# 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The 2009 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the 14th season of the team's existence. It began on March 22, 2009, with a 2-2 home draw against D.C. United, and ended on November 22, 2009, with a loss on penalties to Real Salt Lake in the 2009 MLS Cup Final.

## Squad
### First-team squad

As of August 29, 2009.
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 | JAM | Donovan Ricketts |
| 2 | DF | USA | Todd Dunivant |
| 3 | DF | USA | Leonard Griffin |
| 4 | DF | USA | Omar Gonzalez |
| 5 | DF | TRI | Yohance Marshall |
| 6 | MF | USA | Eddie Lewis |
| 7 | MF | USA | Chris Klein (Vice Captain) |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Dema Kovalenko |
| 9 | FW | USA | Jovan Kirovski |
| 10 | FW | USA | Landon Donovan (Captain) |
| 11 | FW | USA | Alecko Eskandarian |
| 12 | GK | PUR | Josh Saunders |
| 14 | FW | USA | Edson Buddle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Stefani Miglioranzi |
| 16 | DF | USA | Gregg Berhalter |
| 17 | FW | USA | Tristan Bowen |
| 18 | MF | USA | Mike Magee |
| 20 | DF | USA | A. J. DeLaGarza |
| 21 | FW | USA | Alan Gordon |
| 22 | DF | USA | Tony Sanneh |
| 23 | MF | ENG | David Beckham |
| 24 | DF | USA | Julian Valentin |
| 27 | FW | USA | Bryan Jordan |
| 28 | DF | USA | Sean Franklin |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Kyle Patterson |
| 33 | MF | TRI | Chris Birchall |

## Off-season

The Galaxy was involved in the following off-season activity:

### Draft

The 2009 MLS SuperDraft took place on January 15, 2009, with draft order determined by regular and post-season record.
Players marked with an asterisk after their previous club affiliation were contracted under the Generation Adidas program.
| Player | Position | Pick overall (round) | Previous club |
| Omar Gonzalez | D | #3 (1st) | University of Maryland '*' |
| A. J. DeLaGarza | D | #19 (2nd) | University of Maryland |
| Joshua Boateng | F | #33 (3rd) | Liberty University |
| Kyle Patterson | M | #48 (4th) | Saint Louis University St. Louis Lions |

## Statistics

Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 19, 2009 (the date of their season opener).
Last updated: September 20, 2009.
| No | Player | Age | Pos | Starts | Apps | G | A | | |
| 2 | DunivantTodd Dunivant | 19801226 (1980-12-26)December 26, 1980 (aged 28) | DF | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | GriffinLeonard Griffin | 19820911 (1982-09-11)September 11, 1982 (aged 26) | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | GonzalezOmar Gonzalez | 19881011 (1988-10-11)October 11, 1988 (aged 20) | DF | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | LewisEddie Lewis | 19740517 (1974-05-17)May 17, 1974 (aged 34) | MF | 21 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | KleinChris Klein | 19760104 (1976-01-04)January 4, 1976 (aged 33) | MF | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | KovalenkoDema Kovalenko | 19770828 (1977-08-28)August 28, 1977 (aged 31) | MF | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | KirovskiJovan Kirovski | 19760318 (1976-03-18)March 18, 1976 (aged 33) | FW | 13 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | DonovanLandon Donovan | 19820304 (1982-03-04)March 4, 1982 (aged 27) | FW | 20 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | EskandarianAlecko Eskandarian | 19820709 (1982-07-09)July 9, 1982 (aged 26) | FW | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | BuddleEdson Buddle | 19810521 (1981-05-21)May 21, 1981 (aged 27) | FW | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MiglioranziStefani Miglioranzi | 19770920 (1977-09-20)September 20, 1977 (aged 31) | MF | 19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | BerhalterGregg Berhalter | 19730801 (1973-08-01)August 1, 1973 (aged 35) | DF | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | BowenTristan Bowen | 19910131 (1991-01-31)January 31, 1991 (aged 18) | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MageeMike Magee | 19840902 (1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (aged 24) | MF | 17 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | TudelaJosh Tudela* | 19840313 (1984-03-13)March 13, 1984 (aged 25) | MF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DeLaGarzaA. J. DeLaGarza | 19871104 (1987-11-04)November 4, 1987 (aged 21) | DF | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GordonAlan Gordon | 19811016 (1981-10-16)October 16, 1981 (aged 27) | FW | 13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | SannehTony Sanneh | 19710601 (1971-06-01)June 1, 1971 (aged 37) | DF | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | BeckhamDavid Beckham | 19750502 (1975-05-02)May 2, 1975 (aged 33) | MF | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | JordanBryan Jordan | 19850913 (1985-09-13)September 13, 1985 (aged 23) | FW | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FranklinSean Franklin | 19850321 (1985-03-21)March 21, 1985 (aged 23) | DF | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | PattersonKyle Patterson | 19860106 (1986-01-06)January 6, 1986 (aged 23) | MF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | BirchallChris Birchall | 19840505 (1984-05-05)May 5, 1984 (aged 24) | MF | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | 33 | 33 | 40 | 7 |
* = Not currently part of team.

### Goalkeepers

| No | Player | Age | Starts | Apps | GA | GAA | CS |
| 1 | RickettsDonovan Ricketts | 19770706 (1977-07-06)July 6, 1977 (aged 31) | 22 | 22 | 24 | 1.13 | 6 |
| 12 | SaundersJosh Saunders | 19810302 (1981-03-02)March 2, 1981 (aged 28) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1.06 | 2 |
| | | | | | 29 | 1.12 | 9 |

## Recognition
### MLS All-Stars

* Landon Donovan - FW - First XI
MLS Player of the Week
* Donovan Ricketts - Week 4 - SHO, 5 SVS
MLS Player of the Month
* Landon Donovan - July - 1 G, 2 A, Galaxy 3-0-1 in July
MLS Goal of the Week
* Landon Donovan - Week 21 - 21'
MLS Save of the Week
* Donovan Ricketts - Week 14 - 14'
* Josh Saunders - Week 16 - 73'
* Donovan Ricketts - Week 18 - 42'

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| General Manager/head coach | Bruce Arena |
| Associate head coach | Dave Sarachan |
| Assistant Coach | Trevor James |
| Assistant Coach | Cobi Jones |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Ian Feuer |
| Head Athletic trainer | Armando Rivas |
| Assistant Athletic trainer | Cecelia Gutierrez |
| Equipment manager | Raul Vargas |
Last updated: April 18, 2009 Source: Los Angeles Galaxy

### Other information

| Owner | Philip Anschutz (AEG) |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | The Home Depot Center (27,000 / N/A) |
Source: Los Angeles Galaxy

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| MLS | — | — | | March 21, 2009 | |
Updated to match played April 15, 2008 Source: Competitions

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 6 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

#### 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 |
| 30 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 14 | +4 |
Last updated: October 25, 2009 Source: Major League Soccer 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 |
| Stadium | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | T | L | T | T | T | W | T | T | T | T | T | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | T | W | L | W | T | W | L | W | L | W | T | W |

## Matches

Win  Tie  Loss