2012 in American soccer

National teams

Men

Senior

Clark Salazar Flores Rentería Loyd Jones Cameron DeLaGarza Bocanegra Bradley Jones Bocanegra Torres Jones Silva Marcelo , Pato Oscar Hainault Dempsey Gomez Joseph Griffith Pappa , Dempsey Bradley Edu Johnson Jones Orozco Fiscal Zusi Shelton Watson Goodson Jones Zusi Thomas Jones Dempsey , Vasquez Glushakov Kokorin Shirokov , Goodson Diskerud Kljestan

Under-23

Diskerud Agudelo Diz Pe Adu Cavallini Corona Flores Alas

Under-20

Mastriani Velazquez Cochran Garcia Cesar Henriquez Joya Pineda Clarke Rodriguez Joya

Under-18

Becker Lopez Gall Green Spencer Moreno Moreno Ait-Slimaine

Under-17

Turner Wade Jamieson (a.e.t.) Leal Requejo Jr. Muñoz Hernandez Diaz Rubin Moore Winn Donovan Rubin Rubin Winn Akale Driussi Tripichio Moore Vargas Elney Winn Selemani Boschilia Murilo Moore Rubin Winn Schropp Winn Lima

Women

Senior

Lloyd Buehler O'Reilly Heath Rodriguez Cheney Cheney Rodriguez Lloyd Lindsey Leroux Rapinoe Morgan O'Reilly Lloyd Morgan Wambach

Wambach Lloyd Leroux Leroux Wambach

Boxx Rodriguez Zhou Gaoping
Wambach Morgan Heath Wambach

Rodriguez Morgan Lloyd Delie Wambach Lloyd Leroux (a.e.t.) Wambach Morgan Wambach Morgan Leroux Lloyd O'Reilly Boxx Morgan Wambach Boxx Leroux Walsh Heath Leroux Rapinoe Leroux Lloyd Rodriguez Rapinoe Leroux

Under-23

Bywaters Bonner Brooks Marlborough Lytle DaCosta Marlborough Ochs Hegerberg Holter Verloo

Under-20

Ohai Horan Brian Mewis Ubogagu Johnston Stengel Roccaro Hayes DiBernado Ubogagu DiBernado Johnston Hayes Mewis Brian Horan Ohai Ubogagu Ubogagu Mewis Ubogagu Mewis Ohai Stengel Ubogagu Ubogagu Hayes Leopolz (a.e.t.) Ubogagu Ohai

Under-17

Bruder Sullivan Own Goal Green Sullivan Payne Sullivan Robinson Green Boyles Green Andrews Jenkins Bruder Payne Green Payne Green Munerlyn Stanton Payne

Managerial changes

League tables

Major League Soccer (Div. 1)

;Eastern Conference ;Western Conference ;Overall

North American Soccer League (Div. 2)

Main article: 2012 North American Soccer League season

USL Pro (Div. 3)

Women's Premier Soccer League Elite

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

The 99th edition of the annual national championship, the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, ran from May 15 through August 8. Sporting Kansas City defeated Seattle Sounders FC on penalty kicks 3-2 for the championship. The winner qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage.

Changes for 2012

In 2012, U.S. Soccer announced that the field would expand from 40 clubs to 64 clubs, that all MLS teams would receive an automatic berth, and that all 2nd and 3rd tier professional leagues would also receive an automatic berth.

The tournament is a single game, single elimination tournament with random drawings deciding the home team (provided the home team stadium meets USSF standards) for the first round through the quarterfinals. The home team for the semi-finals and finals will be determined through competitive bidding as has been done in prior years.

Tournament format

Teams from the Premier Development League (16 berths), the United States Adult Soccer Association (9 berths), the National Premier Soccer League (6 berths), and US Club Soccer (1 berth) will enter the tournament in the first round. The winners will advance to the 2nd round where they will meet tier 3, USL Pro (10 berths) and tier 2 North American Soccer League professional teams. The second round winners will in turn meet the 16 MLS clubs in the third round. In the remaining rounds of the tournament, winners will advance in each round until the two teams meet in the finals on August 6 or 7th.

Qualification for the lower tiers of the soccer pyramid was mostly completed by April 29 and the pairings for the first two rounds were released on May 1.

Honors

Professional

Amateur

American clubs in international competition

2011-12 Champions League

Los Angeles Galaxy

Silva Donovan Soolsma

Seattle Sounders

Evans Peralta Gomez Ochoa

2012-13 Champions League

Houston Dynamo

Weaver Watson Boswell Weaver Carr

Los Angeles Galaxy

Keane Beckham Juninho Villarreal McBean Stephens Muñoz Stephens

Real Salt Lake

Beckerman

Seattle Sounders

Montero Rose Ochoa Montero Johnson Evans Zakuani Estrada

References

References

1. (5 January 2012). "Colorado Rapids name Oscar Pareja head coach".
2. (13 June 2012). "Nowak steps down as Union team manager".
3. (9 July 2012). "Timbers coach John Spencer relieved of duties with club".
4. (9 November 2012). "Chivas USA part ways with Robin Fraser, Greg Vanney".
5. (9 November 2012). "Red Bulls Announce Contract for Hans Backe Will Not Be Extended".
6. [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2012/01/2012-Open-Cup.aspx Format, Composition and Schedule Finalized for 99th Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup] {{webarchive. link. (2013-05-16)
7. [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2012/01/Open-Cup-Sidebar.aspx Lower-Division Teams Relish Chance to Host Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Matches] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-05-14 . Retrieved from USSoccer.com on 2 May 2012.)
8. The [[USASA]] received permission for its Region IV to hold their tournament May 4–5 to determine the qualifiers.
9. [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Lamar-Hunt-U-S-Open-Cup/2012/05/2012-Open-Cup-Pairings-Announced-for-First-and-Second-Rounds.aspx 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Pairings Announced for First and Second Rounds] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-05-02 .)