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2012 USL Pro season

26th season of third-division soccer league in the United States

26th season of third-division soccer league in the United States

FieldValue
competitionUSL Pro
season[2012](2012-in-american-soccer)
winnersCharleston Battery (1st Title)
shieldtitleCommissioner's Cup
shieldOrlando City SC (2nd Title)
continentalcup1
matches132
total goals330
best playerTRI Kevin Molino Orlando City SC
league topscorerUSA Dennis Chin Orlando City SC (11 Goals)
best goalkeeperGER Kristian Nicht Rochester Rhinos
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 wins6 games:
ROC (April 14 – May 12)
longest unbeaten14 games:
ORL (June 9 – August 17)
longest winless12 games:
DDL (April 13 – June 17)
longest losses8 games:
ANT (April 28 – June 29)
highest attendance8,932
ORL vs DDL (August 17)
lowest attendance200
LAB vs WIL (May 4)
average attendance2,777
prevseason[2011](2011-usl-pro-season)
nextseason[2013](2013-usl-pro-season)

(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) (July 8) CHB 4, ROC 0 (August 11) (June 30) ORL 4, HAR 2 (August 1) ROC (April 14 – May 12) ORL (June 9 – August 17) DDL (April 13 – June 17) ANT (April 28 – June 29) ORL vs DDL (August 17) LAB vs WIL (May 4)

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Antigua BarracudaSt. John's, AntiguaStanford Cricket Ground
Charleston BatteryCharleston, South CarolinaBlackbaud Stadium
Charlotte EaglesCharlotte, North CarolinaRestart Field
Dayton Dutch LionsBellbrook, OhioMiami Valley South Stadium
Harrisburg City IslandersHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaSkyline Sports Complex
Los Angeles BluesFullerton, CaliforniaTitan Stadium
Orlando City SCOrlando, FloridaCitrus Bowl
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsBridgeville, PennsylvaniaChartiers Valley High School
Richmond KickersRichmond, VirginiaCity Stadium
Rochester RhinosRochester, New YorkSahlen's Stadium
Wilmington HammerheadsWilmington, North CarolinaLegion Stadium

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.

TeamHead coachCaptainJersey manufacturerShirt sponsor
Antigua BarracudaENGATGJomaNone
Charleston BatteryUSARSAUmbroavVenta
Charlotte EaglesUSAUSAAdmiralCoca-Cola
Dayton Dutch LionsNEDUSAUnder ArmourScoutforall.com
Harrisburg City IslandersUSAUSANikeCapital Blue Cross/Snickers
Los Angeles BluesUSAIRNNikeMarriott
Orlando City SCENGUSA Ian FullerUmbroOrlando Health/Legoland Florida
Pittsburgh RiverhoundsUSAUmbro[#1 Cochran](1-cochran)
Richmond KickersENGUSAAdidasHealth Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.
Rochester RhinosUSAUmbroNon-Smoking Coalition
Wilmington HammerheadsENGUmbroNew Hanover Regional Medical Center

Transfers

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

Standings

Results table

Color Key: Home Away Win Loss Draw ppd --ClubMatch123456789101112131415161718192021222324
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.

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. | seed-width= | score-width=30 | team-width=200 | RD1-seed1= 4 | RD1-team1= Richmond Kickers | RD1-score1= 2 | RD1-seed2= 5 | RD1-team2= Wilmington Hammerheads | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= 3 | RD1-team3= Charleston Battery | RD1-score3= 2 | RD1-seed4= 6 | RD1-team4= Harrisburg City Islanders | RD1-score4= 1 | RD2-seed1= 1 | RD2-team1= Orlando City SC | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= 5 | RD2-team2= Wilmington Hammerheads | RD2-score2= 4 | RD2-seed3= 2 | RD2-team3= Rochester Rhinos | RD2-score3= 1 (3) | RD2-seed4= 3 | RD2-team4= **Charleston Battery ** | RD2-score4= 1 (4) | RD3-seed1= 3 | RD3-team1= Charleston Battery | RD3-score1= 1 | RD3-seed2= 5 | RD3-team2= Wilmington Hammerheads | RD3-score2= 0

Report Elcock Chirishian Perry Guzman Parratt Report Donatelli Richter Mellor Pelletier Basso Report O'Connor Watson
Davis Holmes Chirishian
Cole Riley Guzman Hernandez Report McManus Hoxie Cost Fernández Hoffer Kyriazis Earls Zamudio Roberts Nicht Rosenlund Donatelli Azira Falvey Prince Wilson Mack Report Report Falvey Wiltse Chirishian Musa Championship Game MVP: Jose Cuevas (CHB)

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

TeamGPTotalHighLowAverageTotal130345,7908,9321342,660
Orlando City SC1279,2768,9323,5066,606
Rochester Rhinos1275,1767,9594,6536,265
Wilmington Hammerheads1251,1835,3822,4824,265
Charleston Battery1247,3594,7822,9833,947
Richmond Kickers1228,5505,0091,4242,379
Harrisburg City Islanders1217,4181,9583551,452
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC1211,8102,023532984
Antigua Barracuda108,8311,800381883
Charlotte Eagles129,3481,447522779
Dayton Dutch Lions128,5921,053367716
Los Angeles Blues128,2472,432134687

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

RankPlayerNationClubGoals123568
Dennis ChinJAMOrlando City SC11
Nicki PatersonSCOCharleston Battery10
Corey HertzogUSAWilmington Hammerheads9
Matt LuzunarisUSAOrlando City SC
Andriy BudnyyUKRWilmington Hammerheads8
Jose CuevasUSACharleston Battery7
Lucky MkosanaZIMHarrisburg City Islanders
Bright DikeNGALos Angeles Blues6
Andrew HoxieUSARochester Rhinos
Yann EkraFRAHarrisburg City Islanders
Chris AgorsorUSARichmond Kickers
Matt KasselUSAPittsburgh Riverhounds
Darryl RobertsTRICharlotte Eagles

Source:

Top assists

RankPlayerNationClubAssists
1J. C. BanksUSARochester Rhinos8
2Kevin MolinoTRIOrlando City SC7
3Corey HertzogUSAWilmington Hammerheads5
4Ryan RichterUSACharleston Battery4
Jason PelletierUSAHarrisburg City Islanders
Jose CuevasUSACharleston Battery
Mauricio SallesBRACharlotte Eagles
Luke BodenENGOrlando City SC
Tony DonatelliUSACharleston Battery
Sainey TourayGAMHarrisburg City Islanders
Sallieu BunduSLECharleston Battery

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

RankGoalkeeperClubGPMINSSVSGAGAAW-L-TSHO12345678910
MEX Miguel GallardoOrlando City SC2118455316**0.780**14-0-68
GER Kristian NichtRochester Rhinos2218908620**0.909**12-6-411
USA Andrew DykstraCharleston Battery2018005720**1.000**11-7-29
USA Eric ReedCharlotte Eagles2118906421**1.000**9-9-17
USA Ronnie PascaleRichmond Kickers2421549527**1.128**11-8-57
USA Matt WilliamsDayton Dutch Lions24214711529**1.215**4-10-105
USA Nick NobleHarrisburg City Islanders2320507029**1.273**9-7-78
USA Alex HorwathWilmington Hammerheads2421608532**1.333**11-7-67
USA Hunter GilstrapPittsburgh Riverhounds2219809235**1.590**4-13-53
ATG Molvin JamesAntigua Barracuda1512685633**2.342**3-9-10

Source:

League awards

  • 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

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

References

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