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2026 LA Galaxy season

LA Galaxy
2026 season
General ManagerWill Kuntz
Head coachGreg Vanney
StadiumDignity Health Sports Park
MLSConference:  
Overall:  
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup 
Top goalscorerLeague:  
All:  
Highest home attendance 
Lowest home attendance 
Average home league attendance 
Biggest win 
Biggest defeat 
All statistics correct as of Preseason.

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

Roster

As of February 2, 2026[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  NOR Jakob Glesnes
6 MF  USA Edwin Cerrillo
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 MF  USA Justin Haak
16 MF  USA Isaiah Parente
17 FW  USA Christian Ramirez
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  GER Marco Reus
19 DF  USA Mauricio Cuevas
20 DF  USA Chris Rindov
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 MF  GER Erik Thommy
28 FW  GHA Joseph Paintsil (DP)
31 GK  USA Brady Scott
50 DF  USA Riley Dalgado
51 DF  CMR Ascel Essengue
99 FW  BRA João Klauss

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
30 MF  CRC Gino Vivi (on loan to Tampa Bay Rowdies)

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date
DF United States Riley Dalgado United States Ventura County FC Homegrown player November 12, 2025[2]
DF Norway Jakob Glesnes United States Philadelphia Union Trade December 15, 2025[3]
DF United States Jamir Johnson United States Philadelphia Union Trade December 15, 2025[4]
MF United States Justin Haak United States New York City FC Free December 29, 2025[5]
FW Brazil João Klauss United States St. Louis City SC Trade January 27, 2026[6]
MF Germany Erik Thommy United States Sporting Kansas City Free January 28, 2026[7]

Tranfers out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date
FW Spain Miguel Berry United States Charleston Battery Free January 27, 2026[8]

Draft picks

MLS Re-Entry Draft picks

Main article: 2025 MLS Re-Entry Draft
2025 LA Galaxy Re-Entry Picks
Round Selection Player Position Team Notes
1 (Stage 1) 5 PASS PASS PASS PASS
2 (Stage 2) 5 PASS PASS PASS PASS

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2026 MLS SuperDraft

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

Non-competitive matches

Preseason

January 23 Closed-Door Scrimmage LA Galaxy 1–0 Portland Timbers Carson, California
11:00 AM PST Parente Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: NA
January 31 Closed-Door Scrimmage LA Galaxy 4–1 D.C. United Carson, California
11:00 AM PST Reus
Nascimento
Aude
Sanabria 		Clark Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0
February 4 Closed-Door Scrimmage LA Galaxy 2–0 Orange County SC Carson, California
11:00 AM PST Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 0
February 8 Coachella Valley Invitational LA Galaxy 2–3 Chicago Fire FC Indio, California
10:00 AM PST
Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 11 Coachella Valley Invitational LA Galaxy 3–0 St. Louis City SC Indio, California
11:00 AM PST
Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 13 Coachella Valley Invitational
Closed-Door Scrimage		 LA Galaxy – Real Salt Lake Indio, California
11:00 AM PST Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0

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

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Main article: 2026 Major League Soccer season

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: 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)
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
StadiumHHAHAHAAAHHAAAHHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA
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.[9][10] 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 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 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 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 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: Sporting 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 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 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 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 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 7 34 Real Salt Lake – LA Galaxy Sandy, Utah
4:00 p.m. PST Stadium: America First Field


CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February 19 1st Leg Sporting San Miguelito Panama – United States LA Galaxy Penonomé, Panama
5:00 p.m. PST Stadium: Estadio Universidad Latina
February 25 2nd Leg LA Galaxy United States – Panama 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 Acquire two-time MLS Best XI and three-time MLS All-Star Defender Jakob Glesnes from Philadelphia Union". LA Galaxy. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire two-time MLS Best XI and three-time MLS All-Star Defender Jakob Glesnes from Philadelphia Union". LA Galaxy. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. ^ "LA Galaxy Sign Midfielder Justin Haak". LA Galaxy. December 29, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy Acquire Forward João Klauss from St. Louis CITY SC". LA Galaxy. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy Sign Midfielder Erik Thommy". LA Galaxy. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  8. ^ "Former MLS champion forward Miguel Berry joins Battery". Charleston Battery. January 12, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  9. ^ "LA Galaxy 2026 MLS Regular Season Schedule Unveiled" (Press release). LA Galaxy. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  10. ^ "LA Galaxy 2026 MLS and Special Events Schedule" (Press release). LA Galaxy. December 19, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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