Los Angeles FC facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Los Angeles FC
Full name	Los Angeles Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Black and Gold
Short name	LAFC
Founded	October 30, 2014; 7 years ago
Stadium	Banc of California Stadium; Los Angeles, California
Stadium; capacity	22,000
Chairmen	Peter Guber; Henry Nguyen;
Co-Presidents	Larry Freedman; John Thorrington;
Coach	Bob Bradley
League	Major League Soccer
2019	Western Conference: 1st; Overall: 1st; Playoffs: Conference Finals
Home colors	Away colors

Los Angeles Football Club, commonly known as Los Angeles FC, or simply LAFC, ia an American professional soccer franchise based in Los Angeles, California. They competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The team plays their home games at the Banc of California Stadium. Their main rival is LA Galaxy, and the rivalry is known as El Tráfico.

Players and staff

Current roster

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Vermeer, KennethKenneth Vermeer	Netherlands id:Templat:Football squad start2
2	Defender	Harvey, JordanJordan Harvey	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
3	Defender	Traore, MohamedMohamed Traore	Senegal id:Templat:Football squad start2
4	Defender	Segura, EddieEddie Segura	Colombia id:Templat:Football squad start2
5	Defender	Jakovic, DejanDejan Jakovic	Canada id:Templat:Football squad start2
7	Midfielder	Blessing, LatifLatif Blessing	Ghana id:Templat:Football squad start2
8	Midfielder	Ginella, FranciscoFrancisco Ginella	Uruguay id:Templat:Football squad start2
9	Forward	Rossi, DiegoDiego Rossi (DP)	Uruguay id:Templat:Football squad start2
10	Forward	Vela, CarlosCarlos Vela (DP)	Mexico id:Templat:Football squad start2
11	Midfielder	Cifuentes, JoséJosé Cifuentes	Ecuador id:Templat:Football squad start2
12	Defender	Palacios, DiegoDiego Palacios	Ecuador id:Templat:Football squad start2
13	Defender	El Monir, MohamedMohamed El Monir	Libya id:Templat:Football squad start2
14	Midfielder	Kaye, Mark-AnthonyMark-Anthony Kaye	Canada id:Templat:Football squad start2
15	Midfielder	Guido, AlejandroAlejandro Guido	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
16	Forward	Musovski, DannyDanny Musovski	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
17	Forward	Rodríguez, BrianBrian Rodríguez (DP)	Uruguay id:Templat:Football squad start2
18	Defender	Dueñas, ErikErik Dueñas (HG)	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
19	Midfielder	Duke, BryceBryce Duke (HG)	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
20	Midfielder	Atuesta, EduardEduard Atuesta	Colombia id:Templat:Football squad start2
21	Forward	Torres, ChristianChristian Torres (HG)	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
22	Forward	Opoku, KwadwoKwadwo Opoku	Ghana id:Templat:Football squad start2
23	Goalkeeper	Sisniega, PabloPablo Sisniega	Mexico id:Templat:Football squad start2
24	Defender	Najar, AndyAndy Najar	Honduras id:Templat:Football squad start2
26	Forward	Perez, AdrienAdrien Perez	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
27	Defender	Blackmon, TristanTristan Blackmon	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
28	Defender	Leone, TonyTony Leone (HG)	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
40	Goalkeeper	Ejimadu, PhillipPhillip Ejimadu	United States id:Templat:Football squad start2
66	Forward	Wright-Phillips, BradleyBradley Wright-Phillips	England id:Templat:Football squad start2

Coaching staff

Technical staff
Head coach	Bob Bradley
Assistant coach	Ante Razov
Assistant coach	Kenny Arena
Goalkeeping coach	Zak Abdel
Director of soccer operations	Mike Sorber

Honors

Team

International
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
CONCACAF Champions League	0
National
Competitions	Titles	Seasons
MLS Cup	0
Supporters' Shield	1	2019
U.S. Open Cup	0
Western Conference (Playoff)	0
Western Conference (Regular Season)	1	2019

Players

Honor	Player Name	Year
Landon Donovan MVP Award	Carlos Vela	2019

Images for kids

Groundbreaking ceremony for Los Angeles FC in 2016.
Banc of California Stadium during one of LAFC's games.
The 3252 Supporters unveiling their first tifo in the home inaugural game vs. the Seattle Sounders.
The 3252 section unveil a tifo before the second El Tráfico.