The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second most-decorated club, after D.C. United.
The Galaxy are the reigning MLS Cup and MLS Supporters' Shield champions. They have won the MLS Cup three times (2002, 2005, 2011), the MLS Supporters' Shield four times (1998, 2002, 2010, 2011), the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup twice (2001, 2005), and is one of just two MLS teams to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League) which they accomplished in 2000.
Initially, the Galaxy played their home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, but since 2003 they have played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, which they share with their rival, Chivas USA. The club's current head coach is former US national team coach Bruce Arena. The team holds a fierce rivalry with the San Jose Earthquakes in the California Clasico, which is regarded by many as the biggest rivalry in American soccer.
In January 2007, the club made international headlines by signing English superstar David Beckham from Real Madrid in a deal potentially worth $250 million, which was the highest-profile signing in the history of MLS.
Los Angeles is home to a storied soccer tradition. The first professional soccer team in the Los Angeles area was the Los Angeles Kickers, formed in 1955 by the former owner of the Fall River Marksmen, Sam Mark.
Prior to the launch of Major League Soccer in 1996, teams from Los Angeles played in the Western American Soccer League, the North American Soccer League and the American Soccer League/A-League, winning ten league championships (1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1976), seven Lamar Hunt US Open Cups (1958, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981), four regional championships (1955, 1956, 1958, 1961) and one international championship (1975). George Best, Johan Cruyff, and many other notable players graced the soccer field during this period in Los Angeles soccer history, for clubs such as the Los Angeles Aztecs, California Surf and the Los Angeles Salsa.
Los Angeles officially adopted and recognized the city's soccer heritage during the opening of the Home Depot Center in June 2003.[citation needed] In addition, the stadium features several tributes recognizing the soccer tradition in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
Major League Soccer was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[1] The first season took place in 1996 with Los Angeles being one of the ten founding teams. The name "Galaxy" was derived from Los Angeles being home to the "stars" of Hollywood.[2] Los Angeles began well by clinching 1st in the Western Conference and finishing second in the MLS Cup after losing to D.C. United in the final. The 1997 season started out 1–7 after 8 games, but they went 15–9 for the rest of the season to qualify for the playoffs. The Galaxy ended up 2nd in their conference by losing to the Dallas Burn. In 1998, the Galaxy left off on a streak, eventually finishing 24–8. The Galaxy defeated the Dallas Burn, 9–3 on aggregate. They lost in the final to the Chicago Fire, 2–1 on aggregate.
The Galaxy again finished first in the Western Conference in 1999, with a final record of 20–12, with a win in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, but they lost to United again 2–0. The 2000 season had the Galaxy in 2nd in the Western Division, at 14–10–8. Despite this, they lost to the Kansas City Wizards after a tied aggregate and a sudden death game. 2001 was another successful year for Los Angeles, winning the Open Cup and scoring 1000 all-time points, and with Cobi Jones scoring the 300th goal, but again they fell short by being defeated by Landon Donovan and the San Jose Earthquakes. Again the club clinched first in the Western Conference with a 16–9–3 record, their fifth time being first. In 2002, the Galaxy won their first MLS Cup in four tries by defeating the New England Revolution 1–0.[3] 2003 was a poor year, with L.A. finishing 4th because they were forced to play away games due to stadium construction, though they got a good rhythm and finished 9–12–9. The Galaxy bounced back by gaining 2nd with a 11–9–10 record. They lost to the Wizards in the final, 0–2. With 2005 came on of the Galaxy's most recognized players, Landon Donovan. The club won the Open Cup again ending with a record of 13–13–6 to cap off their first decade. The Galaxy has a distinction of making the playoffs in all of the league's first 10 seasons.[4]
The 2006 season began on March 16 with the sudden death of Doug Hamilton, the team's 43-year-old general manager, who suffered a heart attack on board a plane carrying the team back from Costa Rica where they had played Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[5] The team finished fifth in the Western Conference, eliminating them from playoff contention for the first time since the league's inception. Midway through the season, Steve Sampson was sacked as Head Coach,[6] replaced by Frank Yallop.[7] The team managed to make a run to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup final, but lost 3–1 against the Chicago Fire.
In March 2007, Herbalife signed a five-year deal, worth between $4–5 million a year, with Los Angeles to be the primary shirt sponsor.[8] Four months later, the club signed David Beckham from Real Madrid. His debut was made at The Home Depot Center before a record crowd of nearly 35,000,[9] including many celebrities,[10][11] coming on in the 78th minute in a 1–0 loss to Chelsea in a match during the World Series of Football tournament. The match brought unprecedented TV coverage from ESPN, who used 19 cameras to cover it, including one trained only on Beckham, even when he was on the bench.[12] The match set an all-time record high for TV ratings for MLS on ESPN.[12] In that season's SuperLiga Los Angeles reached the final, but lost to Pachuca on penalties after extra time. Los Angeles nearly made the end-of-season play-offs, but were eliminated following a 1–0 loss to the Chicago Fire. In the off-season, Cobi Jones retired and, amidst rumors that he was going to be sacked, Yallop resigned as head coach following a friendly match at Home Depot Center. The San Jose Earthquakes, bought out his contract and offered a 3rd round draft pick to the Galaxy to make Yallop their new head coach.[13] Yallop was replaced at Los Angeles by Ruud Gullit, who signed a three-year contract with the club which made him the highest paid coach in MLS history.[12] Cobi Jones returned as assistant coach. Los Angeles went on a promotional tour of Australia and New Zealand, setting attendance records in both countries. 80,295 people showed up at Stadium Australia for the match between Sydney FC and Los Angeles Galaxy, which the home side won 5–3.[14] They also played a tour of Asia, and competed in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in Honolulu, Hawaii,[15] finishing third after beating Sydney 2–1 in the third-place match.[16]
In the 2008 MLS season, Los Angeles went on a seven-game winless streak which saw them drop from first place in the Western Conference to outside playoff contention, prompting the resignation of manager Ruud Gullit and firing of general manager Alexi Lalas.[17] Gullit was replaced by Bruce Arena, but he was not able to lead Los Angeles into a play-off spot, for the third-straight season.[18]
In the following off-season both club captain David Beckham and vice-captain Landon Donovan were involved in loan deals with European clubs until the beginning of the new MLS season; Beckham to A.C. Milan in Italy and Donovan to German club FC Bayern Munich. Donovan was seeking a permanent transfer to Munich, while Beckham was expected to return to L.A. in March, prior to the 2009 season.[19] Beckham went on to seek a permanent transfer to Milan, in a bid to sustain his England career through the 2010 World Cup,[20] and Milan made a bid for the player, which was rejected by Los Angeles.[21] One day before his loan deal was to expire, Milan and Los Angeles reached an agreement to allow Beckham to stay in Italy until the conclusion of the Rossoneri's season in June, before returning to Los Angeles in July.[21] Donovan was not offered a contract by Bayern, and returned to the US in time for the beginning of the 2009 MLS season.[22] In the book The Beckham Experiment by Grant Wahl, Donovan openly criticized Beckham for his handling of the loan deals. Beckham and Donovan would later reconcile upon Beckham's return to Los Angeles in July.[23]
Los Angeles finished the 2009 season top of the Western Conference, and runners-up in the MLS Supporters' Shield, qualifying for the 2009 MLS Cup. They reached the final by beating Chivas 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-final, and Houston Dynamo 2–0, after extra time, in the semi-final. In the final they drew 1–1 with Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field in Seattle, Washington, but lost 5–4 on penalties. By reaching the final they qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
After the 2009 success, both Donovan and Beckham again went out on second loan spells. Donovan went to Everton FC, while Beckham returned to AC Milan, where he ruptured his achilles tendon and therefore missed his chance at playing in the World Cup for England and subsequently missing most of the Galaxy's 2010 season.
In 2010, the Galaxy stayed at the top of the table and won the Supporters' Shield, the first time MLS played a balanced schedule. They then lost to Dallas in the Western Conference Final one game away from making another appearance at MLS Cup.
In 2011, a year in which they added the Republic of Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer Robbie Keane, they won their fourth Supporters' Shield with 2 games remaining, becoming the third straight team to win consecutive Shields while amassing the second best points total in MLS history. They followed this up with their third MLS Cup, defeating Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final.[24]
In January 2012, after much speculation, David Beckham signed a new two-year deal with them to secure his short term future at the club.[citation needed]
Carlos Ruiz wearing Galaxy's old gold-and-green uniform
The Los Angeles Galaxy's current colors are white, dark blue and gold, and were adopted to coincide with David Beckham's arrival with the team in 2007 as part of an overall rebranding exercise. Prior to 2007, the Galaxy played in various color combinations, usually comprising gold, teal green and white with black accents, and often highlighting an iconic 'sash' design from the left shoulder and across the chest.[25] Their original jersey, used in the inaugural 1996 MLS season, featured black-and-teal halves, black sleeves with gold and red accents, black shorts and black socks.[26]
The Galaxy have had two logos to date. The original brand was gold, teal and black, and featured the Galaxy wordmark superimposed over a golden swirl, with a stylized black outline. The logo was changed in 2007, again to coincide with David Beckham's arrival, and now features a blue shield with a gold border, the LA Galaxy team name, and a star at the top of the crest.
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The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles Galaxy's home stadium since 2003
From 1996 to 2002, the Galaxy played their home games at the 107,000-capacity Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, but often held Lamar Hunt US Open Cup games at Titan Stadium on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. The Galaxy played ten games in total at Titan; the US Open Cup Final was held there in 2001 when Galaxy won the tournament.
In 2003 they moved to The Home Depot Center, on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, approximately 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. The venue's title sponsor is home-improvement retailer The Home Depot. The "HDC" is a 27,000-seat soccer-specific stadium, the second of its kind in the MLS,[27] but has hosted other sports such as rugby and football. Galaxy fans sometimes refer to the stadium as The Toolbox and Victoria Street, the latter after one of the main streets in Carson which runs past the northern side of the stadium. Since the 2005 season, the Galaxy have shared the stadium with league rivals C.D. Chivas USA, with whom they compete for the Honda SuperClasico.
Cozmo entertaining the fans
Galaxy has three organized groups of supporters: The LA Riot Squad, the Angel City Brigade, and the Galaxians.
The Los Angeles Galaxy's mascot is "Cozmo", a frog-like extraterrestrial. It is said that Cozmo was beamed down to The Home Depot Center from his intergalactic spaceship on June 7, 2003. The team's website also claims that Cozmo is also "universally known as a goalkeeper who can stop shots traveling at the speed of light," but also possesses the speed and skill to play forward for any team on the planet.
Cozmo is loved for his antics while entertaining fans during games. In addition, he makes special appearances throughout Southern California, representing the team and is known for teaching kids the basics of soccer.
Cozmo replaced the Galaxy's original mascot, "Twizzle", who also looked like it was from outer space but was more humanoid in form, wearing a space-man's helmet and cape.[28]
[edit] California Clasico
The Galaxy's chief rival is the San Jose Earthquakes, which is known by the fans and media as the California Clasico. It is considered by many,[who?] the biggest rivalry in American soccer.[citation needed] The intrastate rivalry dates to the founding of MLS, and their encounters in the MLS Cup playoffs and final. Some also cite that the rivalry developed in reflection of traditional Northern California vs Southern California sports rivalries.[29]
[edit] Honda SuperClasico
Their crosstown rivals, are C.D. Chivas USA, whom they compete with in the L.A. Derby.[30] The derby has been heavily dominated by the Galaxy, who have won nine of the 15 encounters between the two sides. Chivas USA has not won the derby in four years.
The Galaxy share an out-of-conference rivalry with D.C. United, who are the only MLS club to have more success than the Galaxy in terms of major trophies and awards won. The rivalry is claimed to have started in the inaugural MLS Cup, as each side has jockeyed on another as the flagship franchise in MLS. The two clubs share the largest fan bases in the league.[31]
In recent years Real Salt Lake has developed as a formidable rival, as RSL beat the Galaxy in 2009's MLS Cup and the Galaxy beat RSL in the semifinals on the way to winning MLS Cup 2011.
At the end of the 2011 season Galaxy announced a ten-year, $55 million deal with Time Warner Cable, to begin at the end of the 2012 MLS season.[32] It is, by far, the most lucrative local media contract in MLS history. Previously, Galaxy matches were televised regionally in English on Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket alternatively.[33] While awaiting the launch of those networks, all 2012 English-language matches will be split between local outlet KDOC, NBC Sports Network and ESPN, with one match showcased on Time Warner Cable SportsNet near the end of the season. Commentary is handled by Mark Rogondino and former Galaxy player Cobi Jones. In Spanish, 2012 matches will be shown on independent outlet KWHY with Adrian Garcia Marquez and Francisco Pinto commentating.[34]
Radio coverage of regular season matches are broadcasted on KLAC AM 570 (Los Angeles/Orange County) & KTLK 1150 AM alternatively in English and in Spanish on KWKW 1330 AM (Los Angeles). Joe Tutino does the English play-by-play while Rolando "El Veloz" Gonzalez (Play-By-Play) and Armando Aguayo (Commentary) handle the Spanish broadcasts.[35]
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
Squad correct as of February 13, 2012.[36]
| No. |
Position |
Player |
Nation |
| 1 |
Goalkeeper |
Gaudette, BillBill Gaudette |
 United States |
| 2 |
Defender |
Dunivant, ToddTodd Dunivant |
United States |
| 3 |
Defender |
Lopes, DavidDavid Lopes |
 Brazil |
| 4 |
Defender |
Gonzalez, OmarOmar Gonzalez |
United States |
| 5 |
Defender |
Franklin, SeanSean Franklin |
United States |
| 6 |
Defender |
Jordan, BryanBryan Jordan |
United States |
| 7 |
Forward |
Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane (DP) |
 Ireland |
| 8 |
Midfielder |
Sarvas, MarceloMarcelo Sarvas |
Brazil |
| 9 |
Forward |
Barrett, ChadChad Barrett |
United States |
| 10 |
Forward |
Donovan , LandonLandon Donovan (DP / Captain) |
United States |
| 11 |
Forward |
Noonan, PatPat Noonan |
United States |
| 12 |
Goalkeeper |
Saunders, JoshJosh Saunders |
 Puerto Rico |
| 14 |
Forward |
Buddle, EdsonEdson Buddle |
United States |
| 15 |
Midfielder |
Keat, DanDan Keat |
 New Zealand |
| 16 |
Midfielder |
Jiménez , HéctorHéctor Jiménez |
United States |
| 17 |
Forward |
Cristman, AdamAdam Cristman |
United States |
| 18 |
Midfielder |
Magee , MikeMike Magee |
United States |
| 19 |
Midfielder |
Juninho , Juninho |
Brazil |
| 20 |
Defender |
DeLaGarza, A. J.A. J. DeLaGarza |
United States |
| 21 |
Defender |
Meyer, TommyTommy Meyer |
United States |
| 22 |
Defender |
Leonardo , Leonardo |
Brazil |
| 23 |
Midfielder |
Beckham, DavidDavid Beckham (DP / Vice-Captain) |
 England |
| 24 |
Goalkeeper |
Perk, BrianBrian Perk |
United States |
| 25 |
Midfielder |
Garcia , RafaelRafael Garcia |
United States |
| 26 |
Midfielder |
Stephens , MichaelMichael Stephens |
United States |
| 28 |
Midfielder |
Nakazawa, KyleKyle Nakazawa |
United States |
| 29 |
Defender |
Boyens, AndrewAndrew Boyens |
New Zealand |
| 32 |
Forward |
McBean, JackJack McBean (HGP) |
United States |
| 33 |
Midfielder |
Villarreal , JoseJose Villarreal (HGP) |
United States |
| 34 |
Midfielder |
Walker, KenneyKenney Walker |
United States |
| 35 |
Defender |
Gaul, BryanBryan Gaul |
United States |
This list shows players who have played for the team in official 2011 MLS Reserve Division games, but are not part of the senior roster.[37]
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
Squad correct as of February 5, 2012.
| No. |
Position |
Player |
Nation |
| 77 |
Goalkeeper |
Guppy, KevinKevin Guppy |
United States |
| — |
Goalkeeper |
Paldino , VinceVince Paldino |
United States |
| 27 |
Goalkeeper |
Lira , CarlosCarlos Lira |
 Mexico |
| — |
Defender |
Howe , GradyGrady Howe |
United States |
| — |
Defender |
Murphy , DrewDrew Murphy |
United States |
| — |
Defender |
Tilley , MattMatt Tilley |
United States |
| — |
Midfielder |
Payares , JeffreyJeffrey Payares |
United States |
| — |
Midfielder |
Wolfe , RileyRiley Wolfe |
United States |
| — |
Forward |
Wright , ChristopherChristopher Wright |
United States |
| 3 |
Forward |
Le Petit , PaulinhoPaulinho Le Petit |
Brazil |
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.
Sigi Schmid led Galaxy to their first MLS Cup title in 2002
- MLS Cup
- Winners (3): 2002, 2005, 2011
- MLS Western Conference
- Winners (Regular Season) (8): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Winners (Playoffs) (7): 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011
- Minor Trophies
- California Clasico (10): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011
- Honda SuperClasico (6): 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge (1): 2007
- Desert Diamond Cup (1): 2012
- Hyundai Club Challenge (1): 2012
| Year |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
US Open Cup |
CONCACAF
Champions' League/Cup |
Avg. Attendance
(Regular Season) |
Avg. Attendance
(Playoffs) |
| 1996 |
1st, West |
Final |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
28,916 |
27,759 |
| 1997 |
2nd, West |
Quarter-Finals |
Did not enter |
Final |
20,626 |
18,921 |
| 1998 |
1st, West* |
Semi-Finals |
Did not enter |
Qualifying playoff |
21,784 |
17,577 |
| 1999 |
1st, West |
Final |
Quarter-Finals |
Did not qualify |
17,632 |
16,307* |
| 2000 |
2nd, West |
Semi-Finals |
Semi-Finals |
Champions |
20,400 |
17,215 |
| 2001 |
1st, West |
Final |
Champions |
Did not qualify |
17,387 |
9,278 |
| 2002 |
1st, West* |
Champions |
Final |
Did not qualify |
19,047 |
18,013 |
| 2003 |
4th, West |
Quarter-Finals |
Semi-Finals |
Quarter-Finals |
21,983 |
20,201 |
| 2004 |
2nd, West |
Semi-Finals |
Fourth Round |
Did not qualify |
23,809 |
20,026 |
| 2005 |
4th, West |
Champions |
Champions |
Did not qualify |
24,204 |
17,466 |
| 2006 |
5th, West |
Did not qualify |
Final |
Quarter-Finals |
20,814 |
Did not qualify |
| 2007 |
5th, West |
Did not qualify |
Third Round |
Did not qualify |
24,252 |
Did not qualify |
| 2008 |
6th, West |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
26,008 |
Did not qualify |
| 2009 |
1st, West |
Final |
Did not qualify |
Did not qualify |
20,416 |
26,186 |
| 2010 |
1st, West* |
Semi-Finals |
Quarter-Finals |
Did not qualify |
21,437 |
27,000 |
| 2011 |
1st, West* |
Champions |
Quarter-Finals |
Quarter Finals
|
23,335 |
21,171 |
| 2012 |
|
|
|
Group Stage |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Won MLS Supporters' Shield
| Year |
League Record |
Top Scorer |
|
P |
W |
L |
D |
F |
A |
Pts |
Name |
G |
| 1996 |
32 |
19 |
13 |
0 |
59 |
49 |
49 |
Eduardo Hurtado |
21 |
| 1997 |
32 |
16 |
16 |
0 |
55 |
44 |
44 |
Welton |
11 |
| 1998 |
32 |
24 |
8 |
0 |
85 |
44 |
68 |
Cobi Jones |
19 |
| 1999 |
32 |
20 |
12 |
0 |
49 |
29 |
54 |
Cobi Jones/Carlos Hermosillo |
08 |
| 2000 |
32 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
47 |
37 |
50 |
Cobi Jones |
07 |
| 2001 |
26 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
52 |
36 |
47 |
Luis Hernández |
08 |
| 2002 |
28 |
16 |
9 |
3 |
44 |
33 |
51 |
Carlos Ruiz |
24 |
| 2003 |
30 |
9 |
12 |
9 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
Carlos Ruiz |
15 |
| 2004 |
30 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
42 |
40 |
43 |
Carlos Ruiz |
11 |
| 2005 |
32 |
13 |
13 |
6 |
44 |
45 |
45 |
Landon Donovan |
12 |
| 2006 |
32 |
11 |
15 |
6 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
Landon Donovan |
12 |
| 2007 |
30 |
9 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
48 |
34 |
Landon Donovan |
08 |
| 2008 |
30 |
8 |
13 |
9 |
55 |
62 |
33 |
Landon Donovan |
20 |
| 2009 |
30 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
36 |
31 |
48 |
Landon Donovan |
12 |
| 2010 |
30 |
18 |
7 |
5 |
44 |
26 |
59 |
Edson Buddle |
17 |
| 2011 |
34 |
19 |
5 |
10 |
48 |
28 |
67 |
Landon Donovan |
12 |
| Total |
492 |
233 |
169 |
90 |
770 |
624 |
768 |
Landon Donovan |
83 |
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- Qualifying Playoff v. Santos Laguna – 4:1
- Quarter-Finals v.
Luis Ángel Firpo – 2:0
- Semi-Finals v. D.C. United – 1:0
- Final v. Cruz Azul – 3:5
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- Qualifying Playoff v. Necaxa – 1:1 (Club Necaxa advances 4–3 on penalties)
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- Quarter-Finals v.
Real España – 0:0 (Los Angeles advances 5:3 on penalties)
- Semi-Finals v. D.C. United – 1:1 (Los Angeles advances 4:2 on penalties)
- Final v. Olimpia – 3:2
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- Group Stage v.
Lyn Oslo – 5:0
- Group Stage v.
Torpedo Moskva – 3:0
- Group Stage v. Odd Grenland – 0:1
- Third Place Match v. Viking – 3:0
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- First round v. Motagua – 2:2, 1:0 (Los Angeles advances 3:2 on aggregate)
- Quarter-Finals v. Necaxa – 1:4, 1:2 (Club Necaxa advances 6:2 on aggregate)
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- Group Stage v.
Nacional – 0:0
- Group Stage v.
1860 München – 0:0
- Group Stage v.
PSV Eindhoven – 1:4
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- Quarter-Finals v.
Deportivo Saprissa – 0:0, 2:3 AET (Saprissa advance 3:2 on aggregate after added extra time)
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- Group Stage v. Pachuca – 2:1
- Group Stage v. Guadalajara – 1:2
- Group Stage v. FC Dallas – 6:5
- Semi-Finals v. D.C. United – 2:0
- Final v. Pachuca – 1:1 (Pachuca win 4:3 on penalties)
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- Semi-Finals v.
Gamba Osaka – 0:1
- Third Place v.
Sydney FC – 2:1
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- Semi-Finals v. Ōita Trinita – 2:0
- Final v.
Suwon Bluewings – 1:1 (Suwon Bluewings win 4:2 on penalties)
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- Preliminary Round v. Puerto Rico Islanders – 1:4, 2:1 (Puerto Rico advances 5:3 on aggregate)
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- Group Stage v.
Real Madrid – 1:4
- Group Stage v. Manchester City – 1:1 (Manchester City win 7:6 on penalties)
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- Group Stage v. Motagua – 2:0
- Group Stage v. Alajuelense – 2:0
- Group Stage v. Morelia – 1:2
- Group Stage v. Alajuelense – 0:1
- Group Stage v. Morelia – 2:1
- Group Stage v. Motagua – 1:0
- Quarter Final v.
Toronto F.C. – 2:2
Landon Donovan is Galaxy's all-time top scorer, four-time MVP, and six-time Golden Boot winner
MLS regular season only, as of November 8, 2011[38]
The Golden Boot winner is the leading goal scorer at the end of the season (only goals in MLS count). This award did not exist from 1996 to 2004. The MLS Scoring Champion Award included both goal and assist totals those years.
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