The 2022 Los Angeles FC season was the club's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC played its home matches at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Steve Cherundolo is the club's second head coach, joining on January 3, 2022.
The club won their second Supporters' Shield and first MLS Cup title, hosting the final at Banc of California Stadium on November 5, 2022.
Squad
First-team roster
Name Nationality Date of birth (age) 16 Maxime Crépeau GK 33 0 30 Tomas Romero GK 0 0 77 John McCarthy GK 1 0 2 Franco Escobar DF 19 1 3 Jesús Murillo DF 29 2 4 Eddie Segura DF 14 0 5 Mamadou Fall DF 16 1 12 Diego Palacios DF 28 1 14 Giorgio Chiellini DF 11 0 15 Mohamed Traore DF 0 0 18 Erik Dueñas DF 0 0 24 Ryan Hollingshead DF 30 6 25 Sebastien Ibeagha DF 17 0 28 Tony Leone DF 0 0 80 Julian Gaines DF 0 0 6 Ilie Sánchez MF 33 1 7 Latif Blessing MF 30 0 8 Francisco Ginella MF 15 0 20 José Cifuentes MF 33 7 23 Kellyn Acosta MF 32 2 31 Danny Trejo MF 3 0 32 Sebastian Méndez MF 9 0 9 Cristian Arango FW 34 16 10 Carlos Vela (Captain) FW 32 12 11 Gareth Bale FW 12 2 21 Christian Torres FW 0 0 22 Kwadwo Opoku FW 34 7 26 Cal Jennings FW 3 0 37 Cristian Tello FW 4 0 99 Denis Bouanga https://www.lafc.com/news/denis-bouanga-joins-lafc-as-designated-player FW 7 1
Coaching staff
Technical staff
Transfers
Transfers in Entry datePositionPlayerFrom clubNotesRef.December 12, 2021 DF Franco Escobar Atlanta United FCTradeDecember 14, 2021 FW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi Charlotte FCTradeJanuary 12, 2022 MF Ilie Sánchez Sporting Kansas CityFree AgentJanuary 14, 2022 MF Kellyn Acosta Colorado RapidsTradeJanuary 20, 2022 GK Maxime Crépeau Vancouver Whitecaps FCTradeJanuary 21, 2022 GK John McCarthy Inter Miami CFFree AgentFebruary 10, 2022 DF Ryan Hollingshead FC DallasTraded for Marco FarfanFebruary 18, 2022 DF Doneil Henry Suwon BluewingsFree AgentApril 25, 2022 FW Nathan Ordaz LAFC AcademyAcademy signingJune 13, 2022 DF Giorgio Chiellini JuventusTransferJune 25, 2022 FW Gareth Bale Real MadridTransferJuly 19, 2022 MF Sebastian Méndez Orlando City SCTradeAugust 5, 2022 FW Denis Bouanga Saint-ÉtienneTransferAugust 26, 2022 FW Cristian Tello Real BetisTransfer
Transfers out Exit datePositionPlayerTo clubNotesRef.December 1, 2021 GK Jamal Blackman Huddersfield TownDeclined contract optionsDecember 1, 2021 MF Daniel Crisostomo Free AgentDeclined contract optionsDecember 1, 2021 DF Alvaro Quezada Free AgentDeclined contract optionsDecember 15, 2021 MF Raheem Edwards LA GalaxyFree AgentDecember 15, 2021 DF Jordan Harvey Free AgentFree AgentDecember 12, 2021 GK Pablo Sisniega Charlotte FCTradeDecember 13, 2021 MF Eduard Atuesta PalmeirasTransferDecember 14, 2021 DF Tristan Blackmon Charlotte FCMLS Expansion Draft pickJanuary 4, 2022 MF Bryce Duke Inter Miami CFTradeFebruary 10, 2022 DF Marco Farfan FC DallasTraded for Ryan HollingsheadMarch 18, 2022 DF Kim Moon-hwan Jeonbuk HyundaiTransferApril 15, 2022 FW Diego Rossi FenerbahçeExercised option to buyJuly 3, 2022 DF Doneil Henry Toronto FCWaivedJuly 18, 2022 MF Francisco Ginella NacionalLoanAugust 3, 2022 FW Danny Musovski Real Salt LakeTradeAugust 5, 2022 FW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi New England RevolutionTradeAugust 24, 2022 FW Brian Rodríguez AméricaTransferAugust 25, 2022 DF Mamadou Fall Villarreal BLoan
Draft picks Los Angeles FC did not participate in the 2022 MLS Superdraft as the club traded their draft picks in exchange for new players and General Allocation Money. Round#PositionPlayerCollege/Club TeamReference 1 2 3
Competitions
Preseason
Coachella Valley Invitational
MLS
Standings Western Conference
Overall
Results by round
Matches
All matches are in Pacific time
MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS Cup
U.S. Open Cup
Los Angeles FC will enter the Open Cup in the Third Round.
Leagues Cup
References