Los Angeles Galaxy

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Template:MLS team The Los Angeles Galaxy is one of two soccer clubs based in Los Angeles, California that participate in Major League Soccer. The team colors are green and gold, with the home jerseys having gold with a green diagonal sash.

The Galaxy was one of the ten founding members of the league which began play in 1996. The club played their home games at the Rose Bowl from 1996-2002 until they moved into their own soccer-specific stadium, the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, in 2003. Since the 2005 season, the Home Depot Center has been shared with C.D. Chivas USA. The Galaxy has the highest all-time attendance in league history and is the first MLS team to make a profit in a season. The Galaxy has three fan clubs The Galaxians, The L.A. Riot Squad and Ultimate Fan Club (UFO). Their mascot is known as "Cozmo," a frog-like extraterrestrial.

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History

The Galaxy made the MLS Cup five times in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005; winning in 2002 and 2005. In 2001, they won the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the US Open Cup. They won the Open Cup again in 2005 as part of winning the domestic double, the third time one team has done so in MLS history. Their 2005 MLS Cup victory was the first time that the team with the worst record entering the playoffs won the championship.

The Galaxy's biggest rival was the San Jose Earthquakes until the team was relocated to Houston, Texas following the 2005 season. Now the Galaxy's chief rival is Chivas USA, with whom they share the same home stadium. The Galaxy-Chivas USA game is the league's first and (thus far) only derby; however, there is the viewpoint that this one-year-old "rivalry" is more about marketing, as their fixtures are termed the "Honda Superclasico". Additionally, because of the one-sided nature of the matches -- the Galaxy has won all four games during the 2005 season and an additional meeting in the U.S. Open Cup -- these games have not stirred the same passions as the Galaxy-Earthquake rivalry once had.

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Honors

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Current roster

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Source: http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/MLS/players/roster.jsp?club=lag
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Notable players

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Head coaches

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Team records

MLS regular season only, through 2005

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Home stadiums

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Year-by-year

Year Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
1996 1st, West Final Did not enter
1997 2nd, West Quarterfinals Did not enter
1998 1st, West Semifinals Did not enter
1999 1st, West Final Quarterfinals
2000 2nd, West Semifinals Semifinals
2001 1st, West Final Champions
2002 1st, West Champions Final
2003 4th, West Quarterfinals Semifinals
2004 2nd, West Semifinals Round of 16
2005 4th, West Champions Champions
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International competition

  • 1997 Champions Cup
  • 2000 Champions Cup
    • Quarterfinals v. Real España -- 0:0 (Galaxy advance 5:3 on penalties)
    • Semifinals v. DC United -- 1:1 (Galaxy advance 4:2 on penalties)
    • Final v. CD Olimpia -- 3:2
  • 2003 Champions Cup
    • First round v. CD Motagua -- 2:2, 1:0 (Galaxy advance 3:2 on aggregate)
    • Quarterfinals v. Necaxa -- 1:4, 1:2 (Necaxa advance 6:2 on aggregate)
  • 2006 Champions Cup
    • Quarterfinals v. Saprissa -- 0:0, 2:3AET (Saprissa advance 3:2 on aggregate)
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Average attendance

regular season/playoffs

  • 1996: 30,129/29,883
  • 1997: 23,626/26,703
  • 1998: 21,784/13,175
  • 1999: 17,632/21,039
  • 2000: 20,400/25,033
  • 2001: 17,387/28,462
  • 2002: 19,047/24,596
  • 2003: 21,983/20,201
  • 2004: 23,809/20,206
  • 2005: 24,204/17,466
  • All-Time: 21,287
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External links

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