2018 LA Galaxy II season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Mike Muñoz | ||
| Stadium | StubHub Center | ||
| USL | Conference: 14th | ||
| Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Frank López (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,714 (vs. Seattle Sounders FC 2 – July 1) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 478 (vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros – August 22) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,049 | ||
|  | |||
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 |  USA | Tomas Hilliard-Arce[A] | 
| 21 | DF |  USA | Hugo Arellano[A] | 
| 26 | MF |  USA | Efrain Alvarez[A] | 
| 33 | DF |  USA | Nate Shultz | 
| 41 | GK |  USA | Justin Vom Steeg[A] | 
| 42 | GK |  USA | Wade Hamilton | 
| 44 | MF |  GHA | Geoffrey Acheampong | 
| 45 | MF |  GHA | Emmanuel Appiah | 
| 46 | DF |  USA | John Requejo | 
| 47 | MF |  MEX | Miguel Aguilar | 
| 49 | MF |  USA | Adrian Vera | 
| 50 | DF |  FRA | Diedie Traore | 
| 51 | FW |  USA | Ethan Zubak | 
| 53 | MF |  USA | Jorge Hernandez | 
| 54 | GK |  USA | Bennett Sneddon | 
| 57 | FW |  USA | Justin Dhillon | 
| 58 | FW |  USA | Ulysses Llanez[B] | 
| 60 | FW |  USA | Alex Méndez | 
| 62 | DF |  USA | Jake Arteaga[B] | 
| 65 | DF |  USA | Ian Lonergan[B] | 
| 66 | FW |  CUB | Frank López | 
| 67 | MF |  USA | Jonathan Hernandez | 
| 68 | MF |  CMR | Andre Ulrich Zanga | 
| 69 | DF |  USA | Justin Fiddes | 
| 69 | DF |  GUA | Jeffrey Payeras | 
| 72 | DF |  CMR | Jean Jospin Engola | 
| 73 | FW |  USA | Adonis Amaya | 
| 74 | MF |  USA | Taylor Davila[B] | 
| 75 | GK |  USA | Eric Lopez | 
- ^ Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
- ^ LA Galaxy Academy player.
Transfers
Transfers in
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Geoffrey Acheampong |  Veracruz | Sign. | March 1, 2018 | [2] | 
| DF |  Nate Shultz |  Akron Zips | Selected by LA Galaxy with the 48th pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft. | March 8, 2018 | [3] | 
| DF |  John Requejo |  Tijuana | Sign. | March 13, 2018 | [4] | 
| MF |  Emmanuel Appiah |  Saint Louis FC | Sign. | March 14, 2018 | [5] | 
| GK |  Wade Hamilton |  Portland Timbers 2 | Sign. | March 14, 2018 | [6] | 
| MF |  Julian Büscher |  D.C. United | Sign. | March 15, 2018 | [7] | 
| FW |  Frank López |  Miami Soccer Academy | Sign. | March 15, 2018 | [8] | 
| DF |  Diedie Traore | Tryout winner. | July 25, 2018 | [9] | |
| DF |  Justin Fiddes | .svg.png) Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sign. | August 8, 2018 | [10] | 
Transfers out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Ryo Fujii |  Nyköpings BIS | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | 
| MF |  Alejandro Covarrubias |  Fresno FC | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | 
| DF |  Tyler Turner | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | |
| DF |  Robert Castellanos |  Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Contract option declined. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | 
| DF |  Josh Turnley |  Sacramento Republic FC | Contract expired. | December 4, 2017 | [11] | 
| GK |  Justin Vom Steeg |  LA Galaxy | Sign. | March 1, 2018 | [12] | 
| MF |  Efrain Alvarez |  LA Galaxy | Sign. | March 4, 2018 | [13] | 
| MF |  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 |  ?'  ?'  ?' | Report |  ?' | Stadium: StubHub Center | 
USL
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
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  57' Kim Tae-seong  75' | Report | Arellano  57' Hilliard-Arce  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  24' Büscher  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  41' López  62' Vera  78' Appiah  90+1' | Report | Lopez  19'  77' Tyrpak  71' King  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  56' Enevoldsen  71' Juel-Nielsen  82' Seaton  84' Selbol  88',  89' | Report | Engola  30' Méndez  54' García  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  31' Büscher  90+4' | Report | Drogba  64' da Fonte  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  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  39' João Pedro  60' | Report | Scarlett  13' Moreno  78' Cásseres Jr.  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',  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  90' | Report | Dacres  32' Dikwa  39' Calistri  64' Greig  67', 87',  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  58',  90+1' Tuiloma  80' Williamson  81' Lewis  87' Arboleda  90+4' Williams  90+5' | Report | Aguilar  47',  59' Alvarez  49', 68' Appiah  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  65' Enríquez  69' Wharton  72' Montaño  90+1' | Report | Büscher  5' Requejo  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',  17' Jamieson IV  28' Lassiter  60', 89' Büscher  87' | Report | Kobayashi  7', 22' Torres  38' Jaime  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  30'  77' Zubak  32' Hernandez  69' Llanez  88' | Report | Levin  34' Ugarte  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  44' Appiah  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  45+5' Volesky  90' | Report | Zanga  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  26' Pírez  40' Rivas  43' Gee  52' Levin  83' | Report | Büscher  44' Arellano  46' Requejo  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',  51' Alvarez  49', 62' Méndez  60' | Report | Daley  3',  45' Saari  14',  40' Alfaro  34' Ulysse  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  41' | Report | Zubak  3' Acheampong  15'  45+1' López  23' Hernandez  52' Sylvestre  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  21' Engola  46' Dhillon  57' | Report | Hoppenot  7' van Ewijk  33', 80' Wehan  47' Calvillo  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  26' Acheampong  33' López  78' | Report | Ebobisse  3' Williamson  23' Langsdorf  54', 63',  86' Loría  61' McIntosh  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  64' Hilliard-Arce  77' | Report | Barry  51',  73'  86' Smith  54' Rebellón  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  69' Hedrick  73' | Report | Büscher  63' Zanga  76' Hernandez  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',  86' Vera  53' Zubak  90+1' | Report | Del Campo  64' Chaney  90+2',  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  75' Alemán  75' | Report | Aguilar  7' Zubak  20' (pen.) Engola  25' López  41',  80' Requejo  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  18' Aguilar  28' Dhillon  77' | Report | Sullivan  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',  65' Hoffman  36',  40' | Report | Vera  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  81' | Report | Toye  11' També  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  81' | Report | Aguilar  14' Alvarez  18',  27' Lassiter  21' (pen.) Traore  64' Williams  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  69' | Report | Harris  32' Barril  40' Rasmussen  72' A. Dixon  81' Jahn  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  33' Calvillo  37' Marie  67' | Report | Acheampong  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  76' López  86' | Report | Plewa  56' Hoffman  57' Chang  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  73' | Report | Acheampong  26' Appiah  39' F. López  80' Engola  84' Araujo  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',  71' Vera  45+1' | Report | Alemán  13', 21' Turnley  51' Seiler  62'  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  9' Kuzain  28' Belmar  34' Barry  65' (pen.) Hernandez  76' Harris  84' | Report | Hilliard-Arce  27' Hernandez  85' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Kevin Broadley | 
See also
References
- ^ "Galaxy II Players". lagalaxy.com.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Geoffrey Acheampong". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Nate Shultz". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender John Requejo". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Emmanuel Appiah". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Wade Hamilton". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign forward Frank Lopez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II Sign Open Tryout Winner". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II sign defender Justin Fiddes". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "LA Galaxy II decline 2018 contract options on four players". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "LA Galaxy sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy Sign midfielder Efrain Alvarez". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II has mutually parted ways with midfielder Julian Büscher". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II announce 2018 Home Opener". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II Announce 2018 USL Regular Season Schedule". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved January 20, 2018.














