2020 LA Galaxy II season

The 2020 LA Galaxy II season was the club's seventh season of existence, and their seventh season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.

LA Galaxy II

2020 season
Head coach	Junior Gonzalez
Stadium	Dignity Health Sports Park
USL Championship	Group B: 2nd Overall: 8th
Playoffs	Conference quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Augustine Williams (13 goals)
Biggest win	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–5 LA Galaxy II (March 8)
Biggest defeat	Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 LA Galaxy II (July 11)
Home colors Away colors
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On March 12, 2020, the USL announced the decision to suspend the 2020 season for a minimum of 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[1]

On June 19, 2020, the USL announced that the season will restart on July 11.^[2]

Squad information

As of the end of the season.

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

No. Pos. Player Nation 12 GK Eric Lopez ([A])  United States 19 DF Diedie Traore ([A])  France 28 MF Kai Koreniuk ([A])  Netherlands 40 GK Anthony Ramos ([B])  United States 41 GK Carlos Zuniga ([B])  United States 42 GK Abraham Romero  Mexico 43 MF Adam Saldana  United States 44 DF Jalen Neal ([B])  United States 45 MF Adrian Gonzalez ([B])  United States 46 DF Isaac Bawa  Ghana 47 FW Walter Portales ([B])  United States 48 FW Augustine Williams  Sierra Leone 49 MF Adrian Vera  United States 50 MF Iván Gutiérrez  Mexico 51 FW Carson Klein ([B])  United States 52 FW Caleb Suh ([B])  United States 53 DF Jorge Hernandez  United States 54 FW Andre Ochoa ([B])  United States 55 MF Sebastian Hernandez ([B])  United States 56 MF Jonathan Perez ([A])  Mexico 58 DF Mauricio Cuevas  United States 59 FW Josue Varela ([B])  United States 60 FW Cameron Dunbar ([A])  United States 62 DF Jesús Vázquez (on loan from Atlante)  United States 63 FW Sebastian Nava ([B])  United States 66 MF Victor Valdez ([B])  United States 67 MF Carlos Harvey (on loan from Tauro;[A])  Panama 68 FW Mohammed Kamara  Liberia 70 MF Alejandro Alvarado Jr. ([B])  United States 74 DF Marcus Ferkranus ([B])  United States

1. ^
   Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
2. ^
   LA Galaxy Academy player.

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Frank López	San Antonio FC	Loan return.		[3]
DF	Isaac Bawa	FC Golden State Force	Sign.	January 31, 2020	[4]

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
MF	José Hernández		Option declined.	December 5, 2019	[3]
MF	Brian Iloski		Option declined.	December 5, 2019	[3]
MF	Don Tchilao		Option declined.	December 5, 2019	[3]
MF	Geoffrey Acheampong		Contract ended.	December 5, 2019	[3]
DF	Justin Fiddes		Contract ended.	December 5, 2019	[3]
DF	John Requejo		Contract ended.	December 5, 2019	[3]
DF	Nate Shultz		Contract ended.	December 5, 2019	[3]
DF	Abdalla Haji Shaibu	MFK Vyškov	Loan return.	December 5, 2019
MF	Ernesto Walker	Plaza Amador	Loan return.	December 5, 2019
DF	Michael Gallagher		Released.	December 5, 2019
FW	Frank López	OKC Energy FC	Sign.	January 13, 2020	[5]
GK	Eric Lopez	LA Galaxy	Sign.	January 15, 2020	[6]
DF	Nick DePuy	LA Galaxy	Sign.	February 5, 2020	[7]
MF	Kai Koreniuk	LA Galaxy	Sign.	June 25, 2020	[8]
DF	Omar Ontiveros		Released.	September 26, 2020	[9][10]

Competitions

Friendlies

Orange County SC v LA Galaxy II

February 25	Orange County SC	1–1	LA Galaxy II	Irvine, California
11:30 ET				Stadium: Orange County Great Park

USL Championship

Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
6	New Mexico United	15	8	4	3	23	17	+6	27	1.80	Conference Quarterfinals
7	FC Tulsa	15	6	2	7	21	16	+5	25	1.67
8	LA Galaxy II	16	8	6	2	29	32	−3	26	1.63
9	Orange County SC	16	7	6	3	18	18	0	24	1.50
10	San Diego Loyal SC	16	6	5	5	17	18	−1	23	1.44

Source: USL Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Regular season

On December 20, 2019, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.^[11]

All times in Pacific Time Zone.

Rio Grande Valley FC Toros v LA Galaxy II

March 8 1	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	1–5	LA Galaxy II	Edinburg, Texas
16:30	Prpa  19', 85'	Report	Koreniuk 13', 67' Dunbar 30' Williams 53' Cuevas 88'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Tori Penso

Group stage

On June 25, 2020, the USL announced the groups alignment for the resumption of play after the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States stopped the regular season. The top two teams in the group qualifies for the postseason.^[12]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Phoenix Rising FC	16	11	2	3	46	17	+29	35	2.19	Advance to USL Championship Playoffs
2	LA Galaxy II	16	8	2	6	29	32	−3	26	1.63
3	Orange County SC	16	7	3	6	18	18	0	24	1.50
4	San Diego Loyal SC	16	6	5	5	17	18	−1	23	1.44
5	Las Vegas Lights FC	16	2	5	9	24	34	−10	11	0.69

Source: USL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Phoenix Rising FC v LA Galaxy II

July 11 2	Phoenix Rising FC	4–0	LA Galaxy II	Tempe, Arizona
19:00	Flemmings 9' Bakero 40' (pen.) Asante 45+2', 81' King  54'	Report	Bawa  39' Ontiveros  55'	Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Isaiah Vlad

San Diego Loyal SC v LA Galaxy II

July 19 3	San Diego Loyal SC	0–1	LA Galaxy II	San Diego
19:00	C. Martin  22' E. Martin  66' Makangila  82' Jaén  87'	Report	Hernandez  41' Vázquez 72',  90'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

LA Galaxy II v Sacramento Republic FC

July 25 4	LA Galaxy II	1–0	Sacramento Republic FC	Carson, California
19:00	Vázquez  36' Williams 72' Hernandez  90+8'	Report	McCrary  16' Villarreal  27' Iwasa  67'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Brandon Stevis

LA Galaxy II v Phoenix Rising FC

August 19 7	LA Galaxy II	1–4	Phoenix Rising FC	Carson, California
14:00	Vázquez  6' Williams 70'	Report	Flemmings 23' Moar 36' Schweitzer 63' Asante 90+6'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Brandon Stevis
Note: The decision to postpone the match has been made out of an abundance of caution following the July 29 announcement that numerous covered persons within the LA Galaxy II organization tested positive for COVID-19.[13]

LA Galaxy II v Orange County SC

August 22 8	LA Galaxy II	1–2	Orange County SC	Carson, California
19:00	Cuevas 20' Saldana  25' Vázquez  84'	Report	Okoli 14' Smith  50' Palmer 59',  72'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: William Hoffman

Portland Timbers 2 v LA Galaxy II

August 26 9	Portland Timbers 2	2–3	LA Galaxy II	Portland, Oregon
17:00	Stanley  52' Ornstil 69' Molloy 90+9'	Report	Williams 13', 90+5',  60' Alvarado Jr.  21' Saldana  40' Neal  72' Perez 78'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Farhad Dadkho

LA Galaxy II v Las Vegas Lights FC

August 30 10	LA Galaxy II	4–3	Las Vegas Lights FC	Carson, California
14:00	Cuevas 5' Williams 53' Gutiérrez 62' Hernandez 74'	Report	Chester 14' Gr. Robinson  27' Torre  64' Fenwick 73' Frischknecht 87'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Note: Match moved from August 29 to 30.[14]

Orange County SC v LA Galaxy II

September 2 6	Orange County SC	2–1	LA Galaxy II	Irvine, California
19:00	Okoli 25', 38' Crisostomo  55' Finlayson  59'	Report	Perez 2' Vera  51' Hernandez  73'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Karen Callado
Note: The decision to postpone the match has been made out of an abundance of caution following the July 29 announcement that numerous covered persons within the LA Galaxy II organization tested positive for COVID-19.[15]

Orange County SC v LA Galaxy II

September 5 11	Orange County SC	1–2	LA Galaxy II	Irvine, California
19:00	Alston  25' Iloski  30' Palmer 60' Quinn  65' Finlayson  85' Kiernan  90+2'	Report	Williams 8' Vázquez  22' Cuevas 27' Nava  48' Saldana  85'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Salinas

LA Galaxy II v San Diego Loyal SC

September 9 12	LA Galaxy II	0–3	San Diego Loyal SC	Carson, California
19:00	Alvarado Jr.  48'  65' Cuevas  63' Vera  69'	Report	Berry 1', 38' Rubín 20' Metcalf  61'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Radchuk

LA Galaxy II v Las Vegas Lights FC

September 15 13	LA Galaxy II	3–2	Las Vegas Lights FC	Carson, California
19:00	Williams 37', 84' (pen.) Perez 62' Nava  65'	Report	Moses 22' Chester 28' Delgado  83'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Brandon Stevis

LA Galaxy II v San Diego Loyal SC

September 23 5	LA Galaxy II	1–1	San Diego Loyal SC	Carson, California
19:00	Neal  22' Cuevas  37' Vázquez  60' Hernandez  69' Ontiveros  72',  90+8' Alvarado Jr. 90+1'	Report	C. Martin  27' Klimenta  38' Rubín 42' (pen.) Adams  58' E. Martin  82'  89' Spencer  90+5'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: William Hoffman
Note: Match postponed to September 23 due to covered individuals scheduled to be involved in the match tested positive for COVID-19.[16][14]

Las Vegas Lights FC v LA Galaxy II

September 26 14	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–2	LA Galaxy II	Las Vegas
19:30	Sandoval 39' Levin  74' Burgos  88' Dally 90+3'	Report	Cuevas  55' Williams 71' Perez 81'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Brad Jensen

LA Galaxy II v Orange County SC

September 30 15	LA Galaxy II	3–1	Orange County SC	Carson, California
19:00	Williams 10', 68' (pen.) Alvarado Jr.  54' Perez  58' Saldana  73' Hernandez 90+2'	Report	Okoli 6' Alston  67' Smith  71'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Freemon

Phoenix Rising FC v LA Galaxy II

October 3 16	Phoenix Rising FC	4–1	LA Galaxy II	Tempe, Arizona
19:30	Moar 10' King  12' Stanton 27', 57' Cochran 51'	Report	Williams 6' Cuevas  28' Bawa  40' Ferkranus  74'	Stadium: Casino Arizona Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Playoffs

Main article: 2020 USL Championship Playoffs

Reno 1868 FC v LA Galaxy II

October 10 Conference quarter-finals	Reno 1868 FC	4–1	LA Galaxy II	Reno, Nevada
18:00	Partida 4',  45' Hertzog 35', 59' (pen.),  77' Langsdorf 53' Beaury  85'	Report	Neal 10' Romero  58' Hernandez  66' Vázquez  74' Saldana  76'	Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthew Thompson

See also

• 2020 in American soccer
• 2020 LA Galaxy season