# 2011 in American soccer

The 2011 Season is the 99th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National teams

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Men
#### Senior

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 6 | 8 | 3 |

#### Under-17
### Women
#### Senior

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 13 | 3 | 4 |

##### 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
#### Under-23
#### Under-17
## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Date | Table | Incoming | Date | Table |
| C.D. Chivas USA | Martín Vásquez | Fired | October 27, 2010 | 8th (Western Conference) 15th (Overall) | Robin Fraser | January 4, 2011 | Pre-season |
| Chicago Fire | Carlos de los Cobos | Fired | May 30, 2011 | 8th (Eastern Conference) 16th (Overall) | Frank Klopas | May 30, 2011 | 8th (Eastern Conference) 16th (Overall) |
| United States | Bob Bradley | Fired | July 28, 2011 | Not Available | Jürgen Klinsmann | July 29, 2011 | Not Available |
| New England Revolution | Steve Nicol | Mutual Consent | October 24, 2011 | 9th (Eastern Conference) 17th (Overall) | Jay Heaps | November 15, 2011 | Post-season |
| Colorado Rapids | Gary Smith | Fired | November 7, 2011 | 5th (Western Conference) 6th (Overall) | | | |

## League tables
### Men
#### Major League Soccer

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S, C) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 13 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 39 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
| 16 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 33 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 17 | New England Revolution | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | |

##### Playoffs

| Play-in round | Play-in round | Play-in round | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup |
| | | | E1 | Sporting Kansas City | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | WC | Colorado Rapids | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 0 | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | | | |
| | | | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Houston Dynamo | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Houston Dynamo | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W1 | LA Galaxy | 1 |
| | | | W2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 0 | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 2 | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | | | |
| | | | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | LA Galaxy | 3 | | | |
| | | | W1 | LA Galaxy | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | WC | New York Red Bulls | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |

##### MLS Cup
#### North American Soccer League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Carolina RailHawks (X) | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | Playoff semifinals |
| 2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | Playoff semifinals |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars (C) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 36 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 35 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 16 | |
* 1 2 EDM: 8 pts; MIN: 2 pts

##### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Soccer Bowl 2011 | Soccer Bowl 2011 | Soccer Bowl 2011 | Soccer Bowl 2011 | Soccer Bowl 2011 |
| | | | 1 | Carolina RailHawks FC | 0 | 4 | 4 (3) | | | | | |
| 3 | FC Tampa Bay | 0 | 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 | 3 | 4 (5) | | | | | |
| 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 1 | | | | | | 6 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 5 | 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | FC Edmonton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

##### Finals
#### USL Pro
##### American Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 41 | 2011 USL Pro Playoffs |
| 4 | Charleston Battery (A) | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 35 | 2011 USL Pro Playoffs |
| 5 | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 33 | |
| 6 | Antigua Barracuda | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 | |
* ↑ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

##### National Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 37 | 2011 USL PRO Playoffs |
| 3 | Los Angeles Blues (A) | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 33 | 2011 USL PRO Playoffs |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (A) | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 27 | 2011 USL PRO Playoffs |
| 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 | |
* ↑ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL PRO Playoffs.

###### Playoffs

| Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Finals | Divisional Finals | Divisional Finals | USL PRO Championship | USL PRO Championship | USL PRO Championship |
| A1 | Orlando City (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Charleston Battery | 1 | A1 | Orlando City | 3 | | | |
| American Division | American Division | American Division | A1 | Orlando City | 3 | | | |
| American Division | American Division | American Division | A3 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | |
| A2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 (4) | A3 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | |
| A3 | Richmond Kickers (pen.) | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| A3 | Richmond Kickers (pen.) | 0 (5) | | | | A1 | Orlando City (pen.) | 2 (3) |
| | | | | | | N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (2) |
| N1 | Rochester Rhinos | 4 | | | | | | | N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (2) |
| N4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | N1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | |
| National Division | National Division | National Division | N1 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 | | | |
| National Division | National Division | National Division | N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | | | |
| N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 3 | N2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | | | |
| N3 | Los Angeles Blues | 2 | | | | | | |

###### Final
#### Premier Development League
### Women
#### Women's Professional Soccer

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Western New York Flash | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 42 | Advance to Championship |
| 2 | Philadelphia Independence | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 36 | Advance to Super Semifinal |
| 3 | magicJack | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 28 | Advance to First round |
| 4 | Boston Breakers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 19 | Advance to First round |
| 5 | Sky Blue FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Atlanta Beat | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 7 | |
* ↑ magicJack were deducted a point for various league violations.
* 1 2 BOS: 7 pts; SKY: 4 pt

#### Women's Major League Soccer
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F.C. New York | F.C. New York | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F.C. New York | F.C. New York | 1 | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Rochester Rhinos | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | New York Red Bulls | New York Red Bulls | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | |
| Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | |
| Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers | 2 | Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Chicago Fire Premier | Chicago Fire Premier | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chicago Fire Premier | Chicago Fire Premier | 0 | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 0 |
| FC Dallas | FC Dallas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Chicago Fire | Chicago Fire | 0 |
| Orlando City | Orlando City | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Orlando City | Orlando City | 2 | FC Dallas | FC Dallas | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Real Salt Lake | Real Salt Lake | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Real Salt Lake | Real Salt Lake | 2 | Real Salt Lake | Real Salt Lake | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | | | | Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | FC Dallas | FC Dallas | 0 | | | | |
| Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | | | | | | | FC Dallas | FC Dallas | 0 | | | | |
| Kitsap Pumas | Kitsap Pumas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kitsap Pumas | Kitsap Pumas | 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Los Angeles Galaxy | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles Blues | Los Angeles Blues | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Home teams listed on top of bracket. (AET): At Extra Time

### Final
## Honors
### Professional

Men :
| Competition | Competition | Winner |
| U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Seattle Sounders FC |
| Major League Soccer | MLS Supporters' Shield | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Major League Soccer | MLS Cup | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| NASL | Regular season | Carolina RailHawks |
| NASL | Playoffs | NSC Minnesota Stars |
| USL Pro | Regular season | Orlando City |
| USL Pro | Playoffs | Orlando City |
Women :
| Competition | Winner |
| Women's Professional Soccer | Western New York Flash |
| W-League | Atlanta Silverbacks Women |
| Women's Premier Soccer League | Orange County Waves |

### Amateur

Men :
| Competition | Team |
| USL Premier Development League | Kitsap Pumas |
| National Premier Soccer League | Jacksonville United |
| NCAA Division I Soccer Championship | North Carolina |
| NCAA Division II Soccer Championship | Fort Lewis College |
| NCAA Division III Soccer Championship | Ohio Wesleyan University |
| NAIA Soccer Championship | Lindsey Wilson (KY) |
Women :
| Competition | Team |
| NCAA Division I Soccer Championship | Stanford |
| NCAA Division II Soccer Championship | Saint Rose |
| NCAA Division III Soccer Championship | Messiah College |
| NAIA Soccer Championship | Lee University (TN) |

## American clubs in international competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Columbus Crew | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals |
| Real Salt Lake | 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League | Finals |
| Colorado Rapids | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage |
| FC Dallas | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals |