2017 LA Galaxy II season

The 2017 LA Galaxy II season was the club's fourth season of existence. The 2017 marks the first in LA Galaxy II club history that the team did not qualify for the USL Cup playoffs.[1]

LA Galaxy II
2017 season
Head coachMike Muñoz
StadiumStubHub Center
USLConference: 13th
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerJustin Dhillon
Adrian Vera
(6 goals each)
Highest home attendance3,000 (10/7 vs. POR)
Lowest home attendance432 (9/6 vs. RNO)
Average home league attendance1,215
Biggest winLA 2–0 VAN (3/25)
Biggest defeatRNO 9–0 LA (7/3)
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Players edit

The squad of LA Galaxy II is composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed by Galaxy II, and LA Galaxy Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with LA Galaxy II will retain their college eligibility.

Squad information edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.[2]

No. Pos. Player Nation
15 FW Ariel Lassiter ([A])   Costa Rica
18 DF Menzou Nassim ([A])   France
21 DF Hugo Arellano ([A])   United States
22 GK Jon Kempin ([A])   United States
26 MF Efrain Alvarez   United States
27 MF Miguel Aguilar   Mexico
29 DF Josh Turnley   United States
38 FW Bradford Jamieson IV ([A])   United States
40 FW Raúl Mendiola ([A])   Mexico
41 GK Justin vom Steeg   United States
42 DF Erick Gallinar ([B])   United States
44 DF Zico Bailey ([B])   United States
45 FW Jonathan Estrada ([B])   United States
48 MF Ryo Fujii   Hong Kong
49 MF Adrian Vera   United States
50 DF Robert Castellanos   United States
51 FW Ethan Zubak   United States
53 MF Jorge Hernandez   United States
54 GK Bennett Sneddon   United States
57 FW Justin Dhillon   United States
62 DF Jake Arteaga ([B])   United States
63 DF Tyler Turner   United States
64 MF Eric Payeras ([B])   United States
65 DF Ian Lonergan ([B])   United States
67 MF Jonathan Hernandez   United States
68 MF Andre Ulrich Zanga   Cameroon
69 DF Jefrey Payeras   United States
70 MF Alejandro Covarrubias   United States
72 DF Jean Jospin Engola   Cameroon
73 FW Adonis Amaya   United States
74 DF Alex Juarez ([B])   United States
75 GK Eric Lopez   United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
  2. ^

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
FW   Justin Dhillon   LA Galaxy Academy Sign. January 13, 2017 [3]
DF   Robert Castellanos   Atlas Sign. February 14, 2017 [4]
MF   Andre Ulrich Zanga   Kadji Sports Academy Sign. March 10, 2017 [5]
DF   Jean Jospin Engola   Kadji Sports Academy Sign. March 10, 2017 [5]
MF   Miguel Aguilar   D.C. United Sign. March 10, 2017 [6]
DF   Tyler Turner   Orlando City SC Sign. March 16, 2017 [7]
MF   Jonathan Hernandez   LA Galaxy Academy Sign. May 6, 2017 [8]
MF   Alejandro Covarrubias   OKC Energy FC Sign. May 18, 2017 [9]
MF   Efrain Alvarez   LA Galaxy Academy Sign. August 2, 2017 [10]
DF   Jefrey Payeras   Municipal Sign. August 3, 2017 [11]
GK   Justin Vom Steeg   Fortuna Düsseldorf Sign. September 8, 2017 [12]

Transfers out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
FW   Kainoa Bailey Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
MF   Alejandro Covarrubias   OKC Energy FC Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
DF   Lee Nishanian Contract option not exercised. Later he signed with   Harrisburg City Islanders January 5, 2017 [13][14]
MF   Bryam Rebellón Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
FW   Denzel Slager Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
DF   Hugo Arellano   LA Galaxy Sign. January 13, 2017 [15]
DF   Bradley Diallo   LA Galaxy Sign. February 28, 2017 [16]
MF   Jaime Villarreal   LA Galaxy Sign. March 2, 2017 [17]
DF   Nathan Smith   LA Galaxy Sign. March 2, 2017 [18]

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

February 10 LA Galaxy II 3–0 Cal State Fullerton Titans Carson, California
Aguilar  
Estrada  
Trialist  
Report Stadium: StubHub Center

USL edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Rio Grande Valley Toros 32 9 8 15 37 50 −13 35
12 Seattle Sounders 2 32 9 4 19 42 61 −19 31
13 LA Galaxy II 32 8 5 19 32 64 −32 29
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 32 5 9 18 32 52 −20 24
15 Portland Timbers 2 32 3 6 23 27 63 −36 15
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Regular season edit

The first three LA Galaxy II matches was announced on January 27, 2017.[19] The full schedule was released on January 31, 2017.[20]

All times in Pacific Time Zone.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

March 25 1 LA Galaxy II 2–0 Whitecaps FC 2 Carson, California
2:00 pm de Wit   5' (o.g.)
Amaya   20'
Arellano   64'
Zubak   67'
Hušidić   76'
Dhillon   90+2'
Report Dean   31' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 1 2 San Antonio FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II San Antonio, Texas
5:30 pm Castillo   12'
McCarthy   18'
Reed   29'
Forbes   77'
Elizondo   90'
Report Diallo   13'
Villarreal   86'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,074
Referee: Marco Vega
April 8 3 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Tempe, Arizona
6:30 pm Rooney   60' (pen.), 78' Report Amaya   51'
Kempin   60'
Zanga   81'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,330
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 15 4 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Carson, California
7:30 pm Zanga   16'
Zubak   45'
Juarez   51'
Diallo   54'
Arellano   70'
Fujii   72'
Report Chenkam   7',   19'
Tolo   12'
Saari   46'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 977
Referee: Michael Radchuk
April 22 5 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Orange County SC Carson, California
7:30 pm Vera   66'
Zubak   86'
Report Pineda   33'
Engola   49' (o.g.)
Chaplow   65'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 6 6 Orange County SC 4–0 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
5:00 pm van Ewijk   28' (pen.), 31'
Juarez   34' (o.g.)
Fernandes   59'
Etim   70'
Report Fujii   45'
Lonergan   79'
Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 10 7 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Real Monarchs Carson, California
7:30 pm Fujii   7'
Zubak   61'   76'
Hernandez   73'
Report Gallagher   13'
Velásquez   24' (pen.)
Hoffman   65'
Hanlin   90+3'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 782
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 14 8 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 LA Galaxy II Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 pm Allen   3' Report Amaya   49' (pen.)
Arellano   55'
Dhillon   72'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 673
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 20 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
5:30 pm James   30'
Murphy   36'
Hunter   42'
Report Arellano   21'
Covarrubias   22'   88'
Villareal   40'
Dhillon   72'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 7,788
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 27 10 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Lassiter   13'
Arellano   22'
Zanga   86'
Report Timm   30'
Avila   32'
Johnson   61' (pen.)
Watson   64'
Gray   75'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 3 11 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3–0 LA Galaxy II Tukwila, Washington
7:00 pm Parra   37',   61', 74'
Saari   69'
Report Castellanos   68'
Engola   70'
Zanga   80'
Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
June 10 12 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Carson, California
7:30 pm Zubak   30'
Engola   42'
Dhillon   80'
Fujii   82'
Report Pouaty   15'
Frater   38',   65', 90'
Prugh   68'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 17 13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
5:30 pm James   38' Report Engola   3'
Hernandez   56'
Estrada   70'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 8,656
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 25 14 LA Galaxy II 2–3 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
6:30 pm Dhillon   53'
Vera   70',   70'
Covarrubias   79'
Report Hall   10' (pen.)
Blackwood   14'
Caesar   19',   45'
Trickett-Smith   65'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 712
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 30 15 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Carson, California
7:30 pm Covarrubias   43'
Turner   60'
Fujii   77'
Report Iwasa   45'
Selbol   64'
Gonzalez   85'
Pasher   87'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 910
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 3 16 Reno 1868 FC 9–0 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
7:30 pm Castellanos   3' (o.g.)
Kelly   8'
Murrell   11', 49',   61'
Griffiths   22'
Hoppenot   25' (pen.)
LaGrassa   66'
Wehan   76', 84'
Brown   78'
Espinal   88'
Report Covarrubias   82' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,140
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 9 17 Portland Timbers 2 3–4 LA Galaxy II Portland, Oregon
2:00 pm Ebobisse   25'
Ornstil   33'
Arboleda   82'
Report Amaya   18'
Engola   28'
Turner   44' (pen.)
Vera   47', 50',   57'
Dhillon   60'
Hernandez   77'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 13 18 LA Galaxy II 2–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Vera   20'
Dhillon   24'
Engola   41'
Lopez   65'
Report Fernandez   29'
Jadama   62'
Svantesson   71'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 736
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 30 19 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Carson, California
6:30 pm Covarrubias   28'
Lassiter   41'
Report Angulo   11'
Andrews   56'
Craven   75'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 705
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 2 20 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Orange County SC Carson, California
7:30 pm Covarrubias   15'
Fujii   57'
Castellanos   82'
Report Ocegueda   58'
Fernandes   90+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 636
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 5 21 LA Galaxy II 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Payeras   82' Report Drogba   13'
Riggi   45'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 18 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1–2 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 pm Vercollone   59'
McFarlane   64'
King   77'
Suggs   85'
Report McBean   17'
Lassiter   52'
Covarrubias   63'
Arellano   64'
McFarlane   87' (o.g.)
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 27 23 Whitecaps FC 2 2–1 LA Galaxy II Langley, British Columbia
3:00 pm Campbell   4'
Norman Jr.   53'
Amanda   83'
Report Zubak   24'
Covarrubias   88'
Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,494
Referee: Michelle Pye
September 3 24 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, California
6:30 pm Lassiter   21'
Jo. Villareal   51'
Fujii   72'
Report Ayala   49' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 737
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 6 25 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Mendiola   37'
Smith   62'
Turner   83'
Report Richards   5'
LaGrassa   26'
Espinal   66'
Ockford   90+1'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 432
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 9 26 LA Galaxy II 1–1 San Antonio FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Turner   37'
Zubak   42'
McBean   45'
Engola   51'
Estrada   90+3'
Report Hedrick   35'
Reed   88'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 16 27 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
7:30 pm Espino   26'
Bijev   61'
Report Covarrubias   45+2'
Hernandez   50'
Mendez   89'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 23 28 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:00 pm Calistri   26'
Corrales   70'
Levin   73'
Kimura   90+3'
Report Turner   25' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 27 29 Swope Park Rangers 3–0 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Missouri
5:30 pm Belmar   37'
Moloto   53'
Didic   58'
Selbol   69'
Report Zanga   55'
Jon. Hernandez   67'
Jor. Hernandez   73'
Vera   83'
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 857
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
October 1 30 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3:00 pm Angulo   38' (pen.), 67', 68' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 7 31 LA Galaxy II 3–2 Portland Timbers 2 Carson, California
7:30 pm Engola   29'
Mendiola   31'
Lassiter   52'
Alvarez   63'
McBean   73'
Smith   86'
Payeras   90+4'
Report Calixtro   5',   14'
Batista   58'
Zambrano   80'
Ornstil   88'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt
October 14 32 Real Monarchs 2–1 LA Galaxy II Sandy, Utah
6:00 pm Orozco   6'
Velásquez   19'
Report Vera   42'
Covarrubias   47'
Arellano   58'
Engola   90+4'
Turner   90+7'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Hamed Sadeghi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Match Report: The 2017 season ends with a 2-1 loss in Salt Lake City". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign forward Justin Dhillon". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Robert Castellanos". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "LA Galaxy II sign Jean Jospin Engola and Andre Ulrich Zanga". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Miguel Aguilar". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Tyler Turner". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign Galaxy Academy graduate Jonathan Hernandez". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign Alejandro Covarrubias". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign LA Galaxy Academy midfielder Efrain Alvarez". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign Academy product Jefrey Payeras". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d e "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Former LA Galaxy II defender Lee Nishanian signs with Harrisburg City Islanders". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "LA Galaxy sign Homegrown player Hugo Arellano from LA Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  16. ^ "LA Galaxy sign defender Bradley Diallo". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  17. ^ "LA Galaxy sign Homegrown midfielder Jaime Villarreal to first team contract". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  18. ^ "LA Galaxy sign Nathan Smith as Homegrown defender". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  19. ^ "USL Unveils 2017 Regular Season Home Openers". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  20. ^ "LA Galaxy II announce 2017 USL regular season schedule". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

External links edit