2017 LA Galaxy II season
The 2017 LA Galaxy II season was the club's fourth season of existence. The 2017 marks the first in LA Galaxy II club history that the team did not qualify for the USL Cup playoffs.[1]
| 2017 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike Muñoz | ||
| Stadium | StubHub Center | ||
| USL | Conference: 13th | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Justin Dhillon Adrian Vera (6 goals each) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,000 (10/7 vs. POR) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 432 (9/6 vs. RNO) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,215 | ||
| Biggest win | LA 2–0 VAN (3/25) | ||
| Biggest defeat | RNO 9–0 LA (7/3) | ||
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Players
The squad of LA Galaxy II is composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed by Galaxy II, and LA Galaxy Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with LA Galaxy II will retain their college eligibility.
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.[2]
- ^ Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
- ^ LA Galaxy Academy player.
Transfers in
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Justin Dhillon |
LA Galaxy Academy |
Sign. | January 13, 2017 | [3] |
| DF | Robert Castellanos |
 Atlas |
Sign. | February 14, 2017 | [4] |
| MF |  Andre Ulrich Zanga |
Kadji Sports Academy |
Sign. | March 10, 2017 | [5] |
| DF | Jean Jospin Engola |
Kadji Sports Academy |
Sign. | March 10, 2017 | [5] |
| MF | Miguel Aguilar |
D.C. United |
Sign. | March 10, 2017 | [6] |
| DF | Tyler Turner |
Orlando City SC |
Sign. | March 16, 2017 | [7] |
| MF | Jonathan Hernandez |
LA Galaxy Academy |
Sign. | May 6, 2017 | [8] |
| MF | Alejandro Covarrubias |
OKC Energy FC |
Sign. | May 18, 2017 | [9] |
| MF | Efrain Alvarez |
LA Galaxy Academy |
Sign. | August 2, 2017 | [10] |
| DF | Jefrey Payeras |
 Municipal |
Sign. | August 3, 2017 | [11] |
| GK | Justin Vom Steeg |
 Fortuna Düsseldorf |
Sign. | September 8, 2017 | [12] |
Transfers out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Kainoa Bailey |
Contract option not exercised. | January 5, 2017 | [13] | |
| MF | Alejandro Covarrubias |
OKC Energy FC |
Contract option not exercised. | January 5, 2017 | [13] |
| DF | Lee Nishanian |
Contract option not exercised. Later he signed with Harrisburg City Islanders |
January 5, 2017 | [13][14] | |
| MF |  Bryam Rebellón |
Contract option not exercised. | January 5, 2017 | [13] | |
| FW |  Denzel Slager |
Contract option not exercised. | January 5, 2017 | [13] | |
| DF | Hugo Arellano |
LA Galaxy |
Sign. | January 13, 2017 | [15] |
| DF |  Bradley Diallo |
LA Galaxy |
Sign. | February 28, 2017 | [16] |
| MF | Jaime Villarreal |
LA Galaxy |
Sign. | March 2, 2017 | [17] |
| DF | Nathan Smith |
LA Galaxy |
Sign. | March 2, 2017 | [18] |
Competitions
Friendlies
| February 10 | LA Galaxy II | 3–0 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | Carson, California |
Aguilar  Estrada Trialist |
Report | Stadium: StubHub Center |
| February 15 | LA Galaxy II | 2–0 | Club Tijuana Premier | Carson, California |
| 14:00 PT | Trialist 51' Arteaga 60' |
Report | Stadium: StubHub Center |
| February 25 | LA Galaxy II | 7–1 | San Diego State Aztecs | Carson, California |
| Zubak , , Jamieson IV Vera Amaya Raygoza |
Report | |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
| March 8 | Club Tijuana Premier | 3–1 | LA Galaxy II | Tijuana, Mexico |
| 12:00 PT | |
Report | Mendez |
Stadium: Estadio Caliente |
| March 11 | LA Galaxy II | 2–3 | Real Monarchs | Carson, California |
| 14:00 PT | Dhillon 38' Zubak 70' (pen.) |
Report | |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
| March 18 | LA Galaxy II | 0–4 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| 16:00 PT | Report | (pen.) |
Stadium: StubHub Center |
USL
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 35 |
| 12 | Seattle Sounders 2 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 31 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 29 |
| 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps 2 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 24 |
| 15 | Portland Timbers 2 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 15 |
Source: 2017 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 three LA Galaxy II matches was announced on January 27, 2017.[19] The full schedule was released on January 31, 2017.[20]
All times in Pacific Time Zone.
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| March 25 1 | LA Galaxy II | 2–0 | Whitecaps FC 2 | Carson, California |
| 2:00 pm | de Wit 5' (o.g.) Amaya  20' Arellano 64' Zubak 67' Hušidić 76' Dhillon 90+2' |
Report | Dean 31' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,517 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| April 1 2 | San Antonio FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:30 pm | Castillo 12' McCarthy 18' Reed 29' Forbes 77' Elizondo 90' |
Report | Diallo 13' Villarreal  86' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,074 Referee: Marco Vega |
| April 8 3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Tempe, Arizona |
| 6:30 pm | Rooney 60' (pen.), 78' |
Report | Amaya 51' Kempin 60' Zanga 81' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex Attendance: 6,330 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| April 15 4 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Zanga 16' Zubak 45' Juarez 51' Diallo 54' Arellano 70' Fujii 72' |
Report | Chenkam 7', 19' Tolo 12' Saari 46' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 977 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| April 22 5 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Vera 66' Zubak 86' |
Report | Pineda 33' Engola 49' (o.g.) Chaplow 65' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 6 6 | Orange County SC | 4–0 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 5:00 pm | van Ewijk 28' (pen.), 31' Juarez 34' (o.g.) Fernandes 59' Etim 70' |
Report | Fujii 45' Lonergan 79' |
Stadium: Orange County Great Park Attendance: 3,408 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| May 10 7 | LA Galaxy II | 0–3 | Real Monarchs | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Fujii 7' Zubak 61'  76' Hernandez 73' |
Report | Gallagher 13' Velásquez 24' (pen.) Hoffman 65' Hanlin 90+3' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 782 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| May 14 8 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 6:00 pm | Allen 3' |
Report | Amaya 49' (pen.) Arellano 55' Dhillon 72' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 673 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| May 20 9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1–1 | LA Galaxy II | Edinburg, Texas |
| 5:30 pm | James 30' Murphy 36' Hunter 42' |
Report | Arellano 21' Covarrubias 22' 88' Villareal 40' Dhillon 72' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 7,788 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 27 10 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Lassiter 13' Arellano 22' Zanga 86' |
Report | Timm 30' Avila 32' Johnson 61' (pen.) Watson 64' Gray 75' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Chipalo Street |
| June 3 11 | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Tukwila, Washington |
| 7:00 pm | Parra 37', 61', 74' Saari 69' |
Report | Castellanos 68' Engola 70' Zanga 80' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Attendance: 1,307 Referee: Baboucarr Jallow |
| June 10 12 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Zubak 30' Engola 42' Dhillon 80' Fujii 82' |
Report | Pouaty 15' Frater 38', 65', 90' Prugh 68' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,214 Referee: Farhad Dadkho |
| June 17 13 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 0–1 | LA Galaxy II | Edinburg, Texas |
| 5:30 pm | James 38' |
Report | Engola 3' Hernandez 56' Estrada 70' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 8,656 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| June 25 14 | LA Galaxy II | 2–3 | Sacramento Republic FC | Carson, California |
| 6:30 pm | Dhillon 53' Vera 70', 70' Covarrubias 79' |
Report | Hall 10' (pen.) Blackwood 14' Caesar 19', 45' Trickett-Smith 65' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 712 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| June 30 15 | LA Galaxy II | 0–1 | Swope Park Rangers | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Covarrubias 43' Turner 60' Fujii 77' |
Report | Iwasa 45' Selbol 64' Gonzalez 85' Pasher 87' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 910 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 3 16 | Reno 1868 FC | 9–0 | LA Galaxy II | Reno, Nevada |
| 7:30 pm | Castellanos 3' (o.g.) Kelly 8' Murrell 11', 49', 61' Griffiths 22' Hoppenot 25' (pen.) LaGrassa 66' Wehan 76', 84' Brown 78' Espinal 88' |
Report | Covarrubias 82' |
Stadium: Greater Nevada Field Attendance: 5,140 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| July 9 17 | Portland Timbers 2 | 3–4 | LA Galaxy II | Portland, Oregon |
| 2:00 pm | Ebobisse 25' Ornstil 33' Arboleda 82' |
Report | Amaya 18' Engola 28' Turner 44' (pen.) Vera 47', 50', 57' Dhillon 60' Hernandez 77' |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
| July 13 18 | LA Galaxy II | 2–2 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Vera 20' Dhillon 24' Engola 41' Lopez 65' |
Report | Fernandez 29' Jadama 62' Svantesson 71' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 736 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 30 19 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | Carson, California |
| 6:30 pm | Covarrubias 28' Lassiter 41' |
Report | Angulo 11' Andrews 56' Craven 75' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 705 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| August 2 20 | LA Galaxy II | 1–0 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Covarrubias 15' Fujii 57' Castellanos 82' |
Report | Ocegueda 58' Fernandes 90+2' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 636 Referee: Victor Rivas |
| August 5 21 | LA Galaxy II | 0–2 | Phoenix Rising FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Payeras 82' |
Report | Drogba 13' Riggi 45' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 18 22 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–2 | LA Galaxy II | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 6:00 pm | Vercollone 59' McFarlane 64' King 77' Suggs 85' |
Report | McBean 17' Lassiter 52' Covarrubias 63' Arellano 64' McFarlane 87' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 4,437 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| August 27 23 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Langley, British Columbia |
| 3:00 pm | Campbell 4' Norman Jr. 53' Amanda 83' |
Report | Zubak 24' Covarrubias 88' |
Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park Attendance: 1,494 Referee: Michelle Pye |
| September 3 24 | LA Galaxy II | 1–0 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Carson, California |
| 6:30 pm | Lassiter 21' Jo. Villareal 51' Fujii 72' |
Report | Ayala 49' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 737 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
| September 6 25 | LA Galaxy II | 1–2 | Reno 1868 FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Mendiola 37' Smith 62' Turner 83' |
Report | Richards 5' LaGrassa 26' Espinal 66' Ockford 90+1' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 432 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| September 9 26 | LA Galaxy II | 1–1 | San Antonio FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Turner 37' Zubak 42' McBean 45' Engola 51' Estrada 90+3' |
Report | Hedrick 35' Reed 88' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 1,275 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 16 27 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sacramento, California |
| 7:30 pm | Espino 26' Bijev 61' |
Report | Covarrubias 45+2' Hernandez 50' Mendez 89' |
Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 23 28 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC | 1–0 | LA Galaxy II | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 5:00 pm | Calistri 26' Corrales 70' Levin 73' Kimura 90+3' |
Report | Turner 25' |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| September 27 29 | Swope Park Rangers | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 5:30 pm | Belmar 37' Moloto 53' Didic 58' Selbol 69' |
Report | Zanga 55' Jon. Hernandez 67' Jor. Hernandez 73' Vera 83' |
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village Attendance: 857 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
| October 1 30 | Oklahoma City Energy FC | 3–0 | LA Galaxy II | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 3:00 pm | Angulo 38' (pen.), 67', 68' |
Report | Stadium: Taft Stadium Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| October 7 31 | LA Galaxy II | 3–2 | Portland Timbers 2 | Carson, California |
| 7:30 pm | Engola 29' Mendiola 31' Lassiter 52' Alvarez 63' McBean 73' Smith 86' Payeras 90+4' |
Report | Calixtro 5', 14' Batista 58' Zambrano 80' Ornstil 88' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kyle Burkhardt |
| October 14 32 | Real Monarchs | 2–1 | LA Galaxy II | Sandy, Utah |
| 6:00 pm | Orozco 6' Velásquez 19' |
Report | Vera 42' Covarrubias 47' Arellano 58' Engola 90+4' Turner 90+7' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 1,875 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi |
References
- "Match Report: The 2017 season ends with a 2-1 loss in Salt Lake City". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign forward Justin Dhillon". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign defender Robert Castellanos". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign Jean Jospin Engola and Andre Ulrich Zanga". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Miguel Aguilar". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign defender Tyler Turner". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign Galaxy Academy graduate Jonathan Hernandez". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign Alejandro Covarrubias". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign LA Galaxy Academy midfielder Efrain Alvarez". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign Academy product Jefrey Payeras". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- "Former LA Galaxy II defender Lee Nishanian signs with Harrisburg City Islanders". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy sign Homegrown player Hugo Arellano from LA Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy sign defender Bradley Diallo". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy sign Homegrown midfielder Jaime Villarreal to first team contract". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy sign Nathan Smith as Homegrown defender". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "USL Unveils 2017 Regular Season Home Openers". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- "LA Galaxy II announce 2017 USL regular season schedule". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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