Los Angeles FC
| Los Angeles FC | |||
| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | Los Angeles Football Club | ||
| Seat | Los Angeles , California , USA | ||
| founding | October 30, 2014 | ||
| owner | Tom Penn Peter Guber Henry Nguyen and many more. |
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| president | Tom Penn | ||
| Website | lafc.com | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Bob Bradley | ||
| Venue | Banc of California Stadium | ||
| Places | 22,000 | ||
| league | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2019 | Western Conference: 1st place Overall table: 1st place Play-offs: Conference finals |
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The Los Angeles Football Club , in short Los Angeles FC or just LAFC , is a franchise of professional football - League Major League Soccer (MLS). It was founded in 2014 and has been participating in MLS games since the 2018 season.
The franchise took over the license of the dissolved MLS franchise CD Chivas USA .
Stadion
The owner group announced the construction of a new football stadium called Banc of California Stadium in the Los Angeles area, which can hold 22,000 spectators. In May 2015 the plans for the construction were published. The stadium was built for 350 million US dollars on the property of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena . Construction work began on August 23, 2016. The opening was celebrated on April 18, 2018.
owner
The entrepreneur Peter Gruber acts as the managing chairman. He is also the co-owner of the NBA franchise Golden State Warriors and the MLB franchise Los Angeles Dodgers . Former NBA official Tom Penn is president of the club. Henry Nguyen supports the two as vice chairman and is also one of the main donors of the franchise. Larry Berg, Brandon Beck and Bennett Rosenthal act as "Managing Owners". The Malaysian businessmen Ruben Gnanalingam and Vincent Tan are also represented in the owner group and bear the title of "Director".
There are also 19 other owners or investors. Here are the former basketball player Magic Johnson , the former baseball player Nomar Garciaparra and his wife, the former national soccer player Mia Hamm , as well as Chad Hurley (co-founder of YouTube ), Will Ferrell (actor) and Anthony Robbins (author and NLP coach) as Active sponsors.
Youth and player development
On February 1, 2016, the LAFC Academy was founded as a youth and development facility for the franchise. At the start, a U-12 team consisting of 26 players will play in the US Soccer Development Academy leagues.
First season 2018
The club played the first MLS game in the history of the LAFC away from the Seattle Sounders , where they won 1-0 in front of almost 40,000 spectators. The winning goal scorer and the first competitive goal for LAFC was scored by 20-year-old Uruguayan Diego Rossi . The second game of the season was played away at Real Salt Lake City , where they won 5-1.
Employees and players
In December 2015, the former US international John Thorrington was presented as the person responsible for all sporting matters.
On March 23, 2017, Carlos Alvarez was signed as the first player in the franchise. This is loaned to Orange County SC until the start of the league . In April 2017, the Nigerian Monday Etim was signed. This is also on loan to Orange County SC. In August 2017, the Mexican national player Carlos Vela was signed as the most prominent player to date. He will move from Real Sociedad to LAFC on January 1, 2018 .
On July 27, 2017, Bob Bradley was introduced as the franchise's first coach.
Current squad
As of August 5, 2019
| No. | Nat. | Surname | birthday | in the team since | MLS player status |
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| goal | |||||
| 1 |
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Tyler Miller | March 12 1993 | 2018 | |
| 23 |
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Pablo Sisniega | July 7, 1995 | 2019 | |
| 40 |
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Phillip Ejimadu | Aug 31, 1999 | 2019 | |
| Defense | |||||
| 2 |
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Jordan Harvey | Jan. 28, 1984 | 2018 | |
| 3 |
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Steven Beitashour | Feb. 1, 1987 | 2018 | |
| 4th |
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Eddie Segura | Feb. 2, 1997 | 2019 | |
| 5 |
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Dejan Jakovic | July 16, 1985 | 2018 | |
| 6th |
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Danilo Silva | Nov 24, 1986 | 2018 | |
| 13 |
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Mohamed El-Munir | Apr 8, 1992 | 2018 | |
| 19th |
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Lamar Batista | 7th Mar 1998 | 2019 | |
| 25th |
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Walker Zimmerman | May 19, 1993 | 2017 | |
| 27 |
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Tristan Blackmon | Aug 12, 1996 | 2018 | |
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Andy Najar | 16. Mar. 1993 | 2020 | ||
| midfield | |||||
| 7th |
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Latif Blessing | Dec 30, 1996 | 2018 | |
| 11 |
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Peter-Lee Vassell | 15th Mar 1999 | 2019 | |
| 14th |
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Mark-Anthony Kaye | Dec 2, 1994 | 2018 | |
| 15th |
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Alejandro Guido | 22 Mar 1994 | 2019 | |
| 16 |
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Javier Perez | 29 Mar 1996 | 2019 | |
| 20th |
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Eduard Atuesta | June 18, 1997 | 2018 | |
| 24 |
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Lee Nguyen | Oct 7, 1986 | 2018 | |
| Storm | |||||
| 9 |
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Diego Rossi | 5th Mar 1998 | 2018 | DP |
| 10 |
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Carlos Vela | 1st Mar 1989 | 2018 | DP |
| 19th |
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Josh Perez | Jan. 21, 1998 | 2018 | |
| 21st |
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Christian Ramirez | Apr 4, 1991 | 2018 | |
| 22nd |
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Rodolfo Zelaya | 3rd July 1988 | 2019 | |
| 26th |
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Adrien Perez | Oct 13, 1995 | 2019 | |
| 99 |
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Adama Diomande | Feb. 14, 1990 | 2018 | |
Previous players
→ see main article: List of Los Angeles FC players
Coaching staff
As of August 5, 2019
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Bob Bradley (Trainer)
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Ante Razov (assistant coach)
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Kenny Arena (assistant coach)
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Zak Abdel (goalkeeping coach)
Previous trainers
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Bob Bradley (since 2017)
Fan scene
Even before the club took part in the league, there was a wide fan scene. Since it was founded, there have been two fan clubs, the " District 9 Ultras " and the " Black Army 1850 ", which had already supported the predecessor CD Chivas USA . More fan clubs soon formed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ lafc.com: LAFC Stadium (English)
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Most expensive MLS stadium planned so far Article from May 20, 2015
- ↑ latimes.com: Expansion LA soccer team plans new stadium on Sports Arena site Article from May 17, 2015
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: LAFC stadium opens article from April 19, 2018
- ↑ Our Ownership. In: lafc.com. LAFC Sports, LLC, accessed August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ US Soccer Development Academy Adds 56 Clubs at Under-12 Division for 2016-17 Season . February 1, 2016.
- ^ LAFC Academy. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
- ↑ LAFC introduces former MLSer John Thorrington as executive VP of soccer operations. In: www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer, December 8, 2015, accessed August 25, 2016 .
- ^ Former Second-Overall Pick in MLS SuperDraft to Join Orange County SC. In: orangecountysoccer.com. March 23, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Vela confirms move to Los Angeles . ( transfermarkt.de [accessed on August 9, 2017]).
- ^ Roster - Los Angeles Football Club. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Technical Staff. Retrieved August 5, 2019 .
Eastern Conference: Atlanta United | Chicago Fire | FC Cincinnati | Columbus Crew | DC United | Inter Miami | Montreal Impact | New England Revolution | New York City FC | New York Red Bulls | Orlando City | Philadelphia Union | Toronto FC
Western Conference: Colorado Rapids | FC Dallas | Houston Dynamo | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles FC | Minnesota United | Nashville SC | Portland Timbers | Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle Sounders | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver Whitecaps
Future Franchises: Austin FC (2021) | Charlotte (2022) | Sacramento Republic (2023) | St. Louis City (2023)
Former franchises: CD Chivas USA (2005–2014) | Miami Fusion (1998-2001) | Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996-2001)