2017 LA Galaxy II season

The 2017 LA Galaxy II season was the club's fourth season of existence. The 2017 marks the first in LA Galaxy II club history that the team did not qualify for the USL Cup playoffs.[1]

LA Galaxy II
2017 season
Head coachMike Muñoz
StadiumStubHub Center
USLConference: 13th
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerJustin Dhillon
Adrian Vera
(6 goals each)
Highest home attendance3,000 (10/7 vs. POR)
Lowest home attendance432 (9/6 vs. RNO)
Average home league attendance1,215
Biggest winLA 2–0 VAN (3/25)
Biggest defeatRNO 9–0 LA (7/3)

Players

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 will retain their college eligibility.

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.[2]

No. Pos. Player Nation
15 FW Ariel Lassiter ([A])  Costa Rica
18 DF Menzou Nassim ([A])  France
21 DF Hugo Arellano ([A])  United States
22 GK Jon Kempin ([A])  United States
26 MF Efrain Alvarez  United States
27 MF Miguel Aguilar  Mexico
29 DF Josh Turnley  United States
38 FW Bradford Jamieson IV ([A])  United States
40 FW Raúl Mendiola ([A])  Mexico
41 GK Justin vom Steeg  United States
42 DF Erick Gallinar ([B])  United States
44 DF Zico Bailey ([B])  United States
45 FW Jonathan Estrada ([B])  United States
48 MF Ryo Fujii  Hong Kong
49 MF Adrian Vera  United States
50 DF Robert Castellanos  United States
51 FW Ethan Zubak  United States
53 MF Jorge Hernandez  United States
54 GK Bennett Sneddon  United States
57 FW Justin Dhillon  United States
62 DF Jake Arteaga ([B])  United States
63 DF Tyler Turner  United States
64 MF Eric Payeras ([B])  United States
65 DF Ian Lonergan ([B])  United States
67 MF Jonathan Hernandez  United States
68 MF Andre Ulrich Zanga  Cameroon
69 DF Jefrey Payeras  United States
70 MF Alejandro Covarrubias  United States
72 DF Jean Jospin Engola  Cameroon
73 FW Adonis Amaya  United States
74 DF Alex Juarez ([B])  United States
75 GK Eric Lopez  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with LA Galaxy.
    2.
  2. ^
    LA Galaxy Academy player.
    3.

Transfers in
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Justin Dhillon LA Galaxy Academy Sign. January 13, 2017 [3]
DF Robert Castellanos Atlas Sign. February 14, 2017 [4]
MF Andre Ulrich Zanga Kadji Sports Academy Sign. March 10, 2017 [5]
DF Jean Jospin Engola Kadji Sports Academy Sign. March 10, 2017 [5]
MF Miguel Aguilar D.C. United Sign. March 10, 2017 [6]
DF Tyler Turner Orlando City SC Sign. March 16, 2017 [7]
MF Jonathan Hernandez LA Galaxy Academy Sign. May 6, 2017 [8]
MF Alejandro Covarrubias OKC Energy FC Sign. May 18, 2017 [9]
MF Efrain Alvarez LA Galaxy Academy Sign. August 2, 2017 [10]
DF Jefrey Payeras Municipal Sign. August 3, 2017 [11]
GK Justin Vom Steeg Fortuna Düsseldorf Sign. September 8, 2017 [12]

Transfers out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Kainoa Bailey Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
MF Alejandro Covarrubias OKC Energy FC Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
DF Lee Nishanian Contract option not exercised. Later he signed with Harrisburg City Islanders January 5, 2017 [13][14]
MF Bryam Rebellón Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
FW Denzel Slager Contract option not exercised. January 5, 2017 [13]
DF Hugo Arellano LA Galaxy Sign. January 13, 2017 [15]
DF Bradley Diallo LA Galaxy Sign. February 28, 2017 [16]
MF Jaime Villarreal LA Galaxy Sign. March 2, 2017 [17]
DF Nathan Smith LA Galaxy Sign. March 2, 2017 [18]

Competitions

Friendlies
February 10 LA Galaxy II 3–0 Cal State Fullerton Titans Carson, California
Aguilar
Estrada
Trialist 		Report Stadium: StubHub Center
February 15 LA Galaxy II 2–0 Club Tijuana Premier Carson, California
14:00 PT Trialist 51'
Arteaga 60'		 Report Stadium: StubHub Center
February 25 LA Galaxy II 7–1 San Diego State Aztecs Carson, California
Zubak , ,
Jamieson IV
Vera
Amaya
Raygoza 		Report Stadium: StubHub Center
March 8 Club Tijuana Premier 3–1 LA Galaxy II Tijuana, Mexico
12:00 PT

Report Mendez Stadium: Estadio Caliente
March 11 LA Galaxy II 2–3 Real Monarchs Carson, California
14:00 PT Dhillon 38'
Zubak 70' (pen.)		 Report

Stadium: StubHub Center
March 18 LA Galaxy II 0–4 Orange County SC Carson, California
16:00 PT Report (pen.)


Stadium: StubHub Center

USL
Main article: 2017 USL season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Rio Grande Valley Toros 32 9 8 15 37 50 −13 35
12 Seattle Sounders 2 32 9 4 19 42 61 −19 31
13 LA Galaxy II 32 8 5 19 32 64 −32 29
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 32 5 9 18 32 52 −20 24
15 Portland Timbers 2 32 3 6 23 27 63 −36 15
Source: 2017 USL standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Regular season

The first three LA Galaxy II matches was announced on January 27, 2017.[19] The full schedule was released on January 31, 2017.[20]

All times in Pacific Time Zone.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

March 25 1 LA Galaxy II 2–0 Whitecaps FC 2 Carson, California
2:00 pm de Wit 5' (o.g.)
Amaya  20'
Arellano  64'
Zubak 67'
Hušidić  76'
Dhillon  90+2'		 Report Dean  31' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
April 1 2 San Antonio FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II San Antonio, Texas
5:30 pm Castillo 12'
McCarthy  18'
Reed 29'
Forbes 77'
Elizondo  90'		 Report Diallo  13'
Villarreal  86'		 Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,074
Referee: Marco Vega
April 8 3 Phoenix Rising FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Tempe, Arizona
6:30 pm Rooney 60' (pen.), 78' Report Amaya 51'
Kempin  60'
Zanga  81'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,330
Referee: Daniel Radford
April 15 4 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2 Carson, California
7:30 pm Zanga  16'
Zubak 45'
Juarez  51'
Diallo  54'
Arellano  70'
Fujii  72'		 Report Chenkam 7',  19'
Tolo 12'
Saari  46'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 977
Referee: Michael Radchuk
April 22 5 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Orange County SC Carson, California
7:30 pm Vera 66'
Zubak  86'		 Report Pineda  33'
Engola 49' (o.g.)
Chaplow  65'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 6 6 Orange County SC 4–0 LA Galaxy II Irvine, California
5:00 pm van Ewijk 28' (pen.), 31'
Juarez 34' (o.g.)
Fernandes 59'
Etim  70'		 Report Fujii  45'
Lonergan  79'		 Stadium: Orange County Great Park
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Daniel Radford
May 10 7 LA Galaxy II 0–3 Real Monarchs Carson, California
7:30 pm Fujii  7'
Zubak  61'  76'
Hernandez  73'		 Report Gallagher  13'
Velásquez 24' (pen.)
Hoffman 65'
Hanlin 90+3'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 782
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 14 8 New York Red Bulls II 1–2 LA Galaxy II Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 pm Allen 3' Report Amaya 49' (pen.)
Arellano  55'
Dhillon 72'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 673
Referee: Juan Guzman
May 20 9 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1–1 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
5:30 pm James  30'
Murphy 36'
Hunter  42'		 Report Arellano  21'
Covarrubias  22'  88'
Villareal  40'
Dhillon 72'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 7,788
Referee: Ramy Touchan
May 27 10 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Lassiter 13'
Arellano  22'
Zanga  86'		 Report Timm  30'
Avila 32'
Johnson 61' (pen.)
Watson  64'
Gray  75'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: Chipalo Street
June 3 11 Seattle Sounders FC 2 3–0 LA Galaxy II Tukwila, Washington
7:00 pm Parra  37', 61', 74'
Saari 69'		 Report Castellanos  68'
Engola  70'
Zanga  80'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow
June 10 12 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Colorado Springs Switchbacks Carson, California
7:30 pm Zubak  30'
Engola  42'
Dhillon 80'
Fujii  82'		 Report Pouaty  15'
Frater  38', 65', 90'
Prugh  68'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
June 17 13 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 0–1 LA Galaxy II Edinburg, Texas
5:30 pm James  38' Report Engola  3'
Hernandez  56'
Estrada 70'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 8,656
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
June 25 14 LA Galaxy II 2–3 Sacramento Republic FC Carson, California
6:30 pm Dhillon 53'
Vera 70',  70'
Covarrubias  79'		 Report Hall 10' (pen.)
Blackwood 14'
Caesar 19',  45'
Trickett-Smith  65'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 712
Referee: Daniel Radford
June 30 15 LA Galaxy II 0–1 Swope Park Rangers Carson, California
7:30 pm Covarrubias  43'
Turner  60'
Fujii  77'		 Report Iwasa  45'
Selbol 64'
Gonzalez  85'
Pasher  87'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 910
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 3 16 Reno 1868 FC 9–0 LA Galaxy II Reno, Nevada
7:30 pm Castellanos 3' (o.g.)
Kelly 8'
Murrell 11', 49',  61'
Griffiths  22'
Hoppenot 25' (pen.)
LaGrassa 66'
Wehan 76', 84'
Brown  78'
Espinal 88'		 Report Covarrubias  82' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 5,140
Referee: Victor Rivas
July 9 17 Portland Timbers 2 3–4 LA Galaxy II Portland, Oregon
2:00 pm Ebobisse 25'
Ornstil 33'
Arboleda 82'		 Report Amaya  18'
Engola  28'
Turner 44' (pen.)
Vera 47', 50',  57'
Dhillon 60'
Hernandez  77'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,891
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 13 18 LA Galaxy II 2–2 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Vera 20'
Dhillon 24'
Engola  41'
Lopez  65'		 Report Fernandez  29'
Jadama 62'
Svantesson 71'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 736
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 30 19 LA Galaxy II 1–1 Oklahoma City Energy FC Carson, California
6:30 pm Covarrubias  28'
Lassiter 41'		 Report Angulo  11'
Andrews  56'
Craven 75'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 705
Referee: Daniel Radford
August 2 20 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Orange County SC Carson, California
7:30 pm Covarrubias  15'
Fujii 57'
Castellanos  82'		 Report Ocegueda  58'
Fernandes  90+2'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 636
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 5 21 LA Galaxy II 0–2 Phoenix Rising FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Payeras  82' Report Drogba 13'
Riggi 45'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 18 22 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1–2 LA Galaxy II Colorado Springs, Colorado
6:00 pm Vercollone  59'
McFarlane  64'
King 77'
Suggs  85'		 Report McBean  17'
Lassiter 52'
Covarrubias  63'
Arellano  64'
McFarlane 87' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 27 23 Whitecaps FC 2 2–1 LA Galaxy II Langley, British Columbia
3:00 pm Campbell 4'
Norman Jr.  53'
Amanda 83'		 Report Zubak 24'
Covarrubias  88'		 Stadium: McLeod Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,494
Referee: Michelle Pye
September 3 24 LA Galaxy II 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Carson, California
6:30 pm Lassiter 21'
Jo. Villareal  51'
Fujii  72'		 Report Ayala  49' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 737
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
September 6 25 LA Galaxy II 1–2 Reno 1868 FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Mendiola 37'
Smith  62'
Turner  83'		 Report Richards 5'
LaGrassa  26'
Espinal 66'
Ockford  90+1'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 432
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 9 26 LA Galaxy II 1–1 San Antonio FC Carson, California
7:30 pm Turner  37'
Zubak  42'
McBean  45'
Engola 51'
Estrada  90+3'		 Report Hedrick  35'
Reed 88'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 16 27 Sacramento Republic FC 2–1 LA Galaxy II Sacramento, California
7:30 pm Espino 26'
Bijev 61'		 Report Covarrubias  45+2'
Hernandez  50'
Mendez  89'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Malik Badawi
September 23 28 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 1–0 LA Galaxy II Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:00 pm Calistri 26'
Corrales  70'
Levin  73'
Kimura  90+3'		 Report Turner  25' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 27 29 Swope Park Rangers 3–0 LA Galaxy II Kansas City, Missouri
5:30 pm Belmar 37'
Moloto 53'
Didic 58'
Selbol  69'		 Report Zanga  55'
Jon. Hernandez  67'
Jor. Hernandez  73'
Vera  83'		 Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
Attendance: 857
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
October 1 30 Oklahoma City Energy FC 3–0 LA Galaxy II Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3:00 pm Angulo 38' (pen.), 67', 68' Report Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Michael Radchuk
October 7 31 LA Galaxy II 3–2 Portland Timbers 2 Carson, California
7:30 pm Engola  29'
Mendiola  31'
Lassiter 52'
Alvarez  63'
McBean 73'
Smith  86'
Payeras 90+4'		 Report Calixtro  5', 14'
Batista  58'
Zambrano  80'
Ornstil 88'		 Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt
October 14 32 Real Monarchs 2–1 LA Galaxy II Sandy, Utah
6:00 pm Orozco 6'
Velásquez 19'		 Report Vera 42'
Covarrubias  47'
Arellano  58'
Engola  90+4'
Turner  90+7'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Hamed Sadeghi

See also

References
  1. "Match Report: The 2017 season ends with a 2-1 loss in Salt Lake City". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. "LA Galaxy II sign forward Justin Dhillon". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "LA Galaxy II sign defender Robert Castellanos". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  5. "LA Galaxy II sign Jean Jospin Engola and Andre Ulrich Zanga". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. "LA Galaxy II sign midfielder Miguel Aguilar". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. "LA Galaxy II sign defender Tyler Turner". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. "LA Galaxy II sign Galaxy Academy graduate Jonathan Hernandez". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. "LA Galaxy II sign Alejandro Covarrubias". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  10. "LA Galaxy II sign LA Galaxy Academy midfielder Efrain Alvarez". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  11. "LA Galaxy II sign Academy product Jefrey Payeras". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  12. "LA Galaxy II sign goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  13. "LA Galaxy II announce roster changes ahead of 2017 season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  14. "Former LA Galaxy II defender Lee Nishanian signs with Harrisburg City Islanders". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  15. "LA Galaxy sign Homegrown player Hugo Arellano from LA Galaxy II". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  16. "LA Galaxy sign defender Bradley Diallo". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  17. "LA Galaxy sign Homegrown midfielder Jaime Villarreal to first team contract". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  18. "LA Galaxy sign Nathan Smith as Homegrown defender". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  19. "USL Unveils 2017 Regular Season Home Openers". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  20. "LA Galaxy II announce 2017 USL regular season schedule". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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