2024 Los Angeles FC season

Los Angeles FC 2024 soccer season
Los Angeles FC
2024 season
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachSteve Cherundolo
StadiumBMO Stadium
MLSConference: 7th
Overall: 15th
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Leagues CupGroup stage
Biggest winLAFC 5–0 NSH
(3/23)
Biggest defeatRSL 3–0 LAFC
(3/2)
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2024 Los Angeles FC season is the club's seventh 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.

Squad

First-team roster

As of April 20, 2024[1]
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
1 Hugo Lloris  France GK (1986-12-26) December 26, 1986 (age 37) 9 0
22 Abraham Romero  Mexico GK (1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 (age 26) 0 0
2 Omar Campos (INTL)  Mexico DF (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 21) 6 0
3 Jesús Murillo  Colombia DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) 8 0
4 Eddie Segura  Colombia DF (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) 7 0
5 Mamadou Fall  Senegal DF (2002-11-21) November 21, 2002 (age 21) 0 0
14 Sergi Palencia  Spain DF (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28) 7 0
15 Lorenzo Dellavalle  Italy DF (2004-04-04) April 4, 2004 (age 20) 0 0
18 Erik Dueñas (HG)  United States DF (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 19) 2 0
24 Ryan Hollingshead  United States DF (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 9 0
25 Maxime Chanot  Luxembourg DF (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34) 2 0
33 Aaron Long  United States DF (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 31) 9 0
6 Ilie Sánchez  Spain MF (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 33) 9 0
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) 9 3
19 Mateusz Bogusz  Poland MF (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 22) 9 3
20 Eduard Atuesta  Colombia MF (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 26) 8 2
13 Cristian Olivera  Uruguay FW (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22) 9 1
21 Tomás Ángel  Colombia FW (2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 21) 1 0
23 Kei Kamara  Sierra Leone FW (1984-09-01) September 1, 1984 (age 39) 4 0
27 Nathan Ordaz (HG)  Mexico FW (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 20) 7 0
30 David Martínez  Venezuela FW (2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 18) 5 1
55 Bajung Darboe (HG)  United States FW (2006-11-07) November 7, 2006 (age 17) 0 0
99 Denis Bouanga  Gabon FW (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 29) 9 5

Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances

No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
91 Luis Müller  Germany FW (2001-02-12) February 12, 2001 (age 23) 1 0

Coaching staff

As of December 20, 2023[2]
Technical staff
Head coach United States Steve Cherundolo
Assistant coach Canada Marc Dos Santos
Assistant coach United States Ante Razov
Assistant coach Spain Enrique Duran
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach North Macedonia Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach/Performance director South Africa Gavin Benjafield
Co-President & General Manager United States John Thorrington
Director of football operations Vacant

Transfers

Transfers in

Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
December 30, 2023 GK France Hugo Lloris England Tottenham Hotspur Transfer [3]
January 24, 2024 DF Italy Lorenzo Dellavalle United States Los Angeles FC 2 Transfer [4]
January 30, 2024 DF Mexico Omar Campos Mexico Santos Laguna Transfer [5]
January 31, 2024 FW Colombia Tomas Ángel Colombia Atlético Nacional Free transfer [6]
February 1, 2024 FW Venezuela David Martínez Venezuela Monagas Transfer [7]
March 27, 2024 DF Luxembourg Maxime Chanot France Ajaccio Transfer [8]
March 29, 2024 FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara unattached[a] Free agent [9]
  1. ^ Played previously with the Chicago Fire.

Transfers out

Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
December 12, 2023 DF Italy Giorgio Chiellini N/A Retired [10]
December 12, 2023 FW Mexico Christian Torres Mexico Tapatío Declined contract options [11]
December 12, 2023 MF United States Daniel Crisostomo United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Declined contract options [12]
December 12, 2023 DF United States Julian Gaines United States Nashville SC Declined contract options [13]
December 12, 2023 DF Mexico Tony Leone Mexico Monterrey Declined contract options [14]
December 12, 2023 DF Senegal Mohamed Traore United States Phoenix Rising Declined contract options [15]
December 12, 2023 DF United States Diego Rosales United States Los Angeles FC 2 Declined contract options [16]
December 12, 2023 GK United States John McCarthy United States LA Galaxy End of contract [17]
December 12, 2023 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović End of contract [18]
December 12, 2023 GK Canada Maxime Crépeau United States Portland Timbers Free agent [19]
December 12, 2023 FW Mexico Carlos Vela Free agent [20]
December 12, 2023 MF United States Kellyn Acosta United States Chicago Fire Free agent [21]
December 31, 2023 DF Honduras Denil Maldonado Honduras Motagua End of loan [22]
January 2, 2024 DF Ecuador Diego Palacios Brazil Corinthians Free transfer [23]
January 27, 2024 MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev Belgium Lommel Loan terminated [24]

Loans in

Position Player From Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev Belgium Lommel July 26, 2023 January 27, 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [25][26]
MF Colombia Eduard Atuesta Brazil Palmeiras February 8, 2024 December 31, 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [27]

Loans out

No. Player To Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
8 Uruguay Francisco Ginella Uruguay Nacional July 18, 2022 June 2024 Loan; Extended June 21, 2023 [28]
5 Senegal Mamadou Fall Spain Barcelona B September 1, 2023 June 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [29]
9 Spain Mario González Spain Sporting Gijón January 17, 2024 June 30, 2024 Short-term loan with purchase option [30]
7 Croatia Stipe Biuk Spain Real Valladolid January 25, 2024 June 30, 2024 Short-term loan with purchase option [31]

Draft picks

Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
1 #28 GK Australia Jackson Lee West Virginia University [32]
2 #57 DF United States Kenny Nielsen Georgetown University

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Pacific Time

Preseason

Los Angeles FC United States v Denmark Nordsjælland
January 28 Friendly Los Angeles FC United States 1–3 Denmark Nordsjælland Los Angeles
Stadium: Los Angeles FC Training Grounds
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.
Los Angeles FC v Charlotte FC
February 3 Friendly Los Angeles FC 2–2 Charlotte FC Los Angeles
Stadium: Los Angeles FC Training Grounds
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played behind closed doors.
Los Angeles FC v Toronto FC
February 17 Friendly Los Angeles FC 1–0 Toronto FC Los Angeles
Bouanga Stadium: Los Angeles FC Training Grounds
Attendance: 0

Coachella Valley Invitational

Los Angeles FC v St. Louis City SC
February 7 1 Los Angeles FC 0–1 St. Louis City SC Indio, California
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Los Angeles FC v Chicago Fire
February 11 2 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Chicago Fire Indio, California
Bouanga
Olivera
Ordaz 		Herbers Stadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS

Standings

Western Conference
MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos Team
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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Minnesota United FC 8 4 2 2 13 9 +4 14 Qualification for Round One
6 Houston Dynamo FC 8 4 3 1 9 8 +1 13
7 Los Angeles FC 9 3 3 3 15 14 +1 12
8 Austin FC 9 3 3 3 12 13 −1 12 Qualification for the Wild card round
9 St. Louis City SC 9 2 1 6 15 14 +1 12
Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2024. 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
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
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 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
11 Toronto FC 9 4 4 1 9 12 −3 13 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[a]
12 Philadelphia Union 7 3 0 4 14 9 +5 13
13 Los Angeles FC 9 3 3 3 15 14 +1 12
14 Austin FC 9 3 3 3 12 13 −1 12
15 St. Louis City SC 9 2 1 6 15 14 +1 12
Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2024. 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)
Notes:
  1. ^ As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Matches

All matches are in Pacific time

Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders FC
February 24 1 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles
1:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,214
Referee: Wesley Costa
Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles FC
March 2 2 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
1:00 PM
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,509
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
Note: Kickoff was delayed due to severe weather.
Los Angeles FC v Sporting Kansas City
March 9 3 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,175
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Minnesota United FC v Los Angeles FC
March 16 4 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,315
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Los Angeles FC v Nashville SC
March 23 5 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Erick Lezama
Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC
March 30 6 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
1:00 PM
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,368
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Los Angeles FC v LA Galaxy
April 6 7 Los Angeles FC 2–1 LA Galaxy Los Angeles
4:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,321
Referee: Jon Freemon
Portland Timbers v Los Angeles FC
April 13 8 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
1:45 PM
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,245
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Los Angeles FC v New York Red Bulls
April 20 9 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,122
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Los Angeles FC v Portland Timbers
April 27 10 Los Angeles FC v Portland Timbers Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles FC
May 4 11 San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles FC Santa Clara, California
4:30 PM Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Los Angeles FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
May 11 12 Los Angeles FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
St. Louis City SC v Los Angeles FC
May 15 13 St. Louis City SC v Los Angeles FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 PM Stadium: CityPark
Atlanta United FC v Los Angeles FC
May 25 14 Atlanta United FC v Los Angeles FC Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 PM Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Los Angeles FC v Minnesota United FC
May 29 15 Los Angeles FC v Minnesota United FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
Los Angeles FC v FC Dallas
June 1 16 Los Angeles FC v FC Dallas Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
Orlando City SC v Los Angeles FC
June 15 17 Orlando City SC v Los Angeles FC Orlando, Florida
4:30 PM Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Austin FC v Los Angeles FC
June 19 18 Austin FC v Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
5:30 PM Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes
June 22 19 Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
Los Angeles FC v Colorado Rapids
June 29 20 Los Angeles FC v Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC
July 4 21 LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC Pasadena, California
7:30 PM Stadium: Rose Bowl
Houston Dynamo v Los Angeles FC
July 7 22 Houston Dynamo v Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PM Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Los Angeles FC v Columbus Crew
July 13 23 Los Angeles FC v Columbus Crew Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
Los Angeles FC v Real Salt Lake
July 17 24 Los Angeles FC v Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles FC
July 20 25 Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM Stadium: Lumen Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Los Angeles FC
August 24 26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo
August 31 27 Los Angeles FC v Houston Dynamo Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC
September 14 28 LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC Carson, California
7:30 PM Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles FC v Austin FC
September 18 29 Los Angeles FC v Austin FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
FC Dallas v Los Angeles FC
September 21 30 FC Dallas v Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM Stadium: Toyota Stadium
FC Cincinnati v Los Angeles FC
September 28 31 FC Cincinnati v Los Angeles FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM Stadium: TQL Stadium
Los Angeles FC v St. Louis City SC
October 2 32 Los Angeles FC v St. Louis City SC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC
October 5 33 Sporting Kansas City v Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PM Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes
October 19 34 Los Angeles FC v San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
6:00 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Las Vegas Lights Nevada v California Los Angeles FC
May 8 Round of 32 Las Vegas Lights Nevada v California Los Angeles FC Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM Stadium: Cashman Field

Leagues Cup

West 7

Pos Team
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 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LFC VAN TIJ
1 United States Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — Jul 30 Jul 26
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Aug 3
3 Mexico Tijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — —
First match(es) will be played: July 26, 2024. Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Los Angeles FC United States v Mexico Tijuana
July 26 Group stage Los Angeles FC United States v Mexico Tijuana Los Angeles
8:00 PM Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Los Angeles FC United States v Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
July 30 Group stage Los Angeles FC United States v Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Report Stadium: BMO Stadium

References

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  2. ^ "LAFC Head Coach Steve Cherundolo Signs Contract Extension". December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "LAFC Signs Legendary French Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris". Los Angeles FC. December 30, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "LAFC Signs Defender Lorenzo Dellavalle". Los Angeles FC. January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "LAFC Acquires Mexican Defender Omar Campos From Santos Laguna Of Liga MX". Los Angeles FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "LAFC Signs Colombian Forward Tomás Ángel". Los Angeles FC. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "LAFC Acquires Forward David Martínez From Venezuelan Club Monagas SC". Los Angeles FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "LAFC Signs Defender Maxime Chanot". Los Angeles FC. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "LAFC Signs Forward Kei Kamara". Los Angeles FC. March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "Giorgio Chiellini Announces Retirement From Professional Football". Los Angeles FC. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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  29. ^ "LAFC Loans Defender Mamadou Fall To FC Barcelona Of Spain's La Liga". Los Angeles FC. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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