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Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional
soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
club based in
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. The club competes in
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(MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. It was established on October 30, 2014, and began play in the 2018 season as an
expansion team An expansion team is a new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the demand for a local team from a population in a new area. Sporting leagues also ...
. The team plays its home matches at
BMO Stadium BMO Stadium (formerly Banc of California Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC ...
, a
soccer-specific stadium A soccer-specific stadium, mainly in the United States and Canada, is a sports stadium either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multi-purpose stadium whic ...
located in Exposition Park. The managing owners of the club are Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, and Bennett Rosenthal. Los Angeles FC also has a variety of other part-owners, such as
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,
Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (; born July 23, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, Third ...
,
Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (born March 17, 1972) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player, two-time Women's Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. Haile ...
, and Earvin 'Magic" Johnson. The club's inaugural head coach was
Bob Bradley Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American association football, soccer coach, who most recently managed Norwegian football team Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk fron 2023 - 2024. A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton Universi ...
, who served from 2017 to 2021 before being replaced by current head coach Steven Cherundolo. During their second season in 2019, Los Angeles FC won the
Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 199 ...
with club
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Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...
earning the MVP Award. The club won their first
MLS Cup MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Playoffs. The game is held in November or December and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Confere ...
in
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, which completed a league double with their second Supporters' Shield. In 2020 and 2023, Los Angeles FC were also the runners-up in the
CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, ...
. In 2024, Los Angeles FC won their first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The club within its short history has been home to notable players such as
Gareth Bale Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh former professional Association football, footballer who played as a right winger, most notably for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, and the Wales national ...
,
Olivier Giroud Olivier Jonathan Giroud (; born 30 September 1986) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Giroud began his senior club career ...
,
Hugo Lloris Hugo Hadrien Dominique Lloris (born 26 December 1986) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Lloris began his career wi ...
, Walker Zimmerman,
Giorgio Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini (; born 14 August 1984) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back or Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back. Consi ...
, Bradley Wright-Phillips, and
Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...
.


History


Founding and inaugural season (2014–2018)


The Founding

Los Angeles FC was founded on October 30, 2014, as a result of
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(MLS) awarding a new expansion team to Los Angeles after the complete dissolution of
Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conf ...
. On September 15, 2015, the club announced that Los Angeles Football Club, which had previously been used as a placeholder name for the club, would be the official team name. Henry Nguyen, Los Angeles FC's principal owner at the time, hinted at this possibility shortly after the club was announced in describing the name as "timeless". LAFC announced
Bob Bradley Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American association football, soccer coach, who most recently managed Norwegian football team Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk fron 2023 - 2024. A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton Universi ...
as its head coach in July 2017, joining general director John Thorrington in a search for players. Mexican forward
Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...
was signed as the club's first designated player on August 11, 2017.


Inaugural 2018 season

On March 4, 2018, LAFC played its first MLS game, a 1–0 win against
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. LAFC designated player Diego Rossi scored the club's first competitive goal in the 11th minute, assisted by Vela. LAFC suffered its first MLS loss on March 31 against the
LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...
, losing 4–3 to their crosstown rivals in the inaugural edition of " El Tráfico". Despite the loss, LAFC won 4 of the 6 games on their road trip to start the season, becoming the first team to earn 12 points from a season opening road trip of 6 games or more. They finished the season with 7 road wins which is the most for an expansion team in the post-shootout era. LAFC accomplished the best regular season for an MLS expansion team, earning 57 points. The total surpassed the 56 picked up by the 1998 Chicago Fire, also coached by Bob Bradley, as well as the post-shootout era record of 55 set in 2017 by
Atlanta United FC Atlanta United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won one MLS Cup, one U.S. Open Cup, and one Eastern ...
. LAFC's seven road wins also tied for the most ever by an expansion team in the pre or post shootout-era with the '98 Fire who had two road wins come via the shootout. They finished second all-time in goals scored by an expansion team in a season, with 68, just behind Atlanta's 70. On October 6, 2018, LAFC clinched its first playoff spot after a 3–0 victory against the
Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...
finishing third in the West, but were knocked out at home in the first round in a 3–2 loss to sixth-place
Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...
.


First Supporters' Shield title and pandemic seasons (2019–2021)


2019 season

LAFC won the 2019
Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 199 ...
with a record-setting 72 points;
Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...
won the
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with a league-record 34 goals and was also named the league MVP. In the playoffs, LAFC defeated their El Trafico rivals
LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...
for the first time 5–3 in the Western Conference Semifinal. In the Western Conference Final, LAFC were eliminated in an upset loss at home by Cascadia rivals Seattle Sounders 3–1.


2020 season

The 2020 MLS season was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed with the
MLS is Back Tournament The MLS is Back Tournament took place during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action after being suspended as a result of the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 26 Major League ...
, a special tournament with all teams at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in
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. In the group stage, LAFC earned five points and qualified for the knockout rounds. The team defeated Seattle Sounders FC but lost to
Orlando City SC Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in Orlando, Florida. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Owned by Zygi, Leonard, and Mark Wilf, it is the sister club of ...
in a penalty shoutout. The regular season resumed after the tournament with matches played behind closed doors. LAFC saw 47 goals with 14 coming from Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi. The team finished with a 9–8–5 and were eliminated in the playoffs by Seattle Sounders FC.


2020 CONCACAF Champions League

Los Angeles FC qualified for
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for the first time in
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. After going down 2–0 in the first leg against Club León, LAFC came back and won 3–0 in the second leg, advancing (3–2 on aggregate) to the round of 16. Shortly after that, due to the
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, the tournament was put on hold. When the tournament resumed in December, under a new one-off format, Los Angeles FC defeated
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(2–1) after going down 1–0. In the semi-finals LAFC defeated Club América (3–1), again in comeback fashion. They became the third MLS side to advance to the Final, where they were defeated by
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(2–1), who had been runners-up in previous editions of the tournament, and who went on to become the runners-up in the Club World Cup.


2021 season

LAFC rebuilt their roster for much of the 2021 MLS season and missed the MLS Cup playoffs. Diego Rossi was transferred to Fenerbahçe S.K. in September 2021.
Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...
was injured for most of the year and only appeared in 27 matches during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. After missing the playoffs,
Bob Bradley Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American association football, soccer coach, who most recently managed Norwegian football team Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk fron 2023 - 2024. A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton Universi ...
was fired as head coach on November 18, 2021. He was replaced by Steve Cherundolo, the head coach of the team's USL affiliate Las Vegas Lights FC, on January 3, 2022.


MLS Cup championship (2022)

LAFC spent the majority of the 2022 MLS season pushing for the league's all-time points record (73, set the previous year), but had five losses in their final nine matches. The team finished with 67 points and won their second
Supporters' Shield The Supporters' Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. The Supporters' Shield has been annually awarded at the MLS Supporters' Summit since 199 ...
, but fell short of the record. This total was equal with the
Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...
, who lost the Shield on a wins tiebreaker. LAFC defeated the Galaxy 3–2 in the conference semifinals before knocking out
Austin FC Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q ...
3–0 to advance to their first
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. Los Angeles FC won the 2022 MLS Cup by defeating the Union in a
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following a 3–3 draw through
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. The two latest goals in MLS Cup Playoffs history were scored in the match, with
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scoring an equalizer in the 128th minute to take the match to penalties, which LAFC won 3–0. LAFC substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy made two saves in the shootout and was named the
most valuable player In team sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particular competition, or ...
of the match.


Recent seasons (2023–present)


2023 season

Coming out of the successes of the 2022 campaign, Los Angeles FC had qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. The team had a congested schedule with the Champions League and U.S. Open Cup taking most of the breaks from regular season play in the first half of the season. MLS also had introduced the
Leagues Cup The Leagues Cup is an annual soccer competition between clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS), the main soccer league in the United States, and Liga MX, the main soccer league in Mexico. It is hosted in Canada and the United States. It began in ...
. LAFC finished as runners-up in
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to the
Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...
and the
CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, ...
to Club León. The team traveled over over the course of the season and played 53 matches—a record for an MLS team during a single year.


2023 CONCACAF Champions League

During the team's 2023 season, Los Angeles had advanced to the
2023 CONCACAF Champions League The 2023 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2023 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th and final edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its former name, and overall the 58th edition of the premie ...
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for the club's second time in four years. Their road to the finals consisted of victories against Alajuelense,
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...
, and
Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the Union began ...
. Los Angeles FC would face Club León in the final, who the team had faced before in the 2020 tournament. Los Angeles FC were the favorites, heading to the final. In the first leg, Leon would win 2–1 with a late goal by Denis Bouanga to keep the hope alive for Los Angeles FC. In the second leg, Los Angeles FC fell flat and would lose the match against Leon 1–0 and lose on aggregate 3–1.


2024 season

With the 2024 season, LAFC acquired Lewis O'Brien, Eduard Atuesta,
Olivier Giroud Olivier Jonathan Giroud (; born 30 September 1986) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Giroud began his senior club career ...
,
Hugo Lloris Hugo Hadrien Dominique Lloris (born 26 December 1986) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Lloris began his career wi ...
, David Martinez, Kei Kamara, and Maxime Chanot in response to the departures of Maxime Crepeau,
Carlos Vela Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido (; born 1 March 1989) is a Mexican former association football, footballer. A versatile offensive player, Vela could be deployed as a forward (association football), forward, winger (association football), winger, an ...
(The club negotiated a small contract at the end of the season), Denil Maldonado,
Giorgio Chiellini Giorgio Chiellini (; born 14 August 1984) is an Italian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back or Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back. Consi ...
, Kellyn Acosta, Filip Krastev, Diego Palacios, and Stipe Biuk. The team was able to clinch the Western Conference (Regular season) by goal difference against the
LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...
. LAFC had a rocky start to its season dealing with a first loss of the season against
Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...
in a snow game 3–0. By the middle of the season, LAFC saw an unbeaten streak of 13 games. That streak would end with a defeat by the
Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...
5–1. LAFC would reach the final of the
2024 Leagues Cup The 2024 Leagues Cup was the fourth edition of the Leagues Cup, an international club soccer tournament contested by Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX clubs in North America. It was held from July 26 to August 25, 2024, with all 77 matches ...
getting out of the group stage against
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...
and
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and then knocking out
Austin FC Austin FC is an American professional soccer club based in Austin, Texas. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 2018, the club began play in the 2021 season. Their home stadium is Q ...
,
San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...
,
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
, and
Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Founded in ...
. In the final they would face
Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew are an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team began play in 1996 as one of the 10 cha ...
once again losing 3–1. After the Leagues Cup tournament, LAFC would go on to lose against
Houston Dynamo FC Houston Dynamo Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Houston. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Established on Decembe ...
,
LA Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...
, and
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in the 2nd half of the regular season. In the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs after knocking out
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...
in the Best of Three Round, LAFC faced
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
. The match would go on to extra-time where Seattle Sounders would eventually defeat LAFC 2–1 ending LAFC's 2024 season.


U.S. Open Cup title (2024)

LAFC qualified to the
2024 U.S. Open Cup The 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 109th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. Houston Dynamo FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Detroit City FC. L ...
and began their campaign in the Round of 32. Their first opponent was against USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights FC where after chippy play, LAFC came out victorious 3–1 at
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. In the Round of 16, LAFC played at home as they faced USL Championship side Loudoun United FC. LAFC easily beat the team 3–0 to move on to the Quarter-finals. Their next opponent, was the leading USL Championship side New Mexico United. LAFC would go on to win the match 3–1. The Semifinal round brought LAFC to play against their rivals
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
. The match was very defensive with no goals until Denis Bouanga scored a penalty kick on the 83rd minute securing a LAFC win. With the victory, LAFC would be the third team along with
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and
Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...
to beat the Seattle Sounders at the 5,000 seater Starfire Sports Complex where the Sounders had a fortress record of 25–1–3. As a result of winning against Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles FC would advance to the U.S. Open Cup Final to face
Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...
at home. The first half of the final would see both sides not scoring. That would change in the 2nd half as
Olivier Giroud Olivier Jonathan Giroud (; born 30 September 1986) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Giroud began his senior club career ...
at the 53rd minute would take a successful header from a cross by Mateusz Bogusz to make it 1–0. At the 60th minute Sporting Kansas would respond with a goal by Erik Thommy making it 1–1. The game would go on to extra time where at the 102nd minute Omar Campos would take a shot after beating a defender to make it 2–1. Kansas City would not recover especially after Kei Kamara would take a header to make it 3–1 at the 109th minute. LAFC would then go on to win the 2024 U.S. Open Cup becoming the fourth team from the Los Angeles area to win the U.S. Open Cup, following the Los Angeles Kickers, Maccabee Los Angeles, and
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. The Dewar Cup was presented by three members of the Los Angeles Kickers, an amateur team that won the 1958 and
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editions of the tournament.


2025 season

With the 2025, the club acquired Jeremy Ebobisse, Yaw Yeboah, Mark Delgado, and Nkosi Tafari. The club signed Igor Jesus and Artem Smolyakov while acquiring Odin Thiago Holm from
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and
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from Fenerbahçe on loan. It was in response to the departures of Jesús Murillo, Ilie Sánchez, Mateusz Bogusz, Cristian Olivera, Kei Kamara, Eduard Atuesta, and Lewis O'Brien. Los Angeles FC qualified for the
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defeating the
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in Round 1 and the
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in the Round of 16. Los Angeles FC would then advance to the quarter-finals and face Inter Miami. In first leg, Los Angeles FC would win 1–0 but would lose to Inter Miami in the second leg 3–1 with an aggregate of 3–2 thus eliminating LAFC from the tournament. On April 18, 2025, Los Angeles FC announced that head coach Steve Cherundolo would step down after the 2025 season for personal reasons. Faced with being eliminated from the
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, having a 4–1–4 record and a low goal difference, LAFC acquired midfielder Frankie Amaya and Ryan Raposo.


FIFA Club World Cup 2025

On March 21, 2025, the FIFA Appeals Committee ruled that Club Leon which had won the
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, was removed from the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 due to having multi-club-ownership criteria conflicts along with
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winners of the
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. Both clubs are under the ownership of Grupo Pachuca. As a consequence, Club Leon's berth was vacant. Club Leon appealed to the
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but was unsuccessful. On May 16th, 2025, FIFA announced a play-in game to determine the last berth to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 between the
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runner-up
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and the top-ranked team of the 2024 Club World Cup Ranking by Confederation Club America to be played on May 31st, 2025. LAFC would go on to win the match with 1-1 on regular time and 2-1 after extra time. LAFC thus was placed in Group D with Chelsea FC (England), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), and
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(Brazil).


Colors, badge, and sponsorship

The club's colors and logo were unveiled on January 7, 2016, at
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. The club's primary colors are black and gold, with red and gray used as accent colors. The
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-inspired logo incorporates a shield outline referencing the city seal, with a winged "LA" monogram and the words "Los Angeles" and "Football Club" in Neutraface. The crest was designed by Matthew Wolff.


Sponsorship

On January 31, 2018, LAFC announced that
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would be the club's first official shirt sponsor in addition to exclusively broadcasting the club's local matches in English. Target was announced as their first sleeve sponsor in October 2019. On March 26, 2021, upon the expiration of its sponsorship contract with YouTube TV, LAFC announced that FLEX, a power tool manufacturer headquartered in Steinheim an der Murr, Germany, would replace YouTube TV as the main shirt sponsor for the club. Four days later, on March 30, 2021, the club announced that Postmates would become the second official sleeve sponsor (joining Target) on a one-year deal for the entirety of the 2021 season. Shortly thereafter, LAFC announced that YouTube TV no longer held exclusive broadcasting rights over English language home matches. Instead, the club chose to partner with two local networks for all English language home games beginning that season. For the club's the 2022 season, LAFC announced on February 26, 2022, that it had partnered with
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to make Rockstar energy drink the exclusive shirt sponsor of its 2022 training kit. The agreement expired at the end of the season. Prior to the 2023 season, on June 14, 2022,
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announced a new media rights partnership with
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giving the tech giant exclusive broadcast rights to all league games via its streaming service,
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, for the next 10 seasons. To promote this new partnership, as well as their new streaming service entitled
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, both MLS and Apple agreed to have the Apple TV+ logo appear on the left kit sleeve of all league teams beginning with the 2023 season. Additionally, Ford, LAFC's Official Domestic Automobile Partner, joined the club's top tier of sustained brand sponsorships - the "Golden Boot Club" - for the 2023 season. This enhanced partnership included Ford receiving promonent logo placement on the team's right kit sleeve.


Stadium

On May 17, 2015, the team chose the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site to build a 22,000-seat stadium for MLS in Exposition Park, estimated to cost $250 million. The site was under a sublease from the
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which managed and operated the Sports Arena and adjacent L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The environmental impact report, arena demolition, and stadium construction were expected to take three years and delay the team's debut to 2018. On May 6, 2016, the
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approved the stadium, clearing a way for the construction of the stadium. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on August 23, 2016. At the event attended by owners and construction crews, LAFC announced a 15-year, $100 million naming rights deal for the stadium with the Banc of California. Demolition of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena began shortly after the groundbreaking and was completed by October 2016. The first public event at the stadium was an open practice and dedication ceremony held on April 18, 2018. The club's first home match was played on April 29, 2018, against
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, with the home side winning 1–0. The lone goal was scored by Laurent Ciman in stoppage time in front of a capacity crowd of 22,000. The stadium was renamed to
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on January 19, 2023. Los Angeles FC shares the stadium with
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side
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beginning in the Spring of 2022. The team became affiliated with LAFC after LAFC took a minority stake in ACFC due to priced warrants issued to LAFC when ACFC signed the lease agreement. Los Angeles FC's training facility is on the
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campus as part of a partnership with the university that began in 2017. The LAFC Performance Center includes of indoor space and a training field with the same grass as the team's home stadium.


Club culture

After the launch, supporters were consulted on many of the club's early decisions including the team colors, the look of the crest and the design of
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, built on land previously held by the LA Sports Arena. Much of the marketing focus was to millennials, which led to the decision to play near downtown Los Angeles. LAFC took a grassroots approach to building the club by founding the LAFC academy and signing younger prospects including Americans Walker Zimmerman and Tristan Blackmon, Portuguese draft pick João Moutinho, and Uruguayan prospect Diego Rossi.


Supporters

LAFC supporters are known collectively as "The 3252". The official capacity of the safe standing supporters section at BMO Stadium is 3,252. When added together, the numbers 3, 2, 5, 2 equal 12, serving as a reference to "the 12th man", and an homage to the supporters of the team. Composed of a variety of supporters groups, The 3252 is the club's independent supporters union, which encompasses a growing number of affiliate supporter groups such as the Black Army 1850, District Nine Ultras, Cuervos, Expo Originals, Tiger Supporter Group (TSG), The Krew, Luckys, Los Angelinos Originales, and Empire Boys. The 3252 also includes independent supporter groups with active season memberships such as LAFC Pride Republic, Lxs Tigres del North End, Offsiders, and 42Originals. The supporter section in the North End of the stadium is only for fans of LAFC. Anyone wearing other team gear is not allowed in the section. The 3252 has several chants that are sung throughout the match in English, Spanish and Korean including: Dale, Dale Black & Gold, This is Los Angeles, Venirte Ver, Aliento de Corazon, Forevermore, Jump for LA Football Club, Que Bonito Es, Dale Alegria a mi Corazon, and Uh Dirado.


Falcon program

The club's falcon program includes three live falcons who participate in various gameday and community events. One falcon is released pre-game by an honorary falconer (usually a celebrity or community figure) and flies around the stadium. The first honorary falconer was co-owner
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. The three falcons are named after famous streets in Los Angeles: "Olly" ( Olvera Street), "Fig" (
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), and "Mel" ( Melrose Avenue).


Rivalries

Since their establishment as an expansion team in 2014, Los Angeles FC have had a fierce rivalry with the LA Galaxy, from Carson, California, the closest MLS team. The rivalry between the two clubs has been dubbed El Tráfico by the supporters of both clubs, a humorous play on El Clásico. Since beginning in the league, LAFC have also had a on-field rivalry with the Seattle Sounders FC. Both teams have competed at the top of the Western Conference tables and the playoffs in the most recent seasons.


LA Galaxy

LAFC have a cross-town rivalry with fellow MLS club
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, who play in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson. The series between the two teams is known as ''El Tráfico'' ( Spanish for "The Traffic"), conversely, Spanish-language speakers and media commonly refer to it as the ''Clásico del Tráfico'' ( English for the "Traffic Classic"). The nickname was coined by MLS fans and adopted by some media outlets following polls by SB Nation blogs LAG Confidential and Angels on Parade. It refers to the notorious traffic congestion in Los Angeles, among the worst in the United States and the world, while serving as a play on " El Clásico". The rivalry has also been called the "Los Angeles Derby", a moniker that was also used for the SuperClasico.


Seattle Sounders FC

LAFC's first game ever played was a 1–0 win at CenturyLink Field over
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on March 4, 2018, marking the earliest starting point of any of LAFC's on-field rivalries. LAFC's first home game at Banc of California Stadium was also a 1–0 win over Seattle, ending in dramatic fashion with a 92nd-minute goal by Laurent Ciman. The next season Seattle got its revenge, defeating LAFC for the first time in the 2019 Western Conference Finals, bringing L.A.'s record-setting season and first MLS Cup hopes to an end. In similar fashion LAFC in 2024 would prevent the Seattle Sounders from their 5th U.S. Open Cup by defeating them in the semifinals 1-0. Beyond these touchstone moments, the rivalry has been carried on by players, coaches and supporters.


Broadcasting

From 2023, every LAFC match is available via
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on the
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, in addition to select matches simulcast linearly on Fox or FS1. Prior to this all-streaming deal, LAFC aired matches on a few stations and one other streaming platform. In 2021 and 2022, all locally broadcast LAFC matches were televised in English by
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. Max Bretos served as the team's lead
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announcer
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carried live games for the team from 2018 to 2020. It marked the first time that a major U.S. professional sports team sold their regional broadcast rights to an online streaming service rather than a traditional television broadcaster or
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. Prior to Apple, locally broadcast LAFC matches were televised in Spanish on
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station KRCA, with Francisco X. Rivera as the lead play-by-play announcer. Regular local radio coverage of LAFC matches is provided in English by KSPN (ESPNLA 710), with Dave Denholm serving as the radio play-by-play announcer. Spanish radio broadcasts are provided by KFWB (980), with Armando Aguayo as the play-by-play announcer. The club also partners with KIRN (670) as part of the station's weekly sports report.


Players and staff


Current roster


Out on loan


Coaching staff


Head coaches history


Team management

In 2016, three local investors—Brandon Beck, Larry Berg and Bennett Rosenthal—took over as managing owners of the club with Berg serving as lead managing owner. As of 2017, chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group and entrepreneur Peter Guber is executive chairman, and venture capitalist
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is vice-chairman. The ownership group in 2019 also included businessman Ruben Gnanalingam. Other part-owners and investors include
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, Natalie Mariduena,
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, Mia Hamm-Garciaparra,
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,
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, Joseph Tsai, Tucker Kain, Kirk Lacob, Mitch Lasky, Mark Leschly, Mike Mahan, Irwin Raij, Tony Robbins, Lon Rosen, Paul Schaeffer, Brandon Schneider, Allen Shapiro, Mark Shapiro, Jason Sugarman, Harry Tsao, and Rick Welts. LAFC's first president was Tom Penn until he stepped down on August 18, 2020 to pursue a PPE business venture. Larry Freedman and John Thorrington took over as Co-presidents. In February 2020, LAFC owners began the process of buying out a 20 percent ownership stake held by Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan. The buyout resulted in a $700 million valuation for the club, the largest on record for a
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team at the time.


Front office


Development system


LAFC 2

On August 4, 2022, LAFC was named as one of 7 MLS-affiliated clubs that would field a team in the
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league beginning in the 2023 season. LAFC launched a reserve team, Los Angeles FC 2 (or LAFC2), for the 2023 season of
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. The team plays at Titan Stadium and is currently coached by Junior Gonzalez.


Coaching staff


Head coach history


LAFC Academy

On February 1, 2016, the club announced the founding of the LAFC Academy. The academy is launching with a fully funded U12 USSDA academy team with a roster of 26 players. Todd Saldana served as academy director until January 16th, 2025. On August 21, 2018, the U-13 squad won the CONCACAF Champions League, as champions of North America. On July 8, 2020, LAFC signed its first three Homegrown players from the academy in Club history – Tony Leone, Christian Torres and Erik Dueñas. On June 9, 2025, LAFC filled the Academy Director position by hiring Toni Hernandez. Toni Hernandez previous position was that of technical coordinator for
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La Masia youth academy spending four years in that position.


Coaching staff


Affiliates


Orange County SC (2016–2018)

Orange County SC, competing in the
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, was affiliated with Los Angeles FC as part of a multi-year affiliation agreement with the team that started on December 7, 2016, and ended after the 2018 season.


Las Vegas Lights FC (2021–2023)

LAFC announced their partnership with USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC. That partnership started on March 12, 2021 and ended in 2023 after the establishment of
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side Los Angeles FC 2.


Angel City FC (2024–present)

On October 8, 2024, it was announced that LAFC took a minority stake in
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side
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which they share BMO Stadium with. The affiliation deal came from priced warrants issued to LAFC when Angel City FC signed a lease agreement to play at BMO Stadium.


Honors


Team

In 2019, LAFC won their first major MLS trophy, the Supporters' Shield. They won it with a record breaking 72 points, in just their second season in existence. In 2022, LAFC won their second Supporters' Shield, becoming the second club to win two shields within their first five seasons (after D.C. United). LAFC capped-off the 2022 season by winning the MLS Cup over the Philadelphia Union. In 2024, LAFC won the U.S. Open Cup with a 3–1 victory against
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. This marked the team’s very first Open Cup win.


Players


Head coaches


Staff


Team records


List of seasons

This is a partial list of the last six seasons completed by LAFC. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Los Angeles FC seasons. 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup,
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,
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,
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, and other competitive continental matches.


Player records


Matches


Goals


Assists


Clean sheets


References


External links

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