During their second season in 2019, Los Angeles FC won the Supporters' Shield with club captain Carlos Vela earning the MVP Award.

The club within its short history has been home to notable players such as Gareth Bale, Walker Zimmerman, Benny Feilhaber, Giorgio Chiellini, Maxime Crepeau, Mateusz Bogusz, Ilie Sanchez, Rodolfo Zelaya, Diego Rossi, Bradley Wright-Phillips, Brian Rodriguez, Cristian Arango, Jesús Murillo, Kellyn Acosta, Laurent Ciman and Adama Diomande.

[5] 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".

[6] LAFC announced Bob Bradley as its head coach in July 2017,[7] joining general director John Thorrington in a search for players.

[10] LAFC suffered its first MLS loss on March 31 against the LA Galaxy, losing 4–3 to their crosstown rivals in the inaugural edition of "El Tráfico".

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 FC.

[15] On October 6, 2018, LAFC clinched its first playoff spot after a 3–0 victory against the Colorado Rapids[16] finishing third in the West, but were knocked out at home in the first round in a 3–2 loss to sixth-place Real Salt Lake.

[27] LAFC spent the majority of the 2022 MLS season pushing for the league's all-time points record (73, set the previous year), but had five losses in their final nine matches.

[28][29] Los Angeles FC won the 2022 MLS Cup by defeating the Union in a penalty shootout following a 3–3 draw through extra time.

Despite Bouanga scoring a late goal, to keep the team's chances of winning the final, Leon had bested LA 3–1 aggregate in their second match at home.

With the 2024 season, LAFC acquired Lewis O'Brien, Eduard Atuesta, Olivier Giroud, Hugo Lloris, David Martinez, Kei Kamara, and Maxime Chanot in response to the departures of Maxime Crepeau, Carlos Vela (The club negotiated a small contract at the end of the season), Denil Maldonado, Giorgio Chiellini, Kellyn Acosta, Filip Krastev, Diego Palacios, and Stipe Biuk.

[40] Their first opponent was against USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights FC where after chippy play, LAFC came out victorious 3-1 at Cashman Field.

[45] As a result of winning against Seattle Sounders, Los Angeles FC would advance to the U.S. Open Cup Final to face Sporting Kansas City at home.

The Art Deco-inspired logo incorporates a shield outline referencing the city seal, with a winged "LA" monogram and the words "Los Angeles" and "Football Club" in Neutraface.

[55] Four days later, on March 30, 2021, the club announced that Postmates would become the second official sleeve sponsor (joining Target) on a one-year deal for the entirety of the 2021 season.

[56] Shortly thereafter, LAFC announced that YouTube TV no longer held exclusive broadcasting rights over English language home matches.

[57] For the club's the 2022 season, LAFC announced on February 26, 2022, that it had partnered with PepsiCo to make Rockstar energy drink the exclusive shirt sponsor of its 2022 training kit.

[62] On May 17, 2015, the team chose the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site to build a 22,000-seat stadium for MLS in Exposition Park, estimated to cost $250 million.

At the event attended by owners and construction crews, LAFC announced a 15-year, $100 million naming rights deal for the stadium with the Banc of California.

The LAFC Performance Center includes 4,000 square feet (370 m2) of indoor space and a training field with the same grass as the team's home stadium.

[77] After the launch, supporters were consulted on many of the club's early decisions including the team colors, the look of the crest and the design of BMO Stadium, built on land previously held by the LA Sports Arena.

[81] The 3252 also includes independent supporter groups with active season memberships such as LAFC Pride Republic, Lxs Tigres del North End, Offsiders, and 42Originals.

LAFC have a cross-town rivalry with fellow MLS club LA Galaxy, who play in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson.

The nickname was coined by MLS fans and adopted by some media outlets following polls by SB Nation blogs LAG Confidential and Angels on Parade.

[93][94][95] It refers to the notorious traffic congestion in Los Angeles,[94][96] among the worst in the United States and the world, while serving as a play on "El Clásico".

[52][53][106] Prior to Apple, locally broadcast LAFC matches were televised in Spanish on Estrella TV station KRCA, with Francisco X. Rivera as the lead play-by-play announcer.

[6] Other part-owners and investors include Will Ferrell, Natalie Mariduena, Nomar Garciaparra, Mia Hamm-Garciaparra, Chad Hurley, Magic Johnson, Joseph Tsai,[118] Tucker Kain, Kirk Lacob, Mitch Lasky, Mark Leschly, Mike Mahan, Irwin Raij, Tony Robbins, Lon Rosen, Paul Schaeffer, Brandon Schneider, Allen Shapiro, Mark Shapiro, Jason Sugarman, Harry Tsao, and Rick Welts.

[121] In February 2020, LAFC owners began the process of buying out a 20 percent ownership stake held by Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan.

[127] On July 8, 2020, LAFC signed its first three Homegrown players from the academy in Club history – Tony Leone, Christian Torres and Erik Dueñas.

The affiliation deal came from priced warrants issued to LAFC when Angel City FC signed a lease agreement to play at BMO Stadium.