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2007 Los Angeles Galaxy season

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.

Los Angeles Galaxy
2007 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
CoachFrank Yallop
Major League SoccerWestern Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
SuperLigaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Landon Donovan (8)
All: Landon Donovan (12)
Average home league attendance24,252
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Along with Beckham's mid-season arrival, the team changed its image and released new home and away kits along with a new team logo. Before his arrival, Galaxy used their previous season's white away as their home kit, and the yellow home as the away kits. In an effort to keep up with the rest of the world's soccer marketing tactics, MLS allowed for clubs to have shirt sponsors on the front, and since then, local brand Herbalife became the Galaxy's main shirt sponsor.

Club edit

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) 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 edit

Preseason friendlies edit

Midseason friendlies edit

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 edit

7 November 2007 Vancouver Whitecaps   0–0   LA Galaxy Vancouver
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 48,172
11 November 2007 Minnesota Thunder v LA Galaxy Minneapolis
Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 20,123
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 edit

Major League Soccer edit

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 edit

Main article: 2007 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 edit

Main article: 2007 North American SuperLiga

Group stage edit

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 edit

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
20:00 PDT 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

Statistics edit

Transfers edit

In edit

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

Out edit

Loan in edit

Loan out edit

Draft picks edit

2007 LA Galaxy Draft
Round Selection Player Pos. College
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
45 Bobby Burling Defender Loyola Marymount

References edit

  1. ^ Forbes, Brian (December 1, 2006). "Rapids trade Joe Cannon". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Xavier joins Beckham at LA Galaxy". CNN. May 14, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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