Los Angeles Galaxy

2011 season
Owner	Philip Anschutz ( AEG)
Coach	Bruce Arena
Major League Soccer	1st
MLS Cup	Winners
CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Honda SuperClasico	Won (2–0–0)
California Clasico	Won (1–0–1)
Top goalscorer	League: Landon Donovan (12) All: Landon Donovan (13)
Highest home attendance	27,000 (three matches)
Lowest home attendance	14,458 v Houston Dynamo (May 25, 2011)
Average home league attendance	23,051
Home colors Away colors Third colors
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The 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 17th year of existence as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Supporters' Shield titleholders.

Most notably, the Galaxy became the third straight team to win consecutive Supporters' Shields, after D.C. United (2006–07) and Columbus Crew (2008–09). The Galaxy clinched their fourth Shield on October 8, after Seattle Sounders FC lost 0–2 at home to Philadelphia Union. They also won their third MLS Cup, defeating Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final.

Outside of league play, the Galaxy participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, reaching the Quarterfinals in both competitions. Along with these competitive tournaments, the Galaxy played in the friendly-match World Football Challenge, losing to Real Madrid and drawing to Manchester City.

Their record in all competitions (yet excluding their Asia-Pacific tour) was 28–9–11, earning 95/144 points from 48 matches.

Season summary

Preseason

The Galaxy had a busy month in January, mostly with transfers. On January 10, club striker, and Golden Boot-finalist, Edson Buddle left the Galaxy to sign with second division German club, Ingolstadt 04 through the end of the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season.

On January 9, 2010, rumors about David Beckham potentially ending his three and a half year MLS career by signing with Tottenham Hotspur or going on loan with the Premier League club ended. The Galaxy announced that Beckham would be training with Tottenham for two weeks, ^[1] before joining Los Angeles for the start of pre-season training. The news made it the first time since 2008 that Beckham did not go on an off-season loan to Europe.

Regular season

March

The Galaxy opened the MLS regular season with a 0–1 victory over the Sounders at Qwest Field in rainy Seattle on March 15. Second-year midfielder Juninho had the lone goal of the match. Although they were back home at the Home Depot Center for the second match of the season on March 20, the Galaxy once again played in the rain. A rare Southern California rainstorm made for difficult conditions in the 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. Juninho scored the equalizer for the Galaxy, his second goal of the season – which already matched his goal total from his debut 2010 season. The toughest test of the early season came on March 26 – and the Galaxy failed. Traveling to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah without captain Landon Donovan (who was away on international duty with the USA national team), the Galaxy lost 4–1 to Real Salt Lake. To be fair, Rio Tinto is a difficult venue for any visiting club, as Real hasn't lost at home in nearly two years. The only consolation was seeing Juan Pablo Ángel open his Galaxy goal account in his first start for his new club. Ángel had been suffering from a virus and didn't start the first two matches (though he did come on as a substitute in the second half against the Revolution).^{[ citation needed]}

April

The Galaxy rebounded from the loss to Real Salt Lake with a 1–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union at the Home Depot Center on April 2. Donovan Ricketts and Omar Gonzalez saw their first action of the season after recovering from minor injuries. Leonardo headed in a David Beckham free kick in the 33rd minute for the game's only goal. It was the defender's first goal in a Galaxy shirt. A 53rd minute red card for Chris Birchall meant that the Galaxy had to spend the majority of the second half protecting their narrow lead a man down.

Next up was a 3-games-in-8-days cross-country road trip. To complicate matters, the Galaxy would be without captain Landon Donovan, who did not travel with the club while he nursed a knee injury. The first match of the trip came at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on April 9. Mike Magee nodded in a Beckham corner to give the Galaxy the early lead. But Charlie Davies drew a dubious penalty and converted from the spot himself in the 90th minute to save the draw for D.C. United. The squad traveled to Toronto to take on Toronto FC 4 days later. The fans at BMO Field saw a largely unentertaining affair resulting in a scoreless draw. Most notable from a Galaxy perspective was the sending off of Juninho in stoppage time of the 2nd half. Also, Beckham received his 5th yellow card of the season in the 44th minute. These two events meant that the Galaxy would be without 3/4ths of their preferred midfield (Donovan, Beckham, and Juninho) when they finished their trip on April 17 in Bridgeview, Illinois against the Chicago Fire. Yet it was no problem as the Galaxy won 1–2 behind goals from Chad Barrett and Gonzalez with Miguel López providing the assists on both goals. Although there was one concerning casualty on the Toyota Park field – Leonardo picked up a right knee injury late in the match. It was revealed a couple days later that he tore the ACL and LCL in the knee, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season. ^[3] Heading home to LA, the Galaxy had picked up a very respectable 5 points on their travels.

Squad

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   JAM Donovan Ricketts 2 DF   USA Todd Dunivant 3 DF   USA Gregg Berhalter 4 DF   USA Omar Gonzalez 5 DF   USA Sean Franklin 6 DF   USA Frankie Hejduk 7 MF   USA Jovan Kirovski 8 MF   TRI Chris Birchall 10 FW   USA Landon Donovan ( captain) 11 FW   USA Chad Barrett 12 GK   PUR Josh Saunders 14 FW   IRL Robbie Keane 15 MF   NZL Dan Keat 16 MF   USA Héctor Jiménez 17 FW   USA Adam Cristman 18 FW   USA Mike Magee

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF   BRA Juninho (on loan from São Paulo) 20 DF   USA A. J. DeLaGarza 21 MF   USA Dustin McCarty 22 DF   BRA Leonardo (on loan from São Paulo) 23 MF   ENG David Beckham 24 GK   USA Brian Perk 25 MF   ARG Miguel López (on loan from Quilmes) 26 MF   USA Michael Stephens 27 FW   USA Bryan Jordan 28 DF   USA Ryan Thomas 30 MF   URU Paolo Cardozo 32 FW   USA Jack McBean 33 DF   USA Sean Alvarado 55 DF   USA Joshua Kelly 29 DF   USA Dasan Robinson

Squad information

No.	Nat.	Player	Birthday	At LAG since	Previous club	MLS appearances	MLS goals
Goalkeepers
1		Donovan Ricketts	(1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 46)	2009	Village United	59	0
12		Josh Saunders	(1981-03-02) March 2, 1981 (age 43)	2009	Miami FC	12	0
24		Brian Perk	(1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 34)	2010	Philadelphia Union	1	0
Defenders
2		Todd Dunivant	(1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 43)	2009	Toronto FC	59	2
3		Gregg Berhalter	(1973-08-01) August 1, 1973 (age 50)	2009	1860 Munich	41	0
4		Omar Gonzalez	(1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 35)	2009	Maryland Terrapins	62	4
5		Sean Franklin	(1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39)	2008	San Fernando Valley Quakes	72	0
6		Frankie Hejduk	(1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 49)	2011	Columbus Crew	1	0
20		A. J. DeLaGarza	(1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 36)	2009	Maryland Terrapins	44	2
22		Leonardo	(1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 36)	2010	on loan from São Paulo	17	1
28		Ryan Thomas	(1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35)	2011	Stanford Cardinal	0	0
55		Joshua Kelly	(1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 34)	2011	University of California, Riverside	0	0
29		Dasan Robinson	(1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 39)	2011	Toronto FC	85	3
Midfielders
7		Jovan Kirovski	(1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 48)	2008	San Jose Earthquakes	46	6
8		Chris Birchall	(1984-05-05) May 5, 1984 (age 39)	2009	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	0
15		Dan Keat	(1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 36)	2011	Team Wellington	0	0
16		Héctor Jiménez	(1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 35)	2011	California Golden Bears	0	0
19		Juninho	(1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35)	2010	on loan from São Paulo	31	4
21		Dustin McCarty	(1988-10-12) October 12, 1988 (age 35)	2011	North Carolina Tar Heels	0	0
23		David Beckham	(1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 (age 48)	2007	Real Madrid	63	11
25		Miguel López	(1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 (age 35)	2011	on loan from Quilmes	5	0
26		Michael Stephens	(1989-04-03) April 3, 1989 (age 35)	2010	Chicago Fire Premier	25	1
30		Paolo Cardozo	(1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 34)	2011	Quilmes	5	0
Strikers
10		Landon Donovan	(1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 42)	2005	Bayer Leverkusen	148	71
11		Chad Barrett	(1985-04-30) April 30, 1985 (age 38)	2011	Toronto FC	7	1
14		Robbie Keane	(1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 43)	2011	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0
17		Adam Cristman	(1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 39)	2011	D.C. United	0	0
18		Mike Magee	(1984-09-02) September 2, 1984 (age 39)	2009	New York Red Bulls	44	4
27		Bryan Jordan	(1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 38)	2008	Portland Timbers	37	2
32		Jack McBean	(1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 29)	2011	IMG Soccer Academy	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 15, 2010	Juan Pablo Ángel	FW	New York Red Bulls	Re-Entry Draft	[4]
December 15, 2010	Luke Sassano	MF	New York Red Bulls	Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded	[4]
December 15, 2010	Frankie Hejduk	DF	Sporting Kansas City	Acquired in exchange for Luke Sassano	[5]
January 11, 2011	Adam Cristman	FW	D.C. United	Acquired in exchange for a Supplemental Draft pick	[6]
January 13, 2011	Chad Barrett	FW	Toronto F.C.	Acquired in exchange for undisclosed future considerations	[7]
February 14, 2011	Paolo Cardozo	MF	Quilmes	SuperDraft, 1st round	[8]
February 14, 2011	Héctor Jiménez	MF	University of California, Berkeley	SuperDraft, 2nd round	[8]
February 14, 2011	Dan Keat	MF	Dartmouth College	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	[8]
February 14, 2011	Ryan Thomas	DF	Stanford University	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	[8]
February 14, 2011	Dustin McCarty	MF	University of North Carolina	Supplemental Draft, 2nd round	[8]
March 16, 2011	Sean Alvarado	DF	Unattached	Free	[9]
May 11, 2011	Kyle Davies	DF	Unattached	Free	[10]
August 15, 2011	Robbie Keane	FW	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed, believed to be roughly $4M transfer fee	[11]
September 15, 2011	Dasan Robinson	DF	Toronto FC	Acquired for Kyle Davies	[12]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
November 15, 2010	Eddie Lewis	MF	None	Retired	[13]
November 15, 2010	Chris Klein	MF	None	Retired	[14]
December 3, 2010	Dema Kovalenko	MF	None	Option declined, retired	[15]
December 15, 2010	Tristan Bowen	FW	Chivas USA	Traded for allocation money	[16]
December 15, 2010	Luke Sassano	MF	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for Frankie Hejduk	[5]
January 1, 2011	Alex Cazumba	MF	São Paulo	Loan expired, option declined	[17]
January 10, 2011	Edson Buddle	FW	Ingolstadt 04	Undisclosed	[18]
January 26, 2011	Yohance Marshall	DF	Vermont Voltage	Option declined, free transfer	[17]
August 17, 2011	Juan Pablo Ángel	FW	Chivas USA	Traded for a 2012 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round pick	[19]
September 15, 2011	Kyle Davies	DF	Toronto FC	Traded for Dasan Robinson	[12]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
December 23, 2009	Leonardo	DF	São Paulo	Loan	[17] [20]
December 23, 2009	Juninho	MF	São Paulo	Loan	[17] [20]
January 28, 2011	Miguel López	MF	Quilmes	One year loan, terms undisclosed	[21]

Out

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Competitions

Pre-season

Major League Soccer

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy (S, C)	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	67	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19	63
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8	53
4	FC Dallas	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	52
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10	51
6	Houston Dynamo	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	49	CONCACAF Champions League
7	Colorado Rapids	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3	49
8	Philadelphia Union	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8	48
9	Columbus Crew	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1	47
10	New York Red Bulls	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6	46
11	Chicago Fire	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1	43
12	Portland Timbers	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42
13	D.C. United	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3	39
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5	38
15	Chivas USA	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2	36
16	Toronto FC	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	33	CONCACAF Champions League
17	New England Revolution	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20	28
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20	28

Western Conference table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	67	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19	63
3	Real Salt Lake	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8	53
4	FC Dallas	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3	52	MLS Cup Play-In Round
5	Colorado Rapids	34	12	9	13	46	42	+4	49
6	Portland Timbers	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8	42
7	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5	38
8	Chivas USA	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2	36
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20	28

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
32	18	10	4	46	25	+21	64	11	5	0	27	8	+19	7	5	4	19	17	+2

Results by round

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

Championship

CONCACAF Champions League

The Los Angeles Galaxy qualified directly into Group stage play by winning the Supporters' Shield. ^[22] The Galaxy played in Group A with Alajuelense of Costa Rica, Morelia of Mexico, and Motagua of Honduras.

U.S. Open Cup

World Football Challenge

Asia Pacific Tour 2011

Statistics

All statistics are for competitive matches only.

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		Champions League		Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	JAM	Donovan Ricketts	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	USA	Todd Dunivant	29	0	26+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	USA	Gregg Berhalter	12	0	6+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	USA	Omar Gonzalez	25	4	22+0	2	2+0	1	1+0	1
5	DF	USA	Sean Franklin	28	2	23+2	2	1+1	0	1+0	0
6	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	USA	Jovan Kirovski	11	0	1+8	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	TRI	Chris Birchall	22	1	14+5	1	0+2	0	1+0	0
9	FW	COL	Juan Pablo Ángel	22	3	17+5	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	USA	Landon Donovan	21	12	18+0	11	2+0	1	1+0	0
11	FW	USA	Chad Barrett	22	5	15+5	4	0+1	1	1+0	0
12	GK	PUR	Josh Saunders	17	0	13+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW	IRL	Robbie Keane	2	1	1+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	NZL	Dan Keat	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	USA	Héctor Jiménez	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	USA	Adam Cristman	10	3	2+4	1	2+0	1	1+1	1
18	MF	USA	Mike Magee	25	4	17+5	3	2+0	0	1+0	1
19	MF	BRA	Juninho	28	4	24+0	4	2+0	0	1+1	0
20	DF	USA	A. J. DeLaGarza	26	0	22+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
21	MF	USA	Dustin McCarty	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	BRA	Leonardo	7	1	7+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	David Beckham	22	2	19+1	2	2+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Brian Perk	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	ARG	Miguel López	24	1	12+9	1	0+1	0	0+2	0
26	MF	USA	Michael Stephens	20	0	10+7	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
27	FW	USA	Bryan Jordan	10	0	1+7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
28	DF	USA	Ryan Thomas	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	URU	Paolo Cardozo	13	0	2+9	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
32	FW	USA	Jack McBean	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF	USA	Sean Alvarado	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source:  LA Galaxy

Goalkeeper stats

No.	Nat.	Player	Total			MLS			Champions League			Open Cup
			MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA	MIN	GA	GAA
1		Donovan Ricketts	1014	6	0.53	1014	6	0.53	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
12		Josh Saunders	1459	17	1.05	1189	14	1.06	180	0	0.00	90	3	3.00
18		Mike Magee	47	0	0.00	47	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00
24		Brian Perk	180	1	0.50	90	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	90	1	1.00
		TOTALS	2700	24	0.80	2340	20	0.77	180	0	0.00	180	4	2.00

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source:  LA Galaxy

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

Top scorers

Rank	Nation	Number	Name	Total	MLS	Champions League	Open Cup
1		10	Landon Donovan	13	12	1	0
2		11	Chad Barrett	5	4	1	0
3		5	Sean Franklin	4	4	0	0
3		4	Omar Gonzalez	4	2	1	1
3		19	Juninho	4	4	0	0
3		18	Mike Magee	4	3	0	1
3		9	Juan Pablo Ángel	4	4	0	0
8		17	Adam Cristman	3	1	1	1
9		23	David Beckham	2	2	0	0
10		8	Chris Birchall	1	1	0	0
10		14	Robbie Keane	1	1	0	0
10		22	Leonardo	1	1	0	0
10		25	Miguel López	1	1	0	0

Updated to match played September 9, 2011
Source:  LA Galaxy

Top assists

Rank	Nation	Number	Name	Total	MLS	Champions League	Open Cup
1		23	David Beckham	14	12	2	0
2		11	Chad Barrett	3	3	0	0
2		10	Landon Donovan	3	3	0	0
2		5	Sean Franklin	3	2	1	0
2		25	Miguel López	3	2	0	0
6		2	Todd Dunivant	2	2	0	0
6		19	Juninho	2	1	0	1
8		9	Juan Pablo Ángel	1	1	0	0
8		3	Gregg Berhalter	1	1	0	0
8		8	Chris Birchall	1	0	0	1
8		20	A. J. DeLaGarza	1	0	1	0
8		4	Omar Gonzalez	1	0	0	1

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source:  LA Galaxy

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Total		MLS		Champions League		Open Cup
GK		1	Donovan Ricketts	100	100	1	0	0	0	0	0
DF		2	Todd Dunivant	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
DF		3	Gregg Berhalter	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
DF		4	Omar Gonzalez	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
DF		5	Sean Franklin	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
DF		6	Frankie Hejduk	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
MF		7	Jovan Kirovski	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
MF		8	Chris Birchall	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
FW		10	Landon Donovan	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
GK		12	Josh Saunders	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
FW		17	Adam Cristman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW		18	Mike Magee	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
MF		19	Juninho	4	2	4	1	0	1	0	0
DF		20	A. J. DeLaGarza	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
DF		22	Leonardo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
MF		23	David Beckham	10	0	9	0	1	0	0	0
MF		25	Miguel López	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
MF		26	Michael Stephens	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
FW		27	Bryan Jordan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
MF		30	Paolo Cardozo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	46	5	39	4	4	1	3	0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source:  LA Galaxy

Club staff

Position	Name
General Manager & Head Coach	Bruce Arena
Assistant head coach	Dave Sarachan
Assistant coach & Reserve Team Head Coach	Curt Onalfo
Assistant coach	Gregg Berhalter
Goalkeeper coach	Ian Feuer
Director of Soccer Operations	David Kammarman
Senior Director Galaxy Academy & Special Projects	Chris Klein
LA Galaxy Academy Coach & Administrator	Craig Harrington
Head Athletic Trainer	Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment Manager	Raul Vargas
Equipment Coordinator	Rafael Verdin
Team Administrator	Shant Kasparian
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Ben Yauss
Active Release Specialist	Shunta Shimizu

Updated to match played March 27, 2011
Source:  LA Galaxy

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the No. 10 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking. ^[24]

International roster spots

Los Angeles has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Los Angeles dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on November 22, 2010, for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons ^[25] then acquired one slot from D.C. United on February 17, 2011, for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. ^[26] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status). ^[24]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: 2014 SuperDraft Round 4 pick traded to Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy also traded unspecified future considerations to Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).

MLS rights to other players

Los Angeles maintains the MLS rights to Edson Buddle after the player declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas on a free transfer.

References

External links

• LA Galaxy
• 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season at ESPN
• 2011 Media Guide