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2023 Los Angeles FC season

Los Angeles FC
2023 season
An El Tráfico match at the Rose Bowl on July 4, 2023
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachSteve Cherundolo
StadiumBMO Stadium
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunners-up
U.S. Open CupRound of 16
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRunners-up
Leagues CupQuarter-finals
Campeones CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Bouanga (20)
All:
Denis Bouanga (38)
Average home league attendance22,155[1]
Biggest winLAFC 5–1 MIN
(10/4) (MLS)
LAFC 7–1 FCJ
(8/2) (Leagues Cup)
Biggest defeatHOU 4–0 LAFC
(6/10)
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Los Angeles FC season was the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The venue was renamed prior to the start of the season.[2]

LAFC finished as runners-up in MLS Cup 2023 to the Columbus Crew[3] and the CONCACAF Champions League to Club León.[4] The team traveled over 63,000 miles (101,000 km) over the course of the season and played 53 matches—a record for an MLS team during a single year.[5]

Squad

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First-team roster

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As of October 21, 2023[6]
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
1 Eldin Jakupović  Switzerland GK (1984-10-02) October 2, 1984 (age 40) 2 0
16 Maxime Crépeau  Canada GK (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 30) 7 0
32 Abraham Romero  Mexico GK (1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 (age 26) 0 0
77 John McCarthy  United States GK (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 32) 25 0
2 Denil Maldonado  Honduras DF (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 (age 26) 21 1
3 Jesús Murillo  Colombia DF (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) 19 0
5 Mamadou Fall  Senegal DF (2002-11-21) November 21, 2002 (age 22) 1 0
12 Diego Palacios (INTL)  Ecuador DF (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 25) 29 0
14 Giorgio Chiellini (INTL)  Italy DF (1984-08-14) August 14, 1984 (age 40) 20 1
15 Mohamed Traore  Senegal DF (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 22) 0 0
18 Erik Dueñas (HG)  United States DF (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20) 18 0
24 Ryan Hollingshead  United States DF (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 32 4
28 Tony Leone (HG)  United States DF (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20) 0 0
30 Sergi Palencia  Spain DF (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28) 20 0
33 Aaron Long  United States DF (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) 21 0
80 Julian Gaines  United States DF (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 22) 2 0
6 Ilie Sánchez  Spain MF (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 34) 34 1
8 Francisco Ginella (INTL)  Uruguay MF (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 25) 0 0
11 Timothy Tillman  United States MF (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25) 25 4
17 Daniel Crisostomo  United States MF (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 (age 27) 6 0
19 Mateusz Bogusz  Poland MF (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 23) 28 3
23 Kellyn Acosta  United States MF (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 29) 24 0
50 Filip Krastev  Bulgaria MF (2001-10-15) October 15, 2001 (age 23) 9 1
7 Stipe Biuk  Croatia FW (2002-12-26) December 26, 2002 (age 22) 30 3
9 Mario González  Spain FW (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 28) 8 1
10 Carlos Vela (DP)  Mexico FW (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) 34 9
21 Christian Torres (HG)  United States FW (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20) 0 0
25 Cristian Olivera  Uruguay FW (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22) 10 2
27 Nathan Ordaz (HG)  Mexico FW (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 20) 17 0
99 Denis Bouanga  Gabon FW (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 30) 31 20

Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances

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No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
38 Yekeson Subah  United States FW (2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 20) 1 0

Coaching staff

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As of February 21, 2023[7]
Technical staff
Head coach United States Steve Cherundolo
Assistant coach Canada Marc Dos Santos
Assistant coach United States Ante Razov
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach North Macedonia Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach/Performance director South Africa Gavin Benjafield
Co-President & General Manager United States John Thorrington
Director of football operations Mexico Marco Garcés

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
December 30, 2022 FW Croatia Stipe Biuk Croatia Hajduk Split Transfer [8]
January 4, 2023 DF United States Aaron Long United States New York Red Bulls Free agent [9]
January 9, 2023 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović England Everton Transfer [10]
January 26, 2023 MF United States Daniel Crisostomo United States Las Vegas Lights Transfer [11]
January 26, 2023 GK United States Abraham Romero United States Las Vegas Lights Transfer
February 2, 2023 DF Spain Sergi Palencia France Saint-Étienne Transfer [12]
February 10, 2023 MF United States Timothy Tillman Germany Greuther Fürth Transfer [13]
March 31, 2023 MF Poland Mateusz Bogusz England Leeds United Transfer [14]
June 9, 2023 MF United States Bajung Darboe Homegrown signing [15]
June 21, 2023 DF United States Diego Rosales United States Los Angeles FC 2 Homegrown signing [16]
July 22, 2023 FW Spain Mario González Portugal Braga Transfer [17]
August 4, 2023 FW Uruguay Cristian Olivera Spain Almería Transfer [18]

Transfers out

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Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
November 15, 2022 FW United States Cal Jennings United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Declined contract options [19]
November 15, 2022 GK El Salvador Tomás Romero Canada Toronto FC Declined contract options [20]
November 15, 2022 MF Mexico Daniel Trejo United States Phoenix Rising Declined contract options [21]
November 15, 2022 DF Argentina Franco Escobar United States Houston Dynamo Free agent [22]
November 15, 2022 DF United States Sebastien Ibeagha United States FC Dallas Free agent [23]
November 15, 2022 MF Ecuador Sebastian Méndez Brazil São Paulo Free agent [24]
November 15, 2022 FW Spain Cristian Tello Saudi Arabia Al Fateh Free agent [25]
January 3, 2023 MF Ghana Latif Blessing United States New England Revolution Trade [26]
January 9, 2023 FW Wales Gareth Bale N/A Retired [27]
February 1, 2023 FW Colombia Cristian Arango Mexico Pachuca Transfer [28]
July 5, 2023 FW Ghana Kwadwo Opoku Canada CF Montréal Trade [29]
August 3, 2023 MF Ecuador José Cifuentes Scotland Rangers Transfer [30]

Loans in

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Position Player From Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
DF Honduras Denil Maldonado Honduras Motagua December 22, 2022 December 31, 2023 Loan with purchase option [31]
MF Bulgaria Filip Krastev Belgium Lommel July 26, 2023 July 26, 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [32]

Loans out

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No. Player To Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
8 Uruguay Francisco Ginella Uruguay Nacional July 18, 2022 June 2024 Loan; Extended June 21, 2023 [33]
15 Senegal Mohamed Traore United States Phoenix Rising February 28, 2023 December 31, 2023 Season-long loan [34]
5 Senegal Mamadou Fall Spain Barcelona B September 1, 2023 June 2024 Year-long loan with purchase option [35]

Draft picks

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Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference
1 No Draft Selection
2 58 GK United Arab Emirates Jassem Koleilat University of New Hampshire [36]
3 87 DF United States Noah Dollenmayer CSU, San Bernardino [37]

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Pacific Time

Preseason

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January 21 1 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
11:00 AM Jacquesson 10'
Rubin 65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Los Angeles Football Club Performance Center
Attendance: 0
Note: Played behind closed doors.
January 28 2 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New York City FC Los Angeles
30' Report Magno 32' (pen.) Stadium: Los Angeles Football Club Performance Center
Note: Played behind closed doors.
February 18 3 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Diego Loyal Los Angeles
5:00 PM Vela 21'
Opoku 57'
Bouanga 83'		 Moon 38' Stadium: BMO Stadium

Coachella Valley Invitational

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Main article: Coachella Valley Invitational
February 6 1 Los Angeles FC 1–2 D.C. United Indio, California
2:00 PM Bouanga 68'
90+8'		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 2 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Toronto FC Indio, California
11:00 AM Bouanga , Vázquez 6' Stadium: Empire Polo Club

MLS

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Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Western Conference
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MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Louis City SC 34 17 12 5 62 45 +17 56 Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for round one
3 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
4 Houston Dynamo FC 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51
5 Real Salt Lake 34 14 12 8 48 50 −2 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
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Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 New England Revolution 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 55 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a]
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 14 9 11 41 32 +9 53 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b]
8 Los Angeles FC 34 14 10 10 54 39 +15 52
9 Houston Dynamo FC (U) 34 14 11 9 51 38 +13 51 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[c]
10 Atlanta United FC 34 13 9 12 66 53 +13 51 Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[b]
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)
(U) U.S. Open Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
  2. ^ a b As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
  3. ^ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions

Matches

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All matches are in Pacific time

March 4 1 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers Los Angeles
1:30 PM Chiellini 24'
Vela 34' (pen.)
Ilie Yellow card 45+1'
Hollingshead Yellow card 45+8'
Opoku 52'
Tillman Yellow card 72'		 Report McGraw Yellow card 41'
Evander 62'
Paredes 84'
Fogaça Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,202
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 12 2 Los Angeles FC 4–0 New England Revolution Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bouanga 14' (pen.), 67'
Tillman 83'
Biuk 90+6'		 Report Polster Yellow card 67' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,007
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 18 3 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
1:00 PM João Paulo Yellow card 35'
Nouhou Yellow card 43'
Rusnák Yellow card 45'
A. Roldán Yellow card 56'		 Report Long Yellow card 43'
Murillo Yellow card 43'
Acosta Yellow card 48'
Bouanga Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,515
Referee: Ismail Elfath
March 25 4 Los Angeles FC 2–1 FC Dallas Los Angeles
7:30 PM Tillman 3'
Murillo Yellow card 37'
Hollingshead Yellow card 69'
Bounga 84'		 Report Twumasi Red card 34'
Velasco Yellow card 40'
Quignon Yellow card 43'
Ibeagha Yellow card 53'
Cerrillo Yellow card 63'
Tafari Yellow card 66', 73'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,163
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: FC Dallas head coach Nico Estévez was shown a yellow card (45+4').
April 1 5 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 PM Barrios Yellow card 87' Report Long Yellow card 65' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 8 6 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC Los Angeles
4:30 PM Bouanga 40', 58', 68' Report Lima Yellow card 67' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,199
Referee: Victor Rivas
April 16 7 LA Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC Carson, California
1:30 PM Boyd 41'
Aude Yellow card 73'
Delgado 84'
Puig Yellow card 90'
Joveljić Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Acosta Yellow card 19'
Vela 22', 68' (pen.)
Palacios Yellow card 60'
Cifuentes Yellow card 63'
Hollingshead 70'
Palencia Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 27,154
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 22 8 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Nashville, Tennessee
5:30 PM Mukhtar 35' Report Maldonado Yellow card 8'
Bouanga 59'
Dueñas Yellow card 69'
Murillo Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Geodis Park
Attendance: 30,109
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 6 9 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC Santa Clara, California
4:30 PM Espinoza 8', 83' (pen.) Report Bogusz Yellow card 29'
Bouanga 30'
Maldonado Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 45,112
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
May 13 10 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 PM Ojeda Yellow card 27'
Eneli Yellow card 79'		 Report Opoku 8'
Bouanga 34'
Hollingshead Yellow card 68'
Bogusz 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,407
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
May 17 11 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bouanga 13'
Ilie Yellow card 29'
Palacios Yellow card 40'
Tillman Yellow card 70'		 Report Russell 20'
Sallói Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,222
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 20 12 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
7:30 PM Biuk 3'
Maldonado Yellow card 29'
Vela 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Trauco 52'
Judson Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,030
Referee: Ismail Elfath
June 7 13 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Palacios Yellow card 18'
Cifuentes Yellow card 23'
Crisostomo Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Ibarra Yellow card 28'
Rossetto Yellow card 61'
Purata Yellow card 70'
Fortune Yellow card 85'
Wolff Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
June 10 14 Houston Dynamo FC 4–0 Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 15,366
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 14 15 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Biuk Yellow card 22'
Ilie Yellow card 27'
Opoku Red card 79'
Palacios Yellow card 89'		 Report Micael 23'
Clark Yellow card 64'
Artur Yellow card 76'
Sviatchenko Yellow card 90+2'
Baird Yellow card
Steres Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,177
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
Note: Originally scheduled for April 29, match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
June 17 16 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PM Pulido 17' (pen.)
Rosero Yellow card 50'		 Report Maldonado 48'
Bogusz Yellow card 59'
Biuk Yellow card 65'
Vela 90'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 19,410
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June 21 17 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bogusz 1'
Opoku Yellow card 35'		 Report Lodeiro Yellow card 61' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,125
Referee: Ted Unkel
June 24 18 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,133
Referee: Jon Freemon
July 1 19 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM Jesus Yellow card 24'
Kamungo 56'
Junqua 90'
Mulato Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Palacios Yellow card 8' Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 19,096
Referee: Sergii Boiko
July 4 20 LA Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC Pasadena, California
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 82,110
Referee: Victor Rivas
Note: Match was originally scheduled for February 25, but was postponed and later rescheduled due to severe weather.
July 8 21 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,033
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 12 22 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City SC Los Angeles
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Note: Match was rescheduled due to Los Angeles FC's participation in 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
July 15 23 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,954
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 23 24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
7:30 PM Chiellini Yellow card 5'
Bogusz 19', Yellow card 49'
Vela 29'
Hollingshead 36'
Palencia Yellow card 43'
Olivera 83'		 Report Tavares Yellow card 45+1'
Wilson Yellow card 55'
Navarro Yellow card 65'
Ronan Yellow card 72'
Priso Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Note: Match rescheduled from August 20 due to Hurricane Hilary making landfall in Southern California.
August 26 25 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 PM Malanda Yellow card 8'
Świderski Yellow card 13'
Westwood 29'
Arfield 75'
Bronico Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Tillman Yellow card 19'
González 67'		 Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 37,809
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 3 26 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Inter Miami CF Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bogusz Yellow card 3'
Murillo Yellow card 79'
Bouanga Yellow card 88'
Hollingshead 90'		 Report Farías 14', Yellow card 72'
Alba 51'
Yedlin Yellow card 63'
Campana 83'
Gómez Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,921
Referee: Ted Unkel
Note: Originally scheduled for September 2
September 9 27 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 16 28 Los Angeles FC 4–2 LA Galaxy Los Angeles
7:30 PM Ilie Yellow card 7'
Palacios Yellow card 13'
Bouanga 24', 75'
Hollingshead 33', Yellow card 66'
Tillman 84'
Acosta Yellow card 90'		 Report Sharp 25'
Cuevas Yellow card 43'
Yoshida 59'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,132
Referee: Chris Penso
September 20 29 St. Louis City SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 PM Markanich Yellow card 89'
Ostrák Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Palencia Yellow card 53'
Acosta Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 23 30 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:30 PM Long Yellow card 2'
Palencia Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,738
Referee: Allen Chapman
October 1 31 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
5:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Timothy Ford
October 4 32 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC Los Angeles
7:30 PM Bouanga 6', 36', 45+1'
Tapias 46' (o.g.)
Krastev 67'		 Report Dotson 4'
Reynoso Yellow card 39'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,041
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 7 33 Austin FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
5:30 PM
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Jon Freemon
October 21 34 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 PM
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 25,146
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Main article: 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs
Round One
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October 28 Game 1 Los Angeles FC 5–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
5:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,002
Referee: Jon Freemon
November 5 Game 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 30,204
Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Los Angeles FC won the series 2–0.
Conference Semifinals
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November 26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
6:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 33,649
Referee: Ted Unkel
Conference Finals
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December 2 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
6:30 pm PT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,221
Referee: Victor Rivas
MLS Cup 2023
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Main article: MLS Cup 2023
December 9 Columbus Crew 2–1 Los Angeles FC Columbus, Ohio
1:00 pm PT Hernández 33' (pen.)
Yeboah 37'
Amundsen Yellow card 61'
Rossi Yellow card 90'
Morris Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Vela Yellow card 49'
Tillman Yellow card 53'
Sánchez Yellow card 67'
Bouanga 74'
Palacios Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,802
Referee: Armando Villarreal

U.S. Open Cup

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Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

Los Angeles FC entered the Open Cup at the Round of 32.

All matches are in Pacific Time.

May 9 Round of 32 (USLC) Monterey Bay FC California 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 California Los Angeles FC (MLS) Seaside, California
7:30 PM Murphy Yellow card 45'
Dawkins 90'
Maldonado 94'
Siaha Yellow card 103'
Fehr Yellow card 110'		 Report Torres 25'
Maia 105'		 Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 5,808
Referee: Cristian Campo
Penalties
May 23 Round of 16 (MLS) Los Angeles FC California 0–2 California LA Galaxy (MLS) Los Angeles
7:30 PM Crisostomo Yellow card 36'
Dueñas Yellow card 56'
Gaines Yellow card 76'		 Report Calegari Yellow card 29'
Rodríguez Yellow card 41'
Boyd 49'
Puig 52', Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,362
Referee: Allen Chapman

CONCACAF Champions League

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Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League

Los Angeles FC qualified for the tournament as the 2022 Supporters' Shield winners and MLS Cup 2022 winners.

All matches are in Pacific Time.

Round of 16

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March 9 First leg Alajuelense Costa Rica 0–3 United States Los Angeles FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
7:00 PM Parkins Yellow card 34' Report Bouanga 47', 70', 89'
Murillo Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Referee: Daneion Parchment (Jamaica)
March 15 Second leg Los Angeles FC United States 1–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Costa Rica Alajuelense Los Angeles, United States
7:30 PM
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,672
Referee: Adonai Escobedo González (Mexico)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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April 5 First Leg Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada 0–3 United States Los Angeles FC Vancouver, Canada
7:00 PM PDT Report Bouanga 55', 65'
Opoku 61'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 11,652
Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico)
April 11 Second Leg Los Angeles FC United States 3–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, United States
7:15 PDT Vela 8' (pen.), 31'
Ilie Yellow card 32'
Cifuentes 65'		 Report Berhalter Yellow card 20' Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 18,688
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 6–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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April 26 First Leg Philadelphia Union United States 1–1 United States Los Angeles FC Chester, United States
6:00 PM Martínez Yellow card 63'
Gazdag 86' (pen.)		 Report Acosta Yellow card 84', 90+1' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 17,676
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
May 2 Second Leg Los Angeles FC United States 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 United States Philadelphia Union Los Angeles, United States
7:00 PM Tillman 13'
Bouanga Yellow card 17', 90'
Murillo Yellow card 43'
Opoku 82'		 Report Bedoya Yellow card 2'
Uhre Yellow card 37'
Mbaizo Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 59'		 Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,985
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Note: Los Angeles FC advance 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2023 CONCACAF Champions League final
May 31 First leg León Mexico 2–1 United States Los Angeles FC León, Mexico
10:00 pm (8:00 pm CDT)
Report
Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 20,517
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
June 4 Second leg Los Angeles FC United States 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Mexico León Los Angeles, United States
10:00 pm (7:00 pm PDT)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,413
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Note: León wins the CONCACAF Champions League 3–1 on aggregate.

Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup

Los Angeles FC will enter the Leagues Cup in the Round of 32

Knockout round

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Main article: 2023 Leagues Cup knockout stage
August 2 Round of 32 Los Angeles FC United States 7–1 Mexico Juárez Los Angeles
7:30 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,041
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 8 Round of 16 Los Angeles FC United States 4–0 United States Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
7:00 p.m.PST
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
August 11 Quarterfinals Los Angeles FC United States 2–3 Mexico Monterrey Pasadena, California
8:00 p.m. PST
Report
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 15,649
Referee: Héctor Said Martínez
Note: Due to a scheduled concert at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles FC hosted their quarterfinal match at the Rose Bowl.[38]

Campeones Cup

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Main article: 2023 Campeones Cup
Los Angeles FC United States0–0Mexico UANL
Report
Penalties
 2–4
BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 20,605
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)


Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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As of October 7, 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup Champions League Leagues Cup Campeones Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Eldin Jakupović 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Canada CAN Maxime Crépeau 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 GK Mexico MEX Abraham Romero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 GK United States USA John McCarthy 37 0 25 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 0+1 0
Defenders
2 DF Honduras HON Denil Maldonado 25 1 19+2 1 0 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
3 DF Colombia COL Jesús David Murillo 27 0 13+5 0 0 0 6+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
4 DF Colombia COL Eddie Segura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Ecuador ECU Diego Palacios 39 0 27+1 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
14 DF Italy ITA Giorgio Chiellini 26 1 16+3 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0
18 DF United States USA Erik Dueñas 26 0 8+10 0 2 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 0 0
24 DF United States USA Ryan Hollingshead 42 5 24+7 4 0 0 6+1 0 3 1 1 0
28 DF Mexico MEX Tony Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Spain ESP Sergi Palencia 29 0 14+5 0 0 0 2+4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
33 DF United States USA Aaron Long 32 0 17+4 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 1 0
35 DF Spain ESP Jeremi Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Mexico MEX Javen Romero 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF United States USA Armando Avila 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF United States USA Diego Rosales 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 DF United States USA Julian Gaines 4 0 1+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Ilie Sánchez 45 1 30+3 1 0 0 8 0 3 0 1 0
11 MF United States USA Timothy Tillman 26 5 5+11 4 0 0 5+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 MF Peru PER Daniel Crisostomo 9 0 3+3 0 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Poland POL Mateusz Bogusz 36 4 19+8 3 1 0 2+2 0 3 1 1 0
23 MF United States USA Kellyn Acosta 34 1 18+5 0 0 0 6+1 1 3 0 1 0
34 MF United States USA Bryan Moyado 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF United States USA Christopher Jaime 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 MF Bulgaria BUL Filip Krastev 10 2 0+8 1 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0
MF United States USA Bajung Darboe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Croatia CRO Stipe Biuk 43 3 13+17 3 0+1 0 1+7 0 3 0 0+1 0
9 FW Spain ESP Mario González 8 1 5+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW Mexico MEX Carlos Vela 43 14 22+11 9 0 0 8 3 1 2 1 0
21 FW Mexico MEX Christian Torres 2 1 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Uruguay URU Cristian Olivera 10 2 6+3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW Mexico MEX Nathan Ordaz 21 2 2+14 0 2 0 0 0 1+2 2 0 0
38 FW United States USA Yekeson Subah 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Maia 2 1 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Gabon GAB Denis Bouanga 42 32 27+3 19 0 0 7+1 7 3 6 1 0
Players who made an appearance this season but left the club
5 DF Senegal SEN Mamadou Fall 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
35 DF United States USA Noah Dollenmayer 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Ecuador ECU José Cifuentes 26 2 13+6 1 0 0 4+3 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW Ghana GHA Kwadwo Opoku 28 4 13+6 2 1 0 6+2 2 0 0 0 0
39 FW Mali MLI Ladji Mallé 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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