2018 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy
2018 season
Owner	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Head coach	Sigi Schmid ; (Until September 10)[1] ; Dominic Kinnear ; (interim)[1]
Stadium	StubHub Center
MLS	Conference: 7th ; Overall: 12th
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Zlatan Ibrahimović (20 goals); All: Zlatan Ibrahimović (20 goals)
Highest home attendance	27,068 ; (vs. Los Angeles FC – March 31 and August 24)
Lowest home attendance	18,003 ; (vs. FC Dallas – May 30)
Average home league attendance	24,816
Home colors	Away colors

The 2018 LA Galaxy season is the club's twenty-third season of existence, their twenty-third in Major League Soccer.

Players

Squad information

As of August 21, 2018.^[2]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	David Bingham	United States
2	Midfielder	Perry Kitchen	United States
3	Defender	Ashley Cole	England
4	Defender	David Romney	United States
5	Defender	Daniel Steres	United States
6	Midfielder	Baggio Hušidić	Bosnia and Herzegovina
7	Midfielder	Romain Alessandrini (DP)	France
8	Midfielder	Jonathan dos Santos (DP)	Mexico
9	Forward	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Sweden
10	Forward	Giovani dos Santos (DP)	Mexico
11	Forward	Ola Kamara	Norway
12	Goalkeeper	Brian Sylvestre	United States
14	Midfielder	Servando Carrasco	United States
15	Forward	Ariel Lassiter	Costa Rica
16	Defender	Jørgen Skjelvik	Norway
17	Midfielder	Sebastian Lletget	United States
19	Midfielder	Chris Pontius	United States
20	Defender	Tomas Hilliard-Arce	United States
21	Defender	Hugo Arellano (HGP)	United States
24	Forward	Emmanuel Boateng	Ghana
25	Defender	Rolf Feltscher	Venezuela
26	Midfielder	Efrain Alvarez	United States
28	Defender	Michaël Ciani	France
29	Defender	Sheanon Williams	United States
38	Forward	Bradford Jamieson IV (HGP)	United States
41	Goalkeeper	Justin Vom Steeg	United States

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Jørgen Skjelvik	Rosenborg	Free transfer.	December 14, 2017	^[3]
GK	David Bingham	San Jose Earthquakes	$100,000 in General Allocation Money and $100,000 in TAM.	December 18, 2017	^[4]^[5]
DF	Rolf Feltscher	Cardiff City	Free transfer.	December 19, 2017	^[6]
MF	Servando Carrasco	Orlando City SC	Selected on Stage 2 of the 2017 MLS Re-Entry Draft.	December 21, 2017	^[7]
MF	Perry Kitchen	Randers	Traded $100,000 in GAM and $200,000 in TAM to D.C. United for the player's Discovery Rights.	January 9, 2018	^[8]
GK	Brian Sylvestre	North Carolina FC	Free transfer.	January 12, 2018	^[9]
DF	Emrah Klimenta	Sacramento Republic FC	Free transfer.	January 16, 2018	^[10]
FW	Ola Kamara	Columbus Crew SC	Acquired in exchange for Gyasi Zardes and $400,000 in TAM.	January 20, 2018	^[11]
MF	Chris Pontius	Philadelphia Union	Sign.	January 22, 2018	^[12]
GK	Justin Vom Steeg	LA Galaxy II	Sign.	March 1, 2018	^[13]
MF	Efrain Alvarez	LA Galaxy II	Sign.	March 4, 2018	^[14]
FW	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Manchester United	Free transfer.	March 23, 2018	^[15]^[16]
DF	Sheanon Williams	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Sign.	June 14, 2018	^[17]

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. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Position	College	Pick	Source
January 19, 2018	Tomas Hilliard-Arce	DF	Stanford	Round 1 – 2nd pick	^[18]
January 19, 2018	Drew Skundrich	MF	Stanford	Round 2 – 40th pick	^[19]
January 21, 2018	Nate Shultz	DF	Akron	Round 3 – 48th pick	^[20]
January 21, 2018	PASS			Round 4 – 90th pick

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
DF	Robbie Rogers		Retired.	November 7, 2017	^[21]
MF	Jermaine Jones		Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
GK	Jon Kempin	Columbus Crew SC	Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a 2018 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick.	November 27, 2017	^[22]^[23]
MF	Rafael Garcia		Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
GK	Brian Rowe	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a second-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.	November 27, 2017	^[22]^[24]
FW	Jose Villareal	Orlando City SC	Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a third-round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.	November 27, 2017	^[22]^[25]
FW	Jack McBean	Colorado Rapids	Contract option declined. Later he was traded for a conditional fourth-round selection in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.	November 27, 2017	^[22]^[26]
MF	Raúl Mendiola		Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
DF	Pele van Anholt		Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
GK	Clément Diop	Montreal Impact	Contract option declined. Later he was selected in the MLS Waiver Draft.	November 27, 2017	^[22]^[27]
MF	Jaime Villarreal	Sacramento Republic FC	Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
DF	Nathan Smith	Portland Timbers 2	Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]^[28]
DF	Bradley Diallo		Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
FW	Jack McInerney	Indy Eleven	Contract option declined.	November 27, 2017	^[22]
FW	Gyasi Zardes	Columbus Crew SC	Traded along with $400,000 in TAM for Ola Kamara.	January 20, 2018	^[11]^[29]
DF	Emrah Klimenta		Released.	June 14, 2018	^[17]
MF	João Pedro	Apollon Smyrnis	Loan.	August 21, 2018	^[30]

Competitions

Preseason

Preseason schedule announced on December 6, 2017.^[31]

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

The schedule for the tournament was released on December 15, 2017.^[32]

February 3	LA Galaxy	1–3	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
15:30	Ciani 33'	Report	Saucedo 51' (pen.) Besler 56' Velásquez 77'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Friendlies

February 10	LA Galaxy	3–0	New York City FC	Carson, California
19:00 PT	Kamara 9' Hilliard-Arce 70' Hušidić 90'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center

February 15	LA Galaxy	3–1	Fresno FC	Santa Barbara, California
19:30	Lletget 26' Pontius 50' Hilliard-Arce 77'	Report	Bustamante 19'	Stadium: Harder Stadium

February 17	LA Galaxy	2–4	San Jose Earthquakes	Irvine, California
14:00 PT	Kamara 36', 74' Carrasco 78' Büscher 88'	Report	Jungwirth 10' Wondolowski 38' Thompson 54', 90' Alashe 55'	Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 5,015

February 24	LA Galaxy	1–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
19:00 PT	Skjelvik 13' Alessandrini 49' Giovani 66' (pen.)	Report	Juárez 7' Kamara 20' (pen.) Davies 52' Marinovic 90+2'	Stadium: StubHub Center

Major League Soccer

Standings

Overall

Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by winning their respective domestic cup competitions, not through MLS.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Columbus Crew	32	13	10	9	39	41	−2	48
11	Real Salt Lake	32	13	12	7	51	54	−3	46
12	LA Galaxy	32	12	11	9	61	60	+1	45
13	D.C. United	31	12	11	8	56	49	+7	44
14	Montreal Impact	32	13	15	4	45	52	−7	43

Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. 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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

↑
CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure
- Four US-based teams qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers will come from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[33] This combined qualification method will be used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams will qualify:
  1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018;
  2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
  Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield are not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier enters at the second phase of the tournament.
  One Canada-based team qualifies for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
  1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Seattle Sounders	31	15	11	5	45	33	+12	50	Knockout round
6	Real Salt Lake	32	13	12	7	51	54	−3	46	Knockout round
7	LA Galaxy	32	12	11	9	61	60	+1	45
8	Vancouver Whitecaps	31	12	12	7	49	60	−11	43
9	Minnesota United (E)	32	11	18	3	46	65	−19	36

Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(E) Eliminated.

Regular season

The first two matches of 2018 MLS season were announced on December 19, 2017.^[34] The full schedule was released on January 4, 2018.^[35]

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Win Draw Loss Void Postponed

March 4 1	LA Galaxy	2–1	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
19:00	Alessandrini 18', 34' Kamara 32' Ciani 89'	Report	Blanco 66' Mabiala 86'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,462 Referee: Jair Marrufo

March 11 2	New York City FC	2–1	LA Galaxy	New York City, New York
14:00	Tinnerholm 22' Villa 33'	Report	Jonathan 11', 60' Cole 76', 85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 26,221 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 24 3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–0	LA Galaxy	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00		Report	Feltscher 53'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

March 31 4	LA Galaxy	4–3	Los Angeles FC	Carson, California
12:00	Lletget 61' Pontius 73' Ibrahimović 77', 90+1', 78'	Report	Vela 5', 26' Steres 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,068 Referee: Mark Geiger

April 8 5	LA Galaxy	0–2	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California
18:00	Steres 55' Jonathan 77'	Report	Sallói 56' Russell 61' Espinoza 82'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,846 Referee: Robert Sibiga

April 14 6	Chicago Fire	0–1	LA Galaxy	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30	Vincent 45' Gordon 48'	Report	Alessandrini 35' Ibrahimović 45+1' Kitchen 77' Cole 89'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,915 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 21 7	LA Galaxy	0–2	Atlanta United FC	Carson, California
19:30	Skjelvik 24' Kitchen 29' Carrasco 85'	Report	Martínez 22' Parkhurst 75' Almirón 77', 90+4' (pen.) Williams 90+3'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,846 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 28 8	LA Galaxy	2–3	New York Red Bulls	Carson, California
19:30	Kamara 59' Giovani 61', 66'	Report	Royer 7' Valot 49' Kaku 84' (pen.) Meara 89'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 26,704 Referee: Allen Chapman

May 5 9	Houston Dynamo	3–2	LA Galaxy	Houston, Texas
17:30	Fuenmayor 3' Quioto 47' Rodriguez 90'	Report	Kitchen 20' Ciani 34' Cole 36' Giovani 39' Kamara 85'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,320 Referee: Alan Kelly

May 12 10	FC Dallas	3–2	LA Galaxy	Frisco, Texas
12:30	Urruti 28', 87' Lamah 44', 52' Ziegler 58', 73'	Report	Cole 45+1' Kamara 47' Boateng 83' Ciani 86'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 18,355 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

May 21 11	Montreal Impact	0–1	LA Galaxy	Montreal, Quebec
12:00	Petrasso 41' Donadel 68' Raitala 71'	Report	Lletget 22' Kitchen 37' Ibrahimović 41' Kamara 75' Bingham 87'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ismail Elfath

May 25 12	LA Galaxy	1–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
20:00	Alessandrini 82' Kamara 85'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,118 Referee: Kevin Stott

May 30 13	LA Galaxy	2–3	FC Dallas	Carson, California
19:30	Boateng 63' Ibrahimović 69', 90+7'	Report	Hollingshead 33' Colmán 40', 80' Gruezo 66' González 90+2'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 18,003 Referee: Drew Fischer

June 2 14	Portland Timbers	1–1	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
14:00	Valeri 57' (pen.) Chará 62'	Report	Pontius 20' João Pedro 74'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Alan Kelly

June 9 15	LA Galaxy	3–0	Real Salt Lake	Carson, California
19:30	Skjelvik 53' Ibrahimović 61', 67' Kamara 69', 76'	Report	Lennon 64' Marcelo Silva 79'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,462 Referee: Ted Unkel

June 30 16	San Jose Earthquakes	3–3	LA Galaxy	Stanford, California
19:00	Wondolowski 15', 69' (pen.) Vako 39' Ockford 48'	Report	Ibrahimović 1', 25', 90' Alessandrini 20', 82' Jamieson IV 78'	Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,743 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

July 4 17	LA Galaxy	2–2	D.C. United	Carson, California
19:30	Ibrahimović 5' Pontius 25' Kitchen 30' Hušidić 87'	Report	Stieber 26' Durkin 29' Mora 80' Mattocks 85'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,462 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 7 18	LA Galaxy	4–0	Columbus Crew SC	Carson, California
19:30	Skjelvik 22' Kamara 42' Ibrahimović 56' (pen.) Pontius 63' Alessandrini 67', 90+3'	Report	Williams 61'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 21,211 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

July 14 19	New England Revolution	2–3	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30	Penilla 23' Fagúndez 28' Caicedo 45', 84' Delamea 57' Zahibo 71'	Report	Alessandrini 23' Pontius 38', 90+3' Kitchen 42' Cole 59', 85' Romney 90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 36,573 Referee: Robert Sibiga

July 21 20	Philadelphia Union	1–3	LA Galaxy	Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00	Sapong 29' Picault 31' Medunjanin 79'	Report	Kamara 48' Ibrahimović 63' Ciani 64', 82' Alessandrini 80'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,013 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 26 21	Los Angeles FC	2–2	LA Galaxy	Los Angeles, California
19:30	Vela 7' Nguyen 20'	Report	Alessandrini 37', 82' Giovani 51' Skjelvik 71' Kamara 86' Lletget 89'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,716 Referee: Alan Kelly

July 29 22	LA Galaxy	4–3	Orlando City SC	Carson, California
18:30	Ciani 8' Giovani 39' Ibrahimović 47', 67', 71', 72'	Report	Higuita 18' Ciani 44' (o.g.) Rocha 48' Dwyer 54'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,941 Referee: Armando Villarreal

August 4 23	Colorado Rapids	2–1	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
18:00	Acosta 50' Ford 62' Nicholson 90'	Report	Alessandrini 33' Cole 41' Carrasco 44' Pontius 65'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,837 Referee: Sorin Stoica

August 11 24	LA Galaxy	2–2	Minnesota United FC	Carson, California
19:30	Alessandrini 7' Lletget 73'	Report	Boxall 55', 64' Calvo 66', 89' Warner 75' Rodríguez 78' R. Ibarra 84'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,891 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 14 25	LA Galaxy	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
19:30	Romney 50' Cole 59' Carrasco 73' Lletget 78'	Report	Ford 27' Castillo 74' Jackson 82'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 16,231 Referee: Kevin Stott

August 18 26	Seattle Sounders FC	5–0	LA Galaxy	Seattle, Washington
13:00	Marshall 3' Shipp 18' Carrasco 50' (o.g.) C. Roldan 59' Ruidíaz 67'	Report		Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 44,213 Referee: Mark Geiger

August 24 27	LA Galaxy	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Carson, California
19:30	Ibrahimović 15', 59' Feltscher 18' Pontius 45+2' Skjelvik 67' Romney 86'	Report	Feilhaber 48' Vela 51' (pen.)	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,068 Referee: Jair Marrufo

September 1 28	Real Salt Lake	6–2	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
19:00	Rusnák 14', 68' Kreilach 45+3', 61', 71' Savarino 48'	Report	Jonathan 1' Kitchen 35' Alessandrini 63' Feltscher 64'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 21,363 Referee: Drew Fischer

September 15 29	Toronto FC	5–3	LA Galaxy	Toronto, Ontario
16:30	Vázquez 5' Altidore 16', 79' Osorio 28', 75' Giovinco 36' Hagglund 53' Morrow 58' Chapman 90+4'	Report	Skjelvik 24' Ibrahimović 43', 82' Kamara 54' Feltscher 58', 86' Romney 68' Jonathan 90' Boateng 90+3'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 30,799 Referee: Nima Saghafi

September 23 30	LA Galaxy	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California
16:00	Ibrahimović 9' (pen.) Feltscher 31' Kamara 40' Boateng 52' Steres 75'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,503 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

September 29 31	LA Galaxy	3–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
19:00	Ibrahimović 4', 58' (pen.) Feltscher 37' Alessandrini 77' (pen.)	Report	Techera 90+3'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,659 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

October 6 32	Sporting Kansas City	1–1	LA Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
17:30	Sinovic 34' Russell 49', 83' Sánchez 49' Sallói 50' Rubio 90+7'	Report	Ibrahimović 25' (pen.) Bingham 89'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,092 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 21 33	Minnesota United FC	v	LA Galaxy	Minneapolis, Minnesota
14:00				Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium

October 28 34	LA Galaxy	v	Houston Dynamo	Carson, California
13:30				Stadium: StubHub Center

U.S. Open Cup

Fourth round

The draw for this round was held in May 24, 2018.^[36]

June 6	LA Galaxy	3–1	FC Golden State Force	Carson, California
19:30 PT	Jamieson 15' Lassiter 37', 85' Requejo 39' João Pedro 65' Klimenta 75'	Report	Ruiz 31' Fonseca 48' Oduro 54'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Round of 16

The draw for this round was held in June 7, 2018.^[37]

June 15	Portland Timbers	1–0	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
20:00 PT	Blanco 30' Asprilla 90+2'	Report	Kitchen 42' Carrasco 62'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,556 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	MLS	Total
1	FW	9	Zlatan Ibrahimović	12	12
2	FW	11	Ola Kamara	9	9
3	MF	7	Romain Alessandrini	6	6
4	MF	19	Chris Pontius	5	5
5	MF	8	Jonathan dos Santos	2	2
6	MF	17	Sebastian Lletget	1	1
Total				35	35

As of April 17.

References

1 2 "Sigi Schmid steps down as LA Galaxy head coach". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
↑ "Players". Retrieved September 27, 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy acquire defender Jorgen Skjelvik". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy acquire rights to goalkeeper David Bingham". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper David Bingham". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign defender Rolf Feltscher". lagalaxy.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy select Servando Carrasco in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Perry Kitchen". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign defender Emrah Klimenta". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
1 2 "LA Galaxy acquire forward Ola Kamara". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Chris Pontius". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy Sign midfielder Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
↑ "Los Angeles, Welcome to Zlatan". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy sign Zlatan Ibrahimović". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
1 2 "LA Galaxy sign defender Sheanon Williams". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy select Tomas Hilliard-Arce with the 2nd pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy select Drew Skundrich with the 40th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy select Nate Shultz with the 48th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy defender Robbie Rogers announces retirement from professional soccer". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "LA Galaxy exercise 2018 contract options on five players". lagalaxy.com.
↑ "LA Galaxy acquire 2018 MLS SuperDraft fourth-round selection from Columbus Crew SC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy acquire 2018 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection from Vancouver Whitecaps FC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy acquire 2019 MLS SuperDraft third-round selection from Orlando City SC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy acquire 2019 MLS SuperDraft conditional fourth-round selection from Colorado Rapids". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
↑ "Clement Diop selected by Montreal Impact in MLS Waiver Draft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
↑ "T2 announce five player signings ahead of 2018 USL season". timbers.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
↑ "Thank you, Gyasi Zardes". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy loan João Pedro to Apollon Smyrnis Football Club". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy announce 2018 preseason schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy to face Real Salt Lake in 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy to open 2018 MLS season March 4 at StubHub Center". lagalaxy.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
↑ "LA Galaxy announce 2018 MLS Schedule". lagalaxy.com. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy to play FC Golden State Force in the Fourth Round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
↑ "LA Galaxy to travel to the Rose City to face Portland Timbers in fifth round of U.S. Open Cup". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.

External links

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[34] 

CONCACAF Champions League
Selection procedure

Four US-based teams qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers will come from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[33] This combined qualification method will be used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams will qualify:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018;

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield are not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier enters at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[mwAbw] Four US-based teams qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers will come from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.^[33] This combined qualification method will be used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams will qualify:
The winner of MLS Cup 2018;

The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield are not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier enters at the second phase of the tournament.
One Canada-based team qualifies for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[mwAcM] The winner of MLS Cup 2018;

[mwAcY] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[mwAc0] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[mwAcM] The winner of MLS Cup 2018;

[mwAcY] The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)

[mwAc0] The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)

[SigiKinnear-1] 1 2 "Sigi Schmid steps down as LA Galaxy head coach". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[2] "Players". Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[3] "LA Galaxy acquire defender Jorgen Skjelvik". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[4] "LA Galaxy acquire rights to goalkeeper David Bingham". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[5] "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper David Bingham". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[6] "LA Galaxy sign defender Rolf Feltscher". lagalaxy.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[7] "LA Galaxy select Servando Carrasco in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[8] "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Perry Kitchen". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[9] "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[10] "LA Galaxy sign defender Emrah Klimenta". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

[KamaraZardes-11] 1 2 "LA Galaxy acquire forward Ola Kamara". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[12] "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Chris Pontius". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

[13] "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[14] "LA Galaxy Sign midfielder Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[15] "Los Angeles, Welcome to Zlatan". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[16] "LA Galaxy sign Zlatan Ibrahimović". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[WilliamsKlimenta-17] 1 2 "LA Galaxy sign defender Sheanon Williams". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[18] "LA Galaxy select Tomas Hilliard-Arce with the 2nd pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[19] "LA Galaxy select Drew Skundrich with the 40th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[20] "LA Galaxy select Nate Shultz with the 48th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[21] "LA Galaxy defender Robbie Rogers announces retirement from professional soccer". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[options-22] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "LA Galaxy exercise 2018 contract options on five players". lagalaxy.com.

[23] "LA Galaxy acquire 2018 MLS SuperDraft fourth-round selection from Columbus Crew SC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[24] "LA Galaxy acquire 2018 MLS SuperDraft second-round selection from Vancouver Whitecaps FC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[25] "LA Galaxy acquire 2019 MLS SuperDraft third-round selection from Orlando City SC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[26] "LA Galaxy acquire 2019 MLS SuperDraft conditional fourth-round selection from Colorado Rapids". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[27] "Clement Diop selected by Montreal Impact in MLS Waiver Draft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[28] "T2 announce five player signings ahead of 2018 USL season". timbers.com. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

[29] "Thank you, Gyasi Zardes". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[30] "LA Galaxy loan João Pedro to Apollon Smyrnis Football Club". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

[31] "LA Galaxy announce 2018 preseason schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

[32] "LA Galaxy to face Real Salt Lake in 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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[37] "LA Galaxy to play FC Golden State Force in the Fourth Round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

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2018 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Chicago Fire Columbus Crew SC D.C. United Montreal Impact New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC