2019 Los Angeles FC season

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LAFC
2019 season
General manager John Thorrington
Head coach Bob Bradley
Stadium Banc of California Stadium
MLS Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer League:
Carlos Vela (34)
All:
Carlos Vela (38)
Highest home attendance LFC 3–3 LAX
22,757
(August 25)
Lowest home attendance LFC 2–0 DAL
22,001
(May 16)
Average home league attendance 22,225
Biggest win 5–0 at SJ (March 30)
6–1 vs. VAN (July 6)
Biggest defeat 0–2 vs. MIN (September 1)
1–3 vs. SEA (October 29)
Home colors
Away colors

The 2019 Los Angeles FC season was the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC played its home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, the team participated in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup tournament and qualified for the 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs, reaching the Conference Finals.

Squad

First-team roster

As of August 11, 2019.[1]
No. Name Nat Date of birth (Age) Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Tyler Miller United States (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31) 20 0
23 Pablo Sisniega Mexico (1995-07-07) July 7, 1995 (age 29) 4 0
40 Phillip Ejimadu United States (1999-08-31) August 31, 1999 (age 24) 0 0
Defenders
2 Jordan Harvey United States (1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 40) 20 1
3 Steven Beitashour Iran (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 37) 19 1
4 Eddie Segura (Int) Colombia (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) 23 1
5 Dejan Jakovic Canada (1985-07-16) July 16, 1985 (age 39) 3 0
6 Danilo Silva (Int) Brazil (1986-11-24) November 24, 1986 (age 37) 3 0
13 Mohamed El Monir (Int) Libya (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) 8 1
19 Lamar Batista United States (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26) 0 0
25 Walker Zimmerman United States (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31) 18 1
27 Tristan Blackmon United States (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 27) 8 1
Diego Palacios (Int) Ecuador (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 25) 0 0
Midfielders
7 Latif Blessing Ghana (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 27) 22 4
11 Peter-Lee Vassell (Int) Jamaica (1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 (age 25) 5 0
14 Mark-Anthony Kaye Canada (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 29) 20 4
15 Alejandro Guido United States (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 (age 30) 0 0
20 Eduard Atuesta Colombia (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 27) 19 2
24 Lee Nguyen United States (1986-10-07) October 7, 1986 (age 37) 11 0
Forwards
9 Diego Rossi Uruguay (1998-03-05) March 5, 1998 (age 26) 23 12
10 Carlos Vela (Int) Mexico (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) 22 34
17 Brian Rodríguez (Int) Uruguay (2000-05-20) May 20, 2000 (age 24) 0 0
18 Joshua Pérez United States (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 26) 9 0
22 Rodolfo Zelaya El Salvador (1988-07-03) July 3, 1988 (age 36) 4 1
26 Adrien Perez United States (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 28) 6 0
99 Adama Diomande (Int) Norway (1990-02-14) February 14, 1990 (age 34) 16 7

Team management

Position Staff
Lead Managing Owner Larry Berg
Co-Managing Owner Brandon Beck
Co-Managing Owner Bennett Rosenthal
Executive Chairman Peter Guber
President Tom Penn
Vice Chairman Henry Nguyen
Director Ruben Gnanalingam
Director Vincent Tan
EVP and General Manager John Thorrington
VP and Asst. General Manager Will Kuntz

Source: LAFC

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Bob Bradley
Director of Soccer Operations Mike Sorber
Assistant Coach Ante Razov
Assistant Coach Kenny Arena
Goalkeeping Coach Zak Abdel

Source: LAFC

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
November 21, 2018 DF Colombia Eddie Segura Colombia Atlético Huila Loan [2]
December 11, 2018 DF Libya Mohamed El Monir United States Orlando City SC Traded for João Moutinho [3]
January 30, 2019 FW El Salvador Rodolfo Zelaya El Salvador Alianza F.C. Transfer [4]
February 18, 2019 GK Mexico Pablo Sisniega Spain Real Sociedad Transfer [5]
February 21, 2019 DF United States Lamar Batista United States Portland Timbers 2 Transfer [6]
February 21, 2019 GK United States Phillip Ejimadu Brazil Nacional Atlético Clube Transfer [7]
February 21, 2019 FW United States Adrien Perez United States Ontario Fury Transfer [8]
February 25, 2019 DF Finland Niko Hämäläinen England Queens Park Rangers Loan [9]
February 27, 2019 MF United States Alejandro Guido Mexico Tijuana Transfer [10]
March 1, 2019 MF Jamaica Peter-Lee Vassell Jamaica Harbour View Draft pick signee [11]
March 10, 2019 MF Spain Javier Pérez United States Pittsburgh Panthers Draft pick signee [12]
August 12, 2019 DF Ecuador Diego Palacios Ecuador SD Aucas Transfer [13]

Transfers out

Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
December 11, 2018 DF Portugal João Moutinho United States Orlando City SC Traded for Mohamed El Monir [14]
June 10, 2019 MF Portugal André Horta Portugal Braga Transfer [15]
July 28, 2019 FW United States Shaft Brewer Jr. Mutually agreed to part ways [16]
August 7, 2019 FW United States Christian Ramirez United States Houston Dynamo Transfer
November 19, 2019 MF United States Lee Nguyen United States Inter Miami CF 2019 MLS Expansion Draft

Draft picks

Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
2 40 MF Jamaica Peter-Lee Vassell Harbour View F.C. [17]
3 64 MF Spain Javier Perez Pittsburgh [18]
4 73 MF Mexico Kevin Mendoza Liberty [18]

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Standings

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.
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)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
34 72 21 4 9 85 37  +48 13 1 3 48 20  +28 8 3 6 37 17  +20

Last updated: October 6, 2019
Source: 2019 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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Results

All times are Pacific.

MLS Cup

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U.S. Open Cup

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Los Angeles FC entered the U.S. Open Cup in the fourth round, along with the other 20 American MLS teams. The draw was announced on May 30, and matches took place on June 11/12.

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on October 29, 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States Tyler Miller 30 0 28 0 0 0 2 0
23 GK Mexico Pablo Sisniega 9 0 6 0 3 0 0 0
40 GK United States Phillip Ejimadu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF United States Jordan Harvey 35 1 28+2 1 3 0 2 0
3 DF Iran Steven Beitashour 27 1 24+1 1 1 0 1 0
4 DF Colombia Eddie Segura 39 1 33+1 1 3 0 2 0
5 DF Canada Dejan Jakovic 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
6 DF Brazil Danilo Silva 7 0 2+3 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF Libya Mohamed El Monir 16 1 4+11 1 0+1 0 0 0
25 DF United States Walker Zimmerman 28 1 25 1 1 0 1+1 0
27 DF United States Tristan Blackmon 23 1 15+3 1 2+1 0 2 0
Midfielders
11 MF Jamaica Peter-Lee Vassell 6 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye 33 4 27+4 4 1 0 0+1 0
15 MF United States Alejandro Guido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Colombia Eduard Atuesta 35 5 30 4 3 0 2 1
24 MF United States Lee Nguyen 27 1 11+12 0 2 1 2 0
Forwards
7 FW Ghana Latif Blessing 39 6 29+5 6 3 0 2 0
9 FW Uruguay Diego Rossi 39 18 33+1 16 3 1 2 1
10 FW Mexico Carlos Vela 36 38 31 34 3 2 2 2
17 FW Uruguay Brian Rodríguez 9 0 5+2 0 0 0 2 0
18 FW United States Joshua Pérez 14 1 4+9 1 0+1 0 0 0
22 FW El Salvador Rodolfo Zelaya 5 1 1+3 1 0+1 0 0 0
26 FW United States Adrien Perez 13 1 1+11 1 0 0 0+1 0
99 FW Norway Adama Diomande 30 12 15+10 8 1+2 2 0+2 2
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
8 MF Portugal André Horta 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Finland Niko Hämäläinen 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Spain Javier Pérez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW United States Christian Ramirez 20 4 13+4 4 2+1 0 0 0
28 FW United States Shaft Brewer Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup TOTAL
1 Mexico Carlos Vela FW 34 2 2 38
2 Uruguay Diego Rossi FW 16 1 1 18
3 Norway Adama Diomande FW 8 2 2 12
4 Ghana Latif Blessing MF 6 0 0 6
5 Colombia Eduard Atuesta MF 3 1 0 4
Canada Mark-Anthony Kaye MF 4 0 0 4
United States Christian Ramirez FW 4 0 0 4
8 Iran Steven Beitashour DF 1 0 0 1
United States Tristan Blackmon DF 1 0 0 1
Libya Mohamed El Monir DF 1 0 0 1
United States Jordan Harvey DF 1 0 0 1
United States Lee Nguyen MF 0 0 1 1
United States Adrien Perez FW 1 0 0 1
United States Joshua Pérez FW 1 0 0 1
Colombia Eddie Segura DF 1 0 0 1
El Salvador Rodolfo Zelaya FW 1 0 0 1
United States Walker Zimmerman DF 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 85 6 6 97

Last updated: October 29, 2019
Source: Los Angeles FC

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