2014 LA Galaxy II season
The 2014 LA Galaxy II season was the club's first season of existence. This season LA Galaxy II participated in the USL Pro and the U.S. Open Cup.
| 2014 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Curt Onalfo | ||
| Stadium | StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium | ||
| USL Pro | 3rd | ||
| USL Pro Playoffs | Semi-Final | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chandler Hoffman – 14 goals All: Chandler Hoffman – 14 goals | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,478 (September 13 v. Rochester) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 408 (September 1 v. Richmond) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 597 | ||
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Players
Squad information
The squad of LA Galaxy II was composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed by Galaxy II, and LA Galaxy Academy players. Academy players who appeared in matches with LA Galaxy II retained their college eligibility.
Daniel Steres was named captain, and was named Defender of the Year.[1][2]
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of April 11, 2014.
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Midfielder | Rafael Garcia |  United States |
| 27 | Forward | Charlie Rugg | United States |
| 32 | Forward | Jack McBean (HGP) | United States |
| 34 | Midfielder | Kenney Walker | United States |
| 36 | Defender | Oscar Sorto (HGP) | United States |
| 38 | Forward | Bradford Jamieson IV (HGP) | United States |
| 40 | Forward | Raúl Mendiola (HGP) |  Mexico |
| 41 | Goalkeeper | Cody Laurendi | United States |
| 43 | Defender | Logan Emory | United States |
| 44 | Defender | Daniel Steres | United States |
| 48 | Midfielder | Dragan Stojkov |  Macedonia |
| 50 | Forward | Travis Bowen | United States |
| 53 | Defender | Bradley Diallo |  France |
| 55 | Defender | Jason Bli | France |
| 56 | Midfielder | Laurent Courtois | France |
| 57 | Midfielder | Alejandro Covarrubias | United States |
| 58 | Forward | Kainoa Bailey | United States |
| 59 | Midfielder | Elijah Martin | United States |
| 61 | Midfielder | Jaime Villarreal | United States |
| 63 | Midfielder | André Auras | France |
| 64 | Goalkeeper | Nicholas Shackelford | United States |
| 66 | Defender | Joe Franco | United States |
| 72 | Defender | Lee Nishanian | United States |
Coaching staff
| Role | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Curt Onalfo | United States |
| Player-Coach | Laurent Courtois[3] | France |
Friendlies
| February 13 | Fresno Fuego | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Fresno, California |
| 7:00pm | Ellison  44' |
Bowen 11' Mendiola 22' |
Stadium: Chukchansi Park |
| February 22 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Keane 2' 24' (pen.) Samuel 68' |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
USL Pro
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando City (C) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 62 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC (A) | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 3 | LA Galaxy II (A) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 51 | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery (A) | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38 | |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | |
| 9 | Arizona United SC | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 33[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 10 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 31 | |
| 13 | Orange County Blues FC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 28 | |
| 14 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 22 |
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2014. Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Source: Match reports
Updated to match(es) played on July 14, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Regular season
All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time (UTC−07:00)
| March 22 1 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Covarrubias  8'Garcia 34'Rugg 40'Walker 45'Emory 52'Steres 54' |
Report | O'Leary 34' Okai 42' 58'Santana 54' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| March 29 2 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Emory 40' Hoffman 81' |
Report | López 12' Braun 33' Alvarez 52' Daly 82' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Reed Christy |
| April 7 3 | LA Galaxy II | 4–2 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Courtois 14' Hoffman 35'Steres 39'Auras 48'Djokovic 90+' |
Report | Doue 8' Morad 45'Thomas 57'Caringi 59' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
| April 13 4 | LA Galaxy II | 0–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 3:00pm | Auras 19' Courtois 38' |
Report | Mirković 14' Daly 33'Alvarez 41' 45'Collins 75' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 588 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| April 19 5 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Orange County Blues FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Auras 37' Rugg 49'Garcia 61'Hoffman 73'Courtois 90' |
Report | Bardsley 6' Santana 9'Gautrat  88' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 435 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| April 25 6 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:10pm | Dillon 31' DelPiccolo 68' |
Report | Mendiola 35' Auras 38'Sorto 46'Diallo 89' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Charles Farr |
| April 27 7 | Orange County Blues FC | 0–3 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 4:00pm | Momeni 29' 76' McKenzie 32'Rivera 56' |
Report | Garcia 34' Arreola 45'Bowen 50'Zardes 65' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 913 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| May 5 8 | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Charlotte Eagles | Carson, California |
| 7:10pm | Rugg 28' Garcia 51'Hoffman 55' |
Report | Toby 14' Herrera 35' (pen.)Gold 44'Gentile 52'Leathers 61' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 410 Referee: Ramon Hernandez |
| May 10 9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | West Carrollton, Ohio |
| 7:00pm | Schoenfeld 43' (pen.) Harada 65' Cruyff 84' |
Report | Hoffman 41' Arreola 43' |
Stadium: DOC Stadium Attendance: 831 Referee: Edwin Durisevic |
| May 17 10 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30pm | Stewart 7' López 67'Daly 87' |
Report | Venter 16' Bowen 25'Garcia 51'Diallo 67' |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 20,231 Referee: Nestor Chavez |
| May 25 11 | LA Galaxy II | 5–0 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Carson, California |
| 8:00pm | Hoffman 13', 22' Jamieson IV 51', 55' McBean 69' |
Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 738 Referee: Tyler Ploeger |
| June 1 12 | Seattle Sounders Reserves | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Tukwila, Washington |
| 1:00pm | DeGroot 65' |
Report | Steres 7' Hoffman 76' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| June 8 13 | LA Galaxy II | 5–1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Jamieson IV 8', 45' McBean 25', 39' Stojkov 35' Rugg 42' Bowen 77' |
Report | Schoenfeld 75' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 850 Referee: Adrian Gonzalez |
| June 11 14 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Sorto 45' McBean 50' Auras 68' Garcia 75' |
Report | Mendoza 8' Dixon 29' Banks 44' Obasi 72' Rolfe 90' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 561 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| June 14 15 | Charleston Battery | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 4:30pm | Falvey 25' Kelly 50' Cordovés 85' |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,377 Referee: Richonne Clark |
| June 21 16 | Arizona United SC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Peoria, Arizona |
| 7:10pm | Morrison 54' Antúnez 74' Woodberry 88' |
Report | Bowen 17' |
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| June 28 17 | Orlando City | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
| 4:30pm | Hertzog 18', 43' Molino 61' Cerén 68' Quinn 86' |
Report | Garcia 43' |
Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Attendance: 5,029 Referee: Patrick O'Brian |
| July 4 18 | LA Galaxy II | 4–2 | Arizona United SC | Carson, California |
| 7:00pm | Jamieson IV 16' Rugg 18', 45' Antúnez 41' (o.g.) Sorto 58' |
Report | Okafor 76' (pen.) Kassel 90+2' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 415 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| July 19 20 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00pm | Hedrick 43' Leichty 55' |
Report | Stojkov 45' Emory 67' Mendiola 75' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Kyle Phillips |
| July 26 21 | Orange County Blues FC | 0–4 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 7:00pm | Gautrat 30' |
Report | Auras 4' Hoffman 40', 41' Stojkov 64' |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Bernhard Hosu |
| July 30 22 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–1 | LA Galaxy II | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00pm | Hardware 17' McLaughlin 54' Derschang 86' |
Report | Garcia 40' Mendiola 76' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,833 Referee: Jarolaw Werel |
| August 2 23 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 3–1 | LA Galaxy II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00pm | Ngwenya 30' Earls 39', 62' Flunder 40' Kerr 78' |
Report | Villarreal 18' Garcia 66'  88' Mendiola 62' Bowen 90' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,243 Referee: Brandon Artis |
| August 9 24 | LA Galaxy II | 3–2 | Arizona United SC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Rugg 9' Jamieson IV 10' Auras 37' Villarreal 42' |
Report | Kassel 47' DelPiccolo 60' Tan 72' Morrison ?' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 535 Referee: Christopher Calderon |
| August 16 25 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 6:00pm | Doue 38' Badr 79' |
Report | Steres 19' Sorto 30' Diallo 80' 90' Stojkov 90' |
Stadium: Pribil Stadium Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
| August 24 26 | LA Galaxy II | 3–3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Hoffman 14', 53' Steres 33' Bailey 57' Villarreal 61' Garcia 90' |
Report | Fairclough 22' Ruggles 68' Jane 77', 83' Kaye 86' Ackley 90' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Alejar Mariscal |
| September 1 27 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Carson, California |
| 7:00pm | Bli 27' Hoffman 43' (pen.) Villarreal 45' |
Report | Basso 8' William 68', 87' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 408 Referee: Denis Vargas |
| September 6 28 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30pm | Klimenta 50' Guzman 51' Alvarez 69' Collins 89' |
Report | McBean 18', 59' Villarreal 27' Rugg 70' Bli 82' Covarrubias 90' |
Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alex del Angel Jr. |
Playoffs
The 2014 USL PRO Playoffs include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of September 12–14. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2014 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 26–28. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | USL PRO Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Orlando City | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | LA Galaxy II | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-Final
| September 13 | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Hoffman 29' Stojkov 42' Rugg 45', 62' Garcia 45' 65' Bli 90+3' |
Report | Rosenlund 16' Banks 22' Smith 90+5' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,478 Referee: Daniel Radford |
Semi-Finals
| September 20 | Sacramento Republic | 3–2 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30pm | López 57', 70' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Klimenta 82' |
Report | Rugg 26' Jamieson IV 44' Sorto 74' |
Stadium: Bonney Field Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
U.S. Open Cup
Second round
| May 14 Second round | LA Galaxy II  | 6–1 | Cal FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | Emory 4' Covarrubias 6' Diallo 24' Bowen 30', 33' McBean 45' Steres 79' Đoković 82' |
Report | Reza 50' Bonvehi 57'Alfaro 75'Riley 88' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium |
Third round
| May 28 Third round | LA Galaxy II | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | PSA Elite | Carson, California |
| 7:30pm | McBean 87' Garcia 97'Auras 103' |
Report | Salazar 21' Barron 65'Smith 88'Preciado 100' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium Referee: Michael Zapata |
References
- "Getting 2 know Galaxy II: Defender Daniel Steres". LA Galaxy. 15 April 2015.
- "Daniel Steres LA Galaxy:Profile". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- Serrano, Adam. "A look at who suited up for LA Galaxy II in their inaugural match". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
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