2014 Chivas USA season explained

Club:	Chivas USA
Season:	2014
League:	MLS
Chrtitle:	Owner
Chairman:	MLS
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	Wilmer Cabrera
Stadium:	StubHub Center
League Result:	Western Conference: 7th Overall: 16th
Cup1:	MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Fourth round
Cup3:	SuperClasico
Cup3 Result:	Runners-up
Cup4:	Desert Diamond Cup
Cup4 Result:	Runners-up (1–3–0)
League Topscorer:	Torres (14)
Season Topscorer:	Torres (16)
Highest Attendance:	15,008 vs. LA Galaxy (April 6 MLS Regular Season)
Lowest Attendance:	3,702 vs. Portland Timbers (May 28 MLS Regular Season)
Average Attendance:	3,467
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Prevseason:	2013
Nextseason:	2018 (Los Angeles FC)

The 2014 Chivas USA season was Chivas USA's tenth and final season and before move from to Los Angeles FC, in Major League Soccer, the top division for soccer in America.

Finishing seventh in the Western Conference, it was the club's first season since 2009 that they did not finish in last place in the Western Conference. However, the club failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fifth-consecutive year. Outside of MLS play, Chivas reached the fourth round proper of the U.S. Open Cup, where they fell in penalties to the Carolina RailHawks of the second-division NASL. In the SuperClasico, Chivas finished as runners-up to inner-city rivals, LA Galaxy. The club's best performance in external competitions came in the preseason Desert Diamond Cup, where Chivas finished in second place.

Despite the poor production on the field, the bright spot on the club was young Mexican international Cubo Torres, who led the club in goals scored during the regular season, with fifteen. He finished seventh in the league in total MLS regular season goals for 2014.

Transfers

In

Date	Number	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 11, 2013	7	MF	Mauro Rosales	Seattle Sounders FC	Trade with Tristan Bowen	^[1]
December 12, 2013	16	DF	Andrew Jean-Baptiste	Portland Timbers	Trade with Jorge Villafaña and Re-Entry pick	^[2]
January 21, 2014	17	MF	Thomas McNamara	Clemson Tigers	SuperDraft 2nd round
January 21, 2014	21	FW	Kris Tyrpak	Houston Baptist Huskies	SuperDraft 3rd round
January 21, 2014	13	DF	Michael Nwiloh	Georgia State Panthers	SuperDraft 4th round
January 22, 2014	4	DF	Tony Lochhead	Wellington Phoenix		^[3]
January 27, 2014	25	DF	Donny Toia	Phoenix FC
February 19, 2014	8	MF	Agustín Pelletieri	Racing Club		^[4]
February 24, 2014	19	FW	Luke Moore			^[5]
February 28, 2014	22	DF	Eriq Zavaleta	Seattle Sounders FC	Loan	^[6]
March 3, 2014	6	DF	Daniel Fragoso	Hospitalet		^[7]
March 9, 2014	23	GK	Trevor Spangenberg	Springfield Synergy		^[8]
April 10, 2014	5	MF	Martín Rivero	Rosario Central		^[9]
April 17, 2014	6	MF	Matt Dunn	UMFK Bengals	Waiver Draft	^[10]
May 8, 2014	18	MF	Marvin Chávez	Colorado Rapids	Trade with Luke Moore	^[11]
May 8, 2014	19	FW	Ryan Finley	Columbus Crew	Trade for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick	^[12]
June 24, 2014	14	DF	Akira Kaji	Gamba Osaka		^[13]
July 1, 2014	24	MF	Nathan Sturgis	Colorado Rapids	Trade with Carlos Alvarez	^[14]
August 14, 2014	20	FW	Félix Borja	Pachuca	Loan	^[15]
August 21, 2014	7	MF	Nigel Reo-Coker	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Trade with Mauro Rosales	^[16]
August 22, 2014	34	DF	Jhon Hurtado	Chicago Fire	Trade for allocation money	^[17]

Out

Position:	Player	Transferred to	Details	Date	Source
		Guadalajara	Loan return		^[18]
		Guadalajara	Loan return
		Guadalajara	Loan return
		Guadalajara	Loan return
		Orange County Blues	Contract option declined
		Free Agent	Contract option declined
		Arizona United	Contract option declined
		Alianza	Contract option declined
		San Antonio Scorpions	Contract option declined
		Irapuato	Contract option declined

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Dan Kennedy		GK	October 26, 2014	Deportes Iquique	2008
23	Trevor Spangenberg		GK	October 26, 2014	Springfield Synergy	2014		1	0
28	Tim Melia		GK	October 26, 2014	Real Salt Lake	2012		9	0
Defenders
2	Bobby Burling		DF	October 26, 2014	Montreal Impact	2012		75	1
3	Carlos Bocanegra		DF	October 26, 2014	Rangers	2013		30	0
4	Tony Lochhead		DF	October 26, 2014	Wellington Phoenix	2014		21	0
13	Michael Nwiloh		DF	October 26, 2014	Georgia State Panthers	2014		0	0
14	Akira Kaji		DF	October 26, 2014	Gamba Osaka	2014		15	0
16	Andrew Jean-Baptiste		DF	October 26, 2014	Portland Timbers	2014		10	0
22	Eriq Zavaleta		DF	October 26, 2014	Loan from Seattle Sounders FC	2014	2014	18	0
25	Donny Toia		DF	October 26, 2014	Phoenix FC	2014		28	2
34	Jhon Hurtado		DF	October 26, 2014	Chicago Fire	2014		6	0
Midfielders
5	Martín Rivero		MF	October 26, 2014	Rosario Central	2014		7	0
6	Matt Dunn		MF	October 26, 2014	OFK Beograd	2014		7	0
7	Nigel Reo-Coker		MF	October 26, 2014	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2014		9	0
8	Agustín Pelletieri		MF	October 26, 2014	Racing Club	2014		28	1
11	Leandro Barrera		MF	October 26, 2014	Loan from Argentinos Juniors	2014	2014	33	1
12	Marco Delgado		MF	October 26, 2014	Chivas USA Academy	2012		38	2
15	Eric Avila		MF	October 26, 2014	Toronto FC	2013		59	3
17	Thomas McNamara		MF	October 26, 2014	Jersey Express	2014		6	1
18	Marvin Chávez		MF	October 26, 2014	Colorado Rapids	2014		14	2
24	Nathan Sturgis		MF	October 26, 2014	Colorado Rapids	2014		16	0
30	Oswaldo Minda		MF	October 26, 2013	Deportivo Quito	2012		60	2
Forwards
9	Erick Torres		FW	October 26, 2014	Loan from Guadalajara	2013	2014	45	22
19	Ryan Finley		FW	October 26, 2014	Columbus Crew	2014		17	2
20	Félix Borja		FW	October 26, 2014	Loan from Pachuca	2014	2014	12	3
21	Kris Tyrpak		FW	October 26, 2014	Austin Aztex	2014		10	1
42	Daniel Perez		FW	October 26, 2014	Chivas USA Academy	2011		0	0
Left Chivas USA
6	Daniel Fragoso		DF	October 26, 2014	Hospitalet	2014		2	0
7	Mauro Rosales		MF	October 26, 2014	Seattle Sounders FC	2014		21	0
10	Adolfo Bautista		FW	October 26, 2014	Atlético San Luis	2013		7	0
10	Luis Bolaños		FW	October 26, 2014	Loan from LDU Quito	2013	2013	3	0
19	Luke Moore		FW	October 26, 2014	Elazığspor	2014		6	0
20	Carlos Alvarez		MF	October 26, 2014	Connecticut Huskies	2013		43	3
26	Matthew Fondy		FW	October 26, 2014	Los Angeles Blues	2013		8	0

Kits

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Red / White	Navy	Red
Home Alt.	Red / White	White	White	U.S. Open Cup, Fourth Round, June 15 against Carolina
Home Alt. 2	Red / White	White	Red	MLS, May 17 against Dallas
Away	Navy	Red	Navy
Away Alt.	Navy	White	Navy	MLS, March 22 against Dallas
Away Alt. 2	Navy	White	White	MLS, September 7 against Columbus

Competitions

MLS

See main article: 2014 Major League Soccer season.

Results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2014 U.S. Open Cup.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1	FW		9	Erick Torres	15	0	15
2	FW		20	Félix Borja	3	0	3
3	MF		12	Marco Delgado	2	0	2
	MF		18	Marvin Chávez	2	0	2
	FW		19	Ryan Finley	1	1	2
6	DF		2	Bobby Burling	1	0	1
	MF		8	Agustín Pelletieri	1	0	1
	MF		17	Thomas McNamara	1	0	1
	MF		11	Leandro Barrera	1	0	1
	FW		21	Kris Tyrpak	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	29	1	30

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
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1		GK	Dan Kennedy	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
2		DF	Bobby Burling	7	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1
3		DF	Carlos Bocanegra	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
4		DF	Tony Lochhead	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5		MF	Martín Rivero	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7		MF	Mauro Rosales	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7		MF	Nigel Reo-Coker	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
8		MF	Agustín Pelletieri	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
9		FW	Erick Torres	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
10		FW	Adolfo Bautista	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11		MF	Leandro Barrera	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12		MF	Marco Delgado	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1
14		DF	Akira Kaji	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15		MF	Eric Avila	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16		DF	Andrew Jean-Baptiste	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18		MF	Marvin Chávez	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
20		MF	Carlos Alvarez	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
21		FW	Kris Tyrpak	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22		DF	Eriq Zavaleta	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
24		MF	Nathan Sturgis	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
25		DF	Donny Toia	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
28		GK	Tim Melia	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
30		MF	Oswaldo Minda	12	0	1	0	0	0	12	0	1
			TOTALS	71	0	9	0	0	0	71	0	9

Awards

MLS Goal of the Week

See also

• 2014 in American soccer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seattle Sounders trade Mauro Rosales to Chivas USA for rights to Tristan Bowen, swap allocation spots. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. December 11, 2013.
2. Web site: Timbers trade Andrew Jean-Baptiste to Chivas USA for Jorge Villafana and No. 2 Re-Entry spot. www.mlssoccer.com/. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. December 12, 2013.
3. Web site: Lochhead joins Chivas USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207050121/http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/news/y=2014/m=1/news=lochhead-joins-chivas-usa-2264227.html. dead. December 7, 2014. www.fifa.com/. FIFA. January 26, 2016. January 22, 2014.
4. Web site: Chivas USA add another Argentine in defensive midfielder Agustín Pelletieri. www.mlssoccer.com/. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. February 19, 2014.
5. Web site: Chivas USA formally announce signing of former Aston Villa forward Luke Moore. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. February 24, 2014.
6. Web site: Sounders loan forward Eriq Zavaleta to Chivas USA for the 2014 season. blogs.seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. January 26, 2016. February 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203044022/http://blogs.seattletimes.com/soundersfc/2014/02/28/sounders-loan-forward-eriq-zavaleta-to-chivas-usa-for-the-2014-season/. February 3, 2016. dead.
7. Web site: Chivas USA make another late signing, adding Spanish midfielder Daniel Fragoso. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. March 3, 2014.
8. Web site: Chivas USA sign goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg. www.thegoatparade.com. The Goat Parade. January 26, 2016. March 12, 2014.
9. Web site: Chivas USA acquire midfielder Martin Rivero from the Colorado Rapids. www.thegoatparade.com. The Goat Parade. January 26, 2016. April 10, 2014.
10. Web site: Chivas USA add depth with signings of former US U-17 int'l Matt Dunn, draft pick Michael Nwiloh. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. April 17, 2014.
11. Web site: Rapids acquire defender Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC. www.coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 26, 2016. May 8, 2014.
12. Web site: Crew acquires conditional 2016 Second Round SuperDraft selection in trade with Chivas USA. www.columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. January 26, 2016. May 8, 2014.
13. Web site: Chivas USA sign former Japanese national team defender, World Cup veteran Akira Kaji. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. June 24, 2014.
14. Web site: Rapids acquire Carlos Alvarez from Chivas USA. www.coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 26, 2016. July 1, 2014.
15. Web site: Chivas USA acquire forward Felix Borja on loan from LDU Quito to help bolster attack. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 26, 2016. August 14, 2014.
16. Web site: Nigel Reo-Coker traded from Whitecaps to Chivas USA. www.cbc.ca. CBC Sports. January 26, 2016. August 21, 2014.
17. Web site: Official: Chivas USA acquire defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado in a trade. www.thegoatparade.com. The Goat Parade. January 26, 2016. August 22, 2014.
18. Web site: Borg. Simon. Chivas USA part ways with 10 players, including starters Mario de Luna and Edgar Mejia. Major League Soccer. November 21, 2013.