2019 LA Galaxy II season

The 2019 LA Galaxy II season was the club's sixth season of existence.

LA Galaxy II
2019 season
Head coachMike Muñoz (Until July 19)[1]
Junior Gonzalez (July 19–)
StadiumDignity Health Sports Park
USL ChampionshipConference: 9th
PlayoffsPlay-In Round
Top goalscorerKai Koreniuk (9 goals)
Highest home attendance1,984 (October 19 vs. El Paso Locomotive FC)
Lowest home attendance535 (July 20 vs. Reno 1868 FC)
Average home league attendance880
Biggest win5–1 (September 28 vs. OKC Energy FC)
Biggest defeat0–5 (March 23 vs. Real Monarchs)

Squad information

At the end of the season.

No. Position Player Nation
30 Midfielder Don Tchilao  Benin
33 Defender Nate Shultz  United States
42 Goalkeeper Abraham Romero  Mexico
43 Midfielder Adam Saldana  United States
44 Midfielder Geoffrey Acheampong  Ghana
46 Defender John Requejo  United States
47 Midfielder José Hernández  Mexico
48 Forward Augustine Williams  Sierra Leone
49 Midfielder Adrian Vera  United States
50 Midfielder Iván Gutiérrez  Mexico
51 Defender Abdalla Haji Shaibu  Tanzania
52 Midfielder Kai Koreniuk  United States
57 Defender Omar Ontiveros  United States
58 Defender Mauricio Cuevas  United States
62 Defender Nick DePuy  United States
63 Defender Michael Gallagher  United States
67 Midfielder Carlos Harvey (on loan from Tauro)  Panama
68 Forward Mohammed Kamara  Liberia
69 Defender Justin Fiddes  United States
70 Midfielder Brian Iloski  United States
72 Midfielder Ernesto Walker (on loan from Plaza Amador)  Panama
75 Goalkeeper Eric Lopez  United States

Transfers in
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Augustine Williams Portland Timbers 2 Sign. January 28, 2019 [2]
GK Abraham Romero Pachuca Sign. January 30, 2019 [3]
MF José Hernández Real Monarchs Sign. February 1, 2019 [4]
DF Michael Gallagher Real Monarchs Sign. February 14, 2019 [5]
MF Ernesto Walker Plaza Amador Loan. February 21, 2019 [6]
MF Carlos Harvey Tauro Loan. March 6, 2019 [7]
MF Kai Koreniuk AZ Alkmaar Sign. March 7, 2019 [8]
MF Don Tchilao Selected by the LA Galaxy in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. March 7, 2019 [9]
DF Nick DePuy Montreal Impact Sign. March 8, 2019 [10]
DF Omar Ontiveros Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Sign. March 8, 2019 [11]
MF Brian Iloski Legia Warsaw Sign. April 4, 2019 [12]
DF Mauricio Cuevas LA Galaxy Academy Sign. April 30, 2019 [13]
MF Iván Gutiérrez Guadalajara Sign. June 3, 2019 [14]
MF Adam Saldana LA Galaxy Academy Sign. June 18, 2019 [15]
FW Mohammed Kamara SC Paderborn Sign. August 2, 2019 [16]
DF Abdalla Haji Shaibu MFK Vyškov Sign. August 16, 2019 [17]

Transfers out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Adonis Amaya Contract option declined. January 10, 2019 [18]
MF Emmanuel Appiah Contract option declined. January 10, 2019 [18]
MF Andre Ulrich Zanga Contract option declined. January 10, 2019 [18]
DF Jean Jospin Engola Contract option declined. January 10, 2019 [18]
GK Wade Hamilton Contract option declined. January 10, 2019 [18]
MF Miguel Aguilar Out of contract. January 10, 2019 [18]
MF Jonathan Hernandez Kitchee SC Out of contract. January 10, 2019 [18]
FW Justin Dhillon Tacoma Defiance Out of contract. January 10, 2019 [18]
DF Diedie Traore LA Galaxy Sign. March 6, 2019 [19]
FW Ethan Zubak LA Galaxy Sign. March 8, 2019 [20]
FW Frank López San Antonio FC Loan. July 15, 2019 [21]

Competitions

Friendlies
February 6 1 LA Galaxy II 2–2 United States U-18 Carson, California
Vera  41'
Barton  86'		 Report Harper  53'
Hategan  57'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 8 2 Fresno FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
7:00 PM Daly  25'
Johnson  29'
Chaney  49'		 Report Zubak  34'
Arellano  59'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
February 16 3 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Sacramento Republic Carson, California
Report Bjev Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 20 4 Orange County SC 0–1 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
Report Zubak  12' Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

USL Championship
Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Sacramento Republic 34 14 6 14 50 43 +7 48 Play-In Round
8 Austin Bold FC 34 13 9 12 53 52 +1 48
9 LA Galaxy II 34 12 12 10 59 62 −3 48
10 New Mexico United 34 11 13 10 59 57 +2 46
11 San Antonio FC 34 12 9 13 62 57 +5 45
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Regular season

The first match of 2019 season was announced on December 14, 2018.[22] The full regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2018.[23]

All times in Pacific Time Zone.

March 9 1 LA Galaxy II 1–4 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Carson, California
19:00 López  12'
Williams  26'
Acheampong  86'		 Report Malcolm  10', 48', 76'
Yaro  37'
Burt  57'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 689
Referee: Michael Radchuk
March 16 2 Tacoma Defiance 0–3 LA Galaxy II Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Rydstrand  79' Report Williams  24', 60'
Harvey  29'
Walker  41'
Acheampong  68'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 23 3 Real Monarchs 5–0 LA Galaxy II Herriman, Utah
12:00 Ávila  25'
Martínez  48'
Blake  56'
Chang  60', 72'
Ochoa  63'
Etoundi  79'
Jasso  86'		 Report Cuello  42'
Traore  70'		 Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 30 4 LA Galaxy II 3–2 Portland Timbers 2 Carson, California
19:00 Acheampong  34'
Hilliard-Arce  38',  90'		 Report Calixtro  12',  65'
Williamson  78'
Wharton  83'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 788
Referee: Joseph Salinas
April 6 5 LA Galaxy II 4–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Carson, California
19:00 Zubak  13' (pen.), 61'
Gallagher  22'
Vera  34'
Koreniuk  46', 49'		 Report Bastidas  24'
Lobo  59', 70'
Reyes  82'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 717
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 13 6 San Antonio FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II San Antonio, Texas
17:30 Jamieson IV  14'
Lahoud  22'
Guzmán  35'
Hernández  90+1'		 Report Traore  73'
Walker  83'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,096
Referee: Mike Lavergne
April 24 7 LA Galaxy II 4–4 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, California
19:30 Traore  39'
Koreniuk  74', 90+6'
DePuy  87'		 Report Coronado  20'
Hernandez  66'
Salazar  77', 79', 90+1'
Small  83'
Deric  90+3'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 536
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 29 8 LA Galaxy II 0–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Carson, California
19:30 Cuello  26'
Romney  39'
Tchilao  48'  79'		 Report Scaglia  45+2'
Robinson  52'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 771
Referee: Victor Rivas
May 4 9 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Austin Bold FC Carson, California
19:00 Harvey  30'
DePuy  38'
Taylor  56' (o.g.)
Vom Steeg  90+2'		 Report Guadarrama  36'
Báez  65'
McFarlane  82'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 589
Referee: Joseph Salinas
May 12 10 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Fresno FC Carson, California
19:00 José Hernández  35'
Iloski  51'		 Report Jackson  26' (pen.)
Lawal  34', 55'
Ellis-Hayden  47'
del Campo  76'
Moses  82'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 616
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 18 11 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2–2 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
17:30 Foster  34'
Donovan  48'
Salazar  57'		 Report Ontiveros  16'
Requejo  19'
Vera  62'
Shultz  69'
Zubak  90+2'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera Jr
May 25 12 LA Galaxy II 2–2 Orange County SC Carson, California
19:00 Iloski  2'
López  90+2'		 Report Amico  10'
Quinn  50',  85'
Jones  51'
Vinicius  77',  88'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,068
Referee: Elton García
May 29 13 LA Galaxy II 2–2 Tacoma Defiance Carson, California
19:30 Vera  40'
DePuy  41'
Fiddes  42'
Romero  42'
Koreniuk  82'
López  87'
Iloski  90'		 Report Dhillon  4',  75'
Daley  21'
Ulysse  23'
Ocampo-Chavez  42'
Gonzalez  43'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 681
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 1 14 OKC Energy FC 0–0 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
18:00 Gordon  46'
Harris  53'		 Report Ontiveros  57'
Vera  67'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,096
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
June 8 15 El Paso Locomotive FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II El Paso, Texas
17:30
Report
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 7,611
Referee: Luis Guardia
June 15 16 Reno 1868 FC 4–2 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
19:30 Hertzog  7'
Musovski  13'
Gleadle  60'
Apodaca  65'		 Report López  3' (pen.)
Williams  30'
Ontiveros  50'  80'		 Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 22 17 LA Galaxy II 1–1 New Mexico United Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 29 18 Orange County SC 1–2 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,702
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 4 19 Las Vegas Lights FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Las Vegas, Nevada
19:30
Report
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Elton García
July 20 20 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 535
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 24 21 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–3 LA Galaxy II Tulsa, Oklahoma
17:30
Report
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 1,857
Referee: Kevin Broadley
July 28 22 Portland Timbers 2 1–2 LA Galaxy II Portland, Oregon
18:00
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,874
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
August 3 23 LA Galaxy II 2–3 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Calin Radosav
August 10 24 Austin Bold FC 1–3 LA Galaxy II Austin, Texas
17:30
Report
Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 17 25 New Mexico United 2–2 LA Galaxy II Albuquerque, New Mexico
18:30
Report
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 31 26 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 783
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 7 27 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Real Monarchs Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,082
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 14 28 Phoenix Rising FC 4–1 LA Galaxy II Tempe, Arizona
19:30
Report
Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Attendance: 6,647
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Match abandoned at the 84th minute due to the bad behavior of the fans.[24]
September 20 29 LA Galaxy II 1–1 San Antonio FC Carson, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 990
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 28 30 LA Galaxy II 5–1 OKC Energy FC Carson, California
19:00 Koreniuk  23'
Zubak  40',  73'
Williams  80'
Hernández  83'		 Report Brown  7'
Gordon  34'
Ross  56'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 817
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 2 31 Sacramento Republic FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 9,324
Referee: Elton García
October 5 32 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
16:00
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Lorant Varga
October 12 33 Fresno FC 2–2 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 7,742
Referee: JJ Bilinski
October 19 34 LA Galaxy II 2–0 El Paso Locomotive FC Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 1,984
Referee: Greg Dopka

Playoffs
Main article: 2019 USL Championship Playoffs
October 23 Play-In Round Austin Bold FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Austin, Texas
19:30 Twumasi  9',  76'
Lima  32'
Soto  49'
McFarlane  54'
Braafheid  60'		 Report Harvey  35'
Hernández  76'
Kamara  77'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

See also

References
  1. "Galaxy fire USL affiliate coach Mike Munoz". Los Angeles Times. 19 July 2019.
  2. "LA Galaxy II sign forward Augustine Williams". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Abraham Romero". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Jose Hernandez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. "LA Galaxy II sign defender Michael Gallagher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. "LA Galaxy II acquire midfielder Ernesto Walker". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. "LA Galaxy II acquire midfielder Carlos Harvey". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Kai Koreniuk". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Don Tchilao". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  10. "LA Galaxy II sign defender Nick DePuy". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. "LA Galaxy II sign defender Omar Ontiveros". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Brian Iloski". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. "LA Galaxy II sign LA Galaxy Academy and U.S. Youth National Team defender Mauricio Cuevas". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Iván Gutiérrez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. "LA Galaxy II sign LA Galaxy Academy and U.S. Youth National Team midfielder Adam Saldaña". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  16. "LA Galaxy II sign forward Mohammed Kamara". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  17. "LA Galaxy II acquire defender Abdalla Haji Shaibu". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  18. "LA Galaxy II exercise 2019 contract options on five players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  19. "LA Galaxy sign defender Diedie Traore". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  20. "LA Galaxy sign forward Ethan Zubak". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  21. "LA Galaxy II forward Frank Lopez to join San Antonio FC on loan for remainder of the season". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  22. "LA Galaxy II announce 2019 home opener". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  23. "LA Galaxy II announce 2019 USL Championship regular season schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  24. "Statement Regarding Abandoned Phoenix, LA Contest". USL Championship. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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