2018 LA Galaxy II season

LA Galaxy II
2018 season
Head coachMike Muñoz
StadiumStubHub Center
USLConference: 14th
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerFrank López (13 goals)
Highest home attendance1,714
(vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2 – July 1)
Lowest home attendance478
(vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros – August 22)
Average home league attendance1,049
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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]  United States
21 DF Hugo Arellano[A]  United States
26 MF Efrain Alvarez[A]  United States
33 DF Nate Shultz  United States
41 GK Justin Vom Steeg[A]  United States
42 GK Wade Hamilton  United States
44 MF Geoffrey Acheampong  Ghana
45 MF Emmanuel Appiah  Ghana
46 DF John Requejo  United States
47 MF Miguel Aguilar  Mexico
49 MF Adrian Vera  United States
50 DF Diedie Traore  France
51 FW Ethan Zubak  United States
53 MF Jorge Hernandez  United States
54 GK Bennett Sneddon  United States
57 FW Justin Dhillon  United States
58 FW Ulysses Llanez[B]  United States
60 FW Alex Méndez  United States
62 DF Jake Arteaga[B]  United States
65 DF Ian Lonergan[B]  United States
66 FW Frank López  Cuba
67 MF Jonathan Hernandez  United States
68 MF Andre Ulrich Zanga  Cameroon
69 DF Justin Fiddes  United States
69 DF Jeffrey Payeras  Guatemala
72 DF Jean Jospin Engola  Cameroon
73 FW Adonis Amaya  United States
74 MF Taylor Davila[B]  United States
75 GK Eric Lopez  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
    2.
  2. ^
    LA Galaxy Academy player.
    3.

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Ghana Geoffrey Acheampong Mexico Veracruz Sign. March 1, 2018 [2]
DF United States Nate Shultz United States Akron Zips Selected by LA Galaxy with the 48th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. March 8, 2018 [3]
DF United States John Requejo Mexico Tijuana Sign. March 13, 2018 [4]
MF Ghana Emmanuel Appiah United States Saint Louis FC Sign. March 14, 2018 [5]
GK United States Wade Hamilton United States Portland Timbers 2 Sign. March 14, 2018 [6]
MF Germany Julian Büscher United States D.C. United Sign. March 15, 2018 [7]
FW Cuba Frank López United States Miami Soccer Academy Sign. March 15, 2018 [8]
DF France Diedie Traore Tryout winner. July 25, 2018 [9]
DF United States Justin Fiddes Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Sign. August 8, 2018 [10]

Transfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Hong Kong Ryo Fujii Sweden Nyköpings BIS Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
MF United States Alejandro Covarrubias United States Fresno FC Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
DF United States Tyler Turner Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
DF United States Robert Castellanos United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Contract option declined. December 4, 2017 [11]
DF United States Josh Turnley United States Sacramento Republic FC Contract expired. December 4, 2017 [11]
GK United States Justin Vom Steeg United States LA Galaxy Sign. March 1, 2018 [12]
MF United States Efrain Alvarez United States LA Galaxy Sign. March 4, 2018 [13]
MF Germany Julian Büscher 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 ?'
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?'		 Report ?' Stadium: StubHub Center

USL

Main article: 2018 USL season

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

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 25'
Burt 55'
Schweitzer Yellow card 57'
Kim Tae-seong Yellow card 75'		 Report Arellano Yellow card 57'
Hilliard-Arce Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 24 2 Fresno FC 1–1 LA Galaxy II Fresno, California
19:00 Cooper 75' Report Appiah 3'
Dhillon Red card 24'
Büscher Yellow card 51'		 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 Yellow card 41'
López Yellow card 62'
Vera Yellow card 78'
Appiah Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Lopez Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 77'
Tyrpak Yellow card 71'
King Yellow card 90+3'		 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 45', 58'
Powder Yellow card 56'
Enevoldsen Yellow card 71'
Juel-Nielsen Yellow card 82'
Seaton Yellow card 84'
Selbol 88', Yellow card 89'		 Report Engola Red card 30'
Méndez Red card 54'
García Yellow card 83'		 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 Yellow card 31'
Büscher Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Drogba 64'
da Fonte Yellow card 90+2'		 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 46' Report Büscher Yellow card 83' 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 35'
Lassiter Yellow card 39'
João Pedro Yellow card 60'		 Report Scarlett Yellow card 13'
Moreno 78'
Cásseres Jr. Yellow card 90+3'		 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 21', 71'
Riggi 47'
Drogba 78' (pen.)		 Report Alvarez 19'
Llanez 26'
Arellano 40', Yellow card 56'		 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 14', 70', 90+4'
Alvarez 18', 47', 75'
Appiah Yellow card 90'		 Report Dacres Yellow card 32'
Dikwa 39'
Calistri Yellow card 64'
Greig 67', 87', Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 858
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 18 10 Portland Timbers 2 7–3 LA Galaxy II Portland, Oregon
11:00 Langsdorf 25', 43', 57' (pen.)
Loría Yellow card 58', 90+1'
Tuiloma Yellow card 80'
Williamson 81'
Lewis Yellow card 87'
Arboleda 90+4'
Williams 90+5'		 Report Aguilar Yellow card 47', 59'
Alvarez 49', 68'
Appiah Yellow card 90+1'		 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 14'
Zaldívar Yellow card 65'
Enríquez Yellow card 69'
Wharton Yellow card 72'
Montaño Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Büscher Yellow card 5'
Requejo Yellow card 21'
F. López 87'		 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 10', 16', 18', 54', Yellow card 17'
Jamieson IV Yellow card 28'
Lassiter 60', 89'
Büscher 87'		 Report Kobayashi 7', 22'
Torres Yellow card 38'
Jaime Yellow card 41'		 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 6'
Büscher Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 77'
Zubak Yellow card 32'
Hernandez Yellow card 69'
Llanez Yellow card 88'		 Report Levin Yellow card 34'
Ugarte Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 594
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 10 14 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Orange County SC Carson, California
17:30 Aguilar Yellow card 44'
Appiah Yellow card 62'		 Report Enevoldsen 82' 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 Yellow card 45+5'
Volesky 90'		 Report Zanga Yellow card 56' 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 Yellow card 26'
Pírez 40'
Rivas Yellow card 43'
Gee 52'
Levin Yellow card 83'		 Report Büscher Yellow card 44'
Arellano Red card 46'
Requejo Yellow card 65'		 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 26'
F. López 28', Yellow card 51'
Alvarez 49', 62'
Méndez 60'		 Report Daley Yellow card 3', 45'
Saari 14', Yellow card 40'
Alfaro Yellow card 34'
Ulysse Yellow card 59'
Estrada 80'		 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 Yellow card 41' Report Zubak 3'
Acheampong Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 45+1'
López 23'
Hernandez 52'
Sylvestre Yellow card 62'		 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 Yellow card 21'
Engola Yellow card 46'
Dhillon 57'		 Report Hoppenot 7'
van Ewijk 33', 80'
Wehan 47'
Calvillo Yellow card 52'		 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 1'
Dhillon 11'
Zanga Yellow card 26'
Acheampong Yellow card 33'
López 78'		 Report Ebobisse 3'
Williamson 23'
Langsdorf 54', 63', Yellow card 86'
Loría Yellow card 61'
McIntosh Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 833
Referee: Ceciah Valero
August 1 21 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Swope Park Rangers Carson, California
19:30 López 60'
Vera Yellow card 64'
Hilliard-Arce Yellow card 77'		 Report Barry 51', Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 86'
Smith Yellow card 54'
Rebellón Yellow card 81'		 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 20'
Guzmán 50'
Lopez Yellow card 69'
Hedrick Yellow card 73'		 Report Büscher Yellow card 63'
Zanga Yellow card 76'
Hernandez Yellow card 90+2'
López 90+4'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,447
Referee: Greg Dopka
August 9 23 LA Galaxy II 2–1 Fresno FC Carson, California
19:30 López 50', 72', Yellow card 86'
Vera Yellow card 53'
Zubak Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Del Campo Yellow card 64'
Chaney 90+2', Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 706
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 18 24 Sacramento Republic FC 1–4 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
20:00 Requejo 56' (o.g.)
Iwasa Yellow card 75'
Alemán Yellow card 75'		 Report Aguilar 7'
Zubak 20' (pen.)
Engola 25'
López 41', Yellow card 80'
Requejo Yellow card 77'		 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 Yellow card 18'
Aguilar Yellow card 28'
Dhillon 77'		 Report Sullivan Yellow card 38'
Enríquez 51'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 478
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 25 26 Real Monarchs 4–0 LA Galaxy II Herriman, Utah
19:00 Chang 20'
Adams 33', Yellow card 65'
Hoffman 36', 40'		 Report Vera Yellow card 85' 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 27'
Lassiter 29', 56'
Vera Yellow card 81'		 Report Toye 11'
També Yellow card 45+1'		 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 10'
García Yellow card 81'		 Report Aguilar Yellow card 14'
Alvarez Yellow card 18', 27'
Lassiter 21' (pen.)
Traore Yellow card 64'
Williams Yellow card 82'		 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 13' (pen.)
Zanga Yellow card 69'		 Report Harris Yellow card 32'
Barril 40'
Rasmussen 72'
A. Dixon 81'
Jahn Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 751
Referee: Michael Radchuk
September 15 30 Reno 1868 FC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
19:00 Mfeka Yellow card 33'
Calvillo 37'
Marie Yellow card 67'		 Report Acheampong Yellow card 23' 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 18'
Vera 38'
Alvarez 49', 52', 75'
Engola Yellow card 76'
López 86'		 Report Plewa Yellow card 56'
Hoffman 57'
Chang Yellow card 68'		 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 31'
Neagle 34'
Alfaro Yellow card 73'		 Report Acheampong Yellow card 26'
Appiah 39'
F. López 80'
Engola Yellow card 84'
Araujo Yellow card 90+3'		 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 24', Yellow card 71'
Vera Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Alemán 13', 21'
Turnley Yellow card 51'
Seiler Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 74'		 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 Yellow card 9'
Kuzain 28'
Belmar 34'
Barry 65' (pen.)
Hernandez 76'
Harris 84'		 Report Hilliard-Arce Yellow card 27'
Hernandez 85'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Kevin Broadley

See also

References

  1. ^ "Galaxy II Players". lagalaxy.com.
  2. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Geoffrey Acheampong". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Nate Shultz". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender John Requejo". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Wade Hamilton". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign forward Frank Lopez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "LA Galaxy II Sign Open Tryout Winner". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Justin Fiddes". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  11. ^ a b c d e "LA Galaxy II decline 2018 contract options on four players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "LA Galaxy Sign midfielder Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "LA Galaxy II has mutually parted ways with midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "LA Galaxy II announce 2018 Home Opener". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  16. ^ "LA Galaxy II Announce 2018 USL Regular Season Schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.