LA Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy
Nickname(s)	Galaxy ; Los Galácticos
Short name	LA;
Founded	June 15, 1994
Stadium	Dignity Health Sports Park
Capacity	27,000
Owner	Anschutz Entertainment Group
President	Dan Beckerman
Head coach	Greg Vanney
League	Major League Soccer
2024	Western Conference: 2nd; Overall: 4th; Playoffs: Champions
Website	lagalaxy.com
	Current season

The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The Galaxy began play in 1996 as one of the league's ten charter^{[clarification needed]} members. The franchise is the league's most successful team.

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 Galaxy has won a record six MLS Cups and four additional appearances in the final, and won the Western Conference regular-season title eight times, join-record four Supporters' Shields, two U.S. Open Cups, and one CONCACAF Champions' Cup title. In 2024, the Galaxy won a record-extending sixth MLS Cup, and broke the record for most goals during a playoff campaign with 18 goals.

In 2007, the club made international headlines with the signing of English player David Beckham from Real Madrid, the most high-profile transaction with MLS to that point. The club has fielded other high-profile international players including Robbie Keane, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Marco Reus, Luis 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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