2023 season | |||
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General manager | John Thorrington | ||
Head coach | Steve Cherundolo | ||
Stadium | BMO Stadium | ||
MLS | Conference: 3rd Overall: 8th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Runners-up | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 16 | ||
CONCACAF Champions League | Runners-up | ||
Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Campeones Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Denis Bouanga (20) All: Denis Bouanga (37) | ||
Average home league attendance | 22,155 [1] | ||
Biggest win | LAFC 5–1 MIN (10/4) (MLS) LAFC 7–1 FCJ (8/2) (Leagues Cup) | ||
Biggest defeat | HOU 4–0 LAFC (6/10) | ||
The 2023 Los Angeles FC season was the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The venue was renamed prior to the start of the season. [2]
LAFC finished as runners-up in MLS Cup 2023 to the Columbus Crew [3] and the CONCACAF Champions League to Club León. [4] The team traveled over 63,000 miles (101,000 km) over the course of the season and played 53 matches—a record for an MLS team during a single year. [5]
No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eldin Jakupović | Switzerland | GK | October 2, 1984 | 2 | 0 |
16 | Maxime Crépeau | Canada | GK | May 11, 1994 | 7 | 0 |
32 | Abraham Romero | Mexico | GK | February 18, 1998 | 0 | 0 |
77 | John McCarthy | United States | GK | July 4, 1992 | 25 | 0 |
2 | Denil Maldonado | Honduras | DF | May 26, 1998 | 21 | 1 |
3 | Jesús Murillo | Colombia | DF | February 18, 1994 | 19 | 0 |
5 | Mamadou Fall | Senegal | DF | November 21, 2002 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Diego Palacios (INTL) | Ecuador | DF | July 12, 1999 | 29 | 0 |
14 | Giorgio Chiellini (INTL) | Italy | DF | August 14, 1984 | 20 | 1 |
15 | Mohamed Traore | Senegal | DF | August 15, 2002 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Erik Dueñas (HG) | United States | DF | October 18, 2004 | 18 | 0 |
24 | Ryan Hollingshead | United States | DF | April 16, 1991 | 32 | 4 |
28 | Tony Leone (HG) | United States | DF | April 28, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Sergi Palencia | Spain | DF | March 23, 1996 | 20 | 0 |
33 | Aaron Long | United States | DF | October 12, 1992 | 21 | 0 |
80 | Julian Gaines | United States | DF | November 5, 2002 | 2 | 0 |
6 | Ilie Sánchez | Spain | MF | November 21, 1990 | 34 | 1 |
8 | Francisco Ginella (INTL) | Uruguay | MF | January 21, 1999 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Timothy Tillman | United States | MF | January 4, 1999 | 25 | 4 |
17 | Daniel Crisostomo | United States | MF | January 16, 1997 | 6 | 0 |
19 | Mateusz Bogusz | Poland | MF | August 22, 2001 | 28 | 3 |
23 | Kellyn Acosta | United States | MF | July 24, 1995 | 24 | 0 |
50 | Filip Krastev | Bulgaria | MF | October 15, 2001 | 9 | 1 |
7 | Stipe Biuk | Croatia | FW | December 26, 2002 | 30 | 3 |
9 | Mario González | Spain | FW | February 25, 1996 | 8 | 1 |
10 | Carlos Vela (DP) | Mexico | FW | March 1, 1989 | 34 | 9 |
21 | Christian Torres (HG) | United States | FW | April 15, 2004 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Cristian Olivera | Uruguay | FW | April 17, 2002 | 10 | 2 |
27 | Nathan Ordaz (HG) | Mexico | FW | January 12, 2004 | 17 | 0 |
99 | Denis Bouanga | Gabon | FW | November 11, 1994 | 31 | 20 |
No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | Yekeson Subah | United States | FW | February 13, 2004 | 1 | 0 |
Technical staff | |
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Head coach | Steve Cherundolo |
Assistant coach | Marc Dos Santos |
Assistant coach | Ante Razov |
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach | Oka Nikolov |
Assistant coach/Performance director | Gavin Benjafield |
Co-President & General Manager | John Thorrington |
Director of football operations | Marco Garcés |
Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes | Ref. |
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December 30, 2022 | FW | Stipe Biuk | Hajduk Split | Transfer | [8] |
January 4, 2023 | DF | Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls | Free agent | [9] |
January 9, 2023 | GK | Eldin Jakupović | Everton | Transfer | [10] |
January 26, 2023 | MF | Daniel Crisostomo | Las Vegas Lights | Transfer | [11] |
January 26, 2023 | GK | Abraham Romero | Las Vegas Lights | Transfer | |
February 2, 2023 | DF | Sergi Palencia | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | [12] |
February 10, 2023 | MF | Timothy Tillman | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | [13] |
March 31, 2023 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz | Leeds United | Transfer | [14] |
June 9, 2023 | MF | Bajung Darboe | Homegrown signing | [15] | |
June 21, 2023 | DF | Diego Rosales | Los Angeles FC 2 | Homegrown signing | [16] |
July 22, 2023 | FW | Mario González | Braga | Transfer | [17] |
August 4, 2023 | FW | Cristian Olivera | Almería | Transfer | [18] |
Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 15, 2022 | FW | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Declined contract options | [19] |
November 15, 2022 | GK | Tomás Romero | Toronto FC | Declined contract options | [20] |
November 15, 2022 | MF | Daniel Trejo | Phoenix Rising | Declined contract options | [21] |
November 15, 2022 | DF | Franco Escobar | Houston Dynamo | Free agent | [22] |
November 15, 2022 | DF | Sebastien Ibeagha | FC Dallas | Free agent | [23] |
November 15, 2022 | MF | Sebastian Méndez | São Paulo | Free agent | [24] |
November 15, 2022 | FW | Cristian Tello | Al Fateh | Free agent | [25] |
January 3, 2023 | MF | Latif Blessing | New England Revolution | Trade | [26] |
January 9, 2023 | FW | Gareth Bale | N/A | Retired | [27] |
February 1, 2023 | FW | Cristian Arango | Pachuca | Transfer | [28] |
July 5, 2023 | FW | Kwadwo Opoku | CF Montréal | Trade | [29] |
August 3, 2023 | MF | José Cifuentes | Rangers | Transfer | [30] |
Position | Player | From Club | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Denil Maldonado | Motagua | December 22, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | Loan with purchase option | [31] |
MF | Filip Krastev | Lommel | July 26, 2023 | July 26, 2024 | Year-long loan with purchase option | [32] |
No. | Player | To Club | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref. |
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8 | Francisco Ginella | Nacional | July 18, 2022 | June 2024 | Loan; Extended June 21, 2023 | [33] |
15 | Mohamed Traore | Phoenix Rising | February 28, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | Season-long loan | [34] |
5 | Mamadou Fall | Barcelona B | September 1, 2023 | June 2024 | Year-long loan with purchase option | [35] |
Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | No Draft Selection | ||||
2 | 58 | GK | Jassem Koleilat | University of New Hampshire | [36] |
3 | 87 | DF | Noah Dollenmayer | CSU, San Bernardino | [37] |
Win Draw Loss
All matches are in Pacific Time
January 211 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
11:00 AM | Jacquesson 10' Rubin 65' (pen.) | Stadium: Los Angeles Football Club Performance Center Attendance: 0 | ||
Note: Played behind closed doors. |
January 282 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | New York City FC | Los Angeles |
30' | Report | Magno 32' (pen.) | Stadium: Los Angeles Football Club Performance Center | |
Note: Played behind closed doors. |
February 183 | Los Angeles FC | 3–1 | San Diego Loyal | Los Angeles |
5:00 PM | Vela 21' Opoku 57' Bouanga 83' | Moon 38' | Stadium: BMO Stadium |
February 61 | Los Angeles FC | 1–2 | D.C. United | Indio, California |
2:00 PM | Bouanga | 68' 90+8' | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
February 112 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Indio, California |
11:00 AM | Bouanga , | Vázquez 6' | Stadium: Empire Polo Club |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for Round One |
3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One [lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [lower-alpha 2] |
8 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
9 | Houston Dynamo FC (U) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [lower-alpha 3] |
10 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 [lower-alpha 2] |
All matches are in Pacific time
March 41 | Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
1:30 PM | Chiellini 24' Vela 34' (pen.) Ilie 45+1' Hollingshead 45+8' Opoku 52' Tillman 72' | Report | McGraw 41' Evander 62' Paredes 84' Fogaça 90+1' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,202 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
March 122 | Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | New England Revolution | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Bouanga 14' (pen.), 67' Tillman 83' Biuk 90+6' | Report | Polster 67' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,007 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 183 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–0 | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
1:00 PM | João Paulo 35' Nouhou 43' Rusnák 45' A. Roldán 56' | Report | Long 43' Murillo 43' Acosta 48' Bouanga 84' | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,515 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
March 254 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | FC Dallas | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Tillman 3' Murillo 37' Hollingshead 69' Bounga 84' | Report | Twumasi 34' Velasco 40' Quignon 43' Ibeagha 53' Cerrillo 63' Tafari 66', 73' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,163 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
Note: FC Dallas head coach Nico Estévez was shown a yellow card (45+4'). |
April 15 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:30 PM | Barrios 87' | Report | Long 65' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,298 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 86 | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | Austin FC | Los Angeles |
4:30 PM | Bouanga 40', 58', 68' | Report | Lima 67' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,199 Referee: Victor Rivas |
April 167 | LA Galaxy | 2–3 | Los Angeles FC | Carson, California |
1:30 PM | Boyd 41' Aude 73' Delgado 84' Puig 90' Joveljić 90+4' | Report | Acosta 19' Vela 22', 68' (pen.) Palacios 60' Cifuentes 63' Hollingshead 70' Palencia 90+1' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 27,154 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
April 228 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | Nashville, Tennessee |
5:30 PM | Mukhtar 35' | Report | Maldonado 8' Bouanga 59' Dueñas 69' Murillo 88' | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 69 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Santa Clara, California |
4:30 PM | Espinoza 8', 83' (pen.) | Report | Bogusz 29' Bouanga 30' Maldonado 83' | Stadium: Levi's Stadium Attendance: 45,112 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
May 1310 | Real Salt Lake | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
6:30 PM | Ojeda 27' Eneli 79' | Report | Opoku 8' Bouanga 34' Hollingshead 68' Bogusz 87' (pen.) | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,407 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 1711 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Bouanga 13' Ilie 29' Palacios 40' Tillman 70' | Report | Russell 20' Sallói 90+4' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,222 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
May 2012 | Los Angeles FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Biuk 3' Maldonado 29' Vela 90+5' (pen.) | Report | Trauco 52' Judson 89' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,030 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
June 713 | Los Angeles FC | 0–0 | Atlanta United FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Palacios 18' Cifuentes 23' Crisostomo 90+6' | Report | Ibarra 28' Rossetto 61' Purata 70' Fortune 85' Wolff 90+5' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. |
June 1014 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4–0 | Los Angeles FC | Houston, Texas |
5:30 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,366 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
June 1415 | Los Angeles FC | 0–1 | Houston Dynamo FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Biuk 22' Ilie 27' Opoku 79' Palacios 89' | Report | Micael 23' Clark 64' Artur 76' Sviatchenko 90+2' Baird Steres 90+3' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,177 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
Note: Originally scheduled for April 29, match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. |
June 1716 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Los Angeles FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:30 PM | Pulido 17' (pen.) Rosero 50' | Report | Maldonado 48' Bogusz 59' Biuk 65' Vela 90' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,410 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
June 2117 | Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Bogusz 1' Opoku 35' | Report | Lodeiro 61' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,125 Referee: Ted Unkel |
June 2418 | Los Angeles FC | 2–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,133 Referee: Jon Freemon |
July 119 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Los Angeles FC | Frisco, Texas |
5:30 PM | Jesus 24' Kamungo 56' Junqua 90' Mulato 90+3' | Report | Palacios 8' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
July 420 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Pasadena, California |
7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 82,110 Referee: Victor Rivas | ||
Note: Match was originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponed and later rescheduled due to severe weather. |
July 821 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Report |
| Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,033 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
July 1222 | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 | St. Louis City SC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Joseph Dickerson | ||
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. |
July 1523 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
5:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,954 Referee: Allen Chapman |
August 2324 | Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Chiellini 5' Bogusz 19', 49' Vela 29' Hollingshead 36' Palencia 43' Olivera 83' | Report | Tavares 45+1' Wilson 55' Navarro 65' Ronan 72' Priso 89' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,017 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Hurricane Hilary making landfall in Southern California. |
August 2625 | Charlotte FC | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Charlotte, North Carolina |
4:30 PM | Malanda 8' Świderski 13' Westwood 29' Arfield 75' Bronico 90+6' | Report | Tillman 19' González 67' | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 37,809 Referee: Victor Rivas |
September 326 | Los Angeles FC | 1–3 | Inter Miami CF | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Bogusz 3' Murillo 79' Bouanga 88' Hollingshead 90' | Report | Farías 14', 72' Alba 51' Yedlin 63' Campana 83' Gómez 86' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,921 Referee: Ted Unkel |
Note: Originally scheduled for September 2 |
September 927 | Portland Timbers | 2–0 | Los Angeles FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 PM | Report |
| Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,239 Referee: Drew Fischer |
September 1628 | Los Angeles FC | 4–2 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Ilie 7' Palacios 13' Bouanga 24', 75' Hollingshead 33', 66' Tillman 84' Acosta 90' | Report | Sharp 25' Cuevas 43' Yoshida 59' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,132 Referee: Chris Penso |
September 2029 | St. Louis City SC | 0–0 | Los Angeles FC | St. Louis, Missouri |
5:30 PM | Markanich 89' Ostrák 90+2' | Report | Palencia 53' Acosta 84' | Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
September 2330 | Philadelphia Union | 0–0 | Los Angeles FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
4:30 PM | Long 2' Palencia 79' | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,738 Referee: Allen Chapman |
October 131 | Los Angeles FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
5:00 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Timothy Ford |
October 432 | Los Angeles FC | 5–1 | Minnesota United FC | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Bouanga 6', 36', 45+1' Tapias 46' (o.g.) Krastev 67' | Report | Dotson 4' Reynoso 39' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,041 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
October 733 | Austin FC | 2–4 | Los Angeles FC | Austin, Texas |
5:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Jon Freemon |
October 28Game 1 | Los Angeles FC | 5–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles |
5:00 pm PT |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,002 Referee: Jon Freemon |
November 5Game 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
4:30 pm PT |
| Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 30,204 Referee: Timothy Ford | |
Note: Los Angeles FC won the series 2–0. |
November 26 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington |
6:30 pm PT |
| Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,649 Referee: Ted Unkel |
December 2 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo FC | Los Angeles |
6:30 pm PT |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Victor Rivas |
December 9 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Columbus, Ohio |
1:00 pm PT | Hernández 33' (pen.) Yeboah 37' Amundsen 61' Rossi 90' Morris 90+3' | Report | Vela 49' Tillman 53' Sánchez 67' Bouanga 74' Palacios 85' | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,802 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
Los Angeles FC entered the Open Cup at the Round of 32.
All matches are in Pacific Time.
May 9Round of 32 | (USLC) Monterey Bay FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Los Angeles FC (MLS) | Seaside, California |
7:30 PM | Murphy 45' Dawkins 90' Maldonado 94' Siaha 103' Fehr 110' | Report | Torres 25' Maia 105' | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 5,808 Referee: Cristian Campo |
Penalties | ||||
May 23Round of 16 | (MLS) Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | LA Galaxy (MLS) | Los Angeles |
7:30 PM | Crisostomo 36' Dueñas 56' Gaines 76' | Report | Calegari 29' Rodríguez 41' Boyd 49' Puig 52', 52' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 16,362 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Los Angeles FC qualified for the tournament as the 2022 Supporters' Shield winners and MLS Cup 2022 winners.
All matches are in Pacific Time.
March 9First leg | Alajuelense | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
7:00 PM | Parkins 34' | Report | Bouanga 47', 70', 89' Murillo 87' | Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Daneion Parchment (Jamaica) |
March 15Second leg | Los Angeles FC | 1–2 (4–2 agg.) | Alajuelense | Los Angeles, United States |
7:30 PM | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 19,672 Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Mexico) | ||
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–2 on aggregate. |
April 5 First Leg | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver, Canada |
7:00 PM PDT | Report | Bouanga 55', 65' Opoku 61' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 11,652 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico) |
April 11 Second Leg | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 (6–0 agg.) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles, United States |
7:15 PDT | Vela 8' (pen.), 31' Ilie 32' Cifuentes 65' | Report | Berhalter 20' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 18,688 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica) |
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 6–0 on aggregate. |
April 26First Leg | Philadelphia Union | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | Chester, United States |
6:00 PM | Martínez 63' Gazdag 86' (pen.) | Report | Acosta 84', 90+1' | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,676 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico) |
May 2Second Leg | Los Angeles FC | 3–0 (4–1 agg.) | Philadelphia Union | Los Angeles, United States |
7:00 PM | Tillman 13' Bouanga 17', 90' Murillo 43' Opoku 82' | Report | Bedoya 2' Uhre 37' Mbaizo 41' 59' | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 19,985 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–1 on aggregate. |
May 31 First leg | León | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | León, Mexico |
10:00 pm (8:00 pm CDT) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio León Attendance: 20,517 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala) |
June 4 Second leg | Los Angeles FC | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | León | Los Angeles, United States |
10:00 pm (7:00 pm PDT) |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,413 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador) | |
Note: León wins the CONCACAF Champions League 3–1 on aggregate. |
Los Angeles FC will enter the Leagues Cup in the Round of 32
August 2Round of 32 | Los Angeles FC | 7–1 | Juárez | Los Angeles |
7:30 p.m. PST | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,041 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 8Round of 16 | Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
7:00 p.m.PST | Report | Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
August 11Quarterfinals | Los Angeles FC | 2–3 | Monterrey | Pasadena, California |
8:00 p.m. PST | Report | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 15,649 Referee: Héctor Said Martínez | ||
Note: Due to a scheduled concert at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles FC hosted their quarterfinal match at the Rose Bowl. [38] |
Los Angeles FC | 0–0 | UANL |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
2–4 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Leagues Cup | Campeones Cup | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | SUI | Eldin Jakupović | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | GK | CAN | Maxime Crépeau | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
32 | GK | MEX | Abraham Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
77 | GK | USA | John McCarthy | 37 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | HON | Denil Maldonado | 25 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | COL | Jesús David Murillo | 27 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | COL | Eddie Segura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ECU | Diego Palacios | 39 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
14 | DF | ITA | Giorgio Chiellini | 26 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | USA | Erik Dueñas | 26 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 42 | 5 | 24+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | MEX | Tony Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | DF | ESP | Sergi Palencia | 29 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 32 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
35 | DF | ESP | Jeremi Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | DF | MEX | Javen Romero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
41 | DF | USA | Armando Avila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
43 | DF | USA | Diego Rosales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
80 | DF | USA | Julian Gaines | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
6 | MF | ESP | Ilie Sánchez | 45 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | USA | Timothy Tillman | 26 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | PER | Daniel Crisostomo | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | POL | Mateusz Bogusz | 36 | 4 | 19+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 34 | 1 | 18+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
34 | MF | USA | Bryan Moyado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
42 | MF | USA | Christopher Jaime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
50 | MF | BUL | Filip Krastev | 10 | 2 | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | USA | Bajung Darboe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
7 | FW | CRO | Stipe Biuk | 43 | 3 | 13+17 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ESP | Mario González | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 43 | 14 | 22+11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
21 | FW | MEX | Christian Torres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | FW | URU | Cristian Olivera | 10 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
27 | FW | MEX | Nathan Ordaz | 21 | 2 | 2+14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | FW | USA | Yekeson Subah | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
40 | FW | BRA | Matheus Maia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
99 | FW | GAB | Denis Bouanga | 42 | 32 | 27+3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
Players who made an appearance this season but left the club | |||||||||||||||||
5 | DF | SEN | Mamadou Fall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | DF | USA | Noah Dollenmayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ECU | José Cifuentes | 26 | 2 | 13+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | GHA | Kwadwo Opoku | 28 | 4 | 13+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | FW | MLI | Ladji Mallé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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