Los Angeles Galaxy
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Template:MLS team The Los Angeles Galaxy is one of two Major League Soccer (MLS) franchises located in Los Angeles, California. The team colors are yellow and green; the home jerseys are yellow with a green and black diagonal sash. The Galaxy have been in the league since 1996. They played their home games at the Rose Bowl from 1996-2002 and moved into their own Soccer-specific stadium, the Home Depot Center, in 2003, which they share since 2005 with C.D. Chivas USA. The Galaxy has the highest all-time attendance in league history and is the first MLS team to make a profit for a season.
The Galaxy made the MLS Cup finals in 1996, 1999, and 2001, before winning their first MLS championship in 2002. In 2001, they won the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the US Open Cup.
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Honors
Major Titles
- MLS Cup 1 (2002)
- US Open Cup 1 (2001)
- MLS Supporters' Shield 2 (1998, 2002)
- CONCACAF Champions Cup 1 (2001)
Minor Titles
- Division Champions 5 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002)
- Conference Champions 4 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2002)
Current roster
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Notable players
- Chris Armas (1996-1997)
- Paul Caligiuri (1997-2001)
- Jorge Campos (1996-1997)
- Mauricio Cienfuegos (1996-2003)
- Landon Donovan (2005-)
- Carlos Hermosillo (1998-1999)
- Luis Hernández (2000-2001)
- Andreas Herzog (2004)
- Alexi Lalas (2001-2003)
- Cobi Jones (1996-)
- Jovan Kirovski (2004-)
- Clint Mathis (1998-2000)
- Carlos Ruiz (2002-2004)
Head coaches
- Lothar Osiander (1996-1997)
- Octavio Zambrano (1997-1999)
- Ralph Perez (1999; interim)
- Sigi Schmid (1999-2004)
- Steve Sampson (2004-)
Average attendance
- 1996: 28,916
- 1997: 20,626
- 1998: 21,784
- 1999: 17,632
- 2000: 20,400
- 2001: 17,387
- 2002: 19,047
- 2003: 21,983
- 2004: 23,809
- All-Time: 21,287
External links
- Official Website (http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/lag/)
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