2020 LA Galaxy season
The 2020 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence, their twenty-fifth in Major League Soccer.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) | ||
| Head coach | Guillermo Barros Schelotto (until October 29) | ||
| Stadium | Dignity Health Sports Park | ||
| MLS | Conference: 10th Overall: 20th | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
| Leagues Cup | Canceled | ||
| MLS is Back Tournament | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | Cristian Pavón (10 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,382 (vs. VAN – March 8) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 26,382 | ||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (vs. LAFC – Sept. 6) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 (vs. LAFC – July 18) 0–4 (vs. SJ – Oct. 14) | ||
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On March 12, 2020 the Major League Soccer has suspended all games, for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. On March 19, 2020 the suspension was extended with a target return date of May 10.[1]
On June 10, 2020 it was announced the MLS is Back Tournament which is set to start on July 8.[2]
Players
Squad information
- As of August 20, 2020[3]
Transfers in
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Danilo Acosta |
Real Salt Lake |
Selected in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft. Signed on January 8, 2020. | November 25, 2019 | [4][5] |
| MF | Sacha Kljestan |
Orlando City SC |
Signed as a free agent. | December 11, 2019 | [6] |
| MF |  Aleksandar Katai |
Chicago Fire |
Signed through Targeted Allocation Money. | December 31, 2019 | [7] |
| DF |  Emiliano Insúa |
 VfB Stuttgart |
Sign. | January 1, 2020 | [8] |
| GK | Eric Lopez |
LA Galaxy II |
Sign. | January 15, 2020 | [9] |
| FW |  Javier Hernández |
 Sevilla |
Signed as a Designated Player. | January 21, 2020 | [10] |
| DF | Nick DePuy |
LA Galaxy II |
Sign. | February 5, 2020 | [11] |
| FW | Cameron Dunbar |
LA Galaxy Academy |
Sign. | February 20, 2020 | [12] |
| MF | Jonathan Perez |
LA Galaxy Academy |
Sign. | February 21, 2020 | [13] |
| FW | Gordon Wild |
D. C. United |
Sign. | February 25, 2020 | [14] |
| MF | Kai Koreniuk |
LA Galaxy II |
Sign. | June 25, 2020 | [15] |
| MF |  Carlos Harvey |
LA Galaxy II |
Loan. | June 26, 2020 | [16] |
| MF |  Yony González |
 Benfica |
Loan. | August 19, 2020 | [17] |
| GK | Jonathan Klinsmann |
 St. Gallen |
Sign. | August 20, 2020 | [18] |
Draft picks
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 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2020 |  Tom Smart |
DF | Akron | Round 2 – 45th pick | [19] |
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | Round 3 – 71st pick | |||
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | Round 4 – 81st pick | |||
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | Round 4 – 97th pick |
Transfers out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Chris Pontius |
Retired. | October 29, 2019 | [20] | |
| DF | David Romney |
Nashville SC |
$225,000 in General Allocation Money | November 12, 2019 | [21] |
| FW |  Zlatan Ibrahimović |
 AC Milan |
Out of contract | November 13, 2019 | [22] |
| MF | Favio Álvarez |
UNAM |
Loan expired | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| DF |  Diego Polenta |
 Olimpia |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| MF |  Juninho |
Retired. | Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| MF | João Pedro |
Tondela |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| DF | Tomas Hilliard-Arce |
Sacramento Republic FC |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| MF | Servando Carrasco |
Fort Lauderdale CF |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| GK | Matt Lampson |
Columbus Crew |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| DF | Hugo Arellano |
Option declined | November 21, 2019 | [23] | |
| FW/MF | Uriel Antuna |
Guadalajara |
Loan expired | November 21, 2019 | [23] |
| MF |  Romain Alessandrini |
 Qingdao Huanghai |
Out of contract | January 20, 2020 | [24] |
| DF |  Jørgen Skjelvik |
 OB |
Loan | January 31, 2020 | [25] |
| MF | Aleksandar Katai |
Red Star Belgrade |
Released | June 5, 2020 | [26] |
Competitions
Preseason
The first preseason games were announced on December 11, 2019.[27]
| February 4 | LA Galaxy | 4–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| PT |  13' 30' 52' 78' |
Report | Cavallini 46' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| February 15 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Carson, California |
| 15:00 PT | Report Report |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 12,200 |
| February 19 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| Report |
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| February 22 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Chicago Fire FC | Carson, California |
| 15:00 PT | Kljestan 54' |
Report | Azira 84' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 12,783 |
Major League Soccer
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 20 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | Playoffs first round |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC[lower-alpha 1] | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | 0.91 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
- Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
Regular season
Win Draw Loss Postponed
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
| February 29 1 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Houston, Texas |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| March 7 2 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 26,382 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| August 22 3 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles, California |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| August 29 5 | LA Galaxy | 3–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Steres 33' Feltscher  52' Araujo 56' Pavón 72' (pen.) Lletget 82' |
Report | Qazaishvili 11' Cowell 59' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| September 2 6 | Portland Timbers | 2–3 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| September 6 7 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| September 13 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| September 19 9 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| September 23 10 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 3,943 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 27 11 | LA Galaxy | 1–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 3 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| October 7 13 | LA Galaxy | 3–6 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| October 10 14 | Colorado Rapids | Cancelled | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park | |||
| Note: Match was postponed and later cancelled after one new confirmed case of COVID-19 among the Colorado Rapids player pool.[28] | ||||
| October 14 15 | LA Galaxy | 0–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Insúa 47' Araujo 61' |
Report | Lima 44', 90+3' Ríos 52' Thompson 76' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| October 18 16 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Kitchen 45+1' Koreniuk 90' Harvey 90+2' |
Report | Teibert 89' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| October 25 17 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
| 12:30 | Musovski 58' Vela 90+3' |
Report | González  25' Depuy 75' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 28 18 | Portland Timbers | 5–2 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| November 1 19 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | G. González 18', 56' Pavón 65' Zubak 68' |
Report | Martínez 78' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| November 4 4 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Kljestan 20' Chicharito 78'Lletget 84'Bingham 90+3' |
Report | Arreaga 24' O'Neill 72'Ruidíaz 90+3' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| Note: Match postponed from August 26 due to protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.[29] | ||||
| November 8 20 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
MLS is Back Tournament
The MLS is Back Tournament is a one-off tournament during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament will feature a group stage, which will count toward the regular season standings, followed by a knockout round. The LA Galaxy competed in Group F.[30] The schedule was released on July 24, 2020.[31]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 |
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
| July 13 1 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 19:30 |
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Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| July 18 2 | Los Angeles FC | 6–2 | LA Galaxy | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 23 3 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | Bay Lake, Florida |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Rivas |
U.S. Open Cup
US Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on August 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32]
Leagues Cup
Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on February 29, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | |
David Bingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | GK | |
Eric Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | GK | |
Justin Vom Steeg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | |
Emiliano Insúa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | |
Daniel Steres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | |
Diedie Traore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | |
Nick DePuy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF |  |
Giancarlo González | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | |
Julian Araujo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | |
Danilo Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  |
Rolf Feltscher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | |
Perry Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | |
Aleksandar Katai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | |
Jonathan dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | |
Joe Corona | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | |
Sacha Kljestan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | |
Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | |
Efrain Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | |
Emil Cuello | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | MF |  |
Kai Koreniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 56 | MF | |
Jonathan Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | |
Cristian Pavón | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | |
Javier Hernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | |
Ethan Zubak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | |
Gordon Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 60 | FW | |
Cameron Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
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