| 2013 season | ||||
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| Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) | |||
| Coach | Bruce Arena | |||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th | |||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League (12–13) | Semifinals | |||
| CONCACAF Champions League (13–14) | Group stage | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third round | |||
| International Champions Cup | Group stage | |||
| L.A. Derby | Winner | |||
| California Clasico | Winner | |||
The 2013 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's eighteenth season of existence, and their eighteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American and Canadian soccer pyramids.
The Galaxy entered the season as the two-time defending MLS Cup champions. They were eliminated by Real Salt Lake in the Conference Semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The team reached the semifinals of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, where they were knocked out by Monterrey. The Galaxy also qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of winning the 2012 MLS Cup.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of March 2, 2013. [1]
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| February 1, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5–0 | United States U-17 | Carson, California |
| 15:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Closed door |
| February 5, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–0 | Los Angeles Blues | Carson, California |
| 15:30 PDT | Hall Keane Clark Villarreal | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Closed door |
| February 8, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 14:30 PDT | Report | Grabavoy | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Closed door |
| February 13, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 7–2 | UCLA Bruins | Carson, California |
| 12:30 PDT | Stephens Gonzalez Franklin Jimenez Rugg | Report | Williams Raynr | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Closed door |
| February 16, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | Gangwon | Carson, California |
| 11:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Closed door |
| February 19, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6–2 | Club Tijuana | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Keane Leonardo Gaul DeLaGarza R. Garcia Jiménez McBean | Report | Ortiz Santiago L. García Trujillo Carmona Piceno | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,000 |
| February 22, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Goleta, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Sarvas Keane Stephens McBean | Report | Moor Thomas | Stadium: Harder Stadium Attendance: 12,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| March 3, 20131 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–0 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
| 19:00 PDT | Magee Dunivant Keane | Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| March 17, 20132 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | Chivas USA | Carson, California |
| 14:00 PDT | Franklin Sarvas McBean Keane | Report | Iraheta Velázquez Álvarez | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,117 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| March 23, 20133 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Magee Sarvas | Report | Moor Thomas | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,936 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| March 30, 20134 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 11:00 PDT | Earnshaw Califf Osorio | Report | Magee Sarvas Villarreal | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,355 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| April 13, 20135 | FC Dallas | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Frisco, Texas |
| 16:30 PDT | Jackson John | Report | Gonzalez Leonardo Magee | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 20,465 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 20, 20136 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Sarvas Donovan | Report | Joseph | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,908 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 27, 20137 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:00 PDT | Palmer | Report | Magee Rugg Juninho | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,655 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| May 5, 20138 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Report | Driver | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,071 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| May 11, 20139 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 16:00 PDT | Leveron Teibert Mattocks | Report | Zardes | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| May 15, 201310 | Philadelphia Union | 1–4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 16:30 PDT | Okugo Soumare Gaddis | Report | MacMath Keane Jiménez Franklin Donovan | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| May 19, 201311 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 10:00 PDT | Henry Cahill | Report | DeLaGarza | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 26, 201312 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Franklin Keane Zardes Gonzalez | Report | Evans Johnson Joseph | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 24,811 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 2, 201313 | New England Revolution | 5–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 13:00 PDT | Sène Nguyen Kelyn Rowe Fagundez Barrett | Report | Donovan Sarvas | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,120 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| June 8, 201314 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:30 PDT | Stephenson Beckerman Wingert García | Report | Donovan Sarvas | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 18,962 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| June 19, 201315 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | DeLaGarza | Report | Kah | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,675 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| June 23, 201316 | Chivas USA | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California |
| 20:00 PDT | Vilchez | Report | Zardes Dunivant | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 14,575 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 29, 201317 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Stanford, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Gordon Bernardez Salinas | Report | Sarvas Jiménez | Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,028 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 4, 201318 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Keane | Report | Oduro Williams Anor | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,180 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| July 7, 201319 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | FC Dallas | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Juninho Sarvas Jiménez | Report | Ferreira | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,729 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 13, 201320 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 PDT | Johnson Chara Ricketts Jean-Baptiste | Report | Sarvas DeLaGarza Cudicini | Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,674 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 20, 201321 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Villarreal Zardes Juninho | Report | Sanvezzo Koffie Reo-Coker Davidson | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,093 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 27, 201322 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 PDT | Thomas Powers | Report | Juninho Mastroeni | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,765 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| August 11, 201323 | FC Dallas | 3–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Frisco, Texas |
| 17:00 PDT | Hedges Pérez Benitez Michel | Report | Franklin Donovan Leonardo Cudicini | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 18,161 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| August 17, 201324 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Keane Gonzalez | Report | Plata Beckerman Findley | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,237 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 24, 201325 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 18:00 PDT | Koffie Lee Reo-Coker | Report | Donovan | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 31, 201326 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Donovan Keane | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 7, 201327 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Juninho | Report | Powers Buddle | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| September 14, 201328 | D.C. United | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Washington D.C. |
| 14:00 PDT | Pontius Porter | Report | Keane Stephens | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,233 |
| September 21, 201329 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Juninho | Report | Johnson Scott Alonso | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,000 |
| September 29, 201330 | Portland Timbers | 1–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 12:30 PDT | Urruti Kah | Report | Sarvas | Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,674 |
| October 6, 201331 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5–0 | Chivas USA | Carson, California |
| 14:00 PDT | Keane Donovan Zardes | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 21,160 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 16, 201332 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PDT | Opare | Report | Warner Camara Romero | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 13,320 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| October 20, 201333 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 18:00 PDT | Juninho | Report | Cronin Bernárdez | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,418 |
| October 27, 201334 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Seattle, Washington |
| 18:00 PDT | Dempsey | Report | Keane Sarvas | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Referee: Mark Geiger |
| May 29, 2013 Third round | Carolina RailHawks | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Cary, NC |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| March 7, 2013 First leg | Herediano | 0–0 | | Heredia, Costa Rica |
| 19:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Attendance: 4,314 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) |
| March 13, 2013 Second leg | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–1 (4–1 agg.) | | Carson, United States |
| 19:00 PDT | Gonzalez Juninho Villarreal Keane Franklin McBean | Report | Salazar Ruiz Aguilar | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 8,284 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
| April 3, 2013 First leg | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–2 | | Carson, United States |
| 19:00 PDT | DeLaGarza | Report | Mier Suazo Osorio de Nigris | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,745 Referee: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica) |
| April 10, 2013 Second leg | Monterrey | 1–0 (3–1 agg.) | | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 19:00 PDT | de Nigris | Report | McBean | Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico Attendance: 32,234 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama) |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LA | CAR | MET | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Advance to championship stage | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 [a] | 0–3 | 0–0 | |||
| | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 [a] | 4–0 | 2–4 |
| August 20, 20131 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | | Carson, California |
| 19:00 PDT | Keane | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 9,474 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras) |
| September 18, 20132 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | | Carson, California |
| 19:00 PDT | Courtois Opare | Report | Sánchez Orantes | Stadium: StubHub Center |
| September 25, 20133 | Cartaginés | 0–3 | | San José, Costa Rica |
| 19:00 PDT | Barrantes Fonseca | Report | McBean Hoffman Courtois García | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Referee: John Pitti |
| October 24, 20134 | Isidro Metapán | 4–0 | | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 19:00 PDT | Muñoz Ramos | Report | Garcia | Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán |
| August 1, 20131 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | | Phoenix |
| 19:30 MST | Di María Benzema | Stadium: University of Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 38,922 |
| August 3, 20132 | LA Galaxy | 3–1 | | Los Angeles |
| 19:30 PDT (UTC−07:00) | Gonzalez Donovan Keane | Stadium: Dodger Stadium Attendance: 40,681 |
| August 7, 20133 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | | Miami Gardens |
| 18:30 EDT (UTC−04:00) | Stadium: Sun Life Stadium |
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | DF | | | Free | December 11, 2012 | [2] |
| 29 | FW | | | Free | December 20, 2012 | [3] |
| 1 | GK | | | Free | December 31, 2012 | [4] |
| 19 | MF | | | Undisclosed | January 16, 2013 | [5] |
| 14 | MF | | | MLS Rights Traded For | May 25, 2013 | [6] |
| 6 | MF | | | Traded For | June 17, 2013 | [7] |
| 15 | MF | | | Free | July 19, 2013 | [8] |
| 18 | GK | | | Free | August 5, 2013 | [9] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 1 | December 14, 2012 | [10] |
| GK | | | Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 2 | December 14, 2012 | [10] |
| FW | | | SuperDraft, 1st round | January 17, 2013 | [11] |
| DF | | | SuperDraft, 2nd round | January 17, 2013 | [11] |
| DF | | | SuperDraft, 2nd round | January 17, 2013 | [11] |
| MF | | | Supplemental Draft, 1st round | January 22, 2013 | [12] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | MF | | | Free | December 2, 2012 | [13] |
| 14 | FW | | | Traded | December 14, 2012 | [14] |
| 9 | FW | | | Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 1 | December 14, 2012 | [15] |
| 6 | DF | | | Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 3 | December 14, 2012 | [15] |
| 29 | DF | | TBD | Free | December 14, 2012 | [16] |
| 12 | GK | | | Free | December 31, 2012 | [4] |
| 11 | FW | | None | Retired | January 13, 2013 | [17] |
| 9 | MF | | | Free | January 13, 2013 | [18] |
| 15 | MF | | | Free | January 18, 2013 | [19] |
| 3 | DF | | TBD | Free | January 19, 2013 | [20] |
| 28 | MF | | None | Retired | January 21, 2013 | [16] |
| 18 | MF | | | Traded | May 25, 2013 | [21] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | MF | | | July 26, 2013 | December 31, 2013 | [22] |
| 17 | DF | | | July 26, 2013 | December 31, 2013 | [22] |