Coachella Valley Invitational

The Coachella Valley Invitational is a preseason exhibition tournament hosted by the LA Galaxy at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The first edition of the tournament was held in February 2022 and featured clubs from Major League Soccer, MLS Next Pro, and the USL Championship.

Coachella Valley Invitational
Founded2022
RegionUnited States
California (host)
Number of teams6
Current championsNew York Red Bulls
Most successful club(s)LA Galaxy II (1)
New York Red Bulls (1)
2022 Coachella Valley Invitational

Background

The tournament was announced on January 18, 2022, by the LA Galaxy. The event is expected to be held behind closed doors.[1][2][3]

Participants

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 LA Galaxy II 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 3.00 Champions
2 D.C. United 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 2.00
3 LA Galaxy 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 2.00
4 Los Angeles FC 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 3 1.50
5 Seattle Sounders FC 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 0.50
6 New York Red Bulls 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1 0.33
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Teams
Team Location League
D.C. United Washington, D.C. Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy Los Angeles
Los Angeles FC
New York Red Bulls New York City
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle
LA Galaxy II Los Angeles USL Championship

Matches
LA Galaxy1–1Seattle Sounders FC
Joveljić 48' Report Ruidíaz 41'
Attendance: 0
LA Galaxy II4–2Seattle Sounders FC
Davila 40'
Salazar 49', 57'
Cobian 72'		 Report Montero 21'
Adeniran 29'
Attendance: 0
New York Red Bulls1–1D.C. United
Barlow 65' Report Flores 27'
Attendance: 0
LA Galaxy2–1New York Red Bulls
Vazquez 4'
Hernandez 54'		 Report Mullings 68'
Attendance: 0
D.C. United2–0Los Angeles FC
Kamara 9' (pen.)
Skundrich 77'		 Report
Attendance: 0
Los Angeles FC6–1New York Red Bulls
Rodríguez 28', 34'
38' (o.g.)
Vela 46'
Fall 58'
Opoku 60'		 Report Klimala 9' (pen.)
Attendance: 0

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 New York Red Bulls 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 3.00
2 Portland Timbers 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 2.33
3 San Jose Earthquakes 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 2.00
4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12 2.00
5 Charlotte FC 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3 1.50
6 Los Angeles FC 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 1.50
7 LA Galaxy 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3 1.00
8 D.C. United 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4 1.00
9 New York City FC 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 0.50
10 St. Louis City SC 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2 0.67
11 Toronto FC 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 0.33
12 Minnesota United FC 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 0.00
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

References
  1. "LA Galaxy to host inaugural Coachella Valley Invitational Feb. 10–19 at Empire Polo Club". LA Galaxy. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. "Los Angeles Galaxy To Host Inaugural Coachella Valley Invitational". KMIR-TV. City News Service. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. Guesman, Josh. "Galaxy to Host Inaugural Coachella Valley Invitational – Complete Preseason Schedule". Corner of the Galaxy. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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