# 2024 LA Galaxy season

The 2024 LA Galaxy season was the club's 29th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy play their home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The Galaxy opened the season on February 25, 2024, hosting Inter Miami CF.
The Galaxy qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2022 on September 14, and made their first MLS Cup appearance since 2014, winning a record sixth MLS Cup.

## Squad information

    As of August 16, 2024
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 |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Miki Yamane |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Julián Aude |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Maya Yoshida (captain) |
| 5 | MF | URU | Gastón Brugman |
| 7 | FW | URU | Diego Fagúndez |
| 8 | MF | USA | Mark Delgado |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Dejan Joveljić |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Riqui Puig |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Pec |
| 14 | DF | USA | John Nelson |
| 15 | DF | SLV | Eriq Zavaleta |
| 18 | MF | GER | Marco Reus |
| 19 | DF | USA | Mauricio Cuevas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | USA | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 21 | MF | USA | Tucker Lepley |
| 22 | DF | URU | Martín Cáceres |
| 24 | DF | USA | Jalen Neal |
| 25 | DF | COL | Carlos Emiro Garcés |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Miguel Berry |
| 28 | FW | GHA | Joseph Paintsil |
| 30 | MF | CRC | Gino Vivi |
| 31 | GK | USA | Brady Scott |
| 35 | GK | SRB | Novak Mićović (on loan from Čukarički) |
| 52 | MF | USA | Isaiah Parente |
| 77 | GK | USA | John McCarthy |
| 84 | GK | USA | Ruben Ramos Jr |

### Transfers
#### Transfers In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Miguel Berry | Atlanta United FC | Trade | December 19, 2023 |
| DF | John Nelson | St. Louis City SC | Free | December 21, 2023 |
| GK | John McCarthy | Los Angeles FC | Free | January 5, 2024 |
| DF | Miki Yamane | Kawasaki Frontale | Free | January 6, 2024 |
| FW | Gabriel Pec | Vasco da Gama | Transfer | January 30, 2024 |
| MF | Joseph Paintsil | Genk | Transfer | February 21, 2024 |
| FW | Aaron Bibout | LA Galaxy II | Free | February 23, 2024 |
| MF | Tucker Lepley | UCLA Bruins | SuperDraft | February 23, 2024 |
| GK | Brady Scott | Columbus Crew | Free | March 8, 2024 |
| DF | Emiro Garcés | Deportivo Pereira | Loan | April 2, 2024 |
| MF | Isaiah Parente | Ventura County FC | Free | July 12, 2024 |
| MF | Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | Free | August 15, 2024 |

#### Transfers Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Raheem Edwards | CF Montréal | Trade | December 11, 2023 |
| FW | Preston Judd | San Jose Earthquakes | Trade | December 14, 2023 |
| DF | Tony Alfaro | El Paso Locomotive FC | Free | December 18, 2023 |
| MF | Tyler Boyd | Nashville SC | Trade | December 30, 2023 |
| FW | Billy Sharp | Hull City | Free | January 1, 2024 |
| FW | Michael Barrios | América de Cali | Free | January 4, 2024 |
| FW | Javier Hernández | Guadalajara | Free | January 24, 2024 |
| MF | Douglas Costa | Fluminense | Free | January 28, 2024 |
| DF | Kelvin Leerdam | Heracles Almelo | Free | February 8, 2024 |
| DF | Chris Mavinga | | Waivers | February 21, 2024 |
| GK | Jonathan Bond | Watford | Free | February 22, 2024 |
| MF | Adam Saldana | KFUM Oslo | Free | March 27, 2024 |
| DF | Marcus Ferkranus | Brisbane Roar FC | Transfer | June 6, 2024 |
| MF | Daniel Aguirre | Guadalajara | Transfer | June 10, 2024 |
| MF | Jonny Pérez | Nashville SC | Loan | July 30, 2024 |

#### 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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College Conference |
| 2 | 46 | Ethan Brandt | GK | Western Michigan (MVC) |
| 3 | 62 | Tucker Lepley | MF | UCLA (Pac-12) |

## Competitions
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on December 19, 2023.

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for round one, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Columbus Crew (L) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC (U) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 4 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
* ↑ As winners of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As 2024 MLS Cup champions
* ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* ↑ As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

## Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Major League Soccer | February 25, 2024 | October 19, 2024 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 055.88 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | October 26, 2024 | December 7, 2024 | Round One | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Leagues Cup | July 31, 2024 | August 8, 2024 | Group Stage | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 60 | +32 | 061.90 |
Last updated: November 30th, 2024 Source: Competitions

### 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 |
| 34 | 64 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 25 | +1 |
Last updated: December 9th, 2024 Source: MLS Results Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | N | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L |
| Points | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 64 |
| Position (West) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss  Void  Postponed

### MLS Cup playoffs
#### Round One

LA Galaxy advances with a 2–0 record.

#### MLS Cup 2024
### U.S. Open Cup

LA Galaxy was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team LA Galaxy II was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.

### Leagues Cup
#### Group Stage (West 2)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAX | SJE | GUA |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | — |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |