1997 Los Angeles Galaxy Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 14-12 (SO: 2-4) - 44 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Lothar Osiander (2-5, SO: 1-4)
Coach: Octavio Zambrano (12-7, SO: 1-0)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 330,010, Avg. 20,626 in 16 home dates
1997 Los Angeles Galaxy RosterTeam Record: 14-12 (SO: 2-4) - 44 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Lothar Osiander (2-5, SO: 1-4)
Coach: Octavio Zambrano (12-7, SO: 1-0)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 330,010, Avg. 20,626 in 16 home dates
The Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 14 wins and 12 losses, with a 2-4 showing in shootouts for 44 points finishing second in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
The Galaxy recorded 57 goals and conceded 48. Welton scored 11 goals for Los Angeles, while Harut Karapetyan, Eduardo Hurtado, Mauricio Cienfuegos and Cobi Jones each netted five or more as well. Mauricio Cienfuegos recorded 12 assists. Jorge Campos topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 0.87 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Lothar Osiander and Octavio Zambrano coached the team. The 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton | F | 29 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 44 | 25.0 | 18 | 61.1 |
| Mauricio Cienfuegos | M | 22 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 14.6 | 22 | 27.3 |
| Cobi Jones | M | 26 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 13.2 | 35 | 20.0 |
| Eduardo Hurtado | F | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 69 | 11.6 | 33 | 24.2 |
| Harut Karapetyan | F | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 10.7 | 35 | 22.9 |
| Martin Machon | M | 30 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 7.8 | 27 | 14.8 |
| Chris Armas | M | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14.3 | 9 | 33.3 |
| Jose Vasquez | D | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 |
| Danny Pena | D | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 6.5 | 12 | 16.7 |
| Greg Vanney | D | 28 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 3.6 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11.1 | 7 | 14.3 |
| Brian Taylor | M | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Guillermo Jara | M | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jorge Campos | GK | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jose Botello | F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Steve Jolley | D | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Peter Lak | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Wilson | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ante Razov | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Gerardo Laterza | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Jones | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Hartman | GK | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Kramer | GK | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Semioli | D | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Robin Fraser | D | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dan Calichman | D | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 435 | 352 | 55 | 55 | 464 | 464 | 51 | 5 | 124 | 480 | 11.5 | 234 | 23.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Campos | 19 | 19 | 1587:00 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1.30 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 62 | .705 |
| David Kramer | 9 | 9 | 810:00 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1.44 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 39 | .709 |
| Kevin Hartman | 8 | 4 | 483:00 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1.49 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | .571 |
| Totals | 36 | 32 | 2880:00 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 44 | 1.38 | 5 | 6 | 164 | 113 | .689 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welton | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mauricio Cienfuegos | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cobi Jones | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eduardo Hurtado | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Harut Karapetyan | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Martin Machon | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Armas | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Danny Pena | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Greg Vanney | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Caligiuri | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Taylor | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ezra Hendrickson | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Hartman | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Calichman | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hartman | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .500 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .500 |
