2022 Los Angeles FC season

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LAFC
2022 season
Los Angeles Football Club.svg
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachSteve Cherundolo
StadiumBanc of California Stadium
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
U.S. Open Cup3rd Round
Average home league attendance22,059
Biggest winLAFC 3–0 COL (2/26)
Away colors
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The 2022 Los Angeles FC season is the club's 5th season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Steve Cherundolo is the club's second head coach, joining on January 3, 2022.[1]

Squad[]

First team roster[]

As of March 20, 2022[2]
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
16 Maxime Crépeau  Canada GK (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 27) 4 0
30 Tomas Romero (HG)  El Salvador GK (2000-12-19) December 19, 2000 (age 21) 0 0
77 John McCarthy  United States GK (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 29) 0 0
2 Franco Escobar  Argentina DF (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 (age 27) 2 0
3 Jesús Murillo  Colombia DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 28) 3 0
4 Eddie Segura (INTL)  Colombia DF (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 25) 0 0
5 Mamadou Fall  Senegal DF (2002-11-21) November 21, 2002 (age 19) 4 1
12 Diego Palacios (INTL)  Ecuador DF (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 22) 2 0
15 Mohamed Traore  Senegal DF (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 19) 0 0
18 Erik Dueñas (HG)  United States DF (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 17) 0 0
24 Ryan Hollingshead  United States DF (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 30) 4 2
25 Sebastien Ibeagha  United States DF (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 30) 0 0
28 Tony Leone (HG)  United States DF (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 17) 0 0
33 Kim Moon-hwan  South Korea DF (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 26) 1 0
44 Doneil Henry (INTL)  Canada DF (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 28) 3 0
80 Julian Gaines  United States DF (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 19) 0 0
6 Ilie Sánchez  Spain MF (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 31) 4 0
7 Latif Blessing  Ghana MF (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 (age 25) 4 0
8 Francisco Ginella (INTL)  Uruguay MF (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 23) 2 0
11 José Cifuentes (INTL)  Ecuador MF (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 23) 4 0
23 Kellyn Acosta  United States MF (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 26) 4 0
9 Cristian Arango  Colombia FW (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 27) 4 0
10 Carlos Vela (DP)  Mexico FW (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 33) 4 4
17 Brian Rodríguez (DP, INTL)  Uruguay FW (2000-05-20) May 20, 2000 (age 21) 4 0
19 Ismael Tajouri-Shradi  Libya FW (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 28) 2 1
21 Christian Torres (HG)  United States FW (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 17) 0 0
22 Kwadwo Opoku  Ghana FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 (age 20) 4 1
26 Cal Jennings  United States FW (1997-05-17) May 17, 1997 (age 24) 0 0
29 Danny Musovski  United States FW (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 26) 2 0

Coaching staff[]

As of February 8, 2022[3] [4]
Technical staff
Head coach Steve Cherundolo
Assistant coach Marc Dos Santos
Assistant coach Ante Razov
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach/Performance director
Director of soccer operations John Thorrington
Director of soccer operations
Director of football operations Marco Garcés

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
December 12, 2021 DF Argentina Franco Escobar United States Atlanta United Trade [5]
December 14, 2021 FW Libya Ismael Tajouri-Shradi United States Charlotte FC Trade [6]
January 12, 2022 MF Spain Ilie Sánchez United States Sporting Kansas City Free Agent [7]
January 14, 2022 MF United States Kellyn Acosta United States Colorado Rapids Trade [8]
January 20, 2022 GK Canada Maxime Crépeau Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Trade [9]
January 21, 2022 GK United States John McCarthy United States Inter Miami Free Agent [10]
February 10, 2022 DF United States Ryan Hollingshead United States FC Dallas Traded for Marco Farfan [11]
February 18, 2022 DF Canada Doneil Henry South Korea Suwon Bluewings Free Agent [12]

Transfers out[]

Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
December 1, 2021 GK England Jamal Blackman England Huddersfield Town Declined contract options [13]
December 1, 2021 MF United States Daniel Crisostomo Free Agent Declined contract options [14]
December 1, 2021 DF United States Alvaro Quezada Free Agent Declined contract options [15]
December 15, 2021 MF Canada Raheem Edwards United States LA Galaxy Free Agent [16]
December 15, 2021 DF United States Jordan Harvey Free Agent Free Agent [17]
December 12, 2021 GK Mexico Pablo Sisniega United States Charlotte FC Trade [18]
December 13, 2021 MF Colombia Eduard Atuesta Brazil Palmeiras Transfer [19]
December 14, 2021 DF United States Tristan Blackmon United States Charlotte FC MLS Expansion Draft pick [20]
January 4, 2022 MF United States Bryce Duke United States Inter Miami Trade [21]
February 10, 2022 DF United States Marco Farfan United States FC Dallas Traded for Ryan Hollingshead [22]
March 18, 2022 DF South Korea Kim Moon-hwan South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Transfer [23]

Draft picks[]

Los Angeles FC did not participate in the 2022 MLS Superdraft as the club traded their draft picks in exchange for new players and General Allocation Money.

Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
1
2
3

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason[]

January 29 Preseason 1 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New England Revolution Los Angeles
12:00 PM PT Murillo Red card 33'
Fall 86' (pen.)
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Buksa 44' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: Not reported
Referee: Malik Badawi
February 2 Preseason 2 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Toronto FC Irvine, California
11:00 AM PT 84' Report Achara 66'
Perruzza 74'
Stadium: University of California, Irvine
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors

Coachella Valley Invitational[]

February 15 Preseason 3 Los Angeles FC 0–2 D.C. United Indio, California
3:30 PM PT Report 9' (pen.)
Skundrich 77'
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors
February 19 Preseason 4 Los Angeles FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls Indio, California
12:00 PM PT Rodríguez 28', 34'
31' (o.g)
Vela 46'
Fall 58'
Opoku 60'
Report Klimala 9' (pen.) Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors

MLS[]

Standings[]

Western Conference[]
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 10 Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 10 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
3 Minnesota United FC 4 2 0 2 4 2 +2 8
4 Austin FC 4 2 1 1 11 3 +8 7
5 FC Dallas 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7
Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Overall[]
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 10 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League
2 Philadelphia Union 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 10
3 Real Salt Lake 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 10
4 Columbus Crew 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 8
5 Chicago Fire 4 2 0 2 5 1 +4 8
Updated to match(es) played on March 27, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Matches[]

All matches are in Pacific time[24]

February 26 1 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
12:30 PM PT Vela 29' (pen.), 35', 50'
Fall Yellow card 58'
Crépeau Yellow card 58'
Cifuentes Yellow card 81'
Arango Yellow card 90'
Report Lewis Yellow card 5' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 6 2 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Los Angeles
7:00 PM PT Hollingshead Yellow card 25'
Sánchez Yellow card 78'
Fall 90+3'
Report Y. Chará 18'
Bravo Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 62'
Asprilla Yellow card 39'
Van Rankin Yellow card 45+3'
Fochive Yellow card 65'
D. Chará Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,102
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 12 3 Inter Miami 0–2 Los Angeles FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
10:30 AM PT Adams Yellow card 29'
Shea Red card 45+2'
Lassiter Yellow card 73'
Azcona Yellow card 90+2'
Moon-hwan Yellow card 11'
Sánchez Yellow card 15'
Opoku 45'
Fall Yellow card 62'
Tajouri-Shradi 82'
Henry Yellow card 88'
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 11,465
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 20 4 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Los Angeles
7:00 PM PT Hollingshead 27', 70'
Vela Yellow card 33', 38'
Fall Yellow card 61'
Sánchez Yellow card 89'
Blackmon 12'
Veselinović Yellow card 20'
Teibert Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
April 2 5 Orlando City SC v Los Angeles FC Orlando, Florida
4:30 PM PT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
April 9 6 LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC Carson, California
4:30 PM PT, FOX Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
April 17 7 Los Angeles FC v Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
1:00 PM PT, ESPN Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
April 24 8 FC Cincinnati v Los Angeles FC Cincinnati, Ohio
2:00 PM PT, FS1 Stadium: TQL Stadium
May 1 9 Los Angeles FC v Minnesota United Los Angeles
7:00 PM PT, FS1 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
May 7 10 Los Angeles FC v Philadelphia Union Los Angeles
8:00 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
May 14 11 Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
12:30 PM PT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
May 18 12 Los Angeles FC v Austin FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
May 21 13 Columbus Crew v Los Angeles FC Columbus, Ohio
12:30 PM PT Stadium: Lower.com Field
May 28 14 Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
3:00 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
June 18 15 Seattle Sounders v Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
12:00 PM PT, ABC Stadium: Lumen Field
June 26 16 Los Angeles FC v New York Red Bulls Los Angeles
12:00 PM PT, ABC Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
June 29 17 Los Angeles FC v FC Dallas Los Angeles
7:30 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
July 2 18 Vancouver Whitecaps v Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT Stadium: BC Place
July 8 19 Los Angeles FC v LA Galaxy Los Angeles
7:00 PM PT, ESPN Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
July 17 20 Nashville SC v Los Angeles FC Nashville, Tennessee
5:30 PM PT Stadium: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium
July 23 21 Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PM PT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
July 29 22 Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders Los Angeles
8:00 PM PT, FS1 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
August 6 23 Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 PM PT Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
August 13 24 Los Angeles FC v Charlotte FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
August 17 25 Los Angeles FC v D.C. United Los Angeles
7:30 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
August 20 26 San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles FC San Jose, California
7:00 PM PT Stadium: PayPal Park
August 26 27 Austin FC v Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
5:00 PM PT, ESPN Stadium: Q2 Stadium
August 31 28 Houston Dynamo v Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PM PT Stadium: PNC Stadium
September 4 29 Los Angeles FC v Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
7:30 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
September 10 30 FC Dallas v Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM PT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
September 13 31 Minnesota United v Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:00 PM PT Stadium: Allianz Field
September 18 32 Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo Los Angeles
7:30 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
October 2 33 Portland Timbers v Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
12:00 PM PT, ABC Stadium: Providence Park
October 9 34 Los Angeles FC v Nashville SC Los Angeles
2:00 PM PT Stadium: Banc of California Stadium

U.S. Open Cup[]

Los Angeles FC will enter the Open Cup in the Third Round.

3rd Round[]

April 19–21 3rd Round Los Angeles FC v TBA TBA
TBA Stadium: TBA

Statistics[]

References[]

  1. ^ "LAFC Announces Steve Cherundolo As Head Coach". Los Angeles FC. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "First team roster". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles FC Technical Staff". January 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "LAFC Hires Marco Antonio Garcés As Director Of Football Operations". February 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Franco Escobar From Atlanta United". Los Angeles FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "LAFC Acquires Ismael Tajouri-Shradi From Charlotte FC In Exchange for $400,000 In General Allocation Money". Los Angeles FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "LAFC Signs Free Agent Midfielder Ilie Sánchez". Los Angeles FC. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "LAFC Acquires U.S. National Team Midfielder Kellyn Acosta From Colorado Rapids". Los Angeles FC. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "LAFC Acquires Goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau From Vancouver". Los Angeles FC. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "LAFC Signs Free Agent Goalkeeper John McCarthy". Los Angeles FC. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Ryan Hollingshead From FC Dallas". Los Angeles FC. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "LAFC Signs Defender Doneil Henry". Los Angeles FC. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2022 Season". Los Angeles FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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  17. ^ "LAFC Announces Roster Moves For 2022 Season". Los Angeles FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  18. ^ "LAFC Acquires $50,000 In General Allocation Money From Charlotte FC In Exchange For Pablo Sisniega". Los Angeles FC. December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  19. ^ "Eduard Atuesta To Join Brazilian Club Palmeiras From LAFC". Los Angeles FC. December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  20. ^ "Charlotte FC selects Tristan Blackmon, Defender". Charlotte FC. December 14, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  21. ^ "LAFC Acquires $100,000 In Allocation Money From Inter Miami CF In Exchange For Midfielder Bryce Duke". Los Angeles FC. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "LAFC Acquires Defender Ryan Hollingshead From FC Dallas". Los Angeles FC. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
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