2018 LA Galaxy II season

The 2018 LA Galaxy II season was the club's fifth season of existence.

LA Galaxy II
2018 season
Head coachMike Muñoz
StadiumStubHub Center
USLConference: 14th
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerFrank López (13 goals)
Highest home attendance1,714
(vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2 – July 1)
Lowest home attendance478
(vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros – August 22)
Average home league attendance1,049
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Squad information edit

As of The end of the season.[1]
No. Position Player Nation
20 DF Tomas Hilliard-Arce[A]   United States
21 DF Hugo Arellano[A]   United States
26 MF Efrain Alvarez[A]   United States
33 DF Nate Shultz   United States
41 GK Justin Vom Steeg[A]   United States
42 GK Wade Hamilton   United States
44 MF Geoffrey Acheampong   Ghana
45 MF Emmanuel Appiah   Ghana
46 DF John Requejo   United States
47 MF Miguel Aguilar   Mexico
49 MF Adrian Vera   United States
50 DF Diedie Traore   France
51 FW Ethan Zubak   United States
53 MF Jorge Hernandez   United States
54 GK Bennett Sneddon   United States
57 FW Justin Dhillon   United States
58 FW Ulysses Llanez[B]   United States
60 FW Alex Méndez   United States
62 DF Jake Arteaga[B]   United States
65 DF Ian Lonergan[B]   United States
66 FW Frank López   Cuba
67 MF Jonathan Hernandez   United States
68 MF Andre Ulrich Zanga   Cameroon
69 DF Justin Fiddes   United States
69 DF Jeffrey Payeras   Guatemala
72 DF Jean Jospin Engola   Cameroon
73 FW Adonis Amaya   United States
74 MF Taylor Davila[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
MF   Geoffrey Acheampong   Veracruz Sign. March 1, 2018 [2]
DF   Nate Shultz   Akron Zips Selected by LA Galaxy with the 48th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. March 8, 2018 [3]
DF   John Requejo   Tijuana Sign. March 13, 2018 [4]
MF   Emmanuel Appiah   Saint Louis FC Sign. March 14, 2018 [5]
GK   Wade Hamilton   Portland Timbers 2 Sign. March 14, 2018 [6]
MF   Julian Büscher   D.C. United Sign. March 15, 2018 [7]
FW   Frank López   Miami Soccer Academy Sign. March 15, 2018 [8]
DF   Diedie Traore Tryout winner. July 25, 2018 [9]
DF   Justin Fiddes   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sign. August 8, 2018 [10]

Transfers out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Ryo Fujii   Nyköpings BIS Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
MF   Alejandro Covarrubias   Fresno FC Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
DF   Tyler Turner Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
DF   Robert Castellanos   Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
DF   Josh Turnley   Sacramento Republic FC Contract expired. December 4, 2017 [11]
GK   Justin Vom Steeg   LA Galaxy Sign. March 1, 2018 [12]
MF   Efrain Alvarez   LA Galaxy Sign. March 4, 2018 [13]
MF   Julian Büscher Mutually parted ways. August 8, 2018 [14]

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

USL edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Fresno FC 34 9 12 13 44 38 +6 39
13 Rio Grande Valley Toros 34 8 14 12 36 42 −6 38
14 LA Galaxy II 34 10 7 17 60 67 −7 37
15 Las Vegas Lights FC 34 8 7 19 50 74 −24 31
16 Seattle Sounders FC 2 34 6 7 21 40 71 −31 25
Source: 2018 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 two matches of the 2018 season was announced on January 12, 2018.[15] The full schedule was released on January 19, 2018.[16]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

All times in Pacific Time Zone.

March 17 1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2–0 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
17:00 Ajeakwa   25'
Burt   55'
Schweitzer   57'
Kim Tae-seong   75'
Report Arellano   57'
Hilliard-Arce   58'
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 24 2 Fresno FC 1–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
19:00 Cooper   75' Report Appiah   3'
Dhillon   24'
Büscher   51'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 6,128
Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella
March 31 3 LA Galaxy II 0–0 San Antonio FC Carson, California
15:30 Requejo   41'
López   62'
Vera   78'
Appiah   90+1'
Report Lopez   19'   77'
Tyrpak   71'
King   90+3'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 7 4 Orange County SC 3–0 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
19:00 Segbers   45', 58'
Powder   56'
Enevoldsen   71'
Juel-Nielsen   82'
Seaton   84'
Selbol   88',   89'
Report Engola   30'
Méndez   54'
García   83'
Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 11 5 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
19:30 Acheampong   31'
Büscher   90+4'
Report Drogba   64'
da Fonte   90+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 14 6 Saint Louis FC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Fenton, Missouri
17:30 Calistri   46' Report Büscher   83' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 4,006
Referee: Don Tebeau
April 22 7 LA Galaxy II 1–1 New York Red Bulls II Carson, California
17:30 Llanez   35'
Lassiter   39'
João Pedro   60'
Report Scarlett   13'
Moreno   78'
Cásseres Jr.   90+3'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,131
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 4 8 Phoenix Rising FC 4–3 LA Galaxy II Scottsdale, Arizona
18:30 Johnson   21', 71'
Riggi   47'
Drogba   78' (pen.)
Report Alvarez   19'
Llanez   26'
Arellano   40',   56'
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 9 9 LA Galaxy II 6–3 Saint Louis FC Carson, California
19:30 Zubak   14', 70', 90+4'
Alvarez   18', 47', 75'
Appiah   90'
Report Dacres   32'
Dikwa   39'
Calistri   64'
Greig   67', 87',   70'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 858
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 18 10 Portland Timbers 2 7–3 LA Galaxy II Portland, Oregon
11:00 Langsdorf   25', 43', 57' (pen.)
Loría   58',   90+1'
Tuiloma   80'
Williamson   81'
Lewis   87'
Arboleda   90+4'
Williams   90+5'
Report Aguilar   47',   59'
Alvarez   49', 68'
Appiah   90+1'
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: Mike Hohnholz
May 23 11 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
17:00 Quintanilla   14'
Zaldívar   65'
Enríquez   69'
Wharton   72'
Montaño   90+1'
Report Büscher   5'
Requejo   21'
F. López   87'
Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 4,794
Referee: Malik Badawi
May 26 12 LA Galaxy II 7–2 Las Vegas Lights FC Carson, California
19:30 Zubak   10', 16', 18', 54',   17'
Jamieson IV   28'
Lassiter   60', 89'
Büscher   87'
Report Kobayashi   7', 22'
Torres   38'
Jaime   41'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,215
Referee: Michael Radchuk
June 2 13 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Carson, California
19:30 Aguilar   6'
Büscher   30'   77'
Zubak   32'
Hernandez   69'
Llanez   88'
Report Levin   34'
Ugarte   83'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 594
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 10 14 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Orange County SC Carson, California
17:30 Aguilar   44'
Appiah   62'
Report Enevoldsen   82' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 23 15 OKC Energy FC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
17:30 Siaj   45+5'
Volesky   90'
Report Zanga   56' Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Lorant Varga
June 27 16 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2–0 LA Galaxy II Tulsa, Oklahoma
17:30 Mirković   26'
Pírez   40'
Rivas   43'
Gee   52'
Levin   83'
Report Büscher   44'
Arellano   46'
Requejo   65'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 1 17 LA Galaxy II 5–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Carson, California
17:30 Acheampong   26'
F. López   28',   51'
Alvarez   49', 62'
Méndez   60'
Report Daley   3',   45'
Saari   14',   40'
Alfaro   34'
Ulysse   59'
Estrada   80'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,714
Referee: Joseph Salinas
July 7 18 Orange County SC 0–3 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
19:00 Crognale   41' Report Zubak   3'
Acheampong   15'   45+1'
López   23'
Hernandez   52'
Sylvestre   62'
Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Alfredo Sandoval-Victorio
July 11 19 LA Galaxy II 1–4 Reno 1868 FC Carson, California
19:30 Büscher   21'
Engola   46'
Dhillon   57'
Report Hoppenot   7'
van Ewijk   33', 80'
Wehan   47'
Calvillo   52'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 28 20 LA Galaxy II 3–4 Portland Timbers 2 Carson, California
13:00 Zubak   1'
Dhillon   11'
Zanga   26'
Acheampong   33'
López   78'
Report Ebobisse   3'
Williamson   23'
Langsdorf   54', 63',   86'
Loría   61'
McIntosh   90'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 833
Referee: Ceciah Valero
August 1 21 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Swope Park Rangers Carson, California
19:30 López   60'
Vera   64'
Hilliard-Arce   77'
Report Barry   51',   73'   86'
Smith   54'
Rebellón   81'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 801
Referee: Mark Allatin
August 4 22 San Antonio FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II San Antonio, Texas
17:30 King   20'
Guzmán   50'
Lopez   69'
Hedrick   73'
Report Büscher   63'
Zanga   76'
Hernandez   90+2'
López   90+4'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,447
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 9 23 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Fresno FC Carson, California
19:30 López   50', 72',   86'
Vera   53'
Zubak   90+1'
Report Del Campo   64'
Chaney   90+2',   90+6'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 706
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 18 24 Sacramento Republic FC 1–4 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
20:00 Requejo   56' (o.g.)
Iwasa   75'
Alemán   75'
Report Aguilar   7'
Zubak   20' (pen.)
Engola   25'
López   41',   80'
Requejo   77'
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 22 25 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, California
19:30 Engola   18'
Aguilar   28'
Dhillon   77'
Report Sullivan   38'
Enríquez   51'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 478
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 25 26 Real Monarchs 4–0 LA Galaxy II Herriman, Utah
19:00 Chang   20'
Adams   33',   65'
Hoffman   36',   40'
Report Vera   85' Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Jose Lara
September 1 27 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Carson, California
19:30 Hilliard-Arce   27'
Lassiter   29', 56'
Vera   81'
Report Toye   11'
També   45+1'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,683
Referee: Tim Ford
September 8 28 Las Vegas Lights FC 1–2 LA Galaxy II Las Vegas, Nevada
20:00 Salgado   10'
García   81'
Report Aguilar   14'
Alvarez   18',   27'
Lassiter   21' (pen.)
Traore   64'
Williams   82'
Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Lorant Varga
September 12 29 LA Galaxy II 1–3 OKC Energy FC Carson, California
19:30 López   13' (pen.)
Zanga   69'
Report Harris   32'
Barril   40'
Rasmussen   72'
A. Dixon   81'
Jahn   88'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 751
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 15 30 Reno 1868 FC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
19:00 Mfeka   33'
Calvillo   37'
Marie   67'
Report Acheampong   23' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,060
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 22 31 LA Galaxy II 6–1 Real Monarchs Carson, California
19:30 Zubak   18'
Vera   38'
Alvarez   49', 52', 75'
Engola   76'
López   86'
Report Plewa   56'
Hoffman   57'
Chang   68'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Victor Rivas
October 3 32 Seattle Sounders FC 2 2–2 LA Galaxy II Tacoma, Washington
19:00 Roldan   31'
Neagle   34'
Alfaro   73'
Report Acheampong   26'
Appiah   39'
F. López   80'
Engola   84'
Araujo   90+3'
Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,087
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 6 33 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
19:30 F. López   24',   71'
Vera   45+1'
Report Alemán   13', 21'
Turnley   51'
Seiler   62'   74'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Malik Badawi
October 14 34 Swope Park Rangers 5–1 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Kansas
14:00 Storm   9'
Kuzain   28'
Belmar   34'
Barry   65' (pen.)
Hernandez   76'
Harris   84'
Report Hilliard-Arce   27'
Hernandez   85'
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Kevin Broadley

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Galaxy II Players". lagalaxy.com.
  2. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Geoffrey Acheampong". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Nate Shultz". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender John Requejo". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Wade Hamilton". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign forward Frank Lopez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "LA Galaxy II Sign Open Tryout Winner". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Justin Fiddes". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d e "LA Galaxy II decline 2018 contract options on four players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "LA Galaxy Sign midfielder Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "LA Galaxy II has mutually parted ways with midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "LA Galaxy II announce 2018 Home Opener". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "LA Galaxy II Announce 2018 USL Regular Season Schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

External links edit