2010 United Soccer Leagues

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The 2010 season is the 24th season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 6 professional men's clubs in the USL Second Division, 29 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League, and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development League.

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The remaining USL First Division teams that did not break away to form the North American Soccer League, as well as the NASL teams, will play in the D2 Pro League this year.

The Second Division season started on April 17 with 3 games: Charleston Battery at Charlotte Eagles, Richmond Kickers hosting Harrisburg City Islanders, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Real Maryland Monarchs. The season closed on August 14 with Pittsburgh at Harrisburg, Real Maryland at Richmond, and Charleston hosting Charlotte.

First Division

Second Division

USL Second Division
Season2010
Champions Charleston Battery
Matches played60
Goals scored147 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Lamar Neagle (12)
Longest winning runCharleston (5)
Longest unbeaten runCharleston (7)
Longest losing runHarrisburg/Real Maryland (4)
← 2009
2011 →

Regular season

Changes from 2009

Standings

USL Second Division
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Charleston Battery 2011453525+1038Regular season champion
2 Richmond Kickers 209562520+533Playoff spot clinched
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 207582720+729
4 Charlotte Eagles 205872330−722
5 Harrisburg City Islanders 204972130−919
6 Real Maryland Monarchs 203891622−618

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Charleston Battery – CHS • Charlotte Eagles – CHA • Harrisburg City Islanders – HAR
Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT • Real Maryland Monarchs – RMM • Richmond Kickers – RIC
Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw
ClubMatch
1234567891011121314151617181920
Charleston Battery CHAPITRMMCHAHARPITPITHARRMMHARRICRICRICRICRMMHARRMMCHAPITCHA
3–20–01–02–13–12–14–31–22–21–11–34–10–21–01–03–20–02–21–23–0
Charlotte Eagles CHSRICCHSHARPITRICRMMHARHARRMMPITRICPITHARRICRMMPITCHSRMMCHS
2–31–01–22–02–11–30–00–02–10–21–31–12–11–21–11–11–22–22–20–3
Harrisburg City Islanders RICRMMCHACHSRMMCHSCHACHSCHAPITRICCHARMMRMMPITCHSRICPITRICPIT
2–20–20–21–32–32–10–01–11–21–10–12–11–03–21–12–30–21–10–11–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds RMMCHSRICCHSCHACHSRICRMMHARCHARMMCHARICHARCHARICRMMHARCHSHAR
0–00–01–11–21–23–43–10–01–13–12–01–22–01–12–10–12–01–12–11–1
Real Maryland Monarchs PITHARCHSRICRICHARRICCHACHSPITCHAPITHARHARCHSCHACHSPITCHARIC
0–02–00–10–11–13–20–20–02–20–02–00–20–12–30–11–10–00–22–21–1
Richmond Kickers HARCHARMMPITRMMRMMCHAPITCHSCHSHARCHACHSCHSCHAPITPITHARHARRMM
2–20–11–01–11–12–03–11–33–11–41–01–12–00–11–10–21–02–01–01–1

Playoffs

USL-2 Semifinal USL-2 Championship
1 Charleston Battery 2
2 Richmond Kickers 22 Richmond Kickers 1
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0

Semifinal

Richmond Kickers 2 – 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Delicâte Soccerball shade.svg35'
Foglesong Soccerball shade.svg50'
Kabwe Yellow card.svg 65'
Burke Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Kouadio Yellow card.svg 90'
University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, VA
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Mark Gorak (USA)

Championship

Charleston Battery 2 – 1 Richmond Kickers
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg26'Yellow card.svg 83'
Falvey Red card.svg 30'
Fuller Soccerball shade.svg52'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 79'		 Report Elcock Soccerball shade.svg73'
Burke Yellow card.svg 83'
Yomby Yellow card.svg 83'
Blackbaud Stadium
Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero (USA)

Premier Development League

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