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Los Angeles Galaxy
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{{MLS team |
Name = Los Angeles Galaxy |
Badge = LA_Galaxy_logo.gif |
Year founded =
1995 |
Stadium =
Home Depot Center |
Coach =
Steve Sampson,
2004- |
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First game = Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1
MetroStars''(
Rose Bowl (stadium) Rose Bowl;
April 13,
1996)'' |
Largest win =
F.C. Dallas Dallas Burn 1 - 8 Los Angeles Galaxy
''(
Cotton Bowl (stadium) Cotton Bowl;
June 4,
1998)'' |
Largest loss =
MetroStars 5 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy
''(
Giants Stadium;
June 15,
2002)'' |
Supporters' Shield =
1998,
2002 |
MLS Cup =
2002,
2005 |
US Open Cup =
2001,
2005 |
}}
The '''Los Angeles Galaxy''' is one of two
football (soccer) soccer clubs based in
Los Angeles, California that participate in
Major League Soccer. The team colors are green and gold, with the home jerseys having gold with a green diagonal sash.
The Galaxy was one of the ten founding members of the league which began play in
1996. The club played their home games at the
Rose Bowl (stadium) Rose Bowl from 1996-2002 until they moved into their own
soccer-specific stadium, the
Home Depot Center in
Carson, California, in 2003. Since the 2005 season, the Home Depot Center has been shared with
C.D. Chivas USA. The Galaxy has the highest all-time attendance in league history and is the first MLS team to make a profit in a season. The Galaxy has three fan clubs ''
The Galaxians'', ''
The L.A. Riot Squad'' and ''
Ultimate Fan Club (UFO)''. Their mascot is known as "Cozmo," a frog-like
extraterrestrial.
History
The Galaxy made the
MLS Cup five times in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005; winning in 2002 and 2005. In 2001, they won the
CONCACAF Champions Cup and the
US Open Cup. They won the Open Cup again in 2005 as part of winning the domestic double, the third time one team has done so in MLS history. Their 2005 MLS Cup victory was the first time that the team with the worst record entering the playoffs won the championship.
The Galaxy's biggest rival was the
San Jose Earthquakes until the team was relocated to
Houston, Texas following the 2005 season. Now the Galaxy's chief rival is Chivas USA, with whom they share the same home stadium. The Galaxy-Chivas USA game is the league's first and (thus far) only
local derby derby; however, there is the viewpoint that this one-year-old "rivalry" is more about marketing, as their fixtures are termed the "
Honda Superclasico". Additionally, because of the one-sided nature of the matches -- the Galaxy has won all four games during the 2005 season -- these games have not stirred the same passions as the Galaxy-Earthquake rivalry once had.
Honors
*
MLS Cup '''2''' (2002, 2005)
*
US Open Cup '''2''' (2001, 2005)
*
MLS Supporters' Shield '''2''' (1998, 2002)
*
CONCACAF Champions Cup '''1''' (2000)
Current roster
''As of March 30, 2006''
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=
Steve Cronin}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Todd Dunivant}}
{{Fs player | no=3 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Benjamin Benditson}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name=
Marcelo Saragosa}}
{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Chris Albright}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=
Josh Gardner}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=
Herculez Gomez}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=
Peter Vagenas}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=
Guillermo Gonzalez}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=
Landon Donovan}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=
Ned Grabavoy}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Troy Roberts}}
{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=
Cobi Jones}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=JAM | pos=DF | name=
Tyrone Marshall}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Ugo Ihemelu}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Kyle Veris}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name=
Paulo Nagamura}}
{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=ZWE | pos=FW | name=
Joseph Ngwenya}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name=
Mike Enfield}}
{{Fs player | no=20 | nat=BRA | pos=FW | name=
Ednaldo da Conceição}}
{{Fs player | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=
Alan Gordon (soccer) Alan Gordon}}
{{Fs player | no=22 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=
Kevin Hartman}}
{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=
Quavas Kirk}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Nathan Sturgis}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name=
Marc Burch}}
{{Fs player | no=29 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name=
Brian Dunseth}}
{{Fs player | no=31 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=
Josh Saunders}}
{{Fs player | no= | nat=USA | pos=GK | name=
Chris Dunsheath}}
{{Fs end}}
:''Source: http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/MLS/players/roster.jsp?club=lag''
Notable players
*
Carlos Hermosillo (1998-1999)
*
Chris Armas (1996-1997)
*
Paul Caligiuri (1997-2001)
*
Jorge Campos (1996-1997)
*
Mauricio Cienfuegos (1996-2003)
*
Landon Donovan (2005-)
*
Luis Hernández (2000-2001)
*
Andreas Herzog (2004)
*
Hong Myung-Bo (2003-2004)
*
Cobi Jones (1996-)
*
Alexi Lalas (2001-2003)
*
Clint Mathis (1998-2000)
*
Carlos Ruiz (2002-2004)
Head coaches
*
Lothar Osiander (1996-1997)
*
Octavio Zambrano (1997-1999)
*
Ralph Perez (1999; interim)
*
Sigi Schmid (1999-2004)
*
Steve Sampson (2004-)
Team records
*Games:
Cobi Jones, 254
*Goals:
Cobi Jones, 62
*Assists:
Cobi Jones, 82
*Shutouts:
Kevin Hartman, 53
''MLS regular season only, through 2005''
Home stadiums
*
Rose Bowl (stadium) Rose Bowl (1996-2002)
*
Home Depot Center (2003-)
Year-by-year
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Reg. Season
!Playoffs
!Open Cup
|-
|1996
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, West
|Final
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1997
|2nd, West
|Quarterfinals
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1998
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, West
|Semifinals
|''Did not enter''
|-
|1999
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, West
|Final
|Quarterfinals
|-
|2000
|2nd, West
|Semifinals
|Semifinals
|-
|2001
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, West
|Final
|bgcolor="#FFCBCB"|Champions
|-
|2002
|bgcolor="#B3B7FF"|1st, West
|bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|Champions
|Final
|-
|2003
|4th, West
|Quarterfinals
|Semifinals
|-
|2004
|2nd, West
|Semifinals
|Round of 16
|-
|2005
|4th, West
|bgcolor="#FFEBAD"|Champions
|bgcolor="#FFCBCB"|Champions
|}
International competition
*1997 Champions Cup
** Qualifying Playoff v.
Santos Laguna -- 4:1
** Quarterfinals v.
Luis Angel Firpo -- 2:0
** Semifinals v.
DC United -- 1:0
** Final v.
Cruz Azul -- 3:5
*2000 Champions Cup
** Quarterfinals v.
Real España -- 0:0 (Galaxy advance 5:3 on penalties)
** Semifinals v.
DC United -- 1:1 (Galaxy advance 4:2 on penalties)
** Final v.
CD Olimpia -- 3:2
*2003 Champions Cup
** First round v.
CD Motagua -- 2:2, 1:0 (Galaxy advance 3:2 on aggregate)
** Quarterfinals v.
Necaxa -- 1:4, 1:2 (Necaxa advance 6:2 on aggregate)
*2006 Champions Cup
** Quarterfinals v.
Saprissa -- 0:0, 2:3AET (Saprissa advance 3:2 on aggregate)
Average attendance
''regular season/playoffs''
* 1996: 30,129/29,883
* 1997: 23,626/26,703
* 1998: 21,784/13,175
* 1999: 17,632/21,039
* 2000: 20,400/25,033
* 2001: 17,387/28,462
* 2002: 19,047/24,596
* 2003: 21,983/20,201
* 2004: 23,809/20,206
* 2005: 24,204/17,466
* All-Time: 21,287
External links
-
Official Website
-
Galaxy Stars — fan club for kids up to 16
-
LA Riot Squad Fan Club
-
Ultimate Fan Club
-
The Galaxians Fan Club
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