2007 Los Angeles Galaxy season

The 2007 LA Galaxy season was the 12th season of the team's existence, and their 12th in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The season was highlighted by the first season of David Beckham's career in MLS with the Galaxy. Outside of MLS the Galaxy played in the U.S. Open Cup, where they reached the third round, and the inaugural edition of the North American SuperLiga, CONCACAF's former secondary club tournament. In the Open Cup, the Galaxy reached the third round, while in the SuperLiga, the Galaxy finished as runners-up. Their 5th place record in the West was not good enough for the Galaxy to earn a berth into the MLS Cup playoffs, making it the second-consecutive year the Galaxy did not qualify for the playoffs.

Los Angeles Galaxy
2007 season
OwnerPhilip Anschutz (AEG)
CoachFrank Yallop
Major League SoccerWestern Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS CupDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird round
SuperLigaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Landon Donovan (8)
All: Landon Donovan (12)
Average home league attendance24,252

Along with Beckham's mid-season arrival, the team changed its image and released new home and away kits along with a new team logo. Before his arrival, Galaxy used their previous season's white away as their home kit, and the yellow home as the away kits. In an effort to keep up with the rest of the world's soccer marketing tactics, MLS allowed for clubs to have shirt sponsors on the front, and since then, local brand Herbalife became the Galaxy's main shirt sponsor.

Club
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
0Steve CroninUnited StatesGKUnited States San Jose Earthquakes
1Joe CannonUnited StatesGKUnited States Colorado Rapids
35Lance FrieszUnited StatesGKUnited States Los Angeles Storm
Defenders
2Mike RandolphUnited StatesDFUnited States Portland Timbers
3Ty HardenUnited StatesDFUnited States University of Washington
4Ante JazićCanadaDFRussia Kuban Krasnodar
5Chris AlbrightUnited StatesDFUnited States D.C. United
12Troy RobertsUnited StatesDFUnited States Sonoma County Sol
16Kyle VerisUnited StatesDFUnited States Michigan Bucks
17Abel XavierPortugalDFEngland Middlesbrough
22Kelly GrayUnited StatesDFUnited States Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
6Kevin HarmseSouth AfricaMFSlovakia Nitra
7Chris KleinUnited StatesMFUnited States Real Salt Lake
8Peter VagenasUnited StatesMFUnited States UCLA
13Cobi JonesUnited StatesMFBrazil Vasco da Gama
15Quavas KirkUnited StatesMFUnited States IMG Soccer Academy
18Kyle MartinoUnited StatesMFUnited States Columbus Crew
19Josh TudelaUnited StatesMFUnited States Indiana University
23David BeckhamEnglandMFSpain Real Madrid
Forwards
9Gavin GlintonTurks and Caicos IslandsFWUnited States Bradley University
10Landon DonovanUnited StatesFWGermany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
11Israel SesaySierra LeoneFWUnited States IMG Soccer Academy
14Edson BuddleUnited StatesFWCanada Toronto FC
20Carlos PavónHondurasFWHonduras Real España
21Alan GordonUnited StatesFWUnited States Portland Timbers
27Mike CasoUnited StatesFWUnited States University of San Diego

Non-competitive

Midseason friendlies
July 22, 2007 LA Galaxy United States 0–1 England Chelsea Carson
19:30 PDT Report Terry 48' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Brian Hall

Postseason friendlies
7 November 2007 Vancouver Whitecaps Canada 0–0 United States LA Galaxy Vancouver
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 48,172
11 November 2007 Minnesota Thunder v LA Galaxy Minneapolis
Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 20,123
27 November 2007 Sydney FC Australia 5–3 United States LA Galaxy Sydney
Brosque 5', 25'
Zadkovich 29'
Middleby Yellow card 49', 53'
Biddle Yellow card 76'
Fyfe 87'		 Report Harmse Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 76'
Beckham 45', Yellow card 64'
Buddle 49'
Donovan 90'		 Stadium: Telstra Stadium
Attendance: 80,295
Referee: Mark Shield

Competitive

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2007 Major League Soccer season
April 8, 2007 1 Houston Dynamo 0–0 LA Galaxy Houston
16:00 PDT Stadium: Robertson Stadium
April 12, 2007 2 LA Galaxy 1–2 FC Dallas Carson
19:00 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
April 28, 2007 3 LA Galaxy 3–1 Chivas USA Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
May 12, 2007 4 LA Galaxy 2–3 New England Revolution Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
May 20, 2007 5 Chivas USA 1–1 LA Galaxy Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
May 26, 2007 6 Colorado Rapids 1–0 LA Galaxy Commerce City
17:30 PDT Stadium: DSG Park
June 2, 2007 7 LA Galaxy 0–0 D.C. United Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
June 9, 2007 8 FC Dallas 3–1 LA Galaxy Frisco
19:30 PDT Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
June 17, 2007 9 LA Galaxy 3–2 Real Salt Lake Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
June 23, 2007 10 LA Galaxy 2–3 Columbus Crew Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
July 4, 2007 11 LA Galaxy 2–0 Chicago Fire Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
July 8, 2007 12 LA Galaxy 2–2 Kansas City Wizards Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
August 5, 2007 13 Toronto FC 0–0 LA Galaxy Toronto
16:30 PDT Stadium: BMO Field
August 9, 2007 14 D.C. United 1–0 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
16:00 PDT Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 12, 2007 15 New England Revolution 1–0 LA Galaxy Foxborough
16:00 PDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 18, 2007 16 New York Red Bulls 5–4 LA Galaxy East Rutherford
16:30 PDT Stadium: Giants Stadium
August 23, 2007 17 LA Galaxy 0–3 Chivas USA Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
August 26, 2007 18 Colorado Rapids 3–0 LA Galaxy Commerce City
16:30 PDT Stadium: DSG Park
September 1, 2007 19 LA Galaxy 1–2 Real Salt Lake Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center
September 8, 2007 20 LA Galaxy 3–1 Colorado Rapids Carson
19:30 PDT Stadium: Home Depot Center

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2007 U.S. Open Cup
July 10, 2007 Third round Richmond Kickers Virginia 1–0 California LA Galaxy Richmond
19:30 PDT Bulow 29'
Alexander Yellow card 87'		 Report Harden Yellow card 27'
Gordon Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Andrew Chapin

SuperLiga
Main article: 2007 North American SuperLiga

Group stage
July 24, 2007 1 LA Galaxy United States 2–1 Mexico Pachuca Carson
19:30 PDT Gordon 50'
Donovan 81'		 Report Márquez Lugo 78' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,317
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
July 28, 2007 2 LA Galaxy United States 1–2 Mexico Guadalajara Los Angeles
19:30 PDT Donovan 88' Report Rodríguez 59'
Bravo 82'		 Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
July 31, 2007 3 FC Dallas United States 5–6 United States LA Galaxy Frisco
17:00 PDT Alvarez 43'
Toja 78'
Alvarez 82'
Ruíz 90+1'
Thompson 90+6'		 Report Gordon 3'
Klein 12'
Gordon 15'
Harmse 18'
Donovan 84'
Pavón 90+5'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 21,576
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Knockout round
August 15, 2007 Semifinals LA Galaxy United States 2–0 United States D.C. United Carson
20:00 EDT Beckham 27'
Donovan 47'		 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,223
Referee: Alex Prus (United States)
August 29, 2007 Final LA Galaxy United States 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Mexico Pachuca Carson
20:00 PDT Klein 90+3' Report Vagenas 29' (o.g.) Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Penalties
Vagenas soccer ball with red X
Jones soccer ball with check mark
Klein soccer ball with check mark
Buddle soccer ball with check mark
Donovan soccer ball with red X
Xavier soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Lugo
soccer ball with check mark Rey
soccer ball with red X Caballero
soccer ball with check mark Manzur
soccer ball with red X Cabrera
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK United States Joe Cannon United States Colorado Rapids Traded for Herculez Gomez and Ugo Ihemelu December 1, 2006
35 GK United States Lance Friesz United States Los Angeles Storm Free January 1, 2007
FW United States Robbie Findley United States Oregon State Beavers 2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P16 January 12, 2007
19 DF United States Josh Tudela United States Indiana Hoosiers 2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P20 January 12, 2007
3 DF United States Ty Harden United States Washington Huskies 2007 MLS SuperDraft, R2 P23 January 12, 2007
GK United States Tally Hall United States San Diego State Aztecs 2007 MLS SuperDraft, R4 P44 January 12, 2007
DF United States Bobby Burling United States Loyola Marymount Lions 2007 MLS SuperDraft, R4 P45 January 12, 2007
6 MF South Africa Kevin Harmse Slovakia Nitra Undisclosed April 2, 2007
17 DF Portugal Abel Xavier England Middlesbrough Undisclosed May 14, 2007
22 DF United States Kelly Gray United States Houston Dynamo Trade for Nate Jaqua June 28, 2007
23 MF England David Beckham Spain Real Madrid Undisclosed July 11, 2007
11 FW Sierra Leone Israel Sesay United States IMG Academy Weighted lottery August 1, 2007

Draft picks
2007 LA Galaxy Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPos.College
216 Robbie FindleyForwardOregon State
20 Josh TudelaMidfielderIndiana
23 Ty HardenDefenderWashington
444 Tally HallGoalkeeperSan Diego State
45 Bobby BurlingDefenderLoyola Marymount

References
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