2010 Los Angeles Galaxy season

Los Angeles Galaxy

2010 season
Owner	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Coach	Bruce Arena
Major League Soccer	1st
MLS Cup	Conference finals
CONCACAF Champions League	Preliminary round
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Honda SuperClasico	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Edson Buddle (17) All: Edson Buddle (18)
Highest home attendance	89,134 vs Real Madrid (August 7, 2010)
Lowest home attendance	2,179 vs St. Louis (June 29, 2010)
Average home league attendance	21,437
Home colors Away colors
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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.

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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.^[1]

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,^[2] and as a result, will also miss the entire MLS season.^[3]

After scoring a league-leading 7 goals, Edson Buddle was named MLS Player of the Month for April^[4]

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.

As of August 10, 2010.^[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  JAM Donovan Ricketts 2 DF  USA Todd Dunivant 4 DF  USA Omar Gonzalez 5 DF  TRI Yohance Marshall 6 MF  USA Eddie Lewis 7 MF  USA Chris Klein 8 MF  UKR Dema Kovalenko 9 MF  USA Jovan Kirovski 10 FW  USA Landon Donovan (captain) 11 MF  TRI Chris Birchall 12 GK  PUR Josh Saunders 14 FW  USA Edson Buddle

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  USA Gregg Berhalter 17 FW  USA Tristan Bowen 18 MF  USA Mike Magee 19 MF  BRA Juninho 20 DF  USA A. J. DeLaGarza 22 DF  BRA Leonardo 23 MF  ENG David Beckham 24 GK  USA Brian Perk 26 MF  USA Michael Stephens 27 FW  USA Bryan Jordan 28 DF  USA Sean Franklin 88 DF  BRA Alex Cazumba

Position	Staff
Head coach/general manager	Bruce Arena
Associate head coach	Dave Sarachan
Assistant coach/Director of player development	Trevor James
Assistant coach	Cobi Jones
Goalkeeping coach	Ian Feuer
Director of Soccer Operations	David Kammarman
Athletic Trainer	Armando Rivas
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Cecelia Gutierrez
Equipment Manager	Raul Vargas
Equipment Coordinator	Rafael Verdin
Team Administrator	Shant Kasparian
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Ben Yauss
Active Release Specialist	Shunta Shimizu

Updated to match played October 20, 2010
Source: LA Galaxy

Date	Player	Previous Club	Fee	Ref
December 23, 2009	Leonardo	São Paulo	Loan	[6]
December 23, 2009	Juninho	São Paulo	Loan	[6]
December 23, 2009	Alex Cazumba	São Paulo	Loan	[6]
January 14, 2010	Michael Stephens	Chicago Fire Premier	Drafted

Date	Player	Destination Club	Fee	Ref
November 27, 2009	Stefani Miglioranzi	Philadelphia Union	Expansion Draft	[7]
August 5, 2010	Alan Gordon	Chivas USA	Trade

Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Ref
David Beckham	Milan	December 28, 2009	May 16, 2010	[8]
Landon Donovan	Everton	January 1, 2010	March 15, 2010	[9]

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	Omar Gonzalez 8 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	Donovan Ricketts (32)
Top scorer	Edson Buddle (19)
Points	Overall: 59/90 (65.55%)

  Win   Tie   Loss

Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	59	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Real Salt Lake	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	56
3	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50
4	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48
5	Colorado Rapids	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46
6	San Jose Earthquakes	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	46
7	Houston Dynamo	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9	33
8	Chivas USA	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14	28

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	LA Galaxy (S)	30	18	7	5	44	26	+18	59	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Real Salt Lake	30	15	4	11	45	20	+25	56
3	New York Red Bulls	30	15	9	6	38	29	+9	51
4	FC Dallas	30	12	4	14	42	28	+14	50	CONCACAF Champions League
5	Columbus Crew	30	14	8	8	40	34	+6	50
6	Seattle Sounders FC	30	14	10	6	39	35	+4	48	CONCACAF Champions League
7	Colorado Rapids (C)	30	12	8	10	44	32	+12	46
8	San Jose Earthquakes	30	13	10	7	34	33	+1	46
9	Kansas City Wizards	30	11	13	6	36	35	+1	39
10	Chicago Fire	30	9	12	9	37	38	−1	36
11	Toronto FC	30	9	13	8	33	41	−8	35	CONCACAF Champions League
12	Houston Dynamo	30	9	15	6	40	49	−9	33
13	New England Revolution	30	9	16	5	32	50	−18	32
14	Philadelphia Union	30	8	15	7	35	49	−14	31
15	Chivas USA	30	8	18	4	31	45	−14	28
16	D.C. United	30	6	20	4	21	47	−26	22

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	59	18	7	5	44	26	+18	9	4	2	27	19	+8	9	3	3	17	7	+10

Last updated: October 25, 2010
Source: MLSNet.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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Finishing in second place overall in 2009,^[11] 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.^[12]

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Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on aggregate.