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
Transfers
Transfers in Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 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.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 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
Major League Soccer
Standings
Western Conference
Overall
Regular season
MLS Cup Playoffs
Knockout round
U.S. Open Cup
Fourth round
Fifth round The draw for this round was held on June 18.
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
The LA Galaxy have been drawn into Group D. The full tournament schedule was announced on June 29, 2015.
Standings
Matches All times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
International Champions Cup
Matches announced on April 28.
See also 2015 in American soccer 2015 LA Galaxy II season
References
External links