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LA Galaxy
2001 season
Head coachGermany Sigi Schmid
Major League Soccer1st in Western Division
U.S. Open CupWinners
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunners-up
FIFA Club World ChampionshipCancelled
Top goalscorerLuis Hernández (8)
Average home league attendance17,387
← 2000
2002 →

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Matt Reis
3 DF United States USA Greg Vanney
6 DF United States USA Craig Waibel
7 FW United States USA Isaias Bardales Jr.
8 MF United States USA Peter Vagenas
9 FW United States USA Brian Ching
10 MF El Salvador SLV Mauricio Cienfuegos
11 MF United States USA Sasha Victorine
12 MF New Zealand NZL Simon Elliott
13 MF United States USA Cobi Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Mexico MEX Luis Hernández
17 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN Ezra Hendrickson
18 DF United States USA Adam Frye
19 MF United States USA Brian Mullan
20 MF United States USA Paul Caligiuri
22 GK United States USA Kevin Hartman
23 DF United States USA Danny Califf
25 MF El Salvador SLV Marvin Quijano
30 DF United States USA Alexi Lalas

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF United States USA Danny Pena (to Tampa Bay Mutiny)

Matches

MLS regular season

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 26 14 7 5 52 36 +16 47 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 San Jose Earthquakes 26 13 7 6 47 29 +18 45
3 Kansas City Wizards 27 11 13 3 33 53 −20 36
4 Colorado Rapids 26 5 13 8 36 47 −11 23
Source: MLS
April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06) 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Vanney Yellow card 35'
Victorine 80'
Frye 83'		 Report Dayak 9'
Cerritos 24'
De Rosario 27'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,386
Referee: Gerry Corrie
April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14) 2 Kansas City Wizards 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, MO
5:34 pm PT C. Brown 3'
McKeon Yellow card 15'
Klein 53'		 Report Lalas Yellow card 9'
Vanney 80'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 13,042
Referee: Alex Prus
April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Colorado Rapids Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Hendrickson 44' Report Paule Yellow card 45' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 12,749
Referee: Reggie Rutty
April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28) 4 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Denver, CO
3:00 pm PT Agogo 44'
Herdsman Yellow card 79'
Spencer 86'		 Report Jones 22', 45+2'
Califf Yellow card 36'
Elliott Yellow card 39'
Cienfuegos Yellow card 44'
Vanney Yellow card 56'
Victorine 69'		 Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 8,309
Referee: Richard Grady
Note: The goal scored by Cobi Jones at the 22nd minute is the 300th goal in the franchise's history.[2]
May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04) 5 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Hendrickson Yellow card 17'
Vanney 32' (pen.)
Califf 90'		 Report McKeon 18' (pen.)
Zavagnin Yellow card 43'
Meola Yellow card 90'
Prideaux Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 13,471
Referee: Kevin Terry
May 9, 2001 (2001-05-09) 6 Tampa Bay Mutiny 4–4 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Tampa, FL
4:00 pm PT Diallo 15', 16', 37', 78'
Quill Yellow card 35'
Valderrama Yellow card 90'		 Report Mullan 1', 90'
Victorine 3'
Vanney 62' (pen.)
Califf Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 6,056
Referee: Alex Prus
May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) 7 NY/NJ MetroStars 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy East Rutherford, NJ
4:37 pm PT Mathis Yellow card 38' 77'
Villegas 53' Red card 84'
Álvarez Yellow card 65'
Perez Yellow card 69'		 Report Caligiuri Yellow card 36'
Pena Yellow card 39'
Califf Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 21,561
Referee: Paul Tamberino
May 18, 2001 (2001-05-18) 8 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Dallas Burn Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Hernández Yellow card 45' Report Suarez Yellow card 35'
Broome Yellow card 43'
Rodríguez Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 15,881
Referee: Roger Sill
May 25, 2001 (2001-05-25) 9 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 New England Revolution Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Hernández Yellow card 53'
Frye Yellow card 70'
Hendrickson 77'
Califf Yellow card 83'
Jones 88'		 Report Franchino Yellow card 53' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 12,249
Referee: Gerry Corrie
May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30) 10 Chicago Fire 3–4 Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago, IL
6:30 pm PT Stoichkov 12' (pen.)
Marsch 15'
C.J. Brown Yellow card 56'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 77'
Wynalda 75'		 Report Cienfuegos Yellow card 10'
Hernández 19', 70' Yellow card 74'
Vanney 22' (pen.)
Vagenas 52'
Califf Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Kevin Terry
June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02) 11 Columbus Crew 1–1 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
1:00 pm PT Lapper Yellow card 45'
Pérez 49'		 Report Vanney Yellow card 36'
Quijano 47'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Richard Heron
June 8, 2001 (2001-06-08) 12 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose, CA
10:30 pm PT Donovan 31', 90'
Russell 55'		 Report Pena Yellow card 66'
Victorine 68'
Vanney Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,361
Referee: Paul Tamberino
June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) 13 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Kansas City Wizards Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Quijano 17'
Jones 26'
Califf Yellow card 63'
Ching 73'
Victorine 87'		 Report Garcia Yellow card 52'
Gomez Red card 56'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 4,827
Referee: Roger Sill
June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) 14 Miami Fusion 3–3 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Fort Lauderdale, FL
5:00 pm PT Preki Yellow card 16'
Serna 10', 80' Yellow card 34'
Rooney 53'
McKinley Yellow card 62'		 Report Lalas 28'
Bishop 35' (o.g.)
Pena Yellow card 37'
Cienfuegos 45'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,846
Referee: Alex Prus
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) 15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 NY/NJ MetroStars Pasadena, CA
4:00 pm PT Vagenas Yellow card 16'
Pena Yellow card 60'
Hernández 87', 88'		 Report Petke Yellow card 49' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 13,844
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Note: Los Angeles Galaxy reached the 100th win milestone, being the first MLS team in doing so.
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) 16 Dallas Burn 0–0 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Dallas, TX
2:00 pm PT Suarez Yellow card 43' Report Elliott Yellow card 15'
Califf Yellow card 35'
Caligiuri Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 16,104
Referee: Paul Tamberino
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) 17 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Columbus Crew Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Hendrickson Yellow card 20'
Vanney Yellow card 48'
Hernández Yellow card 84'		 Report Harkes Yellow card 35'
West 67', 78'
Presthus Yellow card 84'
Clark Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 52,634
Referee: Kevin Terry
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) 18 D.C. United 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
5:00 pm PT Albright Yellow card 53'
Ziadie Yellow card 87'		 Report Caligiuri Yellow card 37'
Hendrickson 46'
Jones Yellow card 63' 84'
Hernández 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 23,704
Referee: Noel Kenny
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) 19 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Miami Fusion Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Hernández 8'
Frye 85'
Vanney Yellow card 88' 90' (pen.)		 Report Bilyk Yellow card 21'
Rimando Yellow card 86'
Llamosa Yellow card 88'
Alavanja Yellow card 88'
Bishop Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 16,207
Referee: Alex Prus
July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) 20 New England Revolution 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Foxborough, MA
4:30 pm PT Harris 7'
Sunsing 32'
Williams 51'		 Report Hernández 28', 40' Yellow card 42'
Califf Yellow card 49'
Waibel Yellow card 70'
Hendrickson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,391
Referee: Gerry Corrie
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) 21 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 D.C. United Pasadena, CA
10:00 pm PT Vanney Yellow card 28'
Vagenas Yellow card 48'
Hendrickson 72'		 Report Talley Yellow card 33'
Namoff Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 13,805
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) 22 Kansas City Wizards 1–2 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Kansas City, MO
5:37 pm PT Lowe 57'
Lassiter Yellow card 76'
Garcia Yellow card 82'		 Report Califf 12'
Cienfuegos Yellow card 56'
Hendrickson Yellow card 63' gold-colored soccer ball 96'
Hernández Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 7,893
Referee: Peter Kokolski
August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) 23 Los Angeles Galaxy 5–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Pasadena, CA
11:00 pm PT Vanney 18' Yellow card 24'
Addo 21' (o.g.)
Victorine 29', 81'
Quijano Yellow card 44'
Jones 79'		 Report Ralston 4'
Keller Yellow card 14'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 12,115
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 25, 2001 (2001-08-25) 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Chicago Fire Pasadena, CA
4:00 pm PT Hendrickson Yellow card 68'
Vagenas 78'		 Report Razov 5'
Bocanegra Yellow card 60'
Beasley 64', 90'
Brown Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 23,488
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31) 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 (a.e.t.) Colorado Rapids Pasadena, CA
10:00 PT Cienfuegos 11'
Elliott Yellow card 64'
Califf 69'
Caligiuri Yellow card 90'
Lalas gold-colored soccer ball 101' 		Report Bravo 28', 85'
Baba Yellow card 29'
Shak Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,379
Referee: Noel Kenny
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) 26 Colorado Rapids 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Denver, CO
8:00 pm PT Carrieri Yellow card 38'
Martinez Yellow card 53'
Shak Yellow card 75'		 Report Elliott 20'
Califf Yellow card 26'
Waibel Yellow card 59'
Vagenas 90'		 Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 17,129
Referee: Erich Simmons
September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12) 27 Los Angeles Galaxy Cancelled San Jose Earthquakes
Note: Matchweeks 27 and 28 were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.[3]
September 16, 2001 (2001-09-16) 28 San Jose Earthquakes Cancelled Los Angeles Galaxy
Note: Matchweeks 27 and 28 were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.

Source: MLS

MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals
September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) 1st Leg Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (a.e.t.) NY/NJ MetroStars Pasadena, CA
Caligiuri 63' Red card 83' Report Hernández Yellow card 7'
Faria 29'
Valencia Yellow card 32'
Gilmar Red card 65'
Jolley Yellow card 90'
Perez Yellow card 92'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 11,580
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Note: The series is tied 1–1 on points.
September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) 2nd Leg NY/NJ MetroStars 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy East Rutherford, NJ
Petke Yellow card 50'
Faria 72', 80'
Chung 75'
Valencia 83'		 Report Victorine 4'
Vanney Red card 48'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: Noel Kenny
Note: MetroStars lead the series 4–1 on points.
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) 3rd Leg Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2
(1–0) (a.e.t.)		 NY/NJ MetroStars Pasadena, CA
Victorine 21', 33'
Cienfuegos Yellow card 39'
Frye 56'
Califf Red card 71'

Cienfuegos gold-colored soccer ball 8' 		Report Villegas 49', 60'
Perez Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 6,154
Referee: Paul Tamberino
Note: The series ended in a tie 4–4 on points. Galaxy wins on Sudden Death Extra Time.
Semifinals
October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) 1st Leg Chicago Fire 1–1 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago, IL
Wynalda 32'
Beasley Yellow card 52'
Whitfield Red card 60'		 Report Hernández 44' Yellow card 45'
Frye Yellow card 46'
Caligiuri Yellow card 94'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 10,388
Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: The series is tied 1–1 on points.
October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13) 2nd Leg Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 (a.e.t.) Chicago Fire Fullerton, CA
Jones Yellow card 51'
Vagenas gold-colored soccer ball 94' 		Report Kovalenko Yellow card 29'
Brown Yellow card 36'
Marsch Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Alex Prus
Note: Galaxy leads the series 4–1 on points.
October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) 3rd Leg Chicago Fire 1–2 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago, IL
Beasley 30' Yellow card 84'
Brown Yellow card 46'
Stoichkov Yellow card 84'
Bocanegra Yellow card 97'		 Report Califf 44'
Hernández Yellow card 46'
Vanney Yellow card 65'
Cienfuegos gold-colored soccer ball 98' 		Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 13,444
Referee: Gerry Corrie
Note: Galaxy wins the series 7–1 on points.
MLS Cup
October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) MLS Cup San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus, OH
Conrad Yellow card 28'
Donovan 43'
Ekelund Yellow card 78'
Ibsen Yellow card 83'
De Rosario gold-colored soccer ball 96' 		Report Hernández 21'
Caligiuri Yellow card 48'
Califf Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 21,626
Referee: Kevin Stott

U.S. Open Cup

June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27) Second Round Los Angeles Galaxy 5–0 Nashville Metros Fullerton, CA
Quijano 24'
Vagenas 38' (pen.)
Victorine 56'
Elliott 86' (pen.), 90'		 Report Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 2,314
Referee: Brian Hall
July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) Third Round Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Seattle Sounders Fullerton, CA
Lalas Yellow card 27' 63'
Frye Yellow card 32'
Waibel 60'
Bardales Jr. 81'		 Report Kingsley Yellow card 36'
Reeves 58'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) Quarterfinals San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(9–10 p)		 Los Angeles Galaxy San Francisco, CA
Bower Yellow card 10'
Robinson Yellow card 17'
Corrales Yellow card 42'
Agoos Yellow card 78'
Agogo 81'
Russell Yellow card 88'		 Report Waibel Yellow card 21'
Elliott Yellow card 41' 73'
Califf Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Negoesco Stadium
Attendance: 1,881
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Penalties
Agoos soccer ball with check mark
Lagos soccer ball with check mark
Corrales soccer ball with check mark
Cerritos soccer ball with check mark
De Rosario soccer ball with check mark
Agogo soccer ball with check mark
Ibsen soccer ball with check mark
Russell soccer ball with check mark
Conrad soccer ball with check mark
Barrett soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Vanney
soccer ball with check mark Vagenas
soccer ball with check mark Elliott
soccer ball with check mark Cienfuegos
soccer ball with check mark Hendrickson
soccer ball with check mark Waibel
soccer ball with check mark Caligiuri
soccer ball with check mark Jones
soccer ball with check mark Bardales Jr.
soccer ball with check mark Califf
August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 (a.e.t.) Chicago Fire Fullerton, CA
Califf Yellow card 24'
Jones Yellow card 25'
Quijano Yellow card 29'
Vanney Yellow card 73'
Elliott Yellow card 92'
Lalas gold-colored soccer ball 94' 		Report Whitfield Yellow card 22'
Marsch Yellow card 44'
Razov Red card 45'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 6,871
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
October 27, 2001 (2001-10-27) Final Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (a.e.t.) New England Revolution Fullerton, CA
Califf Yellow card 17' gold-colored soccer ball 92'
Hendrickson 70'
Frye Yellow card 89'		 Report Harris 30'
Heaps Red card 88'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Paul Tamberino

FIFA Club World Championship

As winners of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Los Angeles Galaxy was one of the 12 teams that were invited to the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which would be hosted in Spain from July 28 to August 12, 2001. However, the tournament was cancelled, primarily due to the collapse of ISL, which was marketing partner of FIFA at the time.

July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) 1 Hearts of Oak Ghana Cancelled United States Los Angeles Galaxy Madrid, Spain
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) 2 Los Angeles Galaxy United States Cancelled Spain Real Madrid Madrid, Spain
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) 3 Los Angeles Galaxy United States Cancelled Japan Júbilo Iwata Madrid, Spain
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Los Angeles Galaxy - 2001".
  2. ^ "2001 season in review". Los Angeles Galaxy. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (September 14, 2001). "MLS Cancels Rest of Regular Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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