The 2025 Los Angeles FC season will be the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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| 2025 season | |||
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| General manager | John Thorrington | ||
| Head coach | Steve Cherundolo | ||
| Stadium | BMO Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: TBD | ||
| Leagues Cup | TBD | ||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Round One | ||
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Background
Since joining MLS in 2018, LAFC has won the 2022 MLS Cup and twice won the Supporters' Shield in 2019 and 2022.[1] LAFC was also a finalist for the 2023 MLS Cup and twice a runner-up for the final of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2020 and 2023.[2][3] LAFC finished the 2024 regular season at the top of the Western Conference and advanced to the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs; their playoff run ended when they lost to the Seattle Sounders in the conference semifinals.[4][5] LAFC also won their first U.S. Open Cup and were finalists in the 2024 Leagues Cup which allowed them to qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[6][7] LAFC finished 2024 with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses, and 8 draws.[8]
Summary
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Preseason
On November 27, 2024, LAFC announced they were exercising contract options to retain five players while declining options for six players including Carlos Vela, Kei Kamara, and Marlon.[9] They also reported Aaron Long, Jesús Murillo, Ilie Sánchez, and Erik Dueñas were out of contract while the loan terms for Eduard Atuesta and Lewis O'Brien expired at the end of the year.[9] LAFC signed Long and Marlon to new contracts before the end of 2024.[10][11] LAFC also transferred Bajung Darboe to Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich and traded Tomás Ángel to San Diego FC along with LAFC's second round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for $200,000 in general allocation money.[9][12]
On December 10, 2024, LAFC signed Jude Terry from their youth academy to a homegrown contract.[13] They also signed Jeremy Ebobisse as a free agent on December 23, 2024 and selected Alec Hughes as the 22nd pick of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.[14][15] On January 5, 2025, LAFC announced Omar Campos had transferred to Liga MX club Cruz Azul.[16] The next day, LAFC announced they had acquired two 2025 international roster slots from Nashville SC in exchange for $350,000 in general allocation money.[17] LAFC made a number of player acquisitions in January. They acquired Odin Thiago Holm on loan from Scottish Premier League club Celtic FC for the 2025 season and Igor Jesus from Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora as an U22 Initiative signing.[18][19] They also made trades to acquire midfielder Mark Delgado from the LA Galaxy in exchange for $400,000 in general allocation money and defender Nkosi Tafari from FC Dallas in exchange for $300,000 in general allocation money and a 2026 international roster slot.[20][21] On January 24, LAFC signed former Columbus Crew midfielder Yaw Yeboah for a two-year contract after acquiring first refusal rights from San Diego FC with $50,000 in general allocation money.[22] The next day, LAFC announced the transfer of midfielder Mateusz Bogusz to Cruz Azul.[23]
LAFC began their preseason schedule with a closed-door friendly against CPL club Cavalry FC on January 20. They then play two closed-door friendlies at BMO Stadium against the San Jose Earthquakes on January 25 and the Portland Timbers on January 29. On February 2, LAFC heads to Indio where they will play a friendly against USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC.[24] They will then participate in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational at the Empire Polo Club by playing a preseason match against the Chicago Fire FC on February 5 before heading back to BMO Stadium for a friendly against Liga MX's Club América on February 11.[1][25] On February 18, LAFC will travel to Colorado to play the Colorado Rapids in the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup; the second leg of the first round will be played in Los Angeles on February 25. LAFC's regular season will begin with a home match against Minnesota United FC on February 22.[26] While LAFC will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup which runs from July 29 to August 31, LAFC will not compete in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup with MLS Next Pro team Los Angeles FC 2 taking their place.[27]
Squad
First-team roster
- As of January 26, 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris |  France | GK | December 26, 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Thomas Hasal |  Canada | GK | July 9, 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | David Ochoa |  Mexico | GK | January 16, 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |  Colombia | DF | February 2, 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Marlon |  Brazil | DF | September 7, 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Sergi Palencia |  Spain | DF | March 23, 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Dellavalle |  Italy | DF | April 4, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead |  United States | DF | April 16, 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Maxime Chanot |  Luxembourg | DF | November 21, 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | United States | DF | October 12, 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Luca Bombino (HG) | United States | DF | July 10, 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Nkosi Tafari | United States | DF | March 23, 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman | United States | MF | January 4, 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jude Terry (HG) | United States | MF | October 8, 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Odin Thiago Holm |  Norway | MF | January 18, 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Igor Jesus | Brazil | MF | March 7, 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Mark Delgado | United States | MF | May 16, 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Yaw Yeboah |  Ghana | MF | March 28, 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud | France | FW | September 30, 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cristian Olivera |  Uruguay | FW | April 17, 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Nathan Ordaz (HG) |  El Salvador | FW | January 12, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | David Martínez |  Venezuela | FW | February 7, 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Adrian Wibowo (HG) | United States | FW | January 17, 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jeremy Ebobisse | United States | FW | February 14, 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga |  Gabon | FW | November 11, 1994 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
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Coaching staff
| Technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Steve Cherundolo |
| Assistant coach | Marc Dos Santos |
| Assistant coach | Ante Razov |
| Assistant coach | Enrique Duran |
| Assistant/Goalkeeping coach |  Oka Nikolov |
| Assistant coach/Performance director |  Gavin Benjafield |
| Co-President & General Manager | John Thorrington |
| Technical Director |  Neil McGuinness |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2024 | MF | Jude Terry |
Los Angeles FC 2 |
Homegrown signing | [13] |
| December 23, 2024 | FW | Jeremy Ebobisse |
Unattached[a] | Free agent | [14] |
| January 21, 2025 | MF | Igor Jesus |
 Estrela da Amadora |
Transfer | [19] |
| January 22, 2025 | MF | Mark Delgado |
LA Galaxy |
Trade | [20] |
| January 23, 2025 | DF | Nkosi Tafari |
FC Dallas |
Trade | [21] |
| January 24, 2025 | MF | Yaw Yeboah |
Columbus Crew |
Free transfer[b] | [22] |
- Signed previously with the San Jose Earthquakes.
- Right of first refusal acquired from San Diego FC following their selection of Yeboah in the 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2024 | FW | Carlos Vela |
Declined contract options | [9] | |
| November 27, 2024 | FW |  Kei Kamara |
Declined contract options | [9] | |
| November 27, 2024 | FW |  Luis Müller |
Declined contract options | [9] | |
| November 27, 2024 | MF | Tommy Musto |
Declined contract options | [9] | |
| November 27, 2024 | DF | Diego Rosales |
Declined contract options | [9] | |
| November 27, 2024 | DF | Jesús Murillo |
Juárez |
End of contract | [9] |
| November 27, 2024 | MF | Ilie Sánchez |
Austin FC |
End of contract | [9] |
| November 27, 2024 | MF | Erik Dueñas |
Houston Dynamo |
End of contract | [9] |
| November 27, 2024 | FW | Bajung Darboe |
Bayern Munich |
Transfer | [9] |
| December 9, 2024 | FW | Tomás Ángel |
San Diego FC |
Trade | [12] |
| December 31, 2024 | MF |  Lewis O'Brien |
Nottingham Forest |
End of Loan | [9] |
| December 31, 2024 | MF | Eduard Atuesta |
Palmeiras |
End of loan | [9] |
| January 5, 2025 | DF | Omar Campos |
Cruz Azul |
Transfer | [16] |
| January 25, 2025 | MF |  Mateusz Bogusz |
Cruz Azul |
Transfer | [23] |
Loans in
| Date from | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2025 | MF | Odin Thiago Holm |
Celtic |
December 31, 2025 | [18] |
Out on loan
| No. | Player | To Club | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mario González |
Famalicão |
August 2, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | Year-long loan with purchase option | [30][31] |
Draft picks
| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | FW | Alec Hughes |
University of Massachusetts | [15] |
Non-competitive matches
Win Draw Loss
All matches are listed with their kickoff in Pacific Time.
Preseason
| January 20 1 | Los Angeles FC | v | Cavalry FC | Los Angeles, California |
| Report | Stadium: LAFC Performance Center Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: Score has not been made public. | ||||
| January 25 2 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles, California |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| January 29 3 | Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles, California |
Delgado  |
Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| February 2 4 | Los Angeles FC | v | Phoenix Rising | Indio, California |
| Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
| February 5 Coachella Valley Invitational | Los Angeles FC | v | Chicago Fire | Indio, California |
| 1:30 PM | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
| February 11 5 | Los Angeles FC | v | Club América | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:30 PM | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
Competitions
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MLS
Standings
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Minnesota United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Minnesota United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Matches
All matches are in Pacific time
| February 22 1 | Los Angeles FC | – | Minnesota United FC | Los Angeles |
| 1:30 pm PST | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| March 1 2 | Los Angeles FC | – | New York City FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PST | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| March 8 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | – | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
| 1:30 pm PST | Stadium: Lumen Field |
| March 15 4 | Los Angeles FC | – | Austin FC | Los Angeles |
| 12:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| March 22 5 | Sporting Kansas City | – | Los Angeles FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park |
| March 29 6 | San Diego FC | – | Los Angeles FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
| April 5 7 | Houston Dynamo FC | – | Los Angeles FC | Houston, Texas |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium |
| April 12 8 | Los Angeles FC | – | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| April 19 9 | Portland Timbers | – | Los Angeles FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 7:00 pm PDT | Stadium: Providence Park |
| April 27 10 | Los Angeles FC | – | St. Louis City SC | Los Angeles |
| 4:00 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| May 3 11 | Los Angeles FC | – | Houston Dynamo FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| May 11 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | – | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BC Place |
| May 14 13 | Los Angeles FC | – | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| May 18 14 | LA Galaxy | – | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
| 6:00 pm PDT | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| May 24 15 | CF Montréal | – | Los Angeles FC | Montreal, Quebec |
| 4:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Saputo Stadium |
| May 28 16 | Los Angeles FC | – | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| May 31 17 | Los Angeles FC | – | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| June 13 18 | Los Angeles FC | – | Toronto FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| June 25 19 | Real Salt Lake | – | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:30 pm PDT | Stadium: America First Fiels |
| June 28 20 | Los Angeles FC | – | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| July 5 21 | Austin FC | – | Los Angeles FC | Austin, Texas |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Q2 Stadium |
| July 12 22 | Los Angeles FC | – | FC Dallas | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| July 16 23 | Minnesota United FC | – | Los Angeles FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Allianz Field |
| July 19 24 | Los Angeles FC | – | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| July 25 25 | Los Angeles FC | – | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| August 9 26 | Chicago Fire FC | – | Los Angeles FC | Chicago, Illinois |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Soldier Field |
| August 16 27 | New England Revolution | – | Los Angeles FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 4:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| August 23 28 | FC Dallas | – | Los Angeles FC | Frisco, Texas |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| August 31 29 | Los Angeles FC | – | San Diego FC | Los Angeles |
| -:-- pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| September 13 30 | San Jose Earthquakes | – | Los Angeles FC | Santa Clara, California |
| 4:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Levi's Stadium |
| September 21 31 | Los Angeles FC | – | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
| 6:00 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| September 27 32 | St. Louis City SC | – | Los Angeles FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 5:30 pm PDT | Stadium: Energizer Park |
| October 5 33 | Los Angeles FC | – | Atlanta United FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
| October 18 34 | Colorado Rapids | – | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 6:00 pm PDT | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round One
| February 18 First leg | Colorado Rapids | – | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM PST | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park |
| February 25 Second leg | Los Angeles FC | – | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles |
| 7:00 PM PST | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
References
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