2014 Chivas USA season

Chivas USA
2014 season
Owner MLS
Head coach Wilmer Cabrera
Stadium StubHub Center
MLS Western Conference: 7th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Fourth round
SuperClasico Runners-up
Desert Diamond Cup Runners-up (1–3–0)
Top goalscorer League: Torres (14)
All: Torres (16)
Highest home attendance 15,008
vs. LA Galaxy
(April 6 MLS
Regular Season)
Lowest home attendance 3,702
vs. Portland Timbers
(May 28 MLS
Regular Season)
Average home league attendance 3,467
Home colors
Away colors

The 2014 Chivas USA season was Chivas USA's eleventh and final season in Major League Soccer, the top division for soccer in America.

Finishing seventh in the Western Conference, it was the club's first season since 2009 that they did not finish in last place in the Western Conference. However, the club failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for a fifth-consecutive year. Outside of MLS play, Chivas reached the fourth round proper of the U.S. Open Cup, where they fell in penalties to the Carolina RailHawks of the second-division NASL. In the SuperClasico, Chivas finished as runners-up to inner-city rivals, LA Galaxy. The club's best performance in external competitions came in the preseason Desert Diamond Cup, where Chivas finished in second place.

Despite the poor production on the field, the bright spot on the club was young Mexican international Cubo Torres, who lead the club in goals scored during the regular season, with fifteen. He finished seventh in the league in total MLS regular season goals for 2014.

Transfers

In

Date Number Position Player Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 11, 2013 7 MF Argentina Mauro Rosales Seattle Sounders Trade with Tristan Bowen [1]
December 12, 2013 16 DF United States Andrew Jean-Baptiste Portland Timbers Trade with Jorge Villafaña and Re-Entry pick [2]
January 21, 2014 17 MF United States Thomas McNamara Clemson Tigers SuperDraft 2nd round
January 21, 2014 21 FW United States Kris Tyrpak Houston Baptist Huskies SuperDraft 3rd round
January 21, 2014 13 DF United States Michael Nwiloh Georgia State Panthers SuperDraft 4th round [3]
January 22, 2014 4 DF New Zealand Tony Lochhead New Zealand Wellington Phoenix [4]
January 27, 2014 25 DF United States Donny Toia Phoenix FC
February 19, 2014 8 MF Argentina Agustín Pelletieri Argentina Racing Club [5]
February 24, 2014 19 FW England Luke Moore Turkey Elazığspor [6]
February 28, 2014 22 DF United States Eriq Zavaleta Seattle Sounders Loan [7]
March 3, 2014 6 DF Spain Daniel Fragoso Spain Hospitalet [8]
March 9, 2014 23 GK United States Trevor Spangenberg Springfield Synergy [9]
April 10, 2014 5 MF Argentina Martín Rivero Argentina Rosario Central [10]
April 17, 2014 6 MF United States Matt Dunn UMFK Bengals Waiver Draft [3]
May 8, 2014 18 MF Honduras Marvin Chávez Colorado Rapids Trade with Luke Moore [11]
May 8, 2014 19 FW United States Ryan Finley Columbus Crew Trade for 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick [12]
June 24, 2014 14 DF Japan Akira Kaji Japan Gamba Osaka [13]
July 1, 2014 24 MF United States Nathan Sturgis Colorado Rapids Trade with Carlos Alvarez [14]
August 14, 2014 20 FW Ecuador Félix Borja Mexico Pachuca Loan [15]
August 21, 2014 7 MF England Nigel Reo-Coker Vancouver Whitecaps Trade with Mauro Rosales [16]
August 22, 2014 34 DF Colombia Jhon Hurtado Chicago Fire Trade for allocation money [17]

Out

Position: Player Transferred to Details Date Source
DF Mexico Mario de Luna Mexico Guadalajara Loan return November 21, 2013 [18]
DF United States Jaime Frías Jr. Mexico Guadalajara Loan return November 21, 2013 [18]
DF Mexico Edgar Mejía Mexico Guadalajara Loan return November 21, 2013 [18]
FW Mexico Julio Morales Mexico Guadalajara Loan return November 21, 2013 [18]
GK United States Patrick McLain United States Orange County Blues Contract option declined November 21, 2013 [18]
DF El Salvador Steve Purdy Free Agent Contract option declined November 21, 2013 [18]
MF United States Daniel Antúnez United States Arizona United Contract option declined November 21, 2013 [18]
MF El Salvador Marvin Iraheta El Salvador Alianza Contract option declined November 21, 2013 [18]
MF United States Josue Soto United States San Antonio Scorpions Contract option declined November 21, 2013 [18]
MF Mexico José Manuel Rivera Mexico Irapuato Contract option declined November 21, 2013 [18]

Roster

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Dan Kennedy United States GK 22 July 1982 (aged 32) Chile Deportes Iquique 2008
23 Trevor Spangenberg United States GK 21 April 1991 (aged 23) Springfield Synergy 2014 1 0
28 Tim Melia United States GK 15 May 1986 (aged 28) Real Salt Lake 2012 9 0
Defenders
2 Bobby Burling United States DF 15 October 1984 (aged 30) Montreal Impact 2012 75 1
3 Carlos Bocanegra United States DF 25 May 1979 (aged 35) Scotland Rangers 2013 30 0
4 Tony Lochhead New Zealand DF 12 January 1982 (aged 32) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 2014 21 0
13 Michael Nwiloh United States DF 10 November 1990 (aged 23) Georgia State Panthers 2014 0 0
14 Akira Kaji Japan DF 13 January 1980 (aged 34) Japan Gamba Osaka 2014 15 0
16 Andrew Jean-Baptiste United States DF 16 June 1992 (aged 22) Portland Timbers 2014 10 0
22 Eriq Zavaleta United States DF 2 August 1992 (aged 22) Loan from Seattle Sounders 2014 2014 18 0
25 Donny Toia United States DF 28 May 1992 (aged 22) Phoenix FC 2014 28 2
34 Jhon Hurtado Colombia DF 16 May 1984 (aged 30) Chicago Fire 2014 6 0
Midfielders
5 Martín Rivero Argentina MF 13 November 1989 (aged 24) Argentina Rosario Central 2014 7 0
6 Matt Dunn United States MF 13 January 1994 (aged 20) Serbia OFK Beograd 2014 7 0
7 Nigel Reo-Coker England MF 14 May 1984 (aged 30) Vancouver Whitecaps 2014 9 0
8 Agustín Pelletieri Argentina MF 17 May 1982 (aged 32) Argentina Racing Club 2014 28 1
11 Leandro Barrera Argentina MF 22 February 1991 (aged 23) Loan from Argentina Argentinos Juniors 2014 2014 33 1
12 Marco Delgado United States MF 23 June 1988 (aged 26) Chivas USA Academy 2012 38 2
15 Eric Avila United States MF 24 November 1987 (aged 26) Toronto FC 2013 59 3
17 Thomas McNamara United States MF 6 February 1991 (aged 23) Jersey Express 2014 6 1
18 Marvin Chávez Honduras MF 3 November 1983 (aged 30) Colorado Rapids 2014 14 2
24 Nathan Sturgis United States MF 6 July 1987 (aged 27) Colorado Rapids 2014 16 0
30 Oswaldo Minda Ecuador MF 26 July 1983 (aged 30) Ecuador Deportivo Quito 2012 60 2
Forwards
9 Erick Torres Mexico FW 19 January 1993 (aged 21) Loan from Mexico Guadalajara 2013 2014 45 22
19 Ryan Finley United States FW 27 March 1991 (aged 23) Columbus Crew 2014 17 2
20 Félix Borja Ecuador FW 27 March 1991 (aged 23) Loan from Mexico Pachuca 2014 2014 12 3
29 Caleb Calvert United States FW 22 October 1996 (aged 18) Chivas USA Academy 2013 0 0
21 Kris Tyrpak United States FW 19 March 1992 (aged 22) Austin Aztex 2014 10 1
Left Chivas USA
6 Daniel Fragoso Spain DF 31 March 1982 (aged 32) Spain Hospitalet 2014 2 0
7 Mauro Rosales Argentina MF 24 February 1981 (aged 33) Seattle Sounders 2014 21 0
10 Adolfo Bautista Mexico FW 15 May 1979 (aged 35) Mexico Atlético San Luis 2013 7 0
10 Luis Bolaños Ecuador FW 27 March 1985 (aged 29) Loan from Ecuador LDU Quito 2013 2013 3 0
19 Luke Moore England FW 13 February 1986 (aged 28) Turkey Elazığspor 2014 6 0
20 Carlos Alvarez United States MF 12 November 1990 (aged 23) Connecticut Huskies 2013 43 3
26 Matthew Fondy United States FW 28 July 1989 (aged 25) Los Angeles Blues 2013 8 0

Kits

Home
Home Alt.
Home Alt. 2
Away
Away Alt.
Away Alt. 2
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Red / White Navy Red
Home Alt. Red / White White White US Open Cup, Fourth Round, June 15 against Carolina
Home Alt. 2 Red / White White Red MLS, May 17 against Dallas
Away Navy Red Navy
Away Alt. Navy White Navy MLS, March 22 against Dallas
Away Alt. 2 Navy White White MLS, September 7 against Columbus

Friendlies

Competitions

MLS

League Table

Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32
3 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15
4 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2
6 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9  
7 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 6132
8 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 6219
9 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 5015

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 7:42 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(W1) = Western Conference champion
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46+5  
6 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10
7 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42+10
8 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50+5
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41+7  
11 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9
12 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 510
13 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 5410
14 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 5819
15 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 5110
16 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 6132
17 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 6219
18 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 5015
19 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 5820 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
(W1) = Western Conference champion

1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:

5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.

6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[19]

7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.

Results

U.S. Open Cup

Squad statistics

As of match played October 26, 2014

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League Soccer U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Dan Kennedy 34 0 33 0 1 0
2 GK United States Bobby Burling 23 1 20+2 1 1 0
3 DF United States Carlos Bocanegra 18 0 18 0 0 0
4 DF New Zealand Tony Lochhead 21 0 19+1 0 1 0
5 MF Argentina Martín Rivero 8 0 6+1 0 0+1 0
6 MF United States Matt Dunn 7 0 4+3 0 0 0
7 MF England Nigel Reo-Coker 9 0 9 0 0 0
8 MF Argentina Agustín Pelletieri 28 1 22+5 1 1 0
9 FW Mexico Erick Torres 30 15 29 15 0+1 0
11 MF Argentina Leandro Barrera 33 1 24+8 1 1 0
12 MF United States Marco Delgado 21 2 12+8 2 1 0
14 DF Japan Akira Kaji 15 0 14+1 0 0 0
15 MF United States Eric Avila 30 0 26+3 0 1 0
16 DF United States Andrew Jean-Baptiste 10 0 8+2 0 0 0
17 MF United States Thomas McNamara 6 1 6 1 0 0
18 MF Honduras Marvin Chávez 14 2 8+6 2 0 0
19 FW United States Ryan Finley 17 2 4+12 1 1 1
20 FW Ecuador Félix Borja 12 3 12 3 0 0
21 FW United States Kris Tyrpak 10 1 0+9 1 0+1 0
22 DF United States Eriq Zavaleta 18 0 15+2 0 1 0
23 GK United States Trevor Spangenberg 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
24 MF United States Nathan Sturgis 16 0 9+7 0 0 0
25 GK United States Donny Toia 28 0 24+3 0 1 0
28 GK United States Tim Melia 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF Ecuador Oswaldo Minda 20 0 20 0 0 0
34 DF Colombia Jhon Hurtado 6 0 5+1 0 0 0
Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
6 DF Spain Daniel Fragoso 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
7 MF Argentina Mauro Rosales 21 0 16+5 0 0 0
10 FW Mexico Adolfo Bautista 7 0 1+6 0 0 0
10 FW Ecuador Luis Bolaños 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
19 FW United States Luke Moore 6 0 2+4 0 0 0
20 MF United States Carlos Alvarez 12 0 7+4 0 1 0
26 FW United States Matthew Fondy 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FWMexico9 Erick Torres15015
2 FWEcuador20Félix Borja303
3 MFUnited States12Marco Delgado202
MFHonduras18Marvin Chávez202
FWUnited States19Ryan Finley112
6 DFUnited States2 Bobby Burling101
MFArgentina8 Agustín Pelletieri101
MFUnited States17Thomas McNamara101
MFArgentina11Leandro Barrera101
FWUnited States21Kris Tyrpak101
Own goal101
TOTALS 29130

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 United StatesGKDan Kennedy101000101
2 United StatesDFBobby Burling701000701
3 United StatesDFCarlos Bocanegra100000100
4 New ZealandDFTony Lochhead600000600
5 ArgentinaMFMartín Rivero100000100
7 ArgentinaMFMauro Rosales400000400
7 EnglandMFNigel Reo-Coker101000101
8 ArgentinaMFAgustín Pelletieri401000401
9 MexicoFWErick Torres301000301
10MexicoFWAdolfo Bautista100000100
11ArgentinaMFLeandro Barrera300000300
12United StatesMFMarco Delgado501000501
14JapanDFAkira Kaji100000100
15United StatesMFEric Avila200000200
16United StatesDFAndrew Jean-Baptiste200000200
18HondurasMFMarvin Chávez201000201
20United StatesMFCarlos Alvarez400000400
21United StatesFWKris Tyrpak100000100
22United StatesDFEriq Zavaleta100000100
24United StatesMFNathan Sturgis400000400
25United StatesDFDonny Toia500000500
28United StatesGKTim Melia001000001
30EcuadorMFOswaldo Minda12010001201
TOTALS 71 0 9 0 0 0 71 0 9

Awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
17 Mexico Erick Torres San Jose Earthquakes and Montreal Impact Player of the Week

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
17 Mexico Erick Torres Montreal Impact Goal Week 17

See also

References

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  2. "Timbers trade Andrew Jean-Baptiste to Chivas USA for Jorge Villafana and No. 2 Re-Entry spot". www.mlssoccer.com/. MLS Soccer. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Chivas USA add depth with signings of former US U-17 int'l Matt Dunn, draft pick Michael Nwiloh". www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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  9. "Chivas USA sign goalkeeper Trevor Spangenberg". www.thegoatparade.com. The Goat Parade. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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  11. "Rapids acquire defender Gale Agbossoumonde from Toronto FC". www.coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  12. "Crew acquires conditional 2016 Second Round SuperDraft selection in trade with Chivas USA". www.columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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  14. "Rapids acquire Carlos Alvarez from Chivas USA". www.coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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  17. "Official: Chivas USA acquire defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado in a trade". www.thegoatparade.com. The Goat Parade. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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  19. "Changes for future Amway Canadian Championships". CONCACAF.com. March 21, 2014.
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