2011 USL Pro season

USL PRO
Season	2011
Matches played	108
Goals scored	273 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jhonny Arteaga (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Harrisburg City Islanders 4-0 Charlotte Eagles
Biggest away win	Puerto Rico United 0-7 Antigua Barracuda FC
Highest scoring	7 goals: Puerto Rico United 0-7 Antigua Barracuda FC
Longest winning run	6 matches: Richmond Kickers Antigua Barracuda FC
Longest unbeaten run	11 matches: Orlando City S.C.
Longest winless run	13 matches: Dayton Dutch Lions
Longest losing run	7 matches: Antigua Barracuda FC
Highest attendance	7,933 Orlando City vs FC New York 9 April 2011
Lowest attendance	105 Los Angeles Blues vs Puerto Rico United 20 April 2011
Average attendance	2,274
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The 2011 USL PRO season is the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States,^[1] and is 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.

The league announced that each club would play an unbalanced schedule with a total of 24 matches.^[2] 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.^[2] The American and National Division clubs were intended to play each other twice: home and away, regardless of division.^[2]

Following the conclusion of the regular season in August, a postseason tournament, known as the USL PRO Playoffs, will take place between the top eight clubs during the season. The quarterfinals will be played between August 19-20,^[3] the semifinals between August 26-28,^[3] and the championship will take place on September 3.^[3]

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. However, on May 10, 2011, the USL formally removed the three Puerto Rico Soccer League teams and announced that all remaining teams will continue to play a 24 game season to be announced later. ^[4]

1 Personnel
2 Standings
- 2.1 American Division
- 2.2 National Division
3 Results table
4 Playoffs
5 References

Personnel

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

Team	Head Coach	Captain	Jersey manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Antigua Barracuda	McEwan, BillyBilly McEwan	Carr, DaveDave Carr	Joma	TBA
Charleston Battery	Anhaeuser, MichaelMichael Anhaeuser	Armstrong, StephenStephen Armstrong	Umbro	avVenta
Charlotte Eagles	Steffans, MarkMark Steffans	Rife, JoshJosh Rife	Puma	Coca Cola
Dayton Dutch Lions	van Dinteren, IvarIvar van Dinteren	Jones, BretBret Jones	Under Armour	Scoutforall.com
F.C. New York	Weston, MattMatt Weston	Shaw, PaulPaul Shaw ^[5]	Umbro	Treiber
Harrisburg City Islanders	Becher, BillBill Becher		Nike	Capital Blue Cross/Snickers
Los Angeles Blues	Naimo, CharlieCharlie Naimo	Dastan, ShahryarShahryar Dastan	Nike	Marriott
Orlando City	Heath, AdrianAdrian Heath	Ian Fuller	Umbro	Orlando Health
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	Evans, JustinJustin Evans		Umbro	#1 Cochran
Richmond Kickers	Cowlishaw, LeighLeigh Cowlishaw		Adidas	HCA Virginia
Rochester Rhinos	Lilley, BobBob Lilley		Umbro	Non-Smoking Coalition
Wilmington Hammerheads	Irving, DavidDavid Irving		Umbro	New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Standings

Locations of teams for the 2011 USL Pro season

Final standings for the 2011 USL Pro season.

American Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Orlando City (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
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

Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to 2011 USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

^Note 1 - The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

National Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rochester Rhinos (A)	24	12	4	8	31	23	+8	40	2011 USL PRO Playoffs
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

^Note 1 - The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL PRO Playoffs.

Results table

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 S.C. – 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
Club	Match
Club	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^†
Antigua Barracuda FC	1–2	0–1	3–2	7–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–2	1-2	2-2	2–0	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
Charleston Battery	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
Charlotte Eagles	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
Dayton Dutch Lions	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
FC New York	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
Harrisburg City Islanders	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^†
Los Angeles Blues	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 S.C.	RIC	NEW	CHE	PRU^†	NEW	DAY	PIT	ROC	HAR	RIC	CHE	WIL	ANT	WIL	ANT^†	ANT	PIT	ROC	DAY	CHB	ROC	CHB	CHB ^†	HAR
Orlando City S.C.	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
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	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^†
Richmond Kickers	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
Rochester Rhinos	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
Wilmington Hammerheads	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 May 10. All results against them that took place to that date were kept and future games were rescheduled amongst the remaining teams.

Playoffs

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 the Orlando City Lions defeat the Harrisburg City Islanders in a penalty shootout. Orlando City earned the right to host the championship match by virtue of their better regular-season record.

Divisional Semifinals

Divisional Finals

USL PRO Championship

Orlando City (a.e.t.)

Charleston Battery

Orlando City

American Division

Richmond Kickers

Wilmington Hammerheads

0 (4)

Richmond Kickers (pen.)

0 (5)

Orlando City (pen.)

2 (3)

Harrisburg City Islanders

2 (2)

Rochester Rhinos

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Rochester Rhinos

National Division

Harrisburg City Islanders

Los Angeles Blues

QF August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19)	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' Dastan 33' Garcia 45+' Rivera 58' Sesay 61' Tudela 61' Garcia 72'	Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,033 Referee: Michael Donovan

QF August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19)	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

QF August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19)	Wilmington Hammerheads	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 - 5 pen)	Richmond Kickers	Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT	Nicholson 49' Parratt 99'	Report	Heins 47' Goerres 100'	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Moo Hackett
		Penalties
	Budnyy Jata Barrera Cuero Bagley ^[6]		Goerres Bulow Hiroyama Delicate Bangura

QF August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20)	Orlando City	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Charleston Battery	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Griffin 44' Chin 100' Neal 118'	Report	Wiltse 34' Kelley 59' Paterson 64' Falvey 102' Kelley 102' Peverley 120'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 7,609 Referee: Rob Mauws

SF August 26, 2011 (2011-08-26)	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' Ombiji 42' Schofield 80'	Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,598 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

SF August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27)	Orlando City	3 - 0	Richmond Kickers	Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT	Boden 19' Jerome 45+2' Chin 70'	Report	Wallace 3' Kalungi 89'	Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,304 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn

F September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03)	Orlando City	2 - 2 (3 - 2 pen)	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 Bazakos
		Penalties
	Neal Alvarez Campbell Boden Jorsling ^[7]		Becerra Angulo Noone Basso Touray

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "USL PRO Postseason Format Unveiled". USL PRO. Demosphere. January 24, 2011. http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/494974.html. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Opening Round Of USL PRO Playoffs Set, http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/552732.html, retrieved August 15, 2011
^ "USL reforms Agreement with PRSL". United Soccer Leagues. 10 May 2011. http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/524777.html. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
^ "Shaw to Captain F.C. New York". F.C. New York. 8 April 2011. http://www.fcnewyorksoccer.com/home/508881.html. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
^ "Kickers Beat Hammerheads In Shootout". http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/554579.html. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
^ "Orlando Takes Victory In Shootout". http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/559189.html. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

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