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 The Los Angeles Galaxy is one of two professional soccer clubs based in Los Angeles, California (home games are played in nearby Carson), that participate in Major League Soccer. The name "Galaxy" refers to Los Angeles being the home of many Hollywood 'stars.' The team colors are gold and green. The home jerseys are gold with a green sash and some minor black accents
The Galaxy was one of the ten founding members of Major League Soccer, which began play in 1996. The club played their home games at the Rose Bowl from 1996–2002 until they moved into their own soccer-specific stadium, The Home Depot Center in Carson, California, in 2003. Since the 2005 season, The Home Depot Center has been shared with C.D. Chivas USA. The Galaxy has the highest all-time attendance in league history and is the first MLS team to make a profit in a season. The Galaxy has two main supporters clubs known as The Galaxians, and the Los Angeles Riot Squad. Their mascot is known as "Cozmo," a frog-like extraterrestrial.
The Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final five times in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2005—winning in 2002 and 2005. In 2000 they won the CONCACAF Champions Cup and in 2001 the US Open Cup. They won the Open Cup again in 2005 as part of winning the domestic double, the third time a team has done so in MLS history. Their 2005 MLS Cup victory was the first time that the team with the worst record entering the playoffs won the championship.
The 2006 season is considered as one of the worst seasons (if not the worst) in Galaxy's history as it finished fifth in the Western Conference with an 11-15-6 record, thus eliminating them from playoff contention for the first time after 10 straight appearances dating back from the league's inception. It was also the season where Doug Hamilton, the team's general manager, died of a heart attack on board the airplane carrying the team back from Costa Rica after their loss to Saprissa in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on March 16. Hamilton, who was only 43 years old, was also the GM of the Los Angeles Riptide of Major League Lacrosse.
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