2014 LA Galaxy II season

The 2014 LA Galaxy II season was the club's first season of existence. This season LA Galaxy II participated in the USL Pro and the U.S. Open Cup.

LA Galaxy II
2014 season
ManagerCurt Onalfo
StadiumStubHub Center
Track & Field Stadium
USL Pro3rd
USL Pro PlayoffsSemi-final
U.S. Open CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chandler Hoffman – 14 goals
All: Chandler Hoffman – 14 goals
Highest home attendance2,478
(September 13 v. Rochester)
Lowest home attendance408
(September 1 v. Richmond)
Average home league attendance597
2015 →

Players edit

Squad information edit

The squad of LA Galaxy II was composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed by Galaxy II, and LA Galaxy Academy players. Academy players who appeared in matches with LA Galaxy II retained their college eligibility.

Daniel Steres was named captain, and was named Defender of the Year.[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of April 11, 2014.

No. Pos. Player Nation
25 MF Rafael Garcia   United States
27 FW Charlie Rugg   United States
32 FW Jack McBean (HGP)   United States
34 MF Kenney Walker   United States
36 DF Oscar Sorto (HGP)   United States
38 FW Bradford Jamieson IV (HGP)   United States
40 FW Raúl Mendiola (HGP)   Mexico
41 GK Cody Laurendi   United States
43 DF Logan Emory   United States
44 DF Daniel Steres   United States
48 MF Dragan Stojkov   Macedonia
50 FW Travis Bowen   United States
53 DF Bradley Diallo   France
55 DF Jason Bli   France
56 MF Laurent Courtois   France
57 MF Alejandro Covarrubias   United States
58 FW Kainoa Bailey   United States
59 MF Elijah Martin   United States
61 MF Jaime Villarreal   United States
63 MF André Auras   France
64 GK Nicholas Shackelford   United States
66 DF Joe Franco   United States
72 DF Lee Nishanian   United States

Coaching staff edit

Role Name Nation
Head coach Curt Onalfo   United States
Player-Coach Laurent Courtois[3]   France

Friendlies edit

February 13 Fresno Fuego 1–2 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
7:00pm Ellison   44' Bowen   11'
Mendiola   22'
Stadium: Chukchansi Park
February 22 LA Galaxy 3–0 LA Galaxy II Carson, California
7:30pm Keane   2'   24' (pen.)
Samuel   68'
Stadium: StubHub Center

USL Pro edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City (C) 28 19 5 4 56 24 +32 62 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC (A) 28 17 4 7 49 28 +21 55 Playoffs
3 LA Galaxy II (A) 28 15 6 7 54 38 +16 51
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 28 13 12 3 53 28 +25 51
5 Charleston Battery (A) 28 11 8 9 36 31 +5 41
6 Rochester Rhinos (A) 28 10 8 10 29 25 +4 38
7 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 28 9 11 8 35 33 +2 38
8 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 28 10 7 11 45 46 −1 37
9 Arizona United SC 28 10 5 13 32 47 −15 33[a]
10 Oklahoma City Energy FC 28 9 5 14 32 37 −5 32
11 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 9 5 14 35 49 −14 32
12 Charlotte Eagles 28 9 4 15 33 40 −7 31
13 Orange County Blues FC 28 9 1 18 31 54 −23 28
14 Dayton Dutch Lions 28 6 4 18 28 63 −35 22
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. ^ Arizona was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on June 21 against LA Galaxy II.[4][5]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
19 10 5 4 36 21  +15 35 7 2 1 28 14  +14 3 3 3 8 7  +1

Source: Match reports

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ResultWDWLWDWWDLWWWLLDLWPWWLLWWDDW
Updated to match(es) played on July 14, 2014. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Regular season edit

All times from this point on Pacific Daylight Saving Time (UTC−07:00)

March 22 1 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Orange County Blues FC Carson, California
7:30pm Covarrubias   8'
Garcia   34'
Rugg   40'
Walker   45'
Emory   52'
Steres   54'
Report O'Leary   34'
Okai   42'   58'
Santana   54'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
March 29 2 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
7:30pm Emory   40'
Hoffman   81'
Report López   12'
Braun   33'
Alvarez   52'
Daly   82'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 1,085
Referee: Reed Christy
April 7 3 LA Galaxy II 4–2 Oklahoma City Energy FC Carson, California
7:30pm Courtois   14'
Hoffman   35'
Steres   39'
Auras   48'
Djokovic   90+'
Report Doue   8'
Morad   45'
Thomas   57'
Caringi   59'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 525
Referee: Christopher Calderon
April 13 4 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
3:00pm Auras   19'
Courtois   38'
Report Mirković   14'
Daly   33'
Alvarez   41'   45'
Collins   75'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 588
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
April 19 5 LA Galaxy II 3–1 Orange County Blues FC Carson, California
7:30pm Auras   37'
Rugg   49'
Garcia   61'
Hoffman   73'
Courtois   90'
Report Bardsley   6'
Santana   9'
Gautrat   88'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 435
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 25 6 Arizona United SC 1–1 LA Galaxy II Peoria, Arizona
7:10pm Dillon   31'
DelPiccolo   68'
Report Mendiola   35'
Auras   38'
Sorto   46'
Diallo   89'
Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,818
Referee: Charles Farr
April 27 7 Orange County Blues FC 0–3 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
4:00pm Momeni   29'   76'
McKenzie   32'
Rivera   56'
Report Garcia   34'
Arreola   45'
Bowen   50'
Zardes   65'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 913
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
May 5 8 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Charlotte Eagles Carson, California
7:10pm Rugg   28'
Garcia   51'
Hoffman   55'
Report Toby   14'
Herrera   35' (pen.)
Gold   44'
Gentile   52'
Leathers   61'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 410
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
May 10 9 Dayton Dutch Lions 1–1 LA Galaxy II West Carrollton, Ohio
7:00pm Schoenfeld   43' (pen.)
Harada   65'
Cruyff   84'
Report Hoffman   41'
Arreola   43'
Stadium: DOC Stadium
Attendance: 831
Referee: Edwin Durisevic
May 17 10 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
7:30pm Stewart   7'
López   67'
Daly   87'
Report Venter   16'
Bowen   25'
Garcia   51'
Diallo   67'
Stadium: Hughes Stadium
Attendance: 20,231
Referee: Nestor Chavez
May 25 11 LA Galaxy II 5–0 Oklahoma City Energy FC Carson, California
8:00pm Hoffman   13', 22'
Jamieson IV   51', 55'
McBean   69'
Report Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 738
Referee: Tyler Ploeger
June 1 12 Seattle Sounders Reserves 0–1 LA Galaxy II Tukwila, Washington
1:00pm DeGroot   65' Report Steres   7'
Hoffman   76'
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Referee: Katja Koroleva
June 8 13 LA Galaxy II 5–1 Dayton Dutch Lions Carson, California
7:30pm Jamieson IV   8', 45'
McBean   25', 39'
Stojkov   35'
Rugg   42'
Bowen   77'
Report Schoenfeld   75' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 850
Referee: Adrian Gonzalez
June 11 14 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Rochester Rhinos Carson, California
7:30pm Sorto   45'
McBean   50'
Auras   68'
Garcia   75'
Report Mendoza   8'
Dixon   29'
Banks   44'
Obasi   72'
Rolfe   90'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 561
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
June 14 15 Charleston Battery 3–0 LA Galaxy II Charleston, South Carolina
4:30pm Falvey   25'
Kelly   50'
Cordovés   85'
Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,377
Referee: Richonne Clark
June 21 16 Arizona United SC 1–1 LA Galaxy II Peoria, Arizona
7:10pm Morrison   54'
Antúnez   74'
Woodberry   88'
Report Bowen   17' Stadium: Peoria Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Jon Freemon
June 28 17 Orlando City 3–0 LA Galaxy II Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4:30pm Hertzog   18', 43'
Molino   61'
Cerén   68'
Quinn   86'
Report Garcia   43' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports
Attendance: 5,029
Referee: Patrick O'Brian
July 4 18 LA Galaxy II 4–2 Arizona United SC Carson, California
7:00pm Jamieson IV   16'
Rugg   18', 45'
Antúnez   41' (o.g.)
Sorto   58'
Report Okafor   76' (pen.)
Kassel   90+2'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 415
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
July 19 20 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–1 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00pm Hedrick   43'
Leichty   55'
Report Stojkov   45'
Emory   67'
Mendiola   75'
Stadium: Pribil Stadium
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Kyle Phillips
July 26 21 Orange County Blues FC 0–4 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
7:00pm Gautrat   30' Report Auras   4'
Hoffman   40', 41'
Stojkov   64'
Stadium: Anteater Stadium
Attendance: 1,226
Referee: Bernhard Hosu
July 30 22 Harrisburg City Islanders 3–1 LA Galaxy II Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
4:00pm Hardware   17'
McLaughlin   54'
Derschang   86'
Report Garcia   40'
Mendiola   76'
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,833
Referee: Jarolaw Werel
August 2 23 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3–1 LA Galaxy II Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00pm Ngwenya   30'
Earls   39',   62'
Flunder   40'
Kerr   78'
Report Villarreal   18'
Garcia   66'   88'
Mendiola   62'
Bowen   90'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 2,243
Referee: Brandon Artis
August 9 24 LA Galaxy II 3–2 Arizona United SC Carson, California
7:30pm Rugg   9'
Jamieson IV   10'
Auras   37'
Villarreal   42'
Report Kassel   47'
DelPiccolo   60'
Tan   72'
Morrison   ?'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 535
Referee: Christopher Calderon
August 16 25 Oklahoma City Energy FC 0–1 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
6:00pm Doue   38'
Badr   79'
Report Steres   19'
Sorto   30'
Diallo   80'   90'
Stojkov   90'
Stadium: Pribil Stadium
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Andrew Musashe
August 24 26 LA Galaxy II 3–3 Wilmington Hammerheads Carson, California
7:30pm Hoffman   14', 53'
Steres   33'
Bailey   57'
Villarreal   61'
Garcia   90'
Report Fairclough   22'
Ruggles   68'
Jane   77', 83'
Kaye   86'
Ackley   90'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 423
Referee: Alejar Mariscal
September 1 27 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Richmond Kickers Carson, California
7:00pm Bli   27'
Hoffman   43' (pen.)
Villarreal   45'
Report Basso   8'
William   68',   87'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 408
Referee: Denis Vargas
September 6 28 Sacramento Republic FC 1–2 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
7:30pm Klimenta   50'
Guzman   51'
Alvarez   69'
Collins   89'
Report McBean   18', 59'
Villarreal   27'
Rugg   70'
Bli   82'
Covarrubias   90'
Stadium: Hughes Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alex del Angel Jr.

Playoffs edit

The 2014 USL PRO Playoffs include the top eight finishers in the table, with the quarterfinals (No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, etc.) set for the weekend of September 12–14. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams will be played the following weekend, with the 2014 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 26–28. All playoff rounds feature a single-game knockout format and teams will not be re-seeded following each round.

Quarterfinals Semifinals USL Pro Championship
         
1 Orlando City 0
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 3
4 Richmond Kickers 2
4 Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) 2
5 Charleston Battery 1
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 0
2 Sacramento Republic 2
2 Sacramento Republic 4
7 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
2 Sacramento Republic 3
3 LA Galaxy II 2
3 LA Galaxy II 2
6 Rochester Rhinos 1

Quarter-final edit

September 13 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Carson, California
7:30pm Hoffman   29'
Stojkov   42'
Rugg   45',   62'
Garcia   45'   65'
Bli   90+3'
Report Rosenlund   16'
Banks   22'
Smith   90+5'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,478
Referee: Daniel Radford

Semi-finals edit

September 20 Sacramento Republic 3–2 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
7:30pm López   57',   70' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Klimenta   82'
Report Rugg   26'
Jamieson IV   44'
Sorto   74'
Stadium: Bonney Field
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

U.S. Open Cup edit

Second round edit

May 14 Second round LA Galaxy II   6–1   Cal FC Carson, California
7:30pm Emory   4'
Covarrubias   6'
Diallo   24'
Bowen   30', 33'
McBean   45'
Steres   79'
Đoković   82'
Report Reza   50'
Bonvehi   57'
Alfaro   75'
Riley   88'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium

Third round edit

May 28 Third round LA Galaxy II   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
  PSA Elite Carson, California
7:30pm McBean   87'
Garcia   97'
Auras   103'
Report Salazar   21'
Barron   65'
Smith   88'
Preciado   100'
Stadium: StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Referee: Michael Zapata

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Getting 2 know Galaxy II: Defender Daniel Steres". LA Galaxy. April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Daniel Steres LA Galaxy:Profile". Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Serrano, Adam. "A look at who suited up for LA Galaxy II in their inaugural match". LA Galaxy. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  4. ^ "Arizona United SC deducted two league points". Arizona United SC. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Arizona United SC Deducted 2 Points". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.

External links edit