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2019 LA Galaxy season

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LA Galaxy
2019 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
Head coachGuillermo Barros Schelotto
StadiumDignity Health Sports Park
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 8th
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Leagues CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Zlatan Ibrahimović (30 goals)
All: Zlatan Ibrahimović (31 goals)
Highest home attendance27,088 (vs. Los Angeles FC – July 19)
Lowest home attendance5,000 (vs. Orange County FC – June 12)
Average home league attendance23,205
Biggest win7–2 (vs. Sporting KC – September 15)
Biggest defeat0–4
(vs. Portland – June 19)
(vs. Portland – July 27)
← 2018
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The 2019 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-fourth season in existence, their twenty-fourth in Major League Soccer.

Players

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Squad information

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At the end of the season.[1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK David Bingham  United States
2 MF Perry Kitchen  United States
3 DF Diego Polenta  Uruguay
4 DF Dave Romney  United States
5 DF Daniel Steres  United States
6 MF Servando Carrasco  United States
7 MF Romain Alessandrini (DP)  France
8 MF Jonathan dos Santos (DP)  Mexico
9 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović (DP)  Sweden
10 FW Cristian Pavón (on loan from Boca Juniors)  Argentina
11 MF Favio Álvarez (on loan from Atlético Tucumán)  Argentina
12 FW Chris Pontius  United States
14 MF Joe Corona  United States
15 DF Diedie Traore  France
16 DF Jørgen Skjelvik  Norway
17 MF Sebastian Lletget  United States
18 MF Uriel Antuna (on loan from Manchester City)  Mexico
19 MF Juninho  Brazil
20 DF Tomas Hilliard-Arce  United States
21 DF Giancarlo González  Costa Rica
22 DF Julian Araujo  United States
25 DF Rolf Feltscher  Venezuela
26 MF Efraín Álvarez (HG)  Mexico
27 MF Emil Cuello  Argentina
28 GK Matt Lampson  United States
29 FW Ethan Zubak (HG)  United States
41 GK Justin Vom Steeg  United States

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Brazil Juninho United States Chicago Fire $75,000 in General Allocation Money December 18, 2018 [2]
GK United States Matt Lampson United States Minnesota United FC Selected in the second stage of 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Officially signed on January 23, 2019. December 20, 2018 [3][4]
MF Mexico Uriel Antuna England Manchester City EDS Loan January 29, 2019 [5]
DF Uruguay Diego Polenta Uruguay Nacional Sign February 7, 2019 [6]
MF Argentina Emil Cuello United States Southern Methodist University Selected with the 19th pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft February 27, 2019 [7]
DF United States Julian Araujo United States LA Galaxy Academy Sign March 1, 2019 [8]
DF France Diedie Traore United States LA Galaxy II Sign March 6, 2019 [9]
MF United States Joe Corona Mexico Tijuana Sign March 6, 2019 [10]
FW United States Ethan Zubak United States LA Galaxy II Sign March 8, 2019 [11]
DF Costa Rica Giancarlo González Italy Bologna Sign using Targeted Allocation Money April 11, 2019 [12]
MF Argentina Favio Álvarez Argentina Atlético Tucumán Loan May 7, 2019 [13]
FW Argentina Cristian Pavón Argentina Boca Juniors Loan August 8, 2019 [14]

Draft picks

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2019 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Position College Pick Source
January 11, 2019 N/A N/A N/A Round 1 – 12th pick – New York City FC acquired this pick, in exchange for their own first-round 2019 SuperDraft pick and $75,000 of General Allocation Money
January 11, 2019 Argentina Emil Cuello MF Southern Methodist University Round 1 – 19th pick [15]
January 11, 2019 Benin Don Tchilao MF Oregon State University Round 2 – 36th pick [15]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 3 – 51st pick [16]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 3 – 52nd pick [16]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 3 – 60th pick [16]
January 14, 2019 PASS Round 4 – 86th pick [16]

Transfers out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
DF France Michaël Ciani Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
GK United States Brian Sylvestre United States Forward Madison Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
FW Costa Rica Ariel Lassiter Costa Rica Alajuelense Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
DF United States Sheanon Williams Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
DF England Ashley Cole England Derby County Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Baggio Hušidić Contract option declined November 26, 2018 [17]
MF Portugal João Pedro Portugal Tondela Loan January 31, 2019 [18]
FW United States Bradford Jamieson IV United States San Antonio FC Loan February 20, 2019 [19]
FW Norway Ola Kamara China Shenzhen F.C. US$3,500,000 February 27, 2019 [20]
FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos Mexico América Released March 1, 2019 [21]
DF United States Hugo Arellano United States Orange County SC Loan March 15, 2019 [22]
FW Ghana Emmanuel Boateng United States D.C. United Acquired $250,000 of Targeted Allocation Money August 7, 2019 [23]

Competitions

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Preseason

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The preseason schedule was announced on December 21, 2018.[24]

February 5 1 LA Galaxy United States 4–1 Japan Vissel Kobe Carson, California
Kamara ,
Boateng
(o.g)
Report Wellington Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 13 3 LA Galaxy 0–0 Atlanta United FC Carson, California
12:00 Polenta Yellow card Report Larentowicz Yellow card ?' Yellow-red card 45' Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.
February 13 4 LA Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC Carson, California
Report Villabla
Williams
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.

Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Overall
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2019 MLS regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 13 5 46 41 +5 53
7 Minnesota United FC 34 15 11 8 52 43 +9 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 15 3 58 59 −1 51
9 Toronto FC 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 50
10 D.C. United 34 13 10 11 42 38 +4 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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Western Conference
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2019 MLS Western Conference standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Real Salt Lake (P, L) 34 16 13 5 45 41 +4 53 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Minnesota United FC (P, L) 34 15 11 8 52 42 +10 53
5 LA Galaxy (P, L) 34 16 15 3 56 55 +1 51
6 Portland Timbers (P, L) 34 14 13 7 49 48 +1 49
7 FC Dallas (P) 34 13 12 9 48 46 +2 48 Playoffs first round
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth

Regular season

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

The first match of the 2019 season was announced on December 20, 2018.[25] The full schedule was released on January 7, 2019.[26]

March 2 1 LA Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire Carson, California
17:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,866
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 9 2 FC Dallas 2–0 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
12:30
Report
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 31 4 LA Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
18:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 23,820
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 13 6 LA Galaxy 2–0 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 24,053
Referee: David Gantar
April 19 7 LA Galaxy 2–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
19:30 Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 21,503
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 24 8 Minnesota United FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,779
Referee: Chris Penso
April 28 9 LA Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
17:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,615
Referee: Joe Dickerson
May 4 10 New York Red Bulls 3–2 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
11:00
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,128
Referee: Nima Saghafi
May 8 11 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
16:30
Report
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 13,207
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 11 12 LA Galaxy 0–2 New York City FC Carson, California
13:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,806
Referee: Chris Penso
May 19 13 LA Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
17:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,015
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 24 14 Orlando City SC 0–1 LA Galaxy Orlando, Florida
16:00
Report
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium
Attendance: 24,712
Referee: Allen Chapman
May 29 15 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
17:30
Report Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,979
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 22 17 FC Cincinnati 0–2 LA Galaxy Cincinnati, Ohio
16:30
Report
Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 32,250
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 4 19 LA Galaxy 2–0 Toronto FC Carson, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,482
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 12 20 LA Galaxy 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
20:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,508
Referee: Nima Saghafi
July 19 21 LA Galaxy 3–2 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 27,088
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 27 22 Portland Timbers 4–0 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
19:30
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 3 23 Atlanta United FC 3–0 LA Galaxy Atlanta, Georgia
14:00
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 72,548
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 11 24 D.C. United 2–1 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
16:30
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 20,006
Referee: Alan Kelly
August 14 25 LA Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas Carson, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 19,653
Referee: Ismail Elfath
August 17 26 LA Galaxy 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 26,213
Referee: Robert Sibiga
August 25 27 Los Angeles FC 3–3 LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,757
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 1 28 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
15:30
Report
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 46,673
Referee: Chris Penso
September 11 29 Colorado Rapids 2–1 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
18:00
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 10,945
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
September 15 30 LA Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 22,465
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 25 32 Real Salt Lake 1–2 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
18:30
Report
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,838
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 6 34 Houston Dynamo 4–2 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
13:00
Report
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,777
Referee: Allen Chapman

Playoffs

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

First round

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October 20 First round Minnesota United FC 1–2 LA Galaxy Saint Paul, Minnesota
17:30
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,939
Referee: Ted Unkel

Conference Semifinals

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October 24 Conference Semifinals Los Angeles FC 5–3 LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,902
Referee: Kevin Stott

U.S. Open Cup

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Fourth round

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The draw was held on May 30, 2019.[27]

June 12 LA Galaxy California 3–0 California Orange County FC Carson, California
19:30
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Round of 16

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The draw was held on June 13, 2019.[28]

June 19 Portland Timbers Oregon 4–0 California LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
20:00
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,235
Referee: Victor Rivas

Leagues Cup

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All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

The tournament and schedule was announced on May 29, 2019.[29]

Quarterfinal

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Semifinal

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August 20 LA Galaxy United States 1–2 Mexico Cruz Azul Carson, California
19:30 Cuello 37' Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,135
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on August 11, 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA David Bingham 25 0 24 0 1 0 0 0
28 GK United States USA Matt Lampson 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
41 GK United States USA Justin Vom Steeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Uruguay URU Diego Polenta 21 1 19 1 1+1 0 0 0
4 DF United States USA David Romney 9 1 5+1 0 2 0 1 1
5 DF United States USA Daniel Steres 25 3 23 3 2 0 0 0
15 DF France FRA Diedie Traore 5 0 3+1 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF Norway NOR Jørgen Skjelvik 15 0 14 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF United States USA Tomas Hilliard-Arce 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
21 DF Costa Rica CRC Giancarlo González 15 0 11+3 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF United States USA Julian Araujo 14 0 8+4 0 1 0 1 0
25 DF Venezuela VEN Rolf Feltscher 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF United States USA Perry Kitchen 10 0 6+2 0 2 0 0 0
6 MF United States USA Servando Carrasco 12 0 2+8 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF France FRA Romain Alessandrini 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos 20 2 20 2 0 0 0 0
12 MF United States USA Chris Pontius 17 1 5+10 1 1+1 0 0 0
14 MF United States USA Joe Corona 23 0 21+1 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF United States USA Sebastian Lletget 20 1 18+2 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF Mexico MEX Uriel Antuna 21 2 21 2 0 0 0 0
19 MF Brazil BRA Juninho 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0 0
26 MF Mexico MEX Efrain Alvarez 12 2 2+7 0 2 2 1 0
27 MF United States USA Emil Cuello 11 1 2+6 0 0+2 1 1 0
30 MF United States USA Don Tchilao 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
52 MF Netherlands NED Kai Koreniuk 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW Sweden SWE Zlatan Ibrahimović 19 16 19 16 0 0 0 0
11 FW Argentina ARG Favio Álvarez 13 3 12 3 1 0 0 0
29 FW United States USA Ethan Zubak 6 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
21 DF United States USA Hugo Arellano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Boateng 24 2 7+14 1 2 0 1 1

Top scorers

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As of October 25, 2019
Rank Position No. Name MLS Playoffs Open Cup Leagues Cup Total
1 FW 9 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 30 1 0 0 31
2 MF 18 Mexico Uriel Antuna 6 0 0 0 6
3 MF 17 United States Sebastian Lletget 3 1 0 0 4
FW 10 Argentina Cristian Pavón 3 1 0 0 4
5 FW 11 Argentina Favio Álvarez 3 0 0 0 3
MF 8 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos 2 1 0 0 3
DF 5 United States Daniel Steres 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF 26 Mexico Efraín Álvarez 0 0 2 0 2
FW 24 Ghana Emmanuel Boateng 1 0 0 1 2
MF 27 Argentina Emil Cuello 0 0 1 1 2
DF 25 Venezuela Rolf Feltscher 1 1 0 0 2
DF 3 Uruguay Diego Polenta 2 0 0 0 2
MF 12 United States Chris Pontius 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF 14 United States Joe Corona 1 0 0 0 1
DF 21 Costa Rica Giancarlo González 1 0 0 0 1
DF 4 United States David Romney 0 0 0 1 1
DF 16 Norway Jørgen Skjelvik 1 0 0 0 1
Total 58 5 3 3 69

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Players". lagalaxy.com.
  2. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Juninho". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy select Matt Lampson in 2nd Stage of MLS Re-Entry Draft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Matt Lampson". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Uriel Antuna". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Diego Polenta". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emil Cuello". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Julian Araujo". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  9. ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Diedie Traore". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Joe Corona". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "LA Galaxy sign forward Ethan Zubak". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Giancarlo Gonzalez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "LA Galaxy acquire midfielder Favio Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  14. ^ "LA Galaxy acquire forward Cristian Pavón". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  15. ^ a b "LA Galaxy select Emil Cuello and Don Tchilao in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d "LA Galaxy pass on making a selection in 2019 MLS SuperDraft Rounds 3 and 4". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d e f "LA Galaxy exercise 2019 contract options on four players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  18. ^ "João Pedro estreia-se nos convocados do Tondela". Record.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  19. ^ "LA Galaxy announce loans for Bradford Jamieson IV and João Pedro". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  20. ^ "Stejskal: LA Galaxy complete transfer of Ola Kamara to China's Shenzhen FC". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  21. ^ "LA Galaxy exercise offseason buyout on Giovani dos Santos". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  22. ^ "LA Galaxy announce loan for defender Hugo Arellano to Orange County SC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  23. ^ "LA Galaxy acquire Allocation Money from D.C. United and Orlando City SC". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  24. ^ "LA Galaxy announce 2019 preseason schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  25. ^ "LA Galaxy to open 2019 MLS Season on March 2 at Dignity Health Sports Park". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  26. ^ "MLS releases 2019 regular-season schedule". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  27. ^ @opencup (May 30, 2019). "West Pool: Real Salt Lake (MLS) @realsaltlake will host Los Angeles FC (MLS) @LAFC LA Galaxy (MLS) @LAGalaxy will host Orange County FC (NPSL) @ocfcsoccer #USOC2019" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  28. ^ "LA Galaxy to face Portland Timbers in 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  29. ^ "LA Galaxy set to participate in inaugural Leagues Cup, an annual competition Between MLS and Liga MX". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.