2007 Los Angeles Galaxy season explained

Club:Los Angeles Galaxy
Season:2007
League:Major League Soccer
League Result:Western Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Mgrtitle:Coach
Manager:Frank Yallop
Average Attendance:24,252
Cup1:MLS Cup
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:SuperLiga
Cup3 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:Landon Donovan (8)
Season Topscorer:Landon Donovan (12)
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Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

The 2007 LA Galaxy season was the 12th season of the team's existence, and their 12th in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season was highlighted by the first season of David Beckham's career in MLS with the Galaxy. Outside of MLS the Galaxy played in the U.S. Open Cup, where they reached the third round, and the inaugural edition of the North American SuperLiga, CONCACAF's former secondary club tournament. In the Open Cup, the Galaxy reached the third round, while in the SuperLiga, the Galaxy finished as runners-up. Their 5th place record in the West was not good enough for the Galaxy to earn a berth into the MLS Cup playoffs, making it the second-consecutive year the Galaxy did not qualify for the playoffs.

Along with Beckham's mid-season arrival, the team changed its image and released new home and away kits along with a new team logo. Before his arrival, Galaxy used their previous season's white away as their home kit, and the yellow home as the away kits. In an effort to keep up with the rest of the world's soccer marketing tactics, MLS allowed for clubs to have shirt sponsors on the front, and since then, local brand Herbalife became the Galaxy's main shirt sponsor.

Club

Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
0 San Jose Earthquakes
1 Colorado Rapids
35 Los Angeles Storm
Defenders
2 Portland Timbers
3 University of Washington
4 Kuban Krasnodar
5 D.C. United
12 Sonoma County Sol
16 Michigan Bucks
17 Middlesbrough
22 Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
6 Nitra
7 Real Salt Lake
8 UCLA
13 Vasco da Gama
15 IMG Soccer Academy
18 Columbus Crew
19 Indiana University
23 Real Madrid
Forwards
9 Bradley University
10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
11 IMG Soccer Academy
14 Toronto FC
20 Real EspaƱa
21 Portland Timbers
27 University of San Diego

Non-competitive

Postseason friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2007 Major League Soccer season.

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2007 U.S. Open Cup.

SuperLiga

See main article: 2007 North American SuperLiga.

Knockout round

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
1 Colorado RapidsTraded for Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu[1]
35 Los Angeles StormFree
Oregon State Beavers2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P16
19 Indiana Hoosiers2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P20
3 Washington Huskies2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P23
San Diego State Aztecs2007 MLS SuperDraft, R4 P44
Loyola Marymount Lions2007 MLS SuperDraft, R4 P45
6 NitraUndisclosed
17 MiddlesbroughUndisclosed[2]
22 Houston DynamoTrade for Nate Jaqua
23 Real MadridUndisclosed
11 IMG AcademyWeighted lottery

Draft picks

Round Selection Player Pos. College
2 16Oregon State
20Indiana
23Washington
4 44San Diego State
45Loyola Marymount

Notes and References

  1. News: Rapids trade Joe Cannon. Brian. Forbes. The Denver Post. December 1, 2006. February 1, 2024.
  2. News: Xavier joins Beckham at LA Galaxy. CNN. May 14, 2007. February 1, 2024.