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| Full name | Los Angeles Galaxy | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Galaxy, Los Angelinos, Los Galácticos | |||
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| Founded | June 15, 1994[1] | |||
| Stadium | Dignity Health Sports Park | |||
| Capacity | 27,000[2] | |||
| Owner | AEG Worldwide | |||
| President | Dan Beckerman | |||
| Head coach | Greg Vanney | |||
| League | Major League Soccer | |||
| 2024 | Western Conference: 2nd Overall: 4th Playoffs: TBD | |||
| Website | lagalaxy.com | |||
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The Los Angeles Galaxy, more commonly known as the LA Galaxy, are an American professional men's soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began play in 1996 as one of the league's 10 charter members.
The Galaxy were founded in 1994 and are owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group (also owners of the Los Angeles Kings, as well as an interest in the Los Angeles Lakers). In their early years, the club played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Since 2003, they have played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The team holds a rivalry with the San Jose Earthquakes in the California Clásico and used to play the SuperClasico against city rivals Chivas USA before that team folded in 2014. Following the league's dissolution of Chivas USA, a new expansion team, Los Angeles FC (LAFC), was formed in 2014 and began play in 2018. The new L.A. rivalry was dubbed "El Tráfico".
The franchise is one of Major League Soccer's most successful teams, with a record five MLS Cups and four additional appearances in the final, and won the Western Conference regular-season title eight times, four Supporters' Shields, two U.S. Open Cups, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup title. In 2017, the club added the dubious MLS Wooden Spoon to its trophy case for finishing at the bottom of the MLS table.
In 2007, the club made international headlines with the signing of English player David Beckham from Real Madrid, the most high-profile transaction with Major League Soccer to that point. The club has fielded other high-profile international players including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Steven Gerrard, Nigel de Jong, Robbie Keane, Ashley Cole, Marco Reus, Luis Hernández, Giovani dos Santos, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Carlos Ruiz, Jonathan dos Santos, Jorge Campos, Javier Hernández, and American Landon Donovan, who is the all-time leading scorer for the club.[3] In 2019, Forbes estimated the club is the second most valuable in the league, worth about $480 million.[4]
- ^ "General Overview". Major League Soccer. 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
- ^ "Main Stadium". DignityHealthSportsPark.com. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "No. 135 (and 136) at last: Landon Donovan becomes MLS all-time goal king – Planet Futbol". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. May 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Chris (November 4, 2019). "Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Teams 2019: Atlanta Stays On Top As Expansion Fees, Sale Prices Surge". Forbes. Retrieved November 15, 2019.