2020 LA Galaxy season
The 2020 LA Galaxy season is the club's twenty-fifth season of existence, their twenty-fifth in Major League Soccer.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) | ||
| Head coach | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | ||
| Stadium | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
| MLS | Conference: 9th Overall: 17th | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Leagues Cup | Canceled | ||
| Top goalscorer | Cristian Pavón (1 goal) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,382 (vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC – March 8) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,382 | ||
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In March 12, 2020 the Major League Soccer has suspended all games, for 30 days due the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[1] In March 19, 2020 the suspension was extended with a target return date of May 10.[2]
On June 10, 2020 it was announced the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament which is set to start in July 8.[3]
Players
Squad information
- As of June 25, 2020[4]
Transfers
Transfers in
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  |
|
Selected in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft. Signed on January 8, 2020. | November 25, 2019 | [5][6] |
| MF | |
|
Signed as a free agent. | December 11, 2019 | [7] |
| MF |  |
|
Signed through Targeted Allocation Money. | December 31, 2019 | [8] |
| DF |  |
 |
Sign. | January 1, 2020 | [9] |
| GK | |
|
Sign. | January 15, 2020 | [10] |
| FW |  |
 |
Signed as a Designated Player. | January 21, 2020 | [11] |
| DF | |
|
Sign. | February 5, 2020 | [12] |
| FW | |
|
Sign. | February 20, 2020 | [13] |
| MF | |
|
Sign. | February 21, 2020 | [14] |
| FW | |
|
Sign. | February 25, 2020 | [15] |
| MF | |
|
Sign. | June 25, 2020 | [16] |
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 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2020 |  |
DF | Akron | Round 2 – 45th pick | [17] |
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | Round 3 – 71st pick | |||
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | Round 4 – 81st pick | |||
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | Round 4 – 97th pick |
Transfers out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | |
Retired. | October 29, 2019 | [18] | |
| DF | |
|
$225,000 in General Allocation Money | November 12, 2019 | [19] |
| FW |  |
 |
Out of contract | November 13, 2019 | [20] |
| MF | |
|
Loan expired | November 21, 2019 | [21] |
| DF |  |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] | |
| MF |  |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] | |
| MF |  |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] | |
| DF | |
|
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] |
| MF | |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] | |
| GK | |
|
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] |
| DF | |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [21] | |
| FW/MF | |
|
Loan expired | November 21, 2019 | [21] |
| MF |  |
 |
Out of contract | January 20, 2020 | [22] |
| DF |  |
 |
Loan | January 31, 2020 | [23] |
| MF | |
Released | June 5, 2020 | [24] |
Competitions
Preseason
The first preseason games were announced in December 11, 2019.[25]
| February 4 | LA Galaxy | 4–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| PT |  |
Report | Cavallini |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| February 15 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Carson, California |
| 15:00 PT | Report Report |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 12,200 |
| February 19 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| Report |
|
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| February 22 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Chicago Fire FC | Carson, California |
| 15:00 PT | Kljestan |
Report | Azira |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 12,783 |
Major League Soccer
Standings
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | New England Revolution | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| 18 | Orlando City SC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| 19 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| 20 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 21 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2020. 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
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
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| 11 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on March 8, 2020. 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 goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
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 goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Regular season
Win Draw Loss Postponed
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
| February 29 1 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Houston, Texas |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 7 2 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,382 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| March 14 3 | Inter Miami CF | v | LA Galaxy | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 11:30 | Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] | ||||
| March 22 4 | LA Galaxy | v | Orlando City | Carson, California |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] | ||||
| April 4 5 | LA Galaxy | v | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] | ||||
| April 11 6 | Minnesota United FC | v | LA Galaxy | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Allianz Field | |||
| Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
| April 15 7 | Philadelphia Union | v | LA Galaxy | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium | ||||
| Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
| April 18 8 | Toronto FC | v | LA Galaxy | Toronto |
| 11:00 | Stadium: BMO Field | |||
| Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
| April 25 9 | LA Galaxy | v | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
| May 2 10 | Portland Timbers | v | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 12:30 | Stadium: Providence Park | |||
| Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
| May 6 11 | Colorado Rapids | v | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park | |||
| Note: Extension of original suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[26] | ||||
| May 10 12 | LA Galaxy | v | New York Red Bulls | Carson, California |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[27] | ||||
| May 16 13 | Los Angeles FC | v | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
| 12:00 | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium | |||
| Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[27] | ||||
| May 23 14 | Real Salt Lake | v | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 12:30 | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium | |||
| Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[27] | ||||
| May 27 15 | LA Galaxy | v | D.C. United | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[27] | ||||
| May 31 16 | LA Galaxy | v | Minnesota United FC | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Note: Further extension of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic[27] | ||||
| June 13 17 | LA Galaxy | v | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| June 17 18 | Sporting Kansas City | v | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
| June 21 19 | LA Galaxy | v | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 12:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| June 27 20 | San Jose Earthquakes | v | LA Galaxy | Stanford, California |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Stanford Stadium |
| July 1 21 | LA Galaxy | v | Nashville SC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| July 4 22 | LA Galaxy | v | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| July 11 23 | FC Dallas | v | LA Galaxy | Frisco, Texas |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| July 18 24 | LA Galaxy | v | Atlanta United FC | Carson, California |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| July 25 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v | LA Galaxy | Vancouver |
| 19:00 | Stadium: BC Place |
| August 2 26 | LA Galaxy | v | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| August 9 27 | Chicago Fire FC | v | LA Galaxy | Chicago |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| August 15 28 | LA Galaxy | v | FC Cincinnati | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| August 23 29 | LA Galaxy | v | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| August 30 30 | New York City FC | v | LA Galaxy | New York City |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Yankee Stadium |
| September 13 31 | Seattle Sounders FC | v | LA Galaxy | Seattle |
| 15:30 | Stadium: CenturyLink Field |
| September 19 32 | LA Galaxy | v | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| September 26 33 | Nashville SC | v | LA Galaxy | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Nissan Stadium |
| October 4 34 | LA Galaxy | v | FC Dallas | Carson, California |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
MLS is Back Tournament
The MLS is Back Tournament is a one-off tournament during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament will feature a group stage, which will count toward the regular season standings, followed by a knockout round. The LA Galaxy will compete in Group F.[28] The schedule was released in July 24, 2020.[29]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on July 13, 2020. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
| July 13 1 | LA Galaxy | v | Portland Timbers | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 19:30 | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| July 18 2 | Los Angeles FC | v | LA Galaxy | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 19:30 | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
| July 23 3 | LA Galaxy | v | Houston Dynamo | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 17:00 | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex |
U.S. Open Cup
Round of 32
| May 19–20 | v |
Leagues Cup
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on February 29 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | |
David Bingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | |
Eric Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | GK | |
Justin Vom Steeg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Emiliano Insúa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | |
Daniel Steres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | |
Diedie Traore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | |
Nick DePuy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF |  |
Giancarlo González | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | |
Julian Araujo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | |
Danilo Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  |
Rolf Feltscher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | |
Perry Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | |
Aleksandar Katai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Jonathan dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | |
Joe Corona | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | |
Sacha Kljestan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | |
Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | |
Efrain Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Emil Cuello | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | MF |  |
Kai Koreniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | MF | |
Jonathan Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | |
Cristian Pavón | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | |
Javier Hernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | |
Ethan Zubak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | |
Gordon Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | FW | |
Cameron Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
References
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- "MLS is Back Tournament to kick off on July 8". ESPN.com. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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