2022 Los Angeles FC season

LAFC
2022 season
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachSteve Cherundolo
StadiumBanc of California Stadium
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsChampions
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
Average home league attendance22,059
Biggest winLAFC 5–0 CLT (8/13)
Biggest defeatATX 4–1 LAFC (8/26)

The 2022 Los Angeles FC season was the club's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC played its home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Steve Cherundolo is the club's second head coach, joining on January 3, 2022.[1]

The club won their second Supporters' Shield and first MLS Cup title, hosting the final at Banc of California Stadium on November 5, 2022.[2]

Squad

First-team roster

As of October 9, 2022[3]
    No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
    16 Maxime Crépeau Canada GK (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 33 0
    30 Tomas Romero (HG) El Salvador GK (2000-12-19) December 19, 2000 0 0
    77 John McCarthy United States GK (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 1 0
    2 Franco Escobar Argentina DF (1995-02-21) February 21, 1995 19 1
    3 Jesús Murillo Colombia DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 29 2
    4 Eddie Segura (INTL) Colombia DF (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 14 0
    5 Mamadou Fall Senegal DF (2002-11-21) November 21, 2002 16 1
    12 Diego Palacios (INTL) Ecuador DF (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 28 1
    14 Giorgio Chiellini (INTL) Italy DF (1984-08-14) August 14, 1984 11 0
    15 Mohamed Traore Senegal DF (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 0 0
    18 Erik Dueñas (HG) United States DF (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 0 0
    24 Ryan Hollingshead United States DF (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 30 6
    25 Sebastien Ibeagha United States DF (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 17 0
    28 Tony Leone (HG) United States DF (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 0 0
    80 Julian Gaines United States DF (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 0 0
    6 Ilie Sánchez Spain MF (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 33 1
    7 Latif Blessing Ghana MF (1996-12-30) December 30, 1996 30 0
    8 Francisco Ginella (INTL) Uruguay MF (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 15 0
    20 José Cifuentes (INTL) Ecuador MF (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 33 7
    23 Kellyn Acosta United States MF (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 32 2
    31 Danny Trejo Mexico MF (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 3 0
    32 Sebastian Méndez Ecuador MF (1997-04-26) April 26, 1997 9 0
    9 Cristian Arango Colombia FW (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 34 16
    10 Carlos Vela (Vice-Captain) (DP) Mexico FW (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 32 12
    11 Gareth Bale (Captain) Wales FW (1989-07-16) July 16, 1989 12 2
    21 Christian Torres (HG) United States FW (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 0 0
    22 Kwadwo Opoku Ghana FW (2001-07-13) July 13, 2001 34 7
    26 Cal Jennings United States FW (1997-05-17) May 17, 1997 3 0
    37 Cristian Tello Spain FW (1991-08-11) August 11, 1991 4 0
    99 Denis Bouanga Gabon FW (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 7 1

    Coaching staff

    As of February 8, 2022[4] [5]
    Technical staff
    Head coach Steve Cherundolo
    Assistant coach Marc Dos Santos
    Assistant coach Ante Razov
    Assistant/Goalkeeping coach Oka Nikolov
    Assistant coach/Performance director Gavin Benjafield
    Director of soccer operations John Thorrington
    Director of soccer operations Will Kuntz
    Director of football operations Marco Garcés

    Transfers

    Transfers in

    Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
    December 12, 2021 DF Franco Escobar Atlanta United FC Trade [6]
    December 14, 2021 FW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi Charlotte FC Trade [7]
    January 12, 2022 MF Ilie Sánchez Sporting Kansas City Free Agent [8]
    January 14, 2022 MF Kellyn Acosta Colorado Rapids Trade [9]
    January 20, 2022 GK Maxime Crépeau Vancouver Whitecaps FC Trade [10]
    January 21, 2022 GK John McCarthy Inter Miami CF Free Agent [11]
    February 10, 2022 DF Ryan Hollingshead FC Dallas Traded for Marco Farfan [12]
    February 18, 2022 DF Doneil Henry Suwon Bluewings Free Agent [13]
    April 25, 2022 FW Nathan Ordaz LAFC Academy Academy signing [14]
    June 13, 2022 DF Giorgio Chiellini Juventus Transfer [15]
    June 25, 2022 FW Gareth Bale Real Madrid Transfer [16]
    July 19, 2022 MF Sebastian Méndez Orlando City SC Trade [17]
    August 5, 2022 FW Denis Bouanga Saint-Étienne Transfer [18]
    August 26, 2022 FW Cristian Tello Real Betis Transfer [19]

    Transfers out

    Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
    December 1, 2021 GK Jamal Blackman Huddersfield Town Declined contract options [20]
    December 1, 2021 MF Daniel Crisostomo Free Agent Declined contract options [21]
    December 1, 2021 DF Alvaro Quezada Free Agent Declined contract options [22]
    December 15, 2021 MF Raheem Edwards LA Galaxy Free Agent [23]
    December 15, 2021 DF Jordan Harvey Free Agent Free Agent [24]
    December 12, 2021 GK Pablo Sisniega Charlotte FC Trade [25]
    December 13, 2021 MF Eduard Atuesta Palmeiras Transfer [26]
    December 14, 2021 DF Tristan Blackmon Charlotte FC MLS Expansion Draft pick [27]
    January 4, 2022 MF Bryce Duke Inter Miami CF Trade [28]
    February 10, 2022 DF Marco Farfan FC Dallas Traded for Ryan Hollingshead [29]
    March 18, 2022 DF Kim Moon-hwan Jeonbuk Hyundai Transfer [30]
    April 15, 2022 FW Diego Rossi Fenerbahçe Exercised option to buy [31]
    July 3, 2022 DF Doneil Henry Toronto FC Waived [32]
    July 18, 2022 MF Francisco Ginella Nacional Loan [33]
    August 3, 2022 FW Danny Musovski Real Salt Lake Trade [34]
    August 5, 2022 FW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi New England Revolution Trade [35]
    August 24, 2022 FW Brian Rodríguez América Transfer [36]
    August 25, 2022 DF Mamadou Fall Villarreal B Loan [37]

    Draft picks

    Los Angeles FC did not participate in the 2022 MLS Superdraft as the club traded their draft picks in exchange for new players and General Allocation Money.

    Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
    1
    2
    3

    Competitions

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Preseason

    January 29 Preseason 1 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New England Revolution Los Angeles
    12:00 PM PT Murillo  33'
    Fall 86' (pen.)
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    Buksa 44' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: Not reported
    Referee: Malik Badawi
    February 2 Preseason 2 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Toronto FC Irvine, California
    11:00 AM PT Ordaz 84' Report Achara 66'
    Perruzza 74'
    Stadium: University of California, Irvine
    Attendance: 0
    Note: Match was played behind closed doors

    Coachella Valley Invitational

    February 15 Preseason 3 Los Angeles FC 0–2 D.C. United Indio, California
    3:30 PM PT Report 9' (pen.)
    Skundrich 77'
    Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    Attendance: 0
    Note: Match was played behind closed doors
    February 19 Preseason 4 Los Angeles FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls Indio, California
    12:00 PM PT Rodríguez 28', 34'
    31' (o.g)
    Vela 46'
    Fall 58'
    Opoku 60'
    Report Klimala 9' (pen.) Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    Attendance: 0
    Note: Match was played behind closed doors

    MLS

    Standings

    Western Conference
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Los Angeles FC 34 21 9 4 66 38 +28 67 Qualification for the 2023 Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions League & conference semifinals
    2 Austin FC 34 16 10 8 65 49 +16 56 Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League
    3 FC Dallas 34 14 9 11 48 37 +11 53 Qualification for the first round
    4 LA Galaxy 34 14 12 8 58 51 +7 50
    5 Nashville SC 34 13 10 11 52 41 +11 50
    Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    Overall
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Los Angeles FC (C, S) 34 21 9 4 66 38 +28 67 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
    2 Philadelphia Union 34 19 5 10 72 26 +46 67 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
    3 CF Montréal[c] 34 20 9 5 63 50 +13 65
    4 Austin FC 34 16 10 8 65 49 +16 56 Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[d]
    5 New York City FC 34 16 11 7 57 41 +16 55
    Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    (C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners
    Notes:
    1. ^ As 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions (USA1)
    2. ^ As 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA2)
    3. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
    4. ^ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA3)

    Results by round

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
    StadiumHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAAHAAHAH
    ResultWDWWWLWWWDLLWWDWWLWWWWWWWLLLWLDWWL
    Source: Los Angeles FC schedule
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    All matches are in Pacific time[38]

    February 26 1 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
    12:30 PM PT Vela 29' (pen.), 35', 50'
    Fall  58'
    Crépeau  58'
    Cifuentes  81'
    Arango  90'
    Report Lewis  5' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,010
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    March 6 2 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers Los Angeles
    7:00 PM PT Hollingshead  25'
    Sánchez  78'
    Fall 90+3'
    Report Y. Chará 18'
    Bravo  36'  62'
    Asprilla  39'
    Van Rankin  45+3'
    Fochive  65'
    D. Chará  90+2'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,102
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    March 12 3 Inter Miami CF 0–2 Los Angeles FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    10:30 AM PT Adams  29'
    Shea  45+2'
    Lassiter  73'
    Azcona  90+2'
    Moon-hwan  11'
    Sánchez  15'
    Opoku 45'
    Fall  62'
    Tajouri-Shradi 82'
    Henry  88'
    Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
    Attendance: 11,465
    Referee: Ted Unkel
    March 20 4 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
    7:00 PM PT Hollingshead 27', 70'
    Vela  33', 38'
    Fall  61'
    Sánchez  89'
    Blackmon 12'
    Veselinović  20'
    Teibert  55'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,065
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
    April 2 5 Orlando City SC 2–4 Los Angeles FC Orlando, Florida
    4:30 PM PT Araújo  31'
    Pato 36'
    Moutinho 45'
    Report Ginella  10'
    Murillo  13', 38'
    Rodríguez 24'
    Sánchez 51'
    Palacios  59'
    Cifuentes  71'
    Fall  77'
    Opoku 90+3'
    Stadium: Exploria Stadium
    Attendance: 16,753
    Referee: Joseph Dickerson
    April 9 6 LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
    4:30 PM PT, FOX Hernández 13',  90+3'
    Coulibaly 31',  63'
    Araujo  37'
    Williams  70'
    Costa  85'
    Leerdam  85'
    Álvarez  89'
    Report Hollingshead  49'
    Arango 79',  90+10'
    Murillo  90+4'
    Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Attendance: 25,174
    Referee: Chris Penso
    April 17 7 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
    1:00 PM PT, ESPN Murillo  8'
    Fall  25'
    Arango 44'
    Palacios  51'
    Tajouri-Shradi 70'
    Cifuentes 78'
    Report Espinoza  6'
    Palacios 28' (o.g)
    Russell  43'
    Isimat-Mirin  80'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,097
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    April 24 8 FC Cincinnati 1–2 Los Angeles FC Cincinnati, Ohio
    2:00 PM PT, FS1 Harris  19'
    Acosta 45+3'
    Badji  90+4'
    Blackett  90+7'
    Report Henry  6'
    Ibeagha  33'
    Acosta 59'
    Musovski 79',  90+4'
    Crépeau  90+7'
    Stadium: TQL Stadium
    Attendance: 20,883
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    May 1 9 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC Los Angeles
    7:00 PM PT, FS1 Hollingshead 82'
    Cifuentes 90'
    Dibassy  69'
    Arriaga  85'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,010
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    May 7 10 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union Los Angeles
    8:00 PM PT Opoku 56'
    Palacios  76'
    Escobar 82'
    Gazdag 9'
    Carranza 67'
    Santos  83'
    Elliott  90+4'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,022
    Referee: Jair Marrufo
    May 14 11 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
    12:30 PM PT Zardes 17' (pen.)
    Rubio 28' (pen.)
    B. Acosta  29'
    Abubakar  88'
    Ibeagha  16'
    Cifuentes  22'
    Arango  24'
    Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
    Attendance: 15,022
    Referee: Ted Unkel
    May 18 12 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Austin FC Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Acosta  39'
    Cifuentes  39'
    Murillo  63'
    Vela 86' (pen.)
    Gabrielsen 13'
    Valencia  37'
    Wolff  50'
    Fagúndez 80'
    Stuver  85'
    Driussi  89'
    Keller  90+7'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,034
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    May 21 13 Columbus Crew 0–2 Los Angeles FC Columbus, Ohio
    12:30 PM PT Acosta  35'
    Ibeagha  41'
    Murillo  55'
    Vela 62'
    Cifuentes 73'
    Palacios  75'
    Sánchez  75'
    Henry  90+5'
    Stadium: Lower.com Field
    Attendance: 19,649
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    Note: Match was delayed until 3 PM PT due to weather conditions.
    May 28 14 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
    3:00 PM PT Arango 7' (pen.)
    Hollingshead 13'
    Rodríguez  19', 47'
    Musovski  73'
    Acosta  77'
    Crisostomo  90+4'
    Report Ebobisse 16', 31'
    Espinoza  17'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,007
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    June 18 15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
    12:00 PM PT, ABC Rusnák 58'
    Lodeiro  77'
    Report Cifuentes  16'
    Arango 79'
    Stadium: Lumen Field
    Attendance: 34,642
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    June 26 16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls Los Angeles
    12:00 PM PT, ABC Arango 67'
    Palacios 70'
    Acosta  83'
    Report D. Nealis  45+2' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Referee: Joseph Dickerson
    June 29 17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 FC Dallas Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Musovski 23'
    Arango 57'
    Cifuentes  82'
    Opoku 86'
    Report Servania  12'
    Ferreira 38'
    Tafari  44'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,014
    Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
    July 2 18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:00 PM PT Cavallini  27'
    Gauld  55'
    Cubas 89'
    Report Murillo  39'
    Fall  88'
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 18,292
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
    July 8 19 Los Angeles FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles
    7:00 PM PT, ESPN Cifuentes 17', 70'
    Palacios  50'
    Arango 72'
    Report Álvarez  8'
    Coulibaly  45+3'
    Grandsir 55'
    Edwards  59'
    Raveloson 81'
    Williams  90+1'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,231
    Referee: Armando Villarreal
    July 17 20 Nashville SC 1–2 Los Angeles FC Nashville, Tennessee
    5:30 PM PT Muyl  13'
    Anunga  18'
    Mukhtar 43' (pen.)
    Leal  89'
    Report Arango 27'
    Cifuentes 46'
    Escobar  73'
    Blessing  83'
    Stadium: Geodis Park
    Attendance: 30,109
    Referee: Drew Fischer
    July 23 21 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
    5:30 PM PT Report Acosta  5'
    Arango 56'
    Vela  71'
    Bale 83'
    Hollingshead  90+6'
    Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 20,142
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    July 29 22 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles
    8:00 PM PT, FS1 Opoku 35'
    Vela 43'
    Palacios  45'
    Report Murillo 14' (o.g.)
    Montero  76'
    Arreaga  81'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,111
    Referee: Joe Dickerson
    August 6 23 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
    7:00 PM PT Córdova 12' Report Arango 9', 60'
    Acosta 17',  40'
    Chiellini  69'
    Bale 87'
    Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
    Attendance: 21,810
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    August 13 24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Charlotte FC Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Murillo 49'
    Cifuentes 59'
    Vela 73'
    Arango 76'
    Walkes 90+2' (o.g.)
    Report Alcívar  62' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,140
    Referee: Chris Penso
    August 16 25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 D.C. United Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Opoku 67'
    Escobar  89'
    Report Hopkins  28'
    Najar  43'
    Morrison  44'
    Birnbaum  50'  60'
    Ochoa  59'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,063
    Referee: Ramy Touchan
    Note: Match was originally scheduled to take place on August 17.
    August 20 26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC San Jose, California
    7:00 PM PT Kikanovic 14',  60'
    Thompson  30'
    Nathan  31'
    Remedi  74'
    Cowell 77'
    Report Ibeagha  42'
    Opoku 54'
    Acosta  67'
    Sánchez  67'  79'
    Cifuentes  86'
    Arango  90+6'
    Stadium: PayPal Park
    Attendance: 18,000
    Referee: Michael Radchuk
    August 26 27 Austin FC 4–1 Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
    5:00 PM PT, ESPN Fagúndez 32', 39'
    Urruti  39', 47', 51'
    Driussi 59'
    Report Segura  30'
    Crépeau  40'
    Murillo  57'
    Arango 61'
    Stadium: Q2 Stadium
    Attendance: 20,738
    Referee: Alex Chilowicz
    August 31 28 Houston Dynamo FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
    5:30 PM PT Ferreira 12' (pen.)
    Dorsey 75'
    Cerén  90+3'  90+7'
    Clark  90+6'
    Report Sánchez  11'
    Arango 11'
    Acosta  90+3'
    Stadium: PNC Stadium
    Attendance: 21,284
    Referee: Matt Conger
    September 4 29 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Hollingshead 49'
    Arango 68'
    Murillo  72'
    Cifuentes  90+4'
    Palacios  90+5'
    Meram  90+5' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,199
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    September 10 30 FC Dallas 2–1 Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
    5:30 PM PT Ferreira 78', 81' Palacios  8'
    Hollingshead  13'
    Escobar  35'
    Arango 45+4'
    Stadium: Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 19,096
    Referee: Jon Freemon
    September 13 31 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
    5:00 PM PT Kallman 45'
    Danladi  52'
    Reynoso  88'
    Arango  37'
    Vela 64'
    Stadium: Allianz Field
    Attendance: 19,861
    Referee: Timothy Ford
    September 18 32 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Vela 8' (pen.), 45+4' (pen.)
    Hollingshead 52'
    Dorsey  7'
    Baird 24'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,131
    Referee: Kevin Stott
    October 2 33 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
    12:00 PM PT, ABC Paredes  48'
    Župarić  63'
    Asprilla 81'
    Report Vela 51'
    Segura  57'
    Murillo  90+1'
    Bouanga 90+5'
    Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 25,218
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    October 9 34 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC Los Angeles
    2:00 PM PT Report McCarty  9'
    Bunbury 53'
    Anunga  55'
    Sapong  81'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,205
    Referee: Ted Unkel

    MLS Cup Playoffs

    October 20 Conference Semi-finals Los Angeles FC 3–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles
    6:00 PM PT Bouanga 23', 80'
    Palacios  56'
    Murillo  58'
    Vela  63'
    Arango 90+3'
    Report Puig  12'
    Grandsir 44'
    Edwards  45+3'
    Joveljić 85'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,305
    Referee: Allen Chapman
    October 30 Conference Finals Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC Los Angeles
    12:00 PM PT Arango 29'
    Vela  54'
    Urruti 62' (o.g.)
    Opoku 81'
    Report Lima  31'
    Rigoni  34'
    Urruti  90'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,175
    Referee: Armando Villarreal

    MLS Cup

    November 5 MLS Cup Los Angeles FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
    (3–0 p)
    Philadelphia Union Los Angeles
    1:00 PM PT
    Report
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 22,384
    Referee: Ismail Elfath
    Penalties

    U.S. Open Cup

    Los Angeles FC will enter the Open Cup in the Third Round.

    April 20 Third Round Los Angeles FC 5–1 Orange County SC Los Angeles
    7:30 PM PT Musovski 13', 71'
    Arango 34', 45'
    Palacios  54'
    Jennings 68'
    [39] Rocha  45+3'
    Torres 73',  77'
    Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Referee: Samantha Martinez
    May 10 Round of 32 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Los Angeles
    7:00 PM PT Arango 32'
    Fall 54'
    Musovski  60'
    Fogaça  65' Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
    Attendance: 11,014
    Referee: Mark Allatin
    May 25 Round of 16 LA Galaxy 3–1 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
    7:30 pm PT
    Report
    Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Attendance: 24,174
    Referee: Brandon Stevis

    Leagues Cup

    August 3 Showcase Match Los Angeles FC 0–0
    (5–6 p)
    América Inglewood, California
    8:15 PM PT
    Stadium: SoFi Stadium
    Attendance: 71,189
    Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
    Penalties

    Statistics

    References

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    2. ^ Baxter, Kevin (November 5, 2022). "LAFC defeats Philadelphia on penalty kicks to win MLS Cup title in thriller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    3. ^ "First team roster". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
    4. ^ "Los Angeles FC Technical Staff". January 16, 2021.
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