| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Orlando City SC (1st Title) |
| Commissioner's Cup | Orlando City SC (1st Title) |
| Matches | 108 |
| Goals | 273 (2.53 per match) |
| Best Player |  Yordany ÁlvarezOrlando City SC |
| Top goalscorer |  Jhonny ArteagaF.C. New York (13 Goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Miguel GallardoOrlando City SC |
| 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 vsHAR (September 3) (Championship) |
| Lowest attendance | 105 LAB vsPRU (April 20) |
| Average attendance | 2,274 |
2012 → | |
The2011USL Pro season was the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States,[1] and was the inaugural season of theUnited Soccer Leagues' (USL) new professional competition. The league is effectively a combination of the USL's formerFirst andSecond 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Rhinos(A) | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 40 | 2011 USL Pro Playoffs[a] |
| 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 |
| 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) | 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 (CHB) | 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 (CHE) | 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 (DAY) | 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 (NEW) | 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 (HAR) | 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 (LAB) | 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 (ORL) | 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 (PIT) | 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 (RIC) | 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 (ROC) | 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 (WIL) | 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:Puerto Rico United – PRU† •River Plate Puerto Rico – RPP† •Sevilla FC Puerto Rico – SPR† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 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.
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
| Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando City SC | 12 | 63,185 | 7,933 | 1,321 | 5,265 |
| Rochester Rhinos | 12 | 61,651 | 7,459 | 3,027 | 5,138 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | 12 | 47,117 | 5,783 | 1,924 | 3,926 |
| Charleston Battery | 12 | 42,819 | 4,771 | 2,461 | 3,568 |
| Richmond Kickers | 12 | 23,827 | 4,742 | 743 | 1,986 |
| Antigua Barracuda | 12 | 18,911 | 6,000 | 500 | 1,576 |
| Harrisburg City Islanders | 12 | 16,845 | 2,038 | 838 | 1,404 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 12 | 13,555 | 2,035 | 624 | 1,130 |
| Charlotte Eagles | 12 | 12,339 | 1,352 | 854 | 1,028 |
| FC New York | 12 | 9,963 | 2,011 | 338 | 972 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | 12 | 7,929 | 2,000 | 262 | 661 |
| Los Angeles Blues | 12 | 4,456 | 704 | 105 | 371 |
| Total | 144 | 322,597 | 7,933 | 105 | 2,240 |
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 sawOrlando City SC defeat theHarrisburg 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 (p) | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Orlando City SC (p) | 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, 2011 (2011-08-19)QF | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3–2 | Los Angeles Blues | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 pmEDT | 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, 2011 (2011-08-19)QF | Rochester Rhinos | 4–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, New York |
| 7:30 pmEDT | Rosenlund 10' Donatelli 28'Kissi 47'Cost 85' | Report | Stadium:Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Robert Sigiba |
| August 19, 2011 (2011-08-19)QF | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | Richmond Kickers | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:30 pmEDT | 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]  | GörresBulowHiroyamaDelicâteBangura | |||
| August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20)QF | Orlando City SC | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Charleston Battery | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 pmEDT | 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, 2011 (2011-08-26)SF | Rochester Rhinos | 1–2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, New York |
| 7:30 pmEDT | 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, 2011 (2011-08-27)SF | Orlando City SC | 3–0 | Richmond Kickers | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 pmEDT | Boden 19' Jérôme 45+2'Chin 70' | Report | Wallace 3' Kalungi 89' | Stadium:Citrus Bowl Attendance: 8,304 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
| September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03)F | Orlando City SC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2p) | Harrisburg City Islanders | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:00 pmEDT | 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] | BecerraAnguloNooneBassoTouray | |||
Championship Game MVP: Sean Kelley (ORL)
(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
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