2019 LA Galaxy season explained

Club:LA Galaxy
Season:2019
League:MLS
Ownertitle:Owner
Owner:Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Guillermo Barros Schelotto
Stadium:Dignity Health Sports Park
League Result:Conference

5th
Overall: 8th

Cup1:Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Conference Semifinals
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
Cup3:Leagues Cup
Cup3 Result:Semifinals
Highest Attendance:27,088 (vs. Los Angeles FC – July 19)
Lowest Attendance:5,000 (vs. Orange County FC – June 12)
League Topscorer:Zlatan Ibrahimović (30 goals)
Season Topscorer:Zlatan Ibrahimović (31 goals)
Largest Win:7–2 (vs. Sporting KC – September 15)
Largest Loss:0–4
(vs. Portland – June 19)
(vs. Portland – July 27)
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Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2020

The 2019 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-fourth season in existence, their twenty-fourth in Major League Soccer.

Players

Squad information

At the end of the season.[1]

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
MF Juninho Chicago Fire$75,000 in General Allocation MoneyDecember 18, 2018[2]
GKSelected in the second stage of 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Officially signed on January 23, 2019.December 20, 2018[3] [4]
MF Uriel Antuna Manchester City EDSLoanJanuary 29, 2019[5]
DF Diego Polenta NacionalSignFebruary 7, 2019[6]
MF Emil Cuello Southern Methodist UniversitySelected with the 19th pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 27, 2019[7]
DF Julian Araujo LA Galaxy AcademySignMarch 1, 2019[8]
DF Diedie Traore LA Galaxy IISignMarch 6, 2019[9]
MF Joe Corona TijuanaSignMarch 6, 2019[10]
FW Ethan Zubak LA Galaxy IISignMarch 8, 2019[11]
DF Giancarlo González BolognaSign using Targeted Allocation MoneyApril 11, 2019[12]
MF Favio Álvarez Atlético TucumánLoanMay 7, 2019[13]
FW Cristian Pavón Boca JuniorsLoanAugust 8, 2019[14]

Draft picks

See also: 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

DatePlayerPositionCollegePickSource
January 11, 2019N/AN/AN/ARound 1 – 12th pick – New York City FC acquired this pick, in exchange for their own first-round 2019 SuperDraft pick and $75,000 of General Allocation Money
January 11, 2019 Emil CuelloMFSouthern Methodist UniversityRound 1 – 19th pick[15]
January 11, 2019 Don TchilaoMFOregon State UniversityRound 2 – 36th pick
January 14, 2019PASSRound 3 – 51st pick[16]
January 14, 2019PASSRound 3 – 52nd pick
January 14, 2019PASSRound 3 – 60th pick
January 14, 2019PASSRound 4 – 86th pick

Transfers out

Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
DF Michaël CianiContract option declinedNovember 26, 2018[17]
GK Brian Sylvestre Forward MadisonContract option declinedNovember 26, 2018
FW Ariel Lassiter AlajuelenseContract option declinedNovember 26, 2018
DF Sheanon WilliamsContract option declinedNovember 26, 2018
DF Ashley Cole Derby CountyContract option declinedNovember 26, 2018
MF Baggio HušidićContract option declinedNovember 26, 2018
MF João Pedro TondelaLoanJanuary 31, 2019[18]
FW Bradford Jamieson IV San Antonio FCLoanFebruary 20, 2019[19]
FW Ola Kamara Shenzhen F.C.US$3,500,000February 27, 2019[20]
FW Giovani dos Santos AméricaReleasedMarch 1, 2019[21]
DF Hugo Arellano Orange County SCLoanMarch 15, 2019[22]
FW Emmanuel Boateng D.C. UnitedAcquired $250,000 of Targeted Allocation MoneyAugust 7, 2019[23]

Competitions

Preseason

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The preseason schedule was announced on December 21, 2018.[24]

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Western Conference

Regular season

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The first match of the 2019 season was announced on December 20, 2018.[25] The full schedule was released on January 7, 2019.[26]

Playoffs

See main article: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs.

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Conference Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Fourth round

The draw was held on May 30, 2019.[27]

Round of 16

The draw was held on June 13, 2019.[28]

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2019 Leagues Cup. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The tournament and schedule was announced on May 29, 2019.[29]

Semifinal

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on August 11, 2019

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Top scorers

RankPositionNo.Namewidth=85MLSwidth=85Playoffswidth=85Open Cupwidth=85Leagues Cupwidth=85Total
1FW9 Zlatan Ibrahimović3010031
2MF18 Uriel Antuna60006
3MF17 Sebastian Lletget31004
FW10 Cristian Pavón31004
5FW11 Favio Álvarez30003
MF8 Jonathan dos Santos21003
DF5 Daniel Steres30003
8MF26 Efraín Álvarez00202
FW24 Emmanuel Boateng10012
MF27 Emil Cuello00112
DF25 Rolf Feltscher11002
DF3 Diego Polenta20002
MF12 Chris Pontius20002
14MF14 Joe Corona10001
DF21 Giancarlo González10001
DF4 David Romney00011
DF16 Jørgen Skjelvik10001
Total5853369

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players . lagalaxy.com.
  2. Web site: LA Galaxy sign midfielder Juninho . lagalaxy.com . December 19, 2018.
  3. Web site: LA Galaxy select Matt Lampson in 2nd Stage of MLS Re-Entry Draft . lagalaxy.com . December 22, 2018.
  4. Web site: LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Matt Lampson . lagalaxy.com . January 24, 2019.
  5. Web site: LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Uriel Antuna . lagalaxy.com . January 29, 2019.
  6. Web site: LA Galaxy sign defender Diego Polenta . lagalaxy.com . February 7, 2019.
  7. Web site: LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emil Cuello. lagalaxy.com. February 27, 2019.
  8. Web site: LA Galaxy sign defender Julian Araujo . lagalaxy.com. March 2, 2019.
  9. Web site: LA Galaxy sign defender Diedie Traore. lagalaxy.com. March 6, 2019.
  10. Web site: LA Galaxy sign midfielder Joe Corona. lagalaxy.com. March 6, 2019.
  11. Web site: LA Galaxy sign forward Ethan Zubak . lagalaxy.com . March 8, 2019.
  12. Web site: LA Galaxy sign defender Giancarlo Gonzalez . lagalaxy.com . April 11, 2019.
  13. Web site: LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Favio Alvarez . lagalaxy.com . May 7, 2019.
  14. Web site: LA Galaxy acquire forward Cristian Pavón . lagalaxy.com . August 8, 2019.
  15. Web site: LA Galaxy select Emil Cuello and Don Tchilao in 2019 MLS SuperDraft . lagalaxy.com . January 12, 2019.
  16. Web site: LA Galaxy pass on making a selection in 2019 MLS SuperDraft Rounds 3 and 4 . lagalaxy.com . January 15, 2019.
  17. Web site: LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players . lagalaxy.com . November 26, 2018.
  18. Web site: João Pedro estreia-se nos convocados do Tondela . Record.pt . February 21, 2019 . pt . February 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041847/https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/tondela/detalhe/joao-pedro-estreia-se-nos-convocados-do-tondela . dead .
  19. Web site: LA Galaxy announce loans for Bradford Jamieson IV and João Pedro . lagalaxy.com . February 21, 2019.
  20. Web site: Stejskal: LA Galaxy complete transfer of Ola Kamara to China's Shenzhen FC . MLSSoccer.com . February 28, 2019.
  21. Web site: LA Galaxy exercise offseason buyout on Giovani dos Santos . lagalaxy.com . March 2, 2019.
  22. Web site: LA Galaxy announce loan for defender Hugo Arellano to Orange County SC . lagalaxy.com . March 16, 2019.
  23. Web site: LA Galaxy acquire Allocation Money from D.C. United and Orlando City SC . lagalaxy.com . August 8, 2019.
  24. Web site: LA Galaxy announce 2019 preseason schedule . lagalaxy.com . December 22, 2018.
  25. Web site: LA Galaxy to open 2019 MLS Season on March 2 at Dignity Health Sports Park . lagalaxy.com . December 20, 2018.
  26. Web site: MLS releases 2019 regular-season schedule . MLSsoccer.com . January 31, 2019.
  27. opencup. 1134118590934847489. May 30, 2019. West Pool: Real Salt Lake (MLS) @realsaltlake will host Los Angeles FC (MLS) @LAFC LA Galaxy (MLS) @LAGalaxy will host Orange County FC (NPSL) @ocfcsoccer #USOC2019.
  28. Web site: LA Galaxy to face Portland Timbers in 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 . lagalaxy.com . June 14, 2019.
  29. Web site: LA Galaxy set to participate in inaugural Leagues Cup, an annual competition Between MLS and Liga MX . lagalaxy.com . May 29, 2019.