LA Galaxy II is an American professional

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team based in the

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suburb of

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, United States founded in 2014. It is the

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of the

LA Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pl ...

. The team competes in

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, the third tier of the

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, having previously played in the

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Purpose

About forming the reserve team, Galaxy President Chris Klein said, “The creation of LA Galaxy II, through USL PRO, provides the Galaxy with a fully realized, in-house player development program starting with the Under-12 Academy through the LA Galaxy first team. The investment of AEG and the Galaxy for LA Galaxy II will allow us to continue to develop the best players in Southern California while closing the gap between the Galaxy Academy and the LA Galaxy.”

History

It was announced on January 29, 2014 that the

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would be fielding their own team in the

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to serve as their reserve team beginning with the

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. The Galaxy chose to create their own team in the league instead of affiliating with a current USL Pro team after the two leagues formed a partnership the previous year. The current assistant coach of the senior squad,

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, would become head coach of the reserve squad. The club would play its home matches at

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's Track & Field Stadium, a 1,200-seat stadium near the main stadium, home to the senior club. Onalfo had led the Galaxy's previous reserve squad to two consecutive

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West Division titles. In the process, the LA Galaxy became the first MLS club to own and operate its own USL Pro side.

2014 season

The club's first match took place on February 13, 2014 as they defeated

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of the

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2–1.

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scored the team's first-ever goal. The team made its USL Pro debut on March 22, 2014, defeating the league's other LA club, the

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, 3–1 at home.

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scored their first goal in USL Pro competition. In the regular season, the Galaxy II earned third place in the league's standings, having a 15–6–7 (W-L-T) record, qualifying for the playoffs. The Galaxy II had faced against the

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during the quarter finals, who they defeated and advance to face

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in the semifinals. The Galaxy II were defeated against Sacramento Republic therefore being eliminated, and ending their inaugural season.

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was named captain, and was named Defender of the Year.

2015 season

Los Dos finished 5th in the Western Conference during the regular season of the newly formatted USL. During the playoffs, The Galaxy II defeated Sacramento Republic in overtime, advancing to face first seeded OKC Energy in the Conference Finals. Los Dos became Conference champions, after defeating OKC Energy, and went on to face Rochester Rhinos in the USL championship. The Galaxy II were defeated in the championship game.

was again named Defender of the Year.

MLS Next Pro

MLS announced that it would be one of the new eight teams to join

in 2023.

Stadium

The team currently plays in the Track & Field Facility at

. The field has 2,000 permanent seats, but can be expanded to hold as many as 20,000 fans. The main stadium at

holds 27,000 attendees and is the home of the LA Galaxy first team.

Club culture

Rivalries

LA Galaxy II competes in the 405 Derby against rivals

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. The clubs are, as of late 2022, in a dispute over who will play at

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, Orange County SC's current home stadium, after leaked documents showed the Galaxy organization is attempting to seize full-time usage of the venue.

Players and staff

The squad of LA Galaxy II is composed of an unrestricted number of first-team players on loan to the reserve team, players signed by Galaxy II, and LA Galaxy Academy players. Academy players who appear in matches with LA Galaxy II retain their college eligibility.

Current roster

Coaching staff

Team records

Year-by-year

Head coaches

* Includes USL Regular season, USL Play-offs and

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Honors

*USL Championship **''Runners Up '': 2015 * Western Conference (Playoffs) **Winners : 2015

Player honors

References

External links

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