2018 LA Galaxy II season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike Muñoz | ||
| Stadium | StubHub Center | ||
| USL | Conference: 14th | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Frank López (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,714  (vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2 – July 1)  | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 478  (vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros – August 22)  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,049 | ||
|   | |||
The 2018 LA Galaxy II season was the club's fifth season of existence.
Squad information
- As of The end of the season.[1]
 
| No. | Position | Player | Nation | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | DF | Tomas Hilliard-Arce[A] | |
| 21 | DF | Hugo Arellano[A] | |
| 26 | MF | Efrain Alvarez[A] | |
| 33 | DF | Nate Shultz | |
| 41 | GK | Justin Vom Steeg[A] | |
| 42 | GK | Wade Hamilton | |
| 44 | MF | Geoffrey Acheampong | |
| 45 | MF | Emmanuel Appiah | |
| 46 | DF | John Requejo | |
| 47 | MF | Miguel Aguilar | |
| 49 | MF | Adrian Vera | |
| 50 | DF | Diedie Traore | |
| 51 | FW | Ethan Zubak | |
| 53 | MF | Jorge Hernandez | |
| 54 | GK | Bennett Sneddon | |
| 57 | FW | Justin Dhillon | |
| 58 | FW | Ulysses Llanez[B] | |
| 60 | FW | Alex Méndez | |
| 62 | DF | Jake Arteaga[B] | |
| 65 | DF | Ian Lonergan[B] | |
| 66 | FW | Frank López | |
| 67 | MF | Jonathan Hernandez | |
| 68 | MF | Andre Ulrich Zanga | |
| 69 | DF | Justin Fiddes | |
| 69 | DF | Jeffrey Payeras | |
| 72 | DF | Jean Jospin Engola | |
| 73 | FW | Adonis Amaya | |
| 74 | MF | Taylor Davila[B] | |
| 75 | GK | Eric Lopez | 
- ^ Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
 - ^ LA Galaxy Academy player.
 
Transfers
Transfers in
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Sign. | March 1, 2018 | [2] | ||
| DF | Selected by LA Galaxy with the 48th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. | March 8, 2018 | [3] | ||
| DF | Sign. | March 13, 2018 | [4] | ||
| MF | Sign. | March 14, 2018 | [5] | ||
| GK | Sign. | March 14, 2018 | [6] | ||
| MF | Sign. | March 15, 2018 | [7] | ||
| FW | Sign. | March 15, 2018 | [8] | ||
| DF | Tryout winner. | July 25, 2018 | [9] | ||
| DF | Sign. | August 8, 2018 | [10] | 
Transfers out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | ||
| MF | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | ||
| DF | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | ||
| DF | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | ||
| DF | Contract expired. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | ||
| GK | Sign. | March 1, 2018 | [12] | ||
| MF | Sign. | March 4, 2018 | [13] | ||
| MF | Mutually parted ways. | August 8, 2018 | [14] | 
Competitions
Friendlies
| February 21 | LA Galaxy II | 4–1 | Cal State Northridge Matadors | Carson, California | 
| Aguilar  Dhillon  |  Report | Stadium: StubHub Center | 
| February 25 | LA Galaxy II | 5–1 | UC Riverside Highlanders | Carson, California | 
| Report | Stadium: StubHub Center | 
| March 3 | LA Galaxy II | 3–0 | Orange County SC | Carson, California | 
| 11:00 | Llanez  Acheampong ?  |  Report | Stadium: StubHub Center | 
| March 10 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | UC Irvine Anteaters | Carson, California | 
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center | 
USL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fresno FC | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 39 | 
| 13 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 38 | 
| 14 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 37 | 
| 15 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 31 | 
| 16 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 25 | 
Source: 2018 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
 Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots
Regular season
The first two matches of the 2018 season was announced on January 12, 2018.[15] The full schedule was released on January 19, 2018.[16]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
| March 17 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 2–0 | LA Galaxy II | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 
| 17:00 | Ajeakwa  Burt Schweitzer Kim Tae-seong  |  Report | Arellano  Hilliard-Arce  |  Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Greg Dopka  | 
| March 24 2 | Fresno FC | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Fresno, California | 
| 19:00 | Cooper  |  Report | Appiah  Dhillon Büscher  |  Stadium: Chukchansi Park Attendance: 6,128 Referee: Vincent Apple-Chiarella  | 
| March 31 3 | LA Galaxy II | 0–0 | San Antonio FC | Carson, California | 
| 15:30 | Requejo  López Vera Appiah  |  Report | Lopez  Tyrpak King  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Victor Rivas  | 
| April 7 4 | Orange County SC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California | 
| 19:00 | Segbers  Powder Enevoldsen Juel-Nielsen Seaton Selbol  |  Report | Engola  Méndez García  |  Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| April 11 5 | LA Galaxy II | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Acheampong  Büscher  |  Report | Drogba  da Fonte  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal  | 
| April 14 6 | Saint Louis FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Fenton, Missouri | 
| 17:30 | Calistri  |  Report | Büscher  |  Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Don Tebeau  | 
| April 22 7 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Carson, California | 
| 17:30 | Llanez  Lassiter João Pedro  |  Report | Scarlett  Moreno Cásseres Jr.  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,131 Referee: Ramy Touchan  | 
| May 4 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–3 | LA Galaxy II | Scottsdale, Arizona | 
| 18:30 | Johnson  Riggi Drogba  |  Report | Alvarez  Llanez Arellano  |  Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 7,332 Referee: Ismir Pekmic  | 
| May 9 9 | LA Galaxy II | 6–3 | Saint Louis FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Zubak  Alvarez Appiah  |  Report | Dacres  Dikwa Calistri Greig  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 858 Referee: Daniel Radford  | 
| May 18 10 | Portland Timbers 2 | 7–3 | LA Galaxy II | Portland, Oregon | 
| 11:00 | Langsdorf  Loría Tuiloma Williamson Lewis Arboleda Williams  |  Report | Aguilar  Alvarez Appiah  |  Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 5,857 Referee: Mike Hohnholz  | 
| May 23 11 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Edinburg, Texas | 
| 17:00 | Quintanilla  Zaldívar Enríquez Wharton Montaño  |  Report | Büscher  Requejo F. López  |  Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Malik Badawi  | 
| May 26 12 | LA Galaxy II | 7–2 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Zubak  Jamieson IV Lassiter Büscher  |  Report | Kobayashi  Torres Jaime  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| June 2 13 | LA Galaxy II | 1–0 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Aguilar  Büscher Zubak Hernandez Llanez  |  Report | Levin  Ugarte  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 594 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| June 10 14 | LA Galaxy II | 0–1 | Orange County SC | Carson, California | 
| 17:30 | Aguilar  Appiah  |  Report | Enevoldsen  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,313 Referee: Farhad Dadkho  | 
| June 23 15 | OKC Energy FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 
| 17:30 | Siaj  Volesky  |  Report | Zanga  |  Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,015 Referee: Lorant Varga  | 
| June 27 16 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy II | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 
| 17:30 | Mirković  Pírez Rivas Gee Levin  |  Report | Büscher  Arellano Requejo  |  Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Fotis Bazakos  | 
| July 1 17 | LA Galaxy II | 5–3 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Carson, California | 
| 17:30 | Acheampong  F. López Alvarez Méndez  |  Report | Daley  Saari Alfaro Ulysse Estrada  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,714 Referee: Joseph Salinas  | 
| July 7 18 | Orange County SC | 0–3 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California | 
| 19:00 | Crognale  |  Report | Zubak  Acheampong López Hernandez Sylvestre  |  Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,246 Referee: Alfredo Sandoval-Victorio  | 
| July 11 19 | LA Galaxy II | 1–4 | Reno 1868 FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Büscher  Engola Dhillon  |  Report | Hoppenot  van Ewijk Wehan Calvillo  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,133 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal  | 
| July 28 20 | LA Galaxy II | 3–4 | Portland Timbers 2 | Carson, California | 
| 13:00 | Zubak  Dhillon Zanga Acheampong López  |  Report | Ebobisse  Williamson Langsdorf Loría McIntosh  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 833 Referee: Ceciah Valero  | 
| August 1 21 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | López  Vera Hilliard-Arce  |  Report | Barry  Smith Rebellón  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 801 Referee: Mark Allatin  | 
| August 4 22 | San Antonio FC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | San Antonio, Texas | 
| 17:30 | King  Guzmán Lopez Hedrick  |  Report | Büscher  Zanga Hernandez López  |  Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,447 Referee: Greg Dopka  | 
| August 9 23 | LA Galaxy II | 2–1 | Fresno FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | López  Vera Zubak  |  Report | Del Campo  Chaney  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 706 Referee: Daniel Radford  | 
| August 18 24 | Sacramento Republic FC | 1–4 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California | 
| 20:00 | Requejo  Iwasa Alemán  |  Report | Aguilar  Zubak Engola López Requejo  |  Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Ismir Pekmic  | 
| August 22 25 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Engola  Aguilar Dhillon  |  Report | Sullivan  Enríquez  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 478 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal  | 
| August 25 26 | Real Monarchs | 4–0 | LA Galaxy II | Herriman, Utah | 
| 19:00 | Chang  Adams Hoffman  |  Report | Vera  |  Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium Attendance: 1,707 Referee: Jose Lara  | 
| September 1 27 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Hilliard-Arce  Lassiter Vera  |  Report | Toye  També  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Tim Ford  | 
| September 8 28 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Las Vegas, Nevada | 
| 20:00 | Salgado  García  |  Report | Aguilar  Alvarez Lassiter Traore Williams  |  Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 8,061 Referee: Lorant Varga  | 
| September 12 29 | LA Galaxy II | 1–3 | OKC Energy FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | López  Zanga  |  Report | Harris  Barril Rasmussen A. Dixon Jahn  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 751 Referee: Michael Radchuk  | 
| September 15 30 | Reno 1868 FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Reno, Nevada | 
| 19:00 | Mfeka  Calvillo Marie  |  Report | Acheampong  |  Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,060 Referee: Luis Guardia  | 
| September 22 31 | LA Galaxy II | 6–1 | Real Monarchs | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | Zubak  Vera Alvarez Engola López  |  Report | Plewa  Hoffman Chang  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Victor Rivas  | 
| October 3 32 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 2–2 | LA Galaxy II | Tacoma, Washington | 
| 19:00 | Roldan  Neagle Alfaro  |  Report | Acheampong  Appiah F. López Engola Araujo  |  Stadium: Cheney Stadium Attendance: 3,087 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk  | 
| October 6 33 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California | 
| 19:30 | F. López  Vera  |  Report | Alemán  Turnley Seiler  |  Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Malik Badawi  | 
| October 14 34 | Swope Park Rangers | 5–1 | LA Galaxy II | Kansas City, Kansas | 
| 14:00 | Storm  Kuzain Belmar Barry Hernandez Harris  |  Report | Hilliard-Arce  Hernandez  |  Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Kevin Broadley  | 
See also
References
- ^ "Galaxy II Players". lagalaxy.com.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Geoffrey Acheampong". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Nate Shultz". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender John Requejo". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Wade Hamilton". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign forward Frank Lopez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II Sign Open Tryout Winner". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Justin Fiddes". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
 - ^ a b c d e "LA Galaxy II decline 2018 contract options on four players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy Sign midfielder Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II has mutually parted ways with midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II announce 2018 Home Opener". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
 - ^ "LA Galaxy II Announce 2018 USL Regular Season Schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.