Los Angeles Galaxy

The Los Angeles Galaxy, branded as the LA Galaxy,  are an American soccer team that plays in Major League Soccer in Carson, California. They shared their home field, Dignity Health Sports Park, with Chivas USA before that team folded at the end of the 2014 season.

Until he left when his contract ended after the 2012 season, the team's best-known player was English icon David Beckham, signed from Real Madrid in 2007. Landon Donovan, the joint all-time leading goal scorer for the US national team, played with the Galaxy from 2005 until his first retirement in 2014, and briefly returned to the team in the last part of the 2016 season. Robbie Keane, the Republic of Ireland's captain, leading scorer, and most-capped (most games) player, was a Galaxy captain. The team also included longtime Liverpool and England star Steven Gerrard. Currently, the Galaxy's best-known player is Sweden all-time leading scorer Zlatan Ibrahimović.

 Honors 
 MLS Cup (Major League Soccer champion): 5
 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014
 MLS Supporters' Shield (best regular-season record): 4
 1998, 2002, 2010, 2011
 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup: 2
 2001, 2005
Players
 Current Players 

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Notable Former Players
 Juan Pablo Ángel
 David Beckham
 Jorge Campos
 Ashley Cole
 Carlo Cudicini
 Landon Donovan
 Giovani dos Santos
 Steven Gerrard
 Luis Hernández
 Zlatan Ibrahimović
 Cobi Jones
 Nigel de Jong
 Robbie Keane
 Gyasi Zardes

 League position 
SeasonLeaguePosition1996Major League SoccerFinal1997Major League SoccerQuarterfinals1998Major League SoccerSemifinals1999Major League SoccerFinal2000Major League SoccerSemifinals2001Major League SoccerFinal2002Major League SoccerChampions2003Major League SoccerQuarterfinals2004Major League SoccerSemifinals2005Major League SoccerChampions2006Major League Soccer5th / West2007Major League Soccer5th / West2008Major League Soccer6th / West2009  Major League Soccer  Final2010  Major League Soccer  Semifinals2011  Major League Soccer  Champions2012  Major League Soccer  Champions2013  Major League Soccer  Quarterfinals2014  Major League Soccer  Champions2015  Major League Soccer  Quarterfinals

References

Category:American soccer teams
Category:Sports in Los Angeles
Category:Major League Soccer teams
Category:1995 establishments in California