| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
| Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) | ||
| Head coach | Curt Onalfo (until July 27) Sigi Schmid (July 27–) [1] | ||
| Stadium | StubHub Center | ||
| MLS | Conference: 11th Overall: 22nd | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Quarterfinal | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Romain Alessandrini (13 goals) All: Romain Alessandrini (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,667 (3 times) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,195 (vs. Sacramento Republic FC – June 28) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21,998 | ||
The 2017 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, and their twenty-second season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
2017 marked a downturn for the club signalling the end of a dynasty for the Galaxy. [2] [3] [4] It was the first season since 2008 that the Galaxy failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs, and they finished with the worst record in MLS. [5]
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 September 2, 2017. [6]
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | | Loan return. | January 3, 2017 | [7] |
| DF | | | Sign. | January 13, 2017 | [8] |
| MF | | | Sign. | January 18, 2017 | [9] |
| MF | | | Sign. | January 19, 2017 | [10] |
| MF | | | Sign. | January 31, 2017 | [11] |
| DF | | | Sign. | February 28, 2017 | [12] |
| MF | | | Sign. | March 2, 2017 | [13] |
| DF | | | Sign. | March 2, 2017 | [14] |
| GK | | | Sign. | March 3, 2017 | [15] |
| FW | | | Sign. | April 18, 2017 | [16] |
| DF | | | Sign. | July 12, 2017 | [17] |
| MF | | | Sign. | July 27, 2017 | [18] |
| DF | | Free agent. | Last played for | September 2, 2017 | [19] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | | Traded for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft 4th round pick. | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
| MF | | | Traded for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick. | December 13, 2016 | [21] |
The LA Galaxy passed on making a selection with the 81st overall pick. [22]
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | None | Retired. | November 15, 2016 | [23] |
| FW | | Departed at the end of the 2016 season. | November 17, 2016 | [24] | |
| DF | | | Option declined; selected by Houston Dynamo in 2nd Stage of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft. | December 12, 2016 | [25] |
| MF | | | Signed as a free agent. | December 14, 2016 | [26] |
| FW | | None | Retired. | January 4, 2017 | [27] |
| DF | | | $125,000 in General Allocation Money and $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money. | January 13, 2017 | [28] |
| FW | | | Free agent. | January 23, 2017 | [29] |
| DF | | | Sign. | February 9, 2017 | [30] [31] |
| GK | | None | Retired. | April 11, 2017 | [32] |
| DF | | | $235,000. | August 18, 2017 | [33] |
The first preseason match was announced on December 9, 2016. [34] The full preseason schedule was released on January 20, 2017. [35]
| February 7 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Tijuana | Carson, California |
| 20:00 PT | Villarreal Turnley | Report | Pisano Muñoz Vargas Ortiz | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| February 11 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 19:00 PT | Report | Alashe García | Stadium: Cashman Field |
| February 18 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Alashkert FC | Ventura, California |
| Giovani McBean | Report | Stadium: Ventura College Sportsplex Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 21 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| Villarreal | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: Closed-door |
| February 25 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PT | João Pedro Steres | Report | Adi Ridgewell Blanco Guzmán | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 10,364 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| July 15 | LA Galaxy | 2–5 | Manchester United | Carson, California |
| 19:00 PT | Giovani | Report | Rashford Fellaini Mkhitaryan Martial | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 |
| 19 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 |
| 22 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 45 |
| 9 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
| March 41 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Carson, California |
| 13:00 | Jones João Pedro Giovani | Report | Urruti Acosta Figueroa Hedges | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,554 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| March 122 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Portland Timbers | Carson, California |
| 16:00 | Van Damme Garcia | Report | Chará Nagbe Powell | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,982 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| March 183 | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 18:30 | Movsisyan Beckerman Mulholland Rusnák Schuler | Report | Alessandrini Romney Boateng Smith | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,348 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| April 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–2 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 19:00 | Techera Montero Laba | Report | Alessandrini McBean Jones | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,083 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 75 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | Montreal Impact | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Alessandrini João Pedro Jones | Report | Donadel Tabla | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,058 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 156 | Orlando City SC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | Orlando, Florida |
| 12:00 | Johnson Larin | Report | Van Damme João Pedro Alessandrini | Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,527 Referee: Chris Penso |
| April 237 | LA Galaxy | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 13:00 | Alessandrini | Report | Roldan Dempsey Cole Morris Alfaro | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,931 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| April 298 | LA Galaxy | 0–0 | Philadelphia Union | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Van Damme Diallo | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| May 69 | LA Galaxy | 2–2 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Steres Giovani Alessandrini | Report | Accam Nikolić Vincent Schweinsteiger | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,256 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 1410 | New York Red Bulls | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 15:00 | Long Kljestan Royer | Report | Alessandrini Diallo Giovani McBean | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,376 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| May 2111 | Minnesota United FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 14:00 | Ramirez Ibarra | Report | Giovani Van Damme Steres Alessandrini Ramirez | Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,107 Referee: Chris Penso |
| May 2712 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–4 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 19:00 | Wondolowski Hoesen | Report | João Pedro Giovani Bernárdez Diallo McInerney | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 313 | D.C. United | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:00 | Sam | Report | Van Damme | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 17,730 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| June 1714 | LA Galaxy | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California |
| 20:00 | Boateng Alessandrini Smith | Report | Manotas Elis Leonardo DeLaGarza | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 2115 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | LA Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 18:00 | da Fonte Serna | Report | McBean Smith João Pedro Alessandrini | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,496 Referee: Chris Penso |
| June 2416 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Ja. Villarreal Smith Romney Van Damme | Report | Espinoza Opara Fernandes | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| July 117 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | San Jose, California |
| 19:00 | Wondolowski Salinas | Report | Van Damme João Pedro | Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,617 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 418 | LA Galaxy | 2–6 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Cole Jamieson IV | Report | Phillips Rusnák Beckerman Movsisyan Savarino Plata | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 1919 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Tchani | Report | João Pedro | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 2220 | New England Revolution | 4–3 | LA Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 16:30 | Nguyen Kamara Farrell Delamea Tierney Fagúndez Bunbury | Report | Steres Jones Diallo McBean Lassiter | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 27,441 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| July 2921 | LA Galaxy | 0–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California |
| 19:00 | Jones Van Damme Diallo Alessandrini | Report | Jones | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| August 622 | Portland Timbers | 3–1 | LA Galaxy | Portland, Oregon |
| 11:00 | Ridgewell Powell Valeri Miller Guzmán | Report | Boateng Zardes João Pedro Jonathan Jones | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| August 1223 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | New York City FC | Carson, California |
| 20:00 | Jones | Report | Callens Ring Lewis Villa White Wallace | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,667 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| August 2324 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Columbus, Ohio |
| 16:30 | Kamara Trapp Pedro Santos Martínez Meram | Report | Cole Jonathan | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,150 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| August 2725 | LA Galaxy | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California |
| 16:00 | Diallo Smith | Report | Alashe Qazaishvili Ureña Hoesen Wondolowski | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,237 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 226 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California |
| 20:00 | Alessandrini Boateng Zardes | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 1027 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy | Seattle, Washington |
| 18:00 | Fisher Alonso Neagle Torres | Report | Zardes Jones Diallo Alessandrini Giovani | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 44,697 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| September 1628 | LA Galaxy | 0–4 | Toronto FC | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Jamieson IV Smith | Report | Moor Ricketts Vázquez | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,650 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 2029 | Atlanta United FC | 4–0 | LA Galaxy | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 16:00 | Martínez Asad Villalba Almirón Pírez Vazquez | Report | Jones Alessandrini | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,723 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| September 2430 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 11:00 | Sallói Rubio | Report | Jonathan Ciani Alessandrini McBean | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,028 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 2731 | Houston Dynamo | 3–3 | LA Galaxy | Houston, Texas |
| 17:30 | Cabezas Martínez Elis | Report | Beasley Alessandrini Arellano Jamieson IV Diop Jonathan Giovani Jones | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,062 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| September 3032 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 19:30 | Zardes Jamieson IV Alessandrini | Report | M. Silva Horst Beckerman | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,234 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| October 1533 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Minnesota United FC | Carson, California |
| 16:30 | Alessandrini Jonathan Ciani | Report | Thiesson Warner | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 23,377 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
The pairing for the fourth round was announced on May 18, 2017. [36]
| June 14 | LA Galaxy | 3–1 | | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PT | Villareal McBean Lassiter | Report | Meeus Sorto Stevanovic van Ewijk | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
The draw for this round was held on June 15, 2017. [37]
| June 28 | LA Galaxy | 2–0 | | Carson, California |
| 19:30 PT | Smith Lassiter Jamieson IV | Report | Christian Kiffe | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,195 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| July 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–2 | | San Jose, California |
| 19:15 PT | Wondolowski Hoesen Sarkodie | Report | Van Damme Ja. Villarreal McBean Garcia Tarbell | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 14,056 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 7 | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 24 | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | 38 | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | FW | 5 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 32 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| FW | 32 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | FW | 11 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 37 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | MF | 13 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 88 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 33 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 8 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 28 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 48 | |||
As of October 22.
The Galaxy were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention on Sept. 27 and are now hoping to avoid finishing with the worst record in the league, a development few saw coming in 2017.