2007 Los Angeles Galaxy season

Los Angeles Galaxy

2007 season

Owner

Philip Anschutz (AEG)

Coach

Frank Yallop

Major League Soccer

Western Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th

MLS Cup

Did not qualify

U.S. Open Cup

Third round

SuperLiga

Runners-up

Top goalscorer

League: Landon Donovan (8)
All: Landon Donovan (12)

Average home league attendance

24,252

Home colors

Away colors

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2008 →

The 2007 LA Galaxy season was the 12th season of the team's existence, and their 12th in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season was highlighted by the first season of David Beckham's career in MLS with the Galaxy. Outside of MLS the Galaxy played in the U.S. Open Cup, where they reached the third round, and the inaugural edition of the North American SuperLiga, CONCACAF's former secondary club tournament. In the Open Cup, the Galaxy reached the third round, while in the SuperLiga, the Galaxy finished as runners-up. Their 5th place record in the West was not good enough for the Galaxy to earn a berth into the MLS Cup playoffs, making it the second-consecutive year the Galaxy did not qualify for the playoffs.

Club

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
0	Steve Cronin	GK	San Jose Earthquakes
1	Joe Cannon	GK	Colorado Rapids
35	Lance Friesz	GK	Los Angeles Storm
Defenders
2	Mike Randolph	DF	Portland Timbers
3	Ty Harden	DF	University of Washington
4	Ante Jazić	DF	Kuban Krasnodar
5	Chris Albright	DF	D.C. United
12	Troy Roberts	DF	Sonoma County Sol
16	Kyle Veris	DF	Michigan Bucks
17	Abel Xavier	DF	Middlesbrough
22	Kelly Gray	DF	Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
6	Kevin Harmse	MF	Nitra
7	Chris Klein	MF	Real Salt Lake
8	Peter Vagenas	MF	UCLA
13	Cobi Jones	MF	Vasco da Gama
15	Quavas Kirk	MF	IMG Soccer Academy
18	Kyle Martino	MF	Columbus Crew
19	Josh Tudela	MF	Indiana University
23	David Beckham	MF	Real Madrid
Forwards
9	Gavin Glinton	FW	Bradley University
10	Landon Donovan	FW	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
11	Israel Sesay	FW	IMG Soccer Academy
14	Edson Buddle	FW	Toronto FC
20	Carlos Pavón	FW	Real España
21	Alan Gordon	FW	Portland Timbers
27	Mike Caso	FW	University of San Diego

Non-competitive

Midseason friendlies

July 22, 2007	LA Galaxy	0–1	Chelsea	Carson
19:30 PDT		Report	Terry 48'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Brian Hall

Postseason friendlies

27 November 2007	Sydney FC	5–3	LA Galaxy	Sydney
	Brosque 5', 25' Zadkovich 29' Middleby 49', 53' Biddle 76' Fyfe 87'	Report	Harmse 31', 76' Beckham 45', 64' Buddle 49' Donovan 90'	Stadium: Telstra Stadium Attendance: 80,295 Referee: Mark Shield

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2007 Major League Soccer season

April 8, 2007 1	Houston Dynamo	0–0	LA Galaxy	Houston
16:00 PDT				Stadium: Robertson Stadium

April 12, 2007 2	LA Galaxy	1–2	FC Dallas	Carson
19:00 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

April 28, 2007 3	LA Galaxy	3–1	Chivas USA	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

May 12, 2007 4	LA Galaxy	2–3	New England Revolution	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

May 20, 2007 5	Chivas USA	1–1	LA Galaxy	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

May 26, 2007 6	Colorado Rapids	1–0	LA Galaxy	Commerce City
17:30 PDT				Stadium: DSG Park

June 2, 2007 7	LA Galaxy	0–0	D.C. United	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

June 9, 2007 8	FC Dallas	3–1	LA Galaxy	Frisco
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Pizza Hut Park

June 17, 2007 9	LA Galaxy	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

June 23, 2007 10	LA Galaxy	2–3	Columbus Crew	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

July 4, 2007 11	LA Galaxy	2–0	Chicago Fire	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

July 8, 2007 12	LA Galaxy	2–2	Kansas City Wizards	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

August 5, 2007 13	Toronto FC	0–0	LA Galaxy	Toronto
16:30 PDT				Stadium: BMO Field

August 9, 2007 14	D.C. United	1–0	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
16:00 PDT				Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 12, 2007 15	New England Revolution	1–0	LA Galaxy	Foxborough
16:00 PDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

August 18, 2007 16	New York Red Bulls	5–4	LA Galaxy	East Rutherford
16:30 PDT				Stadium: Giants Stadium

August 23, 2007 17	LA Galaxy	0–3	Chivas USA	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

August 26, 2007 18	Colorado Rapids	3–0	LA Galaxy	Commerce City
16:30 PDT				Stadium: DSG Park

September 1, 2007 19	LA Galaxy	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

September 8, 2007 20	LA Galaxy	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson
19:30 PDT				Stadium: Home Depot Center

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

July 10, 2007 Third round	Richmond Kickers	1–0	LA Galaxy	Richmond
19:30 PDT	Bulow 29' Alexander 87'	Report	Harden 27' Gordon 49'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,578 Referee: Andrew Chapin

SuperLiga

Main article: 2007 North American SuperLiga

Group stage

July 24, 2007 1	LA Galaxy	2–1	Pachuca	Carson
19:30 PDT	Gordon 50' Donovan 81'	Report	Márquez Lugo 78'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,317 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

July 28, 2007 2	LA Galaxy	1–2	Guadalajara	Los Angeles
19:30 PDT	Donovan 88'	Report	Rodríguez 59' Bravo 82'	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 37,337 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

July 31, 2007 3	FC Dallas	5–6	LA Galaxy	Frisco
17:00 PDT	Alvarez 43' Toja 78' Alvarez 82' Ruíz 90+1' Thompson 90+6'	Report	Gordon 3' Klein 12' Gordon 15' Harmse 18' Donovan 84' Pavón 90+5'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 21,576 Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Knockout round

August 15, 2007 Semifinals	LA Galaxy	2–0	D.C. United	Carson
20:00 EDT	Beckham 27' Donovan 47'	Report		Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,223 Referee: Alex Prus (United States)

August 29, 2007 Final	LA Galaxy	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Pachuca	Carson
	Klein 90+3'	Report	Vagenas 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
		Penalties
	Vagenas Jones Klein Buddle Donovan Xavier		Lugo Rey Caballero Manzur Cabrera Rodríguez

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date
1	1 !GK	Cannon, Joe ! Joe Cannon	Colorado Rapids	Traded for Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu	000000002006-12-01-0000December 1, 2006
35	1 !GK	Friesz, Lance ! Lance Friesz	Los Angeles Storm	Free	000000002007-01-01-0000January 1, 2007
	4 !FW	Findley, Robbie ! Robbie Findley	Oregon State Beavers	2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P16	000000002007-01-12-0000January 12, 2007
19	2 !DF	Tudela, Josh ! Josh Tudela	Indiana Hoosiers	2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P20	000000002007-01-12-0000January 12, 2007
3	2 !DF	Harden, Ty ! Ty Harden	Washington Huskies	2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P23	000000002007-01-12-0000January 12, 2007
	1 !GK	Hall, Tally ! Tally Hall	San Diego State Aztecs	2007 MLS SuperDraft, R4 P44	000000002007-01-12-0000January 12, 2007
	2 !DF	Burling, Bobby ! Bobby Burling	Loyola Marymount Lions	2007 MLS SuperDraft, R4 P45	000000002007-01-12-0000January 12, 2007
6	3 !MF	Harmse, Kevin ! Kevin Harmse	Nitra	Undisclosed	000000002007-04-02-0000April 2, 2007
17	3 !DF	Xavier, Abel ! Abel Xavier	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	000000002007-05-14-0000May 14, 2007
22	3 !DF	Gray, Kelly ! Kelly Gray	Houston Dynamo	Trade for Nate Jaqua	000000002007-06-28-0000June 28, 2007
23	3 !MF	Beckham, David ! David Beckham	Real Madrid	Undisclosed	000000002007-07-11-0000July 11, 2007
11	4 !FW	Sesay, Israel ! Israel Sesay	IMG Academy	Weighted lottery	000000002007-08-01-0000August 1, 2007

Draft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Pos.	College
2007 LA Galaxy Draft
2	16	Robbie Findley	Forward	Oregon State
	20	Josh Tudela	Midfielder	Indiana
	23	Ty Harden	Defender	Washington
4	44	Tally Hall	Goalkeeper	San Diego State
4	45	Bobby Burling	Defender	Loyola Marymount

References

Major League Soccer

Future teams

Former teams

Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001)
Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
Chivas USA (2005–2014)

Competition

Associated competitions

Category
Portal
Multimedia

LA Galaxy

Carson, California

The Club	History Players Head Coaches Seasons Record Achievements KDOC Time Warner Cable SportsNet (Los Angeles) KEIB AM 1150 LA Galaxy II Current season

Stadiums	Rose Bowl StubHub Center

Culture	Angel City Brigade Galaxians L.A. Riot Squad UFO Galaxy Ambassadors Cozmo Miss LA Galaxy

Rivalries	California Clásico SuperClasico D.C. United

Retired numbers	13

Key personnel	Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group General Manager Peter Vagenas Manager Vacant

Major honors (12)

MLS Cup (5)	2002 2005 2011 2012 2014

Supporters' Shield (4)	1998 2002 2010 2011

U.S. Open Cup (2)	2001 2005

CONCACAF Champions League (1)	2000

Major League Soccer

Seasons (20)	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2007 MLS season by team

SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers

Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Kansas City Wizards New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Toronto FC

Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy Real Salt Lake

2007 in American soccer

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2008 »

Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer (MLS Reserve) United Soccer Leagues First Division Second Division Premier Development League National Premier Soccer League

Women	W-League Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)

Cups

Other

MLS All-Star Game
MLS transfers

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2007)
SuperLiga

National teams

Men	CONCACAF Gold Cup Copa América FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup

Women	FIFA Women's World Cup Algarve Cup

Team seasons

MLS

Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake
Toronto FC

USL-1

Atlanta Silverbacks
California Victory
Carolina RailHawks
Charleston Battery
Miami FC
Minnesota Thunder
Montreal Impact
Portland Timbers
Puerto Rico Islanders
Rochester Raging Rhinos
Seattle Sounders
Vancouver Whitecaps

USL-2

Bermuda Hogges
Charlotte Eagles
Cincinnati Kings
Cleveland City Stars
Crystal Palace Baltimore
Harrisburg City Islanders
New Hampshire Phantoms
Richmond Kickers
Western Mass Pioneers
Wilmington Hammerheads

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