

Goalkeepers

Nat No Player Age Starts Apps GA GAA CS Acquired
Jamaica1Donovan Ricketts July 6, 1977 (aged 31) 2222241.136
United States12Josh Saunders March 2, 1981 (aged 28) 4651.062
291.129

Recognition

MLS All-Stars
  • Landon Donovan - FW - First XI

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Player of the Month

MLS Goal of the Week

  • Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'

MLS Save of the Week

  • Donovan Ricketts - Week 14 - 14'
  • Josh Saunders - Week 16 - 73'
  • Donovan Ricketts - Week 18 - 42'

Club

Management

Position Staff
General Manager/Head Coach United States Bruce Arena
Associate Head Coach United States Dave Sarachan
Assistant Coach England Trevor James
Assistant Coach United States Cobi Jones
Goalkeeper Coach United States Ian Feuer
Head Athletic trainer United States Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic trainer United States Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment manager Mexico Raul Vargas

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Los Angeles Galaxy

Other information

Owner United States Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) The Home Depot Center (27,000 / N/A)

Source:Los Angeles Galaxy

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
MLS March 21, 2009

Last updated: April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 48 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5
2 Houston Dynamo 48 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10
3 Seattle Sounders FC 47 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9
4 Chivas USA 45 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3
5 Real Salt Lake 40 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8
6 Colorado Rapids 40 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4
7 FC Dallas 39 30 11 13 6 50 47 +4
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card)
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Columbus Crew (SS, E1) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 LA Galaxy (W1) 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 2010 North American SuperLiga 3
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 4 42
8 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 9 39 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 20 21
Source:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 48 12 6 12 36 31  +5 7 4 4 18 17  +1 5 2 8 18 14  +4

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAAAAHAAHHHAHAH
ResultTLTTTWTTTTTWLLWWWWTWLWTWLWLWTW

Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Los Angeles Galaxy
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pan-Pacific Championship

Phoenix Soccer Classico

International friendlies

MLS regular season

MLS playoffs

U.S. Open Cup qualification

References

  1. "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
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