LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy
Full name	Los Angeles Galaxy
Nickname(s)	Galaxy
Short name	LA;
Founded	June 15, 1994
Stadium	Dignity Health Sports Park
Capacity	27,000
Owner	AEG Worldwide
President	Dan Beckerman
Head coach	Greg Vanney
League	Major League Soccer
2023	Western Conference: 13th; Overall: 26th; Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors
	Current season

Los Angeles Galaxy, also known as the LA Galaxy, are an American professional men's soccer club based in Carson, California. 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 Football Club (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, Luis Hernández, Giovani dos Santos, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Carlos Ruiz, Jonathan dos Santos, Jorge Campos, Ashley Cole, 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.

[1] "General Overview". Major League Soccer. 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2009.

[StubHub-2] "Main Stadium". DignityHealthSportsPark.com. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

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