2026 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy
2026 season
General ManagerWill Kuntz
Head coachGreg Vanney
StadiumDignity Health Sports Park
MLSConference:  
Overall:  
MLS Cup playoffs 
Leagues Cup 
CONCACAF Champions Cup 
Top goalscorerLeague:  
All:  
Highest home attendance 
Lowest home attendance 
Average home league attendance 
Biggest win 
Biggest defeat 

The 2026 season will be the 31st season for the LA Galaxy, a team in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Galaxy play their home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, and will be coached by Greg Vanney in his sixth season as the head coach. The team will open the season on February 22, 2026, at home to New York City FC and will end the season on November 7, 2026, on the road against Real Salt Lake.

In addition to competing in MLS, the club will also compete in Leagues Cup and will play in the CONCACAF Champions Cup and will attempt to win their first CONCACAF Champions Cup title since the 2000 edition.

Management team

Position Name
Owner Philip Anschutz
President and CEO Dan Beckerman
General Manager Will Kuntz
Technical Director Mikkel Dencher
Head coach Greg Vanney
Assistant coach Dan Calichman
Assistant coach Nick Theslof
Assistant coach Jason Bent
Goalkeeping Coach Kevin Hartman

Roster

As of August 22, 2025[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Novak Mićović
2 DF  JPN Miki Yamane
3 DF  ARG Julián Aude
4 DF  JPN Maya Yoshida (captain)
5 DF  DEN Mathias Jørgensen
6 MF  USA Edwin Cerrillo
7 MF  URU Diego Fagúndez
8 MF  URU Lucas Sanabria
9 FW  BRA Matheus Nascimento (on loan from Botafogo)
10 MF  ESP Riqui Puig (DP)
11 FW  BRA Gabriel Pec (DP)
12 GK  USA JT Marcinkowski
14 DF  USA John Nelson
15 DF  SLV Eriq Zavaleta
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  USA Isaiah Parente
17 FW  USA Christian Ramirez
18 MF  GER Marco Reus
19 DF  USA Mauricio Cuevas
21 FW  USA Tucker Lepley
22 MF  USA Elijah Wynder
24 FW  USA Rubén Ramos
25 DF  COL Carlos Garcés
26 DF  USA Harbor Miller
27 FW  ESP Miguel Berry
28 FW  GHA Joseph Paintsil (DP)
30 MF  CRC Gino Vivi
31 GK  USA Brady Scott
63 DF  USA Chris Rindov
DF  MEX Enrique Martinez

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
51 DF  CMR Ascel Essengue (on loan to Phoenix Rising)

Transfers

Transfers In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date
DF Riley Dalgado Ventura County FC Homegrown player November 12, 2025[2]

Tranfers Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date

Draft picks

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

2025 LA Galaxy Re-Entry Picks
Round Selection Player Position Team Notes

MLS SuperDraft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

2026 LA Galaxy SuperDraft Picks
Round Pick Player Position College Conference

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer February 22, 2026 November 7, 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
MLS Cup Playoffs TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Leagues Cup TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 19 TBD Round One TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Last updated: Preseason
Source: Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are in Pacific Time

Preseason

TBD Coachella Valley Invitational TBD TBD Indio, California
TBD p.m. PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
TBD Coachella Valley Invitational TBD TBD Indio, California
TBD p.m. PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Standings

MLS Western Conference table (2026)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD 2026. 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 MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
9 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. 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)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: Preseason
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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Result
Points
Position
(West)
Updated to match(es) played on Preseason. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Conference leader;   = Playoffs berth;   = Wild card berth

Match results

The MLS regular season schedule was released on November 20, 2025.[3][4] The LA Galaxy will play 34 matches—17 at home and 17 away—primarily against the 14 other teams in the Western Conference; the team will also play six opponents from the Eastern Conference.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

February

February 22 1 LA Galaxy New York City FC Carson, California
4:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
February 28 2 LA Galaxy Charlotte FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

March

March 7 3 Colorado Rapids LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 p.m. PST Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
March 14 4 LA Galaxy Sporting Kansas City Carson, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
March 22 5 Portland Timbers LA Galaxy Portland, Oregon
1:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Providence Park

April

April 4 6 LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
April 11 7 Austin FC LA Galaxy Austin, Texas
11:30 a.m. PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
April 18 8 FC Dallas LA Galaxy Frisco, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
April 22 9 Columbus Crew LA Galaxy Columbus, Ohio
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field
April 26 10 LA Galaxy Real Salt Lake Carson, California
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

May

May 2 11 LA Galaxy Vancouver Whitecaps FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 9 12 Atlanta United FC LA Galaxy Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
May 13 13 Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
May 16 14 Seattle Sounders FC LA Galaxy Seattle, Washington
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Lumen Field
May 23 15 LA Galaxy Houston Dynamo FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

July

July 17 16 LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 22 17 LA Galaxy St. Louis City SC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 25 18 San Jose Earthquakes LA Galaxy Stanford, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Stanford Stadium

August

August 1 19 LA Galaxy FC Dallas Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
August 15 20 Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
August 19 21 LA Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
August 22 22 CF Montréal LA Galaxy Montreal, Quebec
4:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
August 29 23 San Diego FC LA Galaxy San Diego, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

September

September 5 24 LA Galaxy New England Revolution Carson, California
6:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
September 9 25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC LA Galaxy Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: BC Place
September 12 26 LA Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
September 19 27 Minnesota United FC LA Galaxy Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
September 26 28 LA Galaxy Colorado Rapids Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

October

October 11 29 St. Louis City SC LA Galaxy St. Louis, Missouri
4:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
October 14 30 LA Galaxy Portland Timbers Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
October 17 31 LA Galaxy San Diego FC Carson, California
7:30 p.m. PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
October 25 32 Los Angeles FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
October 31 33 LA Galaxy Austin FC Carson, California
TBD Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

November

November 7 34 Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
4:00 p.m. PST Stadium: America First Field


CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February 19 1st Leg Sporting San Miguelito LA Galaxy Penonomé, Panama
5:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Estadio Universidad Latina
February 25 2nd Leg LA Galaxy Sporting San Miguelito Carson, California
8:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park


Notes

References

  1. ^ "Players". LA Galaxy. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Four LA Galaxy Academy players sign Homegrown contracts". SoccerWire. January 18, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "LA Galaxy 2026 MLS Regular Season Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). LA Galaxy. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy 2026 MLS and Special Events Schedule" (Press release). LA Galaxy. December 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2025.