# 2017 LA Galaxy season

The 2017 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, and their twenty-second season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.
2017 marked a downturn for the club signalling the end of a dynasty for the Galaxy. It was the first season since 2008 that the Galaxy failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 2, 2017.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 2 | DF | Pele van Anholt | Netherlands |
| 3 | DF | Ashley Cole | England |
| 4 | DF | Dave Romney | United States |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Steres | United States |
| 6 | MF | Baggio Hušidić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 7 | MF | Romain Alessandrini (DP) | France |
| 8 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos | Mexico |
| 10 | FW | Giovani dos Santos (DP) | Mexico |
| 11 | FW | Gyasi Zardes (HGP) | United States |
| 12 | GK | Brian Rowe | United States |
| 13 | MF | Jermaine Jones | United States |
| 14 | DF | Robbie Rogers | United States |
| 15 | FW | Ariel Lassiter | Costa Rica |
| 16 | DF | Nathan Smith | United States |
| 17 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | United States |
| 18 | DF | Bradley Diallo | France |
| 19 | MF | Jaime Villarreal (HGP) | United States |
| 20 | FW | Jack McInerney | United States |
| 21 | DF | Hugo Arellano (HGP) | United States |
| 22 | GK | Jon Kempin | United States |
| 24 | FW | Emmanuel Boateng | Ghana |
| 25 | MF | Rafael Garcia | United States |
| 28 | DF | Michaël Ciani | France |
| 31 | GK | Clément Diop | Senegal |
| 32 | FW | Jack McBean (HGP) | United States |
| 33 | FW | Jose Villarreal (HGP) | United States |
| 38 | FW | Bradford Jamieson IV (HGP) | United States |
| 40 | MF | Raúl Mendiola (HGP) | Mexico |
| 88 | MF | João Pedro | Portugal |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Jack McBean | Coventry City | Loan return. | January 3, 2017 |
| DF | Hugo Arellano | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 13, 2017 |
| MF | Jermaine Jones | Colorado Rapids | Sign. | January 18, 2017 |
| MF | João Pedro | Vitória de Guimarães | Sign. | January 19, 2017 |
| MF | Romain Alessandrini | Marseille | Sign. | January 31, 2017 |
| DF | Bradley Diallo | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | February 28, 2017 |
| MF | Jaime Villarreal | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | March 2, 2017 |
| DF | Nathan Smith | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | March 2, 2017 |
| GK | Jon Kempin | Sporting Kansas City | Sign. | March 3, 2017 |
| FW | Jack McInerney | Portland Timbers | Sign. | April 18, 2017 |
| DF | Pele van Anholt | Willem II | Sign. | July 12, 2017 |
| MF | Jonathan dos Santos | Villareal | Sign. | July 27, 2017 |
| DF | Michaël Ciani | Free agent. | Last played for Lorient. | September 2, 2017 |

#### Player rights

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| MF | Miguel Aguilar | D.C. United | Traded for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft 4th round pick. | December 12, 2016 | |
| MF | Jermaine Jones | Colorado Rapids | Traded for the 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick. | December 13, 2016 | |

#### Draft picks

The LA Galaxy passed on making a selection with the 81st overall pick.

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Steven Gerrard | None | Retired. | November 15, 2016 |
| FW | Robbie Keane | | Departed at the end of the 2016 season. | November 17, 2016 |
| DF | Leonardo | Houston Dynamo | Option declined; selected by Houston Dynamo in 2nd Stage of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft. | December 12, 2016 |
| MF | Jeff Larentowicz | Atlanta United FC | Signed as a free agent. | December 14, 2016 |
| FW | Mike Magee | None | Retired. | January 4, 2017 |
| DF | A. J. DeLaGarza | Houston Dynamo | $125,000 in General Allocation Money and $50,000 in Targeted Allocation Money. | January 13, 2017 |
| FW | Alan Gordon | Colorado Rapids | Free agent. | January 23, 2017 |
| DF | Oscar Sorto | Orange County SC | Sign. | February 9, 2017 |
| GK | Dan Kennedy | None | Retired. | April 11, 2017 |
| DF | Jelle Van Damme | Royal Antwerp | $235,000. | August 18, 2017 |

## Competitions
### Preseason

The first preseason match was announced on December 9, 2016. The full preseason schedule was released on January 20, 2017.

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 18 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 39 |
| 19 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
| 21 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 32 |
| 22 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |

##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 45 |
| 9 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 36 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 33 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 32 |

#### Regular season

All times in Pacific Time Zone.

### U.S. Open Cup
#### Fourth round

The pairing for the fourth round was announced on May 18, 2017.

#### Round of 16

The draw for this round was held on June 15, 2017.

#### Quarterfinal
## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Romain Alessandrini | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Giovani dos Santos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 24 | Emmanuel Boateng | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 38 | Bradford Jamieson IV | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 5 | Daniel Steres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 32 | Jack McBean | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 32 | Ariel Lassiter | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Gyasi Zardes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | David Romney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 37 | Jelle Van Damme | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 13 | Jermaine Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Ashley Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 88 | João Pedro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 33 | Jose Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 8 | Jonathan dos Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 28 | Michaël Ciani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 6 | 48 |
As of October 22.