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2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season

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.

Los Angeles Galaxy
2011 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
CoachBruce Arena
Major League Soccer1st
MLS CupWinners
CONCACAF Champions LeagueQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Honda SuperClasicoWon (2–0–0)
California ClasicoWon (1–0–1)
Top goalscorerLeague: Landon Donovan (12)
All: Landon Donovan (13)
Highest home attendance27,000 (three matches)
Lowest home attendance14,458 v Houston Dynamo (May 25, 2011)
Average home league attendance23,051
← 2010
2012 →

Most notably, the Galaxy became the third straight team to win consecutive Supporters' Shields, after D.C. United (2006–07) and Columbus Crew (2008–09). The Galaxy clinched their fourth Shield on October 8, after Seattle Sounders FC lost 0–2 at home to Philadelphia Union. They also won their third MLS Cup, defeating Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final.

Outside of league play, the Galaxy participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, reaching the Quarterfinals in both competitions. Along with these competitive tournaments, the Galaxy played in the friendly-match World Football Challenge, losing to 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

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Preseason

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The Galaxy had a busy month in January, mostly with transfers. On January 10, club striker, and Golden Boot-finalist, Edson Buddle left the Galaxy to sign with second division German club, Ingolstadt 04 through the end of the 2012–13 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

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March

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"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 MLS regular season with a 0–1 victory over the Sounders at Qwest Field in rainy Seattle on March 15. Second-year midfielder Juninho had the lone goal of the match. Although they were back home at the Home Depot Center for the second match of the season on March 20, the Galaxy once again played in the rain. A rare Southern California rainstorm made for difficult conditions in the 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. Juninho scored the equalizer for the Galaxy, his second goal of the season – which already matched his goal total from his debut 2010 season. The toughest test of the early season came on March 26 – and the Galaxy failed. Traveling to 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

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The Galaxy rebounded from the loss to Real Salt Lake with a 1–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union at the Home Depot Center on April 2. Donovan Ricketts and Omar Gonzalez saw their first action of the season after recovering from minor injuries. 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 Landon Donovan, who did not travel with the club while he nursed a knee injury. The first match of the trip came at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on April 9. Mike Magee nodded in a Beckham corner to give the Galaxy the early lead. But Charlie Davies drew a dubious penalty and converted from the spot himself in the 90th minute to save the draw for D.C. United. The squad traveled to Toronto to take on Toronto FC 4 days later. The fans at BMO Field saw a largely unentertaining affair resulting in a scoreless draw. Most notable from a Galaxy perspective was the sending off of Juninho in stoppage time of the 2nd half. Also, Beckham received his 5th yellow card of the season in the 44th minute. These two events meant that the Galaxy would be without 3/4ths of their preferred midfield (Donovan, Beckham, and Juninho) when they finished their trip on April 17 in Bridgeview, Illinois against the Chicago Fire. Yet it was no problem as the Galaxy won 1–2 behind goals from Chad Barrett and Gonzalez with Miguel López providing the assists on both goals. Although there was one concerning casualty on the 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

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Roster

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

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

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

Squad information

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No. Nat. Player Birthday At LAG since Previous club MLS appearances MLS goals
Goalkeepers
1   Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 47) 2009   Village United 59 0
12   Josh Saunders (1981-03-02) March 2, 1981 (age 43) 2009   Miami FC 12 0
24   Brian Perk (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 35) 2010   Philadelphia Union 1 0
Defenders
2   Todd Dunivant (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 43) 2009   Toronto FC 59 2
3   Gregg Berhalter (1973-08-01) August 1, 1973 (age 51) 2009   1860 Munich 41 0
4   Omar Gonzalez (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 36) 2009   Maryland Terrapins 62 4
5   Sean Franklin (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39) 2008   San Fernando Valley Quakes 72 0
6   Frankie Hejduk (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 50) 2011   Columbus Crew 1 0
20   A. J. DeLaGarza (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 37) 2009   Maryland Terrapins 44 2
22   Leonardo (1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 36) 2010 on loan from   São Paulo 17 1
28   Ryan Thomas (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) 2011   Stanford Cardinal 0 0
55   Joshua Kelly (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35) 2011   University of California, Riverside 0 0
29   Dasan Robinson (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 40) 2011   Toronto FC 85 3
Midfielders
7   Jovan Kirovski (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 48) 2008   San Jose Earthquakes 46 6
8   Chris Birchall (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984 (age 40) 2009   Brighton & Hove Albion 38 0
15   Dan Keat (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 37) 2011   Team Wellington 0 0
16   Héctor Jiménez (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36) 2011   California Golden Bears 0 0
19   Juninho (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35) 2010 on loan from   São Paulo 31 4
21   Dustin McCarty (1988-10-12) October 12, 1988 (age 36) 2011   North Carolina Tar Heels 0 0
23   David Beckham (1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 (age 49) 2007   Real Madrid 63 11
25   Miguel López (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 (age 36) 2011 on loan from   Quilmes 5 0
26   Michael Stephens (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989 (age 35) 2010   Chicago Fire Premier 25 1
30   Paolo Cardozo (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 35) 2011   Quilmes 5 0
Strikers
10   Landon Donovan (1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 42) 2005   Bayer Leverkusen 148 71
11   Chad Barrett (1985-04-30) April 30, 1985 (age 39) 2011   Toronto FC 7 1
14   Robbie Keane (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 44) 2011   Tottenham Hotspur 0 0
17   Adam Cristman (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 39) 2011   D.C. United 0 0
18   Mike Magee (1984-09-02) September 2, 1984 (age 40) 2009   New York Red Bulls 44 4
27   Bryan Jordan (1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 39) 2008   Portland Timbers 37 2
32   Jack McBean (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 30) 2011   IMG Soccer Academy 0 0

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

Transfers

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See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011

In

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

Out

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

Loans

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In

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

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Competitions

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Pre-season

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February 4, 2011 Loyola Marymount Lions 1–7 LA Galaxy Carson, California
16:30 PST Report     Birchall
  Ángel
  Berhalter
  Juninho
  Cardozo
  Kirovski		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
February 8, 2011 LA Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers Carson, California
15:00 PST López   26'
Cardozo   47'		 Report Umony   50' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
March 2, 2011 LA Galaxy   2–2
(3–4 p)		   Tijuana San Diego, California
Gonzalez   41'
Donovan   75'		 Report Pulido   39'
Orozco   81'		 Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Penalties
Donovan  
Magee  
López  
Barrett  
Kirovski  		   Rosa
  Molina
  Orozco
  Otreras
  Yacuzzi

Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Overall table

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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

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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

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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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHHAHAHA
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

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  Win   Tie   Loss

March 15, 2011 1 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 LA Galaxy Seattle
19:00 PDT Friberg   44'
González   45 1'		 Report Birchall   24'
Juninho   58'
Beckham   90 3'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,443
Referee: Alex Prus
March 20, 2011 2 LA Galaxy 1–1 New England Revolution Carson, California
15:00 PDT Juninho   39' Report Joseph   3' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
March 26, 2011 3 Real Salt Lake 4–1 LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
18:00 PDT Williams   2'
Morales   10' (pen.), 41'
Paulo Jr.   68'		 Report Saunders   9'
Beckham   54'
López   54'
Leonardo   74'
Ángel   80'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 2, 2011 4 LA Galaxy 1–0 Philadelphia Union Carson, California
19:30 PDT Leonardo   33'
López   51'
Birchall   53'
Ricketts   60'
Beckham   89'
Donovan   90 2'		 Report Ruiz   53'
Williams   63'
Harvey   78'
Califf   88'
McInerney   90 5'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,998
Referee: Paul Ward
April 9, 2011 5 D.C. United 1–1 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
16:30 PDT Quaranta   40'   84'
Davies   90'		 Report Magee   12'
Dunivant   29'
Beckham   41'
Kirovski   90 5'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 26,622
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 13, 2011 6 Toronto FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Toronto
17:00 PDT Martina   67'
Stevanović   68'		 Report Bechkam   44'
Jordan   76'
Juninho   78'   90 3'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 17, 2011 7 Chicago Fire 1–2 LA Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
13:00 PDT Videira   10'
Oduro   89',   90 3'		 Report Magee   31'
Barrett   42'
Stephens   63'
Gonzalez   72'
Hejduk   73'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 18,203
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 23, 2011 8 LA Galaxy 3–0 Portland Timbers Carson, California
20:00 PDT Barrett   3'
Donovan   8' (pen.), 67'
Franklin   17'
Magee   90 1'		 Report Wallace   7' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,719
Referee: Ramón Hernández
May 1, 2011 9 FC Dallas 2–1 LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
16:00 PDT Castillo   47'
Shea   88'		 Report Donovan   51'
Juninho   55'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,867
Referee: Alex Prus
May 7, 2011 10 LA Galaxy 1–1 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
20:00 PDT Donovan   41' Report Henry   4'
Rodgers   57'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
May 11, 2011 11 Philadelphia Union 1–1 LA Galaxy Chester, Pennsylvania
16:30 PDT Caroll   58'
Torres   76'
Mwanga   83',   83'
Williams   90 2'		 Report Donovan   24'
Birchall   30'
Gonzalez   78'
DeLaGarza   87'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 14, 2011 12 LA Galaxy 4–1 Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan   44' (pen.), 46'
Ángel   64'
Juninho   80'
Beckham   87'		 Report Gonzalez   39' (o.g.) Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,763
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
May 21, 2011 13 Chivas USA 0–1 LA Galaxy Carson, California
19:00 PDT Elliot   50'
Valentin   73'		 Report Barrett   26' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
May 25, 2011 14 LA Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan   46' (pen.)
Franklin   87'		 Report Watson   90' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,458
Referee: Chris Penso
May 28, 2011 15 New England Revolution 0–1 LA Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
17:00 PDT Report Beckham   67'
López   69'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,793
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 3, 2011 16 LA Galaxy 0–0 D.C. United Carson, California
20:00 PDT Gonzalez   42' Report Fred   6'
White   65'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,036
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 11, 2011 17 LA Galaxy 2–2 Toronto FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Birchall   2'
Beckham   29'
DeLaGarza   83'
Ángel   90 1'		 Report Borman   17'
Henry   57'
Gordon   68', 90 4'   81'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,675
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
June 18, 2011 18 Colorado Rapids 1–3 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
18:00 PDT Nyassi   36'
Casey   64'
Folan   74'
Mastroeni   81'		 Report Moor   25' (o.g.)
Juninho   42'
Barrett   80'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,277
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald
June 25, 2011 19 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 LA Galaxy Santa Clara, California
20:00 PDT Lenhart   43'
Corrales   49'		 Report Dunivant   37'
Saunders   43'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,872
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 4, 2011 20 LA Galaxy 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan   90 4' Report Friberg   55' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 9, 2011 21 LA Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire Carson, California
19:30 PDT Donovan   58'
Beckham   65'
Birchall   90 2'		 Report Paladini   64'
Nazarit   62'
Cháves   90 1'
Mikulić   90 5'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,762
Referee: David Ganter
July 20, 2011 22 LA Galaxy 1–0 Columbus Crew Carson, California
19:30 PDT Berhalter   16'
Franklin   70'
Juninho   85'
Beckham   90 2'		 Report James   65' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,709
Referee: Andrew Chapin
July 30, 2011 23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 LA Galaxy Vancouver, BC
16:30 PDT Report Donovan   61', 75' (pen.)
Stephens   65'
Franklin   80'
Cristman   90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 3, 2011 24 Portland Timbers 3–0 LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT Chabala   26'
Perlaza   33'
Brunner   68'
Chará   82'
Zizzo   89'		 Report Donovan   64' Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 6, 2011 25 LA Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas Carson, California
19:30 PDT Beckham   25'
Gonzalez   32'
Berhalter   35'
Juninho   62'
Magee   81'
Stephens   90 4'		 Report Chávez   9'   68'
Villar   18'
Benítez   27'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,546
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 20, 2011 26 LA Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
19:30 PDT Keane   21'
Hejduk   68'
Magee   90'		 Report Baca   54'
Beitashour   81'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 5, 2011 27 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
15:00 PDT Espinoza   2'
Zusi   67'
Júlio César   72'
Collin   73'
Bravo   90 2' (pen.)		 Report Franklin   25', 74'
Hejduk   66'
Donovan   84'
Beckham   90 1'		 Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 20,512
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 9, 2011 28 LA Galaxy 1–0 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
20:00 PDT Donovan   36' Report Mullan   67' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,068
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 17, 2011 29 LA Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
19:30 PDT Magee   40'   75'
Keane   64'		 Report Rochat   17'
Koffie   28'
Hassli   62'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,959
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 24, 2011 30 Columbus Crew 0–1 LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT Report Barrett   90 3' Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,203
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 1, 2011 31 LA Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
19:30 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 New York Red Bulls 2–0 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 PDT Rodgers   32'
Henry   59'		 Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,186
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 16, 2011 33 LA Galaxy 1–0 Chivas USA Carson, California
18:00 PDT Barrett   53' Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 23, 2011 34 Houston Dynamo 3–1 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
16:00 PDT Moffat   27'
Boswell   48'
Costly   74'		 Report McBean   88' Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 30,018
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference semifinals

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October 30, 2011 First Leg New York Red Bulls 0–1 LA Galaxy Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 PDT Henry   44' Report Magee   15'
Franklin   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

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November 6, 2011 LA Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake 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

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Main article: MLS Cup 2011
November 20, 2011 LA Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
18:00 PST Donovan   72' [1] Attendance: 30,281
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League

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Main article: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

The Los Angeles Galaxy qualified directly into Group stage play by winning the Supporters' Shield.[22] The Galaxy played in Group A with Alajuelense of Costa Rica, Morelia of Mexico, and Motagua of Honduras.

August 16, 2011 Group 1 LA Galaxy   2–0   Motagua Carson
20:00 PDT Cristman   13'
Donovan   60'
Berhalter   90'		 Report Guerrero   70' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
August 25, 2011 Group 2 LA Galaxy   2–0   Alajuelense Carson
20:00 PDT Beckham   31'
Gonzalez   38'
Donovan   68'
Barrett   77'
Magee   77'
Juninho   88'		 Report Acosta   60' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,855
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)
September 13, 2011 Group 3 Morelia   2–1   LA Galaxy Morelia, Mexico
16:00 PDT Aldrete   83'
Sabah   90 2'   90 3'		 Report Keane   52' Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
September 21, 2011 Group 4 Alajuelense   1–0   LA Galaxy Alajuela, Costa Rica
18:00 PDT Antonio Gabas   28' Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
September 28, 2011 Group 5 LA Galaxy   2–1   Morelia Carson
22:00 Magee   21'
Juninho   90'		 Report Lugo   59' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
October 20, 2011 Group 6 Motagua   0–1   LA Galaxy Tegucigalpa, Honduras
16:00 PDT Report Juninho   29' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2011 U.S. Open Cup
June 28, 2011 Third round LA Galaxy   2–1   Los Angeles Blues Fullerton, California
19:30 PDT Berhalter   8'
Gonzalez   75'
Magee   81'
Cristman   88'		 Report Tudela   1'
Rivera   62'
Momeni   70'
Sesay   90'   90'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,627
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 13, 2011 Quarterfinals Seattle Sounders FC   3–1   LA Galaxy Tukwila, Washington
19:00 PDT Jaqua   4'
Alonso   22'
Montero   25'   54'
Parke   55'
Neagle   74'
Fucito   90'		 Report Cristman   40'
Cardozo   59'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,322
Referee: Kevin Stott

World Football Challenge

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Main article: 2011 World Football Challenge
July 16, 2011 LA Galaxy   1–4   Real Madrid Los Angeles, California
19:00 PDT López   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   1–1
(6–7 p)		   Manchester City Carson, California
13:00 PDT Magee   53' Report Balotelli   20' (pen.)
Savić   67'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 24,897
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Penalties
Keat  
Birchall  
Juninho  
Dunivant  
Stephens  
McBean  
Gonzalez  
McCarty  
DeLaGarza  		   Milner
  Weiss
  Suárez
  Kolarov
  Guidetti
  Lescott
  De Jong
  Wright-Phillips
  Hart

Asia Pacific Tour 2011

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November 30, 2011 Indonesia Selection   0–1   LA Galaxy Jakarta, Indonesia
04:00 PST Report Keane   14'   24'
Gonzalez   20'
Magee   26'		 Stadium: Bung Karno Stadium
Attendance: 20,000[23]
Referee: Faulur Rosy
December 3, 2011 Philippines   1–6   LA Galaxy Manila, Philippines
03:30 PST P. Younghusband   41'   48'
De Jong   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 Melbourne Victory FC   2–2
(3–4 p)		   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
Vargas  
Jeggo  
Pondeljak  
Retre  
Rojas  		 Donovan  
Jiménez  
Berhlater  
Stephens  
Cardozo  

Statistics

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All statistics are for competitive matches only.

Appearances and goals

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

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No. Nat. Player Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA MIN GA GAA
1   Donovan Ricketts 1014 6 0.53 1014 6 0.53 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
12   Josh Saunders 1459 17 1.05 1189 14 1.06 180 0 0.00 90 3 3.00
18   Mike Magee 47 0 0.00 47 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00
24   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

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MLS regular season matches only.

Top scorers

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

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

Top assists

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

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

Disciplinary record

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Position Nation Number Name Total MLS Champions League Open Cup
               
GK   1 Donovan Ricketts 100 100 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   2 Todd Dunivant 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   3 Gregg Berhalter 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   4 Omar Gonzalez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   5 Sean Franklin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   6 Frankie Hejduk 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   7 Jovan Kirovski 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
MF   8 Chris Birchall 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   10 Landon Donovan 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
GK   12 Josh Saunders 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
FW   17 Adam Cristman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   18 Mike Magee 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF   19 Juninho 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
DF   20 A. J. DeLaGarza 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   22 Leonardo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   23 David Beckham 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0
MF   25 Miguel López 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   26 Michael Stephens 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
FW   27 Bryan Jordan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   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

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

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

Miscellany

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Allocation ranking

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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

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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

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Future picks acquired: 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Chivas USA.
Future picks traded: 2014 SuperDraft Round 4 pick traded to 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

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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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  2. ^ Bueno, Luis. "Galaxy can't afford to let blowout at RSL linger". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
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  14. ^ "Midfielder Chris Klein to Retire Following 2010 MLS Season". LA Galaxy. October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  15. ^ "MLS veteran Dema Kovalenko is retiring". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
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  26. ^ LA Galaxy Communications (February 17, 2011). "Acquire International Roster Slot from D.C. United in Exchange for Allocation Money". LA Galaxy. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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