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The 2020 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence, their twenty-fifth in Major League Soccer.
2020 season | |||
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Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) | ||
Head coach | Guillermo Barros Schelotto (until October 29) | ||
Stadium | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
MLS | Conference: 10th Overall: 20th | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
Leagues Cup | Canceled | ||
MLS is Back Tournament | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | Cristian Pavón (10 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 26,382 (vs. VAN – March 8) | ||
Average home league attendance | 26,382 | ||
Biggest win | 3–0 (vs. LAFC – Sept. 6) | ||
Biggest defeat | 2–6 (vs. LAFC – July 18) 0–4 (vs. SJ – Oct. 14) | ||
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On March 12, 2020, the Major League Soccer has suspended all games, for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. On March 19, 2020, the suspension was extended with a target return date of May 10.[1]
On June 10, 2020, the MLS is Back Tournament was announced, and began on July 8.[2]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | David Bingham | United States |
2 | MF | Perry Kitchen | United States |
3 | DF | Emiliano Insúa | Argentina |
5 | DF | Daniel Steres | United States |
8 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos (DP) | Mexico |
10 | FW | Cristian Pavón (on loan from Boca Juniors) | Argentina |
11 | MF | Yony González | Colombia |
12 | GK | Eric Lopez (HG) | United States |
14 | FW | Javier Hernández (DP) | Mexico |
15 | MF | Joe Corona | United States |
16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | United States |
17 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | United States |
18 | GK | Justin Vom Steeg | United States |
19 | DF | Diedie Traore | France |
20 | DF | Nick DePuy | United States |
21 | DF | Giancarlo González | Costa Rica |
22 | DF | Julian Araujo | United States |
24 | DF | Danilo Acosta | United States |
25 | DF | Rolf Feltscher | Venezuela |
26 | MF | Efraín Álvarez (HG) | Mexico |
27 | MF | Emil Cuello | Argentina |
28 | MF | Kai Koreniuk | United States |
29 | FW | Ethan Zubak (HG) | United States |
31 | FW | Gordon Wild | Germany |
33 | GK | Jonathan Klinsmann | United States |
56 | MF | Jonathan Perez (HG) | United States |
60 | FW | Cameron Dunbar (HG) | United States |
67 | MF | Carlos Harvey | Panama |
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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DF | Danilo Acosta | Real Salt Lake | Selected in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft. Signed on January 8, 2020. | November 25, 2019 | [4][5] |
MF | Sacha Kljestan | Orlando City SC | Signed as a free agent. | December 11, 2019 | [6] |
MF | Aleksandar Katai | Chicago Fire FC | Signed through Targeted Allocation Money. | December 31, 2019 | [7] |
DF | Emiliano Insúa | VfB Stuttgart | Sign. | January 1, 2020 | [8] |
GK | Eric Lopez | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 15, 2020 | [9] |
FW | Javier Hernández | Sevilla | Signed as a Designated Player. | January 21, 2020 | [10] |
DF | Nick DePuy | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | February 5, 2020 | [11] |
FW | Cameron Dunbar | LA Galaxy Academy | Sign. | February 20, 2020 | [12] |
MF | Jonathan Perez | LA Galaxy Academy | Sign. | February 21, 2020 | [13] |
FW | Gordon Wild | D. C. United | Sign. | February 25, 2020 | [14] |
MF | Kai Koreniuk | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | June 25, 2020 | [15] |
MF | Carlos Harvey | LA Galaxy II | Loan. | June 26, 2020 | [16] |
MF | Yony González | Benfica | Loan. | August 19, 2020 | [17] |
GK | Jonathan Klinsmann | St. Gallen | Sign. | August 20, 2020 | [18] |
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.
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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MF | Chris Pontius | Retired. | October 29, 2019 | [20] | |
DF | Dave Romney | Nashville SC | $225,000 in General Allocation Money | November 12, 2019 | [21] |
FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | AC Milan | Out of contract | November 13, 2019 | [22] |
MF | Favio Álvarez | UNAM | Loan expired | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
DF | Diego Polenta | Olimpia | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
MF | Juninho | Retired. | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
MF | João Pedro | Tondela | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
DF | Tomas Hilliard-Arce | Sacramento Republic FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
MF | Servando Carrasco | Fort Lauderdale CF | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
GK | Matt Lampson | Columbus Crew | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
DF | Hugo Arellano | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] | |
FW/MF | Uriel Antuna | Guadalajara | Loan expired | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
MF | Romain Alessandrini | Qingdao Huanghai | Out of contract | January 20, 2020 | [24] |
DF | Jørgen Skjelvik | OB | Loan | January 31, 2020 | [25] |
MF | Aleksandar Katai | Red Star Belgrade | Released | June 5, 2020 | [26] |
The first preseason games were announced on December 11, 2019.[27]
February 4 | LA Galaxy | 4–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
PT | 13' 30' 52' 78' |
Report | Cavallini 46' | 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 |
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
February 22 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Chicago Fire FC | Carson, California |
15:00 PT | Kljestan 54' | Report | Azira 84' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 12,783 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
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18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 |
19 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 |
20 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 |
21 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 |
22 | Chicago Fire FC | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
11 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
12 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | 0.91 |
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 |
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,382 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
August 22 3 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles, California |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
August 29 5 | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
19:30 | Steres 33' Feltscher 52' Araujo 56' Pavón 72' (pen.) Lletget 82' |
Report | Qazaishvili 11' Cowell 59' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas |
September 2 6 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 6 7 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
September 13 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford |
September 19 9 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ted Unkel |
September 23 10 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
September 27 11 | LA Galaxy | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
October 3 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
October 7 13 | LA Galaxy | 3–6 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
October 10 14 | Colorado Rapids | Cancelled | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
16:00 | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park | |||
Note: Match was postponed and later cancelled after one new confirmed case of COVID-19 among the Colorado Rapids player pool.[30] |
October 14 15 | LA Galaxy | 0–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
19:30 | Insúa 47' Araujo 61' |
Report | Lima 44', 90+3' Ríos 52' Thompson 76' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
October 18 16 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
19:30 | Kitchen 45+1' Koreniuk 90' Harvey 90+2' |
Report | Teibert 89' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas |
October 25 17 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
12:30 | Musovski 58' Vela 90+3' |
Report | González 25' Depuy 75' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 28 18 | Portland Timbers | 5–2 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer |
November 1 19 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
19:30 | G. González 18', 56' Pavón 65' Zubak 68' |
Report | Martínez 78' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Freemon |
November 4 4 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
19:30 | Kljestan 20' Chicharito 78' Lletget 84' Bingham 90+3' |
Report | Arreaga 24' O'Neill 72' Ruidíaz 90+3' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
Note: Match postponed from August 26 due to protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.[31] |
November 8 20 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
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 competed in Group F.[32] The schedule was released on July 24, 2020.[33]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
July 13 1 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | Bay Lake, Florida |
19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
July 18 2 | Los Angeles FC | 6–2 | LA Galaxy | Bay Lake, Florida |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
July 23 3 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | Bay Lake, Florida |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas |
US Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on August 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | USA | David Bingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | USA | Eric Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | GK | USA | Justin Vom Steeg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | ARG | Emiliano Insúa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | USA | Daniel Steres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | DF | FRA | Diedie Traore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | DF | USA | Nick DePuy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | CRC | Giancarlo González | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | USA | Julian Araujo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | USA | Danilo Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | VEN | Rolf Feltscher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
2 | MF | USA | Perry Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Katai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | MEX | Jonathan dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | USA | Joe Corona | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | USA | Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | MEX | Efrain Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | USA | Emil Cuello | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
52 | MF | NED | Kai Koreniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
56 | MF | USA | Jonathan Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
10 | FW | ARG | Cristian Pavón | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | MEX | Javier Hernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | FW | USA | Ethan Zubak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | FW | GER | Gordon Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
60 | FW | USA | 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 |
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