Los Angeles Galaxy team, 2011. Photo courtesy of Neon Tommy, via Wikimedia Commons.
Office: Dignity Health Sports Park, 18400 Avalon Blvd, Ste 200, Carson 90746
Web site: www.lagalaxy.com
Home: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA (formerly StubHub Center & Home Depot Center) (Capacity: 27,000) (Previous home until 2002 - Rose Bowl, capacity: 30,000)
Affiliation: Major League Soccer (Western Division)
Owner: Philip F. Anschutz, owner of Anschutz Entertainment Group (Operator of Staples Center)
L.A. Galaxy appeared in Cup Championship games but was defeated in 2009 (vs. Real Salt Lake), 1999 (vs. D.C. United) and the first MLS Cup Championship game in1996 (vs. D.C. United).
None. Number 13 of former Galaxy player Cobi Jones (1996-2007), had not been worn for 10 years after the legend's retirement from the team, but was once again donned by player Jermaine Jones in 2017.
| Year | Western Conference Rank | Wins-Draws-Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 13-9-12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6-4-12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16-3-15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 13-9-12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 8-8-17 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12-16-6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 14-9-11 |
| 2014 | 2 | 17-10-7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 15-8-11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16-6-12 |
| 2011 | 1 | 19-10-5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 18-5-7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 12-12-6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 8-9-13 |
| 2007 | 5 | 9-7-14 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11-6-15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13-6-13 |
| 2004 | 2 | 11-10-9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9-9-12 |
| 2002 | 1 | 16-3-9 |
| 2001 | 1 | 14-5-7 |
| 2000 | 2 | 14-8-10 |
| 1999 | 1 | 20-0-12 |
| 1998 | 1 | 24-0-8 |
| 1997 | 2 | 16-0-16 |
| 1996 | 1 | 19-0-13 |
The Los Angeles Football Club was first announced as a Major League Soccer expansion team in 2015 and played their first game in March 2018.
Office: 818 W Seventh St, #1200, Los Angeles 90017
Web site: www.lafc.com
Home: Banc of California Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)
Affiliation: Major League Soccer (Western Division)
Owners: Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, and Bennett Rosenthal, managing owners.
| Year | Western Conference Rank | Wins-Draws-Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | 12-9-13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9-5-8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 21-9-4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 16-9-9 |
A 2005 expansion club in U.S. Major League Soccer, Chivas USA was patterned on the storied Mexican club based in Guadalajara (10-time Mexican League champion). "Chivas" is the nickname for the Mexican club officially known as "Club Deportivo Guadalajara." The nickname (meaning "goat" in Spanish) was originally meant by rival fans to insult the team, but was adopted as a nickname of affection by fans. The Los Angeles team maintained a logo similar to that of the Guadalajara club and played in the same red and white striped jerseys (which colors were, in turn, copied from a Belgian club for which the team founder once played). Chivas USA played their home games at StubHub Center in Carson, as did its local rival. The team, originally owned by Jorge Vergara Madrigal (also owner of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara) and Antonio Cue (then in 2012, just by Vergara), was obtained in 2014 by Major League Soccer to be resold to a new owner. The team was disbanded after the 2014 season.
| Year | Western Conference Rank | Wins-Draws-Losses |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 9-6-19 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6-8-20 |
| 2012 | 9 | 7-9-18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8-12-14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8-4-18 |
| 2009 | 4 | 13-6-11 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12-7-11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15-8-7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10-13-9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 4-6-22 |
Los Angeles Sol was established in 2007 and became one of seven founding teams for the Women's Professional Soccer league. The team only played in the league's inaugural season of 2009. It disbanding the following year. Despite the team's stellar performance and its fielding of Brazilian forward Marta, considered the world's best woman soccer player at the time, it was reported by the Los Angeles Times that this did not translate to sufficient team funding and sufficient game attendence. AEG, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, was one of the team's co-owners.
| Year | League Regular Season Rank | Wins-Losses-Ties |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 12-3-5 |
The Los Angeles Sol were the regular season champions of Women's Professional Soccer's inaugural 2009 season, having inflicted at least one defeat on each of the league's other six teams. For this, they earned a berth in the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, only to be defeated by the New Jersey Sky Blue in the finals, 0-1.
| Year | Venue & Location | Teams & Scores | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | StubHub Center*, Carson | L.A. Galaxy 2 vs. New England Revolution 1 | 27,000 |
| 2012 | Home Depot Center, Carson | L.A. Galaxy 3 vs. Houston Dynamo 1 | 30,510 |
| 2011 | Home Depot Center, Carson | L.A. Galaxy 1 vs. Houston Dynamo 0 | 30,281 |
| 2008 | Home Depot Center, Carson | Columbus Crew 3 vs. New York Red Bulls 1 | 27,000 |
| 2008 | Home Depot Center, Carson | Columbus Crew 3 vs. New York Red Bulls 1 | 27,000 |
| 2004 | Home Depot Center, Carson | D.C. United 3 vs. Kansas City Wizards 2 | 25,797 |
| 2003 | Home Depot Center, Carson | San Jose Earthquakes, 4 vs. Chicago Fire, 2 | 27,000 |
| 1998 | Rose Bowl, Pasadena | Chicago Fire, 2 vs. D.C. United, 0 | 51,350 |
* The Home Depot Center was renamed StubHub Center in 2013.
The largest soccer crowd at the Rose Bowl was for the 1984 Summer Olympics, when 101,799 spectators witnessed France defeat Brazil 2-0.
