2017 season | |||
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Owner | Philip Anschutz ( AEG) | ||
Head coach |
Curt Onalfo (until July 27) Sigi Schmid (July 27–) [1] | ||
Stadium | StubHub Center | ||
MLS | Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinal | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Romain Alessandrini (13 goals) All: Romain Alessandrini (13 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 25,667 (3 times) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,195 (vs. Sacramento Republic FC – June 28) | ||
Average home league attendance | 21,998 | ||
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The 2017 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, and their twenty-second season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
2017 marked a downturn for the club signalling the end of a dynasty for the Galaxy. [2] [3] [4] It was the first season since 2008 that the Galaxy failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. [5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 2, 2017. [6]
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FW | Jack McBean | Coventry City | Loan return. | January 3, 2017 | [7] |
DF | Hugo Arellano | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 13, 2017 | [8] |
MF | Jermaine Jones | Colorado Rapids | Sign. | January 18, 2017 | [9] |
MF | João Pedro | Vitória de Guimarães | Sign. | January 19, 2017 | [10] |
MF | Romain Alessandrini | Marseille | Sign. | January 31, 2017 | [11] |
DF | Bradley Diallo | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | February 28, 2017 | [12] |
MF | Jaime Villarreal | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | March 2, 2017 | [13] |
DF | Nathan Smith | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | March 2, 2017 | [14] |
GK | Jon Kempin | Sporting Kansas City | Sign. | March 3, 2017 | [15] |
FW | Jack McInerney | Portland Timbers | Sign. | April 18, 2017 | [16] |
DF | Pele van Anholt | Willem II | Sign. | July 12, 2017 | [17] |
MF | Jonathan dos Santos | Villareal | Sign. | July 27, 2017 | [18] |
DF | Michaël Ciani | Free agent. | Last played for Lorient. | September 2, 2017 | [19] |
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Miguel Aguilar | D.C. United | Traded for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft 4th round pick. | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
MF | Jermaine Jones | Colorado Rapids | Traded for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick. | December 13, 2016 | [21] |
The LA Galaxy passed on making a selection with the 81st overall pick. [22]
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Steven Gerrard | None | Retired. | November 15, 2016 | [23] |
FW | Robbie Keane | Departed at the end of the 2016 season. | November 17, 2016 | [24] | |
DF | Leonardo | Houston Dynamo | Option declined; selected by Houston Dynamo in 2nd Stage of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft. | December 12, 2016 | [25] |
MF | Jeff Larentowicz | Atlanta United FC | Signed as a free agent. | December 14, 2016 | [26] |
FW | Mike Magee | None | Retired. | January 4, 2017 | [27] |
DF | A. J. DeLaGarza | Houston Dynamo | $125,000 in General Allocation Money and $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money. | January 13, 2017 | [28] |
FW | Alan Gordon | Colorado Rapids | Free agent. | January 23, 2017 | [29] |
DF | Oscar Sorto | Orange County SC | Sign. | February 9, 2017 | [30] [31] |
GK | Dan Kennedy | None | Retired. | April 11, 2017 | [32] |
DF | Jelle Van Damme | Royal Antwerp | $235,000. | August 18, 2017 | [33] |
The first preseason match was announced on December 9, 2016. [34] The full preseason schedule was released on January 20, 2017. [35]
February 7 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Tijuana | Carson, California |
20:00 PT |
Villarreal 52' Turnley 69' |
Report |
Pisano 54' (
pen.) Muñoz 60' Vargas 76' Ortiz 90' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
February 11 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Las Vegas, Nevada |
19:00 PT | Report |
Alashe 84' García 89' |
Stadium: Cashman Field |
February 18 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Alashkert FC | Ventura, California |
Giovani 40' McBean 85' |
Report | Stadium:
Ventura College Sportsplex Attendance: Closed-door |
February 21 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
Villarreal 40' | Report | Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: Closed-door |
February 25 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
19:30 PT |
João Pedro 46' Steres 81' |
Report |
Adi 29', 57', 53' Ridgewell 38' Blanco 61' Guzmán 77' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 10,364 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
July 15 | LA Galaxy | 2–5 | Manchester United | Carson, California |
19:00 PT | Giovani 79', 88' | Report |
Rashford 2', 20' Fellaini 26' Mkhitaryan 67' Martial 72' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification [a] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 | |
19 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 | |
20 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 | |
21 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 | |
22 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 |
8 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 45 |
9 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
11 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
March 4 1 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Carson, California |
13:00 |
Jones 17' João Pedro 41' Giovani 53' ( pen.) |
Report |
Urruti 47' Acosta 69' Figueroa 83' Hedges 85' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 23,554 Referee: Kevin Stott |
March 12 2 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
16:00 |
Van Damme 31' 34' Garcia 52' |
Report |
Chará 8' Nagbe 24' Powell 75' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 20,982 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
March 18 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 |
Movsisyan 18' Beckerman Mulholland 34' Rusnák 61' Schuler 90' |
Report |
Alessandrini 45+1' Romney 69' Boateng 74' Smith 89' |
Stadium:
Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,348 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
April 1 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–2 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
19:00 |
Techera 19' Montero 66', 80' Laba 67', 87' |
Report |
Alessandrini 26', 30' McBean 60' Jones 77' |
Stadium:
BC Place Attendance: 25,083 Referee: Allen Chapman |
April 7 5 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Montreal Impact | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Alessandrini 15' João Pedro 54' Jones 74' |
Report |
Donadel 44' Tabla 64' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 19,058 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 15 6 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | Orlando, Florida |
12:00 |
Johnson 9' Larin 90+1' |
Report |
Van Damme 52' João Pedro 64' Alessandrini 83' |
Stadium:
Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Chris Penso |
April 23 7 | LA Galaxy | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
13:00 | Alessandrini 41' | Report |
Roldan 28' Dempsey 29' Cole 35' ( o.g.) Morris 44' Alfaro 84' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 24,931 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
April 29 8 | LA Galaxy | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Van Damme 44' Diallo 90+3' |
Report | Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Alan Kelly |
May 6 9 | LA Galaxy | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Steres 56' Giovani 65' Alessandrini 74' |
Report |
Accam 13' (
pen.) Nikolić 16' Vincent 60' Schweinsteiger 90' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 24,256 Referee: Kevin Stott |
May 14 10 | New York Red Bulls | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Harrison, New Jersey |
15:00 |
Long 45+1' Kljestan 55' Royer 90+3' |
Report |
Alessandrini 8', 9' Diallo 27' 90' Giovani 78' ( pen.) McBean 84' |
Stadium:
Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,376 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
May 21 11 | Minnesota United FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
14:00 |
Ramirez 66' Ibarra 74' |
Report |
Giovani 38', 90+3' Van Damme 45+2' Steres 73' Alessandrini 79' Ramirez 84' ( o.g.) |
Stadium:
TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,107 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 27 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–4 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
19:00 |
Wondolowski 10', 69' Hoesen 37' |
Report |
João Pedro 19' Giovani 35' ( pen.), 64' Bernárdez 44' ( o.g.) Diallo 66' McInerney 90+4' |
Stadium:
Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 3 13 | D.C. United | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | Washington, D.C. |
16:00 | Sam 37' | Report | Van Damme 35' | Stadium:
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17,730 Referee: Drew Fischer |
June 17 14 | LA Galaxy | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California |
20:00 |
Boateng 35' Alessandrini 90+4' Smith 90+7' |
Report |
Manotas 22', 73' Elis 58', 74' Leonardo 69' DeLaGarza 90+1' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
June 21 15 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
18:00 |
da Fonte 24' Serna 37' |
Report |
McBean 5', 63' Smith 29' João Pedro 34' Alessandrini 71' ( pen.) |
Stadium:
Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,496 Referee: Chris Penso |
June 24 16 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Ja. Villarreal 33' Smith 59' Romney 77' Van Damme 81' |
Report |
Espinoza 22' Opara 35' Fernandes 73' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
July 1 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
19:00 |
Wondolowski 75' Salinas 90+3', 90+4' |
Report |
Van Damme 11', 84' 90+5' João Pedro 90' |
Stadium:
Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,617 Referee: Allen Chapman |
July 4 18 | LA Galaxy | 2–6 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Cole 41' Jamieson IV 89' |
Report |
Phillips 26' Rusnák 36' Beckerman 45+1' Movsisyan 62' Savarino 72', 77' Plata 80' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Kevin Stott |
July 19 19 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
19:30 | Tchani 23', 64' | Report | João Pedro 90+2' | Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
July 22 20 | New England Revolution | 4–3 | LA Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
16:30 |
Nguyen 16' Kamara 34' Farrell 38' Delamea 56' Tierney 66' Fagúndez 69' Bunbury 70', 73' |
Report |
Steres 22', 53' Jones 24' Diallo 42' McBean 44' Lassiter 79' |
Stadium:
Gillette Stadium Attendance: 27,441 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 29 21 | LA Galaxy | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
19:00 |
Jones 42' Van Damme 45+1' 86' Diallo 80' Alessandrini 85' |
Report | Jones 83' | Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 6 22 | Portland Timbers | 3–1 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
11:00 |
Ridgewell 5', 58' Powell 10', 53' Valeri 33' Miller 80' Guzmán 90+8' |
Report |
Boateng 6' Zardes 13' João Pedro 45+1' Jonathan 71' Jones 72' |
Stadium:
Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer |
August 12 23 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | New York City FC | Carson, California |
20:00 | Jones 34' | Report |
Callens 36' Ring 45' Lewis 54' Villa 73' White 80' Wallace 85' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
August 23 24 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Columbus, Ohio |
16:30 |
Kamara 45' Trapp 56' Pedro Santos 59' Martínez 81' Meram 90' |
Report |
Cole 18' Jonathan 35' |
Stadium:
Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,150 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
August 27 25 | LA Galaxy | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
16:00 |
Diallo 45' Smith 57' |
Report |
Alashe 20' Qazaishvili 45+3' Ureña 80' Hoesen 87' Wondolowski 90+2' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 19,237 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 2 26 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
20:00 |
Alessandrini 18' (
pen.) Boateng 23' Zardes 56' |
Report | Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
September 10 27 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Seattle, Washington |
18:00 |
Fisher 73' Alonso 75' Neagle 85' Torres 89' |
Report |
Zardes 25', 81' Jones 33' Diallo 42' Alessandrini 55' Giovani 80' |
Stadium:
CenturyLink Field Attendance: 44,697 Referee: Drew Fischer |
September 16 28 | LA Galaxy | 0–4 | Toronto FC | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Jamieson IV 29' Smith 80' |
Report |
Moor 24' Ricketts 37', 76' Vázquez 78' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 19,650 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 20 29 | Atlanta United FC | 4–0 | LA Galaxy | Atlanta, Georgia |
16:00 |
Martínez 13' Asad 16', 20' Villalba 39' Almirón 43' Pírez 45+2' Vazquez 82' |
Report |
Jones 39' Alessandrini 58' |
Stadium:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,723 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
September 24 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
11:00 |
Sallói 18' Rubio 35' |
Report |
Jonathan 1' Ciani 55' Alessandrini 58' McBean 90+2' |
Stadium:
Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 27 31 | Houston Dynamo | 3–3 | LA Galaxy | Houston, Texas |
17:30 |
Cabezas 24' Martínez 26', 61' Elis 84' ( pen.), 88' |
Report |
Beasley 3' (
o.g.) Alessandrini 12' Arellano 31' Jamieson IV 47' Diop 57' Jonathan 61' Giovani 71' Jones 90+2' |
Stadium:
BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,062 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
September 30 32 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
19:30 |
Zardes 32' Jamieson IV 41', 48' Alessandrini 85' |
Report |
M. Silva 14' Horst 81' Beckerman 90+5' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 20,234 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
October 15 33 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Minnesota United FC | Carson, California |
16:30 |
Alessandrini 11', 90+3' Jonathan 22' Ciani 83' |
Report |
Thiesson 44' Warner 77' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 23,377 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
October 22 34 | FC Dallas | 5–1 | LA Galaxy | Frisco, Texas |
13:00 |
Lamah 37', 49' Hedges 41' Barrios 68' Díaz 73' ( pen.) Acosta 84' |
Report |
Ciani 2', 65' Diop 71' |
Stadium:
Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,383 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
The pairing for the fourth round was announced on May 18, 2017. [37]
June 14 | LA Galaxy | 3–1 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
19:30 PT |
Villareal 17' McBean 36' ( pen.) Lassiter 73' |
Report |
Meeus 26' Sorto 31' Stevanovic 38' van Ewijk 81' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
The draw for this round was held on June 15, 2017. [38]
June 28 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
19:30 PT |
Smith 44' Lassiter 47' Jamieson IV 49' |
Report |
Christian 45+1' Kiffe 67' |
Stadium:
StubHub Center Attendance: 2,195 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
July 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
19:15 PT |
Wondolowski 16', 51' Hoesen 62' Sarkodie 90+2' |
Report |
Van Damme 3' Ja. Villarreal 28' McBean 64' Garcia 70' Tarbell 84' ( o.g.) |
Stadium:
Avaya Stadium Attendance: 14,056 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 7 | Romain Alessandrini | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2 | FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | FW | 24 | Emmanuel Boateng | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
FW | 38 | Bradford Jamieson IV | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | FW | 5 | Daniel Steres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
FW | 32 | Jack McBean | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
FW | 32 | Ariel Lassiter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
5 | FW | 11 | Gyasi Zardes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 4 | David Romney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | 37 | Jelle Van Damme | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | MF | 13 | Jermaine Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | 3 | Ashley Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 88 | João Pedro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 33 | Jose Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
MF | 8 | Jonathan dos Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 28 | Michaël Ciani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
As of October 22.
The Galaxy were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on Sept. 27 and are now hoping to avoid finishing with the worst record in the league, a development few saw coming in 2017.