The 2025 Los Angeles FC season was the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC played its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was the final season under head coach Steve Cherundolo, who stepped down at the end of the season.
Background
Since joining MLS in 2018, LAFC has won the 2022 MLS Cup and twice won the Supporters' Shield in 2019 and 2022. 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. 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. 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. LAFC finished 2024 with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses, and 8 draws.
Summary
Preseason 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. 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. LAFC signed Long and Marlon to new contracts before the end of 2024. 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.
On December 10, 2024, LAFC signed Jude Terry from their youth academy to a homegrown contract. 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. On January 5, 2025, LAFC announced Omar Campos had transferred to Liga MX club Cruz Azul. 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. 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. 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. 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. The next day, LAFC announced the transfer of midfielder Mateusz Bogusz to Cruz Azul.
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. 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. 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. 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.
Squad First-team roster
Name Nationality Date of birth (age) 1 Hugo Lloris GK 32 0 12 Thomas Hasal GK 2 0 18 David Ochoa GK 1 0 4 Eddie Segura DF 31 1 5 Ryan Porteous DF 10 0 14 Sergi Palencia DF 33 1 15 Lorenzo Dellavalle DF 0 0 24 Ryan Hollingshead DF 31 2 25 Maxime Chanot DF 1 0 29 Artem Smolyakov DF 26 1 33 Aaron Long DF 14 1 42 Luca Bombino DF 0 0 45 Kenny Nielsen DF 2 0 91 Nkosi Tafari DF 25 0 6 Igor Jesus MF 24 0 8 Mark Delgado MF 34 3 11 Timothy Tillman MF 30 0 16 Jailson MF 3 0 19 Andrew Moran MF 8 1 20 Yaw Yeboah MF 17 1 21 Ryan Raposo MF 5 0 23 Frankie Amaya MF 19 1 43 Adam Saldana MF 2 0 56 Jude Terry MF 0 0 66 Mathieu Choinière MF 9 1 80 Odin Thiago Holm MF 3 0 7 Son Heung-min FW 10 9 17 Jeremy Ebobisse FW 22 4 22 Alexandru Băluță FW 1 0 26 Javairô Dilrosun FW 6 2 27 Nathan Ordaz FW 26 5 30 David Martínez FW 30 3 77 Adrian Wibowo FW 2 0 99 Denis Bouanga FW 31 24
Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances Name Nationality Date of birth (age)
Coaching staff
Technical staff
Transfers
Transfers in Entry datePositionPlayerFrom clubNotesRef. December 10, 2024 MF Jude Terry Los Angeles FC 2 Homegrown signing December 23, 2024 FW Jeremy Ebobisse Unattached Free agent January 21, 2025 MF Igor Jesus Estrela da Amadora Transfer January 22, 2025 MF Mark Delgado LA Galaxy Trade January 23, 2025 DF Nkosi Tafari FC Dallas Trade January 24, 2025 MF Yaw Yeboah Columbus Crew Free transfer February 14, 2025 DF Artem Smolyakov Polissya Zhytomyr Transfer March 1, 2025 MF Adam Saldana Los Angeles FC 2 First-team signing March 11, 2025 DF Kenny Nielsen Los Angeles FC 2 First-team signing April 24, 2025 MF Ryan Raposo Unattached Free agent August 4, 2025 DF Ryan Porteous Watford Transfer August 6, 2025 FW Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur Transfer August 26, 2025 FW Alexandru Băluță Unattached Free agent September 2, 2025 MF Jailson Unattached Free agent
Transfers out Exit datePositionPlayerTo clubNotesRef. November 27, 2024 FW Carlos Vela Declined contract options November 27, 2024 FW Kei Kamara FC Cincinnati Declined contract options November 27, 2024 FW Luis Müller Declined contract options November 27, 2024 MF Tommy Musto Declined contract options November 27, 2024 DF Diego Rosales Guadalajara Declined contract options November 27, 2024 DF Jesús Murillo Juárez End of contract November 27, 2024 MF Ilie Sánchez Austin FC End of contract November 27, 2024 MF Erik Dueñas Houston Dynamo End of contract November 27, 2024 FW Bajung Darboe Bayern Munich Transfer December 9, 2024 FW Tomás Ángel San Diego FC Trade December 31, 2024MF Lewis O'Brien Nottingham Forest End of Loan December 31, 2024 MF Eduard Atuesta Palmeiras End of loan January 5, 2025 DF Omar Campos Cruz Azul Transfer January 25, 2025 MF Mateusz Bogusz Cruz Azul Transfer February 14, 2025 FW Cristian Olivera Grêmio Transfer June 27, 2025 FW Olivier Giroud Lille Mutual consent June 30, 2025 FW Cengiz Ünder Fenerbahçe End of loan July 3, 2025 DF Marlon End of contract July 26, 2025 FW Javairô Dilrosun América End of loan August 27, 2025 DF Maxime Chanot N/A Retired
Loans in Date fromPos.PlayerFromDetailsEnd dateRef. January 13, 2025 MF Odin Thiago Holm CelticYear-long loan December 31, 2025 February 20, 2025 FW Cengiz Ünder FenerbahçeShort-term loan with purchase option June 30, 2025 April 23, 2025 MF Frankie Amaya TolucaSeason long loan December 31, 2025 June 11, 2023 FW Javairô Dilrosun AméricaShort-term loan with purchase option July 24, 2025 July 28, 2025 MF Mathieu Choinière GrasshopperShort-term loan with purchase option December 31, 2025 August 21, 2025 MF Andrew Moran Brighton & Hove Albion Short-term loan December 31, 2025
Out on loan No.PlayerTo ClubStart dateEnd dateNotesRef. — Mario González Lech Poznań February 11, 2025 June 30, 2025 Short-term loan 42 Luca Bombino San Diego FC February 25, 2025 December 31, 2025 Year-long loan
Draft picks
Round#PositionPlayerCollege/Club TeamReference Status 1 22 FW Alec Hughes University of MassachusettsSigned with Los Angeles FC 2
Non-competitive matches
All matches are listed with their kickoff in Pacific Time.
Preseason
Competitions Overview
MLS
Standings
Western Conference
Overall
Results summary
Results by round
Matches All matches are in Pacific time
MLS Cup playoffs
Round One
Conference Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round One
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
FIFA Club World Cup
Preliminary Round
Group stage (Group D)
Leagues Cup
Group stage
References