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2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the 14th season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009, with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United, and ended on November 22, 2009, with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.

Los Angeles Galaxy
2009 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
CoachBruce Arena
Major League SoccerWestern Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS CupRunners-up
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
Average home league attendance20,827[1]
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Squad edit

First-team squad edit

As of August 29, 2009.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   JAM Donovan Ricketts
2 DF   USA Todd Dunivant
3 DF   USA Leonard Griffin
4 DF   USA Omar Gonzalez
5 DF   TRI Yohance Marshall
6 MF   USA Eddie Lewis
7 MF   USA Chris Klein (Vice Captain)
8 MF   UKR Dema Kovalenko
9 FW   USA Jovan Kirovski
10 FW   USA Landon Donovan (Captain)
11 FW   USA Alecko Eskandarian
12 GK   PUR Josh Saunders
14 FW   USA Edson Buddle
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   BRA Stefani Miglioranzi
16 DF   USA Gregg Berhalter
17 FW   USA Tristan Bowen
18 MF   USA Mike Magee
20 DF   USA A. J. DeLaGarza
21 FW   USA Alan Gordon
22 DF   USA Tony Sanneh
23 MF   ENG David Beckham
24 DF   USA Julian Valentin
27 FW   USA Bryan Jordan
28 DF   USA Sean Franklin
30 MF   ENG Kyle Patterson
33 MF   TRI Chris Birchall

Off-season edit

The Galaxy was involved in the following off-season activity:

Draft edit

Main article: 2009 MLS SuperDraft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, with draft order determined by regular and post-season record.

Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas program.

Player Position Pick overall (round) Previous club
Omar Gonzalez D #3 (1st) University of Maryland '*'
A. J. DeLaGarza D #19 (2nd) University of Maryland
Joshua Boateng F #33 (3rd) Liberty University
Kyle Patterson M #48 (4th) Saint Louis University
St. Louis Lions

Statistics edit

Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).

Last updated: September 20, 2009.[2]

Nat No Player Age Pos Starts Apps G A     Acquired
  2 DunivantTodd Dunivant 19801226 (1980-12-26)December 26, 1980 (aged 28) DF 21 22 1 2 0 0
  3 GriffinLeonard Griffin 19820911 (1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 (aged 26) DF 0 1 0 0 0 0
  4 GonzalezOmar Gonzalez 19881011 (1988-10-11)October 11, 1988 (aged 20) DF 26 26 1 1 4 0
  6 LewisEddie Lewis 19740517 (1974-05-17)May 17, 1974 (aged 34) MF 21 23 2 4 4 2
  7 KleinChris Klein 19760104 (1976-01-04)January 4, 1976 (aged 33) MF 9 26 0 1 1 0
  8 KovalenkoDema Kovalenko 19770828 (1977-08-28)August 28, 1977 (aged 31) MF 13 13 0 2 2 1
  9 KirovskiJovan Kirovski 19760318 (1976-03-18)March 18, 1976 (aged 33) FW 13 19 2 1 3 0
  10 DonovanLandon Donovan 19820304 (1982-03-04)March 4, 1982 (aged 27) FW 20 21 10 6 1 0
  11 EskandarianAlecko Eskandarian 19820709 (1982-07-09)July 9, 1982 (aged 26) FW 3 3 2 0 2 0
  14 BuddleEdson Buddle 19810521 (1981-05-21)May 21, 1981 (aged 27) FW 9 15 5 0 1 0
  15 MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi 19770920 (1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 31) MF 19 22 0 0 4 0
  16 BerhalterGregg Berhalter 19730801 (1973-08-01)August 1, 1973 (aged 35) DF 22 22 0 0 3 2
  17 BowenTristan Bowen 19910131 (1991-01-31)January 31, 1991 (aged 18) FW 0 1 0 0 0 0
  18 MageeMike Magee 19840902 (1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 24) MF 17 20 2 6 3 0
  19 TudelaJosh Tudela* 19840313 (1984-03-13)March 13, 1984 (aged 25) MF 8 8 0 0 1 0
  20 DeLaGarzaA. J. DeLaGarza 19871104 (1987-11-04)November 4, 1987 (aged 21) DF 19 20 1 1 2 0
  21 GordonAlan Gordon 19811016 (1981-10-16)October 16, 1981 (aged 27) FW 13 19 3 3 3 1
  22 SannehTony Sanneh 19710601 (1971-06-01)June 1, 1971 (aged 37) DF 5 13 0 0 2 0
  23 BeckhamDavid Beckham 19750502 (1975-05-02)May 2, 1975 (aged 33) MF 11 11 2 3 1 1
  27 JordanBryan Jordan 19850913 (1985-09-13)September 13, 1985 (aged 23) FW 1 17 1 0 2 0
  28 FranklinSean Franklin 19850321 (1985-03-21)March 21, 1985 (aged 23) DF 9 9 0 1 0 0
  30 PattersonKyle Patterson 19860106 (1986-01-06)January 6, 1986 (aged 23) MF 2 3 0 1 0 0
  33 BirchallChris Birchall 19840505 (1984-05-05)May 5, 1984 (aged 24) MF 2 5 0 1 0 0
33 33 40 7

* = Not currently part of team.

Goalkeepers edit

Nat No Player Age Starts Apps GA GAA CS Acquired
  1 RickettsDonovan Ricketts 19770706 (1977-07-06)July 6, 1977 (aged 31) 22 22 24 1.13 6
  12 SaundersJosh Saunders 19810302 (1981-03-02)March 2, 1981 (aged 28) 4 6 5 1.06 2
29 1.12 9

Recognition edit

MLS All-Stars
See also: 2009 MLS Players of the Week, 2009 MLS Players of the Month, 2009 MLS Goals of the Week, 2009 MLS Saves of the Week, and 2009 Major League Soccer season § Save of the Week
  • Landon Donovan - FW - First XI

MLS Player of the Week

MLS Player of the Month

MLS Goal of the Week

  • Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'

MLS Save of the Week

Club edit

Management edit

Position Staff
General Manager/head coach   Bruce Arena
Associate head coach   Dave Sarachan
Assistant Coach   Trevor James
Assistant Coach   Cobi Jones
Goalkeeper Coach   Ian Feuer
Head Athletic trainer   Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic trainer   Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment manager   Raul Vargas

Last updated: April 18, 2009
Source: Los Angeles Galaxy

Other information edit

Owner   Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Ground (capacity and dimensions) The Home Depot Center (27,000 / N/A)

Source: Los Angeles Galaxy

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
MLS — — March 21, 2009

Updated to match played April 15, 2008
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48
3 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47
4 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
5 Real Salt Lake 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40
6 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
7 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
8 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
Source: MLS
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Columbus Crew (S) 30 13 7 10 41 31 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy 30 12 6 12 36 31 +5 48
3 Houston Dynamo 30 13 8 9 39 29 +10 48 North American SuperLiga
4 Seattle Sounders FC 30 12 7 11 38 29 +9 47 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Chicago Fire 30 11 7 12 39 34 +5 45 North American SuperLiga
6 Chivas USA 30 13 11 6 34 31 +3 45
7 New England Revolution 30 11 10 9 33 37 −4 42
8 Real Salt Lake (C) 30 11 12 7 43 35 +8 40 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Colorado Rapids 30 10 10 10 42 38 +4 40
10 D.C. United 30 9 8 13 43 44 −1 40
11 FC Dallas 30 11 13 6 50 47 +3 39
12 Toronto FC 30 10 11 9 37 46 −9 39 CONCACAF Champions League
13 Kansas City Wizards 30 8 13 9 33 42 −9 33
14 San Jose Earthquakes 30 7 14 9 36 50 −14 30
15 New York Red Bulls 30 5 19 6 27 47 −20 21
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 48 12 6 12 36 31  +5 7 4 4 18 17  +1 5 2 8 18 14  +4

Last updated: October 25, 2009
Source: Major League Soccer
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHHHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAAAAHAAHHHAHAH
ResultTLTTTWTTTTTWLLWWWWTWLWTWLWLWTW
Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2009. Source: Los Angeles Galaxy
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie

Matches edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pan-Pacific Championship edit

See also: Pan-Pacific Championship 2009
February 18, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy   2–0   Oita Trinita Carson, California
Buddle   44'
Kirovski   53' (pen.)		 Report[permanent dead link] Stadium: The Home Depot Center
February 21, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy   1–1
(2–4 p)		   Suwon Bluewings Carson, California
Magee   89' (pen.) Report Franklin   39' (o.g.) Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Penalties
Buddle  
Klein  
Magee  
Patterson  		   Edu
  Sang-Min
  Kil-Hoon
  Sung-Hwan

Phoenix Soccer Classico edit

March 14, 2009 Chicago Fire 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Tempe, Arizona
Pappa   30' Report Tudela   4' Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium
Attendance: 8,614

International friendlies edit

June 9, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy   1–0   Herediano Carson, California
Buddle   12'
Griffin   66'
Patterson   91'		 Report[permanent dead link] Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 3,657
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
July 20, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy   2–2   Milan Carson, California
Gordon   30'
Jordan   64'		 Report Silva   16'
Inzaghi   60'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 1, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy   1–2   Barcelona Pasadena, California
Beckham   45'
Gordon   54'		 Report Pedro   11'
Touré   44'
Jeffrén   67'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 93,137
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

MLS regular season edit

See also: 2009 Major League Soccer season
March 22, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United Carson, California
Donovan   80' (pen.)
Donovan   85'		 Report Gomez   44'
Pontius   62'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 18,013
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 4, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
Gonzalez   37'
Gordon   48'		 Report Casey   1'
Gibbs   46+'
Casey   49'
Casey   63'
Ballouchy   66'
Casey   84'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: Michael Kennedy
April 11, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Chivas USA Carson, California
Miglioranzi   19'
Lewis   26'
Gordon   68'   71'
Berhalter   79'		 Report Nagamura   25'   45'
Kljestan   33'
Thomas   36'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,317
Referee: Tim Weyland
April 18, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Santa Clara, California
Campos   5'
Corrales   67'
Garcia   90'
Amarikwa   92+'		 Report Kovalenko   25'
Miglioranzi   73'
Jordan   76'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 15,463
Referee: Alex Prus
April 25, 2009 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
Clark   60' Report Donovan   82' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,180
Referee: Alex Prus
May 2, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York Red Bulls Carson, California
Donovan   4' (pen.) Report Johnson   76' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: Abiodun Okulaja
Referee: 21,006
May 6, 2009 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Sandy, Utah
Mathis   7'
Findley   34'
Johnson   92+' (pen.)		 Report Donovan   91+' (pen.)
Magee   94+'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 16,155
Referee: Michael Kennedy
May 10, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle, Washington
Le Toux   22'
Evans   45'
Riley   57'   57'
Ljungberg   58'
Jaqua   80'		 Report Gordon   32'
Gordon   35'
Magee   59'
Sanneh   61'
Miglioranzi   83'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 29,025
Referee: Tim Weyland
May 17, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Columbus Crew Carson, California
Lewis   32'
Jordan   46'
Lewis   91+'		 Report Rogers   58'
Moreno   62'
Schelotto   70'
O'Rourke   86'   89'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,649
Referee: Alex Prus
May 23, 2009 FC Dallas 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Frisco, Texas
Saragosa   25'
Moor   31'
Ricchetti   32'
Rocha   41'
Guarda   74'		 Report Donovan   3'
Lewis   26'
Gonzalez   33'
Tudela   42'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 9,595
Referee: Paul Ward
May 30, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Kansas City Wizards Carson, California
DeLaGarza   57'
Berhalter   59'
Buddle   87'		 Report Conrad   47'
Arnaud   78'
Arnaud   84'
Watson   92'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,673
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 6, 2009 Toronto FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Toronto, Ontario Canada
Harmse   44'
Dichio   64'		 Report Gordon   5'
Gonzalez   9'
Senneh   31'
Buddle   77'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,753
Referee: Alex Prus
June 13, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
Gordon   46'
Kirovski   65'
Lewis   65'
Gonzalez   91+'		 Report Movsisyan   13'
Borchers   51'
Johnson   59'
Mathis   59'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,718
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 20, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Oakland, California
Campos   6' (pen.)
Pitchkolan   24'
Johnson   48'
Johnson   54'
Huckerby   90'		 Report Kirovski   28'
Kirovski   65'		 Stadium: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 17,128
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 28, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
Dunivant   24'
Buddle   56'
Magee   89'		 Report Chabala   54'
Boswell   56'
Cameron   81'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,938
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 4, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New England Revolution Carson, California
Eskandarian   8'
Berhalter   72'
Jordan   87'		 Report Mansally   50'
Thompson   61'
Phelan   61'
Reis   87'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,609
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 11, 2009 Chivas USA 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California
Report Buddle   30'
Eskandarian   66'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 23,409
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 16, 2009 New York Red Bulls 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy East Rutherford, New Jersey
Angel   87' (pen.)
Rojas   90'		 Report Eskandarian   3'
Berhalter   10'
Eskandarian   28'
Donovan   31'
Lewis   45'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 23,238
Referee: Shane Moody
July 25, 2009 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
López   26' Report[permanent dead link] Donovan   33'
Gonzalez   51'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 11,906
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 8, 2009 New England Revolution 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Foxborough, Massachusetts
Mansally   74'
Ralston   83'		 Report Donovan   21'
Kirovski   52'
Lewis   77'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 26,623
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 15, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
20:00 PST DeLaGarza   14'
Beckham   17'
Lewis   79'
Kirovski   94+'		 Report Zakuani   22'
Montero   54'
Marshall   65'   76'
Montero   81'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,162
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 19, 2009 Chicago Fire 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Bridgeview, Illinois
Thorrington   60' Report[permanent dead link] Magee   23'
Miglioranzi   43'
Donovan   54'
Ricketts   72'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 22, 2009 D.C. United 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
Olsen   10'
Wallace   68'		 Report Donovan   31'
Magee   54'		 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 22,134
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 29, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Chivas USA Carson, California
Beckham   80'
Klein   90'		 Report Saragosa   23'
Galindo   82'
Nagamura   92'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 12, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 FC Dallas Carson, California
Berhalter   6'
Benitez  26' (o.g.)
DeLaGarza   42'
Buddle  90'		 Report van den Bergh   8'
Cunningham   25'
Ferreira   31'
Ihemelu   33'
McCarty   71'
Harris   82'
Ferreira   83'
Cunningham   86'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 18,148
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
September 19, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Toronto FC Carson, California
Beckham   9'
Beckham   64'
Buddle   83'		 Report Guzman   24'
Guevara   64'
Garcia   67'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 18,619
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 26, 2009 Columbus Crew 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
Hejduk   28'
Gaven   33'
Lenhart   59'
Brunner   62'
Moreno   69'
Lenhart   75'		 Report Kirovski   56'
Birchall   71'
Berhalter   73'
Gordon   93+'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 20,966
Referee: Terry Vaughn
October 2, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Chicago Fire Carson, California
Donovan   42'
Birchall   45'
Klein   63'		 Report[permanent dead link] Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,679
Referee: Alex Prus
October 18, 2009 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy Houston, Texas, United States
Ching   84'   84'
Oduro   87'		 Report Beckham   84'
Gordon   91+'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 29,470
Referee: Kevin Stott
October 24, 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
Burling   24' (o.g.)
Donovan   77'
Gonzalez   78'		 Report Convey   17'
Alvarez   69'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

MLS playoffs edit

See also: 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
November 1, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Chivas USA 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California
13:00 PST Santos   4'
Galindo   50'
Saragosa   81'		 Report Magee   14'
Birchall   27'
Donovan   41'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,218
Referee: Kevin Stott
November 8, 2009 Conf. Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Chivas USA Carson, California
16:30 PST Franklin   60'
Donovan   73' (pen.)		 Report Talley   38'
Thornton   72'
Nagamura   78'
Cuesta   78'
Kljestan   94+'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
November 13, 2009 Conf. Finals Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 (a.e.t.) Houston Dynamo Carson, California
20:00 PST Kovalenko   77'
Donovan   89'
Berhalter   103'
Donovan   109' (pen.)		 Report Mullan   26'
Boswell   111'
Landín   119'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 25,373
Referee: Terry Vaughn
November 22, 2009 Final Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Real Salt Lake Seattle, Washington
5:30 p.m. PST Birchall   39'
Magee   41'		 Report Johnson   14'
Findley   64'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 46,011
Referee: Kevin Stott
Penalties
Beckham  
Berhalter  
Kirovski  
Donovan  
Magee  
Klein  
Buddle  		 Mathis  
Findley  
Beckerman  
Grabavoy  
Williams  
Wingert  
Russell  

U.S. Open Cup qualification edit

See also: 2009 U.S. Open Cup qualification
April 7, 2009 Qualification Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
Gonzalez   41'
Marshall   63'
Magee   109'		 Report Dalby   36' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 6,219
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Penalties
Gordon  
Klein  
Jordan  
Magee  		 Cummings  
Ballouchy  
Clark  
Ihemelu  

References edit

  1. ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2009". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. ^ "2009 Los Angeles Galaxy Stats". MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010.

External links edit

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