# 2010 Chivas USA season

The 2010 Chivas USA season was the sixth season of the team's existence.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 14, 2010 | 18 | MF | Blair Gavin | Akron Zips | SuperDraft Round one |
| January 14, 2010 | | DF | Kevin Tangney | Maryland Terrapins | SuperDraft Round three |
| January 14, 2010 | | MF | Isaac Kissi | Dayton Flyers | SuperDraft Round three |
| January 14, 2010 | 21 | MF | Ben Zemanski | Akron Zips | SuperDraft Round three |
| January 14, 2010 | | MF | Chris Ross | Colgate Raiders | SuperDraft Round four |
| February 1, 2010 | 7 | MF | Osael Romero | Vista Hermosa | Loan |
| March 12, 2010 | 4 | DF | Michael Umaña | Municipal Liberia | Undisclosed |
| March 25, 2010 | 23 | DF | Carlos Borja | Tapatio | Free |
| April 4, 2010 | 12 | DF | Darío Delgado | Puntarenas | Loan |
| April 30, 2010 | 15 | MF | José Macotelo | Puntarenas | Loan |
| June 4, 2010 | 33 | DF | Alex Zotincă | Unattached | Free |
| June 25, 2010 | 26 | MF | Paulo Nagamura | Tigres UANL | Undisclosed |
| July 8, 2010 | 20 | FW | Giancarlo Maldonado | Atlante | Loan |
| July 14, 2010 | 24 | MF | Rodolfo Espinoza | Universitario | Undisclosed |
| July 21, 2010 | 15 | MF | Sal Zizzo | Hannover 96 | Lottery |
| August 25, 2010 | 59 | MF | Bryan de la Fuente | Chivas USA U-18 | Promoted |
| August 2010 | 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | LA Galaxy | Trade |
| | 32 | GK | Kevin Guppy | | |

### Out

| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes |
| November 25, 2009 | 4 | DF | Shavar Thomas | Philadelphia Union | Expansion Draft |
| | 9 | FW | Ante Razov | Retired | Retired |
| January 14, 2010 | 5 | MF | Paulo Nagamura | Tigres UANL | |
| January 21, 2010 | 7 | MF | Kevin Harmse | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| January 26, 2010 | 3 | DF | Jim Curtin | | Waived |
| January 26, 2010 | 23 | MF | Bojan Stepanović | Drava Ptuj | Waived |
| January 8, 2010 | 99 | FW | Eduardo Lillingston | Tijuana | Loan |
| February 5, 2010 | 15 | MF | Jesse Marsch | Retired | Retired |
| March 19, 2010 | 21 | GK | Lance Parker | Miami F.C. | |
| March 25, 2010 | 12 | MF | Carey Talley | D.C. United | Released |
| March 26, 2010 | 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez | Retired | Retired |
| March 2010 | 18 | MF | Sasha Victorine | Retired | Retired |
| June 10, 2010 | 16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | Anderlecht | Undisclosed |
| July 1, 2010 | 15 | MF | José Macotelo | Puntarenas | Loan Return |
| July 1, 2010 | 29 | FW | Maicon | Bonsucesso | Loan Return |
| July 20, 2010 | 99 | FW | Eduardo Lillingston | UACJ | Loan |
| August 6, 2010 | 14 | MF | Gerson Mayen | Miami FC | Loan |
| August 6, 2010 | 77 | FW | Chukwudi Chijindu | Miami FC | Loan |
| | 7 | MF | Osael Romero | Vista Hermosa | Loan Return |
| | 9 | FW | Maykel Galindo | Tampa Bay | Loan |

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | GK | (1982-07-22)July 22, 1982 (aged 28) | Municipal Iquique | 2008 | | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Zach Thornton | GK | (1973-10-10)October 10, 1973 (aged 37) | New York Red Bulls | 2008 | | 39 | 0 |
| 32 | Kevin Guppy | GK | (1987-01-29)January 29, 1987 (aged 23) | | 2010 | | | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | Michael Umaña | DF | (1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 28) | Municipal Liberia | 2010 | | | |
| 6 | Ante Jazić | DF | (1976-02-26)February 26, 1976 (aged 34) | LA Galaxy | 2009 | | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Darío Delgado | DF | (1985-12-14)December 14, 1985 (aged 24) | loan from Puntarenas | 2010 | | | |
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 25) | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | | | |
| 23 | Carlos Borja | DF | (1988-01-18)January 18, 1988 (aged 22) | Tapatio | 2010 | | | |
| 33 | Alex Zotincă | DF | (1977-01-22)January 22, 1977 (aged 33) | Kansas City Wizards | 2010 | | 30 | 0 |
| 45 | Yamith Cuesta | DF | (1989-04-17)April 17, 1989 (aged 21) | loan from Expreso Rojo | 2009 | 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Marcelo Saragosa | MF | (1982-01-22)January 22, 1982 (aged 28) | FC Dallas | 2009 | | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Mariano Trujillo | MF | (1977-05-19)May 19, 1977 (aged 33) | Atlante | 2009 | | 21 | 0 |
| 11 | Michael Lahoud | MF | (1986-09-15)September 15, 1986 (aged 24) | Carolina Dynamo | 2009 | | 19 | 1 |
| 15 | Sal Zizzo | MF | (1987-04-02)April 2, 1987 (aged 23) | Hannover 96 | 2010 | | | |
| 18 | Blair Gavin | MF | (1989-01-08)January 8, 1989 (aged 21) | Academy Bradenton | 2010 | | | |
| 19 | Jorge Flores | MF | (1989-09-16)September 16, 1989 (aged 21) | Chivas USA Academy | 2007 | | 24 | 3 |
| 21 | Ben Zemanski | MF | (1988-05-12)May 12, 1988 (aged 22) | Cleveland Internationals | 2010 | | | |
| 24 | Rodolfo Espinoza | MF | (1988-06-14)June 14, 1988 (aged 22) | Universitario | 2010 | | | |
| 26 | Paulo Nagamura | MF | (1983-03-02)March 2, 1983 (aged 27) | Tigres UANL | 2010 | | 83 | 8 |
| 28 | César Zamora | MF | (1991-05-27)May 27, 1991 (aged 19) | Chivas USA Academy | 2009 | | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Bryan de la Fuente | MF | (1992-07-01)July 1, 1992 (aged 18) | Chivas USA Academy | 2010 | | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Maykel Galindo | FW | (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 29) | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | | 65 | 18 |
| 10 | Jesús Padilla | FW | (1987-05-03)May 3, 1987 (aged 23) | loan from Guadalajara | 2009 | 2010 | 13 | 1 |
| 16 | Alan Gordon | FW | (1987-03-31)March 31, 1987 (aged 23) | LA Galaxy | 2010 | | | |
| 17 | Justin Braun | FW | (1987-03-31)March 31, 1987 (aged 23) | Olympique Montreux | 2008 | | 45 | 8 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Maldonado | FW | (1982-06-29)June 29, 1982 (aged 28) | loan from Atlante | 2010 | | | |
| 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | FW | (1986-02-20)February 20, 1986 (aged 24) | Connecticut Huskies | 2009 | | 12 | 1 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 9 | Maykel Galindo | FW | (1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 29) | Seattle Sounders | 2007 | | 65 | 18 |
| 14 | Gerson Mayen | MF | (1989-02-09)February 9, 1989 (aged 21) | Chivas USA Academy | 2008 | | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | FW | (1986-02-20)February 20, 1986 (aged 24) | Connecticut Huskies | 2009 | | 12 | 1 |
| Left Chivas USA ||||||||||
| 7 | Osael Romero | MF | (1986-04-18)April 18, 1986 (aged 24) | loan return Vista Hermosa | 2010 | | | |
| 15 | José Macotelo | MF | (1985-07-12)July 12, 1985 (aged 25) | Puntarenas | 2010 | 2010 | | |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | MF | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 25) | Anderlecht | 2006 | | | |
| 29 | Maicon | FW | (1984-04-18)April 18, 1984 (aged 26) | Bonsucesso | 2009 | 2010 | 12 | 2 |

### Management
## North American SuperLiga

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Houston Dynamo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Puebla | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chivas USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Pachuca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |

## Competitions
### MLS
#### League table

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

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009 Source: Major League Soccer Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
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#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics

    As of Match played October 23, 2010

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Dan Kennedy | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CRC | Michael Umaña | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Marcelo Saragosa | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Ante Jazić | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Mariano Trujillo | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Jesús Padilla | 26 | 6 | 14+12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SLE | Michael Lahoud | 24 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CRC | Darío Delgado | 22 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Jonathan Bornstein | 21 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Sal Zizzo | 10 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Justin Braun | 28 | 9 | 24+4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Blair Gavin | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Jorge Flores | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | VEN | Giancarlo Maldonado | 10 | 2 | 7+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Ben Zemanski | 22 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | Zach Thornton | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Carlos Borja | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MEX | Rodolfo Espinoza | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BRA | Paulo Nagamura | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | USA | Kevin Guppy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ROU | Alex Zotincă | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | COL | Yamith Cuesta | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | USA | Bryan de la Fuente | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Chivas USA on loan: ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CUB | Maykel Galindo | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | USA | Chukwudi Chijindu | 12 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Gerson Mayen | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Chivas USA during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | SLV | Osael Romero | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CRC | José Macotelo | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Maicon | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Justin Braun | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Jesús Padilla | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 18 | Blair Gavin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 20 | Giancarlo Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 77 | Chukwudi Chijindu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 29 | Maicon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Maykel Galindo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Osael Romero | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 23 | Carlos Borja | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 26 | Paulo Nagamura | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Alan Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 19 | Jorge Flores | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 24 | Rodolfo Espinoza | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 11 | Michael Lahoud | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 31 | 5 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Dan Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Michael Umaña | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Marcelo Saragosa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Ante Jazić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Osael Romero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mariano Trujillo | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Jesús Padilla | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Michael Lahoud | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Darío Delgado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Gerson Mayen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Alan Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Justin Braun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Ben Zemanski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Zach Thornton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Carlos Borja | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Rodolfo Espinoza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Paulo Nagamura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | Yamith Cuesta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 |