2011 in American soccer

The 2011 Season is the 99th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

Contents

National teams

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

Men

Senior

Under-20

Under-18

Under-17

Women

Senior

Friendlies
2011 Four Nations Tournament
2011 Algarve Cup
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Under-23

Under-20

Under-18

Under-17

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Date Table Incoming Date Table
C.D. Chivas USA Martín Vásquez Fired October 27, 2010 8th (Western Conference)
15th (Overall)		 Robin Fraser January 4, 2011[1] Pre-season
Chicago Fire Carlos de los Cobos Fired May 30, 2011 8th (Eastern Conference)
16th (Overall)		 Frank Klopas May 30, 2011[2] 8th (Eastern Conference)
16th (Overall)
United States Bob Bradley Fired July 28, 2011 Not Available Jürgen Klinsmann July 29, 2011[3] Not Available
New England Revolution Steve Nicol Mutual Consent October 24, 2011 9th (Eastern Conference)
17th (Overall)		 Jay Heaps November 15, 2011[4] Post-season
Colorado Rapids Gary Smith Fired November 7, 2011 5th (Western Conference)
6th (Overall)		 [5]

League Tables

Men

Major League Soccer

See also: 2011 Major League Soccer season
Pos
 Team
 Pts
 Pld
 W
 L
 D
 GF
 GA
 GD
Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) (W1) 67 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals, 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 63 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
3 Real Salt Lake 53 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8
4 FC Dallas 52 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 51 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
6 Colorado Rapids 49 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
7 Houston Dynamo 49 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
8 Philadelphia Union 48 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8
9 Columbus Crew 47 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
10 New York Red Bulls 46 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6
11 Chicago Fire 43 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1
12 Portland Timbers 42 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8
13 D.C. United 39 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3
14 San Jose Earthquakes 38 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5
15 Chivas USA 36 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2
16 Toronto FC 33 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23
17 New England Revolution 28 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

North American Soccer League

See also: 2011 North American Soccer League season
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or qualification
 Head-to-head
1 Carolina RailHawks (C) 28 17 3 8 50 26 +24 54 2011 NASL Playoffs semifinals
2 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 15 7 6 41 32 +9 52
3 FC Tampa Bay 28 11 8 9 41 36 +5 41 2011 NASL Playoffs first round
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 11 8 35 36 −1 38
5 FC Edmonton 28 10 6 12 35 40 −5 36 EDM: 8 pts
MIN: 2 pts
6 NSC Minnesota Stars 28 9 9 10 30 32 −2 36
7 Montreal Impact 28 9 8 11 35 27 +8 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 4 20 25 63 −38 16

Updated to games played on September 24, 2011
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
 In the case of two or more teams are tied on points, the first tie-breaker is the head-to-head record among the tied teams.[6]
(C) denotes regular season champion.

USL Pro

See also: 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.

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

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.

Premier Development League

For more details on this topic, see 2011 PDL season.

Women

Women's Professional Soccer

See also: 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season

Green denotes team has spot in 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

Place Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Western New York Flash 18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42
2 Philadelphia Independence 18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36
3 magicJack 18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28*
4 Boston Breakers** 18 5 4 9 19 24 -5 19
5 Sky Blue FC 18 5 4 9 24 29 -5 19
6 Atlanta Beat 18 1 4 13 7 32 -25 7

Source: WPS standings
*magicJack was deducted one point on 12 May for various violations of league standards.[7]
**Boston wins head-to-head 2-1-1 over Sky Blue.

Women's Major League Soccer

See also: Women's Major League Soccer 2011

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
  Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
 New York Red Bulls 2  
 F.C. New York 1  
   Chicago Fire 4  
 
   New York Red Bulls 0  
 Rochester Rhinos 0
 Chicago Fire 1  
   Chicago Fire 2  
   Richmond Kickers 1  
 Columbus Crew 1  
 Richmond Kickers 2  
   Sporting Kansas City 0
 
   Richmond Kickers 2  
 Sporting Kansas City 3
 Chicago Fire Premier 0  
   Seattle Sounders FC 2
   Chicago Fire 0
 FC Dallas 3  
 Orlando City 2  
   FC Dallas 2
 
   Real Salt Lake 0  
 Real Salt Lake 2
 Wilmington Hammerheads 0  
   Seattle Sounders FC 1
   FC Dallas 0  
 Seattle Sounders FC 2  
 Kitsap Pumas 1  
   Seattle Sounders FC 3
 
   Los Angeles Galaxy 1  
 Los Angeles Galaxy 2
 Los Angeles Blues 1  

Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Columbus Crew 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals
Real Salt Lake Finals
Colorado Rapids 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
FC Dallas Group Stage
Los Angeles Galaxy In Progress
Seattle Sounders FC In Progress

Columbus Crew

Real Salt Lake

Colorado Rapids

FC Dallas

Los Angeles Galaxy

Seattle Sounders

References

  1. ^ "Chivas USA end coaching search, appoints Fraser as Head Coach". 4 January 2011. http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2011/01/chivas-usa-appoints-fraser-as-head-coach.html. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "Fire part ways with Carlos de los Cobos". 30 May 2011. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/05/fire-part-ways-carlos-de-los-cobos. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "Klinsmann Named Head Coach of U.S. Men's National Team". 29 July 2011. http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/05/fire-part-ways-carlos-de-los-cobos. Retrieved 29 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Revolution parts ways with head coach Steve Nicol". 24 October 2011. http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/10/revolution-parts-ways-head-coach-steve-nicol. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  5. ^ "Rapids fire coach Gary Smith". ESPN.com. 7 November 2011. http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7206155/colorado-rapids-fire-coach-gary-smith-elimination. Retrieved 7 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "NASL Standings". http://nasl.com/index.php?id=13. 
  7. ^ "WPS Imposes Punishment on magicJack with Point Deduction, Loss of Draft Picks". allwhitekit.com. 12 May 2011. http://www.allwhitekit.com/?p=5920. 
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