2012 USL Pro season

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USL Pro
Season
WIL (May 4)
Average attendance2,777
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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 SC
 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 Tom Curtis Antigua and Barbuda George Dublin Joma None
Charleston Battery United States Michael Anhaeuser South Africa Stephen Armstrong Umbro avVenta
Charlotte Eagles United States Mark Steffens United States Josh Rife Admiral Coca-Cola
Dayton Dutch Lions Netherlands Ivar van Dinteren United States Bret Jones Under Armour Scoutforall.com
Harrisburg City Islanders United States Bill Becher United States Jason Pelletier Nike Capital Blue Cross/Snickers
Los Angeles Blues
 United States Charlie Naimo Iran Shahryar Dastan Nike Marriott
Orlando City SC
 England Adrian Heath United States Ian Fuller Umbro Orlando Health/Legoland Florida
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 United States Justin Evans Umbro #1 Cochran
Richmond Kickers England Leigh Cowlishaw United States Ronnie Pascale Adidas Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.
Rochester Rhinos
 United States Jesse Myers Umbro Non-Smoking Coalition
Wilmington Hammerheads
 England David Irving Umbro New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Transfers

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

Standings

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Locations of teams for the 2012 USL Pro season
Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Orlando City SC
(C) 		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 29 −3 30
9 Dayton Dutch Lions 24 4 10 10 20 29 −9 22
10
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 24 4 5 15 20 39 −19 17
11 Antigua Barracuda 24 5 1 18 16 50 −34 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]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
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
(ANT)		 PIT PIT CHE CHE WIL CHB ORL ORL CHB ORL CHB CHB ROC HAR LAB LAB PIT DAY RIC CHE LAB LAB RIC RIC
0–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1
Charleston Battery
(CHB)		 RIC RIC CHE PIT ANT ROC LAB PIT DAY ORL ANT HAR ANT ANT CHE CHE WIL ORL ORL WIL WIL HAR ROC DAY
2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–4 2–2 1–2 0–3 4–0 0–0
Charlotte Eagles
(CHE)		 ORL DAY CHB HAR ANT ANT HAR ROC ROC WIL ORL RIC RIC LAB CHB CHB PIT WIL RIC RIC ANT PIT DAY WIL
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 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–4 3–0 2–2 1–0
Dayton Dutch Lions
(DDL)		 CHE PIT ROC RIC LAB ROC HAR ROC CHB PIT LAB LAB WIL ORL PIT ROC HAR HAR WIL RIC ANT CHE 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 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0
Harrisburg City Islanders
(HAR)		 CHE WIL CHE RIC PIT DAY ROC RIC WIL ROC ORL CHB 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 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Los Angeles Blues

(LAB)		 ROC ROC WIL WIL DAY PIT ORL CHB DAY DAY CHE WIL RIC ORL ORL ANT ANT ROC HAR PIT ANT ANT HAR HAR
0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–4 0–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1
Orlando City SC

(ORL)		 CHE WIL RIC RIC PIT ANT ANT LAB CHE WIL CHB ANT HAR DAY PIT LAB LAB ROC CHB WIL CHB HAR ROC DAY
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 Riverhounds

(PIT)		 ANT ANT DAY CHB WIL ORL LAB HAR RIC CHB DAY ROC WIL ORL DAY HAR RIC CHE HAR ROC ANT LAB 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 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 0–3 0–1
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		 CHB CHB ORL ORL DAY HAR PIT WIL HAR ROC CHE WIL CHE ROC LAB WIL PIT DAY CHE CHE ANT HAR ANT ANT
1–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2
Rochester Rhinos

(ROC)		 LAB LAB DAY CHE CHE CHB DAY HAR DAY RIC WIL HAR PIT RIC HAR ANT DAY WIL ORL PIT LAB ORL CHB PIT
1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–0
Wilmington Hammerheads

(WIL)		 ORL HAR PIT ANT LAB LAB CHE RIC ORL ROC HAR RIC PIT DAY LAB RIC ROC CHB DAY CHE ORL CHB CHB 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 Semi-finals USL Pro Championship
1
Orlando City SC
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 (p) 1 (4)
6 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25) 1st
Wilmington Hammerheads
Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Yeisley 12'
Elcock 79'		 Report
Report
Guzman Yellow card 90'
Parratt
90+3'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,441
Referee: Charles Carson
August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25) 1st Charleston Battery 2–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Paterson 40' (pen.) Yellow card 89'
Donatelli 45+1'
Richter Yellow card 80'		 Report
Report		 Ombiji 16'
Mellor Yellow card 45'
Pelletier Yellow card 53'
Basso Yellow card 77'		 Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium

Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Augie Minasola
August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) SF
Wilmington Hammerheads
Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT
O'Connor Yellow card 61'
Watson Yellow card 81' 90+' (pen.)
Davis
90+'		 Report
Report
Guzman Yellow card 71'
Hernandez
Yellow card 90+'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Marcos Deliveira
August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) SF
Rochester Rhinos
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
7:35 pm EDT McFayden 55'
McManus Yellow card 57'
Hoxie Yellow card 76'
Cost Yellow card 80'
Fernández Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Donatelli 90+'
Hoffer Yellow card 114'		 Stadium:
Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
Penalties
Hoxie soccer ball with red X
Kyriazis soccer ball with check mark
Earls soccer ball with check mark
Zamudio soccer ball with check mark
Roberts soccer ball with red X
Nicht soccer ball with red X
Rosenlund soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark
Azira
soccer ball with red X Falvey
soccer ball with check mark Prince
soccer ball with red X Wilson
soccer ball with check mark Mack
September 8, 2012 (2012-09-08) F
Wilmington Hammerheads
Charleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Azira 74'
Falvey Yellow card 75'
Wiltse
Yellow card 87'		 Report
Report
Report		 Cole Yellow card 34'
Chirishian Yellow card 46'
Musa Yellow card 66'		 Stadium:
Blackbaud Stadium

Attendance: 4,963
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Championship Game MVP: Jose Cuevas (CHB)

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank Player Nation Club Goals
1 Dennis Chin  USA Orlando City SC 11
2 Nicki Paterson  SCO Charleston Battery 10
3 Corey Hertzog  USA Wilmington Hammerheads 9
Matt Luzunaris  USA Orlando City SC
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 goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO
1 Mexico Miguel Gallardo
Orlando City SC
 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
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]

  • Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (
    ORL
    )
  • Rookie of the Year: Jose Cuevas (CHB)
  • Defender of the Year: Troy Roberts (
    ROC
    )
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Kristian Nicht (
    ROC
    )
  • Coach of the Year: Adrian Heath (
    ORL
    )

All-League Teams

[7]

First Team

F: Dennis Chin (

WIL
)
M: J.C. Banks (
ORL), Nicki Paterson (CHB
)
D: Josh Rife (
ORL), William Yomby (RIC
)
G: Kristian Nicht (
ROC
)

Second Team

F: Bright Dike (

ORL), Lucky Mkosana (HAR
)
M: Joel DeLass (
WIL
)
D: Kieron Bernard (
ORL
)
G: Miguel Gallardo (
ORL
)

References

  1. ^ Litterer, Dave (October 23, 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1986". The American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  2. ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  3. ^ "USL Pro 2012 schedule released". USL PRO. Demosphere. January 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "USL PRO – Top 10 Stats Leaders". Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "USL PRO Awards Winners Announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 7, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "All-League Teams Announced". United Soccer Leagues. September 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2012.