1997 Los Angeles Galaxy Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 14-12 (SO: 2-4) - 44 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Lothar Osiander (2-5, SO: 1-4)
Coach: Octavio Zambrano (12-7, SO: 1-0)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 330,010, Avg. 20,626 in 16 home dates
1997 Los Angeles Galaxy Statistics

The Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 14 wins and 12 losses, with a 2-4 showing in shootouts for 44 points finishing second in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

Los Angeles recorded 57 goals and conceded 48. Welton scored 11 goals for the Galaxy, while Eduardo Hurtado, Cobi Jones, Harut Karapetyan and Mauricio Cienfuegos each netted five or more as well. Mauricio Cienfuegos recorded 12 assists. Jorge Campos topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 0.87 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.

Lothar Osiander and Octavio Zambrano coached the team. The 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris ArmasMAugust 27, 19725'7"150Bronx, NY
Jose BotelloFApril 24, 19766'0"165Los Angeles, CA
Dan CalichmanDFebruary 21, 19686'0"180Flushing, NY
Paul CaligiuriDMarch 9, 19645'10"175Westminster, CA
Jorge CamposGOctober 15, 19665'7"155Acapulco, Mexico
Mauricio CienfuegosMFebruary 12, 19685'6"143San Salvador, El Salvador
Robin FraserDDecember 17, 19666'1"175Kingston, Jamaica
Kevin HartmanGMay 25, 19746'1"196Athens, OH
Ezra HendricksonDJanuary 16, 19726'3"185Layou, St. Vincent & Grenadines
Eduardo HurtadoFJanuary 12, 19696'3"200Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Guillermo JaraMOctober 20, 19735'8"145Sacramento, CA
Steve JolleyDOctober 15, 19756'1"190Virginia Beach, VA
Cobi JonesMJune 16, 19705'7"165Detroit, MI
John JonesMNovember 23, 19736'0"165Sacramento, CA
Harut KarapetyanFApril 7, 19725'9"165Yerevan, Armenia
David KramerGAugust 1, 19726'3"185Cupertino, CA
Peter LakDApril 20, 19736'2"185Huntington Beach, CA
Gerardo LaterzaMJuly 1, 19746'0"175Walnut, CA
Martin MachonMFebruary 4, 19735'10"170Guatemala City, Guatemala
Danny PenaDJune 17, 19686'0"165Inglewood, CA
Ante RazovFMarch 2, 19746'1"175Los Angeles, CA
Mark SemioliDMarch 20, 19686'0"175Brooklyn, NY
Brian TaylorMJuly 23, 19756'0"170Hanford, CA
Greg VanneyDJuly 11, 19745'11"169South Boston, VA
Jose VasquezDMarch 20, 19696'0"175Jalisco, Mexico
WeltonFApril 17, 19756'0"160Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Brad WilsonDNovember 19, 19725'10"160Long Beach, CA



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