# 2023 LA Galaxy season

The 2023 LA Galaxy season was the club's 28th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy played their home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the LA suburbs of Carson, California. This season marked the club's 20th anniversary, of their home soccer-specific stadium. The Galaxy had commemorated their stadium's anniversary. The Galaxy failed to make the playoffs for the second year in a row.

## Squad information

    As of August 8, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Bond |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Lucas Calegari (on loan from Fluminense) |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Julián Aude |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Maya Yoshida |
| 5 | MF | URU | Gastón Brugman |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Riqui Puig |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Efraín Álvarez |
| 8 | MF | USA | Mark Delgado |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Dejan Joveljić |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Douglas Costa |
| 11 | MF | USA | Tyler Boyd |
| 12 | FW | COL | Michael Barrios |
| 14 | FW | MEX | Javier Hernández |
| 15 | DF | SLV | Eriq Zavaleta |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Uri Rosell |
| 17 | DF | COD | Chris Mavinga |
| 18 | DF | SUR | Kelvin Leerdam |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | USA | Mauricio Cuevas |
| 20 | MF | USA | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 21 | FW | URU | Diego Fagúndez |
| 22 | DF | URU | Martín Cáceres |
| 24 | DF | USA | Jalen Neal |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Billy Sharp |
| 28 | DF | USA | Marcus Ferkranus |
| 30 | MF | CRC | Gino Vivi |
| 31 | FW | USA | Preston Judd |
| 33 | GK | USA | Jonathan Klinsmann |
| 35 | GK | SRB | Novak Mićović (on loan from Čukarički) |
| 37 | MF | USA | Daniel Aguirre |
| 43 | MF | USA | Adam Saldaña |
| 44 | MF | CAN | Raheem Edwards |
| 56 | MF | MEX | Jonathan Perez |
| 93 | DF | MEX | Tony Alfaro |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Chris Mavinga | Toronto FC | Free agent | January 5, 2023 |
| MF | Memo Rodríguez | Houston Dynamo FC | Free agent | January 5, 2023 |
| MF | Tyler Boyd | Beşiktaş | Free agent | February 20, 2023 |
| DM | Uri Rosell | Sporting Kansas City | Free agent | February 22, 2023 |
| DF | Lucas Calegari | Fluminense | Loan | February 27, 2023 |
| DF | Julián Aude | Lanús | Transfer | March 21, 2023 |
| GK | Novak Mićović | FK Čukarički | Loan | March 31, 2023 |
| MF | Gino Vivi | | 2023 MLS SuperDraft pick | April 24, 2023 |
| DF | Mauricio Cuevas | Club NXT | Transfer | April 26, 2023 |
| MF | Adrián González | LA Galaxy II | Short-term agreement | June 23, 2023 |
| DF | Tony Alfaro | New York City FC | Trade | July 11, 2023 |
| MF | Diego Fagúndez | Austin FC | Trade | August 1, 2023 |
| FW | Michael Barrios | Colorado Rapids | Trade | August 3, 2023 |
| DF | Maya Yoshida | Schalke 04 | Free agent | August 3, 2023 |
| MF | Edwin Cerrillo | FC Dallas | Trade | August 3, 2023 |
| FW | Billy Sharp | Sheffield United | Free agent | August 15, 2023 |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Cameron Dunbar | Minnesota United FC | Trade | November 7, 2022 |
| DF | Derrick Williams | D.C. United | Trade | November 10, 2022 |
| GK | Richard Sánchez | Hartford Athletic | Released | November 14, 2022 |
| DF | Jorge Villafaña | | Released | November 14, 2022 |
| MF | Sacha Kljestan | None | Retired | November 14, 2022 |
| MF | Víctor Vázquez | Toronto FC | Re-Entry Draft Stage Two | November 22, 2022 |
| FW | Kévin Cabral | Colorado Rapids | Trade | December 8, 2022 |
| DF | Nick DePuy | Nashville SC | Trade | January 5, 2023 |
| MF | Samuel Grandsir | Le Havre | Transfer | January 23, 2023 |
| MF | Carlos Harvey | Phoenix Rising FC | Transfer | February 7, 2023 |
| DF | Julián Araujo | FC Barcelona | Transfer | February 17, 2023 |
| DF | Chase Gasper | Houston Dynamo | Released | April 13, 2023 |
| DF | Séga Coulibaly | | Released | June 30, 2023 |
| MF | Memo Rodríguez | Austin FC | Trade | August 1, 2023 |
| MF | Efraín Álvarez | Tijuana | Transfer | September 8, 2023 |

#### 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.
| Date | Player | Position | College | Pick | Source |
| December 21, 2022 | Gino Vivi | MF | University of Central Florida | 23 | |
| December 21, 2022 | Russell Shealy | GK | Syracuse University | 52 | |

## Competitions
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on December 15, 2022.

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

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 24 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40 | |
| 25 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 39 | |
| 26 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 | |
| 27 | Inter Miami CF (L) | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 34 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 28 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 27 | |
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup champion

##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 |
| 11 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 |
| 12 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 39 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 27 |

#### 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 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 38 | −18 |
Last updated: October 7, 2023 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
| 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | L |

#### Regular season

The full schedule was released on December 20, 2022.
All times in Pacific Time.

### Leagues Cup
#### West 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LEO | VAN | LAX |
| 1 | León | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | — |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

### U.S. Open Cup
#### Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on April 27, 2023.

#### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on May 11, 2023.