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The 2011 USL Pro season was the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States,[1] and was the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) new professional competition. The league is effectively a combination of the USL's former First and Second Divisions.

Season2011
ChampionsOrlando City SC (1st Title)
Commissioner's CupOrlando City SC (1st Title)
Matches108
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USL Pro
Season2011
ChampionsOrlando City SC (1st Title)
Commissioner's CupOrlando City SC (1st Title)
Matches108
Goals273 (2.53 per match)
Best playerCuba Yordany Álvarez Orlando City SC
Top goalscorerColombia Jhonny Arteaga F.C. New York (13 Goals)
Best goalkeeperMexico Miguel Gallardo Orlando City SC
Biggest home winHAR 4, CHE 0
(July 2)
HAR 5, NEW 1
(July 20)
ORL 4, HAR 0
(August 12)
Biggest away winANT 7, PRU 0
(April 27)
Highest scoringANT 7, PRU 0
(April 27)
CHB 4, CHE 3
(August 12)
Longest winning run6 games:
RIC (April 2 – 7 May)
ANT (April 23 – 8 May)
Longest unbeaten run11 games:
ORL (April 9 – June 4)
Longest winless run13 games:
DDL (June 8 – July 27)
Longest losing run7 games:
ANT (June 24 – July 16)
Highest attendance11,220
ORL vs HAR
(September 3) (Championship)
Lowest attendance105
LAB vs PRU (April 20)
Average attendance2,274
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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]

Teams

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]

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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
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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]

Stadiums and Locations

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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
F.C. New York Jamaica, New York Belson Stadium 2,600
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
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Personnel 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.

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Team Head coach Captain Jersey manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Antigua Barracuda Scotland Billy McEwan Antigua and Barbuda Dave Carr Joma
Charleston Battery United States Michael Anhaeuser South Africa Stephen Armstrong Umbro avVenta
Charlotte Eagles United States Mark Steffens United States Josh Rife Puma Coca-Cola
Dayton Dutch Lions Netherlands Ivar van Dinteren United States Bret Jones Under Armour Scoutforall.com
F.C. New York England Matt Weston England Paul Shaw[5] Umbro Treiber
Harrisburg City Islanders United States Bill Becher 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
Pittsburgh Riverhounds United States Justin Evans Umbro #1 Cochran
Richmond Kickers England Leigh Cowlishaw Adidas HCA Virginia
Rochester Rhinos United States Bob Lilley Umbro Non-Smoking Coalition
Wilmington Hammerheads England David Irving Umbro New Hanover Regional Medical Center
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Standings

Locations of teams for the 2011 USL Pro season

American Division

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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
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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.[6]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

National Division

More information Pos, Team ...
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
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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.[7]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL PRO Playoffs.

Results table

More information Color Key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw, Club ...
Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch
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Antigua Barracuda FC
(ANT)		LABSPR†SPR†PRU†RPP†LABRPP†RPP†ROCCHEROCROCORLORLORL†NEW†PIT†WILWIL†RICLAB†LAB†LAB†LAB†
1–20–13–27–01–01–02–01–00–20–21–22–22–11–31–20–20–20–12–30–12–11–21–13–0
Charleston Battery
(CHB)		CHEDAYRICCHEPITPITROCNEWWILRICHARNEWHARDAYWIL†PITLAB†ORLWILDAYROCORLORL†CHE
1–02–11–22–10–00–00–10–10–32–12–11–10–11–02–00–20–01–02–12–20–10–11–24–3
Charlotte Eagles
(CHE)		CHBORLNEWCHBLABLABANTDAYORLWILDAYPITHARNEWRICRICHARWILWILROCROCPITHARCHB
0–10–10–01–21–22–12–01–10–03–02–02–00–43–12–11–21–11–00–32–23–02–20–13–4
Dayton Dutch Lions
(DAY)		CHBROCRICORLLABCHEPITHARNEWCHBCHEROCRIC†ORLHARLAB†LAB†PITCHBHARNEW†RICNEWWIL
1–22–30–60–11–11–12–11–40–30–10–20–11–30–02–21–11–41–32–22–32–00–30–51–2
FC New York
(NEW)		ORLCHEORLHARCHBWILPITRICROCCHEDAYRICHAR†RIC†ANT†CHEROCPITPITWILDAY†HARROC†DAY
0–30–01–21–11–01–30–22–22–11–13–00–21–50–02–01–31–31–21–11–31–20–02–15–0
Harrisburg City Islanders
(HAR)		PITNEWROCRICORLCHBPIT†CHBDAYROCRICLABLABCHEDAYCHEWILNEW†LABDAYWILNEWCHEORL
0–11–11–01–11–31–24–21–04–10–11–01–12–14–02–21–11–35–11–13–22–10–01–00–4
Los Angeles Blues
(LAB)		SPR†ANTPRU†RPP†ANTCHECHEDAYPITHAR†HAR†CHB†WIL†DAY†DAY†RIC†HAR†ANT†ANT†ANT†WIL†ANT†RIC†RIC†
3–02–14–21–10–12–11–21–13–01–11–20–02–41–14–12–11–11–22–11–11–20–30–00–0
Orlando City SC
(ORL)		RICNEWCHEPRU†NEWDAYPITROCHARRICCHEWILANTWILANT†ANTPITROCDAYCHBROCCHBCHB †HAR
0–23–01–02–22–11–01–00–03–12–00–04–21–21–13–12–10–01–00–00–12–11–02–14–0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PIT)		RICHARWILCHBCHBORLNEWLABWILHAR†DAYWILROCCHECHBORLANT †NEWNEWDAYROCRICCHEROC
1–21–01–30–00–00–12–00–30–02–41–21–30–30–22–00–02–02–11–13–10–32–02–20–1
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		ORLPITROCCHBDAYWILHARCHBORLNEWNEWHARNEWROCDAY †CHECHE†ANT†LABPIT†DAYWILLAB†LAB†
2–02–11–02–16–02–11–11–20–22–22–00–10–01–23–11–22–11–01–20–23–02–00–00–0
Rochester Rhinos
(ROC)		RICWILDAYHARCHBANTORLWILNEWANTANTHARPITDAYRICORLNEWORLPITCHECHBCHENEW†PIT
0–10–13–20–11–02–00–01–11–22–12–21–03–01–02–10–13–11–23–02–21–00–31–20–1
Wilmington Hammerheads
(WIL)		ROCPITRICNEWCHBROCPITORLPITCHEORLCHB†LAB†ANT†ANTCHBHARCHECHENEWHARLAB†RICDAY
1–03–11–23–13–01–10–02–43–10–31–10–24–21–03–21–23–10–13–03–12–12–10–22–1
Puerto Rican Teams: Puerto Rico United – PRU† • River Plate Puerto Rico – RPP† • Sevilla FC Puerto Rico – SPR†
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† 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.

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

More information Team, GP ...
TeamGP TotalHigh LowAverage
Orlando City SC1263,1857,9331,3215,265
Rochester Rhinos1261,6517,4593,0275,138
Wilmington Hammerheads1247,1175,7831,9243,926
Charleston Battery1242,8194,7712,4613,568
Richmond Kickers1223,8274,7427431,986
Antigua Barracuda1218,9116,0005001,576
Harrisburg City Islanders1216,8452,0388381,404
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC1213,5552,0356241,130
Charlotte Eagles1212,3391,3528541,028
FC New York129,9632,011338972
Dayton Dutch Lions127,9292,000262661
Los Angeles Blues124,456704105371
Total144322,5977,9331052,240
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Playoffs

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 saw Orlando City SC defeat the Harrisburg 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 pm EDT Bloes Yellow card 5'
Welker 34', 39'
Ombiji 52'
Pelletier Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 66'		 Report Tudela 11' Yellow card 61'
Dastan Yellow card 33'
García 45+' Yellow card 72'
Rivera Yellow card 58'
Sesay Yellow card 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 pm EDT 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.)
(4–5 p)		 Richmond Kickers Wilmington, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Nicholson Yellow card 49'
Parratt Yellow card 99'		 Report Heins Yellow card 47'
Görres Yellow card 100'		 Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 3,849
Referee: Moo Hackett
Penalties
Budnyi football with check mark
Jata football with check mark
Barrera football with check mark
Cuero football with check mark
Bagley[8] football with red X		 football with check mark Görres
football with check mark Bulow
football with check mark Hiroyama
football with check mark Delicâte
football with check mark Bangura
August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20) QF Orlando City SC 3–1 (a.e.t.) Charleston Battery Orlando, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Griffin 44'
Chin 100'
Neal 118'		 Report Wiltse Yellow card 34'
Kelly Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 102'
Paterson 64'
Falvey Yellow card 102'
Peverley Yellow card 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 pm EDT Donatelli Red card 27'
Kissi 45'
Kirk Yellow card 51'		 Report Basso 6'
Marshall Red card 27'
Calvano Yellow card 34'
Schofield 38' Yellow card 80'
Ombiji Red card 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 pm EDT Boden 19'
Jérôme 45+2'
Chin 70'		 Report Wallace Yellow card 3'
Kalungi Red card 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.)
(3–2 p)		 Harrisburg City Islanders Orlando, Florida
7:00 pm EDT Gallardo Red card 48'
Molino Yellow card 64'
Olum 89'
Boden Yellow card 110'
Neal 116' (pen.)		 Report[link removed] Basso Yellow card 5'
Pelletier Yellow card 45+'
Welker Yellow card 77'
Harrison Yellow card 90+'
Noone 90+5'
Touray 95'
Langley Yellow card 111'
Bloes Red card 113'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 11,220
Referee: Matt Foerster
Penalties
Neal football with check mark
Álvarez football with check mark
Campbell football with red X
Boden football with red X
Jorsling football with check mark[9]		 football with red X Becerra
football with red X Angulo
football with check mark Noone
football with check mark Basso
football with red X Touray

Championship Game MVP: United States Sean Kelley (ORL)

Statistical leaders

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Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)

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Rank Goalkeeper Club GP MINS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO
1 Mexico Miguel Gallardo Orlando City SC 22 1980 68 15 0.681 12-3-6 11
2 United States Andrew Dykstra Charleston Battery 13 1170 30 11 0.846 7-4-2 5
3 United States Ronnie Pascale Richmond Kickers 23 2070 64 21 0.913 12-7-4 9
4 United States Neal Kitson Rochester Rhinos 23 2070 76 22 0.956 12-7-4 9
5 United States Brock Duckworth Wilmington Hammerheads 18 1620 71 46 1.166 11-5-2 4
6 Mexico Óscar Dautt Los Angeles Blues 20 1800 77 53 1.200 6-6-8 5
7 United States Eric Reed Charlotte Eagles 24 2160 81 29 1.208 9-9-6 8
8 Antigua and Barbuda Keita de Castro Antigua Barracuda 19 1710 58 23 1.210 8-8-1 5
9 United States Chase Harrison Harrisburg City Islanders 20 1800 59 26 1.300 8-6-6 5
10 United States Hunter Gilstrap Pittsburgh Riverhounds 23 2070 98 30 1.304 7-11-5 9
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Source:[10]

League awards

[11]

All-League Teams

[12]

First Team

F: Colombia Jhonny Arteaga (NEW), England Matthew Delicâte (CHB), United States Maxwell Griffin (ORL)
M: Cuba Yordany Álvarez (ORL), Colombia Jorge Herrera (CHE), England Luke Mulholland (WIL)
D: United States Nelson Akwari (LAB), Wales Gareth Evans (WIL), United States Rob Valentino (ORL), Cameroon William Yomby (RIC)
G: Mexico Miguel Gallardo (ORL)

Second Team

F: Colombia José Angulo (HAR), United States George Davis IV (DAY), United States Jason Yeisley (PIT)
M: England Lewis Neal (ORL), Antigua and Barbuda Lawson Robinson (ANT), United States Jamie Watson (ORL)
D: Antigua and Barbuda George Dublin (ANT), Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey (CHB), United States Kyle Hoffer (NEW), United States Troy Roberts (ROC)
G: United States Neal Kitson (ROC)

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