The 2014 LA Galaxy season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their nineteenth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer.
The Galaxy won a league-leading fifth MLS Cup by defeating the New England Revolution in the final 2–1 in extra time. The club reached the quarterfinals of the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League before being knocked out by Tijuana, and were eliminated in the fifth round of the U.S. Open Cup by the Carolina Railhawks.
All-star Landon Donovan retired at the end of the season, after winning his sixth MLS Cup and fourth with the Galaxy. He would come out of retirement and sign with the Galaxy during the 2016 season.
Background
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 6 HammarbyFree transfer 16 Eintracht FrankfurtFree transfer 31 New Mexico Lobos Real Colorado FoxesSelected in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, second round 24 ElfsborgFree transfer 40 FW Raul Mendiola Galaxy Youth Academy Sign 38FW Bradford Jamieson IVGalaxy Youth AcademySign26 James RileyD.C. UnitedSign 33 Dan GarganSan Jose EarthquakesFree transfer 9FW Alan GordonSan Jose EarthquakesAllocation money
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource11MF Colin ClarkTBDOption declinedDecember 9, 2013 15MF Laurent CourtoisLA Galaxy II (player/coach)Option declinedDecember 9, 2013 5DF Sean FranklinD.C. UnitedSelected in 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft - Stage OneDecember 9, 2013 26MF Michael Stephens StabækOut of contractDecember 9, 20136MF Pablo MastroeniNoneRetiredDecember 10, 2013 16MF Hector JiménezColumbus CrewTradedJanuary 14, 201417DF Bryan GaulTBDWaivedFebruary 28, 201435DF Greg CochraneChicago FireTraded for a 2016 MLS SuperDraft pickMarch 3, 2014 9FW Samuel FluminenseLoan endedJuly 10, 201428DF Kofi OpareD.C. UnitedTraded for a 2016 MLS SuperDraft second round pickJuly 29, 2014
Loan in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource 9FW Samuel FluminenseJanuary 7, 2014December 31, 2014
Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource 15 FW Jose Villarreal Cruz Azul December 22, 2013 September 20, 2014 25 MF Rafael Garcia LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 38 FW Bradford Jamieson IV LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 32 FW Jack McBean LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 40 FW Raul Mendiola LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 28 DF Kofi Opare LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 27 FW Charlie Rugg LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 36 DF Oscar Sorto LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 31 DF Kyle Venter LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 34 MF Kenney Walker LA Galaxy II March 21, 2014 September 20, 2014 14 MF Robbie Rogers LA Galaxy II April 11, 2014 September 20, 2014 12 GK Brian Rowe LA Galaxy II April 11, 2014 September 20, 2014 30 FW Chandler Hoffman LA Galaxy II April 11, 2014 September 20, 2014
Player information
Roster
Players
Out on loan
Friendlies All times in Pacific Time Zone.
Preseason
Mid-season
Major League Soccer
Tables
Western Conference
Overall
Regular season
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinal
Western Conference Final
MLS Cup
U.S. Open Cup
As an MLS team, the Galaxy entered in the fourth round.
Fourth round
Fifth round
CONCACAF Champions League
Quarterfinals
See also 2014 in American soccer
References