2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season
The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the 14th season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009 with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United, and ended on November 22, 2009 with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.
2009 season | |||
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Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) | ||
Coach | Bruce Arena | ||
Major League Soccer | Western Conference: 1st Overall: 2nd | ||
MLS Cup | Runners-up | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,827[1] | ||
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Squad
First-team squad
As of August 29, 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Off-season
The Galaxy was involved in the following off-season activity:
Draft
The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, with draft order determined by regular and post-season record.
Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas program.
Player | Position | Pick overall (round) | Previous club |
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Omar Gonzalez | D | #3 (1st) | University of Maryland '*' |
A. J. DeLaGarza | D | #19 (2nd) | University of Maryland |
Joshua Boateng | F | #33 (3rd) | Liberty University |
Kyle Patterson | M | #48 (4th) | Saint Louis University St. Louis Lions |
Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Last updated: September 20, 2009.[2]
Nat | No | Player | Age | Pos | Starts | Apps | G | A | Acquired | ||
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2 | Todd Dunivant | December 26, 1980 (aged 28) | DF | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | Leonard Griffin | September 11, 1982 (aged 26) | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | Omar Gonzalez | October 11, 1988 (aged 20) | DF | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
6 | Eddie Lewis | May 17, 1974 (aged 34) | MF | 21 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
7 | Chris Klein | January 4, 1976 (aged 33) | MF | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | Dema Kovalenko | August 28, 1977 (aged 31) | MF | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
9 | Jovan Kirovski | March 18, 1976 (aged 33) | FW | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
10 | Landon Donovan | March 4, 1982 (aged 27) | FW | 20 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | Alecko Eskandarian | July 9, 1982 (aged 26) | FW | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
14 | Edson Buddle | May 21, 1981 (aged 27) | FW | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
15 | Stefani Miglioranzi | September 20, 1977 (aged 31) | MF | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
16 | Gregg Berhalter | August 1, 1973 (aged 35) | DF | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
17 | Tristan Bowen | January 31, 1991 (aged 18) | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | Mike Magee | September 2, 1984 (aged 24) | MF | 17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
19 | Josh Tudela* | March 13, 1984 (aged 25) | MF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
20 | A. J. DeLaGarza | November 4, 1987 (aged 21) | DF | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | Alan Gordon | October 16, 1981 (aged 27) | FW | 13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
22 | Tony Sanneh | June 1, 1971 (aged 37) | DF | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | David Beckham | May 2, 1975 (aged 33) | MF | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
27 | Bryan Jordan | September 13, 1985 (aged 23) | FW | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
28 | Sean Franklin | March 21, 1985 (aged 23) | DF | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | Kyle Patterson | January 6, 1986 (aged 23) | MF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | Chris Birchall | May 5, 1984 (aged 24) | MF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | 33 | 40 | 7 |
* = Not currently part of team.
Goalkeepers
Nat | No | Player | Age | Starts | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Acquired |
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1 | Donovan Ricketts | July 6, 1977 (aged 31) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 1.13 | 6 | ||
12 | Josh Saunders | March 2, 1981 (aged 28) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1.06 | 2 | ||
29 | 1.12 | 9 |
Recognition
- MLS All-Stars
- Landon Donovan - FW - First XI
MLS Player of the Week
- Donovan Ricketts - Week 4 - SHO, 5 SVS
MLS Player of the Month
- Landon Donovan - July - 1 G, 2 A, Galaxy 3-0-1 in July
MLS Goal of the Week
- Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'
MLS Save of the Week
Club
Management
Position | Staff |
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General Manager/Head Coach | |
Associate Head Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
Assistant Coach | |
Goalkeeper Coach | |
Head Athletic trainer | |
Assistant Athletic trainer | |
Equipment manager |
Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Los Angeles Galaxy
Other information
Owner | |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | The Home Depot Center (27,000 / N/A) |
Source: Los Angeles Galaxy
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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MLS | — | — | March 21, 2009 |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference | ||||||||||
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | |
2 | Houston Dynamo | 48 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 47 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | |
4 | Chivas USA | 45 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | |
5 | Real Salt Lake | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | |
6 | Colorado Rapids | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | |
7 | FC Dallas | 39 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +4 | |
8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 |
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | |
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs (Wild Card) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Columbus Crew (SS, E1) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
2 | LA Galaxy (W1) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2 |
5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | 2010 North American SuperLiga 3 |
6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | |
8 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 1 |
13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- ^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship. If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
- ^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage. The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round.
- ^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
30 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 14 | +4 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Matches
Win Tie Loss
Pan-Pacific Championship
February 18, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | Carson, California | |
Buddle Kirovski |
Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center |
Phoenix Soccer Classico
March 14, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Tempe, Arizona United States |
Pappa |
Report | Tudela |
Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 8,614 |
International friendlies
June 9, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Carson, California | |
Buddle Griffin Patterson |
Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 3,657 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
MLS regular season
March 22, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–2 | D.C. United | Carson, California United States |
Donovan Donovan |
Report | Gomez Pontius |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,013 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Carson, California United States |
Gonzalez Gordon |
Report | Casey Gibbs Casey Casey Ballouchy Casey |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,709 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
April 11, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | Chivas USA | Carson, California United States |
Miglioranzi Lewis Gordon Berhalter |
Report | Nagamura Kljestan Thomas |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,317 Referee: Tim Weyland |
April 18, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 - 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Santa Clara, California United States |
Campos Corrales Garcia Amarikwa |
Report | Kovalenko Miglioranzi Jordan |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 15,463 Referee: Alex Prus |
April 25, 2009 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Commerce City, Colorado United States |
Clark |
Report | Donovan |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Alex Prus |
May 2, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Carson, California United States |
Donovan |
Report | Johnson |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: Abiodun Okulaja Referee: 21,006 |
May 6, 2009 | Real Salt Lake | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Sandy, Utah United States |
Mathis Findley Johnson |
Report | Donovan Magee |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,155 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
May 10, 2009 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Seattle, Washington United States |
Le Toux Evans Riley Ljungberg Jaqua |
Report | Gordon Gordon Magee Sanneh Miglioranzi |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 29,025 Referee: Tim Weyland |
May 17, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Carson, California United States |
Lewis Jordan Lewis |
Report | Rogers Moreno Schelotto O'Rourke |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,649 Referee: Alex Prus |
May 23, 2009 | FC Dallas | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Frisco, Texas United States |
Saragosa Moor Ricchetti Rocha Guarda |
Report | Donovan Lewis Gonzalez Tudela |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 9,595 Referee: Paul Ward |
May 30, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Carson, California United States |
DeLaGarza Berhalter Buddle |
Report | Conrad Arnaud Arnaud Watson |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,673 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
June 6, 2009 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario Canada |
Harmse Dichio |
Report | Gordon Gonzalez Senneh Buddle |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,753 Referee: Alex Prus |
June 13, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California United States |
Gordon Kirovski Lewis Gonzalez |
Report | Movsisyan Borchers Johnson Mathis |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 19,718 Referee: Jasen Anno |
June 20, 2009 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Oakland, California United States |
Campos Pitchkolan Johnson Johnson Huckerby |
Report | Kirovski Kirovski |
Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 17,128 Referee: Yader Reyes |
June 28, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California United States |
Dunivant Buddle Magee |
Report | Chabala Boswell Cameron |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,938 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
July 4, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Carson, California United States |
Eskandarian Berhalter Jordan |
Report | Mansally Thompson Phelan Reis |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,609 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 11, 2009 | Chivas USA | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California United States |
Report | Buddle Eskandarian |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,409 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
July 16, 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 1–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | East Rutherford, New Jersey United States |
Angel Rojas |
Report | Eskandarian Berhalter Eskandarian Donovan Lewis |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 23,238 Referee: Shane Moody |
July 25, 2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas United States |
López |
Report | Donovan Gonzalez |
Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 11,906 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
August 8, 2009 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, Massachusetts United States |
Mansally Ralston |
Report | Donovan Kirovski Lewis |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 26,623 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
August 15, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California United States |
20:00 PST | DeLaGarza Beckham Lewis Kirovski |
Report | Zakuani Montero Marshall Montero |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
August 19, 2009 | Chicago Fire | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Bridgeview, Illinois United States |
Thorrington |
Report | Magee Miglioranzi Donovan Ricketts |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 22, 2009 | D.C. United | 0–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Washington, D.C. United States |
Olsen Wallace |
Report | Donovan Magee |
Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 22,134 Referee: Mark Geiger |
August 29, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Carson, California United States |
Beckham Klein |
Report | Saragosa Galindo Nagamura |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
September 12, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–6 | FC Dallas | Carson, California United States |
Berhalter Benitez DeLaGarza Buddle |
Report | van den Bergh Cunningham Ferreira Ihemelu McCarty Harris Ferreira Cunningham |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,148 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
September 19, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Carson, California United States |
Beckham Beckham Buddle |
Report | Guzman Guevara Garcia |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,619 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 26, 2009 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, Ohio United States |
Hejduk Gaven Lenhart Brunner Moreno Lenhart |
Report | Kirovski Birchall Berhalter Gordon |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 20,966 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
October 2, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Carson, California United States |
Donovan Birchall Klein |
Report | Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,679 Referee: Alex Prus |
October 18, 2009 | Houston Dynamo | 0–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Houston, Texas, United States |
Ching Oduro |
Report | Beckham Gordon |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 29,470 Referee: Kevin Stott |
October 24, 2009 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Carson, California United States |
Burling Donovan Gonzalez |
Report | Convey Alvarez |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
MLS playoffs
November 1, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Chivas USA | 2–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Carson, California United States |
13:00 PST | Santos Galindo Saragosa |
Report | Magee Birchall Donovan |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,218 Referee: Kevin Stott |
November 8, 2009 Conf. Semifinals | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Chivas USA | Carson, California United States |
16:30 PST | Franklin Donovan |
Report | Talley Thornton Nagamura Cuesta Kljestan |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
November 13, 2009 Conf. Finals | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Houston Dynamo | Carson, California United States |
20:00 PST | Kovalenko Donovan Berhalter Donovan |
Report | Mullan Boswell Landín |
Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,373 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
November 22, 2009 Final | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington, USA |
5:30 p.m. PST | Birchall Magee |
Report | Johnson Findley |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 46,011 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Penalties | ||||
Beckham Berhalter Kirovski Donovan Magee Klein Buddle |
Mathis Findley Beckerman Grabavoy Williams Wingert Russell |
U.S. Open Cup qualification
References
- "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- "2009 Los Angeles Galaxy Stats". MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010.