Los Angeles Football Club is an American professional soccer franchise based in Los Angeles, California. The team will begin play in Major League Soccer (MLS) starting in 2018, as a member of the Western Conference. The team was established in 2014. LAFC will play their home games at the Banc of California Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood. The team shares the Los Angeles area market with the LA Galaxy.
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History
On October 30, 2014, Major League Soccer awarded a new expansion team to Los Angeles, filling the vacancy in the market created by the dissolution of Chivas USA three days earlier. On September 15, 2015, the club announced that Los Angeles Football Club, which had previously been used as a placeholder name for the club, would be the official team name. Henry Nguyen, Los Angeles FC's principal owner at the time, hinted at this possibility shortly after the club was announced in describing the name as "timeless" and saying, "in the world, football means one thing. Maybe it speaks a little bit to our own vision and our own aspirations."
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Colors and badge
The club's colors and logo were unveiled on January 7, 2016 at Union Station. The club's primary colors are black and gold, with red and gray used as accent colors. The Art Deco-inspired logo incorporates a shield outline referencing the city seal, with a winged "LA" monogram and the words "Los Angeles" and "Football Club" in Neutraface. The crest was designed by Matthew Wolff.
Sponsorship
On January 31, 2018, LAFC announced that YouTube TV will be the club's jersey sponsor in addition to broadcasting local matches in English.
Stadium
On May 17, 2015, the team announced plans to build a new soccer-specific stadium at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site at Exposition Park. The Banc of California Stadium will have 22,000 seats and 140,000 square feet of open space, costing US$350 million. The group estimated the project would create 1,200 temporary construction jobs and 1,800 full-time jobs, generating $2.5 million in annual tax revenue. The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction are expected to take three years and delay the team's debut to April 2018.
Club culture
Much of the marketing focus was on building a club for the city of Los Angeles, this goal was achieved by securing the rights to build a stadium in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. LAFC has taken a grassroots approach to building the club by founding the LAFC academy and signing younger prospects including Americans Walker Zimmerman and Los Angeles native Tristan Blackmon, Portuguese draft-pick Joao Moutinho, as well as Uruguayan prospect Diego Rossi.
Supporters
Black Army 1850 and District 9 Ultras supporters group, formerly supporters of Chivas USA, have been a vocal presence at town meetings and at the logo unveiling. The Expo Originals are a new supporters group that have also been growing quickly and can be found at each LAFC event.
Ownership
The ownership group is headed by lead managing owner, Larry Berg, and co-managing owners, Brandon Beck and Bennett Rosenthal. Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group and entrepreneur Peter Guber is executive chairman, former National Basketball Association executive Tom Penn is president, and venture capitalist Henry Nguyen is vice-chairman. The ownership group also includes businessmen Ruben Gnanalingam and Vincent Tan. In addition, the club has a further 22 named investors including Magic Johnson, Nomar and Mia Hamm-Garciaparra, Chad Hurley, Tony Robbins and Will Ferrell.
Broadcasting
LAFC matches will be broadcast regionally in English by YouTube TV, with the team's channel carrying live games and supplemental coverage. It marks the first time that a major U.S. professional sports team has sold their regional broadcast rights to an online streaming service as opposed to a traditional television broadcaster or regional sports network. The team will negotiate separate Spanish TV and radio rights.
Players and staff
Current roster
Coaching staff
Team management
Development system
Orange County SC
Orange County SC is the affiliated farm club of Los Angeles FC, competing in the United Soccer League. LAFC entered into a multi-year affiliation agreement with the team on December 7, 2016. Orange County SC is independently owned by James Keston.
Academy
On February 1, 2016, the club announced the founding of the LAFC Academy. The academy is launching with a fully funded U12 USSDA academy team with a roster of 26 players. Joey Cascio was named coach of the U12 team along with Juan Lopez.
References
External links
- Official website
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