Season | 2011 |
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Champions | Orlando City SC |
Commissioner's Cup | Orlando City SC |
Matches played | 108 |
Goals scored | 273 (2.53 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jhonny Arteaga (13) |
Biggest home win | HAR 4, CHE 0 (July 2) HAR 5, NEW 1 (July 20) ORL 4, HAR 0 (August 12) |
Biggest away win | ANT 7, PRU 0 (April 27) |
Highest scoring | ANT 7, PRU 0 (April 27) CHB 4, CHE 3 (August 12) |
Longest winning run | 6 games: RIC (April 2 – 7 May) ANT (April 23 – 8 May) |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games: ORL (April 9 – June 4) |
Longest winless run | 13 games: DDL (June 8 – July 27) |
Longest losing run | 7 games: ANT (June 24 – July 16) |
Highest attendance | 11,220 ORL vs HAR (September 3) (Championship) |
Lowest attendance | 105 LAB vs PRU (April 20) |
Average attendance | 2,274 |
2012 → |
The 2011 USL Pro season was the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States, [1] and was the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) new professional competition. The league is effectively a combination of the USL's former First and Second Divisions.
Following the conclusion of the regular season in August, a postseason tournament, known as the USL Pro Playoffs, took place between the top eight clubs during the season. The quarterfinals was played between August 19–20, [2] the semifinals between August 26–28, [2] and the championship took place on September 3. [2]
USL Pro was initially set to feature 15 clubs that would be aligned into three conferences of five clubs: the "American", "National" and "International" conferences. The league announced that each club would play an unbalanced schedule with a total of 24 matches. [3] Initially, the International Division clubs were intended to play each other four times, twice home and twice away, with four games apiece at home and away against competition from the American and National Divisions. [3] The American and National Division clubs were intended to play each other twice: home and away, regardless of division. [3]
Original Divisional Alignment | |
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American Division | Charleston Battery, Charlotte Eagles, Orlando City SC, Richmond Kickers, Wilmington Hammerheads |
National Division | Dayton Dutch Lions, F.C. New York, Harrisburg City Islanders, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Rochester Rhinos |
International Division | Antigua Barracuda, Los Angeles Blues, Puerto Rico United, River Plate Puerto Rico, Sevilla FC Puerto Rico |
However, on May 10, 2011, the USL formally removed the three Puerto Rico Soccer League teams and announced that all remaining teams would continue to play a 24-game schedule. [4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Orlando City SC (C) | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 51 | 2011 USL Pro Commissioner's Cup, 2011 USL Pro Playoffs |
2 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 45 | 2011 USL Pro Playoffs [lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 41 | |
4 | Charleston Battery (A) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 35 | |
5 | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 33 | |
6 | Antigua Barracuda | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 40 | 2011 USL PRO Playoffs [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 37 | |
3 | Los Angeles Blues (A) | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 | |
4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A) | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 27 | |
5 | F.C. New York | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 25 | |
6 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 12 |
Abbreviation and Color Key: Antigua Barracuda FC – ANT • Charleston Battery – CHB • Charlotte Eagles – CHE • Dayton Dutch Lions – DDL FC New York – NEW • Los Angeles Blues – LAB • Harrisburg City Islanders – HAR • Orlando City SC – ORL Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT • Richmond Kickers – RIC • Rochester Rhinos – ROC • Wilmington Hammerheads – WIL Puerto Rico United – PRU† • River Plate Puerto Rico – RPP† • Sevilla FC Puerto Rico – SPR† Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
Antigua Barracuda FC | LAB | SPR† | SPR† | PRU† | RPP† | LAB | RPP† | RPP† | ROC | CHE | ROC | ROC | ORL | ORL | ORL† | NEW† | PIT† | WIL | WIL† | RIC | LAB† | LAB† | LAB† | LAB† |
1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
Charleston Battery | CHE | DAY | RIC | CHE | PIT | PIT | ROC | NEW | WIL | RIC | HAR | NEW | HAR | DAY | WIL† | PIT | LAB† | ORL | WIL | DAY | ROC | ORL | ORL† | CHE |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
Charlotte Eagles | CHB | ORL | NEW | CHB | LAB | LAB | ANT | DAY | ORL | WIL | DAY | PIT | HAR | NEW | RIC | RIC | HAR | WIL | WIL | ROC | ROC | PIT | HAR | CHB |
0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | |
Dayton Dutch Lions | CHB | ROC | RIC | ORL | LAB | CHE | PIT | HAR | NEW | CHB | CHE | ROC | RIC† | ORL | HAR | LAB† | LAB† | PIT | CHB | HAR | NEW† | RIC | NEW | WIL |
1–2 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | |
FC New York | ORL | CHE | ORL | HAR | CHB | WIL | PIT | RIC | ROC | CHE | DAY | RIC | HAR† | RIC† | ANT† | CHE | ROC | PIT | PIT | WIL | DAY† | HAR | ROC† | DAY |
0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
Harrisburg City Islanders | PIT | NEW | ROC | RIC | ORL | CHB | PIT† | CHB | DAY | ROC | RIC | LAB | LAB | CHE | DAY | CHE | WIL | NEW† | LAB | DAY | WIL | NEW | CHE | ORL |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |
Los Angeles Blues | SPR† | ANT | PRU† | RPP† | ANT | CHE | CHE | DAY | PIT | HAR† | HAR† | CHB† | WIL† | DAY† | DAY† | RIC† | HAR† | ANT† | ANT† | ANT† | WIL† | ANT† | RIC† | RIC† |
3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Orlando City SC | RIC | NEW | CHE | PRU† | NEW | DAY | PIT | ROC | HAR | RIC | CHE | WIL | ANT | WIL | ANT† | ANT | PIT | ROC | DAY | CHB | ROC | CHB | CHB † | HAR |
0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | RIC | HAR | WIL | CHB | CHB | ORL | NEW | LAB | WIL | HAR† | DAY | WIL | ROC | CHE | CHB | ORL | ANT † | NEW | NEW | DAY | ROC | RIC | CHE | ROC |
1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
Richmond Kickers | ORL | PIT | ROC | CHB | DAY | WIL | HAR | CHB | ORL | NEW | NEW | HAR | NEW | ROC | DAY † | CHE | CHE† | ANT† | LAB | PIT† | DAY | WIL | LAB† | LAB† |
2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Rochester Rhinos | RIC | WIL | DAY | HAR | CHB | ANT | ORL | WIL | NEW | ANT | ANT | HAR | PIT | DAY | RIC | ORL | NEW | ORL | PIT | CHE | CHB | CHE | NEW† | PIT |
0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
Wilmington Hammerheads | ROC | PIT | RIC | NEW | CHB | ROC | PIT | ORL | PIT | CHE | ORL | CHB† | LAB† | ANT† | ANT | CHB | HAR | CHE | CHE | NEW | HAR | LAB† | RIC | DAY |
1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
†Puerto Rican teams were removed from USL Pro League on 10 May. All results against them that took place to that date were kept and future games were rescheduled amongst the remaining teams.
The top four teams in each division at the end of the regular season qualified for a single-elimination playoff for the USL Pro Championship. The championship match was played at 7:00 pm on Saturday, September 3, and saw Orlando City SC defeat the Harrisburg City Islanders in a penalty shootout. Orlando City SC earned the right to host the championship match by virtue of their better regular-season record.
Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Finals | USL PRO Championship | ||||||||||||
A1 | Orlando City SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Charleston Battery | 1 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Orlando City SC | 3 | ||||||||||||
American Division | ||||||||||||||
A3 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
A3 | Richmond Kickers (pen.) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
A1 | Orlando City SC (pen.) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
N1 | Rochester Rhinos | 4 | ||||||||||||
N4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | ||||||||||||
N1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | ||||||||||||
National Division | ||||||||||||||
N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | ||||||||||||
N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | ||||||||||||
N3 | Los Angeles Blues | 2 |
August 19, 2011QF | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–2 | Los Angeles Blues | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:30 pm EDT | Bloes 5' Welker 34', 39' Ombiji 52' Pelletier 62' 66' | Report | Tudela 11' 61' Dastan 33' García 45+' 72' Rivera 58' Sesay 61' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Michael Donovan |
August 19, 2011QF | Rochester Rhinos | 4–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, New York |
7:30 pm EDT | Rosenlund 10' Donatelli 28' Kissi 47' Cost 85' | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Robert Sigiba |
August 19, 2011QF | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Richmond Kickers | Wilmington, North Carolina |
7:30 pm EDT | Nicholson 49' Parratt 99' | Report | Heins 47' Görres 100' | Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Moo Hackett |
Penalties | ||||
Budnyi Jata Barrera Cuero Bagley [8] | Görres Bulow Hiroyama Delicâte Bangura |
August 20, 2011QF | Orlando City SC | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Griffin 44' Chin 100' Neal 118' | Report | Wiltse 34' Kelly 59' 102' Paterson 64' Falvey 102' Peverley 120' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 7,609 Referee: Rob Mauws |
August 26, 2011SF | Rochester Rhinos | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, New York |
7:30 pm EDT | Donatelli 27' Kissi 45' Kirk 51' | Report | Basso 6' Marshall 27' Calvano 34' Schofield 38' 80' Ombiji 42' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
August 27, 2011SF | Orlando City SC | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | Orlando, Florida |
7:30 pm EDT | Boden 19' Jérôme 45+2' Chin 70' | Report | Wallace 3' Kalungi 89' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,304 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
September 3, 2011F | Orlando City SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Harrisburg City Islanders | Orlando, Florida |
7:00 pm EDT | Gallardo 48' Molino 64' Olum 89' Boden 110' Neal 116' (pen.) | Report | Basso 5' Pelletier 45+' Welker 77' Harrison 90+' Noone 90+5' Touray 95' Langley 111' Bloes 113' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 11,220 Referee: Matt Foerster |
Penalties | ||||
Neal Álvarez Campbell Boden Jorsling [9] | Becerra Angulo Noone Basso Touray |
Championship Game MVP: Sean Kelley (ORL)
Top scorers
Source: [10] | Top assists
Source: [10] |
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
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1 | Miguel Gallardo | Orlando City SC | 22 | 1980 | 68 | 15 | 0.681 | 12-3-6 | 11 |
2 | Andrew Dykstra | Charleston Battery | 13 | 1170 | 30 | 11 | 0.846 | 7-4-2 | 5 |
3 | Ronnie Pascale | Richmond Kickers | 23 | 2070 | 64 | 21 | 0.913 | 12-7-4 | 9 |
4 | Neal Kitson | Rochester Rhinos | 23 | 2070 | 76 | 22 | 0.956 | 12-7-4 | 9 |
5 | Brock Duckworth | Wilmington Hammerheads | 18 | 1620 | 71 | 46 | 1.166 | 11-5-2 | 4 |
6 | Óscar Dautt | Los Angeles Blues | 20 | 1800 | 77 | 53 | 1.200 | 6-6-8 | 5 |
7 | Eric Reed | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 2160 | 81 | 29 | 1.208 | 9-9-6 | 8 |
8 | Keita de Castro | Antigua Barracuda | 19 | 1710 | 58 | 23 | 1.210 | 8-8-1 | 5 |
9 | Chase Harrison | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 1800 | 59 | 26 | 1.300 | 8-6-6 | 5 |
10 | Hunter Gilstrap | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23 | 2070 | 98 | 30 | 1.304 | 7-11-5 | 9 |
Source: [10]
F: Jhonny Arteaga (NEW), Matthew Delicâte (CHB), Maxwell Griffin (ORL)
M: Yordany Álvarez (ORL), Jorge Herrera (CHE), Luke Mulholland (WIL)
D: Nelson Akwari (LAB), Gareth Evans (WIL), Rob Valentino (ORL), William Yomby (RIC)
G: Miguel Gallardo (ORL)
F: José Angulo (HAR), George Davis IV (DAY), Jason Yeisley (PIT)
M: Lewis Neal (ORL), Lawson Robinson (ANT), Jamie Watson (ORL)
D: George Dublin (ANT), Colin Falvey (CHB), Kyle Hoffer (NEW), Troy Roberts (ROC)
G: Neal Kitson (ROC)
The 2011 F.C. New York season will be the club's third year of existence, as well as their inaugural season of playing professional soccer. New York will be playing in the USL Professional Division, the third-tier of American soccer.
The 2011 Orlando City SC season, marked the club's first season in existence, and their first year in the third-tier USL Pro League. Previously, the club was known as the Austin Aztex FC before they were relocated to Orlando, Florida. They won a double, winning the Commissioner's Cup as the top team in the league's regular season, and winning the USL Pro Championship.
The 2011 Richmond Kickers season was the Kickers' nineteenth season in existence and their inaugural campaign in the third-tier USL Pro League. Beforehand, the Kickers played in the USL Second Division. Overall, it was the Kickers' sixth-consecutive season playing in the third division of American soccer.
Rochester Rhinos will play their sixteenth season in professional soccer and their first in the newly created USL Pro
The 2012 Charleston Battery season was the club's twentieth season of existence. It is the Battery's third consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
The 2012 Orlando City SC season was the club's second season of existence. It is City's second consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season. In the 2011 season, Orlando City won the regular season and the playoffs. As of the 1 March 2012, there are approximately 3,500 season ticket holders for the 2012 season. They ended the season with winning the league title for the second consecutive year, but they lost in the Playoffs to the Wilmington Hammerheads in the Semi-final 3–4.
The 2012 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twentieth season of existence. It was the Kicker's sixth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
The 2012 Rochester Rhinos season will be the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Rhinos' second-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
The 2012 USL Pro season was the 26th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and the second season of USL Pro. The season started with 11 teams. FC New York self-relegated to the National Premier Soccer League prior to the release of the schedule. The final weekend of the regular season was August 17–19.
The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.
The 2013 USL Pro season is the 27th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and is the third season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) PRO professional competition. The number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen with Phoenix FC and VSI Tampa Bay FC joining the league as expansion franchises.
The 2013 season is the Harrisburg City Islanders's 10th season of competitive soccer - its tenth season in the third division of American soccer and its third season in USL Pro since the league was first created with the City Islanders as one of the original 10 founder-members.
The 2014 USL Pro season was the fourth USL Pro season and the 28th season of third-division soccer in the United States.
The 2014 Orlando City SC season was the club's fourth season of existence in Orlando, and their final season playing in the lower divisions. A Major League Soccer expansion franchise with the same name began play in 2015. The team entered the season as the defending USL Pro champions, beating Charlotte Eagles in the Championship Game after finishing second in the regular season.
The 2014 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twenty-second season of existence, seventh-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, and their third-consecutive season playing in USL Pro. For the second season, the Kickers reached the semifinals of the USL Pro playoffs, before losing to the Harrisburg City Islanders. The Kickers finished shy of defending their regular season title, finishing in fourth place in the league table. In the Open Cup, the Kickers were eliminated in the fourth round proper by Major League Soccer outfit, New England Revolution.
The 2014 Charleston Battery season was the club's 22nd season of existence. It is the Battery's fifth consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their fourth season.
The 2014 Dayton Dutch Lions season is the club's fifth season of existence, and fourth consecutive season of playing in the third division of American soccer. The club will be playing in the USL Pro.
The 2014 Charlotte Eagles season is the club's 22nd season of existence, their fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division.
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