Carlos Vela will experience a historic tribute in Los Angeles. LAFC has prepared a special celebration called “Carlos Vela Night,” recognizing the Mexican forward as the best footballer in the

After taking on the Salt Lake, LAFC will face St. Louis CITY SC, Toronto FC, Atlanta United, Austin FC and the Colorado Rapids to close out the MLS season, before looking ahead to the first round of the playoffs, which runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 9, eventually culminating in MLS Cup on Dec. 6.

LAFC have clinched an Audi MLS Cup Playoffs berth for the seventh time in their eight years of existence, following St. Louis CITY's 3-1 win at the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.

The Black & Gold, who host Real Salt Lake on Sunday, are setting new standards since signing the Korean star and pairing him with their top goal scorer.

With Son playing alongside Bouanga, who bagged LAFC’s fourth to become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, Steve Cherundolo has two of the best attackers in MLS at his disposal to make a deep run in the upcoming playoffs.

Extension LAFC have signed midfielder Timothy Tillman to a contract extension through 2028 with an option for 2029, the club announced Thursday. Tillman joined the Black & Gold ahead of the 2023 season from German club Gruether Fürth.

The Korean star, who joined LAFC a month ago, scores twice in the first half and once in the second in a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. Bouanga becomes the franchise’s all-time record holder

Denis Bouanga scored three goals after Son Heung-min scored in the first minute of LAFC's 4-2 win over the San José Earthquakes.

The game (5:30 p.m., Apple TV+) will be played at Levi’s Stadium, where the Quakes have sold more than 45,000 tickets as they seek to solidify their playoff standing. They expect to break their franchise home attendance record of 50,850, set in 2019 when they hosted the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium.

Despite many fans packing the Earthquakes’ home match to catch a glimpse of Son, it was Bouanga’s brilliance that made history, tying LAFC and Mexico legend Carlos Vela as the club’s all-time leading goalscorer with 93 goals.

Duplicating last season’s dash to the No. 1 seed is unlikely, but LAFC is firmly in the mix for a top-four spot in the West, adding importance to its makeup games.