2010 Los Angeles Galaxy season

American soccer club season March 2026 March 2012 LAG Pri word c plain.svg Los Angeles Galaxy 2010 Major League Soccer 1st Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG) Coach Bruce Arena MLS Cup Conference finals CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary round U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals 89,134 vs Real Madrid(August 7, 2010) 2,179 vs St. Louis(June 29, 2010) 21,437 Edson Buddle (17) Edson Buddle (18) _galaxy10h _galaxy10h _galaxy10h _galaxy10h _adidasnavyl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _galaxy09a _galaxy09a _galaxy09a _galaxy09a _3_stripes_gold 00008B 00008B 00008B 00008B 00008B 2009 2011 y The 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's fifteenth season of existence. It was also the Galaxy's fifteenth season in Major League Soccer and their fifteenth-consecutive year at the top-flight of American soccer. The club's season was highlighted by winning their third-ever Supporters' Shield. Statistically, the 2010 MLS season was the Galaxy's strongest season on record, and the club had their strongest start ever, opening their first eleven games unbeaten before losing to the eventual second-place finishers, Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto. Some of the club's notable achievements included Edson Buddle being a runner-up for the MLS Golden Boot award, with 17 goals tallied during the regular season. Galaxy captain and United States national team star Landon Donovan led the club in assists with 12. The club finished the MLS regular season with a 17–7–8 record, their best in nearly a decade. The club also competed in the preliminary rounds of the CONCACAF Champions League, and the early rounds of the U.S. Open Cup. In Champions League play, the Galaxy, considered at one point to be favorites to win the entire tournament suffered a shocking blow, when the club suffered a 4–1 home defeat to confederation minnows, Puerto Rico Islanders, who were 11th place at the time in USSF D2 Pro League, the then-second tier of U.S. soccer. Although the Galaxy would defeat the Islanders 2–1 in Puerto Rico, it was not enough on aggregate to see the club advance into Group play. In the tournament, the Galaxy were the only club to defeat the Islanders in Puerto Rico. However, the Galaxy returned to Champions League play the next year by winning the Supporters' Shield title. The Galaxy made it to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup with a convincing 2–0 win over second-tier AC St. Louis, before losing to Seattle Sounders FC by the same score line. Review Pre-season March Los Angeles began their fifteenth Major League Soccer regular season at home with a 1–0 win against the New England Revolution on March 27, 2010. Edson Buddle scored the only goal for the Galaxy in the sixth minute.http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090924&content_id=7131514 MLS clubs' 2010 Home Openers unveiled November 23, 2009 September 24, 2009 Major League Soccer dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130185142/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20090924&content_id=7131514 January 30, 2010 April David Beckham, with a torn left Achilles tendon injury, was ruled out for the season on April 26. He suffered the injury in a Serie A match for AC Milan against ChievoVerona on March 13,England's David Beckham is injured playing for AC Milan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8567353.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation March 14, 2010 March 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100315054000/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8567353.stm March 15, 2010 live and as a result, will also miss the entire MLS season.David Beckham says he won't be able to play soccer until November http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/04/david-beckham-says-he-wont-be-able-to-play-soccer-until-november.html The Fabulous Forum LA Times April 26, 2010 May 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100501192346/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/04/david-beckham-says-he-wont-be-able-to-play-soccer-until-november.html May 1, 2010 live After scoring a league-leading 7 goals, Edson Buddle was named MLS Player of the Month for AprilGalaxy's Buddle is MLS Player of the Month http://www.espn.com/losangeles/columns/soccer/blog/_/post/5149110 ESPN Los Angeles ESPN April 29, 2010 May 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100509054851/http://espn.go.com/losangeles/columns/soccer/blog/_/post/5149110 May 9, 2010 live May June July August September After a quick and incredible recovery, David Beckham returns to the LA Galaxy. He is brought in as a late sub for Juniho during the 70th minute of the September 11 L.A Galaxy vs Columbus Crew match, amidst the roaring cheers and applauds of Galaxy fans. The Galaxy go on to win the match 3–1. October Club First team roster right JAM Ricketts USA Franklin USA DeLaGarza USA Gonzalez USA Dunivant ENG Beckham BRA Juninho TRI Birchall USA Stephens USA Donovan USA Buddle The first squad against Chivas USA on Oct. 3, 2010. As of August 10, 2010. http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/los-angeles-galaxy dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100328212659/http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/los-angeles-galaxy 2010-03-28 Players Major League Soccer 1 JAM GK Donovan Ricketts 2 USA DF Todd Dunivant 4 USA DF Omar Gonzalez 5 TRI DF Yohance Marshall 6 USA MF Eddie Lewis 7 USA MF Chris Klein 8 UKR MF Dema Kovalenko 9 USA MF Jovan Kirovski 10 USA FW Landon Donovan captain 11 TRI MF Chris Birchall 12 PUR GK Josh Saunders 14 USA FW Edson Buddle 16 USA DF Gregg Berhalter 17 USA FW Tristan Bowen 18 USA MF Mike Magee 19 BRA MF Juninho 20 USA DF A. J. DeLaGarza 22 BRA DF Leonardo 23 ENG MF David Beckham 24 USA GK Brian Perk 26 USA MF Michael Stephens 27 USA FW Bryan Jordan 28 USA DF Sean Franklin 88 BRA DF Alex Cazumba Technical staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Head coach/general manager||USA Bruce Arena |- |Associate head coach||USA Dave Sarachan |- |Assistant coach/Director of player development||ENG Trevor James |- |Assistant coach||USA Cobi Jones |- |Goalkeeping coach||USA Ian Feuer |- |Director of Soccer Operations||USA David Kammarman |- |Athletic Trainer|||USA Armando Rivas |- |Assistant Athletic Trainer|||USA Cecelia Gutierrez |- |Equipment Manager||MEX Raul Vargas |- |Equipment Coordinator||GUA Rafael Verdin |- |Team Administrator||USA Shant Kasparian |- |Strength & Conditioning Coach||USA Ben Yauss |- |Active Release Specialist||JPN Shunta Shimizu |- October 20, 2010 LA Galaxy October 2010 Management Owner/Chairman USA AEG President of business operations USA Tom Payne y Home Depot Center 27,000 109x68 meters October 26, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy October 2010 Transfers List of Major League Soccer transfers 2010 In DatePlayerPrevious clubFeeRef December 23, 2009 BRA Leonardo BRA São Paulo Loan Galaxy Sign Three On Loan From Sao Paulo https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=goal_galaxy_sign_three&prov=goal&type=lgns Yahoo Sports December 23, 2009 December 25, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091230164505/http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=goal_galaxy_sign_three&prov=goal&type=lgns December 30, 2009 live December 23, 2009 BRA Juninho BRA São Paulo Loan December 23, 2009 BRA Alex Cazumba BRA São Paulo Loan January 14, 2010 USA Michael Stephens USA Chicago Fire Premier Drafted Out DatePlayerDestination ClubFeeRef November 27, 2009 BRA Stefani Miglioranzi USA Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft http://search.yahoo.com/404handler?src=sports&fr=404_sports&ref=&url=https://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news%3Fslug%3Dap-mls-united-emilio D.C. 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Sports January 11, 2010 February 4, 2010 June 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054127/http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ap-mls-united-emilio dead August 5, 2010 USA Alan Gordon USA Chivas USA Trade Loan PlayerLoaned toStartEndRefENG David Beckham ITA Milan December 28, 2009 May 16, 2010 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/nov/02/david-beckham-milan-loan David Beckham's loan move to Milan from LA Galaxy is confirmed guardian.co.uk Guardian News and Media November 9, 2010 October 26, 2010USA Landon Donovan ENG Everton January 1, 2010 March 15, 2010 http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/12/friday_kickaround_38.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121007101818/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2009/12/friday_kickaround_38.html dead October 7, 2012 Friday Kickaround The Washington Post December 11, 2010 October 26, 2010 Statistics {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 37 (30 MLS, 3 MLS Playoffs, 2 CONCACAF Champions League, 2 U.S. Open Cup) |- |Games won || 22 (18 MLS, 2 MLS Playoffs, 1 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 U.S. Open Cup) |- |Games drawn || 5 (5 MLS) |- |Games lost || 10 (7 MLS, 1 CONCACAF Champions League, 1 MLS Playoffs, 1 U.S. Open Cup) |- |Goals scored || 52 |- |Goals conceded || 38 |- |Goal difference || +16 |- |Clean sheets || 13 |- |Yellow cards || 50 |- |Red cards || 1 |- |Worst discipline || USA Omar Gonzalez 8 0 0 |- |Best result(s) ||W 4–0 (A) v Seattle – Major League Soccer – July 2, 2010 |- |Worst result(s) ||L 4–1 (H) v Puerto Rico – CONCACAF Champions League – July 17, 2010 |- |Most appearances || JAM Donovan Ricketts (32) |- |Top scorer || USA Edson Buddle (19) |- |Points || Overall: 59/90 (65.55%) |- November 18, 2010 Competitions' Wikipedia articles. November 2010 Match results #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Tie 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Major League Soccer 2010 Major League Soccer season League table Conference LA Overall LAG Results summary 9 4 2 27 19 9 3 3 17 7 October 25, 2010 MLSNet.com January 2012 table b Round Stadium H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /A /A /H/A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /H /A /A /H /H Result W /W /W /W /T /W /W /W /T /W /W /W /L /T /W /L /W /T /L /W /L /L /T /W /W /L /W /W /L /W Position 5/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Tie red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd October 25, 2010 MLS Results and League table December 2010 Matches Regular season Los Angeles Galaxy March 27, 2010 11:00 pm EDT 1–0 https://archive.today/20130103175011/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289682&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report New England Revolution Buddle 6 Alston 18Niouky 41 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 21,500 Terry Vaughn W Los Angeles Galaxy April 1, 2010 11:00 pm EDT 2–0 https://archive.today/20130103100350/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289684&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Chivas USA Buddle 7 86Birchall 25Stephens 90 Umaña 18 The Home Depot Center Carson, California USA 19,805 Ricardo Salazar W Houston Dynamo April 10, 2010 8:30 pm EDT 0–2 https://archive.today/20130102212137/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289692&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Landín 0 43 Buddle 26 44 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 16,459 Baldomero Toledo W Los Angeles Galaxy April 17, 2010 11:00 pm EDT 2–1 https://archive.today/20130103035616/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289702&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Real Salt Lake Buddle 11 76 Beckerman 40 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,444 Mark Geiger W Kansas City Wizards April 24, 2010 8:30 pm EDT 0–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Arnaud 73 Juninho 35 Birchall 57 Buddle 90+4 Community America Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas 10,045 Alex Prus T Los Angeles Galaxy May 1, 2010 10:30 pm EDT 3–1 Report Philadelphia Union DeLaGarza 1 Buddle 27 44 Gonzalez 77 Miglioranzi 0 45 Nakazawa 72 McInerney 84 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 15,453 Silvia Reyes W Colorado Rapids May 5, 2010 9:30 pm EDT 0–1 https://archive.today/20130103150821/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289723&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Ballaouchy 29 Cummings 63 Casey 77 Gordon 21 Juninho 30 Buddle 89 Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado USA 9,882 Edvin Jurisevic W Seattle Sounders FC May 8, 2010 4:00 pm EDT 0–4 https://archive.today/20130103013112/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289724&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Hurtado 38 Marshall 63 Kirovski 22 Gonzalez 52 Dunivant 57 Donovan 68 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington USA 36,273 Kevin Stott W May 15, 2010 10:30 pm EDT Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 (Report) Toronto FC Gonzalez 50 Usanov 2 61 90+4 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,007 Jair Marrufo T FC Dallas May 20, 2010 8:30 pm EDT 0–1 https://archive.today/20130103010638/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289740&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Ihemelu 28Shea 41 Magee 17Magee 31Stephens 34 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 10,947 Abbey Okulaja W Columbus Crew May 29, 2010 7:30 pm EDT 0–2 https://archive.today/20130102200639/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289748&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Zayner 35 Stephens 10Gonzalez 25DeLaGarza 29Birchall 79Bowen 88Dunivant 90 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 18,139 Michael Kennedy W Los Angeles Galaxy June 5, 2010 8:00 pm EDT 4–1 https://archive.today/20130103000623/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289760&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Houston Dynamo Kirovski 1 21Bowen 49Cazumba 55 Weaver 6 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,826 Paul Ward W Real Salt Lake June 9, 2010 9:00 pm EDT 1–0 https://archive.today/20130103071726/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=289765&league=USA.1&cc=5901 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Williams 62Morales 79Morales 80 Juninho 19Gonzalez 84 Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 19,513 Edvin Jurisevic L Toronto FC June 26, 2010 7:30 pm EDT 0–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy BMO Field Toronto, Ontario, CAN 18,809 Alex Prus T Los Angeles Galaxy July 4, 2010 10:30 pm EDT 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Buddle 19Juninho 47 Riley 77 o.g.Cazumba 88 Zakuani 66Marshall 81 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Silviu Petrescu W New England Revolution July 10, 2010 7:30 pm ET 2–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Perovic 67Nyassi 73 88 Bowen 43Juninho 64 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 20,155 Paul Ward L D.C. United July 18, 2010 1–2 http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2010/07/recap-la-galaxy-top-dc-united-2-1 Recap: LA Galaxy top DC United 2-1 | LA Galaxy July 21, 2010 July 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100722001807/http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2010/07/recap-la-galaxy-top-dc-united-2-1 dead Los Angeles Galaxy Najar 54 Buddle 38 Donovan 58 pen. RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 17,688 Jasen Anno W Los Angeles Galaxy July 22, 2010 2–2 Report San Jose Earthquakes Buddle 59 Donovan 70 90 Franklin 89 Juninho 90+3 Convey 2 Burling 53 McDonald 72 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 17,712 Jair Marrufo T Los Angeles Galaxy August 1, 2010 2–3 Report Chicago Fire Donovan37 pen. 81 pen. Pappa4John5Banner19 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,348 Silviu Petrescu l New York Red Bulls August 14, 2010 0–1 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Buddle10 Red Bull Arena Harrison, New Jersey 25,000 Mark Geiger w San Jose Earthquakes August 21, 2010 1–0 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Wondolowski4 Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 10,799 Terry Vaughn L Los Angeles Galaxy August 28, 2010 0–2 Report Kansas City Wizards Birchall 68 Arnaud 12 Conrad 70 Nielsen 91 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,112 Yeder Reyes L Chicago Fire September 4, 2010 1–1 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Segares 0 22Pause 63John 88 88 Gonzalez 87 89 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 21,068 Mark Geiger T Los Angeles Galaxy September 11, 2010 7:30 pm PDT 3–1 Report Columbus Crew Buddle 14Kovalenko 35Kirovski 55Magee 72Beckham 74 Mendoza 85 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 19,482 Alex Prus W Los Angeles Galaxy September 18, 2010 7:30 pm PDT 2–1 Report D.C. United Gonzalez 39Marshall 62Donovan 81 86 87 Najar 60 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,094 Baldomero Toledo W Los Angeles Galaxy September 24, 2010 8:00 pm PDT 0–2 Report New York Red Bulls DeLaGarza 56Marshall 59Beckham 86 Richards 35Ángel 59 pen. The Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Baldomero Toledo L Chivas USA October 3, 2010 4:00 pm PDT 1–2 in progress Los Angeles Galaxy Borja 38Gordon 63Espinoza 79 Buddle 23Beckham 39Eddie Lewis 0 76Stephens 89 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 24,283 Jair Marrufo W Philadelphia Union October 7, 2010 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Buddle 27 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 18,779 W Los Angeles Galaxy October 16, 2010 1–3 Colorado Rapids Buddle 9 Juninho 18 o.g.Thompson 24Casey 30 34Cummings 67 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Kevin Scott L Los Angeles Galaxy October 24, 2010 2–1 FC Dallas Beckham 33Juninho 46 Harris 22 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 24,993 Mark Geiger W Playoffs 2010 MLS Cup Playoffs Seattle Sounders FC Conf. Semifinals October 30, 2010 5:00 pm PDT 0–1 Report Los Angeles Galaxy Montero 49Nkufo 93+ Buddle 38Juninho 48Kovalenko 65Kirovski 82 Qwest Field Seattle, Washington 35,521 California Ricardo Salazar W Los Angeles Galaxy Conf. Semifinals November 7, 2010 6:00 pm PDT 2–1 3–1 Report Seattle Sounders FC Beckham 8Buddle 19Gonzalez 27 Ianni 65Zakuani 86 Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 New Mexico Baldomero Toledo W Los Angeles Galaxy Conf. Finals November 14, 2010 6:00 pm PDT 0–3 Report FC Dallas Kovalenko 37Beckham73Birchall 82Cazumba 84 Ferreira 26John 54Chavez 73Loyd 85 Home Depot Center Carson, California 27,000 Jair Maruffo L U.S. Open Cup 2010 U.S. Open Cup Finishing in second place overall in 2009,https://www.sbnation.com/2009/11/23/1645293/major-league-nightmare-galaxy-lose Major League Nightmare: Galaxy Lose MLS Cup on PKS November 23, 2009 the Galaxy were one of the six MLS clubs guaranteed a Third round spot in the 2010 edition of the U.S. Open Cup. The Galaxy were paired against the USSF Pro League's AC St. Louis. Hosting the Saints at Home Depot Center on June 29, a pair of goals from Chris Klein and Juninho gave the Galaxy a 2–0 victory over visiting St. Louis. On July 7, 2010; the Galaxy traveled up northwest to take on the defending Open Cup champions, Seattle Sounders FC in Tukwila, Washington. In front of a sold-out crowd of 4,500 at Starfire Complex, the Galaxy would lose 2–0, the loss to the eventual champions ended their brief Open Cup campaign.http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/usoc-two-goal-jaqua-praises-team-effort USOC: Two-goal Jaqua praises "team effort" Major League Soccer 2010-09-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100912043713/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/usoc-two-goal-jaqua-praises-team-effort September 12, 2010 June 29, 2010 7:30 pm PDT Los Angeles Galaxy California 2–0 Report Missouri AC St. Louis Kirovski 55Klein 69Juninho 80 Salvaggione 72 The Home Depot CenterCarson, CA 2,179 (USA) w Third round July 7, 2010 7:00 pm PDT Seattle Sounders FC Washington 2–0 Report California Los Angeles Galaxy Jaqua 50 62Estrada 89 Cazumba 45Jordan 70Gordon 89 Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, WA 4,512 Texas Jair Marrufo L Quarterfinals 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League 2010-11 CONCACAF Champions League July 27, 2010 7:00 pm PDT Los Angeles Galaxy USA Report 1–4 PUR Puerto Rico Islanders Martinez 83 o.g. Foley 26Addlery 45 81Hansen 56 The Home Depot Center, Carson 6,783 JAM Raymond Bogle L Preliminary round August 4, 2010 4:00 pm PDT Puerto Rico Islanders PUR Report 1–2 5–3 USA Los Angeles Galaxy Foley 33 pen. Vélez 37 o.g.Franklin 84 Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel, Bayamón 12,993 BRB Trevor Taylor W Preliminary round Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on aggregate. International friendlies May 23, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy USA 1–0 ARG Boca Juniors Bowen 82 Home Depot Center Carson, California 18,268 W August 7, 2010 Los Angeles Galaxy USA 2–3 ESP Real Madrid Dunivant 40Donovan 45 Higuaín 52 62Pedro León 71 The Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 89,134 L Notes External links Category:LA Galaxy seasons Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy 2010 Category:2010s in Carson, California