The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer, the top tier soccer league in the United States and Canada. Among MLS clubs, the Galaxy are the second most decorated club. In terms of American soccer clubs of all-time, the Galaxy are the third most decorated club in American soccer history, amassing a total of 12 major trophies (be it a World, Continental, League Premiership, League Championship or National Championship). Since 2003 the team has played in The Home Depot Center, located on the campus California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. Prior to that, the club played in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Cobi Jones, twice the leading goalscorer for the Galaxy, was a member of the squad that won the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the franchise's first honor.

The following is a season results list for each year of the club's existence,[1] inclusive of all competitive competitions that the Galaxy have partaken in.[2] Friendly competitions have been excluded. The Galaxy have won a record five MLS Cups in nine final appearances, four Supporters' Shields and four second place finishes, two U.S. Open Cups in four final appearances, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup in two title berths. The team has also finished first in the Western Conference seven times in its franchise history.

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Key to competitions

Seasons edit

Season League Position Playoffs USOC Continental Inter-
continental
Average
attendance
Top goalscorer(s)
Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall CCL LC Other(s) Name(s) Goals
1996 32 19 13 0 59 49 +10 49 1.53 1st 2nd RU DNE DNE NH -- DNQ 28,916   Eduardo Hurtado 24
1997 32 16 16 0 55 44 +11 44 1.38 2nd 4th QF RU 20,626   Wélton Araújo Melo 12
1998 32 24 8 0 85 44 +41 68 2.13 1st 1st SF DNQ 21,784   Cobi Jones 19
1999 32 20 12 0 49 29 +20 54 1.69 1st 2nd RU QF PR 17,632   Carlos Hermosillo 11
2000 32 14 10 8 47 37 +10 50 1.56 2nd 5th SF SF W 20,400   Cobi Jones 9
2001 26 14 7 5 52 36 +16 47 1.81 1st 3rd RU W NH FIFA Club World / NH 17,387   Luis Hernández 10
2002 28 16 9 3 44 33 +11 51 1.82 1st 1st W RU DNQ DNQ 19,047   Carlos Ruiz 32
2003 30 9 12 9 35 35 0 36 1.20 4th 9th QF SF QF 21,983   Carlos Ruiz 17
2004 30 11 9 10 42 40 +2 43 1.43 2nd 3rd SF Ro16 DNQ 23,809   Carlos Ruiz 12
2005 32 13 13 6 44 45 –1 45 1.41 4th 9th W W 24,204   Landon Donovan 18
2006 32 11 15 6 37 37 0 39 1.22 5th 9th DNQ RU QF 20,814   Landon Donovan 16
2007 30 9 14 7 38 48 –10 34 1.13 5th 11th Ro16 DNQ SuperLiga (RU) 24,252   Landon Donovan 13
2008 30 8 13 9 55 62 –7 33 1.10 6th 13th QR1 DNQ -- 26,009   Landon Donovan 20♦[3]
2009 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 1.60 1st 2nd RU QR1 20,827   Landon Donovan 15
2010 30 18 7 5 44 26 +18 59 1.97 1st 1st SF QF PR 21,437   Edson Buddle 19
2011 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 1.97 1st 1st W QF QF 23,335   Landon Donovan 17
2012 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 1.59 4th 8th W R3 SF 23,136   Robbie Keane 23
2013 34 15 11 8 53 38 +15 53 1.56 3rd 5th QF R3 QF 22,152   Robbie Keane 19
2014 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61 1.79 2nd 2nd W Ro16 DNQ 21,258   Robbie Keane 23
2015 34 14 11 9 56 46 +10 51 1.50 5th 9th R1 QF QF 23,392   Robbie Keane 25
2016 34 12 6 16 54 39 +15 52 1.53 3rd 6th QF SF DNQ 25,138   Giovani dos Santos 16
2017 34 8 18 8 45 67 –22 32 0.94 11th 22nd DNQ QF 22,246   Romain Alessandrini 13
2018 34 13 12 9 66 64 +2 48 1.41 7th 13th Ro16 24,444   Zlatan Ibrahimović 22
2019 34 16 15 3 58 59 –1 51 1.50 5th 8th QF Ro16 SF 23,205   Zlatan Ibrahimović 31
2020 22 6 12 4 27 46 –19 22 1.00 10th 20th DNQ NH NH 2,199   Cristian Pavón 10
2021 34 13 12 9 50 54 –4 48 1.41 8th 15th NH DNQ 14,849   Javier Hernández 17
2022 34 14 12 8 58 51 +7 50 1.47 4th 8th QF QF 23,336   Javier Hernández 18
2023 34 8 14 23 51 67 –16 36 1.06 13th 26th DNQ QF 2023 Leagues Cup 24,106   Riqui Puig 7
Total 820 363 285 172 1307 1121 +186 1239 1.51   Landon Donovan 141

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

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References edit

  1. ^ "LA Galaxy".
  2. ^ "LA Galaxy Stats and History".
  3. ^ Donovan won the MLS Golden Boot (20 goals)