The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer, the top tier soccer league in the United States and Canada. Among MLS clubs, the Galaxy are the second most decorated club. In terms of American soccer clubs of all-time, the Galaxy are the third most decorated club in American soccer history, amassing a total of 12 major trophies (be it a World, Continental, League Premiership, League Championship or National Championship). Since 2003 the team has played in The Home Depot Center, located on the campus California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. Prior to that, the club played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
The following is a season results list for each year of the club's existence,[1] inclusive of all competitive competitions that the Galaxy have partaken in.[2] Friendly competitions have been excluded. The Galaxy have won a record five MLS Cups in nine final appearances, four Supporters' Shields and four second place finishes, two U.S. Open Cups in four final appearances, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup in two title berths. The team has also finished first in the Western Conference seven times in its franchise history.
style=background:gold | 1st or W | Winners |
style=background:silver | 2nd or RU | Runners-up |
style=background:#CFAA88 | 3rd | Third place |
style=background:#FFCCCC | Last | Wooden Spoon |
style=background:#FAECC8;" | ♦ | MLS Golden Boot |
Highest average attendance | ||
Italics | Ongoing competition |
Season | League | Position | Playoffs | USOC | Continental | Inter- continental | Average attendance | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | CCL | LC | Other(s) | Name(s) | Goals | ||||||||
1996 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 49 | 1.53 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | DNE | DNE | NH | -- | DNQ | 28,916 | Eduardo Hurtado | 24 |
1997 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44 | 1.38 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | QF | bgcolor=silver | RU | 20,626 | Wélton Araújo Melo | 12 | |||||
1998 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 44 | +41 | 68 | 2.13 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | DNQ | 21,784 | Cobi Jones | 19 | |||||
1999 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 54 | 1.69 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | QF | PR | 17,632 | Carlos Hermosillo | 11 | |||
2000 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 50 | 1.56 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | SF | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | 20,400 | Cobi Jones | 9 | ||||
2001 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 47 | 1.81 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=CFAA88 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | W | NH | FIFA Club World / NH | 17,387 | Luis Hernández | 10 | |
2002 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51 | 1.82 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | DNQ | DNQ | 19,047 | Carlos Ruiz | 32 | |
2003 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | 1.20 | 4th | 9th | QF | SF | QF | 21,983 | Carlos Ruiz | 17 | ||||||
2004 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 43 | 1.43 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | SF | Ro16 | DNQ | 23,809 | Carlos Ruiz | 12 | |||||
2005 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 45 | –1 | 45 | 1.41 | 4th | 9th | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | 24,204 | Landon Donovan | 18 | |||||
2006 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | 1.22 | 5th | 9th | DNQ | bgcolor=silver | RU | QF | 20,814 | Landon Donovan | 16 | |||||
2007 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 48 | –10 | 34 | 1.13 | 5th | 11th | Ro16 | DNQ | bgcolor=silver | SuperLiga (RU) | 24,252 | Landon Donovan | 13 | |||||
2008 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 62 | –7 | 33 | 1.10 | 6th | 13th | QR1 | DNQ | -- | 26,009 | Landon Donovan | style=background:#FAECC8;" | 20♦ | |||||
2009 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | 1.60 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | QR1 | 20,827 | Landon Donovan | 15 | ||||
2010 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | 1.97 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | QF | PR | 21,437 | Edson Buddle | 19 | ||||
2011 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | 1.97 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | QF | 23,335 | Landon Donovan | 17 | |||
2012 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 54 | 1.59 | 4th | 8th | bgcolor=gold | W | R3 | SF | 23,136 | Robbie Keane | 23 | |||||
2013 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | 1.56 | bgcolor=CFAA88 | 3rd | 5th | QF | R3 | QF | 22,152 | Robbie Keane | 19 | |||||
2014 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 61 | 1.79 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | Ro16 | DNQ | 21,258 | Robbie Keane | 23 | |||
2015 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | 1.50 | 5th | 9th | R1 | QF | QF | 23,392 | Robbie Keane | 25 | ||||||
2016 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | 1.53 | bgcolor=CFAA88 | 3rd | 6th | QF | SF | DNQ | 25,138 | Giovani dos Santos | 16 | |||||
2017 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | –22 | 32 | 0.94 | style=background:#FFCCCC | 11th | style=background:#FFCCCC | 22nd | DNQ | QF | 22,246 | Romain Alessandrini | 13 | |||||
2018 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 | 1.41 | 7th | 13th | Ro16 | 24,444 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 22 | ||||||||
2019 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | –1 | 51 | 1.50 | 5th | 8th | QF | Ro16 | SF | 23,205 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 31 | ||||||
2020 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | –19 | 22 | 1.00 | 10th | 20th | DNQ | NH | NH | 2,199 | Cristian Pavón | 10 | ||||||
2021 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 54 | –4 | 48 | 1.41 | 8th | 15th | NH | DNQ | 14,849 | Javier Hernández | 17 | |||||||
2022 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 | 1.47 | 4th | 8th | QF | QF | 23,336 | Javier Hernández | 18 | |||||||
2023 | 34 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 51 | 67 | –16 | 36 | 1.06 | 13th | 26th | DNQ | QF | 2023 Leagues Cup | 24,106 | Riqui Puig | 7 | ||||||
Total | 820 | 363 | 285 | 172 | 1307 | 1121 | +186 | 1239 | 1.51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | Landon Donovan < | -- As of the end of the 2020 season --> | 141 |