Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles Football Club, commonly known as Los Angeles FC, or simply LAFC, ia an American professional soccer franchise based in Los Angeles, California. They competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference.[2][3] The team plays their home games at the Banc of California Stadium. Their main rival is LA Galaxy, and the rivalry is known as El Tráfico.

Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles Football Club.svg
Full nameLos Angeles Football Club
Nickname(s)The Black and Gold[1]
Short nameLAFC
FoundedOctober 30, 2014; 10 years ago (October 30, 2014)
Chairmen
Co-Presidents
CoachBob Bradley
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2019Western Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st
Playoffs: Conference Finals
WebsiteClub home page
Home colors
Away colors

Players and staff

Current roster

As of October 6, 2020
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Vermeer, KennethKenneth Vermeer       Netherlands
2 Defender Harvey, JordanJordan Harvey       United States
3 Defender Traore, MohamedMohamed Traore       Senegal
4 Defender Segura, EddieEddie Segura       Colombia
5 Defender Jakovic, DejanDejan Jakovic       Canada
7 Midfielder Blessing, LatifLatif Blessing       Ghana
8 Midfielder Ginella, FranciscoFrancisco Ginella       Uruguay
9 Forward Rossi, DiegoDiego Rossi (DP)      Uruguay
10 Forward Vela, CarlosCarlos Vela (DP)      Mexico
11 Midfielder Cifuentes, JoséJosé Cifuentes       Ecuador
12 Defender Palacios, DiegoDiego Palacios       Ecuador
13 Defender El Monir, MohamedMohamed El Monir       Libya
14 Midfielder Kaye, Mark-AnthonyMark-Anthony Kaye       Canada
15 Midfielder Guido, AlejandroAlejandro Guido       United States
16 Forward Musovski, DannyDanny Musovski       United States
17 Forward Rodríguez, BrianBrian Rodríguez (DP)      Uruguay
18 Defender Dueñas, ErikErik Dueñas (HG)      United States
19 Midfielder Duke, BryceBryce Duke (HG)      United States
20 Midfielder Atuesta, EduardEduard Atuesta       Colombia
21 Forward Torres, ChristianChristian Torres (HG)      United States
22 Forward Opoku, KwadwoKwadwo Opoku       Ghana
23 Goalkeeper Sisniega, PabloPablo Sisniega       Mexico
24 Defender Najar, AndyAndy Najar       Honduras
26 Forward Perez, AdrienAdrien Perez       United States
27 Defender Blackmon, TristanTristan Blackmon       United States
28 Defender Leone, TonyTony Leone (HG)      United States
40 Goalkeeper Ejimadu, PhillipPhillip Ejimadu       United States
66 Forward Wright-Phillips, BradleyBradley Wright-Phillips       England

Coaching staff

As of June 26, 2020
Technical staff
Head coach Bob Bradley
Assistant coach Ante Razov
Assistant coach Kenny Arena
Goalkeeping coach Zak Abdel
Director of soccer operations Mike Sorber

Honors

Team

International
Competitions Titles Seasons
CONCACAF Champions League 0
National
Competitions Titles Seasons
MLS Cup 0
Supporters' Shield 1 2019[4]
U.S. Open Cup 0
Western Conference (Playoff) 0
Western Conference (Regular Season) 1 2019

Players

Honor Player Name Year
Landon Donovan MVP Award Carlos Vela 2019 [5]

References

  1. "The First Captain in Club History". Los Angeles Football Club. March 16, 2018.
  2. Los Angeles Football Club (September 15, 2015). "Los Angeles' newest Major League Soccer team announces official club name and launches collaborative effort with supporters to identity club colors with social media campaign". Press release. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916010044/https://cdn.lafc.com/uploads/2015/09/LAFC-Club-Name-Announcement-and-Colors-Press-Release-9.15.pdf. Retrieved September 15, 2015. 
  3. Baxter, Kevin (May 17, 2015). Expansion L.A. soccer team plans new stadium on Sports Arena site. http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-la-soccer-stadium-20150518-story.html. Retrieved May 18, 2015. 
  4. "LAFC win 2019 Supporters' Shield, lift first major trophy". MLSsoccer.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  5. Rodriguez, Alicia (November 4, 2019). "Carlos Vela is 2019 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player". Major League Soccer. Retrieved November 4, 2019.