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2023 Los Angeles FC season

The 2023 Los Angeles FC season was the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The venue was renamed prior to the start of the season.[2]

Los Angeles FC
2023 season
An El Tráfico match at the Rose Bowl on July 4, 2023
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachSteve Cherundolo
StadiumBMO Stadium
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunners-up
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Leagues CupQuarter-finals
Campeones CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Bouanga (20)
All:
Denis Bouanga (37)
Average home league attendance22,155[1]
Biggest winLAFC 5–1 MIN
(10/4) (MLS)
LAFC 7–1 FCJ
(8/2) (Leagues Cup)
Biggest defeatHOU 4–0 LAFC
(6/10)
← 2022
2024 →

LAFC finished as runners-up in MLS Cup 2023 to the Columbus Crew[3] and the CONCACAF Champions League to Club León.[4] The team traveled over 63,000 miles (101,000 km) over the course of the season and played 53 matches—a record for an MLS team during a single year.[5]

Squad edit

First-team roster edit

As of October 21, 2023[6]
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
1 Eldin Jakupović   Switzerland GK (1984-10-02) October 2, 1984 (age 39) 2 0
16 Maxime Crépeau   Canada GK (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 29) 7 0
32 Abraham Romero   Mexico GK (1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 (age 26) 0 0
77 John McCarthy   United States GK (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 31) 25 0
2 Denil Maldonado   Honduras DF (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 (age 25) 21 1
3 Jesús Murillo   Colombia DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) 19 0
5 Mamadou Fall   Senegal DF (2002-11-21) November 21, 2002 (age 21) 1 0
12 Diego Palacios (INTL)   Ecuador DF (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 24) 29 0
14 Giorgio Chiellini (INTL)   Italy DF (1984-08-14) August 14, 1984 (age 39) 20 1
15 Mohamed Traore   Senegal DF (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 21) 0 0
18 Erik Dueñas (HG)   United States DF (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 19) 18 0
24 Ryan Hollingshead   United States DF (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 32 4
28 Tony Leone (HG)   United States DF (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20) 0 0
30 Sergi Palencia   Spain DF (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28) 20 0
33 Aaron Long   United States DF (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 31) 21 0
80 Julian Gaines   United States DF (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 21) 2 0
6 Ilie Sánchez   Spain MF (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 33) 34 1
8 Francisco Ginella (INTL)   Uruguay MF (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 25) 0 0
11 Timothy Tillman   United States MF (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25) 25 4
17 Daniel Crisostomo   United States MF (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 (age 27) 6 0
19 Mateusz Bogusz   Poland MF (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 22) 28 3
23 Kellyn Acosta   United States MF (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 28) 24 0
50 Filip Krastev   Bulgaria MF (2001-10-15) October 15, 2001 (age 22) 9 1
7 Stipe Biuk   Croatia FW (2002-12-26) December 26, 2002 (age 21) 30 3
9 Mario González   Spain FW (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 28) 8 1
10 Carlos Vela (DP)   Mexico FW (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) 34 9
21 Christian Torres (HG)   United States FW (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20) 0 0
25 Cristian Olivera   Uruguay FW (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22) 10 2
27 Nathan Ordaz (HG)   Mexico FW (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 20) 17 0
99 Denis Bouanga   Gabon FW (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 29) 31 20

Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances edit

No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
38 Yekeson Subah   United States FW (2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 20) 1 0

Coaching staff edit

As of February 21, 2023[7]
Technical staff
Head coach   Steve Cherundolo
Assistant coach   Marc Dos Santos
Assistant coach   Ante Razov
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach   Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach/Performance director   Gavin Benjafield
Co-President & General Manager   John Thorrington
Director of football operations   Marco Garcés

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
December 30, 2022 FW   Stipe Biuk   Hajduk Split Transfer [8]
January 4, 2023 DF   Aaron Long   New York Red Bulls Free agent [9]
January 9, 2023 GK   Eldin Jakupović   Everton Transfer [10]
January 26, 2023 MF   Daniel Crisostomo   Las Vegas Lights Transfer [11]
January 26, 2023 GK   Abraham Romero   Las Vegas Lights Transfer
February 2, 2023 DF   Sergi Palencia   Saint-Étienne Transfer [12]
February 10, 2023 MF   Timothy Tillman   Greuther Fürth Transfer [13]
March 31, 2023 MF   Mateusz Bogusz   Leeds United Transfer [14]
June 9, 2023 MF   Bajung Darboe Homegrown signing [15]
June 21, 2023 DF   Diego Rosales   Los Angeles FC 2 Homegrown signing [16]
July 22, 2023 FW   Mario González   Braga Transfer [17]
August 4, 2023 FW   Cristian Olivera   Almería Transfer [18]

Transfers out edit

Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
November 15, 2022 FW   Cal Jennings   Tampa Bay Rowdies Declined contract options [19]
November 15, 2022 GK   Tomás Romero   Toronto FC Declined contract options [20]
November 15, 2022 MF   Daniel Trejo   Phoenix Rising Declined contract options [21]
November 15, 2022 DF   Franco Escobar   Houston Dynamo Free agent [22]
November 15, 2022 DF   Sebastien Ibeagha   FC Dallas Free agent [23]
November 15, 2022 MF   Sebastian Méndez   São Paulo Free agent [24]
November 15, 2022 FW   Cristian Tello   Al Fateh Free agent [25]
January 3, 2023 MF   Latif Blessing   New England Revolution Trade [26]
January 9, 2023 FW   Gareth Bale N/A Retired [27]
February 1, 2023 FW   Cristian Arango   Pachuca Transfer [28]
July 5, 2023 FW   Kwadwo Opoku   CF Montréal Trade [29]
August 3, 2023 MF   José Cifuentes   Rangers Transfer [30]

Loans in edit

Position Player From Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
DF   Denil Maldonado   Motagua December 22, 2022 December 31, 2023 Loan with purchase option [31]
MF   Filip Krastev   Lommel July 26, 2023 July 26, 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [32]

Loans out edit

No. Player To Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
8   Francisco Ginella   Nacional July 18, 2022 June 2024 Loan; Extended June 21, 2023 [33]
15   Mohamed Traore   Phoenix Rising February 28, 2023 December 31, 2023 Season-long loan [34]
5   Mamadou Fall   Barcelona B September 1, 2023 June 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [35]

Draft picks edit

Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
1 No Draft Selection
2 58 GK   Jassem Koleilat University of New Hampshire [36]
3 87 DF   Noah Dollenmayer CSU, San Bernardino [37]

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Pacific Time

Preseason edit

January 21 1 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
11:00 AM Jacquesson   10'
Rubin   65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Los Angeles Football Club Performance Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors.
January 28 2 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New York City FC Los Angeles
  30' Report Magno   32' (pen.) Stadium: Los Angeles Football Club Performance Center
Note: Played behind closed doors.
February 18 3 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Diego Loyal Los Angeles
5:00 PM Vela   21'
Opoku   57'
Bouanga   83'		 Moon   38' Stadium: BMO Stadium

Coachella Valley Invitational edit

Main article: Coachella Valley Invitational
February 6 1 Los Angeles FC 1–2 D.C. United Indio, California
2:00 PM Bouanga     68'
  90+8'		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 2 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Toronto FC Indio, California
11:00 AM Bouanga  ,  Vázquez   6' Stadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS edit

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Western Conference edit
MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for Round One and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for Round One
3 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
4 Houston Dynamo FC 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51
5 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 50
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 edit
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b]
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[c]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b]
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)
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  2. ^ a b As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions

Matches edit

All matches are in Pacific time

March 4 1 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles
1:30 PM Chiellini   24'
Vela   34' (pen.)
Ilie   45+1'
Hollingshead   45+8'
Opoku   52'
Tillman   72'		 Report McGraw   41'
Evander   62'
Paredes   84'
Fogaça   90+1'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,202
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 12 2 Los Angeles FC 4–0 New England Revolution Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bouanga   14' (pen.), 67'
Tillman   83'
Biuk   90+6'		 Report Polster   67' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,007
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 18 3 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
1:00 PM João Paulo   35'
Nouhou   43'
Rusnák   45'
A. Roldán   56'		 Report Long   43'
Murillo   43'
Acosta   48'
Bouanga   84'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,515
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 25 4 Los Angeles FC 2–1 FC Dallas Los Angeles
7:30 PM Tillman   3'
Murillo   37'
Hollingshead   69'
Bounga   84'		 Report Twumasi   34'
Velasco   40'
Quignon   43'
Ibeagha   53'
Cerrillo   63'
Tafari   66',   73'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,163
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: FC Dallas head coach Nico Estévez was shown a yellow card (45+4').
April 1 5 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 PM Barrios   87' Report Long   65' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 8 6 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC Los Angeles
4:30 PM Bouanga   40', 58', 68' Report Lima   67' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,199
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 16 7 LA Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
1:30 PM Boyd   41'
Aude   73'
Delgado   84'
Puig   90'
Joveljić   90+4'		 Report Acosta   19'
Vela   22', 68' (pen.)
Palacios   60'
Cifuentes   63'
Hollingshead   70'
Palencia   90+1'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 27,154
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 22 8 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Nashville, Tennessee
5:30 PM Mukhtar   35' Report Maldonado   8'
Bouanga   59'
Dueñas   69'
Murillo   88'		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 30,109
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 6 9 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC Santa Clara, California
4:30 PM Espinoza   8', 83' (pen.) Report Bogusz   29'
Bouanga   30'
Maldonado   83'		 Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 45,112
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 13 10 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 PM Ojeda   27'
Eneli   79'		 Report Opoku   8'
Bouanga   34'
Hollingshead   68'
Bogusz   87' (pen.)		 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,407
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 17 11 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bouanga   13'
Ilie   29'
Palacios   40'
Tillman   70'		 Report Russell   20'
Sallói   90+4'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,222
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 20 12 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
7:30 PM Biuk   3'
Maldonado   29'
Vela   90+5' (pen.)		 Report Trauco   52'
Judson   89'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 7 13 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Palacios   18'
Cifuentes   23'
Crisostomo   90+6'		 Report Ibarra   28'
Rossetto   61'
Purata   70'
Fortune   85'
Wolff   90+5'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
June 10 14 Houston Dynamo FC 4–0 Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,366
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 14 15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Biuk   22'
Ilie   27'
Opoku   79'
Palacios   89'		 Report Micael   23'
Clark   64'
Artur   76'
Sviatchenko   90+2'
Baird  
Steres   90+3'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,177
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Note: Originally scheduled for April 29, match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
June 17 16 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PM Pulido   17' (pen.)
Rosero   50'		 Report Maldonado   48'
Bogusz   59'
Biuk   65'
Vela   90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 21 17 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bogusz   1'
Opoku   35'		 Report Lodeiro   61' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,125
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 24 18 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,133
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 1 19 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM Jesus   24'
Kamungo   56'
Junqua   90'
Mulato   90+3'		 Report Palacios   8' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Sergii Boiko
July 4 20 LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC Pasadena, California
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 82,110
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Match was originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponed and later rescheduled due to severe weather.
July 8 21 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,033
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 12 22 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City SC Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
July 15 23 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,954
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 23 24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
7:30 PM Chiellini   5'
Bogusz   19',   49'
Vela   29'
Hollingshead   36'
Palencia   43'
Olivera   83'		 Report Tavares   45+1'
Wilson   55'
Navarro   65'
Ronan   72'
Priso   89'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Hurricane Hilary making landfall in Southern California.
August 26 25 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM Malanda   8'
Świderski   13'
Westwood   29'
Arfield   75'
Bronico   90+6'		 Report Tillman   19'
González   67'		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 37,809
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 3 26 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Inter Miami CF Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bogusz   3'
Murillo   79'
Bouanga   88'
Hollingshead   90'		 Report Farías   14',   72'
Alba   51'
Yedlin   63'
Campana   83'
Gómez   86'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,921
Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Originally scheduled for September 2
September 9 27 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16 28 Los Angeles FC 4–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles
7:30 PM Ilie   7'
Palacios   13'
Bouanga   24', 75'
Hollingshead   33',   66'
Tillman   84'
Acosta   90'		 Report Sharp   25'
Cuevas   43'
Yoshida   59'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,132
Referee: Chris Penso
September 20 29 St. Louis City SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 PM Markanich   89'
Ostrák   90+2'		 Report Palencia   53'
Acosta   84'		 Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 23 30 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 PM Long   2'
Palencia   79'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,738
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 1 31 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
5:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 4 32 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bouanga   6', 36', 45+1'
Tapias   46' (o.g.)
Krastev   67'		 Report Dotson   4'
Reynoso   39'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,041
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 7 33 Austin FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 21 34 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,146
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
Round One edit
October 28 Game 1 Los Angeles FC 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
5:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,002
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 5 Game 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 30,204
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Los Angeles FC won the series 2–0.
Conference Semifinals edit
November 26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
6:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,649
Referee: Ted Unkel
Conference Finals edit
December 2 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
6:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Victor Rivas
MLS Cup 2023 edit
Main article: MLS Cup 2023
December 9 Columbus Crew 2–1 Los Angeles FC Columbus, Ohio
1:00 pm PT Hernández   33' (pen.)
Yeboah   37'
Amundsen   61'
Rossi   90'
Morris   90+3'		 Report Vela   49'
Tillman   53'
Sánchez   67'
Bouanga   74'
Palacios   85'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,802
Referee: Armando Villarreal

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Los Angeles FC entered the Open Cup at the Round of 32.

All matches are in Pacific Time.

May 9 Round of 32 (USLC) Monterey Bay FC   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		   Los Angeles FC (MLS) Seaside, California
7:30 PM Murphy   45'
Dawkins   90'
Maldonado   94'
Siaha   103'
Fehr   110'		 Report Torres   25'
Maia   105'		 Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Cristian Campo
Penalties
May 23 Round of 16 (MLS) Los Angeles FC   0–2   LA Galaxy (MLS) Los Angeles
7:30 PM Crisostomo   36'
Dueñas   56'
Gaines   76'		 Report Calegari   29'
Rodríguez   41'
Boyd   49'
Puig   52',   52'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,362
Referee: Allen Chapman

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Los Angeles FC qualified for the tournament as the 2022 Supporters' Shield winners and MLS Cup 2022 winners.

All matches are in Pacific Time.

Round of 16 edit

March 9 First leg Alajuelense   0–3   Los Angeles FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
7:00 PM Parkins   34' Report Bouanga   47', 70', 89'
Murillo   87'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Daneion Parchment (Jamaica)
March 15 Second leg Los Angeles FC   1–2
(4–2 agg.)		   Alajuelense Los Angeles, United States
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,672
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Mexico)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals edit

April 5 First Leg Vancouver Whitecaps FC   0–3   Los Angeles FC Vancouver, Canada
7:00 PM PDT Report Bouanga   55', 65'
Opoku   61'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 11,652
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico)
April 11 Second Leg Los Angeles FC   3–0
(6–0 agg.)		   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, United States
7:15 PDT Vela   8' (pen.), 31'
Ilie   32'
Cifuentes   65'		 Report Berhalter   20' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 18,688
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 6–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals edit

April 26 First Leg Philadelphia Union   1–1   Los Angeles FC Chester, United States
6:00 PM Martínez   63'
Gazdag   86' (pen.)		 Report Acosta   84',   90+1' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 17,676
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
May 2 Second Leg Los Angeles FC   3–0
(4–1 agg.)		   Philadelphia Union Los Angeles, United States
7:00 PM Tillman   13'
Bouanga   17',   90'
Murillo   43'
Opoku   82'		 Report Bedoya   2'
Uhre   37'
Mbaizo   41'   59'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,985
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–1 on aggregate.

Final edit

Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League final
May 31 First leg León   2–1   Los Angeles FC León, Mexico
10:00 pm (8:00 pm CDT)
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 20,517
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
June 4 Second leg Los Angeles FC   0–1
(1–3 agg.)		   León Los Angeles, United States
10:00 pm (7:00 pm PDT)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,413
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Note: León wins the CONCACAF Champions League 3–1 on aggregate.

Leagues Cup edit

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Los Angeles FC will enter the Leagues Cup in the Round of 32

Knockout round edit

Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage
August 2 Round of 32 Los Angeles FC   7–1   Juárez Los Angeles
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,041
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 8 Round of 16 Los Angeles FC   4–0   Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
7:00 p.m.PST
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 11 Quarterfinals Los Angeles FC   2–3   Monterrey Pasadena, California
8:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 15,649
Referee: Héctor Said Martínez
Note: Due to a scheduled concert at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles FC hosted their quarterfinal match at the Rose Bowl.[38]

Campeones Cup edit

Main article: 2023 Campeones Cup
Los Angeles FC  0–0  UANL
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 20,605
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Statistics edit

Squad appearances and goals edit

As of October 7, 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Champions League Leagues Cup Campeones Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   SUI Eldin Jakupović 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK   CAN Maxime Crépeau 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 GK   MEX Abraham Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 GK   USA John McCarthy 37 0 25 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 0+1 0
Defenders
2 DF   HON Denil Maldonado 25 1 19+2 1 0 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
3 DF   COL Jesús David Murillo 27 0 13+5 0 0 0 6+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
4 DF   COL Eddie Segura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   ECU Diego Palacios 39 0 27+1 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
14 DF   ITA Giorgio Chiellini 26 1 16+3 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0
18 DF   USA Erik Dueñas 26 0 8+10 0 2 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 0 0
24 DF   USA Ryan Hollingshead 42 5 24+7 4 0 0 6+1 0 3 1 1 0
28 DF   MEX Tony Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ESP Sergi Palencia 29 0 14+5 0 0 0 2+4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
33 DF   USA Aaron Long 32 0 17+4 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 1 0
35 DF   ESP Jeremi Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   MEX Javen Romero 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF   USA Armando Avila 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   USA Diego Rosales 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 DF   USA Julian Gaines 4 0 1+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ESP Ilie Sánchez 45 1 30+3 1 0 0 8 0 3 0 1 0
11 MF   USA Timothy Tillman 26 5 5+11 4 0 0 5+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 MF   PER Daniel Crisostomo 9 0 3+3 0 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   POL Mateusz Bogusz 36 4 19+8 3 1 0 2+2 0 3 1 1 0
23 MF   USA Kellyn Acosta 34 1 18+5 0 0 0 6+1 1 3 0 1 0
34 MF   USA Bryan Moyado 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   USA Christopher Jaime 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 MF   BUL Filip Krastev 10 2 0+8 1 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0
MF   USA Bajung Darboe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   CRO Stipe Biuk 43 3 13+17 3 0+1 0 1+7 0 3 0 0+1 0
9 FW   ESP Mario González 8 1 5+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW   MEX Carlos Vela 43 14 22+11 9 0 0 8 3 1 2 1 0
21 FW   MEX Christian Torres 2 1 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   URU Cristian Olivera 10 2 6+3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW   MEX Nathan Ordaz 21 2 2+14 0 2 0 0 0 1+2 2 0 0
38 FW   USA Yekeson Subah 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW   BRA Matheus Maia 2 1 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   GAB Denis Bouanga 42 32 27+3 19 0 0 7+1 7 3 6 1 0
Players who made an appearance this season but left the club
5 DF   SEN Mamadou Fall 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
35 DF   USA Noah Dollenmayer 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   ECU José Cifuentes 26 2 13+6 1 0 0 4+3 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW   GHA Kwadwo Opoku 28 4 13+6 2 1 0 6+2 2 0 0 0 0
39 FW   MLI Ladji Mallé 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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