2023 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy
2023 season
	An El Trafico match at the Rose Bowl - July 4th, 2023
Owner	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Head coach	Greg Vanney
Stadium	Dignity Health Sports Park
MLS	Conference: 13th ; Overall: 26th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Quarter-finals
Leagues Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tyler Boyd ; Preston Judd ; (3 goals each); All: Tyler Boyd (4 goals)
Average home league attendance	24,106
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)

Head coachGreg Vanney

StadiumDignity Health Sports Park

MLSConference: 13th
Overall: 26th

The 2023 LA Galaxy season was the club's 28th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy played their home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the LA suburbs of Carson, California. This season marked the club's 20th anniversary, of their home soccer-specific stadium. The Galaxy had commemorated their stadium's anniversary. The Galaxy failed to make the playoffs for the second year in a row.

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Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Chris Mavinga	Toronto FC	Free agent	January 5, 2023	^[3]
MF	Memo Rodríguez	Houston Dynamo FC	Free agent	January 5, 2023	^[4]
MF	Tyler Boyd	Beşiktaş	Free agent	February 20, 2023	^[5]
DM	Uri Rosell	Sporting Kansas City	Free agent	February 22, 2023	^[6]
DF	Lucas Calegari	Fluminense	Loan	February 27, 2023	^[7]
DF	Julián Aude	Lanús	Transfer	March 21, 2023	^[8]
GK	Novak Mićović	FK Čukarički	Loan	March 31, 2023	^[9]
MF	Gino Vivi		2023 MLS SuperDraft pick	April 24, 2023	^[10]
DF	Mauricio Cuevas	Club NXT	Transfer	April 26, 2023	^[11]
MF	Adrián González	LA Galaxy II	Short-term agreement	June 23, 2023	^[12]
DF	Tony Alfaro	New York City FC	Trade	July 11, 2023	^[13]
MF	Diego Fagúndez	Austin FC	Trade	August 1, 2023	^[14]
FW	Michael Barrios	Colorado Rapids	Trade	August 3, 2023	^[15]
DF	Maya Yoshida	Schalke 04	Free agent	August 3, 2023	^[16]
MF	Edwin Cerrillo	FC Dallas	Trade	August 3, 2023	^[17]
FW	Billy Sharp	Sheffield United	Free agent	August 15, 2023	^[18]

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Cameron Dunbar	Minnesota United FC	Trade	November 7, 2022	^[19]
DF	Derrick Williams	D.C. United	Trade	November 10, 2022	^[20]
GK	Richard Sánchez	Hartford Athletic	Released	November 14, 2022	^[21]
DF	Jorge Villafaña		Released	November 14, 2022	^[21]
MF	Sacha Kljestan	None	Retired	November 14, 2022	^[21]^[22]
MF	Víctor Vázquez	Toronto FC	Re-Entry Draft Stage Two	November 22, 2022	^[23]
FW	Kévin Cabral	Colorado Rapids	Trade	December 8, 2022	^[24]
DF	Nick DePuy	Nashville SC	Trade	January 5, 2023	^[25]
MF	Samuel Grandsir	Le Havre	Transfer	January 23, 2023	^[26]
MF	Carlos Harvey	Phoenix Rising FC	Transfer	February 7, 2023	^[27]
DF	Julián Araujo	FC Barcelona	Transfer	February 17, 2023	^[28]
DF	Chase Gasper	Houston Dynamo	Released	April 13, 2023	^[29]
DF	Séga Coulibaly		Released	June 30, 2023	^[30]
MF	Memo Rodríguez	Austin FC	Trade	August 1, 2023	^[14]
MF	Efraín Álvarez	Tijuana	Transfer	September 8, 2023	^[31]

Date	Player	Position	College	Pick	Source
December 21, 2022	Gino Vivi	MF	University of Central Florida	23	^[32]
December 21, 2022	Russell Shealy	GK	Syracuse University	52	^[32]

January 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)	LA Galaxy	3–2	D.C. United	Carson, California
12:00 pm PT	Puig Álvarez Judd		Ku-DiPietro Santos	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Closed door scrimmage

January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)	LA Galaxy	1–1	Charlotte FC	Carson, California
11:00 am PT	Puig (pen.)			Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Closed door scrimmage

2023 LA Galaxy season

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Draft picks

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Standings

Overall

Western Conference

Results summary

Regular season

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Leagues Cup

West 3

U.S. Open Cup

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

References

External links

Related Articles

February 4, 2023 (2023-02-04)	LA Galaxy	1–2	New York City FC	Carson, California
7:00 pm PT	Coulibaly 30' Hernández 51' Leerdam 63' Puig 74'	Report	O'Toole 26' Thiago Andrade 37' Morales 53' Denis 83'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Timothy Ford

February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08) Coachella Valley Invitational	LA Galaxy	4–1	St. Louis City SC	Indio, California
11:00 am PT	Delgado 32' Joveljić 52' Alvarez 66' (pen.), 78'	Report	Stroud 13'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 12, 2023 (2023-02-12) Coachella Valley Invitational	LA Galaxy	1–4	Portland Timbers	Indio, California
10:30 am PT	Boyd 55'	Report	Evander 35', 41' Williamson 39' Paredes 46' Mosquera 61' Niezgoda 69'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 15, 2023 (2023-02-15) Coachella Valley Invitational	LA Galaxy	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Indio, California
10:30 am PT		Report	Harper 50'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18)	LA Galaxy	2–1	Toronto FC	Carson, California
7:30 pm PT	Álvarez 27' Delgado 47', 52' Mavinga 50'	Report	Kaye 30' Bradley 45+1' Osorio 65' Laryea 83' Akinola 89'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Ramy Touchan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
25	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39
26	LA Galaxy	34	8	14	12	51	67	−16	36
27	Inter Miami CF	34	9	18	7	41	54	−13	34	CONCACAF Champions Cup
28	Colorado Rapids	34	5	17	12	26	54	−28	27

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Portland Timbers	34	11	13	10	46	58	−12	43
11	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
12	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39
13	LA Galaxy	34	8	14	12	51	67	−16	36
14	Colorado Rapids	34	5	17	12	26	54	−28	27

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	36	8	14	12	51	67	−16	6	5	6	31	29	+2	2	9	6	20	38	−18

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Stadium	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L

March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) 1	FC Dallas	3–1	LA Galaxy	Frisco, Texas
5:30 p.m.	Velasco 45+2', 72' Cerrillo 54' Ferreira 56', 64' Obrian 90+1' Geovane Jesus 90+7'	Report	Joveljić 35' Delgado 41' Leerdam 58' Judd 90+9'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,906 Referee: Timothy Ford

April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29) 9	Orlando City SC	2–0	LA Galaxy	Orlando, Florida
4:30 p.m.	Kara 38' Torres 57'	Report	Aude 37' Brugman 59' Zavaleta 73'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 22,519 Referee: Jon Freemon

May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17) 12	Columbus Crew	2–0	LA Galaxy	Columbus, Ohio
4:30 p.m.	Zelarayán 25' Amundsen 43' Ramirez 46'	Report	Puig 82' Hernández 88'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Ted Unkel

May 20, 2023 (2023-05-20) 13	D.C. United	3–0	LA Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
4:30 p.m.	Pines 65' Benteke 71' Dájome 73', 90' Klich 80'	Report	Rodríguez 45+1' Delgado 87'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31) 15	Real Salt Lake	2–3	LA Galaxy	Sandy, Utah
6:30 p.m.	Musovski 51', 57' Gómez 54' Brody 64' Ruiz 67', 83'	Report	Brugman 45+4' (pen.) Edwards 66' Rodríguez 72' Boyd 74'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 17,762 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11) 2	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	LA Galaxy	Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,612 Referee: Armando Villarreal

March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) 3	LA Galaxy	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Leerdam 45+4' Edwards 90+3'	Report	Blackmon 14' Veselinović 17' Brown 43' Raposo 71' Laborda 87'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Victor Rivas

March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) 4	Portland Timbers	0–0	LA Galaxy	Portland, Oregon
1:30 p.m.	Fogaça 38' Pablo Bonilla 55' Bravo 66'	Report	Puig 45+4' Calegari 48' Boyd 60' Rodríguez 69' Neal 82'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 24,077 Referee: Chris Penso

April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01) 5	LA Galaxy	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, California
4:30 p.m.	Delgado 58' Neal 63' Cáceres 90+5'	Report	Morris 21' Léo Chú 35' Ragen 61' João Paulo 73' Lodeiro 85'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 22,008 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08) 6	Houston Dynamo FC	3–0	LA Galaxy	Houston
5:30 p.m.	Herrera 27' 90+5', 35' Bassi 42', 65' (pen.), 73' Caicedo 77'	Report	Cáceres 34' 63' Edwards 61' Brugman 64' Costa 90+7'	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 19,128 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16) 7	LA Galaxy	2–3	Los Angeles FC	Carson, California
1:30 p.m.	Boyd 41' Aude 73' Delgado 84' Puig 90' Joveljić 90+4'	Report	Acosta 19' Vela 22', 68' (pen.) Palacios 60' Cifuentes 63' Hollingshead 70' Palenica 90+1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 27,154 Referee: Armando Villarreal

April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22) 8	LA Galaxy	2–0	Austin FC	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Puig 3', 64' Hernández 54', 90+1' Boyd 61' Aguirre 90+4'	Report	Urruti 40' Väisänen 43' Ring 90+1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 18,875 Referee: Chris Penso

May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06) 10	LA Galaxy	1–3	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Aude 45+1' Judd 89' Neal 90+4'	Report	Abubakar 14' Cabral 28', 65' Nicholson 52' Lewis 81'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,101 Referee: Ramy Touchan

May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14) 11	LA Galaxy	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, California
6:30 p.m.	Hernández 27' Delgado 35' Cáceres 60' Joveljić 90+1', 90+1'	Report	Rodrigues 46' Mensah 73' Judson 82' Bouda 89', 90+4'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 16,035 Referee: Joe Dickerson

May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27) 14	LA Galaxy	0–1	Charlotte FC	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Hernández 46' 85'	Report	Afful 56' Świderski 73' Vargas 79'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 17,434 Referee: Drew Fischer

June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11) 16	St. Louis City SC	1–1	LA Galaxy	St. Louis
10:00 a.m.	Löwen 8' Blom 40' Alm 45+4' Gioacchini 68' Ostrák 83'	Report	Brugman 52' Neal 54' Aguirre 85'	Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Victor Rivas

June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21) 17	LA Galaxy	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Cáceres 24' Judd 64' Aguirre 90'	Report	Pulido 12', 90+1' (pen.) Thommy 17' Rosero 23'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,960 Referee: Filip Dujic

June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) 18	Colorado Rapids	0–0	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 p.m.	Bassett 74' Rosenberry 76'	Report	Puig 80'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) 19	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	LA Galaxy	Stanford, California
7:30 p.m.	Espinoza 20', 81' Skahan 42' Tsakiris 57' Yueill 90+4'	Report	Edwards 31', 40' Judd 47' Calegari 78' Aude 90+8'	Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 42,823 Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) 20	LA Galaxy	2–1	Los Angeles FC	Pasadena, California
7:30 p.m.	Boyd 26' Edwards 34' Costa 54' Aude 72' Puig 73'	Report	Tillman 19' Sánchez 57' Maldonado 70' Dueñas 82'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 82,110 Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Match rescheduled from February 25 due to inclement weather in the Los Angeles Area.

July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08) 21	LA Galaxy	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Boyd 15' Mbaizo 45+1' (o.g.) Judd 45+2' Costa 68' Joveljic 70' Puig 76'	Report	Martínez 5' Uhre 36' Bedoya 37' Gazdag 88'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 21,269 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) 22	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4–2	LA Galaxy	Vancouver
7:30 p.m.	White 2' Gauld 10', 23' (pen.) Schöpf 48' Córdova 90+4'	Report	Mavinga 9' 22' Puig 23' Brugman 61' Delgado 74'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,354 Referee: Joe Dickerson

August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) 23	LA Galaxy	3–0	Chicago Fire FC	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Boyd 29' Puig 72' Sharp 90' (pen.)	Report	Giménez 2' 27' Dean 89'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,762 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30) 24	San Jose Earthquakes	2–3	LA Galaxy	San Jose, California
7:30 p.m.	Rodrigues 19' Calegari 29' (o.g.) Ebobisse 31' Akapo 43' Trauco 65' Gruezo 75' Marie 90+2'	Report	Boyd 16' Puig 50' Joveljić 61' (pen.) Cerrillo 83' Aude 90+9'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,224 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) 25	LA Galaxy	0–0	Houston Dynamo FC	Carson, California
7:30 p.m.	Edwards 34'	Report	Steres 38' Caicedo 55' Quiñónes 64' Artur 90+8'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,035 Referee: Armando Villarreal