2018 Los Angeles FC season
Los Angeles FC 2018 soccer season
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The 2018 Los Angeles FC season was the club's inaugural season, and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC play its home games at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, LAFC participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup tournament, and qualified for the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, being eliminated in the knockout round.
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachBob Bradley
StadiumBanc of California Stadium
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 5th
Overall: 5th
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | John Thorrington | ||
| Head coach | Bob Bradley | ||
| Stadium | Banc of California Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: 3rd Overall: 5th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Knockout Round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Vela (14) All: Diego Rossi (17) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 22,000 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,000 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 22,000 | ||
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It was the first year since 2014 that there were two first-division soccer clubs that played in the Greater Los Angeles Area, following the disbandment of Chivas USA in 2014.
Background
The team was first announced in October 2014, following the folding of Chivas USA. It was first reported in May 2015, that LAFC had chosen a location for their stadium, which would be the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site at Exposition Park.[1][2] The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction were expected to take three years and delayed the team's debut to 2018.
On July 27, 2017, Bob Bradley was announced as the coach for the inaugural season of the club.[3] Bradley previously coached Swansea City in the English Premier League,[4] as well as various European and Americans clubs as well. Internationally, Bradley previously coached the United States' and Egypt's national teams.[5]
Squad
First-team roster
- As of July 26, 2018.[6]
| No. | Name | Nat | Date of birth (age) | Games | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Tyler Miller |  |
March 12, 1993 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Charlie Lyon | |
April 10, 1992 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Quillan Roberts |  |
September 13, 1994 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Luis López |  |
September 13, 1993 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Jordan Harvey | |
January 28, 1984 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Steven Beitashour |  |
February 1, 1987 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 5 | Dejan Jakovic | |
July 16, 1985 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Danilo Silva |  |
November 24, 1986 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Walker Zimmerman | |
May 19, 1993 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon | |
August 12, 1996 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 44 | João Moutinho |  |
January 12, 1998 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 8 | André Horta | |
November 7, 1996 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Aaron Kovar | |
August 14, 1993 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | |
December 2, 1994 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Calum Mallace |  |
January 10, 1990 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 19 | James Murphy | |
September 17, 1997 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |  |
June 18, 1997 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 24 | Lee Nguyen | |
October 7, 1986 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Benny Feilhaber | |
January 19, 1985 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 7 | Latif Blessing |  |
December 30, 1996 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Diego Rossi |  |
March 5, 1998 | 16 | 6 | |||
| 10 | Carlos Vela |  |
March 1, 1989 | 13 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Christian Ramirez | |
April 4, 1991 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Joshua Pérez | |
January 21, 1998 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Marco Ureña |  |
March 5, 1990 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Shaft Brewer Jr. | |
October 28, 1999 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 99 | Adama Diomande |  |
February 14, 1990 | 7 | 9 | |||
Team management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Lead Managing Owner | Larry Berg |
| Co-Managing Owner | Brandon Beck |
| Co-Managing Owner | Bennett Rosenthal |
| Executive Chairman | Peter Guber |
| President | Tom Penn |
| Vice Chairman | Henry Nguyen |
| Director | Ruben Gnanalingam |
| Director | Vincent Tan |
| EVP and General Manager | John Thorrington |
| VP and Asst. General Manager | Will Kuntz |
Source: LAFC
Technical Staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Bob Bradley |
| Director of Soccer Operations | Mike Sorber |
| Assistant Coach | Ante Razov |
| Assistant Coach | Marc Dos Santos |
| Assistant Coach | Kenny Arena |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Zak Abdel |
Source: LAFC
Transfers
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2017 | MF | — | Carlos Alvarez |
San Antonio FC |
Transfer; loaned to Orange County SC for the 2017 USL season | [7] |
| May 5, 2017 | FW | — |  Monday Etim |
Montverde Academy |
Transfer; loaned to Orange County SC for the 2017 USL season | [8] |
| August 10, 2017 | FW | — | Carlos Vela |
 Real Sociedad |
Free transfer on January 1, 2018 | [9] |
| September 6, 2017 | FW | — |  Rodrigo Pacheco |
Lanús |
Loan; loaned to Orange County SC for the 2017 USL season | [10] |
| November 18, 2017 | DF | — |  Omar Gaber |
 Basel |
Loan on January 1, 2018 | [11] |
| December 10, 2017 | DF | — | Walker Zimmerman |
FC Dallas |
Traded for $250,000 GAM, $250,000 TAM, and No. 1 of the MLS Allocation Ranking | [12] |
| December 12, 2017 | GK | — | Tyler Miller |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Expansion draft | [13] |
| December 12, 2017 | FW | — | Latif Blessing |
Sporting Kansas City |
Expansion draft | [13] |
| December 12, 2017 | FW | — | Marco Ureña |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Expansion draft | [13] |
| December 12, 2017 | DF | — |  Jukka Raitala |
San Jose Earthquakes |
Expansion draft | [13] |
| December 12, 2017 | MF | — | Raheem Edwards |
Toronto FC |
Expansion draft | [13] |
| December 12, 2017 | DF | — |  Laurent Ciman |
Montreal Impact |
Traded for Raheem Edwards and Jukka Raitala | [13] |
| December 14, 2017 | FW | — | Diego Rossi |
Peñarol |
Transfer on January 1, 2018 | [14] |
| December 21, 2017 | MF | — | Calum Mallace |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Selected in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft. | [15] |
| December 23, 2017 | DF | — | Jordan Harvey |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
Free transfer on January 1, 2018 | [16] |
| January 3, 2018 | MF | — | Benny Feilhaber |
Sporting Kansas City |
Traded for $200,000 GAM & $200,000 TAM | [17] |
| January 23, 2018 | MF | — | Aaron Kovar |
Seattle Sounders FC |
Loan on January 23, 2018 | [18] |
| January 24, 2018 | DF | — | Steven Beitashour |
Toronto FC |
Free transfer on January 24, 2018 | [19] |
| January 24, 2018 | GK | — | Luis Lopez |
Real Espana |
Free transfer on January 24, 2018 | [20] |
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2017 | DF | — | Jukka Raitala |
Montreal Impact |
Traded for Laurent Ciman | [13] |
| December 12, 2017 | MF | — | Raheem Edwards |
Montreal Impact |
Traded for Laurent Ciman | [13] |
| December 14, 2017 | MF | — | Carlos Alvarez |
Las Vegas Lights FC |
Option declined | [21] |
| January 5, 2018 | FW | — |  Steeve Saint-Duc |
Strømmen IF |
Loan | [22] |
| April 26, 2018 | MF | 32 | Nicolás Czornomaz |
Orange County SC |
Loan | [23] |
| May 8, 2018 | FW | 50 | Rodrigo Pacheco |
Waived | [24] | |
| June 22, 2018 | MF | 19 | James Murphy |
Las Vegas Lights FC |
Loan | [25] |
| July 12, 2018 | DF | 4 | Omar Gaber |
Pyramids FC |
Transfer | [26] |
| July 13, 2018 | GK | 22 | Luis López |
Orange County SC |
Loan | [27] |
| August 15, 2018 | DF | 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
Phoenix Rising FC |
Loan | [28] |
| August 17, 2018 | FW | 28 | Shaft Brewer Jr. |
Phoenix Rising FC |
Loan | [29] |
| August 28, 2018 | DF | 23 | Laurent Ciman |
 Dijon FCO |
Transfer | [30] |
Draft picks
| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | DF | João Moutinho |
Akron | [31] |
| 1 | 3 | DF | Tristan Blackmon |
Pacific | [32] |
| 2 | 24 | MF | Pol Calvet |
Pittsburgh | [33] |
| 3 | 47 | FW | Jordan Jones |
Oregon State |
Competitions
Preseason
| February 2 | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Los Angeles, California |
| 3:00 pm | Ureña  |
Report | Endoh Giovinco |
Stadium: Drake Stadium |
| February 9 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | New York City FC | Los Angeles, California |
| 3:00 pm | Ureña 16' |
Report (LAFC) Report (NYCFC) |
Herrera   Ring 56' |
Stadium: Drake Stadium |
| February 18 | Los Angeles FC | 4–4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles, California |
| 1:00 pm | Vela 3', 78' (pen.) Blessing 46'Nerwinski  84' (o.g.) |
Report | Blondell 10', 29' 40' Norman Jr. 36'Reyna 38', 52' |
Stadium: Drake Stadium |
| February 25 | Sacramento Republic | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC | Sacramento, California |
| 2:00 pm | Partain 47' |
Report | Moutinho 60' Czornomaz 70' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park |
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 |
Source: MLS
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 62 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 | |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | |
| 7 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 56 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results
All times are Pacific.
| March 4, 2018 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Los Angeles FC | Seattle |
| 2:00 pm | Alfaro 79'  83' Tolo 90+4' |
Report | Rossi 11' Feilhaber 69' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,070 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| March 10, 2018 2 | Real Salt Lake | 1–5 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy |
| 12:30 pm | Plata 20' Beckerman 29' |
Report | Rossi 30', 81' Blessing 33' Feilhaber 47' Vela 86' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,706 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| March 31, 2018 3 | LA Galaxy | 4–3 | Los Angeles FC | Carson |
| 12:00 pm | Lletget 61' Pontius 73'Ibrahimović 77', 90+1', 78' |
Report | Vela 5', 26' Steres 48' (o.g.) |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,068 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 7, 2018 4 | Atlanta United FC | 5–0 | Los Angeles FC | Atlanta |
| 5:00 pm EST | McCann 1' Gressel 17'Almirón 48' 88' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.)Martínez 67'Williams 90+7', 90+8' |
Report | Moutinho 90' 90+2' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,207 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| April 13, 2018 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver |
| 7:30 pm | Nerwinski 62' Techera 89' |
Report | Vela 59', 90+1' Rossi 70'Kaye 78' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| April 21, 2018 6 | Montreal Impact | 3–5 | Los Angeles FC | Montreal |
| 10:00 am PDT | Piatti 9', 16', 43', 25' Cabrera 31' Silva 84' |
Report | Ciman 24' Feilhaber 52' Raitala 57' (o.g.) Vela 83' Blessing 89' |
Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 20,302 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| April 29, 2018 7 | Los Angeles FC | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles |
| 6:00 pm PST | Kaye 63' Ciman 90+3' |
Report | Alonso 15' Roldan 82' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| May 5, 2018 8 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Los Angeles |
| 1:00 pm PST | Beitashour 9' |
Report | Ulloa 39' Urruti 55' Hedges 89' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Jair Murrufo |
| May 9, 2018 9 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Minnesota United FC | Los Angeles |
| 7:00 pm PST | Atuesta 31', 40' Kaye 37' |
Report | Calvo 15' Martin 33' Gomez 34' Maximiniano 62' Heath 90' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 13, 2018 10 | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | New York City FC | Los Angeles |
| 5:30 pm PST | Ibeagha 23' (o.g.) Atuesta 28' Miller 32' Gaber 37' Vela 66' |
Report | Villa 13' (pen.) Herrera 16' Sweat 62' Tajouri 75' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Chris Penso |
| May 19, 2018 11 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Portland |
| 12:00 noon | Chara 45' Paredes 52'Valentin 54'Armenteros 81', 82' |
Report | Beitashour 21' Kaye 53'Zimmerman 66'Vela 74' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| May 26, 2018 12 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | D.C. United | Los Angeles |
| 22:00 EDT | Rossi 39' Jakovic 45+2' |
Report | Durkin 53' Fisher 59'Arriola 80'Mattocks 84'Miranda 85' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 2, 2018 13 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Frisco |
| 5:00 pm | Ziegler 25' Lamah 51'Gruezo 70' |
Report | Nguyen 49' Diomande 61'Harvey 72' 89' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,022 Referee: Chapman |
| June 9, 2018 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–4 | Los Angeles FC | San Jose |
| 7:30 pm | Qazaishvili 11' Partida 22' 90+6'Wondolowski 52', 63' |
Report | Diomande 15', 90' Beitashour 19'Zimmerman 26'Moutinho 90+7', 90+8' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 17,650 Referee: Grajeda |
| June 23, 2018 15 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm | Ciman 3' Diomande 8' Atuesta 24' |
Report | Abubakar 34' Santos 61' Higuaín 69' Valenzuela 70' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| June 30, 2018 16 | Los Angeles FC | 4–1 | Philadelphia Union | Los Angeles |
| 5:00 pm | Diomande 25', 43', 55' Beitashour 39' Nguyen 85' Blessing 90+6' |
Report | Picault 45' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| July 3, 2018 17 | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | Los Angeles FC | Houston |
| 6:00 pm | Fuenmayor 30' García 56' Manotas 90+4' Senderos 90+6' |
Report | Blessing 5' Zimmerman 22' Diomande 27' Kaye 72' Blackmon 75' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,037 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| July 7, 2018 18 | Los Angeles FC | 4–1 | Orlando City SC | Los Angeles |
| 1:30 pm | Diomande 28', 82' Blessing 32' Rossi 84' Ciman 90+1' |
Report | Kljestan 59' Allen 61' Rosell 81' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 15, 2018 19 | Los Angeles FC | 0–0 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
| 3:00 pm | Feilhaber 43' Nguyen 84' Zimmerman 90+3' |
Report | Chara 45+3' Blanco 84' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 22, 2018 20 | Minnesota United FC | 5–1 | Los Angeles FC | Minneapolis |
| 4:00 pm | Schüller 25' Ramirez 45' Quintero 45+1'Ibarra 56'Ramirez 58' |
Report | Feilhaber 26' Harvey 85' |
Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 22,739 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| July 26, 2018 21 | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm | Vela 7' Nguyen 20' |
Report | Alessandrini 37', 82' Giovani 51' Skjelvik 71' Kamara 86' Lletget 89' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,716 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| August 5, 2018 22 | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Harrison |
| 3:00 pm | Royer 39', 80' Wright-Phillips 60' |
Report | Rossi 53' Miller 38' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,402 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| August 11, 2018 23 | Los Angeles FC | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm | Nguyen 36' Jakovic 63' |
Report | Fernandes 17' Ilie 66'Espinoza 70'Zusi 72' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| August 15, 2018 24 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
| 7:00 pm | Ramirez 13', 30' Atuesta 33' |
Report | Sunny 24' Lennon 38' Barry 43' Beckerman 63' Glad 84' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| August 19, 2018 25 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Los Angeles |
| 7:00 pm | Feilhaber 45+4' Nguyen 49' Silva 63' Rossi 80' |
Report | Smith 34' Jackson 54' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| August 24, 2018 26 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | Los Angeles FC | Carson |
| 7:30 pm | Ibrahimović 15', 59' Feltscher 18' Pontius 45+2' Skjelvik 67' Romney 86' |
Report | Feilhaber 48' Vela 51' (pen.) |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 27,068 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 1, 2018 27 | Toronto FC | 2–4 | Los Angeles FC | Toronto |
| 5:00 pm | Delgado 34' Altidore 48', 74', 90+4' Bradley 78' |
Report | Jakovic 18' Vela 23', 90+4' Rossi 47' Nguyen 49' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,247 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| September 15, 2018 28 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | New England Revolution | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm | Beitashour 41' Ureña 52' |
Report | Caldwell 37' Bunbury 67' Caicedo 77' Bye 82' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 22, 2018 29 | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Los Angeles |
| 12:30 pm | Zimmerman 41', 68' |
Report | Jungwirth 43' Godoy 52' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| September 29, 2018 30 | Chicago Fire | 3–1 | Los Angeles FC | Bridgeview |
| 12:30 pm | Mihailovic 20' McCarty 24' Nikolić 29' (pen.), 56' Katai 66' Bronico 79' Kappelhof 90+3' |
Report | Rossi 73' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 18,471 Referee: Chris Penso |
| October 6, 2018 31 | Colorado Rapids | 0–3 | Los Angeles FC | Commerce City |
| 6:00 pm | Castillo 39' Gashi 53' Acosta 77' Jackson 81' |
Report | Zimmerman 15' Diomande 42', 48' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,369 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 12, 2018 32 | Los Angeles FC | 4–2 | Houston Dynamo | Los Angeles |
| 7:00 pm | Silva 19' Nguyen 35' Vela 44' (pen.), 78' Diomande 53' Zimmerman 58' |
Report | Manotas 33' Deric 44' Cerén 45+1' Wenger 80' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Alan Kelly |
| October 21, 2018 33 | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles |
| 2:00 pm | Rossi 5', 15' Feilhaber 32' |
Report | Reyna 22' (pen.), 52' Davies 62' Mutch 65', 90+2' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| October 28, 2018 34 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Kansas City |
| 1:30 pm | Russell 14' Espinoza 37' Sinovic 62' Gutiérrez 70' Sallói 72' Melia 90+1' |
Report | Atuesta 8' Vela 63' (pen.) |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,702 Referee: Allen Chapman |
MLS Cup Playoffs
| November 1, 2018 Knockout round | Los Angeles FC | 2–3 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Vela 26' Silva 31' Zimmerman 47' Ramirez 54' |
Report | Kreilach 21', 58' Herrera 30' Savarino 45+2' Baird 54' Zimmerman 69' (o.g.) Rusnák 75' Sunny 86' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 6, 2018 Fourth round | Los Angeles FC | 2–0 | Fresno FC | Los Angeles |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Rossi 53' Blessing 56' |
Report | Caffa 63' Cazarez 80' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 20, 2018 Round of 16 | Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | Sacramento Republic | Los Angeles |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Feilhaber 58' Rossi 67' Blessing 89' |
Report | Rodriguez 18' Hord 35' Gomez 45+2' Bijev 60' Matjašič 66' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 8,750 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
| July 18, 2018 Quarter-finals | Los Angeles FC | 3–2 | Portland Timbers | Los Angeles |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Guzman 33' (o.g.) Vela 38' Ureña 51' |
Report | Cascante 45+2' Andriuskevicius 52' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 17,898 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 8, 2018 Semi-finals | Houston Dynamo | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Los Angeles FC | Houston, Texas |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Wenger 12' Manotas 25' Martínez 45+2' Elis 50' Rodríguez 75' Cerén 107' |
Report | Rossi 6', 78', 90+5' Atuesta 58' |
Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 7,581 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| Penalties | ||||
Cerén  Rodríguez Elis García  Martínez Gil Wenger Senderos |
Beitashour Kovar Horta Vela Ciman Harvey Rossi Blessing |
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Friendlies
| May 22, 2018 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | BVB Dortmund | Los Angeles |
| 7:00 pm PDT | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated on November 1, 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Tyler Miller | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | USA |
Charlie Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | GK | CAN |
Quillan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA |
Jordan Harvey | 34 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | IRI |
Steven Beitashour | 35 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | CAN |
Dejan Jakovic | 18 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | BRA |
Danilo Silva | 12 | 2 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25 | DF | USA |
Walker Zimmerman | 32 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | POR |
João Moutinho | 15 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | POR |
André Horta | 12 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | USA |
Aaron Kovar | 16 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | CAN |
Mark-Anthony Kaye | 22 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | SCO |
Calum Mallace | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | COL |
Eduard Atuesta | 30 | 1 | 16+10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | USA |
Lee Nguyen | 31 | 3 | 21+5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | USA |
Benny Feilhaber | 39 | 4 | 33+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | GHA |
Latif Blessing | 36 | 7 | 19+12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | URU |
Diego Rossi | 38 | 17 | 31+2 | 12 | 3+1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | MEX |
Carlos Vela | 32 | 15 | 27+2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | FW | USA |
Christian Ramirez | 9 | 4 | 3+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW | USA |
Joshua Pérez | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | CRC |
Marco Ureña | 19 | 2 | 11+7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | NOR |
Adama Diomande | 22 | 12 | 15+4 | 12 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | HON |
Luis López | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | EGY |
Omar Gaber | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | BEL |
Laurent Ciman | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | USA |
Tristan Blackmon | 11 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | USA |
James Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW | USA |
Shaft Brewer Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | FW | ARG |
Rodrigo Pacheco | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Top scorers
| Place | Position | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Diego Rossi |
12 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | Carlos Vela |
14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | FW | Adama Diomande |
12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | FW | Latif Blessing |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | DF | Walker Zimmerman |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MF | Benny Feilhaber |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | DF | Laurent Ciman |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | Lee Nguyen |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | Christian Ramirez |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | DF | Steven Beitashour |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | Marco Ureña |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | MF | Eduard Atuesta |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | João Moutinho |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Danilo Silva |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Total | 68 | 2 | 11 | 81 | ||
As of November 2, 2018.