Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC
Full name	Los Angeles Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Black and Gold
Short name	LAFC
Founded	October 30, 2014; 10 years ago
Stadium	BMO Stadium; Los Angeles, California
Capacity	22,000
Chairmen	Peter Guber; Henry Nguyen;
Co-Presidents	Larry Freedman; John Thorrington;
Coach	Bob Bradley
League	Major League Soccer
2022	Western Conference: 1st; Overall: 1st; Playoffs: Champions
Website	Club website
Home colors	Away colors

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 BMO Stadium (known before 2023 as Banc of California Stadium). Their main rival is LA Galaxy, and the rivalry is known as El Tráfico.

Players and staff

As of October 6, 2020^[4]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Kenneth Vermeer	Netherlands
2	Defender	Jordan Harvey	United States
3	Defender	Mohamed Traore	Senegal
4	Defender	Eddie Segura	Colombia
5	Defender	Dejan Jakovic	Canada
7	Midfielder	Latif Blessing	Ghana
8	Midfielder	Francisco Ginella	Uruguay
9	Forward	Diego Rossi (DP)	Uruguay
10	Forward	Carlos Vela (DP)	Mexico
11	Midfielder	José Cifuentes	Ecuador
12	Defender	Diego Palacios	Ecuador
13	Defender	Mohamed El Monir	Libya
14	Midfielder	Mark-Anthony Kaye	Canada
15	Midfielder	Alejandro Guido	United States
16	Forward	Danny Musovski	United States
17	Forward	Brian Rodríguez (DP)	Uruguay
18	Defender	Erik Dueñas (HG)	United States
19	Midfielder	Bryce Duke (HG)	United States
20	Midfielder	Eduard Atuesta	Colombia
21	Forward	Christian Torres (HG)	United States
22	Forward	Kwadwo Opoku	Ghana
23	Goalkeeper	Pablo Sisniega	Mexico
24	Defender	Andy Najar	Honduras
26	Forward	Adrien Perez	United States
27	Defender	Tristan Blackmon	United States
28	Defender	Tony Leone (HG)	United States
40	Goalkeeper	Phillip Ejimadu	United States
66	Forward	Bradley Wright-Phillips	England

As of June 26, 2020^[5]

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

International
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
CONCACAF Champions League	0
National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
MLS Cup	1	2022
Supporters' Shield	2	2019,^[6] 2022
U.S. Open Cup	0
Western Conference (Playoff)	0
Western Conference (Regular Season)	2	2019, 2022

Honor	Player Name	Year
Landon Donovan MVP Award	Carlos Vela	2019 ^[7]

↑ "The First Captain in Club History". Los Angeles Football Club. March 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
↑ Bartlett, Blair (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" (PDF) (Press release). Los Angeles Football Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
↑ Baxter, Kevin (May 17, 2015). "Expansion L.A. soccer team plans new stadium on Sports Arena site". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
↑ "Los Angeles FC Roster". Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
↑ "Los Angeles FC Technical Staff". November 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
↑ "LAFC win 2019 Supporters' Shield, lift first major trophy". MLSsoccer.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (November 4, 2019). "Carlos Vela is 2019 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player". Major League Soccer. Retrieved November 4, 2019.