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Los Angeles FC
2025 season
General managerJohn Thorrington
Head coachSteve Cherundolo
StadiumBMO Stadium
MLSConference: TBD
Leagues CupTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupRound One
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The 2025 Los Angeles FC season will be the club's eighth 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.

Background

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Main article: 2024 Los Angeles FC season

Since joining MLS in 2018, LAFC has won the 2022 MLS Cup and twice won the Supporters' Shield in 2019 and 2022.[1] LAFC was also a finalist for the 2023 MLS Cup and twice a runner-up for the final of the CONCACAF Champions League in 2020 and 2023.[2][3] LAFC finished the 2024 regular season at the top of the Western Conference and advanced to the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs; their playoff run ended when they lost to the Seattle Sounders in the conference semifinals.[4][5] LAFC also won their first U.S. Open Cup and were finalists in the 2024 Leagues Cup which allowed them to qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[6][7] LAFC finished 2024 with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses, and 8 draws.[8]

Summary

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Preseason

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On November 27, 2024, LAFC announced they were exercising contract options to retain five players while declining options for six players including Carlos Vela, Kei Kamara, and Marlon.[9] They also reported Aaron Long, Jesús Murillo, Ilie Sánchez, and Erik Dueñas were out of contract while the loan terms for Eduard Atuesta and Lewis O'Brien expired at the end of the year.[9] LAFC signed Long and Marlon to new contracts before the end of 2024.[10][11] LAFC also transferred Bajung Darboe to Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich and traded Tomás Ángel to San Diego FC along with LAFC's second round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft in exchange for $200,000 in general allocation money.[9][12]

On December 10, 2024, LAFC signed Jude Terry from their youth academy to a homegrown contract.[13] They also signed Jeremy Ebobisse as a free agent on December 23, 2024 and selected Alec Hughes as the 22nd pick of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.[14][15] On January 5, 2025, LAFC announced Omar Campos had transferred to Liga MX club Cruz Azul.[16] The next day, LAFC announced they had acquired two 2025 international roster slots from Nashville SC in exchange for $350,000 in general allocation money.[17] LAFC made a number of player acquisitions in January. They acquired Odin Thiago Holm on loan from Scottish Premier League club Celtic FC for the 2025 season and Igor Jesus from Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora as an U22 Initiative signing.[18][19] They also made trades to acquire midfielder Mark Delgado from the LA Galaxy in exchange for $400,000 in general allocation money and defender Nkosi Tafari from FC Dallas in exchange for $300,000 in general allocation money and a 2026 international roster slot.[20][21] On January 24, LAFC signed former Columbus Crew midfielder Yaw Yeboah for a two-year contract after acquiring first refusal rights from San Diego FC with $50,000 in general allocation money.[22] The next day, LAFC announced the transfer of midfielder Mateusz Bogusz to Cruz Azul.[23]

LAFC began their preseason schedule with a closed-door friendly against CPL club Cavalry FC on January 20. They then play two closed-door friendlies at BMO Stadium against the San Jose Earthquakes on January 25 and the Portland Timbers on January 29. On February 2, LAFC heads to Indio where they will play a friendly against USL Championship club Phoenix Rising FC.[24] They will then participate in the 2025 Coachella Valley Invitational at the Empire Polo Club by playing a preseason match against the Chicago Fire FC on February 5 before heading back to BMO Stadium for a friendly against Liga MX's Club América on February 11.[1][25] On February 18, LAFC will travel to Colorado to play the Colorado Rapids in the first round of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup; the second leg of the first round will be played in Los Angeles on February 25. LAFC's regular season will begin with a home match against Minnesota United FC on February 22.[26] While LAFC will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup which runs from July 29 to August 31, LAFC will not compete in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup with MLS Next Pro team Los Angeles FC 2 taking their place.[27]

Squad

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First-team roster

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As of January 26, 2025
No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals
1 Hugo Lloris  France GK (1986-12-26) December 26, 1986 (age 38) 0 0
12 Thomas Hasal  Canada GK (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 25) 0 0
31 David Ochoa  Mexico GK (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 24) 0 0
4 Eddie Segura  Colombia DF (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) 0 0
5 Marlon  Brazil DF (1995-09-07) September 7, 1995 (age 29) 0 0
14 Sergi Palencia  Spain DF (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28) 0 0
15 Lorenzo Dellavalle  Italy DF (2004-04-04) April 4, 2004 (age 20) 0 0
24 Ryan Hollingshead  United States DF (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) 0 0
25 Maxime Chanot  Luxembourg DF (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 35) 0 0
33 Aaron Long  United States DF (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) 0 0
42 Luca Bombino (HG)  United States DF (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 18) 0 0
- Nkosi Tafari  United States DF (1997-03-23) March 23, 1997 (age 27) 0 0
11 Timothy Tillman  United States MF (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 26) 0 0
- Jude Terry (HG)  United States MF (2008-10-08) October 8, 2008 (age 16) 0 0
- Odin Thiago Holm  Norway MF (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 22) 0 0
- Igor Jesus  Brazil MF (2003-03-07) March 7, 2003 (age 21) 0 0
- Mark Delgado  United States MF (1995-05-16) May 16, 1995 (age 29) 0 0
- Yaw Yeboah  Ghana MF (1997-03-28) March 28, 1997 (age 27) 0 0
9 Olivier Giroud  France FW (1986-09-30) September 30, 1986 (age 38) 0 0
13 Cristian Olivera  Uruguay FW (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22) 0 0
27 Nathan Ordaz (HG)  El Salvador FW (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 21) 0 0
30 David Martínez  Venezuela FW (2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 18) 0 0
77 Adrian Wibowo (HG)  United States FW (2006-01-17) January 17, 2006 (age 19) 0 0
- Jeremy Ebobisse  United States FW (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27) 0 0
99 Denis Bouanga  Gabon FW (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 30) 0 0

Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances

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No. Name Nationality Pos Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals

Coaching staff

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As of May 13, 2024[28] [29]
Technical staff
Head coach United States Steve Cherundolo
Assistant coach Canada Marc Dos Santos
Assistant coach United States Ante Razov
Assistant coach Spain Enrique Duran
Assistant/Goalkeeping coach North Macedonia Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach/Performance director South Africa Gavin Benjafield
Co-President & General Manager United States John Thorrington
Technical Director Scotland Neil McGuinness

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position Player From club Notes Ref.
December 10, 2024 MF United States Jude Terry United States Los Angeles FC 2 Homegrown signing [13]
December 23, 2024 FW United States Jeremy Ebobisse Unattached[a] Free agent [14]
January 21, 2025 MF Brazil Igor Jesus Portugal Estrela da Amadora Transfer [19]
January 22, 2025 MF United States Mark Delgado United States LA Galaxy Trade [20]
January 23, 2025 DF United States Nkosi Tafari United States FC Dallas Trade [21]
January 24, 2025 MF Ghana Yaw Yeboah United States Columbus Crew Free transfer[b] [22]
  1. ^ Signed previously with the San Jose Earthquakes.
  2. ^ Right of first refusal acquired from San Diego FC following their selection of Yeboah in the 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

Transfers out

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Exit date Position Player To club Notes Ref.
November 27, 2024 FW Mexico Carlos Vela Declined contract options [9]
November 27, 2024 FW Sierra Leone Kei Kamara Declined contract options [9]
November 27, 2024 FW Germany Luis Müller Declined contract options [9]
November 27, 2024 MF United States Tommy Musto Declined contract options [9]
November 27, 2024 DF United States Diego Rosales Declined contract options [9]
November 27, 2024 DF Colombia Jesús Murillo Mexico Juárez End of contract [9]
November 27, 2024 MF Spain Ilie Sánchez United States Austin FC End of contract [9]
November 27, 2024 MF United States Erik Dueñas United States Houston Dynamo End of contract [9]
November 27, 2024 FW United States Bajung Darboe Germany Bayern Munich Transfer [9]
December 9, 2024 FW Colombia Tomás Ángel United States San Diego FC Trade [12]
December 31, 2024 MF England Lewis O'Brien England Nottingham Forest End of Loan [9]
December 31, 2024 MF Colombia Eduard Atuesta Brazil Palmeiras End of loan [9]
January 5, 2025 DF Mexico Omar Campos Mexico Cruz Azul Transfer [16]
January 25, 2025 MF Poland Mateusz Bogusz Mexico Cruz Azul Transfer [23]


Loans in

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Date from Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
January 13, 2025 MF Norway Odin Thiago Holm Scotland Celtic December 31, 2025 [18]

Out on loan

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No. Player To Club Start date End date Notes Ref.
— Spain Mario González Portugal Famalicão August 2, 2024 June 30, 2025 Year-long loan with purchase option [30][31]

Draft picks

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Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference Status
1 22 FW United States Alec Hughes University of Massachusetts [15]

Non-competitive matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

All matches are listed with their kickoff in Pacific Time.

Preseason

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January 20 1 Los Angeles FC United States v Canada Cavalry FC Los Angeles, California
Report Stadium: LAFC Performance Center
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Score has not been made public.
January 25 2 Los Angeles FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles, California
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
January 29 3 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Los Angeles, California
Delgado Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
February 2 4 Los Angeles FC v Phoenix Rising Indio, California
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 5 Coachella Valley Invitational Los Angeles FC v Chicago Fire Indio, California
1:30 PM Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 5 Los Angeles FC United States v Mexico Club América Los Angeles, California
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium

Competitions

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MLS

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Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Western Conference
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MLS Western Conference table (2025)
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for round one
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
8 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the wild-card round
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. 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
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
14 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: February 22, 2025. 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)

Matches

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All matches are in Pacific time

February 22 1 Los Angeles FC – Minnesota United FC Los Angeles
1:30 pm PST Stadium: BMO Stadium
March 1 2 Los Angeles FC – New York City FC Los Angeles
7:30 pm PST Stadium: BMO Stadium
March 8 3 Seattle Sounders FC – Los Angeles FC Seattle, Washington
1:30 pm PST Stadium: Lumen Field
March 15 4 Los Angeles FC – Austin FC Los Angeles
12:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
March 22 5 Sporting Kansas City – Los Angeles FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
March 29 6 San Diego FC – Los Angeles FC San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
April 5 7 Houston Dynamo FC – Los Angeles FC Houston, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
April 12 8 Los Angeles FC – San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
April 19 9 Portland Timbers – Los Angeles FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT Stadium: Providence Park
April 27 10 Los Angeles FC – St. Louis City SC Los Angeles
4:00 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 3 11 Los Angeles FC – Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 11 12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BC Place
May 14 13 Los Angeles FC – Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 18 14 LA Galaxy – Los Angeles FC Carson, California
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
May 24 15 CF Montréal – Los Angeles FC Montreal, Quebec
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Saputo Stadium
May 28 16 Los Angeles FC – Sporting Kansas City Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
May 31 17 Los Angeles FC – Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
June 13 18 Los Angeles FC – Toronto FC Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
June 25 19 Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 pm PDT Stadium: America First Fiels
June 28 20 Los Angeles FC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 5 21 Austin FC – Los Angeles FC Austin, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Q2 Stadium
July 12 22 Los Angeles FC – FC Dallas Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 16 23 Minnesota United FC – Los Angeles FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Allianz Field
July 19 24 Los Angeles FC – LA Galaxy Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 25 25 Los Angeles FC – Portland Timbers Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 9 26 Chicago Fire FC – Los Angeles FC Chicago, Illinois
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Soldier Field
August 16 27 New England Revolution – Los Angeles FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
August 23 28 FC Dallas – Los Angeles FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
August 31 29 Los Angeles FC – San Diego FC Los Angeles
-:-- pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 13 30 San Jose Earthquakes – Los Angeles FC Santa Clara, California
4:30 pm PDT Stadium: Levi's Stadium
September 21 31 Los Angeles FC – Real Salt Lake Los Angeles
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 27 32 St. Louis City SC – Los Angeles FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 pm PDT Stadium: Energizer Park
October 5 33 Los Angeles FC – Atlanta United FC Los Angeles
7:30 pm PDT Stadium: BMO Stadium
October 18 34 Colorado Rapids – Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 pm PDT Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

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February 18 First leg Colorado Rapids United States – United States Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM PST Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
February 25 Second leg Los Angeles FC United States – United States Colorado Rapids Los Angeles
7:00 PM PST Stadium: BMO Stadium

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