2012 USL Pro season

USL PRO
Season 2012
Champions Charleston Battery
Commissioner's Cup Orlando City
Matches played 132
Goals scored 330 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Dennis Chin (11)
Biggest home win CHB 4, ANT 0
(May 4)
HAR 4, DDL 0
(May 19)
DDL 4, WIL 0
(June 23)
ORL 4, ROC 0
(July 14)
ORL 4, CHB 0
(July 27)
CHE 4, ANT 0
(August 4)
Biggest away win ORL 4, LAB 0
(July 8)
CHB 4, ROC 0
(August 11)
Highest scoring WIL 4, LAB 2
(June 30)
ORL 4, HAR 2
(August 1)
Longest winning run 6 games:
ROC (April 14-May 12)
Longest unbeaten run 14 games:
ORL (June 9-August 17)
Longest winless run 12 games:
DDL (April 13-June 17)
Longest losing run 8 games:
ANT (April 28-June 29)
Highest attendance 8,932
ORL vs DDL (August 17)
Lowest attendance 200
LAB vs WIL (May 4)
Average attendance 2,777
2011
2013

The 2012 USL Pro season was the 26th season of third-division soccer in the United States,[1] 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.

Teams

Stadiums and Locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Antigua Barracuda St. John's, Antigua Stanford Cricket Ground 5,000
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina Blackbaud Stadium 5,100
Charlotte Eagles Charlotte, North Carolina Restart Field 2,000
Dayton Dutch Lions Bellbrook, Ohio Miami Valley South Stadium 3,000
Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Skyline Sports Complex 5,000
Los Angeles Blues Fullerton, California Titan Stadium 10,000
Orlando City Orlando, Florida Citrus Bowl 65,438
Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Chartiers Valley High School 2,500
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,000
Rochester Rhinos Rochester, New York Sahlen's Stadium 13,768
Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium 6,000

Personal and Kits

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 England Curtis, TomTom Curtis Antigua and Barbuda Dublin, GeorgeGeorge Dublin Joma None
Charleston Battery United States Anhaeuser, MichaelMichael Anhaeuser South Africa Armstrong, StephenStephen Armstrong Umbro avVenta
Charlotte Eagles United States Steffens, MarkMark Steffens United States Rife, JoshJosh Rife Admiral Coca Cola
Dayton Dutch Lions Netherlands van Dinteren, IvarIvar van Dinteren United States Jones, BretBret Jones Under Armour Scoutforall.com
Harrisburg City Islanders United States Becher, BillBill Becher United States Pelletier, JasonJason Pelletier Nike Capital Blue Cross/Snickers
Los Angeles Blues United States Naimo, CharlieCharlie Naimo Iran Dastan, ShahryarShahryar Dastan Nike Marriott
Orlando City England Heath, AdrianAdrian Heath United States Ian Fuller Umbro Orlando Health/Legoland Florida
Pittsburgh Riverhounds United States Evans, JustinJustin Evans Umbro #1 Cochran
Richmond Kickers England Cowlishaw, LeighLeigh Cowlishaw United States Pascale, RonnieRonnie Pascale Adidas Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.
Rochester Rhinos United States Myers, JesseJesse Myers Umbro Non-Smoking Coalition
Wilmington Hammerheads England Irving, DavidDavid Irving Umbro New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Transfers

For full list, see List of USL Pro transfers 2012.

Standings

Pos
Team
GP
W
T
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 24 17 6 1 50 18+32 57 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye
2 Rochester Rhinos (A) 24 12 5 7 27 23+4 41 Playoffs 1st round bye
3 Charleston Battery (A) 24 12 2 10 36 26+10 38 Playoffs
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 11 5 8 31 27+4 38
5 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 10 7 7 34 32+2 37
6 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 24 10 7 7 34 29+5 37
7 Charlotte Eagles 24 11 3 10 34 26+8 36
8 Los Angeles Blues 24 9 3 12 26 293 30
9 Dayton Dutch Lions 24 4 10 10 20 299 22
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 24 4 5 15 20 3919 17
11 Antigua Barracuda 24 5 1 18 16 5034 16

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.[2]
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to 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.

Results table

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Antigua Barracuda FC – ANT • Charleston Battery – CHB • Charlotte Eagles – CHE • Dayton Dutch Lions – DDL
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

Home   Away   Win   Loss   Draw

ClubMatch
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Antigua Barracuda FCPIT PIT CHE CHE WIL CHBORL ORL CHB ORLCHB CHB ROCHAR LAB LAB PITDAY RIC CHELAB LABRIC RIC
0–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–20–2 1–01–4 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–41–3 0–2 0–4 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1
Charleston Battery RIC RIC CHE PIT ANTROC LAB PIT DAY ORLANT HAR ANT ANTCHE CHE WIL ORL ORL WIL WIL HARROC DAY
2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–12–1 0–10–20–1 3–1 1–20–4 2–2 1–2 0–3 4–0 0–0
Charlotte EaglesORL DAY CHB HAR ANT ANT HAR ROC ROCWILORL RICRIC LAB CHB CHB PIT WIL RIC RIC ANTPIT DAYWIL
0–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 3–12–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–01–2 0–4 3–0 2–2 1–0
Dayton Dutch LionsCHE PIT ROC RICLAB ROC HAR ROC CHB PIT LAB LAB WILORL PIT ROC HARHAR WIL RIC ANTCHE ORL CHB
0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–21–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0
Harrisburg City Islanders CHE WIL CHE RIC PIT DAY ROC RIC WIL ROC ORLCHB ROC PIT ANT DAY DAY PIT LAB ORL CHB RIC LAB LAB
2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–13–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Los Angeles BluesROCROC WIL WILDAY PIT ORL CHB DAY DAY CHE WIL RIC ORLORL ANTANT ROC HARPIT ANTANT HARHAR
0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–01–0 1–32–40–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1
Orlando City S.C.CHEWIL RIC RIC PIT ANT ANT LAB CHE WIL CHBANT HAR DAY PITLAB LABROC CHB WIL CHB HAR ROCDAY
2–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 4–2 1–0 1–1
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsANT ANT DAY CHB WIL ORL LAB HAR RIC CHB DAY ROC WIL ORL DAY HAR RIC CHE HAR ROC ANTLAB CHE ROC
1–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–11–10–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 0–3 0–1
Richmond KickersCHB CHB ORL ORL DAY HAR PIT WIL HAR ROC CHEWIL CHEROC LAB WIL PIT DAY CHE CHE ANT HARANT ANT
1–2 2–1 0–20–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–11–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–3 1–0 0–13–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2
Rochester RhinosLABLAB DAY CHE CHE CHBDAY HAR DAY RIC WIL HAR PIT RICHARANT DAY WIL ORL PITLAB ORL CHBPIT
1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–21–1 3–2 1–24–1 2–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–0
Wilmington HammerheadsORL HAR PIT ANT LAB LAB CHERIC ORL ROCHAR RICPIT DAY LABRIC ROC CHBDAY CHE ORLCHBCHB CHE
1–4 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–4 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1

USL Pro published schedule and results.[3][4]

Playoffs

The 2012 USL PRO Playoffs included the top six finishers in the table, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receiving a first-round bye on August 25. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams was played the following weekend, with the 2012 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 7–9. All playoff rounds featured a single-game knockout format.

  First Round     Semifinals     USL PRO Championship
                           
      1  Orlando City 3  
  4  Richmond Kickers 2     5  Wilmington Hammerheads 4    
  5  Wilmington Hammerheads 3         3  Charleston Battery 1
      5  Wilmington Hammerheads 0
      2  Rochester Rhinos 1(3)    
  3  Charleston Battery 2     3  Charleston Battery 1(4)  
  6  Harrisburg City Islanders 1  

Championship Game MVP: Jose Cuevas (CHB)

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank Player Nation Club Goals
1 Dennis Chin  USA Orlando City 11
2 Nicki Paterson  SCO Charleston Battery 10
3 Corey Hertzog  USA Wilmington Hammerheads 9
Matt Luzunaris  USA Orlando City
5 Andriy Budnyy  UKR Wilmington Hammerheads 8
6 Jose Cuevas  USA Charleston Battery 7
Lucky Mkosana  ZIM Harrisburg City Islanders
8 Bright Dike  USA Los Angeles Blues 6
Matt Kassel  USA Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Darryl Roberts  TRI Charlotte Eagles

Source:[5]

Top assists

Rank Player Nation Club Assists
1 JC Banks  USA Rochester Rhinos 8
2 Kevin Molino  TRI Orlando City 7
3 Corey Hertzog  USA Wilmington Hammerheads 5
4 Sallieu Bundu  SLE Charleston Battery 4
Sainey Touray  GAM Harrisburg City islanders
Tony Donatelli  USA Rochester Rhinos
Luke Boden  ENG Orlando City
Jose Cuevas  USA Charleston Battery
Mauricio Salles  BRA Charlotte Eagles
Jason Pelletier  USA Harrisburg City Islanders

Source:[5]

Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO
1 Mexico Miguel Gallardo Orlando City 21 1845 53 16 0.780 14-0-6 8
2 Germany Kristian Nicht Rochester Rhinos 22 1890 86 20 0.909 12-6-4 11
3 United States Andrew Dykstra Charleston Battery 20 1800 57 20 1.000 11-7-2 9
4 United States Eric Reed Charlotte Eagles 21 1890 64 21 1.000 9-9-1 7
5 United States Ronnie Pascale Richmond Kickers 24 2154 95 27 1.128 11-8-5 7
6 United States Matt Williams Dayton Dutch Lions 24 2147 115 29 1.215 4-10-10 5
7 United States Nick Noble Harrisburg City Islanders 23 2050 70 29 1.273 9-7-7 8
8 United States Alex Horwath Wilmington Hammerheads 24 2160 85 32 1.333 11-7-6 7
9 United States Hunter Gilstrap Pittsburgh Riverhounds 22 1980 92 35 1.590 4-13-5 3
10 Antigua and Barbuda Molvin James Antigua Barracuda 15 1268 56 33 2.342 3-9-1 0

Source:[5]

League Awards

[6]

All-League Teams

[7]

First Team

F: Dennis Chin (ORL), Jose Cuevas (CHB), Corey Hertzog (WIL)
M: J.C. Banks (ROC), Kevin Molino (ORL), Nicki Paterson (CHB)
D: Josh Rife (CHE), Troy Roberts (ROC), Rob Valentino (ORL), William Yomby (RIC)
G: Kristian Nicht (ROC)

Second Team

F: Bright Dike (LAB), Matt Luzunaris (ORL), Lucky Mkosana (HAR)
M: Joel DeLass (DDL), Matt Kassel (PIT), Bryce Taylor (WIL)
D: Kieron Bernard (ORL), Erlys Garcia (LAB), Quentin Griffith (ANT), Jerome Mechack (ORL)
G: Miguel Gallardo (ORL)

References

  1. Litterer, Dave (23 October 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1986". The American Soccer Archives. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  3. "USL Pro 2012 schedule released". USL PRO. Demosphere. January 11, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. Schedule/Results
  5. 1 2 3 "USL PRO – Top 10 Stats Leaders". Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  6. "USL PRO Awards Winners Announced". United Soccer Leagues. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  7. "All-League Teams Announced". United Soccer Leagues. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
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