2016 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy
2016 season
Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Coach Bruce Arena
Stadium StubHub Center
MLS Conference: 3rd
Overall: 6th
U.S. Open Cup Semifinal
CONCACAF Champions League (15–16) Quarterfinals
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinal
Top goalscorer League: Giovani dos Santos
(15 goals)
All: Giovani dos Santos
(16 goals)
Highest home attendance 27,167
(Four times)
Lowest home attendance 3,409 (vs. Seattle Sounders FC – July 20)
Average home league attendance 21,883
Home colors
Away colors

The 2016 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-first season of existence, their twenty-first in Major League Soccer and their twenty-first consecutive season in the top flight of American soccer.

The Galaxy finished the MLS regular season third in the Western Conference, but were knocked out by the Colorado Rapids in the Conference Semifinals of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs. They also continued their campaign in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, reaching the quarterfinals before losing to Santos Laguna. The team also reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup before being knocked out by FC Dallas.

On September 8, Landon Donovan came out of retirement and signed with the Galaxy, his former club.[1]

Players

Squad information

Players at the end of the season. Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Dan Kennedy  United States
3 Defender Ashley Cole  England
5 Midfielder Jose Villarreal (HGP)  United States
6 Midfielder Baggio Husidić  Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Forward Robbie Keane (DP & Captain)  Ireland
8 Midfielder Steven Gerrard (DP)  England
9 Forward Alan Gordon  United States
10 Forward Giovani dos Santos (DP)  Mexico
11 Forward Gyasi Zardes (HGP)  United States
12 Goalkeeper Brian Rowe  United States
14 Defender Robbie Rogers  United States
15 Forward Ariel Lassiter  Costa Rica
18 Forward Mike Magee  United States
17 Midfielder Sebastian Lletget  United States
20 Defender A. J. DeLaGarza  Guam
21 Midfielder Jeff Larentowicz  United States
22 Defender Leonardo  Brazil
24 Forward Emmanuel Boateng  Ghana
25 Midfielder Rafael Garcia  United States
26 Forward Landon Donovan  United States
27 Defender David Romney  United States
31 Goalkeeper Clément Diop  France
34 Midfielder Nigel de Jong  Netherlands
36 Defender Oscar Sorto (HGP)  United States
37 Defender Jelle Van Damme  Belgium
38 Forward Bradford Jamieson IV (HGP)  United States
40 Midfielder Raúl Mendiola (HGP)  Mexico
44 Defender Daniel Steres  United States

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
GK United States Dan Kennedy United States FC Dallas Acquired in exchange for the second and third round selections in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. December 15, 2015 [2]
GK France Clément Diop United States LA Galaxy II Sign December 16, 2015 [3]
DF United States Daniel Steres United States LA Galaxy II Sign December 17, 2015 [4]
MF United States Jeff Larentowicz United States Chicago Fire Free agent January 6, 2016 [5]
FW United States Mike Magee United States Chicago Fire Free agent January 14, 2016 [6]
FW Ghana Emmanuel Boateng Sweden Helsingborgs IF Sign January 14, 2016 [7]
DF United States Josh Turnley United States Georgetown Hoyas
United States D.C. United U-23		 Selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft with the 42nd pick. January 19, 2016 [8]
DF Belgium Jelle Van Damme Belgium Standard Liège Sign January 26, 2016 [9]
DF England Ashley Cole Italy Roma Sign January 27, 2016 [10]
MF Netherlands Nigel de Jong Italy Milan Sign February 3, 2016 [11]
FW Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter United States LA Galaxy II Sign March 5, 2016 [12]
FW United States Jack McBean United States LA Galaxy II Sign June 22, 2016 [13]
FW United States Landon Donovan Sign. Returning from retirement. September 8, 2016 [14]

Transfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
DF United States Todd Dunivant None Retired October 29, 2015 [15]
MF Finland Mika Väyrynen Option declined November 20, 2015 [16][17]
FW United States Edson Buddle Option declined December 7, 2015 [17]
DF United States Tommy Meyer Later he signed with the United States Swope Park Rangers. Option declined December 7, 2015 [17][18][19]
GK United States Brian Perk Option declined December 7, 2015 [17]
GK Jamaica Donovan Ricketts Option declined December 7, 2015 [17]
FW United States Charlie Rugg Option declined December 7, 2015 [17]
MF United States Kenney Walker United States FC Cincinnati Option declined December 7, 2015 [17][20]
GK United States Andrew Wolverton Option declined December 7, 2015 [17]
DF United States Omar Gonzalez Mexico Pachuca Undisclosed fee December 22, 2015 [21]
MF Brazil Juninho Mexico Tijuana Undisclosed fee December 24, 2015 [22]
DF United States Dan Gargan Waived February 29, 2016 [23]
FW Spain Ignacio Maganto Waived February 29, 2016 [23]
DF United States Josh Turnley United States LA Galaxy II Sign March 21, 2016 [24]
FW United States Jack McBean England Coventry City Loan August 19, 2016 [25]
MF Netherlands Nigel de Jong Turkey Galatasaray Contract mutually terminated August 31, 2016 [26]

Competitions

Preseason

The first preseason match was announced on November 23, 2015.[27]

Major League Soccer

Standings

Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
4 New York City FC 34 15 10 9 62 57 +5 54
5 Toronto FC 34 14 9 11 51 39 +12 53 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
6 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52
7 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
8 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dallas 34 17 8 9 50 40 +10 60 Conference Semi-finals & 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Colorado Rapids 34 15 6 13 39 32 +7 58 Conference Semi-finals
3 LA Galaxy 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52 Knockout round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 14 6 44 43 +1 48
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 13 8 42 41 +1 47
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Regular season

Playoffs

Knockout round
Conference semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

Fourth round

Fifth round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

CONCACAF Champions League

Quarterfinals

See also

References

  1. ↑ MLSSoccer.com. "Landon Donovan officially comes out of retirement, signs with LA Galaxy". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire goalkeeper Dan Kennedy". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Clement Diop". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign defender Daniel Steres". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Jeff Larentowicz". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Mike Magee". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Emmanuel Boateng". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "LA Galaxy select defender Josh Turnley in third round of 2016 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire defender Jelle Van Damme". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire defender Ashley Cole". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Nigel de Jong". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Ariel Lassiter". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Jack McBean from LA Galaxy II". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Landon Donovan returns to the LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Defender Todd Dunivant to retire following 2015 MLS season". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Mika Vayrynen tweets that he'll be leaving the LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "LA Galaxy announce roster changes; decline options on eight players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "The Swope Park Rangers sign two-time MLS Cup champion Tommy Meyer". sportingkc.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ex-LA Galaxy defender Tommy Meyer signs with Sporting KC affiliate Swope Park Rangers". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Kenney Walker signs with FC Cincinnati". lagconfidential.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "LA Galaxy transfer defender Omar Gonzalez to C.F. Pachuca". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "LA Galaxy transfer midfielder Juninho to Club Tijuana". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  23. 1 2 "LA Galaxy waive Dan Gargan and Ignacio Maganto". lagalaxy. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  24. ↑ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Josh Turnley". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "LA Galaxy loan Jack McBean to Coventry City". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "LA Galaxy and Nigel de Jong agree to mutually terminate the midfielder's contract". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "LA Galaxy to host FC Shirak on January 30 during 2016 preseason campaign". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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