2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season

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The 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 17th year of existence as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Supporters' Shield titleholders.

Most notably, the Galaxy became the third straight team to win consecutive

Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final
.

Outside of league play, the Galaxy participated in the

Real Madrid and drawing to Manchester City
.

Their record in all competitions (yet excluding their Asia-Pacific tour) was 28–9–11, earning 95/144 points from 48 matches.

Season summary

Preseason

The Galaxy had a busy month in January, mostly with transfers. On January 10, club striker, and

2. Bundesliga
season.

On January 9, 2010, rumors about David Beckham potentially ending his three and a half year MLS career by signing with Tottenham Hotspur or going on loan with the Premier League club ended. The Galaxy announced that Beckham would be training with Tottenham for two weeks,[1] before joining Los Angeles for the start of pre-season training. The news made it the first time since 2008 that Beckham did not go on an off-season loan to Europe.

Regular season

March

"We just did not play well. None of our guys had a good game. That's pretty obvious..."

Bruce Arena, LA Galaxy Head Coach, following the 4–1 defeat to Real Salt Lake.[2]

The Galaxy opened the

Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah without captain Landon Donovan (who was away on international duty with the USA national team), the Galaxy lost 4–1 to Real Salt Lake. To be fair, Rio Tinto is a difficult venue for any visiting club, as Real hasn't lost at home in nearly two years. The only consolation was seeing Juan Pablo Ángel open his Galaxy goal account in his first start for his new club. Ángel had been suffering from a virus and didn't start the first two matches (though he did come on as a substitute in the second half against the Revolution).[citation needed
]

April

The Galaxy rebounded from the loss to

Leonardo headed in a David Beckham free kick in the 33rd minute for the game's only goal. It was the defender's first goal in a Galaxy shirt. A 53rd minute red card for Chris Birchall
meant that the Galaxy had to spend the majority of the second half protecting their narrow lead a man down.

Next up was a 3-games-in-8-days cross-country road trip. To complicate matters, the Galaxy would be without captain

Toyota Park field – Leonardo picked up a right knee injury late in the match. It was revealed a couple days later that he tore the ACL and LCL in the knee, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season.[3]
Heading home to LA, the Galaxy had picked up a very respectable 5 points on their travels.

Squad

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts
2 DF United States USA Todd Dunivant
3 DF United States USA Gregg Berhalter
4 DF United States USA Omar Gonzalez
5 DF United States USA Sean Franklin
6 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk
7 MF United States USA Jovan Kirovski
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall
10 FW United States USA Landon Donovan (captain)
11 FW United States USA Chad Barrett
12 GK Puerto Rico PUR Josh Saunders
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Keane
15 MF New Zealand NZL Dan Keat
16 MF United States USA
Héctor Jiménez
17 FW United States USA Adam Cristman
18 FW United States USA Mike Magee
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Brazil BRA
Juninho (on loan from São Paulo
)
20 DF United States USA A. J. DeLaGarza
21 MF United States USA Dustin McCarty
22 DF Brazil BRA
Leonardo (on loan from São Paulo
)
23 MF England ENG David Beckham
24 GK United States USA Brian Perk
25 MF Argentina ARG
Miguel López (on loan from Quilmes
)
26 MF United States USA Michael Stephens
27 FW United States USA Bryan Jordan
28 DF United States USA Ryan Thomas
30 MF Uruguay URU Paolo Cardozo
32 FW United States USA Jack McBean
33 DF United States USA Sean Alvarado
55 DF United States USA Joshua Kelly
29 DF United States USA Dasan Robinson

Last updated: August 19, 2011.
Source: LA Galaxy

Squad information

No. Nat. Player Birthday At LAG since Previous club MLS appearances MLS goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 46) 2009 Jamaica Village United 59 0
12 Puerto Rico Josh Saunders (1981-03-02) March 2, 1981 (age 43) 2009
Miami FC
 12 0
24 United States Brian Perk (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 34) 2010 United States Philadelphia Union 1 0
Defenders
2 United States Todd Dunivant (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 43) 2009 Canada Toronto FC 59 2
3 United States Gregg Berhalter (1973-08-01) August 1, 1973 (age 50) 2009
1860 Munich
 41 0
4 United States Omar Gonzalez (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 35) 2009 United States Maryland Terrapins 62 4
5 United States Sean Franklin (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39) 2008 United States San Fernando Valley Quakes 72 0
6 United States Frankie Hejduk (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 49) 2011 United States Columbus Crew 1 0
20 United States A. J. DeLaGarza (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 36) 2009 United States Maryland Terrapins 44 2
22 Brazil
Leonardo
 (1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 36) 2010 on loan from Brazil São Paulo 17 1
28 United States Ryan Thomas (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) 2011 United States Stanford Cardinal 0 0
55 United States Joshua Kelly (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 34) 2011 United States University of California, Riverside 0 0
29 United States Dasan Robinson (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 39) 2011 Canada Toronto FC 85 3
Midfielders
7 United States Jovan Kirovski (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 48) 2008 United States San Jose Earthquakes 46 6
8 Trinidad and Tobago Chris Birchall (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984 (age 39) 2009 England Brighton & Hove Albion 38 0
15 New Zealand Dan Keat (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 36) 2011
Team Wellington
 0 0
16 United States
Héctor Jiménez
 (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 35) 2011 United States California Golden Bears 0 0
19 Brazil
Juninho
 (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35) 2010 on loan from Brazil São Paulo 31 4
21 United States Dustin McCarty (1988-10-12) October 12, 1988 (age 35) 2011 United States North Carolina Tar Heels 0 0
23 England David Beckham (1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 (age 48) 2007
Real Madrid
 63 11
25 Argentina
Miguel López
 (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 (age 35) 2011 on loan from Argentina Quilmes 5 0
26 United States Michael Stephens (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989 (age 35) 2010
Chicago Fire Premier
 25 1
30 Uruguay Paolo Cardozo (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 34) 2011 Argentina Quilmes 5 0
Strikers
10 United States Landon Donovan (1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 42) 2005 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 148 71
11 United States Chad Barrett (1985-04-30) April 30, 1985 (age 38) 2011 Canada Toronto FC 7 1
14 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 43) 2011 England Tottenham Hotspur 0 0
17 United States Adam Cristman (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 39) 2011 United States D.C. United 0 0
18 United States Mike Magee (1984-09-02) September 2, 1984 (age 39) 2009 United States New York Red Bulls 44 4
27 United States Bryan Jordan (1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 38) 2008
Portland Timbers
 37 2
32 United States Jack McBean (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 29) 2011
IMG Soccer Academy
 0 0

Last updated: August 17, 2011.
Source: LA Galaxy

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 15, 2010 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel FW United States New York Red Bulls Re-Entry Draft [4]
December 15, 2010 United States Luke Sassano MF United States New York Red Bulls Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded [4]
December 15, 2010 United States Frankie Hejduk DF United States Sporting Kansas City Acquired in exchange for Luke Sassano [5]
January 11, 2011 United States Adam Cristman FW United States D.C. United Acquired in exchange for a
Supplemental Draft pick
 [6]
January 13, 2011 United States Chad Barrett FW
Toronto F.C.
 Acquired in exchange for undisclosed future considerations [7]
February 14, 2011 Uruguay Paolo Cardozo MF Argentina Quilmes SuperDraft, 1st round [8]
February 14, 2011
Héctor Jiménez
 MF United States University of California, Berkeley SuperDraft, 2nd round [8]
February 14, 2011 New Zealand Dan Keat MF United States Dartmouth College
Supplemental Draft, 1st round
 [8]
February 14, 2011 United States Ryan Thomas DF United States Stanford University
Supplemental Draft, 1st round
 [8]
February 14, 2011 United States Dustin McCarty MF United States University of North Carolina
Supplemental Draft, 2nd round
 [8]
March 16, 2011 United States Sean Alvarado DF Unattached Free [9]
May 11, 2011 United States Kyle Davies DF Unattached Free [10]
August 15, 2011 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane FW England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed, believed to be roughly $4M transfer fee [11]
September 15, 2011 United States Dasan Robinson DF Canada Toronto FC Acquired for Kyle Davies [12]

Out

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 15, 2010 United States Eddie Lewis MF None Retired [13]
November 15, 2010 United States Chris Klein MF None Retired [14]
December 3, 2010 Ukraine Dema Kovalenko MF None Option declined, retired [15]
December 15, 2010 United States Tristan Bowen FW United States Chivas USA Traded for allocation money [16]
December 15, 2010 United States Luke Sassano MF United States Sporting Kansas City Traded for Frankie Hejduk [5]
January 1, 2011 Brazil Alex Cazumba MF Brazil São Paulo Loan expired, option declined [17]
January 10, 2011 United States Edson Buddle FW Germany Ingolstadt 04 Undisclosed [18]
January 26, 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Yohance Marshall DF United States Vermont Voltage Option declined, free transfer [17]
August 17, 2011 Colombia Juan Pablo Ángel FW United States Chivas USA Traded for a 2012 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round pick [19]
September 15, 2011 United States Kyle Davies DF Canada Toronto FC Traded for Dasan Robinson [12]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 23, 2009
Leonardo
 DF Brazil São Paulo Loan [17][20]
December 23, 2009
Juninho
 MF Brazil São Paulo Loan [17][20]
January 28, 2011
Miguel López
 MF Argentina Quilmes One year loan, terms undisclosed [21]

Out

Competitions

Pre-season

February 4, 2011
PST
 Report
Juninho
Cardozo
Kirovski
 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
February 8, 2011
LA Galaxy
1–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
15:00 PST
López Red card 26'
Cardozo
47'		 Report Umony 50' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
LA Galaxy United States v Mexico Tijuana
March 2, 2011
LA Galaxy United States
2–2
(3–4 p)		 Mexico Tijuana San Diego, California
Gonzalez 41'
Donovan 75'		 Report Pulido 39'
Orozco 81'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Penalties
López soccer ball with red X
Barrett soccer ball with check mark
Kirovski
soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Rosa
soccer ball with check mark Molina
soccer ball with check mark Orozco
soccer ball with check mark Otreras
soccer ball with check mark Yacuzzi

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Overall table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67
CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6
Houston Dynamo
 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49
CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Western Conference table

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
LA Galaxy
 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 46 42 +4 49
6 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
8 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 18 10 4 46 25  +21 64 11 5 0 27 8  +19 7 5 4 19 17  +2

Last updated: October 9, 2011.
Source: Match results

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Stadium
H
A
ResultWDLWDDWWLDDWWWWDDWDDWWWLWWDWWWWLWL
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2011. Source: Match results

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

  Win   Tie   Loss

March 15, 2011 1
PDT
 Friberg Yellow card 44'
González Yellow card 45+1'		 Report
Juninho 58'
Beckham
Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium:
Qwest Field

Attendance: 36,443
Referee: Alex Prus
LA Galaxy v New England Revolution
March 20, 2011 2
PDT
Juninho
39'		 Report Joseph 3' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 26, 2011 3
PDT
Paulo Jr.
68'		 Report
Leonardo Yellow card 74'
Ángel
80'		 Stadium:
Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Jair Marrufo
LA Galaxy v Philadelphia Union
April 2, 2011 4
PDT
López Yellow card 51'
Birchall Red card 53'
Ricketts Yellow card 60'
Beckham Yellow card 89'
Donovan
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ruiz Yellow card 53'
Williams Yellow card 63'
Harvey Yellow card 78'
Califf Yellow card 88'
McInerney Red card 90+5'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Paul Ward
April 9, 2011 5
PDT
 Quaranta Yellow card 40' Red card 84'
Davies 90'		 Report Magee 12'
Dunivant Yellow card 29'
Beckham Yellow card 41'
Kirovski Red card 90+5'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 26,622
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 13, 2011 6
PDT
 Martina Yellow card 67'
Stevanović Yellow card 68'		 Report
Juninho
Yellow card 78' Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17, 2011 7
PDT
 Videira Yellow card 10'
Oduro 89', Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Magee Yellow card 31'
Barrett 42'
Stephens Yellow card 63'
Gonzalez 72'
Hejduk Yellow card 73'		 Stadium:
Toyota Park

Attendance: 18,203
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers
April 23, 2011 8
PDT
 Barrett 3'
Donovan 8' (pen.), 67'
Franklin Yellow card 17'
Magee Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Wallace Yellow card 7' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 23,719
Referee: Ramón Hernández
May 1, 2011 9
PDT
 Castillo 47'
Shea 88'		 Report
Juninho
Yellow card 55'		 Stadium:
Pizza Hut Park

Attendance: 21,867
Referee: Alex Prus
LA Galaxy v New York Red Bulls
May 7, 2011 10
PDT
 Donovan 41' Report Henry 4'
Rodgers Yellow card 57'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 11, 2011 11
PDT
Torres Yellow card 76'
Mwanga 83', Yellow card 83'
Williams
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Donovan 24'
Birchall Yellow card 30'
Gonzalez Yellow card 78'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 87'		 Stadium:
PPL Park

Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Andrew Chapin
LA Galaxy v Sporting Kansas City
May 14, 2011 12
PDT
Juninho Yellow card 80'
Beckham
87'		 Report Gonzalez 39' (o.g.) Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 21, 2011 13
PDT
 Elliot Yellow card 50'
Valentin Yellow card 73'		 Report Barrett 26' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 25, 2011 14
PDT
 Donovan 46' (pen.)
Franklin Yellow card 87'		 Report Watson Yellow card 90' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 14,458
Referee: Chris Penso
May 28, 2011 15
PDT
 Report
López
69'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,793
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
LA Galaxy v D.C. United
June 3, 2011 16
PDT
 Gonzalez Yellow card 42' Report
Fred Yellow card 6'
White
Yellow card 65'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
LA Galaxy v Toronto FC
June 11, 2011 17
PDT
 Birchall 2'
Beckham Yellow card 29'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 83'
Ángel 90+1'		 Report Borman Yellow card 17'
Henry Yellow card 57'
Gordon 68', 90+4' Yellow card 81'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 18, 2011 18
PDT
 Nyassi Yellow card 36'
Casey 64'
Folan Red card 74'
Mastroeni Yellow card 81'		 Report
Juninho 42'
Barrett
80'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,277
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 25, 2011 19
PDT
 Lenhart Yellow card 43'
Corrales Yellow card 49'		 Report Dunivant Yellow card 37'
Saunders Red card 43'		 Stadium:
Buck Shaw Stadium

Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Juan Guzman
LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC
July 4, 2011 20
PDT
 Donovan Yellow card 90+4' Report Friberg Yellow card 55' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 9, 2011 21
PDT
 Donovan 58'
Beckham 65'
Birchall Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Paladini Yellow card 64'
Nazarit 62'
Cháves Yellow card 90+1'
Mikulić Red card 90+5'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 21,762
Referee: David Ganter
LA Galaxy v Columbus Crew
July 20, 2011 22
PDT
Juninho Yellow card 85'
Beckham
Yellow card 90+2'		 Report James Yellow card 65' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 24,709
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 30, 2011 23
PDT
 Report Donovan 61', 75' (pen.)
Stephens Yellow card 65'
Franklin 80'
Cristman 90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3, 2011 24
PDT
 Chabala 26'
Perlaza 33'
Brunner 68'
Chará Yellow card 82'
Zizzo Yellow card 89'		 Report Donovan Yellow card 64' Stadium:
Jeld-Wen Field

Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
LA Galaxy v FC Dallas
August 6, 2011 25
PDT
Juninho 62'
Magee 81'
Stephens
Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Chávez 9' Yellow card 68'
Villar Yellow card 18'
Benítez Yellow card 27'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 21,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
August 20, 2011 26
PDT
 Keane 21'
Hejduk Yellow card 68'
Magee 90'		 Report Baca Yellow card 54'
Beitashour Red card 81'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 5, 2011 27
PDT
Júlio César 72'
Collin Yellow card 73'
Bravo 90+2' (pen.
)		 Report Franklin 25', 74'
Hejduk Yellow card 66'
Donovan Yellow card 84'
Beckham Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium:
Livestrong Sporting Park

Attendance: 20,512
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids
September 9, 2011 28
PDT
 Donovan 36' Report Mullan Yellow card 67' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 20,068
Referee: Kevin Stott
LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
September 17, 2011 29
PDT
 Magee 40' 75'
Keane 64'		 Report Rochat Yellow card 17'
Koffie Yellow card 28'
Hassli Yellow card 62'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 22,959
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 24, 2011 30
PDT
 Report Barrett 90+3' Stadium:
Crew Stadium

Attendance: 21,203
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake
October 1, 2011 31
PDT
 Barrett 59'
Borchers 72' (o.g.)		 Report Espíndola 10' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 4, 2011 32
PDT
 Rodgers 32'
Henry 59'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,186
Referee: Jair Marrufo
LA Galaxy v Chivas USA
October 16, 2011 33
PDT
 Barrett 53' Report Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 23, 2011 34
PDT
 Moffat 27'
Boswell 48'
Costly 74'		 Report McBean 88' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

October 30, 2011 First Leg
LA Galaxy
Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 PDT Henry Yellow card 44' Report Magee 15'
Franklin Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 22,663
Referee: Alex Prus
November 3, 2011 Second Leg
LA Galaxy
2–1
(3–1 agg.)		 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
20:00 PDT Magee 42'
Donovan 75' (pen.)		 Report Rodgers 4' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center

Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Conference finals

LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake
November 6, 2011
The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan 23' (pen.)
Magee 58'
Keane 68'		 Report Saborío 25' Attendance: 23,437
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Championship

Main article: MLS Cup 2011
November 20, 2011
The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan 72' [1] Attendance: 30,281
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

The Los Angeles Galaxy qualified directly into Group stage play by winning the Supporters' Shield.

Motagua
of Honduras.

August 16, 2011 Group 1
PDT
 Cristman 13'
Donovan 60'
Berhalter Yellow card 90'		 Report Guerrero Red card 70' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname
)
August 25, 2011 Group 2
PDT
Juninho
Red card 88'		 Report Acosta Yellow card 60' Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,855
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico
)
September 13, 2011 Group 3
PDT
 Aldrete 83'
Sabah 90+2' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Keane 52' Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
September 21, 2011 Group 4
PDT
Antonio Gabas
28'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
September 28, 2011 Group 5
Morelia
Carson
22:00
Juninho
90'		 Report Lugo 59' Stadium:
El Salvador
)
October 20, 2011 Group 6
PDT
 Report
Juninho
29'		 Stadium:
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala
)

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup
June 28, 2011 Third round
PDT
 Berhalter Yellow card 8'
Gonzalez 75'
Magee 81'
Cristman Yellow card 88'		 Report Tudela Yellow card 1'
Rivera 62'
Momeni Yellow card 70'
Sesay Yellow card 90' Red card 90'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 13, 2011 Quarterfinals
PDT
Fucito
Yellow card 90'		 Report Cristman 40'
Cardozo Yellow card 59'		 Stadium:
Starfire Sports Complex

Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Kevin Stott

World Football Challenge

Main article: 2011 World Football Challenge
July 16, 2011
Real Madrid
Los Angeles, California
19:00 PDT
López Yellow card 38'
Cristman
67'		 Report
Callejón 31'
Joselu 40'
Ronaldo 53'
Benzema
58'		 Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 56,211
Referee: Jorge González
July 24, 2011 LA Galaxy United States 1–1
(6–7 p)		 England Manchester City Carson, California
13:00 PDT Magee 53' Report Balotelli 20' (pen.)
Savić Yellow card 67'		 Stadium:
The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,897
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Penalties
Juninho soccer ball with red X
Dunivant soccer ball with check mark
Stephens soccer ball with check mark
McBean soccer ball with red X
Gonzalez soccer ball with check mark
McCarty soccer ball with check mark
DeLaGarza
soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Milner
soccer ball with check mark Weiss
soccer ball with check mark Suárez
soccer ball with check mark Kolarov
soccer ball with red X Guidetti
soccer ball with red X Lescott
soccer ball with check mark De Jong
soccer ball with check mark Wright-Phillips
soccer ball with check mark Hart

Asia Pacific Tour 2011

November 30, 2011
LA Galaxy
Jakarta, Indonesia
04:00 PST Report Keane 14' Yellow card 24'
Gonzalez Yellow card 20'
Magee Yellow card 26'		 Stadium:
Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 20,000[23]

Referee: Faulur Rosy
December 3, 2011
LA Galaxy
Manila, Philippines
03:30 PST P. Younghusband 41' Yellow card 48'
De Jong Yellow card 64'		 Report Beckham 20'
Magee 39'
Keane 47'
Cristman 63', 87'
Berhalter 81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Jovanie Villagracia
December 6, 2011
LA Galaxy
Melbourne, Australia
00:30 PST Hernández 15'
Cernak 37'		 Report Keane 43' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Stadium:
Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 34,608
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Penalties
Jeggo soccer ball with check mark
Pondeljak soccer ball with check mark
Retre soccer ball with red X
Rojas
soccer ball with red X
Jiménez soccer ball with check mark
Berhlater soccer ball with check mark
Stephens soccer ball with check mark
Cardozo
soccer ball with check mark

Statistics

All statistics are for competitive matches only.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Jamaica JAM Donovan Ricketts 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States USA Todd Dunivant 29 0 26+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF United States USA Gregg Berhalter 12 0 6+2 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF United States USA Omar Gonzalez 25 4 22+0 2 2+0 1 1+0 1
5 DF United States USA Sean Franklin 28 2 23+2 2 1+1 0 1+0 0
6 DF United States USA Frankie Hejduk 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW United States USA Jovan Kirovski 11 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
8 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Chris Birchall 22 1 14+5 1 0+2 0 1+0 0
9 FW Colombia COL Juan Pablo Ángel 22 3 17+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW United States USA Landon Donovan 21 12 18+0 11 2+0 1 1+0 0
11 FW United States USA Chad Barrett 22 5 15+5 4 0+1 1 1+0 0
12 GK Puerto Rico PUR Josh Saunders 17 0 13+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Keane 2 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF New Zealand NZL Dan Keat 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF United States USA
Héctor Jiménez
 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW United States USA Adam Cristman 10 3 2+4 1 2+0 1 1+1 1
18 MF United States USA Mike Magee 25 4 17+5 3 2+0 0 1+0 1
19 MF Brazil BRA
Juninho
 28 4 24+0 4 2+0 0 1+1 0
20 DF United States USA A. J. DeLaGarza 26 0 22+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
21 MF United States USA Dustin McCarty 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Brazil BRA
Leonardo
 7 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG David Beckham 22 2 19+1 2 2+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK United States USA Brian Perk 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Argentina ARG
Miguel López
 24 1 12+9 1 0+1 0 0+2 0
26 MF United States USA Michael Stephens 20 0 10+7 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
27 FW United States USA Bryan Jordan 10 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 DF United States USA Ryan Thomas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Uruguay URU Paolo Cardozo 13 0 2+9 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
32 FW United States USA Jack McBean 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF United States USA Sean Alvarado 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Goalkeeper stats

No. Nat. Player Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1 Jamaica Donovan Ricketts 1014 6 0.53 1014 6 0.53 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
12 Puerto Rico Josh Saunders 1459 17 1.05 1189 14 1.06 180 0 0.00 90 3 3.00
18 United States Mike Magee 47 0 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
24 United States Brian Perk 180 1 0.50 90 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 90 1 1.00
TOTALS 2700 24 0.80 2340 20 0.77 180 0 0.00 180 4 2.00

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

Top scorers

Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
1 United States 10 Landon Donovan 13 12 1 0
2 United States 11 Chad Barrett 5 4 1 0
3 United States 5 Sean Franklin 4 4 0 0
3 United States 4 Omar Gonzalez 4 2 1 1
3 Brazil 19
Juninho
 4 4 0 0
3 United States 18 Mike Magee 4 3 0 1
3 Colombia 9 Juan Pablo Ángel 4 4 0 0
8 United States 17 Adam Cristman 3 1 1 1
9 England 23 David Beckham 2 2 0 0
10 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Chris Birchall 1 1 0 0
10 Republic of Ireland 14 Robbie Keane 1 1 0 0
10 Brazil 22
Leonardo
 1 1 0 0
10 Argentina 25
Miguel López
 1 1 0 0

Updated to match played September 9, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Top assists

Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
1 England 23 David Beckham 14 12 2 0
2 United States 11 Chad Barrett 3 3 0 0
2 United States 10 Landon Donovan 3 3 0 0
2 United States 5 Sean Franklin 3 2 1 0
2 Argentina 25
Miguel López
 3 2 0 0
6 United States 2 Todd Dunivant 2 2 0 0
6 Brazil 19
Juninho
 2 1 0 1
8 Colombia 9 Juan Pablo Ángel 1 1 0 0
8 United States 3 Gregg Berhalter 1 1 0 0
8 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Chris Birchall 1 0 0 1
8 United States 20 A. J. DeLaGarza 1 0 1 0
8 United States 4 Omar Gonzalez 1 0 0 1

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
GK Jamaica 1 Donovan Ricketts 100 100 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 2 Todd Dunivant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 3 Gregg Berhalter 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF United States 4 Omar Gonzalez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 5 Sean Franklin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States 6 Frankie Hejduk 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF United States 7 Jovan Kirovski 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MF Trinidad and Tobago 8 Chris Birchall 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW United States 10 Landon Donovan 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
GK Puerto Rico 12 Josh Saunders 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW United States 17 Adam Cristman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW United States 18 Mike Magee 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF Brazil 19
Juninho
 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
DF United States 20 A. J. DeLaGarza 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil 22
Leonardo
 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England 23 David Beckham 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
MF Argentina 25
Miguel López
 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF United States 26 Michael Stephens 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW United States 27 Bryan Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Uruguay 30 Paolo Cardozo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 46 5 39 4 4 1 3 0

Updated to match played August 25, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Club staff

Position Name
General Manager & Head Coach United States Bruce Arena
Assistant head coach United States Dave Sarachan
Assistant coach & Reserve Team Head Coach United States Curt Onalfo
Assistant coach United States Gregg Berhalter
Goalkeeper coach United States Ian Feuer
Director of Soccer Operations United States David Kammarman
Senior Director Galaxy Academy & Special Projects United States Chris Klein
LA Galaxy Academy Coach & Administrator England Craig Harrington
Head Athletic Trainer United States Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic Trainer United States Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment Manager Mexico Raul Vargas
Equipment Coordinator United States Rafael Verdin
Team Administrator United States Shant Kasparian
Strength & Conditioning Coach United States Ben Yauss
Active Release Specialist United States Shunta Shimizu

Updated to match played March 27, 2011
Source: LA Galaxy

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the No. 10 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[24]

International roster spots

Los Angeles has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Los Angeles dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on November 22, 2010, for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons[25] then acquired one slot from D.C. United on February 17, 2011, for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons.[26] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[24]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded:

Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy also traded unspecified future considerations to Toronto FC
which may or may not include draft pick(s).

MLS rights to other players

Los Angeles maintains the MLS rights to Edson Buddle after the player declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas on a free transfer.

References

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External links

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