2011 Los Angeles Blues season

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Los Angeles Blues
2011 season
Owners Flag of the United States.svg Ali Mansouri
Flag of the United States.svg Maryam Mansouri
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Naimo
Stadium Titan Stadium
USL Professional Division Division: 3rd
Overall: 7th
USL Pro Playoffs Divisional Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cesar Rivera (6)
All: Cesar Rivera (7)
Highest home attendanceUSL Pro: 704 vs Dayton 15 July 2011
USOC: 3,627 vs LA Galaxy 28 June 2011
Lowest home attendance144 vs Antigua 7 August 2011
Average home league attendance382
2012  →

The 2011 Los Angeles Blues season was the inaugural season of the club. For the 2011 season, the Blues played in the USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. This season marked the first time in the modern era of American soccer that three professional soccer clubs play in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Contents

Review and events

Match results

Lists of matches, featuring result, attendance (where available) and scorers, grouped by competition (league, cup, other competition). Do not include friendly matches.

Legend

WinTieLoss

USL Pro

April 15, 20111 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 0–3 Los Angeles Blues Juncos, Puerto Rico
17:00 PST Velez Yellow card.svg 25'
Pacheco Yellow card.svg 79'
Roushandel Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Yellow card.svg 13' Garcia
Yellow card.svg 48'Soccerball shade.svg50' Rivera
Yellow card.svg 70' Dastan
Yellow card.svg 79' Griffin
Soccerball shade.svg81' Bravo
Soccerball shade.svg91+' Gaitan 		Stadium: Josue Gonzalez Stadium
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Javier Santos

U.S. Open Cup

League standings

National Division

PosTeam
PldWTLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (A)2412483123+840 2011 USL PRO Playoffs [a]
2 Harrisburg City Islanders (A)2410773730+737
3 Los Angeles Blues (A)248973429+533
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A)2476112332−927
5 F.C. New York 2467112737−1025
6 Dayton Dutch Lions 2426162154−3312
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc. [1]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
Notes:
  1. ↑ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL PRO Playoffs.

Club

Roster

as of May 22, 2011 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Oscar Dautt
2 DF Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Erlys García
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Suggs
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Dunn
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nelson Akwari
6 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Jhonny Bravo
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Tudela
8 MF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Shahryar Dastan
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA)
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Walter Gaitán
11 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Akeem Priestley
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City)
14 DF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Mehrshad Momeni
15 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Adriano de Lima
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Gerardo Bravo
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Peiffer
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dane Saintus (*)
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leon Abravanel (*)
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Randolph
22 GK Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Amir Abedzadeh
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Valashinas (*)
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cesar Rivera
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Israel Sesay
26 MF Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Edwin Miranda
33 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Federico Cino (*)
77 FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Tomislav Colic
— FW Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  ATG Peter Byers
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Chambers (*)

Management and staff

Statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No.PosNatPlayerTotalUSL ProPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Oscar Dautt 000+000000
2 DF Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Erlys García 000+000000
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Suggs 000+000000
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Dunn 000+000000
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nelson Akwari 000+000000
6 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Jhonny Bravo 000+000000
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Tudela 000+000000
8 MF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Shahryar Dastan 000+000000
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA)000+000000
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Walter Gaitán 000+000000
11 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Akeem Priestley 000+000000
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City)000+000000
14 DF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Mehrshad Momeni 000+000000
15 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Adriano de Lima 000+000000
17 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Gerardo Bravo 000+000000
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Peiffer000+000000
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dane Saintus000+000000
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leon Abravanel 000+000000
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Randolph 000+000000
22 GK Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Amir Abedzadeh 000+000000
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Valashinas000+000000
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cesar Rivera 000+000000
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Israel Sesay 000+000000
26 MF Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Edwin Miranda 000+000000
33 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Federico Cino000+000000
77 FW Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Tomislav Colic 000+000000
— FW Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  ATG Peter Byers 000+000000
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Chambers000+000000

Transfers

In

Out

Loan

In

PlayerPos.Loaned fromStartEndRef
Flag of the United States.svg Chukwudi Chijindu FW Flag of the United States.svg Chivas USA March 23, 2011TBD [3]
Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Griffin DF Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City March 23, 2011TBD [3]

Out

PlayerPos.Loaned toStartEndRef
Flag of South Africa.svg Ty Shipalane MF Flag of the United States.svg Richmond Kickers April 16, 2010April 20, 2010

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References

  1. ↑ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Blues Soccer Club". Archived from the original on January 5, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Blues Add Two Key Players to Roster". Oursportscentral.com. March 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
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