# 2015 LA Galaxy season

The 2015 LA Galaxy season was the club's twentieth season of existence, and their twentieth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer.
The Galaxy entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions. They finished fifth in the Western Conference during the 2015 MLS regular season and were eliminated by Seattle Sounders FC in the Knockout Round of the playoffs. The team qualified for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of winning MLS Cup 2014. The Galaxy reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup before being eliminated by Real Salt Lake.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Donovan Ricketts | Jamaica |
| 2 | DF | Todd Dunivant | United States |
| 3 | MF | Mika Väyrynen | Finland |
| 4 | DF | Omar Gonzalez | United States |
| 5 | MF | Jose Villarreal (HGP) | United States |
| 6 | MF | Baggio Husidić | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 7 | FW | Robbie Keane (DP & Captain) | Republic of Ireland |
| 8 | MF | Steven Gerrard (DP) | England |
| 9 | FW | Alan Gordon | United States |
| 10 | FW | Giovani dos Santos (DP) | Mexico |
| 11 | FW | Gyasi Zardes (HGP) | United States |
| 12 | GK | Brian Rowe | United States |
| 14 | DF | Robbie Rogers | United States |
| 15 | FW | Ignacio Maganto | Spain |
| 16 | FW | Edson Buddle | United States |
| 17 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | United States |
| 19 | MF | Juninho | Brazil |
| 20 | DF | A. J. DeLaGarza | Guam |
| 21 | DF | Tommy Meyer | United States |
| 22 | DF | Leonardo | Brazil |
| 24 | GK | Brian Perk | United States |
| 25 | MF | Rafael Garcia | United States |
| 27 | DF | Dave Romney | United States |
| 31 | GK | Andrew Wolverton | United States |
| 32 | FW | Jack McBean (HGP) | United States |
| 33 | DF | Dan Gargan | United States |
| 34 | MF | Kenney Walker | United States |
| 36 | DF | Oscar Sorto (HGP) | United States |
| 38 | FW | Bradford Jamieson IV (HGP) | United States |
| 40 | FW | Raúl Mendiola (HGP) | Mexico |

### Transfers
#### Transfers in

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | Joined the team in July | January 7, 2015 |
| FW | Ignacio Maganto | Iona Gaels Reading United | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with the 21st pick | January 15, 2015 |
| DF | Daniel Keller | Louisville Cardinals Chicago Fire U-23 | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with the 62nd pick | January 20, 2015 |
| GK | Andrew Wolverton | Penn State Nittany Lions IMG Academy Bradenton | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft with the 82nd pick | January 20, 2015 |
| GK | Brian Perk | None | Re-sign | January 22, 2015 |
| MF | Rafael Garcia | None | Re-sign | January 26, 2015 |
| MF | Mika Väyrynen | HJK Helsinki | Sign | March 6, 2015 |
| FW | Edson Buddle | Colorado Rapids | Sign | March 6, 2015 |
| GK | Trey Mitchell | Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros | Sign | March 27, 2015 |
| MF | Sebastian Lletget | West Ham United | Sign | May 8, 2015 |
| FW | Giovani dos Santos | Villarreal | Sign | July 15, 2015 |
| GK | Donovan Ricketts | Orlando City SC | Acquired in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. | July 30, 2015 |
| DF | Dave Romney | LA Galaxy II | Sign | August 5, 2015 |

#### Transfers out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Landon Donovan | None | Retired | December 2, 2014 |
| MF | Rafael Garcia | | Option declined | December 11, 2014 |
| DF | James Riley | Later signed with Colorado Rapids. | Option declined | December 11, 2014 |
| GK | Brian Perk | | Option declined | December 11, 2014 |
| FW | Chandler Hoffman | Later selected by the Houston Dynamo in 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft second stage. | Option declined | December 11, 2014 |
| DF | Kyle Venter | Later signed with Tulsa Roughnecks FC. | Waived | December 11, 2014 |
| MF | Marcelo Sarvas | Colorado Rapids | Allocation money | January 15, 2015 |
| FW | Charlie Rugg | Indy Eleven | Loan | March 18, 2015 |
| MF | Stefan Ishizaki | Later signed with AIK. | Released | July 4, 2015 |
| GK | Jaime Penedo | | Contract mutually terminated | July 29, 2015 |

## Competitions
### Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 47 | |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |
| 8 | D.C. United | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 51 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |

#### Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
##### Knockout round
### U.S. Open Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### Fifth round

The draw for this round was held on June 18.

#### Quarterfinal
### CONCACAF Champions League

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### Group stage

The LA Galaxy have been drawn into Group D. The full tournament schedule was announced on June 29, 2015.

##### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LAX | CEN | COM |
| 1 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | Knockout stage | — | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Central | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Comunicaciones | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |

#### Matches

All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

### International Champions Cup

Matches announced on April 28.