2015 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy
2015 season
Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Coach Bruce Arena
Major League Soccer Conference: 5th
Overall: 9th
U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions
League (15–16)		 Group stage
MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round
Top goalscorer League: Robbie Keane
(20 goals)
All: Robbie Keane
(25 goals)
Highest home attendance League: 27,000
(Nine times)
All: 93,226
(July 21 vs. Barcelona, at the Rose Bowl)
Lowest home attendance League: 13,391
(May 27 vs. Salt Lake)
All: 4,055
(June 17 vs. PSA Elite)
Average home league attendance League: 23,392
All: 25,094
Home colors
Away colors
Third colors
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The 2015 LA Galaxy season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer.

The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions. They finished fifth in the Western Conference during the 2015 MLS regular season and were eliminated by the Seattle Sounders in the Knockout Round of the playoffs. The team qualified for the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of winning MLS Cup 2014. The Galaxy reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup before being eliminated by Real Salt Lake.

Players

Squad information

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Ricketts, DonovanDonovan Ricketts      Jamaica
2 Defender Dunivant, ToddTodd Dunivant      United States
3 Midfielder Väyrynen, MikaMika Väyrynen      Finland
4 Defender Gonzalez, OmarOmar Gonzalez      United States
5 Midfielder Villarreal, JoseJose Villarreal (HGP)     United States
6 Midfielder Husidić, BaggioBaggio Husidić      Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Forward Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane (DP & Captain)     Ireland
8 Midfielder Gerrard, StevenSteven Gerrard (DP)     England
9 Forward Gordon , AlanAlan Gordon      United States
10 Forward dos Santos, GiovaniGiovani dos Santos (DP)     Mexico
11 Forward Zardes, GyasiGyasi Zardes (HGP)     United States
12 Goalkeeper Rowe, BrianBrian Rowe      United States
14 Defender Rogers, RobbieRobbie Rogers      United States
15 Forward Maganto, IgnacioIgnacio Maganto      Spain
16 Forward Buddle, EdsonEdson Buddle      United States
17 Midfielder Lletget, SebastianSebastian Lletget      United States
19 Midfielder Juninho , Juninho      Brazil
20 Defender DeLaGarza, A. J.A. J. DeLaGarza      Guam
21 Defender Meyer, TommyTommy Meyer      United States
22 Defender Leonardo , Leonardo      Brazil
24 Goalkeeper Perk, BrianBrian Perk      United States
25 Midfielder Garcia, RafaelRafael Garcia      United States
27 Defender Romney, DavidDavid Romney      United States
31 Goalkeeper Wolverton, AndrewAndrew Wolverton      United States
32 Forward McBean, JackJack McBean (HGP)     United States
33 Defender Gargan, DanDan Gargan      United States
34 Midfielder Walker, KenneyKenney Walker      United States
36 Defender Sorto, OscarOscar Sorto (HGP)     United States
38 Forward Jamieson IV, BradfordBradford Jamieson IV (HGP)     United States
40 Forward Mendiola, RaúlRaúl Mendiola (HGP)     Mexico

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
MF England Steven Gerrard England Liverpool Joined the team in July January 7, 2015 [1]
FW Spain Ignacio Maganto United States Iona Gaels
United States Reading United		 Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with the 21st pick January 15, 2015 [2][3]
DF United States Daniel Keller United States Louisville Cardinals
United States Chicago Fire U-23		 Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with the 62nd pick January 20, 2015 [4]
GK United States Andrew Wolverton United States Penn State Nittany Lions
United States IMG Academy Bradenton		 Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with the 82nd pick January 20, 2015 [4][5]
GK United States Brian Perk None Re-sign January 22, 2015 [6]
MF United States Rafael Garcia None Re-sign January 26, 2015 [7]
MF Finland Mika Väyrynen Finland HJK Helsinki Sign March 6, 2015 [8]
FW United States Edson Buddle United States Colorado Rapids Sign March 6, 2015 [9]
GK United States Trey Mitchell United States Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros Sign March 27, 2015 [10]
MF United States Sebastian Lletget England West Ham United Sign May 8, 2015 [11]
FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos Spain Villarreal Sign July 15, 2015 [12]
GK Jamaica Donovan Ricketts United States Orlando City SC Acquired in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. July 30, 2015 [13]
DF United States David Romney United States LA Galaxy II Sign August 5, 2015 [14]

Transfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
FW United States Landon Donovan None Retired December 2, 2014 [15]
MF United States Rafael Garcia Option declined December 11, 2014 [16]
DF United States James Riley Later signed with United States Colorado Rapids. Option declined December 11, 2014 [16]
GK United States Brian Perk Option declined December 11, 2014 [16]
FW United States Chandler Hoffman Later selected by the United States Houston Dynamo in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft second stage. Option declined December 11, 2014 [16][17]
DF United States Kyle Venter Later signed with United States Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Waived December 11, 2014 [16]
MF Brazil Marcelo Sarvas United States Colorado Rapids Allocation money January 15, 2015 [18]
FW United States Charlie Rugg United States Indy Eleven Loan March 18, 2015 [19]
MF Sweden Stefan Ishizaki Later signed with Sweden AIK. Released July 4, 2015 [20][21]
GK Panama Jaime Penedo Contract mutually terminated July 29, 2015 [22]

Competitions

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 41 39 +2 53 Knockout round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 13 6 44 36 +8 51
5 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 13 8 41 39 +2 47
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
7 Montreal Impact 34 15 13 6 48 44 +4 51
8 D.C. United 34 15 13 6 43 45 −2 51
9 LA Galaxy 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 11 9 48 45 +3 51 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11 New England Revolution 34 14 12 8 48 47 +1 50
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Fourth round

Fifth round

The draw for this round was held on June 18.[23]

Quarterfinal

CONCACAF Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Group stage

The LA Galaxy have been drawn into Group D.[24] The full tournament schedule was announced on June 29, 2015.[25]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LAX CEN COM
1 United States LA Galaxy 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8 Knockout stage — 5–1 5–0
2 Trinidad and Tobago Central 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4 1–1 — 1–0
3 Guatemala Comunicaciones 4 1 1 2 2 7 −5 4 1–1 1–0 —
Source: CONCACAF

Matches

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

International Champions Cup

Matches announced on April 28.[26][27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Steven Gerrard". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "LA Galaxy select Ignacio Maganto in first round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign 2015 MLS SuperDraft pick Ignacio Maganto". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "LA Galaxy select Daniel Keller and Andrew Wolverton in final rounds of 2015 SuperDraft". Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Andrew Wolverton". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "LA Galaxy re-sign goalkeeper Brian Perk". Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy re-sign midfielder Rafael Garcia". Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Mika Vayrynen". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign forward Edson Buddle". Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Trey Mitchell". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Sebastian Lletget". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign Giovani dos Santos". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts from Orlando City SC". Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign defender Dave Romney from LA Galaxy II". Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan to retire following the 2014 Season". 7 August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 "LA Galaxy decline options on four players". Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Chandler Hoffman selected by Houston Dynamo in Stage 2 of Re-Entry Draft". Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "LA Galaxy acquire third allocation ranking from Colorado Rapids in exchange for Marcelo Sarvas". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "LA Galaxy loan Charlie Rugg to Indy Eleven for 2015 NASL season". Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Adam Serrano. "Adam Serrano on Twitter". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  21. ↑ "Stefan Ishizaki admits leaving the LA Galaxy is "one of the hardest decisions" the midfielder has ever had to make". Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  22. ↑ "LA Galaxy Insider has learned that the LA Galaxy and Jaime Penedo mutually have agreed to part ways". Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Announces Round of 16 Draw for 2015 U.S. Open Cup". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "LA Galaxy drawn into Group D of 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "LA Galaxy schedule set for 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League group stage". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "LA Galaxy to participate in 2015 International Champions Cup North America". Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "LA Galaxy to face FC Barcelona and Club América in International Champions Cup". Retrieved 28 April 2015.

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