2018_LA_Galaxy_season

2018 LA Galaxy season

2018 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy 2018 soccer season

The 2018 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-third season of existence, their twenty-third in Major League Soccer.

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Players

Squad information

As the end of the season.

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Transfers

Transfers in

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Draft picks

See also: 2018 MLS SuperDraft

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 2018 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

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Competitions

Preseason

Preseason schedule announced on December 6, 2017.[30]

Mobile Mini Sun Cup

See also: 2018 Mobile Mini Sun Cup

The schedule for the tournament was released on December 15, 2017.[31]

February 3 LA Galaxy 1–3 Real Salt Lake Tucson, Arizona
15:30 Ciani 33' Report Saucedo 51' (pen.)
Besler 56'
Velásquez 77'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Friendlies

February 10 LA Galaxy 3–0 New York City FC Carson, California
19:00 PT Kamara 9'
Hilliard-Arce 70'
Hušidić 90'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
February 15 LA Galaxy United States 3–1 United States Fresno FC Santa Barbara, California
19:30 Lletget 26'
Pontius 50'
Hilliard-Arce 77'		 Report Bustamante 19' Stadium: Harder Stadium
February 17 LA Galaxy 2–4 San Jose Earthquakes Irvine, California
14:00 PT Kamara 36', 74'
Carrasco Yellow card 78'
Büscher Yellow card 88'		 Report Jungwirth Yellow card 10'
Wondolowski 38'
Thompson 54', 90'
Alashe 55'		 Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 5,015
February 24 LA Galaxy 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
19:00 PT Skjelvik Yellow card 13'
Alessandrini Yellow card 49'
Giovani 66' (pen.)		 Report Juárez Yellow card 7'
Kamara 20' (pen.)
Davies 52'
Marinovic Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2018 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection procedure
    • Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[32] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2018 season, the following teams qualified:
      1. The winner of MLS Cup 2018 (Atlanta United FC);
      2. The winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup (Houston Dynamo)
      Thus unlike previous seasons, the Supporters' Shield winner and the regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield werw not guaranteed a berth. Each qualifier entered at the second phase of the tournament.
      One Canada-based team qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):
      1. The winner of the 2018 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
Western Conference
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Regular season

The first two matches of 2018 MLS season were announced on December 19, 2017.[33] The full schedule was released on January 4, 2018.[34]

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

March 4 1 LA Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
19:00 Alessandrini Yellow card 18', 34'
Kamara 32'
Ciani Yellow card 89'		 Report Blanco 66'
Mabiala Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 11 2 New York City FC 2–1 LA Galaxy New York City, New York
14:00 Tinnerholm 22'
Villa 33'		 Report Jonathan Yellow card 11', 60'
Cole Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 85'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 26,221
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 24 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 Report Feltscher Yellow card 53' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,120
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
March 31 4 LA Galaxy 4–3 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
12:00 Lletget 61'
Pontius 73'
Ibrahimović 77', 90+1', Yellow card 78'		 Report Vela 5', 26'
Steres 48' (o.g.)		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,068
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 8 5 LA Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
18:00 Steres Yellow card 55'
Jonathan Yellow card 77'		 Report Sallói 56'
Russell 61'
Espinoza Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Robert Sibiga
April 14 6 Chicago Fire 0–1 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
12:30 Vincent Yellow card 45'
Gordon Yellow card 48'		 Report Alessandrini Yellow card 35'
Ibrahimović 45+1'
Kitchen Yellow card 77'
Cole Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 21,915
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 21 7 LA Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC Carson, California
19:30 Skjelvik Yellow card 24'
Kitchen Yellow card 29'
Carrasco Yellow card 85'		 Report Martínez 22'
Parkhurst Yellow card 75'
Almirón Yellow card 77', 90+4' (pen.)
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,846
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 28 8 LA Galaxy 2–3 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
19:30 Kamara 59'
Giovani Yellow card 61', 66'		 Report Royer 7'
Valot 49'
Kaku 84' (pen.)
Meara Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 26,704
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 5 9 Houston Dynamo 3–2 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
17:30 Fuenmayor 3'
Quioto 47'
Rodriguez 90'		 Report Kitchen Yellow card 20'
Ciani Yellow card 34'
Cole Yellow card 36'
Giovani 39'
Kamara 85'		 Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 22,320
Referee: Alan Kelly
May 12 10 FC Dallas 3–2 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
12:30 Urruti 28', Yellow card 87'
Lamah 44', 52'
Ziegler Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 73'		 Report Cole Yellow card 45+1'
Kamara 47'
Boateng 83'
Ciani Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 18,355
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
May 21 11 Montreal Impact 0–1 LA Galaxy Montreal, Quebec
12:00 Petrasso Yellow card 41'
Donadel Yellow card 68'
Raitala Yellow card 71'		 Report Lletget Yellow card 22'
Kitchen Yellow card 37'
Ibrahimović Red card 41'
Kamara 75'
Bingham Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 25 12 LA Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
20:00 Alessandrini 82'
Kamara Yellow card 85'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 23,118
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 30 13 LA Galaxy 2–3 FC Dallas Carson, California
19:30 Boateng Yellow card 63'
Ibrahimović 69', 90+7'		 Report Hollingshead 33'
Colmán 40', Red card 80'
Gruezo 66'
González Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Drew Fischer
June 2 14 Portland Timbers 1–1 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
14:00 Valeri 57' (pen.)
Chará Yellow card 62'		 Report Pontius 20'
João Pedro Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 9 15 LA Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
19:30 Skjelvik Yellow card 53'
Ibrahimović 61', 67'
Kamara Yellow card 69', 76'		 Report Lennon Yellow card 64'
Marcelo Silva Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 30 16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 LA Galaxy Stanford, California
19:00 Wondolowski 15', 69' (pen.)
Vako 39'
Ockford Yellow card 48'		 Report Ibrahimović 1', 25', Yellow card 90'
Alessandrini 20', Yellow card 82'
Jamieson IV Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 50,743
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 4 17 LA Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United Carson, California
19:30 Ibrahimović 5'
Pontius 25'
Kitchen Yellow card 30'
Hušidić Yellow card 87'		 Report Stieber 26'
Durkin Yellow card 29'
Mora Yellow card 80'
Mattocks 85'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 7 18 LA Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC Carson, California
19:30 Skjelvik Yellow card 22'
Kamara 42'
Ibrahimović 56' (pen.)
Pontius Yellow card 63'
Alessandrini 67', 90+3'		 Report Williams Yellow card 61' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 21,211
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 14 19 New England Revolution 2–3 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 Penilla Red card 23'
Fagúndez 28'
Caicedo 45', Yellow card 84'
Delamea Yellow card 57'
Zahibo Yellow card 71'		 Report Alessandrini Yellow card 23'
Pontius 38', 90+3'
Kitchen Yellow card 42'
Cole Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 85'
Romney 90+2'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 36,573
Referee: Robert Sibiga
July 21 20 Philadelphia Union 1–3 LA Galaxy Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 Sapong 29'
Picault Yellow card 31'
Medunjanin Yellow card 79'		 Report Kamara 48'
Ibrahimović 63'
Ciani Yellow card 64', 82'
Alessandrini Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium
Attendance: 19,013
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 26 21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
19:30 Vela 7'
Nguyen 20'		 Report Alessandrini Yellow card 37', 82'
Giovani Yellow card 51'
Skjelvik Yellow card 71'
Kamara 86'
Lletget Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,716
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 29 22 LA Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC Carson, California
18:30 Ciani Yellow card 8'
Giovani 39'
Ibrahimović 47', 67', 71', Yellow card 72'		 Report Higuita 18'
Ciani 44' (o.g.)
Rocha Yellow card 48'
Dwyer 54'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,941
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 4 23 Colorado Rapids 2–1 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 Acosta 50'
Ford Yellow card 62'
Nicholson 90'		 Report Alessandrini 33'
Cole Yellow card 41'
Carrasco Yellow card 44'
Pontius Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,837
Referee: Sorin Stoica
August 11 24 LA Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC Carson, California
19:30 Alessandrini 7'
Lletget 73'		 Report Boxall Yellow card 55', 64'
Calvo Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 89'
Warner Yellow card 75'
Rodríguez Yellow card 78'
R. Ibarra 84'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 24,891
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 14 25 LA Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
19:30 Romney Yellow card 50'
Cole 59'
Carrasco Yellow card 73'
Lletget 78'		 Report Ford Yellow card 27'
Castillo 74'
Jackson 82'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 18 26 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
13:00 Marshall 3'
Shipp 18'
Carrasco 50' (o.g.)
C. Roldan 59'
Ruidíaz 67'		 Report Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 44,213
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 24 27 LA Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
19:30 Ibrahimović 15', Yellow card 59'
Feltscher Yellow card 18'
Pontius Yellow card 45+2'
Skjelvik Yellow card 67'
Romney Yellow card 86'		 Report Feilhaber Yellow card 48'
Vela 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,068
Referee: Jair Marrufo
September 1 28 Real Salt Lake 6–2 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
19:00 Rusnák 14', 68'
Kreilach 45+3', 61', 71'
Savarino 48'		 Report Jonathan 1'
Kitchen Yellow card 35'
Alessandrini 63'
Feltscher Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 21,363
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 15 29 Toronto FC 5–3 LA Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
16:30 Vázquez 5'
Altidore 16', Yellow card 79'
Osorio Yellow card 28', 75'
Giovinco 36'
Hagglund Yellow card 53'
Morrow Yellow card 58'
Chapman 90+4'		 Report Skjelvik Yellow card 24'
Ibrahimović 43', Yellow card 82'
Kamara 54'
Feltscher 58', Yellow card 86'
Romney Yellow card 68'
Jonathan Yellow card 90'
Boateng Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,799
Referee: Nima Saghafi
September 23 30 LA Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
16:00 Ibrahimović 9' (pen.)
Feltscher Yellow card 31'
Kamara 40'
Boateng 52'
Steres Yellow card 75'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,503
Referee: José Carlos Rivero
September 29 31 LA Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
19:00 Ibrahimović 4', 58' (pen.)
Feltscher Yellow card 37'
Alessandrini 77' (pen.)		 Report Techera Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,659
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 6 32 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 Sinovic Yellow card 34'
Russell Yellow card 49', 83'
Sánchez Yellow card 49'
Sallói Yellow card 50'
Rubio Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Ibrahimović 25' (pen.)
Bingham Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 20,092
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 21 33 Minnesota United FC 1–3 LA Galaxy Minneapolis, Minnesota
14:00 Rodríguez 53'
Boxall Yellow card 65'
Fernando Bob Yellow card 70'		 Report Ibrahimović 30'
Kamara 50'
Alessandrini 51', Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium
Attendance: 52,242
Referee: Alan Kelly
October 28 34 LA Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
13:30 Kamara 27', 30' Report Quioto 57'
Manotas 73' (pen.), 79'
Cerén Yellow card 89'
García Yellow card 90+4'
Peña Yellow card 90+8' Red card		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,068
Referee: Kevin Stott

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2018 U.S. Open Cup

Fourth round

The draw for this round was held on May 24, 2018.[35]

June 6 LA Galaxy California 3–1 California FC Golden State Force Carson, California
19:30 PT Jamieson 15'
Lassiter 37', 85'
Requejo Yellow card 39'
João Pedro Yellow card 65'
Klimenta Yellow card 75'		 Report Ruiz Yellow card 31'
Fonseca 48'
Oduro Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,626
Referee: Ramy Touchan

Round of 16

The draw for this round was held on June 7, 2018.[36]

June 15 Portland Timbers Oregon 1–0 California LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
20:00 PT Blanco 30'
Asprilla Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Kitchen Yellow card 42'
Carrasco Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,556
Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on October 28, 2018
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See also

References

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