Английская Википедия:2012 Los Angeles Galaxy season

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The 2012 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's 18th year of existence as well as their 17th season in Major League Soccer (MLS) and their 17th consecutive year in the top-flight of American soccer. The Galaxy entered the season as both the defending MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield winners.

The 2012 campaign was highlighted by the Galaxy successfully defending their MLS Cup title, defeating Houston Dynamo, 3–1, in the MLS Cup final to win their fourth ever MLS Cup championship, tying D.C. United for the most league championships in MLS history, and the second most in North American history.

Although Los Angeles defended their MLS Cup trophy, the club failed to defend the Supporters' Shield, losing on point differential to their upstate rivals, the San Jose Earthquakes on point total. Most of this is to blame due to poorer performance early on in the season, before a second-half season resurgence.

Elsewhere, the Galaxy also competed in 2012 Desert Diamond Cup, winning the preseason tournament, the 2011–12 and 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, as well as the 2012 U.S. Open Cup. In the 2011–12 edition of the Champions League, the Galaxy reached the quarterfinals before losing 4–3 on aggregate to Canadian side, Toronto FC. In the 2012–13 edition, the Galaxy won their group for the second straight year, and reached the knockout round, which will be played during the 2013 campaign. Finally, the Galaxy were eliminated in the third round proper of the Open Cup losing to second-tier North American Soccer League outfit, Carolina RailHawks.

In noncompetitive tournaments, the Galaxy hosted Spanish club, Real Madrid, in the 2012 World Football Challenge, losing the exhibition match, 1–5.

Background

The Galaxy entered the 2012 season off of one of the franchise's most successful campaigns ever. The club earned the league double, winning both the Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup. Additionally, the Galaxy reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup, and were the only American team to win their group in the CONCACAF Champions League, posting a record of four wins, two losses and no draws.

Following the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, the Galaxy embarked on a two-week, postseason tour across Asia, stopping in Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia. During the tour, the Galaxy finished undefeated, winning twice and tying once.

Offseason reports involved David Beckham's contract concluding at the end of 2011, and whether or not he would remain with the Galaxy. On January 18, 2012, Galaxy announced Beckham had signed a new two-year contract to remain in Los Angeles.

Competitions

Desert Diamond Cup

Standings

2012 Desert Diamond Cup

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference Table

Overall table

CONCACAF Champions League (2012–13)

The Galaxy earned a berth into group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League by winning the Supporters Shield on October 8, 2011. Since the Galaxy also won the MLS Cup, which also merits a direct bye into group play, the Galaxy forfeited their Shield berth to the Sounders and took the MLS Cup berth.

Player movement and trades

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
8	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon LD Alajuelense	Free	Шаблон:Dts
33	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon LA Galaxy Youth Academy	Free	Шаблон:Dts
34	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Philadelphia Union	Traded for	Шаблон:Dts
14	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Ingolstadt 04	Free	Шаблон:Dts
22	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon São Paulo	Free	Шаблон:Dts
1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Montreal Impact	Free	Шаблон:Dts
3	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Chivas USA	Traded for	Шаблон:Dts
1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Unattached	Free	Шаблон:Dts
9	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Hilal FC	Free	Шаблон:Dts

MLS Drafts

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Chivas USA	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 1	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon San Jose Earthquakes	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 2	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Seattle Sounders FC	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 3	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Chicago Fire	Stage Two MLS Re-Entry Draft, Round 4	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Indiana University	SuperDraft, 1st round	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon University of Louisville	SuperDraft, 2nd round	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Bradley University	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Cal State Northridge	Supplemental Draft, 2nd round	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Flamengo	Supplemental Draft, 3rd round	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon University of San Diego	Supplemental Draft, 4th round	Шаблон:Dts
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon San Diego State University	Supplemental Draft, 4th round	Шаблон:Dts

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
3	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Retired	Шаблон:Dts
1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Montreal Impact	Traded	Шаблон:Dts
25	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Quilmes	Loan expired	Шаблон:Dts
6	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Out of contract	Шаблон:Dts
7	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Retired	Шаблон:Dts
29	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Retired	Шаблон:Dts
33	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Released	Шаблон:Dts
8	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flag iconColumbus Crew	Out of contract	Шаблон:Dts
21	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Released	Шаблон:Dts
28	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Released	Шаблон:Dts
55	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Out of contract	Шаблон:Dts
30	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Chivas USA	Traded	Шаблон:Dts
17	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	None	Retired	Шаблон:Dts
1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon New York Red Bulls	Traded	Шаблон:Dts

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Previous club	Start	End	Ref.
19	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon São Paulo	December 23, 2009	December 31, 2012

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Ref.
10	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Everton	January 1, 2012	February 19, 2012
4	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Nuremberg	January 5, 2012	February 15, 2012
14	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Aston Villa	January 9, 2012	February 26, 2012
9	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Flagicon Vålerenga	July 31, 2012	December 31, 2012

Kits

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Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	White	White	White
Away	Blue-grey	Blue-grey	Blue-grey
Third	Black	Black	Black
Special	White	Blue-grey	White	2011–12 CCL, ¼-Finals, March 7 against Toronto → Training Shirt

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Los Angeles is in the #19 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.

International roster slots

Los Angeles has 7 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. Los Angeles traded one slot to Portland Timbers, traded another to Philadelphia Union, and acquired one from D.C. United. Each of these trades expire on January 1, 2013.

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired:

• 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick from Philadelphia Union
• 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 2 pick from New York Red Bulls

Future picks traded:

• 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 4 pick to Houston Dynamo