2018 Los Angeles FC season
Los Angeles FC 2018 soccer season
The 2018 Los Angeles FC season was the club's inaugural season, and their first season in Major League Soccer , the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid . Los Angeles FC play its home games at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles . Outside of MLS play, LAFC participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup tournament, and qualified for the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs , being eliminated in the knockout round.
It was the first year since 2014 that there were two first-division soccer clubs that played in the Greater Los Angeles Area , following the disbandment of Chivas USA in 2014.
Background
The team was first announced in October 2014, following the folding of Chivas USA. It was first reported in May 2015, that LAFC had chosen a location for their stadium, which would be the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site at Exposition Park .[ 1] [ 2] The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction were expected to take three years and delayed the team's debut to 2018.
On July 27, 2017, Bob Bradley was announced as the coach for the inaugural season of the club.[ 3] Bradley previously coached Swansea City in the English Premier League ,[ 4] as well as various European and Americans clubs as well. Internationally, Bradley previously coached the United States' and Egypt's national teams.[ 5]
Squad
First-team roster
As of July 26, 2018. [ 6]
No.
Name
Nat
Date of birth (Age)
Games
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Tyler Miller
(1993-03-12 ) March 12, 1993 (age 31)
18
0
13
Charlie Lyon
(1992-04-10 ) April 10, 1992 (age 32)
0
0
18
Quillan Roberts
(1994-09-13 ) September 13, 1994 (age 30)
0
0
22
Luis López
(1993-09-13 ) September 13, 1993 (age 31)
1
0
Defenders
2
Jordan Harvey
(1984-01-28 ) January 28, 1984 (age 40)
14
0
3
Steven Beitashour
(1987-02-01 ) February 1, 1987 (age 37)
16
2
5
Dejan Jakovic
(1985-07-16 ) July 16, 1985 (age 39)
8
0
6
Danilo Silva
(1986-11-24 ) November 24, 1986 (age 38)
0
0
25
Walker Zimmerman
(1993-05-19 ) May 19, 1993 (age 31)
14
0
27
Tristan Blackmon
(1996-08-12 ) August 12, 1996 (age 28)
7
0
44
João Moutinho
(1998-01-12 ) January 12, 1998 (age 26)
10
1
Midfielders
8
André Horta
(1996-11-07 ) November 7, 1996 (age 28)
0
0
11
Aaron Kovar
(1993-08-14 ) August 14, 1993 (age 31)
5
0
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
(1994-12-02 ) December 2, 1994 (age 30)
17
2
16
Calum Mallace
(1990-01-10 ) January 10, 1990 (age 34)
4
0
19
James Murphy
(1997-09-17 ) September 17, 1997 (age 27)
0
0
20
Eduard Atuesta
(1997-06-18 ) June 18, 1997 (age 27)
14
1
24
Lee Nguyen
(1986-10-07 ) October 7, 1986 (age 38)
10
0
33
Benny Feilhaber
(1985-01-19 ) January 19, 1985 (age 39)
18
2
Forwards
7
Latif Blessing
(1996-12-30 ) December 30, 1996 (age 28)
18
5
9
Diego Rossi
(1998-03-05 ) March 5, 1998 (age 26)
16
6
10
Carlos Vela
(1989-03-01 ) March 1, 1989 (age 35)
13
7
12
Christian Ramirez
(1991-04-04 ) April 4, 1991 (age 33)
1
0
18
Joshua Pérez
(1998-01-21 ) January 21, 1998 (age 26)
0
0
21
Marco Ureña
(1990-03-05 ) March 5, 1990 (age 34)
8
0
28
Shaft Brewer Jr.
(1999-10-28 ) October 28, 1999 (age 25)
3
0
99
Adama Diomande
(1990-02-14 ) February 14, 1990 (age 34)
7
9
Team management
Technical Staff
Transfers
Transfers in
Entry date
Position
No.
Player
From club
Notes
Ref.
March 23, 2017
MF
—
Carlos Alvarez
San Antonio FC
Transfer; loaned to Orange County SC for the 2017 USL season
[ 7]
May 5, 2017
FW
—
Monday Etim
Montverde Academy
Transfer; loaned to Orange County SC for the 2017 USL season
[ 8]
August 10, 2017
FW
—
Carlos Vela
Real Sociedad
Free transfer on January 1, 2018
[ 9]
September 6, 2017
FW
—
Rodrigo Pacheco
Lanús
Loan; loaned to Orange County SC for the 2017 USL season
[ 10]
November 18, 2017
DF
—
Omar Gaber
Basel
Loan on January 1, 2018
[ 11]
December 10, 2017
DF
—
Walker Zimmerman
FC Dallas
Traded for $250,000 GAM, $250,000 TAM, and No. 1 of the MLS Allocation Ranking
[ 12]
December 12, 2017
GK
—
Tyler Miller
Seattle Sounders FC
Expansion draft
[ 13]
December 12, 2017
FW
—
Latif Blessing
Sporting Kansas City
Expansion draft
[ 13]
December 12, 2017
FW
—
Marco Ureña
San Jose Earthquakes
Expansion draft
[ 13]
December 12, 2017
DF
—
Jukka Raitala
San Jose Earthquakes
Expansion draft
[ 13]
December 12, 2017
MF
—
Raheem Edwards
Toronto FC
Expansion draft
[ 13]
December 12, 2017
DF
—
Laurent Ciman
Montreal Impact
Traded for Raheem Edwards and Jukka Raitala
[ 13]
December 14, 2017
FW
—
Diego Rossi
Peñarol
Transfer on January 1, 2018
[ 14]
December 21, 2017
MF
—
Calum Mallace
Seattle Sounders FC
Selected in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Draft.
[ 15]
December 23, 2017
DF
—
Jordan Harvey
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Free transfer on January 1, 2018
[ 16]
January 3, 2018
MF
—
Benny Feilhaber
Sporting Kansas City
Traded for $200,000 GAM & $200,000 TAM
[ 17]
January 23, 2018
MF
—
Aaron Kovar
Seattle Sounders FC
Loan on January 23, 2018
[ 18]
January 24, 2018
DF
—
Steven Beitashour
Toronto FC
Free transfer on January 24, 2018
[ 19]
January 24, 2018
GK
—
Luis Lopez
Real Espana
Free transfer on January 24, 2018
[ 20]
Transfers out
Exit date
Position
No.
Player
To club
Notes
Ref.
December 12, 2017
DF
—
Jukka Raitala
Montreal Impact
Traded for Laurent Ciman
[ 13]
December 12, 2017
MF
—
Raheem Edwards
Montreal Impact
Traded for Laurent Ciman
[ 13]
December 14, 2017
MF
—
Carlos Alvarez
Las Vegas Lights FC
Option declined
[ 21]
January 5, 2018
FW
—
Steeve Saint-Duc
Strømmen IF
Loan
[ 22]
April 26, 2018
MF
32
Nicolás Czornomaz
Orange County SC
Loan
[ 23]
May 8, 2018
FW
50
Rodrigo Pacheco
Waived
[ 24]
June 22, 2018
MF
19
James Murphy
Las Vegas Lights FC
Loan
[ 25]
July 12, 2018
DF
4
Omar Gaber
Pyramids FC
Transfer
[ 26]
July 13, 2018
GK
22
Luis López
Orange County SC
Loan
[ 27]
August 15, 2018
DF
27
Tristan Blackmon
Phoenix Rising FC
Loan
[ 28]
August 17, 2018
FW
28
Shaft Brewer Jr.
Phoenix Rising FC
Loan
[ 29]
August 28, 2018
DF
23
Laurent Ciman
Dijon FCO
Transfer
[ 30]
Draft picks
Competitions
Preseason
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results
All times are Pacific .
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Friendlies
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated on November 1, 2018
Top scorers
As of November 2, 2018.
See also
References
^ "Expansion L.A. soccer team plans new stadium on Sports Arena site" . Los Angeles Times . May 18, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "LAFC Stadium" . Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
^ "Bob Bradley Announced As First Head Coach in LAFC History" . Los Angeles FC. July 28, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ James, Stuart (December 27, 2016). "Bob Bradley sacked as Swansea City manager after only 11 games in charge" . The Guardian . Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
^ Drehs, Wayne. "OTL: Bob Bradley, Egypt and soccer in the storm" . ESPN . espn.com. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
^ "First team roster" . Los Angeles FC . Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2017 .
^ Rodriguez, Alicia (March 23, 2017). "Orange County SC sign midfielder Carlos Alvarez on loan from LAFC" . Angels on Parade. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ Rodriguez, Alicia (May 5, 2017). "LAFC sign Monday Bassey Etim as second player in club history" . MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "LAFC Signs Carlos Vela As First Designated Player in Club History" . Los Angeles FC. August 10, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "LAFC Signs Argentine Forward Rodrigo Pacheco" . Los Angeles FC. September 6, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "LAFC Acquires Egyptian International Omar Gaber" . Los Angeles FC. November 21, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "LAFC Acquires Walker Zimmerman From FC Dallas" . Los Angeles FC. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h "LAFC Adds Four Players in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft" . Los Angeles FC. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "DIEGO ROSSI" . Los Angeles FC. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .
^ "LAFC select midfielder Calum Mallace in Re-Entry Draft" . Angels on Parade. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .
^ "Jordan Harvey announces he's joining LAFC" . Angels on Parade. Retrieved December 23, 2017 .
^ "Benny Feilhaber Is Black & Gold" . LAFC.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018 .
^ LAFC. "LAFC Acquires Aaron Kovar On Loan From Seattle Sounders | Los Angeles Football Club" . LAFC . Retrieved March 3, 2023 .
^ LAFC. "LAFC Signs Defender Steven Beitashour | Los Angeles Football Club" . LAFC . Retrieved March 4, 2023 .
^ LAFC. "LAFC Signs Goalkeeper Luis Lopez | Los Angeles Football Club" . LAFC . Retrieved March 4, 2023 .
^ "Eligible players for MLS Re-Entry Draft announced" . MLSsoccer.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Bekreftede overganger i OBOS-ligaen" . Eurosport.no. January 5, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018 .
^ "Nico Czornomaz Loaned To USL Affiliate OCSC" . LAFC.com. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Waives Forward Rodrigo Pacheco" . LAFC.com. May 8, 2018. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Loans Midfielder James Murphy To USL's Las Vegas Lights" . LAFC.com. June 22, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Transfers Defender Omar Gaber To Egyptian Side Pyramids FC" . LAFC.com. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Loans Goalkeeper Luis López To Orange County SC" . LAFC.com. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Loans Defender Tristan Blackmon To Phoenix Rising FC" . LAFC.com. August 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Loans Attacker Shaft Brewer Jr. To Phoenix Rising FC" . LAFC.com. August 17, 2018. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Transfers Defender Laurent Ciman To Dijon FCO Of Ligue 1" . LAFC.com. August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Selects Joao Moutinho With No. 1 Overall Pick, First in Club History" . LAFC.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .
^ "LAFC Selects Tristan Blackmon with the No. 3 Pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft" . LAFC.com. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "LAFC Selects Pol Calvet Planellas with No. 24 Overall Pick" . LAFC.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .
External links
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