# 2012 USL Pro season

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

| 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 |
| 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 |

### 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.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Jersey manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Antigua Barracuda | Tom Curtis | George Dublin | Joma | None |
| Charleston Battery | Michael Anhaeuser | Stephen Armstrong | Umbro | avVenta |
| Charlotte Eagles | Mark Steffens | Josh Rife | Admiral | Coca-Cola |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | Ivar van Dinteren | Bret Jones | Under Armour | Scoutforall.com |
| Harrisburg City Islanders | Bill Becher | Jason Pelletier | Nike | Capital Blue Cross/Snickers |
| Los Angeles Blues | Charlie Naimo | Shahryar Dastan | Nike | Marriott |
| Orlando City SC | Adrian Heath | Ian Fuller | Umbro | Orlando Health/Legoland Florida |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Justin Evans | | Umbro | #1 Cochran |
| Richmond Kickers | Leigh Cowlishaw | Ronnie Pascale | Adidas | Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. |
| Rochester Rhinos | Jesse Myers | | Umbro | Non-Smoking Coalition |
| Wilmington Hammerheads | David Irving | | Umbro | New Hanover Regional Medical Center |

## Transfers

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

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orlando City SC (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 57 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye |
| 2 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 41 | Playoffs 1st round bye |
| 3 | Charleston Battery (A) | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Blues | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | |
| 11 | Antigua Barracuda | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 16 | |

## 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) | PIT | PIT | CHE | CHE | WIL | CHB | ORL | ORL | CHB | ORL | CHB | CHB | ROC | HAR | LAB | LAB | PIT | DAY | RIC | CHE | LAB | LAB | RIC | RIC |
| Antigua Barracuda FC (ANT) | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Charleston Battery (CHB) | RIC | RIC | CHE | PIT | ANT | ROC | LAB | PIT | DAY | ORL | ANT | HAR | ANT | ANT | CHE | CHE | WIL | ORL | ORL | WIL | WIL | HAR | ROC | DAY |
| Charleston Battery (CHB) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | ORL | DAY | CHB | HAR | ANT | ANT | HAR | ROC | ROC | WIL | ORL | RIC | RIC | LAB | CHB | CHB | PIT | WIL | RIC | RIC | ANT | PIT | DAY | WIL |
| Charlotte Eagles (CHE) | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL) | CHE | PIT | ROC | RIC | LAB | ROC | HAR | ROC | CHB | PIT | LAB | LAB | WIL | ORL | PIT | ROC | HAR | HAR | WIL | RIC | ANT | CHE | ORL | CHB |
| Dayton Dutch Lions (DDL) | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | CHE | WIL | CHE | RIC | PIT | DAY | ROC | RIC | WIL | ROC | ORL | CHB | ROC | PIT | ANT | DAY | DAY | PIT | LAB | ORL | CHB | RIC | LAB | LAB |
| Harrisburg City Islanders (HAR) | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Los Angeles Blues (LAB) | ROC | ROC | WIL | WIL | DAY | PIT | ORL | CHB | DAY | DAY | CHE | WIL | RIC | ORL | ORL | ANT | ANT | ROC | HAR | PIT | ANT | ANT | HAR | HAR |
| Los Angeles Blues (LAB) | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Orlando City SC (ORL) | CHE | WIL | RIC | RIC | PIT | ANT | ANT | LAB | CHE | WIL | CHB | ANT | HAR | DAY | PIT | LAB | LAB | ROC | CHB | WIL | CHB | HAR | ROC | DAY |
| Orlando City SC (ORL) | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | ANT | ANT | DAY | CHB | WIL | ORL | LAB | HAR | RIC | CHB | DAY | ROC | WIL | ORL | DAY | HAR | RIC | CHE | HAR | ROC | ANT | LAB | CHE | ROC |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PIT) | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | CHB | CHB | ORL | ORL | DAY | HAR | PIT | WIL | HAR | ROC | CHE | WIL | CHE | ROC | LAB | WIL | PIT | DAY | CHE | CHE | ANT | HAR | ANT | ANT |
| Richmond Kickers (RIC) | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | LAB | LAB | DAY | CHE | CHE | CHB | DAY | HAR | DAY | RIC | WIL | HAR | PIT | RIC | HAR | ANT | DAY | WIL | ORL | PIT | LAB | ORL | CHB | PIT |
| Rochester Rhinos (ROC) | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | ORL | HAR | PIT | ANT | LAB | LAB | CHE | RIC | ORL | ROC | HAR | RIC | PIT | DAY | LAB | RIC | ROC | CHB | DAY | CHE | ORL | CHB | CHB | CHE |
| Wilmington Hammerheads (WIL) | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
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.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | USL Pro Championship | USL Pro Championship | USL Pro Championship |
| | | | 1 | Orlando City SC | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 3 | | | | 3 | Charleston Battery | 1 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 (3) | | | |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | 3 | Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) | | | |
| 6 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 | | | | | | |
Championship Game MVP: Jose Cuevas (CHB)

## Statistical leaders
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Dennis Chin | USA | Orlando City SC | 11 |
| 2 | Nicki Paterson | SCO | Charleston Battery | 10 |
| 3 | Corey Hertzog | USA | Wilmington Hammerheads | 9 |
| 3 | Matt Luzunaris | USA | Orlando City SC | 9 |
| 5 | Andriy Budnyy | UKR | Wilmington Hammerheads | 8 |
| 6 | Jose Cuevas | USA | Charleston Battery | 7 |
| 6 | Lucky Mkosana | ZIM | Harrisburg City Islanders | 7 |
| 8 | Bright Dike | USA | Los Angeles Blues | 6 |
| 8 | Matt Kassel | USA | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 6 |
| 8 | Darryl Roberts | TRI | Charlotte Eagles | 6 |
Source:

### 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 | 21 | 1845 | 53 | 16 | 0.780 | 14-0-6 | 8 |
| 2 | Kristian Nicht | Rochester Rhinos | 22 | 1890 | 86 | 20 | 0.909 | 12-6-4 | 11 |
| 3 | Andrew Dykstra | Charleston Battery | 20 | 1800 | 57 | 20 | 1.000 | 11-7-2 | 9 |
| 4 | Eric Reed | Charlotte Eagles | 21 | 1890 | 64 | 21 | 1.000 | 9-9-1 | 7 |
| 5 | Ronnie Pascale | Richmond Kickers | 24 | 2154 | 95 | 27 | 1.128 | 11-8-5 | 7 |
| 6 | Matt Williams | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24 | 2147 | 115 | 29 | 1.215 | 4-10-10 | 5 |
| 7 | Nick Noble | Harrisburg City Islanders | 23 | 2050 | 70 | 29 | 1.273 | 9-7-7 | 8 |
| 8 | Alex Horwath | Wilmington Hammerheads | 24 | 2160 | 85 | 32 | 1.333 | 11-7-6 | 7 |
| 9 | Hunter Gilstrap | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 22 | 1980 | 92 | 35 | 1.590 | 4-13-5 | 3 |
| 10 | Molvin James | Antigua Barracuda | 15 | 1268 | 56 | 33 | 2.342 | 3-9-1 | 0 |
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)