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Los Angeles Galaxy

L.A. Galaxy, 2011

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)

Major League Soccer Cup Championship Titles:

  • 2014 (vs. New England Revolution), Score 2-1 in Extra time
  • 2012 (vs. Houston Dynamo), Score 3-1
  • 2011 (vs. Houston Dynamo), Score 1-0
  • 2005 (vs. New England Revolution), Score 1-0 in Extra time
  • 2002 (vs. New England Revolution), Score 1-0 in Golden Goal Extra time

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).

Major League Soccer Supporter' Shield
(Best MLS Regular Season Record):

  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2002
  • 1998

Retired Uniform Numbers

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.

Final Standing by Season

Year Western Conference Rank Wins-Draws-Losses
2022 4 14-8-12
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



Also see: Los Angeles Professional Women's Soccer



Los Angeles Football Club

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: BMO Stadium (Capacity: 22,000)
Affiliation: Major League Soccer (Western Division)
Owners: Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, and Bennett Rosenthal, managing owners.

Major League Soccer Cup Championship Titles:

  • 2022 (vs. Philadelphia Union), Score 3-3, 3-0 on Penalties after Extra time.

Major League Soccer Supporter' Shield
(Best MLS Regular Season Record):

  • 2019
  • 2022

No Retired Numbers

Final Standing by Season

Year Western Conference Rank Wins-Draws-Losses
2022 1 21-4-9
2021 9 12-9-13
2020 7 9-5-8
2019 1 21-9-4
2018 3 16-9-9



Club Deportivo Chivas USA (Disbanded)

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.

Final Standing by 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



Major League Soccer Cup Championship Games
Hosted in Los Angeles County

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.