2019 LA Galaxy season

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LA Galaxy
2019 season
Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Head coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Stadium Dignity Health Sports Park
MLS Conference: 5th
Overall: 8th
Playoffs Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
Leagues Cup Semifinals
Top goalscorer League: Zlatan Ibrahimović (30 goals)
All: Zlatan Ibrahimović (31 goals)
Highest home attendance 27,088 (vs. Los Angeles FC – July 19)
Lowest home attendance 5,000 (vs. Orange County FC – June 12)
Average home league attendance 23,205
Biggest win 7–2 (vs. Sporting KC – September 15)
Biggest defeat 0–4
(vs. Portland – June 19)
(vs. Portland – July 27)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2019 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence, their twenty-fourth in Major League Soccer.

Players

Squad information

At the end of the season.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper David Bingham      United States
2 Midfielder Perry Kitchen      United States
3 Defender Diego Polenta      Uruguay
4 Defender David Romney      United States
5 Defender Daniel Steres      United States
6 Midfielder Servando Carrasco      United States
7 Midfielder Romain Alessandrini (DP)     France
8 Midfielder Jonathan dos Santos (DP)     Mexico
9 Forward Zlatan Ibrahimović (DP)     Sweden
10 Forward Cristian Pavón (on loan from Boca Juniors)     Argentina
11 Midfielder Favio Álvarez (on loan from Atlético Tucumán)     Argentina
12 Forward Chris Pontius      United States
14 Midfielder Joe Corona      United States
15 Defender Diedie Traore      France
16 Defender Jørgen Skjelvik      Norway
17 Midfielder Sebastian Lletget      United States
18 Midfielder Uriel Antuna (on loan from Manchester City)     Mexico
19 Midfielder Juninho      Brazil
20 Defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce      United States
21 Defender Giancarlo González      Costa Rica
22 Defender Julian Araujo      United States
25 Defender Rolf Feltscher      Venezuela
26 Midfielder Efraín Álvarez (HG)     Mexico
27 Midfielder Emil Cuello      Argentina
28 Goalkeeper Matt Lampson      United States
29 Forward Ethan Zubak (HG)     United States
41 Goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg      United States

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
MF Brazil Juninho United States Chicago Fire $75,000 in General Allocation Money December 18, 2018 [2]
GK United States Matt Lampson United States Minnesota United FC Selected in the second stage of 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Officially signed on January 23, 2019. December 20, 2018 [3][4]
MF Mexico Uriel Antuna England Manchester City EDS Loan January 29, 2019 [5]
DF Uruguay Diego Polenta Uruguay Nacional Sign February 7, 2019 [6]
MF Argentina Emil Cuello United States Southern Methodist University Selected with the 19th pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft February 27, 2019 [7]
DF United States Julian Araujo United States LA Galaxy Academy Sign March 1, 2019 [8]
DF France Diedie Traore United States LA Galaxy II Sign March 6, 2019 [9]
MF United States Joe Corona Mexico Tijuana Sign March 6, 2019 [10]
FW United States Ethan Zubak United States LA Galaxy II Sign March 8, 2019 [11]
DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González Italy Bologna Sign using Targeted Allocation Money April 11, 2019 [12]
MF Argentina Favio Álvarez Argentina Atlético Tucumán Loan May 7, 2019 [13]
FW Argentina Cristian Pavón Argentina Boca Juniors Loan August 8, 2019 [14]

Draft picks

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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 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Position College Pick Source
January 11, 2019 N/A N/A N/A Round 1 – 12th pick – New York City FC acquired this pick, in exchange for their own first-round 2019 SuperDraft pick and $75,000 of General Allocation Money
January 11, 2019 Argentina Emil Cuello MF Southern Methodist University Round 1 – 19th pick [15]
January 11, 2019 Benin Don Tchilao MF Oregon State University Round 2 – 36th pick [15]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 3 – 51st pick [16]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 3 – 52nd pick [16]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 3 – 60th pick [16]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 4 – 86th pick [16]

Transfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
DF France Michaël Ciani Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
GK United States Brian Sylvestre United States Forward Madison Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
FW Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter Costa Rica Alajuelense Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
DF United States Sheanon Williams Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
DF England Ashley Cole England Derby County Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Baggio Hušidić Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
MF Portugal João Pedro Portugal Tondela Loan January 31, 2019 [18]
FW United States Bradford Jamieson IV United States San Antonio FC Loan February 20, 2019 [19]
FW Norway Ola Kamara China Shenzhen F.C. US$3,500,000 February 27, 2019 [20]
FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos Mexico América Released March 1, 2019 [21]
DF United States Hugo Arellano United States Orange County SC Loan March 15, 2019 [22]
FW Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States D.C. United Acquired $250,000 of Targeted Allocation Money August 7, 2019 [23]

Competitions

Preseason

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The preseason schedule was announced on December 21, 2018.[24]

Major League Soccer

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Standings

Overall
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 34 21 9 4 85 37 +48 72 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 New York City FC 34 18 10 6 63 42 +21 64 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
3 Atlanta United FC 34 18 4 12 58 43 +15 58 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 16 8 10 52 49 +3 56 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 16 7 11 58 50 +8 55
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 5 13 46 41 +5 53
7 Minnesota United FC 34 15 8 11 52 43 +9 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 3 15 58 59 −1 51
9 Toronto FC 34 13 11 10 57 52 +5 50
10 D.C. United 34 13 11 10 42 38 +4 50
11 Portland Timbers 34 14 7 13 52 49 +3 49
12 New York Red Bulls 34 14 6 14 53 51 +2 48
13 FC Dallas 34 13 9 12 54 46 +8 48
14 New England Revolution 34 11 12 11 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 5 16 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 6 16 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact 34 12 5 17 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 5]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 4 18 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 8 16 39 47 −8 38
21 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 8 16 49 67 −18 38
22 Orlando City SC 34 9 10 15 44 52 −8 37
23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 8 10 16 37 59 −22 34
24 FC Cincinnati 34 6 6 22 31 75 −44 24
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
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  4. As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
  5. As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC (P) 34 21 9 4 85 37 +48 72 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC (P, C) 34 16 8 10 51 49 +2 56 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3 Real Salt Lake (P) 34 16 5 13 45 41 +4 53 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Minnesota United FC (P) 34 15 8 11 52 42 +10 53
5 LA Galaxy (P) 34 16 3 15 56 55 +1 51
6 Portland Timbers (P) 34 14 7 13 49 48 +1 49
7 FC Dallas (P) 34 13 9 12 48 46 +2 48 Playoffs first round
8 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 5 16 51 52 −1 44
9 Colorado Rapids 34 12 6 16 57 60 −3 42
10 Houston Dynamo 34 12 4 18 45 57 −12 40
11 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 8 16 49 67 −18 38
12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[lower-alpha 2] 34 8 10 16 37 58 −21 34
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
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. As MLS Cup 2019 champions
  2. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Regular season

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Void       Postponed

The first match of the 2019 season was announced on December 20, 2018.[25] The full schedule was released on January 7, 2019.[26]

Playoffs

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

First round

Conference Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Fourth round

The draw was held on May 30, 2019.[27]

Round of 16

The draw was held on June 13, 2019.[28]

Leagues Cup

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The tournament and schedule was announced on May 29, 2019.[29]

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 11 August 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States David Bingham 25 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
28 GK United States Matt Lampson 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
41 GK United States Justin Vom Steeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Uruguay Diego Polenta 21 1 19 1 1+1 0 0 0
4 DF United States David Romney 9 1 5+1 0 2 0 1 1
5 DF United States Daniel Steres 25 3 23 3 2 0 0 0
15 DF France Diedie Traore 5 0 3+1 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF Norway Jørgen Skjelvik 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF United States Tomas Hilliard-Arce 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
21 DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González 15 0 11+3 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF United States Julian Araujo 14 0 8+4 0 1 0 1 0
25 DF Venezuela Rolf Feltscher 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF United States Perry Kitchen 10 0 6+2 0 2 0 0 0
6 MF United States Servando Carrasco 12 0 2+8 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF France Romain Alessandrini 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Mexico Jonathan dos Santos 20 2 20 2 0 0 0 0
12 MF United States Chris Pontius 17 1 5+10 1 1+1 0 0 0
14 MF United States Joe Corona 23 0 21+1 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF United States Sebastian Lletget 20 1 18+2 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF Mexico Uriel Antuna 21 2 21 2 0 0 0 0
19 MF Brazil Juninho 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
26 MF Mexico Efrain Alvarez 12 2 2+7 0 2 2 1 0
27 MF United States Emil Cuello 11 1 2+6 0 0+2 1 1 0
30 MF United States Don Tchilao 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
52 MF Netherlands Kai Koreniuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 19 16 19 16 0 0 0 0
11 FW Argentina Favio Álvarez 13 3 12 3 1 0 0 0
29 FW United States Ethan Zubak 6 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
21 DF United States Hugo Arellano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Ghana Emmanuel Boateng 24 2 7+14 1 2 0 1 1

Top scorers

As of October 25, 2019
Rank Position No. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 FW 9 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 30 1 0 0 31
2 MF 18 Mexico Uriel Antuna 6 0 0 0 6
3 MF 17 United States Sebastian Lletget 3 1 0 0 4
FW 10 Argentina Cristian Pavón 3 1 0 0 4
5 FW 11 Argentina Favio Álvarez 3 0 0 0 3
MF 8 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos 2 1 0 0 3
DF 5 United States Daniel Steres 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF 26 Mexico Efraín Álvarez 0 0 2 0 2
FW 24 Ghana Emmanuel Boateng 1 0 0 1 2
MF 27 Argentina Emil Cuello 0 0 1 1 2
DF 25 Venezuela Rolf Feltscher 1 1 0 0 2
DF 3 Uruguay Diego Polenta 2 0 0 0 2
MF 12 United States Chris Pontius 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF 14 United States Joe Corona 1 0 0 0 1
DF 21 Costa Rica Giancarlo González 1 0 0 0 1
DF 4 United States David Romney 0 0 0 1 1
DF 16 Norway Jørgen Skjelvik 1 0 0 0 1
Total 58 5 3 3 69

See also

References

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