# 2011 USL Pro season

The 2011 USL Pro season was the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States, 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.
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, the semifinals between August 26–28, and the championship took place on September 3.

## 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. 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. The American and National Division clubs were intended to play each other twice: home and away, regardless of division.
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 |
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.

### 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 |
| 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 |

### 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.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Jersey manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Antigua Barracuda | Billy McEwan | Dave Carr | Joma | |
| Charleston Battery | Michael Anhaeuser | Stephen Armstrong | Umbro | avVenta |
| Charlotte Eagles | Mark Steffens | Josh Rife | Puma | Coca-Cola |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | Ivar van Dinteren | Bret Jones | Under Armour | Scoutforall.com |
| F.C. New York | Matt Weston | Paul Shaw | Umbro | Treiber |
| Harrisburg City Islanders | Bill Becher | | Nike | Capital Blue Cross/Snickers |
| Los Angeles Blues | Charlie Naimo | Shahryar Dastan | Nike | Marriott |
| Orlando City SC | Adrian Heath | Ian Fuller | Umbro | Orlando Health |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Justin Evans | | Umbro | #1 Cochran |
| Richmond Kickers | Leigh Cowlishaw | | Adidas | HCA Virginia |
| Rochester Rhinos | Bob Lilley | | Umbro | Non-Smoking Coalition |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | David Irving | | Umbro | New Hanover Regional Medical Center |

## Standings
### American Division

| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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.

## Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw :
| Club | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match | Match |
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Antigua Barracuda FC (ANT) | LAB | SPR$^†$ | SPR$^†$ | PRU$^†$ | RPP$^†$ | LAB | RPP$^†$ | RPP$^†$ | ROC | CHE | ROC | ROC | ORL | ORL | ORL$^†$ | NEW$^†$ | PIT$^†$ | WIL | WIL$^†$ | RIC | LAB$^†$ | LAB$^†$ | LAB$^†$ | LAB$^†$ |
| Antigua Barracuda FC (ANT) | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Charleston Battery (CHB) | CHE | DAY | RIC | CHE | PIT | PIT | ROC | NEW | WIL | RIC | HAR | NEW | HAR | DAY | WIL$^†$ | PIT | LAB$^†$ | ORL | WIL | DAY | ROC | ORL | ORL$^†$ | CHE |
| Charleston Battery (CHB) | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | CHB | ORL | NEW | CHB | LAB | LAB | ANT | DAY | ORL | WIL | DAY | PIT | HAR | NEW | RIC | RIC | HAR | WIL | WIL | ROC | ROC | PIT | HAR | CHB |
| Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (DAY) | CHB | ROC | RIC | ORL | LAB | CHE | PIT | HAR | NEW | CHB | CHE | ROC | RIC$^†$ | ORL | HAR | LAB$^†$ | LAB$^†$ | PIT | CHB | HAR | NEW$^†$ | RIC | NEW | WIL |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (DAY) | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 |
| FC New York (NEW) | ORL | CHE | ORL | HAR | CHB | WIL | PIT | RIC | ROC | CHE | DAY | RIC | HAR$^†$ | RIC$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | CHE | ROC | PIT | PIT | WIL | DAY$^†$ | HAR | ROC$^†$ | DAY |
| FC New York (NEW) | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 |
| Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | PIT | NEW | ROC | RIC | ORL | CHB | PIT$^†$ | CHB | DAY | ROC | RIC | LAB | LAB | CHE | DAY | CHE | WIL | NEW$^†$ | LAB | DAY | WIL | NEW | CHE | ORL |
| Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Los Angeles Blues (LAB) | SPR$^†$ | ANT | PRU$^†$ | RPP$^†$ | ANT | CHE | CHE | DAY | PIT | HAR$^†$ | HAR$^†$ | CHB$^†$ | WIL$^†$ | DAY$^†$ | DAY$^†$ | RIC$^†$ | HAR$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | WIL$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | RIC$^†$ | RIC$^†$ |
| Los Angeles Blues (LAB) | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Orlando City SC (ORL) | RIC | NEW | CHE | PRU$^†$ | NEW | DAY | PIT | ROC | HAR | RIC | CHE | WIL | ANT | WIL | ANT$^†$ | ANT | PIT | ROC | DAY | CHB | ROC | CHB | CHB $^†$ | HAR |
| Orlando City SC (ORL) | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | RIC | HAR | WIL | CHB | CHB | ORL | NEW | LAB | WIL | HAR$^†$ | DAY | WIL | ROC | CHE | CHB | ORL | ANT $^†$ | NEW | NEW | DAY | ROC | RIC | CHE | ROC |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | ORL | PIT | ROC | CHB | DAY | WIL | HAR | CHB | ORL | NEW | NEW | HAR | NEW | ROC | DAY $^†$ | CHE | CHE$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | LAB | PIT$^†$ | DAY | WIL | LAB$^†$ | LAB$^†$ |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | RIC | WIL | DAY | HAR | CHB | ANT | ORL | WIL | NEW | ANT | ANT | HAR | PIT | DAY | RIC | ORL | NEW | ORL | PIT | CHE | CHB | CHE | NEW$^†$ | PIT |
| Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | ROC | PIT | RIC | NEW | CHB | ROC | PIT | ORL | PIT | CHE | ORL | CHB$^†$ | LAB$^†$ | ANT$^†$ | ANT | CHB | HAR | CHE | CHE | NEW | HAR | LAB$^†$ | RIC | DAY |
| Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Puerto Rican Teams: Puerto Rico United – PRU$^†$ • River Plate Puerto Rico – RPP$^†$ • Sevilla FC Puerto Rico – SPR$^†$ |||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 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.

## 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 Semifinals | Divisional Semifinals | Divisional Finals | Divisional Finals | Divisional Finals | USL PRO Championship | USL PRO Championship | USL PRO Championship |
| A1 | Orlando City SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Charleston Battery | 1 | A1 | Orlando City SC | 3 | | | |
| American Division | American Division | American Division | A1 | Orlando City SC | 3 | | | |
| American Division | American Division | American Division | A3 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | |
| A2 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 (4) | A3 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | |
| A3 | Richmond Kickers (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | |
| A3 | Richmond Kickers (p) | 0 (5) | | | | A1 | Orlando City SC (p) | 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 | | | | | | |
Championship Game MVP: Sean Kelley (ORL)

## Statistical leaders
### Top Goalkeepers

(Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | GP | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA | W-L-T | SHO |
| 1 | Miguel Gallardo | Orlando City SC | 22 | 1980 | 68 | 15 | 0.681 | 12-3-6 | 11 |
| 2 | Andrew Dykstra | Charleston Battery | 13 | 1170 | 30 | 11 | 0.846 | 7-4-2 | 5 |
| 3 | Ronnie Pascale | Richmond Kickers | 23 | 2070 | 64 | 21 | 0.913 | 12-7-4 | 9 |
| 4 | Neal Kitson | Rochester Rhinos | 23 | 2070 | 76 | 22 | 0.956 | 12-7-4 | 9 |
| 5 | Brock Duckworth | Wilmington Hammerheads | 18 | 1620 | 71 | 46 | 1.166 | 11-5-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Óscar Dautt | Los Angeles Blues | 20 | 1800 | 77 | 53 | 1.200 | 6-6-8 | 5 |
| 7 | Eric Reed | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 2160 | 81 | 29 | 1.208 | 9-9-6 | 8 |
| 8 | Keita de Castro | Antigua Barracuda | 19 | 1710 | 58 | 23 | 1.210 | 8-8-1 | 5 |
| 9 | Chase Harrison | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 1800 | 59 | 26 | 1.300 | 8-6-6 | 5 |
| 10 | Hunter Gilstrap | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 23 | 2070 | 98 | 30 | 1.304 | 7-11-5 | 9 |
Source:

## League awards

* Most Valuable Player: Yordany Álvarez (ORL)
* Rookie of the Year: Luke Mulholland (WIL)
* Defender of the Year: Rob Valentino (ORL)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Miguel Gallardo (ORL)
* Coach of the Year: Adrian Heath (ORL)

## All-League Teams
### First Team

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

### Second Team

F: José Angulo (HAR), George Davis IV (DAY), Jason Yeisley (PIT) M: Lewis Neal (ORL), Lawson Robinson (ANT), Jamie Watson (ORL) D: George Dublin (ANT), Colin Falvey (CHB), Kyle Hoffer (NEW), Troy Roberts (ROC) G: Neal Kitson (ROC)