LAFC's seven road wins also tied for the most ever by an expansion team in the pre or post shootout-era with the '98 Fire who had two road wins come via the shootout. The total surpassed the 56 picked up the 1998 Chicago Fire, also coached by Bob Bradley, as well as the post-shootout era record of 55 set in 2017 by Atlanta United.
LAFC accomplished the best regular season for an MLS expansion team, earning 57 points. They finished the season with 7 road wins which is the most for an expansion team in the post-shootout era. Despite the loss, LAFC won 4 of the 6 games on their road trip to start the season, becoming the first team to earn 12 points from a season opening road trip of 6 games or more. LAFC was the second team ever to lose an MLS game after leading 3–0 during the match. On March 31, 2018, LAFC suffered its first MLS loss, giving up a 3–0 lead to lose 4–3 to LA Galaxy in the MLS debut of Zlatan Ibrahimović.
LAFC designated player Diego Rossi scored the club's first-ever competitive goal in the 11th minute, assisted by Vela. On March 4, 2018, LAFC played its first MLS game, a 1–0 win against Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. Mexican forward Carlos Vela was signed as the club's first designated player on August 11, 2017. LAFC announced Bob Bradley as its head coach in July 2017, joining general director John Thorrington in a search for players. 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". 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. On October 30, 2014, Major League Soccer awarded a new expansion team to Los Angeles. Groundbreaking ceremony for Banc of California Stadium in 2016 The rivalry between the two clubs has been dubbed El Tráfico by the supporters of both clubs. Since they started playing, Los Angeles FC have had a fierce rivalry with the LA Galaxy, the older of the two Los Angeles-based MLS teams.
In 2020, Los Angeles FC were the runners-up in the CONCACAF Champions League, losing to Tigres. During their second season, Los Angeles FC won the Supporters' Shield with club captain Carlos Vela earning the MVP Award. The club's inaugural head coach was Bob Bradley, who served from 2017 to 2021. Los Angeles FC also has a variety of other part owners. The managing owners of the club are Brandon Beck, Larry Berg, and Bennett Rosenthal. The club plays their home matches at Banc of California Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium located in Exposition Park. The club was established on October 30, 2014, and began play during the 2018 season as an expansion team. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference.
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Los Angeles Football Club, commonly referred to as LAFC, is an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles.
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