The 2022 LA Galaxy season was the club's 27th season of existence, and their 27th in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy played its home matches at

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in the LA suburb of Carson,

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. The Galaxy attempted to make the playoffs after failing to qualify in

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, also attempted to win their MLS leading 6th MLS Cup, and make their first appearance in the MLS Cup since

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Background

The 2021 season was the Galaxy's 26th season of existence, and their first under manager,

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, who was appointed manager during the 2020–21 offseason following the sacking of

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. Early on in the season, the Galaxy started off with an 8–4–0 record, with striker

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leading the club in scoring with 11 goals. However, a mixture of injuries and poor form caused the club go on a skid during the summer, and ultimately, on the final day of the season, failing to qualify for the

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for the second-consecutive season. It marked the third time in the past four seasons that the Galaxy failed to qualify for the playoffs. Outside of MLS, the Galaxy had planned to participate in the

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, which featured a modified qualification method due to

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. The method involves the eight MLS clubs with the best regular season records after three matches qualifying for the tournament. By this method, the Galaxy had the seventh best record and qualified. However, the tournament was ultimately canceled by U.S. Soccer due to logistical challenges faced by lower league clubs.

Club

Team management

Roster

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

Preseason friendlies announced on January 5, 2022. LA Galaxy later announced more preseason matches on January 18, 2022, in addition to announcing that the club will also host the Coachella Valley Invitational at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California from February 10 to 19, 2022.

Coachella Valley Invitational

Midseason friendlies

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

= Overall

= Western Conference

Regular season

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Playoffs

''All times are in Pacific Time Zone.''

First round

Conference Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

Third round

The draw for the third round was held on April 8, 2022.

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on April 21, 2022.

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 and the Quarter-final was held on May 12, 2022.

Quarter-final

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Top scorers

Top assists

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Raheem Edwards Raheem Nathaniel Anfernee Edwards (born July 17, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left winger or wing-back for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. Club career League1 Ontario In 2014, Edwards joined the new League1 ...

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Samuel Grandsir Samuel Grandsir (born 14 August 1996) is a French-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Le Havre. Youth career Grandsir started his youth career in his hometown, Évreux. He eventually moved to the youth tea ...

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

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Douglas Costa Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He is known for his dribbling skills, speed, acceleration, and crossing ability. Costa s ...

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Transfers

Transfers in

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Kelvin Leerdam Kelvin Leerdam (; born 24 June 1990) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for LA Galaxy and the Suriname national team. Club career Early career Leerdam was born in Paramaribo, the capital and largest city of Suri ...

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Eriq Zavaleta Eriq Anthony Zavaleta (born August 2, 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in the United States, he represents the El Salvador national team. Youth and college Zavaleta p ...

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Riqui Puig Ricard "Riqui" Puig Martí (; born 13 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Club career FC Barcelona Born in Matadepera, Barcelona, Catalonia, Puig joined FC Barcelo ...

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Martín Cáceres José Martín Cáceres Silva (; born 7 April 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Uruguay national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play on either flank, mostly as a rig ...

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Transfers out

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Draft picks

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References

External links

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