# 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The 2011 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 17th year of existence as well as their 16th season in Major League Soccer and their 16th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Supporters' Shield titleholders.
Most notably, the Galaxy became the third straight team to win consecutive Supporters' Shields, after D.C. United (2006–07) and Columbus Crew (2008–09). The Galaxy clinched their fourth Shield on October 8, after Seattle Sounders FC lost 0–2 at home to Philadelphia Union. They also won their third MLS Cup, defeating Houston Dynamo 1–0 in the final.
Outside of league play, the Galaxy participated in the CONCACAF Champions League and the U.S. Open Cup, reaching the Quarterfinals in both competitions. Along with these competitive tournaments, the Galaxy played in the friendly-match World Football Challenge, losing to Real Madrid and drawing to Manchester City.
Their record in all competitions (yet excluding their Asia-Pacific tour) was 28–9–11, earning 95/144 points from 48 matches.

## Season summary
### Preseason

The Galaxy had a busy month in January, mostly with transfers. On January 10, club striker, and Golden Boot-finalist, Edson Buddle left the Galaxy to sign with second division German club, Ingolstadt 04 through the end of the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season.
On January 9, 2010, rumors about David Beckham potentially ending his three-and-a-half-year MLS career by signing with Tottenham Hotspur or going on loan with the Premier League club ended. The Galaxy announced that Beckham would be training with Tottenham for two weeks, before joining Los Angeles for the start of pre-season training. The news made it the first time since 2008 that Beckham did not go on an off-season loan to Europe.

### Regular season
#### March

   "We just did not play well. None of our guys had a good game. That's pretty obvious..."
The Galaxy opened the MLS regular season with a 0–1 victory over the Sounders at Qwest Field in rainy Seattle on March 15. Second-year midfielder Juninho had the lone goal of the match. Although they were back home at the Home Depot Center for the second match of the season on March 20, the Galaxy once again played in the rain. A rare Southern California rainstorm made for difficult conditions in the 1–1 draw with the New England Revolution. Juninho scored the equalizer for the Galaxy, his second goal of the season – which already matched his goal total from his debut 2010 season. The toughest test of the early season came on March 26 – and the Galaxy failed. Traveling to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah without captain Landon Donovan (who was away on international duty with the USA national team), the Galaxy lost 4–1 to Real Salt Lake. To be fair, Rio Tinto is a difficult venue for any visiting club, as Real hasn't lost at home in nearly two years. The only consolation was seeing Juan Pablo Ángel open his Galaxy goal account in his first start for his new club. Ángel had been suffering from a virus and didn't start the first two matches (though he did come on as a substitute in the second half against the Revolution).

#### April

The Galaxy rebounded from the loss to Real Salt Lake with a 1–0 victory over the Philadelphia Union at the Home Depot Center on April 2. Donovan Ricketts and Omar Gonzalez saw their first action of the season after recovering from minor injuries. Leonardo headed in a David Beckham free kick in the 33rd minute for the game's only goal. It was the defender's first goal in a Galaxy shirt. A 53rd minute red card for Chris Birchall meant that the Galaxy had to spend the majority of the second half protecting their narrow lead a man down.
Next up was a 3-games-in-8-days cross-country road trip. To complicate matters, the Galaxy would be without captain Landon Donovan, who did not travel with the club while he nursed a knee injury. The first match of the trip came at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., on April 9. Mike Magee nodded in a Beckham corner to give the Galaxy the early lead. But Charlie Davies drew a dubious penalty and converted from the spot himself in the 90th minute to save the draw for D.C. United. The squad traveled to Toronto to take on Toronto FC 4 days later. The fans at BMO Field saw a largely unentertaining affair resulting in a scoreless draw. Most notable from a Galaxy perspective was the sending off of Juninho in stoppage time of the 2nd half. Also, Beckham received his 5th yellow card of the season in the 44th minute. These two events meant that the Galaxy would be without 3/4ths of their preferred midfield (Donovan, Beckham, and Juninho) when they finished their trip on April 17 in Bridgeview, Illinois against the Chicago Fire. Yet it was no problem as the Galaxy won 1–2 behind goals from Chad Barrett and Gonzalez with Miguel López providing the assists on both goals. Although there was one concerning casualty on the Toyota Park field – Leonardo picked up a right knee injury late in the match. It was revealed a couple days later that he tore the ACL and LCL in the knee, and he is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Heading home to LA, the Galaxy had picked up a very respectable 5 points on their travels.

## Squad
### Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | JAM | Donovan Ricketts |
| 2 | DF | USA | Todd Dunivant |
| 3 | DF | USA | Gregg Berhalter |
| 4 | DF | USA | Omar Gonzalez |
| 5 | DF | USA | Sean Franklin |
| 6 | DF | USA | Frankie Hejduk |
| 7 | MF | USA | Jovan Kirovski |
| 8 | MF | TRI | Chris Birchall |
| 10 | FW | USA | Landon Donovan (captain) |
| 11 | FW | USA | Chad Barrett |
| 12 | GK | PUR | Josh Saunders |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane |
| 15 | MF | NZL | Dan Keat |
| 16 | MF | USA | Héctor Jiménez |
| 17 | FW | USA | Adam Cristman |
| 18 | FW | USA | Mike Magee |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Juninho (on loan from São Paulo) |
| 20 | DF | USA | A. J. DeLaGarza |
| 21 | MF | USA | Dustin McCarty |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Leonardo (on loan from São Paulo) |
| 23 | MF | ENG | David Beckham |
| 24 | GK | USA | Brian Perk |
| 25 | MF | ARG | Miguel López (on loan from Quilmes) |
| 26 | MF | USA | Michael Stephens |
| 27 | FW | USA | Bryan Jordan |
| 28 | DF | USA | Ryan Thomas |
| 30 | MF | URU | Paolo Cardozo |
| 32 | FW | USA | Jack McBean |
| 33 | DF | USA | Sean Alvarado |
| 55 | DF | USA | Joshua Kelly |
| 29 | DF | USA | Dasan Robinson |
Last updated: August 19, 2011. Source: LA Galaxy

### Squad information

| No. | Player | Birthday | At LAG since | Previous club | MLS appearances | MLS goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Donovan Ricketts | (1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 47) | 2009 | Village United | 59 | 0 |
| 12 | Josh Saunders | (1981-03-02) March 2, 1981 (age 43) | 2009 | Miami FC | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Brian Perk | (1989-07-21) July 21, 1989 (age 35) | 2010 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Todd Dunivant | (1980-12-26) December 26, 1980 (age 44) | 2009 | Toronto FC | 59 | 2 |
| 3 | Gregg Berhalter | (1973-08-01) August 1, 1973 (age 51) | 2009 | 1860 Munich | 41 | 0 |
| 4 | Omar Gonzalez | (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 36) | 2009 | Maryland Terrapins | 62 | 4 |
| 5 | Sean Franklin | (1985-03-21) March 21, 1985 (age 39) | 2008 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 72 | 0 |
| 6 | Frankie Hejduk | (1974-08-05) August 5, 1974 (age 50) | 2011 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | A. J. DeLaGarza | (1987-11-04) November 4, 1987 (age 37) | 2009 | Maryland Terrapins | 44 | 2 |
| 22 | Leonardo | (1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 37) | 2010 | on loan from São Paulo | 17 | 1 |
| 28 | Ryan Thomas | (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989 (age 35) | 2011 | Stanford Cardinal | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Joshua Kelly | (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989 (age 35) | 2011 | University of California, Riverside | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dasan Robinson | (1984-06-06) June 6, 1984 (age 40) | 2011 | Toronto FC | 85 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | Jovan Kirovski | (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 48) | 2008 | San Jose Earthquakes | 46 | 6 |
| 8 | Chris Birchall | (1984-05-05) May 5, 1984 (age 40) | 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 0 |
| 15 | Dan Keat | (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 (age 37) | 2011 | Team Wellington | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Héctor Jiménez | (1988-11-03) November 3, 1988 (age 36) | 2011 | California Golden Bears | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Juninho | (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 36) | 2010 | on loan from São Paulo | 31 | 4 |
| 21 | Dustin McCarty | (1988-10-12) October 12, 1988 (age 36) | 2011 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | David Beckham | (1975-05-02) May 2, 1975 (age 49) | 2007 | Real Madrid | 63 | 11 |
| 25 | Miguel López | (1988-06-09) June 9, 1988 (age 36) | 2011 | on loan from Quilmes | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Michael Stephens | (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989 (age 35) | 2010 | Chicago Fire Premier | 25 | 1 |
| 30 | Paolo Cardozo | (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 35) | 2011 | Quilmes | 5 | 0 |
| Strikers ||||||||
| 10 | Landon Donovan | (1982-03-04) March 4, 1982 (age 42) | 2005 | Bayer Leverkusen | 148 | 71 |
| 11 | Chad Barrett | (1985-04-30) April 30, 1985 (age 39) | 2011 | Toronto FC | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Robbie Keane | (1980-07-08) July 8, 1980 (age 44) | 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Adam Cristman | (1985-01-08) January 8, 1985 (age 40) | 2011 | D.C. United | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Magee | (1984-09-02) September 2, 1984 (age 40) | 2009 | New York Red Bulls | 44 | 4 |
| 27 | Bryan Jordan | (1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 39) | 2008 | Portland Timbers | 37 | 2 |
| 32 | Jack McBean | (1994-12-15) December 15, 1994 (age 30) | 2011 | IMG Soccer Academy | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: August 17, 2011. Source: LA Galaxy

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 15, 2010 | Juan Pablo Ángel | FW | New York Red Bulls | Re-Entry Draft |
| December 15, 2010 | Luke Sassano | MF | New York Red Bulls | Re-Entry Draft, subsequently traded |
| December 15, 2010 | Frankie Hejduk | DF | Sporting Kansas City | Acquired in exchange for Luke Sassano |
| January 11, 2011 | Adam Cristman | FW | D.C. United | Acquired in exchange for a Supplemental Draft pick |
| January 13, 2011 | Chad Barrett | FW | Toronto F.C. | Acquired in exchange for undisclosed future considerations |
| February 14, 2011 | Paolo Cardozo | MF | Quilmes | SuperDraft, 1st round |
| February 14, 2011 | Héctor Jiménez | MF | University of California, Berkeley | SuperDraft, 2nd round |
| February 14, 2011 | Dan Keat | MF | Dartmouth College | Supplemental Draft, 1st round |
| February 14, 2011 | Ryan Thomas | DF | Stanford University | Supplemental Draft, 1st round |
| February 14, 2011 | Dustin McCarty | MF | University of North Carolina | Supplemental Draft, 2nd round |
| March 16, 2011 | Sean Alvarado | DF | Unattached | Free |
| May 11, 2011 | Kyle Davies | DF | Unattached | Free |
| August 15, 2011 | Robbie Keane | FW | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed, believed to be roughly $4M transfer fee |
| September 15, 2011 | Dasan Robinson | DF | Toronto FC | Acquired for Kyle Davies |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 15, 2010 | Eddie Lewis | MF | None | Retired |
| November 15, 2010 | Chris Klein | MF | None | Retired |
| December 3, 2010 | Dema Kovalenko | MF | None | Option declined, retired |
| December 15, 2010 | Tristan Bowen | FW | Chivas USA | Traded for allocation money |
| December 15, 2010 | Luke Sassano | MF | Sporting Kansas City | Traded for Frankie Hejduk |
| January 1, 2011 | Alex Cazumba | MF | São Paulo | Loan expired, option declined |
| January 10, 2011 | Edson Buddle | FW | Ingolstadt 04 | Undisclosed |
| January 26, 2011 | Yohance Marshall | DF | Vermont Voltage | Option declined, free transfer |
| August 17, 2011 | Juan Pablo Ángel | FW | Chivas USA | Traded for a 2012 Supplemental Draft, 3rd round pick |
| September 15, 2011 | Kyle Davies | DF | Toronto FC | Traded for Dasan Robinson |

### Loans
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 23, 2009 | Leonardo | DF | São Paulo | Loan |
| December 23, 2009 | Juninho | MF | São Paulo | Loan |
| January 28, 2011 | Miguel López | MF | Quilmes | One year loan, terms undisclosed |

#### Out
## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S, C) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 13 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 39 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
| 16 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 33 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 17 | New England Revolution | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | |

#### Western Conference table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | MLS Cup Play-In Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 49 | MLS Cup Play-In Round |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 8 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 9, 2011. Source: Match results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |

#### Match results

Win  Tie  Loss

### CONCACAF Champions League

The Los Angeles Galaxy qualified directly into Group stage play by winning the Supporters' Shield. The Galaxy played in Group A with Alajuelense of Costa Rica, Morelia of Mexico, and Motagua of Honduras.

#### Group A Table

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LA | MOR | ALA | MOT |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Morelia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Alajuelense | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 |
| Motagua | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |
* 1 2 3 Tiebreakers: Los Angeles Galaxy, Morelia and Alajuelense are ranked by their head-to-head records.

#### Group Stage Matches
### Asia Pacific Tour 2011
## Statistics

    All statistics are for competitive matches only.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Champions League | Champions League | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | JAM | Donovan Ricketts | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Todd Dunivant | 29 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Gregg Berhalter | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Omar Gonzalez | 25 | 4 | 22+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Sean Franklin | 28 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Frankie Hejduk | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jovan Kirovski | 11 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | TRI | Chris Birchall | 22 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | COL | Juan Pablo Ángel | 22 | 3 | 17+5 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | USA | Landon Donovan | 21 | 12 | 18+0 | 11 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Chad Barrett | 22 | 5 | 15+5 | 4 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | PUR | Josh Saunders | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Robbie Keane | 2 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | NZL | Dan Keat | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Héctor Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Adam Cristman | 10 | 3 | 2+4 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Mike Magee | 25 | 4 | 17+5 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Juninho | 28 | 4 | 24+0 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | A. J. DeLaGarza | 26 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Dustin McCarty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BRA | Leonardo | 7 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | David Beckham | 22 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA | Brian Perk | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ARG | Miguel López | 24 | 1 | 12+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Michael Stephens | 20 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | USA | Bryan Jordan | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Ryan Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | URU | Paolo Cardozo | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | USA | Jack McBean | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Sean Alvarado | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Updated to match played August 25, 2011 Source: LA Galaxy

### Goalkeeper stats

| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Open Cup | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| No. | Nat. | Player | MIN | GA | GAA | MIN | GA | GAA | MIN | GA | GAA | MIN | GA | GAA |
| 1 | | Donovan Ricketts | 1014 | 6 | 0.53 | 1014 | 6 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | | Josh Saunders | 1459 | 17 | 1.05 | 1189 | 14 | 1.06 | 180 | 0 | 0.00 | 90 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 18 | | Mike Magee | 47 | 0 | 0.00 | 47 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 24 | | Brian Perk | 180 | 1 | 0.50 | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 90 | 1 | 1.00 |
| | | TOTALS | 2700 | 24 | 0.80 | 2340 | 20 | 0.77 | 180 | 0 | 0.00 | 180 | 4 | 2.00 |
Updated to match played August 25, 2011 Source: LA Galaxy

### Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.

### Top scorers

| Rank | Number | Name | Total | MLS | Champions League | Open Cup |
| 1 | 10 | Landon Donovan | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | Chad Barrett | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | Sean Franklin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Omar Gonzalez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 19 | Juninho | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | Mike Magee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | Juan Pablo Ángel | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Adam Cristman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 23 | David Beckham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Chris Birchall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Robbie Keane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | Leonardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | Miguel López | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played September 9, 2011 Source: LA Galaxy

### Top assists

| Rank | Number | Name | Total | MLS | Champions League | Open Cup |
| 1 | 23 | David Beckham | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | Chad Barrett | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 10 | Landon Donovan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | Sean Franklin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 25 | Miguel López | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | Todd Dunivant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | Juninho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | Juan Pablo Ángel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | Gregg Berhalter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Chris Birchall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 20 | A. J. DeLaGarza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Omar Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Updated to match played August 25, 2011 Source: LA Galaxy

### Disciplinary record

| Position | Number | Name | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Champions League | Champions League | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| GK | 1 | Donovan Ricketts | 100 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 2 | Todd Dunivant | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 3 | Gregg Berhalter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | 4 | Omar Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 5 | Sean Franklin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 6 | Frankie Hejduk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 7 | Jovan Kirovski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 8 | Chris Birchall | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 10 | Landon Donovan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | 12 | Josh Saunders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 17 | Adam Cristman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | 18 | Mike Magee | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 19 | Juninho | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 20 | A. J. DeLaGarza | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | 22 | Leonardo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 23 | David Beckham | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 25 | Miguel López | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 26 | Michael Stephens | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | 27 | Bryan Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | 30 | Paolo Cardozo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 46 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Updated to match played August 25, 2011 Source: LA Galaxy

## Club staff

| Position | Name |
| General Manager & Head Coach | Bruce Arena |
| Assistant head coach | Dave Sarachan |
| Assistant coach & Reserve Team Head Coach | Curt Onalfo |
| Assistant coach | Gregg Berhalter |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ian Feuer |
| Director of Soccer Operations | David Kammarman |
| Senior Director Galaxy Academy & Special Projects | Chris Klein |
| LA Galaxy Academy Coach & Administrator | Craig Harrington |
| Head Athletic Trainer | Armando Rivas |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Cecelia Gutierrez |
| Equipment Manager | Raul Vargas |
| Equipment Coordinator | Rafael Verdin |
| Team Administrator | Shant Kasparian |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Ben Yauss |
| Active Release Specialist | Shunta Shimizu |
Updated to match played March 27, 2011 Source: LA Galaxy

## Miscellany
### Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the No. 10 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.

### International roster spots

Los Angeles has 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Los Angeles dealt one slot to Portland Timbers on November 22, 2010, for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons then acquired one slot from D.C. United on February 17, 2011, for use in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).

### Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Chivas USA. Future picks traded: 2014 SuperDraft Round 4 pick traded to Houston Dynamo. The Galaxy also traded unspecified future considerations to Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).

### MLS rights to other players

Los Angeles maintains the MLS rights to Edson Buddle after the player declined a contract offer by the league and signed overseas on a free transfer.