2025 Season

FC Dallas Falls to LAFC 2-0 

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MATCH NOTES

  • Maarten Paes started as FC Dallas captain for the second time in 2025
  • Homegrown winger Tarik Scott made his third appearance for Dallas this season
  • Box Score

LOS ANGELES, California (July 12, 2025) – FC Dallas (5-10-6, 21 points) fell to LAFC (9-5-5, 32 points) 2-0 on Saturday night at BMO Stadium.

CAPTAIN PAES
For the second time this season, FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes captained the squad. The Indonesian international recorded seven saves tonight tying his season high total.

A TRIBUTE TO CENTRAL TEXAS
FC Dallas wore black armbands to honor those lost in the Central Texas floods. Dallas will continue to honor the victims throughout the 2025 season with a commemorative patch debuting on Saturday, July 19, versus St. Louis CITY SC.

THE PAST & PRESENT
Current LAFC defenders Nkosi Tafari and Ryan Hollingshead both featured for FC Dallas from 2020-24 and 2014-21 respectively. Current FC Dallas defenders Marco Farfan and Sebastien Ibeagha featured for LAFC in 2021 and 2022 respectively. All four players played in tonight's match.

THE ROAD RECORD
FC Dallas is 4-3-4 (16 points) on the road and 3-3-2 against the West. FC Dallas has allowed 19 goals on the road.

NEXT UP
FC Dallas remains west for a midweek clash versus the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday, July 16, from PayPal Park at 9:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV. The audio broadcast can be heard on the official FC Dallas app.