Los Angeles FC
(ofta forkortat
LAFC
) ar en
professionell
fotbollsklubb
i
Los Angeles
i
Kalifornien
i
USA
som spelar i
Major League Soccer
(MLS). Hemmamatcherna spelas pa
Banc of California Stadium
.
Klubbens farger ar svart och guld.
[
12
]
Bland klubbens manga ursprungliga agare marks
Will Ferrell
,
Mia Hamm
,
Chad Hurley
,
Magic Johnson
och
Tony Robbins
.
[
13
]
LAFC har vunnit
MLS Cup
en gang (
2022
) och
Supporters' Shield
(basta klubben i
grundserien
i MLS) tva ganger (
2019
och
2022
). Daremot har laget aldrig vunnit
US Open Cup.
Klubben grundades den 30 oktober
2014
[
1
]
och var den tredje i MLS i Los Angeles efter
Los Angeles Galaxy
och
Club Deportivo Chivas USA
. Den senare av dessa klubbar lades dock ned bara tre dagar fore det att LAFC grundades.
[
14
]
Klubbens namn offentliggjordes i september 2015.
[
15
]
Bob Bradley
blev i juli 2017 utsedd till klubbens forsta tranare
[
16
]
och i augusti samma ar fick man klart med sin forsta spelare ? den
mexikanska landslagsspelaren
Carlos Vela
[
17
]
.
LAFC debuterade i MLS den 4 mars 2018 i en bortamatch mot
Seattle Sounders
, som man vann med 1?0. Klubbens forsta mal i MLS gjordes av
uruguayanen
Diego Rossi
.
[
18
]
I klubbens tredje match, det forsta
derbyt
mot
Los Angeles Galaxy
, ledde man med 3?0 men forlorade med 3?4 efter bland annat tva mal av
Zlatan Ibrahimovi?
, som gjorde sin MLS-debut.
[
19
]
Klubben inledde sin forsta sasong i MLS med sex raka bortamatcher under tiden som klubbens hemmaarena
Banc of California Stadium
fardigstalldes. Den invigdes den 18 april 2018.
[
20
]
LAFC slutade sasongen med 57 poang, vilket var nytt MLS-rekord for en nybildad klubb.
[
21
]
Detta rackte till tredje plats i Western Conference, men klubben akte sedan ur
slutspelet
i forsta omgangen mot
Real Salt Lake
efter forlust med 2?3 hemma.
[
22
]
Redan under klubbens andra sasong kom man etta i Western Conference och vann aven
Supporters' Shield
som basta klubb i hela MLS under
grundserien
. Darmed kvalificerade LAFC sig ocksa for forsta gangen for
Concacaf Champions League
.
[
23
]
En rad MLS-rekord sattes av klubben under grundserien: Flest poang (72), bast
malskillnad
(+48) och flest avslut (621). Man tangerade aven MLS-rekorden for flest
mal
(85) och lagst antal forluster (4).
[
24
]
I slutspelet akte man dock ut i semifinalen mot de blivande mastarna
Seattle Sounders
med 1?3 hemma.
[
25
]
Carlos Vela
, som satte nytt MLS-rekord med 34 mal under grundserien, utsags till ligans
mest vardefulla spelare
(MVP).
[
26
]
2020 ars sasong inledde LAFC med att debutera i
Concacaf Champions League
, dar man i attondelsfinalen slog ut
Leon
fran
Mexiko
efter att ha vant ett 0?2-underlage fran forsta matchen till vinst med 3?2 sammanlagt efter 3?0 hemma i returen.
[
27
]
Innan forsta matchen i kvartsfinalen mot mexikanska
Cruz Azul
hann spelas avbrot
Concacaf
turneringen pa grund av
covid-19-pandemin
.
[
28
]
Samtidigt beslutade MLS av samma skal att avbryta sasongen efter bara tva matcher.
[
29
]
MLS-sasongen kom igang igen i borjan av juli i form av miniturneringen MLS is Back Tournament
[
30
]
, dar LAFC akte ut i kvartsfinal mot
Orlando City
efter
straffsparkslaggning
[
31
]
. LAFC slutade pa sjunde plats i Western Conference och akte darefter ut mot
Seattle Sounders
i slutspelets forsta omgang med 1?3.
[
32
]
Under grundserien gjorde
Diego Rossi
14 mal for klubben och vann skytteligan i MLS (
MLS Golden Boot
). Det var forsta gangen i ligans historia som skyttekungen kom fran samma klubb tva ar i rad.
[
33
]
I december 2020 aterupptogs Concacaf Champions League pa neutral plan (
Exploria Stadium
i
Orlando
i
Florida
) och LAFC slog forst ut Cruz Azul i kvartsfinal med 2?1
[
34
]
och sedan likaledes mexikanska
America
i semifinal med 3?1
[
35
]
innan man fick ge sig i finalen mot ytterligare en mexikansk klubb,
Tigres UANL
, med 1?2
[
36
]
.
LAFC kom pa nionde plats i Western Conference 2021 och missade slutspelet for forsta gangen. Efter sasongen kom klubben overens med tranaren Bob Bradley om att han inte skulle fa fornyat fortroende
[
37
]
och han ersattes av amerikanen
Steve Cherundolo
[
38
]
.
Under 2022 ars sasong gjorde LAFC klart med tva namnkunniga nyforvarv i form av
italienaren
Giorgio Chiellini
[
39
]
och
walesaren
Gareth Bale
[
40
]
. Klubben vann den sasongen for andra gangen Supporters' Shield som basta klubb i MLS under grundserien.
[
41
]
Senast uppdaterad: 9 februari 2022.
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42
]
Klubben har haft foljande huvudtranare:
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a
b
]
”Major League Soccer awards new team to Los Angeles”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. 30 oktober 2014. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 2 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190402120553/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2014/10/30/major-league-soccer-awards-new-team-los-angeles
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Los Angeles Football Club”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 4 juni 2020
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200604161218/https://www.lafc.com/club
. Last 8 juni 2020
.
- ^
Dwyer, Alex (19 april 2018).
”LAFC's Banc of California Stadium is officially open for business”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 19 juni 2018
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180619213854/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/04/19/lafcs-banc-california-stadium-officially-open-business
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”The First Captain In Club History”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 16 mars 2018. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 2 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190402084631/https://lafc.exposure.co/the-first-captain-in-club-history
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”LAFC Announces Partnership With Las Vegas Lights FC Of USL”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 12 mars 2021. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 3 juni 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220603145613/https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-announce-partnership-las-vegas-lights-fc-usl
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Stadium Facts”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 13 december 2017
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171213090602/https://www.lafc.com/stadium/facts
. Last 30 september 2022
.
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a
b
]
”Ownership”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC
.
https://www.lafc.com/club/ownership
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Larry Freedman, John Thorrington Named LAFC Co-Presidents”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 1 april 2021. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 18 maj 2021
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210518024315/https://www.lafc.com/news/larry-freedman-john-thorrington-named-lafc-co-presidents
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^ [
a
b
c
]
”Technical Staff”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 13 oktober 2020
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20201013014340/https://www.lafc.com/club/technical-staff
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Carlos Vela”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC
.
https://www.lafc.com/players/carlos-vela
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Safe-Standing”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC
.
https://www.lafc.com/supporters
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Our Crest”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 4 mars 2020
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200304005918/https://www.lafc.com/club/crest
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Bradley named first coach of MLS expansion club LAFC”
(pa engelska). The World Game. 28 juli 2017. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 4 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190404143145/https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/bradley-named-first-coach-of-mls-expansion-club-lafc
. Last 9 juni 2020
.
- ^
”MLS announces new strategy for Los Angeles market, 2015 conference alignment”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. 27 oktober 2014. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 28 oktober 2014
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20141028032910/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/10/27/mls-announces-new-strategy-los-angeles-market
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”LA's MLS expansion team announces official club name: Los Angeles Football Club”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. 15 september 2015. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 3 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190403030318/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/09/15/las-mls-expansion-team-announces-official-club-name-los-angeles-football-club
. Last 30 september 2022
.
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a
b
]
Baxter, Kevin (27 juli 2017).
”Bob Bradley is back in the MLS to become Los Angeles Football Club's first coach”
(pa engelska).
Los Angeles Times
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 2 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190402095651/https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-bradley-lafc-20170727-story.html
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
Baxter, Kevin (11 augusti 2017).
”Carlos Vela happy ? but lonely ? as LAFC's first designated player”
(pa engelska).
Los Angeles Times
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 2 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190402151630/https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-vela-20170811-story.html
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
Baxter, Kevin (4 mars 2018).
”LAFC thrill new fans by winning their inaugural game against Seattle Sounders”
(pa engelska).
Los Angeles Times
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 2 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190402154618/https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-lafc-seattle-mls-20180304-story.html
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
Baxter, Kevin (31 mars 2018).
”Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores two late goals to lift Galaxy over LAFC 4-3”
(pa engelska).
Los Angeles Times
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 27 mars 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190327104327/https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-lafc-galaxy-20180331-story.html
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
La Rosa, Vince (19 april 2018).
”LA's Own Welcome Banc Of California Stadium To City”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 7 april 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20190407185512/https://www.lafc.com/post/2018/04/18/las-own-welcome-banc-california-stadium-city
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
Rodriguez, Alicia (29 oktober 2018).
”LAFC secure best regular season points total ever by MLS expansion team”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 7 november 2018
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010341/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/10/28/lafc-secure-best-regular-season-points-total-ever-mls-expansion-team
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
Romero, Jose (2 november 2018).
”Los Angeles Football Club 2, Real Salt Lake 3 | 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Recap”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 6 november 2018
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092927/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2018-11-01-los-angeles-football-club-vs-real-salt-lake/recap
. Last 9 juni 2020
.
- ^
La Rosa, Vince (26 september 2019).
”Supporters' Shield | LAFC's Rise To The Top Of MLS In 2019”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 5 november 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20191105083220/https://www.lafc.com/post/2019/09/25/2019-supporters-shield-lafcs-rise-top-mls
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Chasing History”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 17 november 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20191117064425/https://www.lafc.com/chasing-history
. Last 9 juni 2020
.
- ^
Sigal, Jonathan (30 oktober 2019).
”LAFC 1, Seattle Sounders 3 | 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Match Recap”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 5 november 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20191105235557/https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-10-29-los-angeles-football-club-vs-seattle-sounders-fc/recap
. Last 9 juni 2020
.
- ^
Rodriguez, Alicia (4 november 2019).
”Carlos Vela is 2019 Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 4 november 2019
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20191104193445/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/11/04/carlos-vela-2019-landon-donovan-mls-most-valuable-player
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
Sigal, Jonathan (28 februari 2020).
”LAFC 3, Club Leon 0 | 2020 Concacaf Champions League Match Recap”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 3 mars 2020
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200303055157/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/02/27/lafc-3-club-leon-0-2020-concacaf-champions-league-match-recap
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Concacaf Suspends Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League With Immediate Effect”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 12 mars 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 10 juni 2020
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200610205156/https://www.lafc.com/post/2020/03/12/concacaf-suspends-scotiabank-concacaf-champions-league-immediate-effect
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”MLS Suspends 2020 Season For 30 Days In Wake Of Coronavirus Pandemic”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 12 mars 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 10 juni 2020
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200610205836/https://www.lafc.com/post/2020/03/12/mls-suspends-2020-season-30-days-wake-coronavirus-pandemic
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”MLS is Back: All 26 Teams to Resume Season at ESPN Wide World of Sports Starting July 8”
(pa engelska).
Major League Soccer
. 10 juni 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 26 september 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220926131643/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-back-all-26-teams-resume-season-espn-wide-world-sports-starting-july-8
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Black & Gold Endgame | LAFC (4) 1-1 (5) Orlando City 7/31/20”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 1 augusti 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 29 november 2021
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20211129111829/https://www.lafc.com/news/black-gold-endgame-lafc-vs-orlando-city-73120
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”2020 MLS Cup Playoffs Black & Gold Endgame | LAFC 1-3 Seattle Sounders 11/24/20”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 25 november 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 30 september 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220930090427/https://www.lafc.com/news/2020-mls-cup-playoffs-black-gold-endgame-lafc-1-3-seattle-sounders-112420
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Diego Rossi Wins 2020 MLS Golden Boot Presented By Audi”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 9 november 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 19 april 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220419133745/https://www.lafc.com/news/diego-rossi-wins-2020-mls-golden-boot-presented-audi
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinal Black & Gold Endgame | LAFC 2-1 Cruz Azul 12/16/20”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 17 december 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 20 april 2021
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210420034829/https://www.lafc.com/news/concacaf-champions-league-quarterfinal-black-gold-endgame-lafc-2-1-cruz-azul-121
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Concacaf Champions League Semifinal Black & Gold Endgame | LAFC 3-1 Club America 12/19/20”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 20 december 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 15 april 2021
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210415150822/https://www.lafc.com/news/concacaf-champions-league-semifinal-black-gold-endgame-lafc-3-1-club-am-rica-121
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”Concacaf Champions League Final Black & Gold Endgame | LAFC 1-2 Tigres 12/22/20”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 23 december 2020. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 21 september 2021
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20210921120404/https://www.lafc.com/news/concacaf-champions-league-final-black-gold-endgame-lafc-1-2-tigres-122220
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”LAFC And Bob Bradley Mutually Agree To Part Ways”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 18 november 2021. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 13 maj 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220513043336/https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-and-bob-bradley-mutually-agree-to-part-ways
. Last 30 september 2022
.
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a
b
]
”LAFC Announces Steve Cherundolo As Head Coach”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 3 januari 2022. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 4 maj 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220504041444/https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-announces-steve-cherundolo-as-head-coach
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”LAFC Signs Defender Giorgio Chiellini”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 13 juni 2022. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 28 augusti 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220828093713/https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-signs-defender-giorgio-chiellini
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”LAFC Signs Forward Gareth Bale”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 27 juni 2022. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 9 augusti 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20220809012926/https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-signs-forward-gareth-bale
. Last 30 september 2022
.
- ^
”LAFC Wins 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC. 3 oktober 2022. Arkiverad fran
originalet
den 20 oktober 2022
.
https://web.archive.org/web/20221020115053/https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-wins-2022-mls-supporters-shield
. Last 24 oktober 2022
.
- ^
”Roster”
(pa engelska). Los Angeles FC
.
https://www.lafc.com/roster
. Last 9 februari 2022
.