2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 17th year of existence as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Supporters' Shield titleholders.

Los Angeles Galaxy
2011 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
CoachBruce Arena
Major League Soccer1st
MLS CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Honda SuperClasicoWon (2–0–0)
California ClasicoWon (1–0–1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Landon Donovan (12)
All: Landon Donovan (13)
Highest home attendance27,000 (three matches)
Lowest home attendance14,458 v Houston Dynamo (May 25, 2011)
Average home league attendance23,051

Most notably, the Galaxy became the third straight team to win consecutive Supporters' Shields, after D.C. United (2006–07) and Columbus Crew (2008–09). The Galaxy clinched their fourth Shield on October 8, after Seattle Sounders FC lost 0–2 at home to Philadelphia Union. They also won their third MLS Cup, defeating Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final.

Outside of league play, the Galaxy participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, reaching the Quarterfinals in both competitions. Along with these competitive tournaments, the Galaxy played in the friendly-match World Football Challenge, losing to Real Madrid and drawing to Manchester City.

Their record in all competitions (yet excluding their Asia-Pacific tour) was 28–9–11, earning 95/144 points from 48 matches.

Season summary

Preseason

The Galaxy had a busy month in January, mostly with transfers. On January 10, club striker, and Golden Boot-finalist, Edson Buddle left the Galaxy to sign with second division German club, Ingolstadt 04 through the end of the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season.

On January 9, 2010, rumors about David Beckham potentially ending his three and a half year MLS career by signing with Tottenham Hotspur or going on loan with the Premier League club ended. The Galaxy announced that Beckham would be training with Tottenham for two weeks,[1] before joining Los Angeles for the start of pre-season training. The news made it the first time since 2008 that Beckham did not go on an off-season loan to Europe.

March

"We just did not play well. None of our guys had a good game. That's pretty obvious..."

Bruce Arena, LA Galaxy Head Coach, following the 4–1 defeat to Real Salt Lake.[2]

The Galaxy opened the MLS regular season with a 0–1 victory over the Sounders at Qwest Field in rainy Seattle on March 15. Second-year midfielder Juninho had the lone goal of the match. Although they were back home at the Home Depot Center for the second match of the season on March 20, the Galaxy once again played in the rain. A rare Southern California rainstorm made for difficult conditions in the 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. Juninho scored the equalizer for the Galaxy, his second goal of the season – which already matched his goal total from his debut 2010 season. The toughest test of the early season came on March 26 – and the Galaxy failed. Traveling to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah without captain Landon Donovan (who was away on international duty with the USA national team), the Galaxy lost 4–1 to Real Salt Lake. To be fair, Rio Tinto is a difficult venue for any visiting club, as Real hasn't lost at home in nearly two years. The only consolation was seeing Juan Pablo Ángel open his Galaxy goal account in his first start for his new club. Ángel had been suffering from a virus and didn't start the first two matches (though he did come on as a substitute in the second half against the Revolution).

April

The Galaxy rebounded from the loss to Real Salt Lake with a 1–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union at the Home Depot Center on April 2. Donovan Ricketts and Omar Gonzalez saw their first action of the season after recovering from minor injuries. Leonardo headed in a David Beckham free kick in the 33rd minute for the game's only goal. It was the defender's first goal in a Galaxy shirt. A 53rd minute red card for Chris Birchall meant that the Galaxy had to spend the majority of the second half protecting their narrow lead a man down.

Next up was a 3-games-in-8-days cross-country road trip. To complicate matters, the Galaxy would be without captain Landon Donovan, who did not travel with the club while he nursed a knee injury. The first match of the trip came at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on April 9. Mike Magee nodded in a Beckham corner to give the Galaxy the early lead. But Charlie Davies drew a dubious penalty and converted from the spot himself in the 90th minute to save the draw for D.C. United. The squad traveled to Toronto to take on Toronto FC 4 days later. The fans at BMO Field saw a largely unentertaining affair resulting in a scoreless draw. Most notable from a Galaxy perspective was the sending off of Juninho in stoppage time of the 2nd half. Also, Beckham received his 5th yellow card of the season in the 44th minute. These two events meant that the Galaxy would be without 3/4ths of their preferred midfield (Donovan, Beckham, and Juninho) when they finished their trip on April 17 in Bridgeview, Illinois against the Chicago Fire. Yet it was no problem as the Galaxy won 1–2 behind goals from Chad Barrett and Gonzalez with Miguel López providing the assists on both goals. Although there was one concerning casualty on the Toyota Park field – Leonardo picked up a right knee injury late in the match. It was revealed a couple days later that he tore the ACL and LCL in the knee, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.[3] Heading home to LA, the Galaxy had picked up a very respectable 5 points on their travels.

Squad

Roster


Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  JAM Donovan Ricketts
2 DF  USA Todd Dunivant
3 DF  USA Gregg Berhalter
4 DF  USA Omar Gonzalez
5 DF  USA Sean Franklin
6 DF  USA Frankie Hejduk
7 MF  USA Jovan Kirovski
8 MF  TRI Chris Birchall
10 FW  USA Landon Donovan (captain)
11 FW  USA Chad Barrett
12 GK  PUR Josh Saunders
14 FW  IRL Robbie Keane
15 MF  NZL Dan Keat
16 MF  USA Héctor Jiménez
17 FW  USA Adam Cristman
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  USA Mike Magee
19 MF  BRA Juninho (on loan from São Paulo)
20 DF  USA A. J. DeLaGarza
21 MF  USA Dustin McCarty
22 DF  BRA Leonardo (on loan from São Paulo)
23 MF  ENG David Beckham
24 GK  USA Brian Perk
25 MF  ARG Miguel López (on loan from Quilmes)
26 MF  USA Michael Stephens
27 FW  USA Bryan Jordan
28 DF  USA Ryan Thomas
30 MF  URU Paolo Cardozo
32 FW  USA Jack McBean
33 DF  USA Sean Alvarado
55 DF  USA Joshua Kelly
29 DF  USA Dasan Robinson

Last updated: August 19, 2011.
Source: LA Galaxy

Squad information


No.Nat.PlayerBirthdayAt LAG sincePrevious clubMLS appearancesMLS goals
Goalkeepers
1Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07) June 7, 19772009 Village United590
12Josh Saunders (1981-03-02) March 2, 19812009 Miami FC120
24Brian Perk (1989-07-21) July 21, 19892010 Philadelphia Union10
Defenders
2Todd Dunivant (1980-12-26) December 26, 19802009 Toronto FC592
3Gregg Berhalter (1973-08-01) August 1, 19732009 1860 Munich410
4Omar Gonzalez (1988-10-11) October 11, 19882009 Maryland Terrapins624
5Sean Franklin (1985-03-21) March 21, 19852008 San Fernando Valley Quakes720
6Frankie Hejduk (1974-08-05) August 5, 19742011 Columbus Crew10
20A. J. DeLaGarza (1987-11-04) November 4, 19872009 Maryland Terrapins442
22Leonardo (1988-02-08) February 8, 19882010on loan from São Paulo171
28Ryan Thomas (1989-03-20) March 20, 19892011 Stanford Cardinal00
55Joshua Kelly (1989-08-31) August 31, 19892011 University of California, Riverside00
29Dasan Robinson (1984-06-06) June 6, 19842011 Toronto FC853
Midfielders
7Jovan Kirovski (1976-03-18) March 18, 19762008 San Jose Earthquakes466
8Chris Birchall (1984-05-05) May 5, 19842009 Brighton & Hove Albion380
15Dan Keat (1987-09-28) September 28, 19872011 Team Wellington00
16Héctor Jiménez (1988-11-03) November 3, 19882011 California Golden Bears00
19Juninho (1989-01-05) January 5, 19892010on loan from São Paulo314
21Dustin McCarty (1988-10-12) October 12, 19882011 North Carolina Tar Heels00
23David Beckham (1975-05-02) May 2, 19752007 Real Madrid6311
25Miguel López (1988-06-09) June 9, 19882011on loan from Quilmes50
26Michael Stephens (1989-04-03) April 3, 19892010 Chicago Fire Premier251
30Paolo Cardozo (1989-06-09) June 9, 19892011 Quilmes50
Strikers
10Landon Donovan (1982-03-04) March 4, 19822005 Bayer Leverkusen14871
11Chad Barrett (1985-04-30) April 30, 19852011 Toronto FC71
14Robbie Keane (1980-07-08) July 8, 19802011 Tottenham Hotspur00
17Adam Cristman (1985-01-08) January 8, 19852011 D.C. United00
18Mike Magee (1984-09-02) September 2, 19842009 New York Red Bulls444
27Bryan Jordan (1985-09-13) September 13, 19852008 Portland Timbers372
32Jack McBean (1994-12-15) December 15, 19942011 IMG Soccer Academy00

Last updated: August 17, 2011.
Source: LA Galaxy

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 15, 2010 Juan Pablo ÁngelFW New York Red BullsRe-Entry Draft[4]
December 15, 2010 Luke SassanoMF New York Red BullsRe-Entry Draft, subsequently traded[4]
December 15, 2010 Frankie HejdukDF Sporting Kansas CityAcquired in exchange for Luke Sassano[5]
January 11, 2011 Adam CristmanFW D.C. UnitedAcquired in exchange for a Supplemental Draft pick[6]
January 13, 2011 Chad BarrettFW Toronto F.C.Acquired in exchange for undisclosed future considerations[7]
February 14, 2011 Paolo CardozoMF QuilmesSuperDraft, 1st round[8]
February 14, 2011 Héctor JiménezMF University of California, BerkeleySuperDraft, 2nd round[8]
February 14, 2011 Dan KeatMF Dartmouth CollegeSupplemental Draft, 1st round[8]
February 14, 2011 Ryan ThomasDF Stanford UniversitySupplemental Draft, 1st round[8]
February 14, 2011 Dustin McCartyMF University of North CarolinaSupplemental Draft, 2nd round[8]
March 16, 2011 Sean AlvaradoDFUnattachedFree[9]
May 11, 2011 Kyle DaviesDFUnattachedFree[10]
August 15, 2011 Robbie KeaneFW Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed, believed to be roughly $4M transfer fee[11]
September 15, 2011 Dasan RobinsonDF Toronto FCAcquired for Kyle Davies[12]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 15, 2010 Eddie LewisMFNoneRetired[13]
November 15, 2010 Chris KleinMFNoneRetired[14]
December 3, 2010 Dema KovalenkoMFNoneOption declined, retired[15]
December 15, 2010 Tristan BowenFW Chivas USATraded for allocation money[16]
December 15, 2010 Luke SassanoMF Sporting Kansas CityTraded for Frankie Hejduk[5]
January 1, 2011 Alex CazumbaMF São PauloLoan expired, option declined[17]
January 10, 2011 Edson BuddleFW Ingolstadt 04Undisclosed[18]
January 26, 2011 Yohance MarshallDF Vermont VoltageOption declined, free transfer[17]
August 17, 2011 Juan Pablo ÁngelFW Chivas USATraded for a 2012 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round pick[19]
September 15, 2011 Kyle DaviesDF Toronto FCTraded for Dasan Robinson[12]

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 23, 2009 LeonardoDF São PauloLoan[17][20]
December 23, 2009 JuninhoMF São PauloLoan[17][20]
January 28, 2011 Miguel LópezMF QuilmesOne year loan, terms undisclosed[21]

Competitions

Pre-season

March 2, 2011 LA Galaxy 2–2
(3–4 p)
Tijuana San Diego, California
Gonzalez  41'
Donovan  75'
Report Pulido  39'
Orozco  81'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Penalties
Donovan
Magee
López
Barrett
Kirovski
Rosa
Molina
Orozco
Otreras
Yacuzzi

Major League Soccer

Overall table

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 23 33 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Western Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (SS, W1) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 20 28
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLS

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion

  • ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 18 10 4 46 25  +21 64 11 5 0 27 8  +19 7 5 4 19 17  +2

Last updated: October 9, 2011.
Source: Match results

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDLWDDWWLDDWWWWDDWDDWWWLWWDWWWWLWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2011. Source: Match results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 15, 2011 1 Seattle Sounders 0–1 LA Galaxy Seattle
19:00 PDT Friberg  44'
González  45+1'
Report Birchall  24'
Juninho  58'
Beckham  90+3'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,443
Referee: Alex Prus
March 20, 2011 2 LA Galaxy 1–1 New England Revolution Carson, California
15:00 PDT Juninho  39' Report Joseph  3' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 26, 2011 3 Real Salt Lake 4–1 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
18:00 PDT Williams  2'
Morales  10' (pen.), 41'
Paulo Jr.  68'
Report Saunders  9'
Beckham  54'
López  54'
Leonardo  74'
Ángel  80'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 2, 2011 4 LA Galaxy 1–0 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
19:30 PDT Leonardo  33'
López  51'
Birchall  53'
Ricketts  60'
Beckham  89'
Donovan  90+2'
Report Ruiz  53'
Williams  63'
Harvey  78'
Califf  88'
McInerney  90+5'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Paul Ward
April 9, 2011 5 D.C. United 1–1 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
16:30 PDT Quaranta  40'  84'
Davies  90'
Report Magee  12'
Dunivant  29'
Beckham  41'
Kirovski  90+5'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 26,622
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 13, 2011 6 Toronto FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Toronto
17:00 PDT Martina  67'
Stevanović  68'
Report Bechkam  44'
Jordan  76'
Juninho  78'  90+3'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17, 2011 7 Chicago Fire 1–2 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 PDT Videira  10'
Oduro  89',  90+3'
Report Magee  31'
Barrett  42'
Stephens  63'
Gonzalez  72'
Hejduk  73'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,203
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 23, 2011 8 LA Galaxy 3–0 Portland Timbers Carson, California
20:00 PDT Barrett  3'
Donovan  8' (pen.), 67'
Franklin  17'
Magee  90+1'
Report Wallace  7' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,719
Referee: Ramón Hernández
May 1, 2011 9 FC Dallas 2–1 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
16:00 PDT Castillo  47'
Shea  88'
Report Donovan  51'
Juninho  55'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,867
Referee: Alex Prus
May 7, 2011 10 LA Galaxy 1–1 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
20:00 PDT Donovan  41' Report Henry  4'
Rodgers  57'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 11, 2011 11 Philadelphia Union 1–1 LA Galaxy Chester, Pennsylvania
16:30 PDT Caroll  58'
Torres  76'
Mwanga  83',  83'
Williams  90+2'
Report Donovan  24'
Birchall  30'
Gonzalez  78'
DeLaGarza  87'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 14, 2011 12 LA Galaxy 4–1 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan  44' (pen.), 46'
Ángel  64'
Juninho  80'
Beckham  87'
Report Gonzalez  39' (o.g.) Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 21, 2011 13 Chivas USA 0–1 LA Galaxy Carson, California
19:00 PDT Elliot  50'
Valentin  73'
Report Barrett  26' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 25, 2011 14 LA Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan  46' (pen.)
Franklin  87'
Report Watson  90' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,458
Referee: Chris Penso
May 28, 2011 15 New England Revolution 0–1 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
17:00 PDT Report Beckham  67'
López  69'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,793
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 3, 2011 16 LA Galaxy 0–0 D.C. United Carson, California
20:00 PDT Gonzalez  42' Report Fred  6'
White  65'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 11, 2011 17 LA Galaxy 2–2 Toronto FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Birchall  2'
Beckham  29'
DeLaGarza  83'
Ángel  90+1'
Report Borman  17'
Henry  57'
Gordon  68', 90+4'  81'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 18, 2011 18 Colorado Rapids 1–3 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT Nyassi  36'
Casey  64'
Folan  74'
Mastroeni  81'
Report Moor  25' (o.g.)
Juninho  42'
Barrett  80'
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,277
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 25, 2011 19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 LA Galaxy Santa Clara, California
20:00 PDT Lenhart  43'
Corrales  49'
Report Dunivant  37'
Saunders  43'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 4, 2011 20 LA Galaxy 0–0 Seattle Sounders Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan  90+4' Report Friberg  55' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 9, 2011 21 LA Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan  58'
Beckham  65'
Birchall  90+2'
Report Paladini  64'
Nazarit  62'
Cháves  90+1'
Mikulić  90+5'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,762
Referee: David Ganter
July 20, 2011 22 LA Galaxy 1–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
19:30 PDT Berhalter  16'
Franklin  70'
Juninho  85'
Beckham  90+2'
Report James  65' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,709
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 30, 2011 23 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–4 LA Galaxy Vancouver, BC
16:30 PDT Report Donovan  61', 75' (pen.)
Stephens  65'
Franklin  80'
Cristman  90'
Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3, 2011 24 Portland Timbers 3–0 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT Chabala  26'
Perlaza  33'
Brunner  68'
Chará  82'
Zizzo  89'
Report Donovan  64' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 6, 2011 25 LA Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas Carson, California
19:30 PDT Beckham  25'
Gonzalez  32'
Berhalter  35'
Juninho  62'
Magee  81'
Stephens  90+4'
Report Chávez  9'  68'
Villar  18'
Benítez  27'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 20, 2011 26 LA Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
19:30 PDT Keane  21'
Hejduk  68'
Magee  90'
Report Baca  54'
Beitashour  81'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 5, 2011 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 PDT Espinoza  2'
Zusi  67'
Júlio César  72'
Collin  73'
Bravo  90+2' (pen.)
Report Franklin  25', 74'
Hejduk  66'
Donovan  84'
Beckham  90+1'
Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,512
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 9, 2011 28 LA Galaxy 1–0 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
20:00 PDT Donovan  36' Report Mullan  67' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,068
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 17, 2011 29 LA Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Carson, California
19:30 PDT Magee  40'  75'
Keane  64'
Report Rochat  17'
Koffie  28'
Hassli  62'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,959
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 24, 2011 30 Columbus Crew 0–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT Report Barrett  90+3' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 1, 2011 31 LA Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
19:30 PDT Barrett  59'
Borchers  72' (o.g.)
Report Espíndola  10' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 4, 2011 32 New York Red Bulls 2–0 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 PDT Rodgers  32'
Henry  59'
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,186
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 16, 2011 33 LA Galaxy 1–0 Chivas USA Carson, California
18:00 PDT Barrett  53' Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 23, 2011 34 Houston Dynamo 3–1 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
16:00 PDT Moffat  27'
Boswell  48'
Costly  74'
Report McBean  88' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

October 30, 2011 First Leg New York Red Bulls 0–1 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 PDT Henry  44' Report Magee  15'
Franklin  40'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,663
Referee: Alex Prus
November 3, 2011 Second Leg LA Galaxy 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
New York Red Bulls Carson, California
20:00 PDT Magee  42'
Donovan  75' (pen.)
Report Rodgers  4' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Conference finals

November 6, 2011 LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan  23' (pen.)
Magee  58'
Keane  68'
Report Saborío  25' Attendance: 23,437
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Championship

November 20, 2011 LA Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan  72' Attendance: 30,281
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League

The Los Angeles Galaxy qualified directly into Group Stage play by winning the Supporters' Shield.[22] The Galaxy played in Group A with Alajuelense of Costa Rica, Morelia of Mexico, and Motagua of Honduras.

August 16, 2011 Group 1 LA Galaxy 2–0 Motagua Carson, United States
20:00 PDT Cristman  13'
Donovan  60'
Berhalter  90'
Report Guerrero  70' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
August 25, 2011 Group 2 LA Galaxy 2–0 Alajuelense Carson, United States
20:00 PDT Beckham  31'
Gonzalez  38'
Donovan  68'
Barrett  77'
Magee  77'
Juninho  88'
Report Acosta  60' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,855
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
September 13, 2011 Group 3 Morelia 2–1 LA Galaxy Morelia, Mexico
16:00 PDT Aldrete  83'
Sabah  90+2'  90+3'
Report Keane  52' Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
September 21, 2011 Group 4 Alajuelense 1–0 LA Galaxy Alajuela, Costa Rica
18:00 PDT Antonio Gabas  28' Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
September 28, 2011 Group 5 LA Galaxy 2–1 Morelia Carson, United States
22:00 Magee  21'
Juninho  90'
Report Lugo  59' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
October 20, 2011 Group 6 Motagua 0–1 LA Galaxy Tegucigalpa, Honduras
16:00 PDT Report Juninho  29' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

U.S. Open Cup

June 28, 2011 Third round LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles Blues Fullerton, California
19:30 PDT Berhalter  8'
Gonzalez  75'
Magee  81'
Cristman  88'
Report Tudela  1'
Rivera  62'
Momeni  70'
Sesay  90'  90'
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 13, 2011 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders 3–1 LA Galaxy Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Jaqua  4'
Alonso  22'
Montero  25'  54'
Parke  55'
Neagle  74'
Fucito  90'
Report Cristman  40'
Cardozo  59'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Kevin Stott

World Football Challenge

July 16, 2011 LA Galaxy 1–4 Real Madrid Los Angeles, California
19:00 PDT López  38'
Cristman  67'
Report Callejón  31'
Joselu  40'
Ronaldo  53'
Benzema  58'
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Jorge González

Asia Pacific Tour 2011

November 30, 2011 Indonesia Selection 0–1 LA Galaxy Jakarta, Indonesia
04:00 PST Report Keane  14'  24'
Gonzalez  20'
Magee  26'
Stadium: Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Faulur Rosy
December 3, 2011 Philippines  1–6 LA Galaxy Manila, Philippines
03:30 PST P. Younghusband  41'  48'
De Jong  64'
Report Beckham  20'
Magee  39'
Keane  47'
Cristman  63', 87'
Berhalter  81' (pen.)
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Jovanie Villagracia

Statistics

All statistics are for competitive matches only.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSChampions LeagueOpen Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Donovan Ricketts 12012+000+000+00
2 DF Todd Dunivant 29026+002+001+00
3 DF Gregg Berhalter 1206+202+002+00
4 DF Omar Gonzalez 25422+022+011+01
5 DF Sean Franklin 28223+221+101+00
6 DF Frankie Hejduk 202+000+000+00
7 FW Jovan Kirovski 1101+800+001+10
8 MF Chris Birchall 22114+510+201+00
9 FW Juan Pablo Ángel 22317+530+000+00
10 FW Landon Donovan 211218+0112+011+00
11 FW Chad Barrett 22515+540+111+00
12 GK Josh Saunders 17013+102+001+00
14 FW Robbie Keane 211+011+000+00
15 MF Dan Keat 300+300+000+00
16 MF Héctor Jiménez 100+000+000+10
17 FW Adam Cristman 1032+412+011+11
18 MF Mike Magee 25417+532+001+01
19 MF Juninho 28424+042+001+10
20 DF A. J. DeLaGarza 26022+002+002+00
21 MF Dustin McCarty 000+000+000+00
22 DF Leonardo 717+010+000+00
23 MF David Beckham 22219+122+000+00
24 GK Brian Perk 201+000+001+00
25 MF Miguel López 24112+910+100+20
26 MF Michael Stephens 20010+700+102+00
27 FW Bryan Jordan 1001+700+002+00
28 DF Ryan Thomas 000+000+000+00
30 MF Paolo Cardozo 1302+900+002+00
32 FW Jack McBean 000+000+000+00
33 DF Sean Alvarado 000+000+000+00

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Goalkeeper stats

No. Nat. Player Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1 Donovan Ricketts 1014 6 0.53 1014 6 0.53 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
12 Josh Saunders 1459 17 1.05 1189 14 1.06 180 0 0.00 90 3 3.00
18 Mike Magee 47 0 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
24 Brian Perk 180 1 0.50 90 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 90 1 1.00
TOTALS 2700 24 0.80 2340 20 0.77 180 0 0.00 180 4 2.00

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

Top scorers

Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
1 10 Landon Donovan 13 12 1 0
2 11 Chad Barrett 5 4 1 0
3 5 Sean Franklin 4 4 0 0
3 4 Omar Gonzalez 4 2 1 1
3 19 Juninho 4 4 0 0
3 18 Mike Magee 4 3 0 1
3 9 Juan Pablo Ángel 4 4 0 0
8 17 Adam Cristman 3 1 1 1
9 23 David Beckham 2 2 0 0
10 8 Chris Birchall 1 1 0 0
10 14 Robbie Keane 1 1 0 0
10 22 Leonardo 1 1 0 0
10 25 Miguel López 1 1 0 0

Updated to match played September 9, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Top assists

Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
1 23 David Beckham 14 12 2 0
2 11 Chad Barrett 3 3 0 0
2 10 Landon Donovan 3 3 0 0
2 5 Sean Franklin 3 2 1 0
2 25 Miguel López 3 2 0 0
6 2 Todd Dunivant 2 2 0 0
6 19 Juninho 2 1 0 1
8 9 Juan Pablo Ángel 1 1 0 0
8 3 Gregg Berhalter 1 1 0 0
8 8 Chris Birchall 1 0 0 1
8 20 A. J. DeLaGarza 1 0 1 0
8 4 Omar Gonzalez 1 0 0 1

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
GK 1 Donovan Ricketts 100 100 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF 2 Todd Dunivant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF 3 Gregg Berhalter 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF 4 Omar Gonzalez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF 5 Sean Franklin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF 6 Frankie Hejduk 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF 7 Jovan Kirovski 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MF 8 Chris Birchall 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW 10 Landon Donovan 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
GK 12 Josh Saunders 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW 17 Adam Cristman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 18 Mike Magee 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF 19 Juninho 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
DF 20 A. J. DeLaGarza 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF 22 Leonardo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF 23 David Beckham 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
MF 25 Miguel López 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF 26 Michael Stephens 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW 27 Bryan Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF 30 Paolo Cardozo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 46 5 39 4 4 1 3 0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Club staff

Position Name
General Manager & Head Coach Bruce Arena
Assistant Head Coach Dave Sarachan
Assistant Coach & Reserve Team Head Coach Curt Onalfo
Assistant Coach Gregg Berhalter
Goalkeeper Coach Ian Feuer
Director of Soccer Operations David Kammarman
Senior Director Galaxy Academy & Special Projects Chris Klein
LA Galaxy Academy Coach & Administrator Craig Harrington
Head Athletic Trainer Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic Trainer Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment Manager Raul Vargas
Equipment Coordinator Rafael Verdin
Team Administrator Shant Kasparian
Strength & Conditioning Coach Ben Yauss
Active Release Specialist Shunta Shimizu

Updated to match played March 27, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the No. 10 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[23]

International roster spots

Los Angeles has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Los Angeles dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on November 22, 2010 for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons[24] then acquired one slot from D.C. United on February 17, 2011 for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[25] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[23]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: 2014 SuperDraft Round 4 pick traded to Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy also traded unspecified future considerations to Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).

MLS rights to other players

Los Angeles maintains the MLS rights to Edson Buddle after the player declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas on a free transfer.

References

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  20. "Galaxy Sign Three On Loan From Sao Paulo". Yahoo Sports. December 23, 2009. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
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  22. "Concacaf Main | Champions League Home | Champions League News | Champions League News | Galaxy clinch CCL Group Stage berth". Concacaf.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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