2008 Los Angeles Galaxy Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 8-13-9 - 33 points
Finishing 6th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Ruud Gullit (6-8-5)
Coach: Cobi Jones (0-0-1)
Coach: Bruce Arena (2-5-3)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 390,132, Avg. 26,009 in 15 home dates
2008 Los Angeles Galaxy RosterTeam Record: 8-13-9 - 33 points
Finishing 6th in MLS's Western Conference
Coach: Ruud Gullit (6-8-5)
Coach: Cobi Jones (0-0-1)
Coach: Bruce Arena (2-5-3)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 390,132, Avg. 26,009 in 15 home dates
The Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer ended the 2008 season with a record of 8 wins and 13 losses and 9 ties for 33 points finishing sixth in MLS's Western Conference.
Los Angeles paced the league with 55 goals. The club allowed 62 goals, most in the circuit. Landon Donovan scored 20 goals for the Galaxy, while Edson Buddle, David Beckham and Alan Gordon each netted five or more, too. David Beckham contributed 10 assists. Steve Cronin topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 1.36 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Ruud Gullit, Cobi Jones and Bruce Arena coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Donovan | M-F | 25 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 30.8 | 40 | 50.0 |
| Edson Buddle | F | 27 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 74 | 20.3 | 38 | 39.5 |
| David Beckham | M | 25 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 14.3 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Alan Gordon | F | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 10.9 | 15 | 33.3 |
| Chris Klein | M | 30 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Peter Vagenas | M | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Eddie Lewis | M | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9.1 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Bryan Jordan | D | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Ely Allen | F-M | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6.7 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Brandon McDonald | D | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8.3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Alvaro Pires | M | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Ante Jazic | D | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mike Randolph | D | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Carlos Ruiz | F | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 11.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Josh Tudela | M | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Abel Xavier | D | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Greg Vanney | D | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sean Franklin | D | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Julian Valentin | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Munoz | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Israel Sesay | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Gavin | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eduardo Dominguez | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Josh Saunders | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Josh Wicks | GK | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Franchino | M | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Troy Roberts | D | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Steve Cronin | GK | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 395 | 330 | 53 | 55 | 381 | 327 | 52 | 3 | 87 | 353 | 15.0 | 161 | 32.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Saunders | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .615 |
| Steve Cronin | 22 | 22 | 1935:00 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 2.05 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 92 | .652 |
| Josh Wicks | 6 | 5 | 495:00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | .606 |
| Totals | 31 | 30 | 2700:00 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 62 | 2.07 | 4 | 4 | 187 | 120 | .642 |
