# 2020 LA Galaxy season

The 2020 LA Galaxy season was the club's twenty-fifth season of existence, their twenty-fifth in Major League Soccer.
On March 12, 2020, the Major League Soccer has suspended all games, for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. On March 19, 2020, the suspension was extended with a target return date of May 10.
On June 10, 2020, the MLS is Back Tournament was announced, and began on July 8.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of August 20, 2020
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | David Bingham | United States |
| 2 | MF | Perry Kitchen | United States |
| 3 | DF | Emiliano Insúa | Argentina |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Steres | United States |
| 8 | MF | Jonathan dos Santos (DP) | Mexico |
| 10 | FW | Cristian Pavón (on loan from Boca Juniors) | Argentina |
| 11 | MF | Yony González | Colombia |
| 12 | GK | Eric Lopez (HG) | United States |
| 14 | FW | Javier Hernández (DP) | Mexico |
| 15 | MF | Joe Corona | United States |
| 16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | United States |
| 17 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | United States |
| 18 | GK | Justin Vom Steeg | United States |
| 19 | DF | Diedie Traore | France |
| 20 | DF | Nick DePuy | United States |
| 21 | DF | Giancarlo González | Costa Rica |
| 22 | DF | Julian Araujo | United States |
| 24 | DF | Danilo Acosta | United States |
| 25 | DF | Rolf Feltscher | Venezuela |
| 26 | MF | Efraín Álvarez (HG) | Mexico |
| 27 | MF | Emil Cuello | Argentina |
| 28 | MF | Kai Koreniuk | United States |
| 29 | FW | Ethan Zubak (HG) | United States |
| 31 | FW | Gordon Wild | Germany |
| 33 | GK | Jonathan Klinsmann | United States |
| 56 | MF | Jonathan Perez (HG) | United States |
| 60 | FW | Cameron Dunbar (HG) | United States |
| 67 | MF | Carlos Harvey | Panama |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Danilo Acosta | Real Salt Lake | Selected in the 2019 MLS End-of-Year Waiver Draft. Signed on January 8, 2020. | November 25, 2019 |
| MF | Sacha Kljestan | Orlando City SC | Signed as a free agent. | December 11, 2019 |
| MF | Aleksandar Katai | Chicago Fire FC | Signed through Targeted Allocation Money. | December 31, 2019 |
| DF | Emiliano Insúa | VfB Stuttgart | Sign. | January 1, 2020 |
| GK | Eric Lopez | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | January 15, 2020 |
| FW | Javier Hernández | Sevilla | Signed as a Designated Player. | January 21, 2020 |
| DF | Nick DePuy | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | February 5, 2020 |
| FW | Cameron Dunbar | LA Galaxy Academy | Sign. | February 20, 2020 |
| MF | Jonathan Perez | LA Galaxy Academy | Sign. | February 21, 2020 |
| FW | Gordon Wild | D. C. United | Sign. | February 25, 2020 |
| MF | Kai Koreniuk | LA Galaxy II | Sign. | June 25, 2020 |
| MF | Carlos Harvey | LA Galaxy II | Loan. | June 26, 2020 |
| MF | Yony González | Benfica | Loan. | August 19, 2020 |
| GK | Jonathan Klinsmann | St. Gallen | Sign. | August 20, 2020 |

#### Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick |
| January 9, 2020 | Tom Smart | DF | Akron | Round 2 – 45th pick |
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | | | Round 3 – 71st pick |
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | | | Round 4 – 81st pick |
| January 13, 2020 | PASS | | | Round 4 – 97th pick |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Chris Pontius | Retired. | | October 29, 2019 |
| DF | Dave Romney | Nashville SC | $225,000 in General Allocation Money | November 12, 2019 |
| FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | AC Milan | Out of contract | November 13, 2019 |
| MF | Favio Álvarez | UNAM | Loan expired | November 21, 2019 |
| DF | Diego Polenta | Olimpia | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| MF | Juninho | Retired. | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| MF | João Pedro | Tondela | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| DF | Tomas Hilliard-Arce | Sacramento Republic FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| MF | Servando Carrasco | Fort Lauderdale CF | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| GK | Matt Lampson | Columbus Crew | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| DF | Hugo Arellano | | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| FW/MF | Uriel Antuna | Guadalajara | Loan expired | November 21, 2019 |
| MF | Romain Alessandrini | Qingdao Huanghai | Out of contract | January 20, 2020 |
| DF | Jørgen Skjelvik | OB | Loan | January 31, 2020 |
| MF | Aleksandar Katai | Red Star Belgrade | Released | June 5, 2020 |

## Competitions
### Preseason

The first preseason games were announced on December 11, 2019.

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

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 |
| 20 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Chicago Fire FC | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 23 | 1.00 |

##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 21 | 0.91 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

#### Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
All times in Pacific Time Zone.

#### MLS is Back Tournament

The MLS is Back Tournament is a one-off tournament during the 2020 Major League Soccer season to mark the league's return to action from the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament will feature a group stage, which will count toward the regular season standings, followed by a knockout round. The LA Galaxy competed in Group F. The schedule was released on July 24, 2020.
Group F results :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
All times in Pacific Time Zone.

### U.S. Open Cup

US Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on August 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Leagues Cup

Major League Soccer announced the cancellation of the tournament on May 19, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on February 29, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | David Bingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA | Eric Lopez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Justin Vom Steeg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ARG | Emiliano Insúa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Daniel Steres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Diedie Traore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Nick DePuy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CRC | Giancarlo González | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Julian Araujo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Danilo Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | VEN | Rolf Feltscher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 2 | MF | USA | Perry Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SRB | Aleksandar Katai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Jonathan dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Joe Corona | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MEX | Efrain Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Emil Cuello | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | NED | Kai Koreniuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | MF | USA | Jonathan Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | ARG | Cristian Pavón | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | MEX | Javier Hernández | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | USA | Ethan Zubak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | GER | Gordon Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | USA | Cameron Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||||