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| Full name | Los Angeles Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Black and Gold[1] | |||
| Short name | LAFC | |||
| Founded | October 30, 2014 | |||
| Stadium | BMO Stadium Los Angeles, California | |||
| Capacity | 22,000 | |||
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| Coach | Steve Cherundolo | |||
| League | Major League Soccer | |||
| 2024 | Western Conference: 1st Overall: 3rd Playoffs: Conference semifinals | |||
| Website | lafc.com | |||
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Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. It was established on October 30, 2014, and began play in the 2018 season as an expansion team. The team plays its home matches at BMO Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium located in Exposition Park.
The managing owners of the club are Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, and Bennett Rosenthal. Los Angeles FC also has a variety of other part-owners, such as Will Ferrell, Nomar Garciaparra, Mia Hamm, and Earvin 'Magic" Johnson. The club's inaugural head coach was Bob Bradley, who served from 2017 to 2021 before being replaced by current head coach Steven Cherundolo. During their second season in 2019, Los Angeles FC won the Supporters' Shield with club captain Carlos Vela earning the MVP Award. The club within its short history has been home to notable players such as Gareth Bale, Walker Zimmerman, Benny Feilhaber, Giorgio Chiellini, Maxime Crepeau, Ilie Sanchez, Rodolfo Zelaya, Diego Rossi, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Brian Rodriguez, Cristian Arango, Jesús Murillo, Kellyn Acosta, Laurent Ciman and Adama Diomande. The club won their first MLS Cup in 2022, which completed a league double with their second Supporters' Shield. In 2020 and 2023, Los Angeles FC were also the runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions League. In 2024, Los Angeles FC won their first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
- ^ "LAFC Turns 6 And Is Still Making History | Los Angeles Football Club". LAFC. Los Angeles Football Club. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ownership". LAFC.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Stejskal, Sam. "Local trio takes over as managing owners of LAFC". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.