2012 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The 2012 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 18th year of existence as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer (MLS) and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as both the defending MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winners.

LA Galaxy

2012 season
Owner	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Coach	Bruce Arena
Major League Soccer	Conference: 4th Overall: 8th
MLS Cup	Champions
CONCACAF Champions League (11–12)	Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions League (12–13)	Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Desert Diamond Cup	Champions
Honda SuperClasico	Won
California Clasico	Lost
Top goalscorer	Robbie Keane (16)
Highest home attendance	27,000 (six matches)
Lowest home attendance	16,512 v San Jose Earthquakes (May 23, 2012)
Average home league attendance	22,984
Home colors Away colors Third colors
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 campaign was highlighted by the Galaxy successfully defending their MLS Cup title, defeating Houston Dynamo, 3–1, in the MLS Cup final to win their fourth ever MLS Cup championship, tying D.C. United for the most league championships in MLS history, and the second most in North American history.

Although Los Angeles defended their MLS Cup trophy, the club failed to defend the Supporters' Shield, losing on point differential to their upstate rivals, the San Jose Earthquakes on point total. Most of this is to blame due to poorer performance early on in the season, before a second-half season resurgence.

Elsewhere, the Galaxy also competed in 2012 Desert Diamond Cup, winning the preseason tournament, the 2011–12 and 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the 2012 U.S. Open Cup. In the 2011–12 edition of the Champions League, the Galaxy reached the quarterfinals before losing 4–3 on aggregate to Canadian side, Toronto FC. In the 2012–13 edition, the Galaxy won their group for the second straight year, and reached the knockout round, which will be played during the 2013 campaign. Finally, the Galaxy were eliminated in the third round proper of the Open Cup losing to second-tier North American Soccer League outfit, Carolina RailHawks.

In noncompetitive tournaments, the Galaxy hosted Spanish club, Real Madrid, in the 2012 World Football Challenge, losing the exhibition match, 1–5.

Background

Main article: 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The Galaxy entered the 2012 season off of one of the franchise's most successful campaigns ever. The club earned the league double, winning both the Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup. Additionally, the Galaxy reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup,^[1] and were the only American team to win their group in the CONCACAF Champions League,^[2] posting a record of four wins, two losses and no draws.^[3]

Following the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, the Galaxy embarked on a two-week, postseason tour across Asia, stopping in Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia. During the tour, the Galaxy finished undefeated, winning twice and tying once.

Offseason reports involved David Beckham's contract concluding at the end of 2011, and whether or not he would remain with the Galaxy.^[4] On January 18, 2012, Galaxy announced Beckham had signed a new two-year contract to remain in Los Angeles.^[5][6]

Competitions

Pre-season

LA Galaxy v LA Blues

February 3, 2012	LA Galaxy	7–2	LA Blues	Carson, California
10:00 PST	Sarvas 12' (pen.) Dunivant 28' Cristman 36', 45' Cardozo 42' McBean 63' Nakazawa 84'	Report	Russell  17' Cho 30' Fondi 84' (pen.)	Stadium: The Home Depot Center

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

February 7, 2012	LA Galaxy	1–4	Portland Timbers	Carson, California
10:00 PST	Keat 80'	Report	Dike 8' Perlaza 9' Marcelin 67' Danso 85' (pen.)	Stadium: The Home Depot Center

LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo

February 10, 2012	LA Galaxy	0–1	Houston Dynamo	Carson, California
10:00 PST	Jimenez  34'	Report	Sturgis 68' Rolfe  77'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

LA Galaxy v Montreal Impact

February 14, 2012	LA Galaxy	0–3	Montreal Impact	Carson, California
10:00 PST			Nyassi 37' Valentin 51' James 90+'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center

LA Galaxy v Chivas USA

February 16, 2012	LA Galaxy	3–2	Chivas USA	Carson, California
10:00 PST	Noonan 21' Cristman 31' Keat 39' Nakazawa  73'	Report	Lahoud 53' LaBrocca  61' Romero 77'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Referee: Chris Penso

Desert Diamond Cup

See also: 2012 Desert Diamond Cup

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New England Revolution	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9
2	LA Galaxy	3	1	2	0	5	5	0	3
3	New York Red Bulls	3	1	2	0	2	4	−2	3
4	Real Salt Lake	3	1	2	0	2	4	−2	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

New England Revolution v LA Galaxy

February 22, 2012 Group	New England Revolution	3–2	LA Galaxy	Tucson, Arizona
17:00 PST	Feilhaber 2' Lozano 36' White 74'		Buddle 31' Magee 38'	Stadium: Kino Stadium

LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake

February 25, 2012 Group	LA Galaxy	2–0	Real Salt Lake	Tucson, Arizona
17:00 PST	Boyens  53' Cardozo 81' Magee 87'	Report	Alvarez  50'  77' Grabavoy  70'	Stadium: Kino Stadium Referee: Allen Chapman

New York Red Bulls v LA Galaxy

February 29, 2012 Group	New York Red Bulls	2–1	LA Galaxy	Tucson, Arizona
19:00 PST	Cooper 31' Henry 62'	Report	Sarvas 78'	Stadium: Kino Stadium Attendance: 6,212 Referee: Ismail Elfath

New England Revolution v LA Galaxy

March 3, 2012 Championship	New England Revolution	0–0 (2–4 p)	LA Galaxy	Tucson, Arizona
19:00 PST		Report		Stadium: Kino Stadium
	Penalties
	Guy Reis Joseph Feilhaber		Cardozo Stephens Jimenez Walker Sarvas

CONCACAF Champions League (2011–12)

See also: 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

Toronto FC v LA Galaxy

March 7, 2012 Quarterfinals	Toronto FC	2–2	LA Galaxy	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17:00 PST	Johnson 12' Silva 17' Frei  81'		Magee 29' Donovan 88'	Stadium: Rogers Centre Attendance: 47,658 Referee: Courtney Campbell

LA Galaxy v Toronto FC

March 14, 2012 Quarterfinals	LA Galaxy	1–2 (3–4 agg.)	Toronto FC	Carson
19:00 PST	Franklin  43' Harden 55' (o.g.)	Report	Eckersley  19' Johnson 34' Aceval  63' Soolsma 67' Frings  92+'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Roberto Moreno

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Real Salt Lake	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11	57
3	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18	56
4	LA Galaxy	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
6	FC Dallas	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5	39
7	Colorado Rapids	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6	37
8	Portland Timbers	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22	34
9	Chivas USA	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34	30

Source: MLS

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Jose Earthquakes (S)	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	CONCACAF Champions League
2	Sporting Kansas City	34	18	7	9	42	27	+15	63
3	D.C. United	34	17	10	7	53	43	+10	58
4	New York Red Bulls	34	16	9	9	57	46	+11	57
5	Real Salt Lake	34	17	11	6	46	35	+11	57
6	Chicago Fire	34	17	11	6	46	41	+5	57
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	15	8	11	51	33	+18	56
8	LA Galaxy (C)	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	CONCACAF Champions League
9	Houston Dynamo	34	14	9	11	48	41	+7	53
10	Columbus Crew	34	15	12	7	44	44	0	52
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	11	13	10	35	41	−6	43
12	Montreal Impact	34	12	16	6	45	51	−6	42	CONCACAF Champions League
13	FC Dallas	34	9	13	12	42	47	−5	39
14	Colorado Rapids	34	11	19	4	44	50	−6	37
15	Philadelphia Union	34	10	18	6	37	45	−8	36
16	New England Revolution	34	9	17	8	39	44	−5	35
17	Portland Timbers	34	8	16	10	34	56	−22	34
18	Chivas USA	34	7	18	9	24	58	−34	30
19	Toronto FC	34	5	21	8	36	62	−26	23

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

  Win   Tie   Loss

LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake

March 10, 2012 1	LA Galaxy	1–3	Real Salt Lake	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Buddle 71'	Report	Beckerman  36' Franklin 73' (o.g.) Morales 80',  80' Espíndola 85'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

LA Galaxy v D.C. United

March 18, 2012 2	LA Galaxy	3–1	D.C. United	Carson, CA
16:00 PDT	Keane 45', 69' Sarvas 86'	Report	DeLeon 87'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,466 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

LA Galaxy v New England Revolution

March 31, 2012 3	LA Galaxy	1–3	New England Revolution	Carson, CA
20:00 PDT	Keane 78'	Report Live TV: NBC Sports	Rowe 10' Tierney 13' Sène 65'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,324 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Sporting Kansas City v LA Galaxy

April 7, 2012 4	Sporting Kansas City	1–0	LA Galaxy	Kansas City, KS
2:00 PDT	Kamara 40'	Report	Donovan  89'	Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 20,323 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

April 14, 2012 5	LA Galaxy	3–1	Portland Timbers	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Donovan 44' Juninho 83' Beckham 91'	Report	Boyd  14' Boyd 23' Mosquera  26'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 22,153 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy

April 21, 2012 6	Colorado Rapids	1–2	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, CO
18:00 PDT	Larentowicz  23' Kimura  43' Cummings 63',  83'	Report	Wynne 21' (o.g.) Donovan 39' Juninho  66' Lopes  90+1'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 19,152 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

LA Galaxy v FC Dallas

April 28, 2012 7	LA Galaxy	1–1	FC Dallas	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Gaudette  60' Cristman  83' Noonan 90+2' Beckham  90+5'	Report	Shea  4', 61' (pen) Castillo  19' Benítez  48'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 23,249 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy

May 2, 2012 8	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0	LA Galaxy	Seattle, WA
19:00 PDT	Johnson 40' Montero 48'	Report	Sarvas  34'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,002 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

LA Galaxy v New York Red Bulls

May 5, 2012 9	LA Galaxy	0–1	New York Red Bulls	Carson, CA
17:00 PDT	Beckham  32' Barrett  88'	Report	Lindpere 19' Richards  31' McCarty  80'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

Montreal Impact v LA Galaxy

May 12, 2012 10	Montreal Impact	1–1	LA Galaxy	Montreal, QC
13:00 PDT	Arnaud 8' Ferrari  46'	Report	Keat  44' Beckham  54', 62' Juninho  57'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,860 Referee: Jason Anno

Chivas USA v LA Galaxy

May 19, 2012 11	Chivas USA	1–0	LA Galaxy	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Minda  36' Correa 70' (pen.)	Report	Lopes  70' Donovan  85'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,800 Referee: Mark Geiger

LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

May 23, 2012 12	LA Galaxy	2–3	San Jose Earthquakes	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Jimenez 3',  59' Gaul  55' Magee 73' Beckham  81'	Report	Lenhart  47', 76' Stephenson 82' Gordon 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy

May 26, 2012 13	Houston Dynamo	2–1	LA Galaxy	Houston, TX
11:30 PDT	Magee 38' (o.g.) Hainault 57' Watson  86'	Report	Buddle 10' Stephens  46' Gaul  59' Magee  90+2'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 22,039 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers

June 17, 2012 14	LA Galaxy	1–0	Portland Timbers	Carson, CA
16:00 PDT	Dunivant  33', 61'	Report	Chabala  40' Perkins  61' Chará  71'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,611 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy

June 20, 2012 15	Real Salt Lake	2–3	LA Galaxy	Sandy, UT
18:00 PDT	Beckerman 9' Saborío 24' Steele  53' Morales  66' Espíndola  80'	Report	Donovan 29', 68' Magee 50' DeLaGarza  53'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,382 Referee: Kevin Stott

LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

June 23, 2012 16	LA Galaxy	3–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Beckham  10' Magee 16' Keane 30' Donovan 41' (pen.) Franklin  68'	Report	Mattocks  25' Davidson  61'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,529 Referee: Allen Chapman

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy

June 30, 2012 17	San Jose Earthquakes	4–3	LA Galaxy	Stanford, CA
19:00 PDT	Lenhart 7',  47' Bernárdez 44',  51' Cronin 47' Wondolowski 61'	Report	Juninho  24' Beckham 31',  90+3' Hernandez 36' (o.g.) Donovan 41' David Lopes  86'	Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 50,391 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

LA Galaxy v Philadelphia Union

July 4, 2012 18	LA Galaxy	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Barrett 73' DeLaGarza  90+7'	Report	Valdés  14' McInerney 45+1' Okugo  70' MacMath  78' Farfan 90+5'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Chicago Fire v LA Galaxy

July 8, 2012 19	Chicago Fire	0–2	LA Galaxy	Bridgeview, IL
12:00 PDT	Pappa  69'	Report	Juninho  14' David Lopes  16' Keane 24' (pen.)	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,563 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers v LA Galaxy

July 14, 2012 20	Portland Timbers	3–5	LA Galaxy	Portland, OR
20:00 PDT	Boyd 3', 70' Kimura 35' Alexander  72'	Report	Beckham 20', 25' Donovan 26' (pen.) Keane 29', 64'	Stadium: JELD-WEN Field Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy

July 18, 2012 21	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	LA Galaxy	Vancouver, BC
19:00 PDT	Koffie 18' Robson 27' DeMerit  59'	Report	Donovan  45+1' Beckham 81' David Lopes  83' Villarreal  86', 87'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

LA Galaxy v Chivas USA

July 21, 2012 22	LA Galaxy	3–1	Chivas USA	Carson, CA
19:00 PDT	Keane 14' Beckham  32' Donovan 48', 78',  53'	Report	Smith  18' Zemanski  36' McKenzie  47' Cardozo 52'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 25,180 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

FC Dallas v LA Galaxy

July 27, 2012 23	FC Dallas	0–1	LA Galaxy	Frisco, TX
17:00 PDT	John  89'	Report	Magee 62' DeLaGarza  65' Sarvas  69'	Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 22,565 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy

August 5, 2012 24	Seattle Sounders FC	4–0	LA Galaxy	Seattle, WA
19:00 PDT	Johnson 6' Montero 52' Evans  60' Caskey 61' Rose 88'	Report	DeLaGarza  24'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 60,908 Referee: Chris Penso

Chivas USA v LA Galaxy

August 12, 2012 25	Chivas USA	0–4	LA Galaxy	Carson, CA
20:00 PDT	Valencia  33'	Report	Keane 27' Juninho 64', 74' Gonzalez 83'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,601 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Columbus Crew v LA Galaxy

August 15, 2012 26	Columbus Crew	1–1	LA Galaxy	Columbus, OH
17:00 PDT	Arrieta 47'	Report	Keane 64' Sarvas  87'	Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 17,019 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

LA Galaxy v FC Dallas

August 26, 2012 27	LA Galaxy	2–0	FC Dallas	Carson, CA
16:00 PDT	Dunivant  11', 84' Franklin  27' Juninho 66' Sarvas  72' Gonzalez  90+2'	Report	Perez  90+1'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 21,933 Referee: Kevin Stott

LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

September 1, 2012 28	LA Galaxy	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, CA
19:00 PDT	Gonzalez  21' Juninho 41' Beckham 79'	Report	Richards  61' Barbara  90+1'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

September 16, 2012 29	LA Galaxy	2–0	Colorado Rapids	Carson, CA
16:00 PDT	Keane 15' Wilhelmsson 58' DeLaGarza  77'	Report		Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,204 Referee: Ismail Elfath

LA Galaxy v Toronto FC

September 22, 2012 30	LA Galaxy	4–2	Toronto FC	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Juninho 11', 33' Keane 36', 90+2'	Report	Johnson  30' Dunfield 38' O'Dea  79' Morgan  84' Silva 86'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Silvia Reyes

Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy

September 30, 2012 31	Colorado Rapids	1–1	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, CO
16:00 PDT	Larentowicz  2' Castrillón 16'	Report	Sarvas 10' Magee  17' Donovan  29'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,649 Referee: Allen Chapman

LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake

October 6, 2012 32	LA Galaxy	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Carson, CA
18:00 PDT	Keane 17' Gaul  64'	Report	Espindola 25, 28' Beltran  71'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy

October 21, 2012 33	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	LA Galaxy	Santa Clara, CA
16:00 PDT	Chavez 61' Wondolowski 73'	Report	Keane 59' Buddle 69'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Jair Marrufo

LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC

October 28, 2012 34	LA Galaxy	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Carson, CA
18:00 PDT	Magee 83'	Report		Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

November 1, 2012	LA Galaxy	2–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
19:30 PDT	Juninho  43' Magee 69' Donovan 73'	Report	Mattocks 3'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,703 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Conference semifinals

LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes

November 4, 2012 First Leg	LA Galaxy	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
6:00 PM PST		Report	Chávez  17' Bernárdez 90+4'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy

November 7, 2012 Second Leg	San Jose Earthquakes	1–3 (2–3 agg.)	LA Galaxy	Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, California
7:00 PM PST	Bernárdez  4' Lenhart  42' Gordon 82'	Report	Beckham  17' Keane 21', 34' Magee 39' Gonzalez  41'	Attendance: 10,744 Referee: Kevin Stott

Conference finals

LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC

November 11, 2012 First Leg	LA Galaxy	3–0	Seattle Sounders FC	The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
6:00 PM PST	Keane 45+1', 67' Magee 64'	Report	Hurtado  14'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy

November 18, 2012 Second Leg	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1 (2–4 agg.)	LA Galaxy	CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PST	Johnson 12',  68' Scott 57' Alonso  74'  90+5'	Report	Keane 68' (pen.)	Attendance: 44,575 Referee: Mark Geiger

Championship

Main article: MLS Cup 2012

LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo

December 1, 2012	LA Galaxy	3–1	Houston Dynamo	The Home Depot Center, Carson, California
1:30 PM PST[7]	Gonzalez 60' Donovan 65' (pen.) Keane 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Carr 44'	Attendance: 30,510 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Carolina RailHawks v LA Galaxy

May 29, 2012 Third round	Carolina RailHawks	2–1	LA Galaxy	Cary, NC
	Shipalane 75' Shriver 88'	Report	Noonan 38'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 7,939 Referee: Kevin Terry

International Friendlies

LA Galaxy v Tottenham Hotspur

July 24, 2012	LA Galaxy	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	Lopes 29'	Report	Bale 17'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center

World Football Challenge

Main article: 2012 World Football Challenge

LA Galaxy v Real Madrid

August 2, 2012	LA Galaxy	1–5	Real Madrid	Carson, CA
19:30 PDT	David Lopes 23'	Report	Higuaín 2' Di María 11' Callejón 36' Morata 49' Jesé 84'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 30,317 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

CONCACAF Champions League (2012–13)

See also: 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

The Galaxy earned a berth into the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League by winning the Supporters Shield on October 8, 2011. Since the Galaxy also won the MLS Cup, which also merits a direct bye into group play, the Galaxy forfeited their Shield berth to the Sounders and took the MLS Cup berth.

Group 5 Table

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LA	PRI	MET
Los Angeles Galaxy	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	10	Advance to championship round			4–0	5–2
Puerto Rico Islanders	4	1	1	2	4	7	−3	4			0–0		3–0
Isidro Metapán	4	1	0	3	7	12	−5	3			2–3	3–1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group Stage Matches

LA Galaxy v Isidro Metapán

August 23, 2012 Group stage	LA Galaxy	5–2	Isidro Metapán	Carson, CA
19:00 PDT	DeLaGarza  6' Alvarado 20' (o.g.) Keane 22',  70'  70' Beckham 45+1' Stephens  80' Juninho 82', 90'	Report	Muñoz 17', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 10,574 Referee: Jose Alfredo Penaloza (MEX)

LA Galaxy v Puerto Rico Islanders

August 29, 2012 Group stage	LA Galaxy	4–0	Puerto Rico Islanders	Carson, CA
19:00 PDT	Meyer 7' Villarreal 46' McBean 80' Stephens 82'	Report		Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Jafeth Perea (PAN)

Puerto Rico Islanders v LA Galaxy

September 19, 2012 Group stage	Puerto Rico Islanders	0–0	LA Galaxy	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
17:00 PDT		Report		Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Raymond Bogle (JAM)

Isidro Metapán v LA Galaxy

October 25, 2012 Group stage	Isidro Metapán	2–3	LA Galaxy	Metapán, El Salvador
19:00 PDT	Muñoz 55' Suárez 67'	Report	McBean 38', 62' Stephens 79'	Stadium: Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez Attendance: 1,318 Referee: H. Cruz (CRC)

Player movement and trades

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
8	MF	Marcelo Sarvas	LD Alajuelense	Free	December 13, 2011	[8]
33	MF	Jose Villarreal	LA Galaxy Youth Academy[broken anchor]	Free	December 22, 2011	[9]
34	MF	Kyle Nakazawa	Philadelphia Union	Traded for	February 1, 2012	[10]
14	FW	Edson Buddle	Ingolstadt 04	Free	February 1, 2012	[11]
22	DF	Leonardo	São Paulo	Free	February 7, 2012	[12]
1	GK	Bill Gaudette	Montreal Impact	Free	February 29, 2012	[13]
3	DF	David Junior Lopes	Chivas USA	Traded for	April 10, 2012	[14]
1	GK	Brian Rowe	Unattached	Free	July 13, 2012	[15]
9	MF	Christian Wilhelmsson	Al-Hilal FC	Free	September 5, 2012	[16]

MLS Drafts

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
DF	Andrew Boyens	Chivas USA	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 1	December 12, 2011	[17]
DF	Chris Leitch	San Jose Earthquakes	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 2	December 12, 2011	[18]
FW	Pat Noonan	Seattle Sounders FC	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 3	December 12, 2011	[19]
GK	Jon Conway	Chicago Fire	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 4	December 12, 2011	[18]
DF	Tommy Meyer	Indiana University	SuperDraft, 1st round	January 12, 2012	[20]
MF	Kenney Walker	University of Louisville	SuperDraft, 2nd round	January 12, 2012	[21]
DF	Bryan Gaul	Bradley University	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	January 17, 2012	[22]
MF	Rafael Garcia	Cal State Northridge	Supplemental Draft, 2nd round	January 17, 2012	[22]
FW	Yuri Gorentzvaig	Flamengo	Supplemental Draft, 3rd round	January 17, 2012	[22]
FW	Steven Posa	University of San Diego	Supplemental Draft, 4th round	January 17, 2012	[22]
DF	Justin Davies	San Diego State University	Supplemental Draft, 4th round	January 17, 2012	[23]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
3	DF	Gregg Berhalter	None	Retired	October 12, 2011	[24]
1	GK	Donovan Ricketts	Montreal Impact	Traded	November 28, 2011	[25]
25	MF	Miguel López	Quilmes	Loan expired	December 31, 2011	[26]
6	DF	Frankie Hejduk	None	Out of contract	January 19, 2012	[27]
7	FW	Jovan Kirovski	None	Retired	January 19, 2012	[27]
29	DF	Dasan Robinson	None	Retired	January 23, 2012	[28]
33	DF	Sean Alvarado	None	Released	January 23, 2012	[28]
8	MF	Chris Birchall	Columbus Crew	Out of contract	February 6, 2012	[29]
21	MF	Dustin McCarty	None	Released	February 13, 2012	[30]
28	DF	Ryan Thomas	None	Released	February 13, 2012	[30]
55	DF	Joshua Kelly	None	Out of contract	February 13, 2012	[30]
30	MF	Paolo Cardozo	Chivas USA	Traded	April 10, 2012	[31]
17	FW	Adam Cristman	None	Retired	July 3, 2012	[32]
1	GK	Bill Gaudette	New York Red Bulls	Traded	July 13, 2012	[33]

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Previous club	Start	End	Ref.
19	MF	Juninho	São Paulo	December 23, 2009	December 31, 2012	[12]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Ref.
10	MF	Landon Donovan	Everton	January 1, 2012	February 19, 2012	[34]
4	DF	Omar Gonzalez	Nuremberg	January 5, 2012	February 15, 2012	[35]
14	FW	Robbie Keane	Aston Villa	January 9, 2012	February 26, 2012	[36]
9	FW	Chad Barrett	Vålerenga	July 31, 2012	December 31, 2012	[37]

Kits

Home

Away

Third

Special

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	White	White	White
Away	Blue-grey	Blue-grey	Blue-grey
Third	Black	Black	Black
Special	White	Blue-grey	White	2011–12 CCL, ¼-Finals, March 7 against Toronto → Training Shirt

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the #19 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[38]

International roster slots

Los Angeles has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. Los Angeles traded one slot to Portland Timbers, traded another to Philadelphia Union, and acquired one from D.C. United. Each of these trades expire on January 1, 2013.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired:

• 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick from Philadelphia Union
• 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 2 pick from New York Red Bulls

Future picks traded:

• 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick to Houston Dynamo

Awards and honors