2007 season
Owner
Manager
Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
Conference Semifinal vs Kansas City Wizards
Top goalscorer
League: Maykel Galindo (12)
All: Maykel Galindo (12)
The 2007 Chivas USA season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.
On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager.[citation needed] Bradley left the club on January 17, 2007, to become manager of the United States men's national team and was replaced by assistant coach Preki.[1]
Date
Number
Position
Player
Previous club
Fee/notes
Ref
November 27, 2006
20
MF
Trade
January 12, 2007
12
FW
January 12, 2007
DF
January 18, 2007
4
DF
Desmond Brooks
January 18, 2007
28
MF
January 18, 2007
DF
Raul Batista
January 18, 2007
32
FW
January 18, 2007
DF
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
April 12, 2007
10
FW
May 3, 2007
4
DF
Trade
May 2007
26
MF
Trade
July 2007
19
FW
Chivas USA U19
August 15, 2007
8
MF
Trade
11
FW
14
FW
David Arvizu
23
DF
Trade
24
DF
41
GK
Date
Number
Position
Player
New club
Fee/notes
Ref
November 17, 2006
24
DF
January 2007
17
FW
July 25, 2007
19
FW
8
DF
14
DF
Waived
4
MF
Waived
7
MF
Retired
10
MF
11
MF
Waived
12
MF
22
FW
Loan Return
28
FW
29
FW
Estuardo Sanchez
20
MF
Loan
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Signed from
Signed in
Contract ends
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
18
(1984-09-09)September 9, 1984 (aged 23)
2005
22
(1972-09-26)September 26, 1972 (aged 35)
2006
41
(1985-01-15)January 15, 1985 (aged 22)
2007
0
0
Defenders
2
(1968-12-17)December 17, 1968 (aged 38)
2006
3
(1969-06-30)June 30, 1969 (aged 38)
2006
4
(1981-01-29)January 29, 1981 (aged 26)
2007
25
0
5
Desmond Brooks
(1985-11-27)November 27, 1985 (aged 21)
2007
0
0
13
(1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 22)
2006
21
(1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 24)
2006
23
(1977-01-22)January 22, 1977 (aged 30)
2007
24
0
24
(1984-10-15)October 15, 1984 (aged 23)
2007
0
0
25
(1984-04-11)April 11, 1984 (aged 23)
2006
27
Eder Robles
(1988-07-07)July 7, 1988 (aged 19)
Chivas USA Academy
2006
77
(1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 30)
2005
Midfielders
6
(1985-04-29)April 29, 1985 (aged 22)
2005
8
(1985-11-14)November 14, 1985 (aged 21)
2007
10
0
15
(1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 33)
2006
0
0
16
(1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 22)
2006
0
0
17
(1987-05-10)May 10, 1987 (aged 20)
2005
26
(1983-03-02)March 2, 1983 (aged 24)
2007
24
2
28
(1985-07-20)July 20, 1985 (aged 22)
2007
1
0
30
(1988-01-18)January 18, 1988 (aged 19)
2006
31
(1984-08-17)August 17, 1984 (aged 23)
Corona Crew
2006
33
Mohammed Sethi
(1987-12-07)December 7, 1987 (aged 19)
2007
0
0
Forwards
9
(1974-03-02)March 2, 1974 (aged 33)
2006
10
(1984-10-17)October 17, 1984 (aged 23)
2007
24
2
11
(1981-01-28)January 28, 1981 (aged 26)
2007
30
12
12
(1984-08-08)August 8, 1984 (aged 23)
2007
18
3
14
David Arvizu
(1988-04-19)April 19, 1988 (aged 19)
2007
0
0
19
(1989-09-16)September 16, 1989 (aged 18)
Chivas USA Academy
2007
1
0
32
(1985-08-26)August 26, 1985 (aged 22)
2007
2
0
Left Chivas USA
19
(1981-10-17)October 17, 1981 (aged 26)
2006
20
(1976-05-02)May 2, 1976 (aged 31)
loan to Motagua
2007
4
0
Western Conference
Pos
Club
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
1
53
30
15
7
8
46
28
18
2
52
30
15
8
7
43
23
20
3
44
30
13
12
5
37
44
-7
4
35
30
9
13
8
29
34
-5
5
34
30
9
14
7
38
48
-10
6
27
30
6
15
9
31
45
-14
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Last updated: October 16, 2007
Source: ESPNSoccernet.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
16:30 PST
Razov 
35'
Zotincă 
84'
Kljestan 88'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Mullan 13'
Robinson 57'
Ching 64'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
16:30 PST
Galindo 1', 9' 25'
Razov 43'
Marsch 68'
Kljestan 76'
Taylor 89'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Donovan 8'
Harmse 17' 58'
Martino 55'
Jones 78'
Zotincă 13'
Marsch 41'
Suárez 63'
Mendoza 78'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Washington, D.C.
12:00 PST
Moose 21'
Gómez 48'
Moreno 65' (pen.)
Casal 69'
Olsen 74'
Namoff 83'
Nagamura 52'
Galindo 55' 73'
Mendoza 83'
Merlin 88'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
16:30 PST
González 1'
Grabavoy 18'
Hendrickson 54'
Pierce 70'
Razov 2'
Marsch 13'
Kljestan 49'
Suárez 75'
Vaughn 82'
Hernandez 87'
Stadium: Crew Stadium
13:00 PST
Galindo 35'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Galindo 50'
Suárez 69'
Razov 90+2'
Ricchetti 20'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Stadium: Toyota Park
16:30 PST
Perez 34'
Cooke 49' (o.g.)
Galindo 63'
Zotincă 90+1'
Brown 59'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
17:00 PST
Mullan 6'
Davis 55', 70', 75' (pen.)
Robinson 60'
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
16:30 PST
Perez 21'
Marsch 60'
Vaughn 70'
Nagamura 80'
Suárez 
81'
Galindo 89'
Zotincă 90+2'
Thompson 65'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
14:30 PST
Perez 17'
Vaughn 57'
Hernandez 65'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
16:30 PST
John 13'
Joseph 57'
Dorman 64'
Heaps 69'
Noonan 90+4'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
16:30 PST
Razov 19'
Gaven 69' (o.g.)
Galindo 76'
Miglioranzi 23'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:00 PST
Stammler 12'
Razov 38'
Galindo 69'
Kljestan 87'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
15:00 PST
Jewsbury 5'
Zavagnin 37'
Arnaud 53'
Marinelli 71'
Movsisyan 89'
Vaughn 10'
Bornstein 17'
Thomas 42'
Marsch 45'
Cunliffe 55'
Suárez 90+1'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
12:30 PST
Galindo 56'
Hernandez 81'
Kljestan 88'
Guzan 90+2'
Stadium: BMO Field
16:00 PST
Xavier 40'
Harmse 45+3'
Martino 61'
Perez 26'
Vaughn 41'
Marsch 45+2'
Galindo 58', 69'
Mendoza 88'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
15:00 PST
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Emílio 3', 26'
Namoff 33'
Burch 54'
Vanney 69'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
14:00 PST
Galindo 4', 58' 55'
Razov 70' (pen.)
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
17:00 PST
Marsch 2'
Razov 23'
Nagamura 83'
Mendoza 88'
Merlin 90+1'
Donovan 53'
Xavier 69'
Vagenas 71'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
10:00 PST
Erpen 12'
Mastroeni 41'
Clark 76'
Kljestan 13' (pen.)
Marsch 60'
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
16:30 PST
Kljestan 64'
Vaughn 67'
Razov 69', 90+2' 90+3'
Núñez 81'
Colombano 72' 73'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Marsch 24'
Nagamura 32'
Galindo 54'
Suárez 82' (pen.)
Blanco 24' 85'
Armas 28'
Conde 36'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:00 PST
Zotincă 9'
Cunliffe 22', 54'
Marsch 41'
Nagamura 58'
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
17:00 PST
Mendoza 68'
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
09:00 PST
Suárez 31'
Thomas 55'
Perez 78'
Bornstein 84'
Perez 88'
Prideaux 46'
Ihemelu 64'
Clark 65'
Cummings 90'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
16:30 PST
Vaughn 40'
Barrett 45+1'
Ianni 68'
Mulrooney 82'
Mullan 90'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
17:00 PST
Arnaud 35'
Harrington 44'
Garcia 54'
Zavagnin 88'
Zotincă 45+1'
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 12,442
Referee: Alex Prus
November 3, 2007 Conference Semifinal 2nd leg
Chivas USA
0–0
(0–1 agg.)
19:30 PST
Marsch 19'
Mendoza 53'
Núñez 62'
Bornstein 89'
Johnson 65'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 19,711
Referee: Mark Geiger
19:30 PST
Le Toux 44', 50'
Scott 55'
Levesque 81'
Merlin 16'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: Richard Heron
19:00 PST
Le Toux 12'
57'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 5,599
Referee: Jeff Hosking
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2
28
3
25
3
2
0
1
0
4
25
0
23
0
2
0
0
0
6
31
2
27+1
2
2
0
1
0
8
10
0
2+6
0
1+1
0
0
0
9
26
11
24+2
11
0
0
0
0
10
24
2
7+15
1
1
0
1
1
11
30
12
24+4
12
1
0
1
0
12
18
3
5+10
3
0+2
0
0+1
0
13
25
1
23
1
2
0
0
0
15
31
2
28
2
2
0
1
0
16
28
4
25
4
2
0
1
0
17
6
0
0+5
0
0
0
0+1
0
18
29
0
27
0
2
0
0
0
19
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
21
23
0
9+12
0
1
0
1
0
22
4
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
23
24
0
20+2
0
1
0
1
0
25
26
1
22+2
1
1
0
1
0
26
24
2
20+2
2
2
0
0
0
28
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
32
4
0
0+2
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
77
16
1
12+3
1
0
0
1
0
Players away from Chivas USA on loan:
20
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
19
11
1
0+11
1
0
0
0
0
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
MLS Cup Playoffs
Total
1
FW
11
12
0
0
12
2
FW
9
11
0
0
11
3
MF
16
4
0
0
4
4
FW
12
3
0
0
3
DF
2
3
0
0
3
6
MF
6
2
0
0
2
MF
15
2
0
0
2
MF
26
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
FW
10
1
0
1
2
11
DF
13
1
0
0
1
DF
25
1
0
0
1
DF
77
1
0
0
1
FW
19
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
46
0
1
47
Number
Nation
Position
Name
MLS Cup Playoffs
Total
2
DF
6
1
0
0
0
0
6
1
4
DF
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
6
MF
3
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
8
MF
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
9
FW
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
10
FW
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
FW
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
13
DF
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
15
MF
9
0
1
0
0
0
10
0
16
MF
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
18
GK
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
21
DF
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
23
DF
6
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
25
DF
6
1
0
0
0
0
6
1
26
MF
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
77
DF
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
TOTALS
62
3
5
0
0
0
67
3
Stadiums
Rivalries
Owners
Seasons (10)
Women
Cups
Other
Club competitions
National teams
Women
