2012 USL Pro season

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.

USL Pro
Season2012
ChampionsCharleston Battery
Commissioner's CupOrlando City SC
Matches played132
Goals scored330 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerDennis Chin (11)
Biggest home winCHB 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 winORL 4, LAB 0
(July 8)
CHB 4, ROC 0
(August 11)
Highest scoringWIL 4, LAB 2
(June 30)
ORL 4, HAR 2
(August 1)
Longest winning run6 games:
ROC (April 14 – May 12)
Longest unbeaten run14 games:
ORL (June 9 – August 17)
Longest winless run12 games:
DDL (April 13 – June 17)
Longest losing run8 games:
ANT (April 28 – June 29)
Highest attendance8,932
ORL vs DDL (August 17)
Lowest attendance200
LAB vs WIL (May 4)
Average attendance2,777
← 2011
2013 →

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
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
ClubMatch
123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Antigua Barracuda FC
(ANT)		PITPITCHECHEWILCHBORLORLCHBORLCHBCHBROCHARLABLABPITDAYRICCHELABLABRICRIC
0–13–13–20–20–30–40–11–20–30–20–21–01–41–10–30–21–41–30–20–42–10–10–12–1
Charleston Battery
(CHB)		RICRICCHEPITANTROCLABPITDAYORLANTHARANTANTCHECHEWILORLORLWILWILHARROCDAY
2–11–23–01–04–00–11–03–11–01–23–03–12–10–10–20–13–11–20–42–21–20–34–00–0
Charlotte Eagles
(CHE)		ORLDAYCHBHARANTANTHARROCROCWILORLRICRICLABCHBCHBPITWILRICRICANTPITDAYWIL
0–20–00–31–22–32–02–10–10–11–11–20–14–13–12–01–02–01–21–01–20–43–02–21–0
Dayton Dutch Lions
(DDL)		CHEPITROCRICLABROCHARROCCHBPITLABLABWILORLPITROCHARHARWILRICANTCHEORLCHB
0–00–20–11–10–11–10–42–20–11–10–10–14–02–21–00–20–02–10–20–23–12–21–10–0
Harrisburg City Islanders
(HAR)		CHEWILCHERICPITDAYROCRICWILROCORLCHBROCPITANTDAYDAYPITLABORLCHBRICLABLAB
2–10–01–20–00–04–01–01–10–22–10–31–32–13–21–10–01–22–02–02–43–01–22–21–0
Los Angeles Blues
(LAB)		ROCROCWILWILDAYPITORLCHBDAYDAYCHEWILRICORLORLANTANTROCHARPITANTANTHARHAR
0–10–22–12–21–03–00–00–11–01–01–32–40–10–10–43–02–00–10–22–01–21–02–20–1
Orlando City SC
(ORL)		CHEWILRICRICPITANTANTLABCHEWILCHBANTHARDAYPITLABLABROCCHBWILCHBHARROCDAY
2–04–12–00–03–21–02–10–02–11–32–12–03–02–21–11–04–04–02–11–14–04–21–01–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PIT)		ANTANTDAYCHBWILORLLABHARRICCHBDAYROCWILORLDAYHARRICCHEHARROCANTLABCHEROC
1–01–32–00–10–12–30–30–01–11–31–11–12–11–10–12–31–30–22–00–24–12–00–30–1
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		CHBCHBORLORLDAYHARPITWILHARROCCHEWILCHEROCLABWILPITDAYCHECHEANTHARANTANT
1–22–10–20–01–12–21–13–11–11–01–01–21–42–31–00–13–10–20–12–10–22–11–01–2
Rochester Rhinos
(ROC)		LABLABDAYCHECHECHBDAYHARDAYRICWILHARPITRICHARANTDAYWILORLPITLABORLCHBPIT
1–02–01–01–01–01–01–10–12–20–11–11–21–13–21–24–12–00–00–42–01–01–00–41–0
Wilmington Hammerheads
(WIL)		ORLHARPITANTLABLABCHERICORLROCHARRICPITDAYLABRICROCCHBDAYCHEORLCHBCHBCHE
1–40–01–03–01–22–21–11–33–11–12–02–11–20–44–21–00–01–32–02–11–12–21–20–1

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 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 1(4)
6 Harrisburg City Islanders 1
August 25, 2012 (2012-08-25) 1st Richmond Kickers 2–3 Wilmington Hammerheads Richmond, Virginia
7:00 pm EDT Yeisley 12'
Elcock 79'		 Report
Report		 Briggs Yellow card 57'
Chirishian 69'
Perry 72'
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 Orlando City SC 3–4 Wilmington Hammerheads Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Luzunaris 44'
O'Connor Yellow card 61'
Watson Yellow card 81' 90+' (pen.)
Davis 90+'		 Report
Report		 Hertzog 4' (pen.), 59' Yellow card 90+'
Holmes 9'
Chirishian Yellow card 29' 30'
Cole Yellow card 32'
Riley Red card 64'
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
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 Paterson
soccer ball with red X Donatelli
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 Charleston Battery 1–0 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 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 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]

  • 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 (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 (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. "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.
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