2011 Los Angeles Blues season

Los Angeles Blues

2011 season
Owners	Ali Mansouri Maryam Mansouri
Head Coach	Charlie Naimo
Stadium	Titan Stadium
USL Professional Division	Division: 3rd Overall: 7th
USL Pro Playoffs	Divisional Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Cesar Rivera (6) All: Cesar Rivera (7)
Highest home attendance	USL Pro: 704 vs Dayton 15 July 2011 USOC: 3,627 vs LA Galaxy 28 June 2011
Lowest home attendance	144 vs Antigua 7 August 2011
Average home league attendance	382
Home colors Away colors
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The 2011 Los Angeles Blues season is the inaugural season of the club. For the 2011 season, the Blues will be playing in the USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. This season marks the first time in the modern era of American soccer that three professional soccer clubs play in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Review and events

Match results

Lists of matches, featuring result, attendance (where available) and scorers, grouped by competition (league, cup, other competition). Do not include friendly matches.

Legend

Win

Tie

Loss

USL Pro

Sevilla FC Puerto Rico v Los Angeles Blues

April 15, 2011 1	Sevilla FC Puerto Rico	0 – 3	Los Angeles Blues	Juncos, Puerto Rico
17:00 PST	Velez  25' Pacheco  79' Roushandel  90'	Report	13' Garcia  48'  50' Rivera  70' Dastan  79' Griffin  81' Bravo  91+' Gaitan	Stadium: Josue Gonzalez Stadium Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Javier Santos

Antigua Barracuda v Los Angeles Blues

April 17, 2011 2	Antigua Barracuda	1 – 2	Los Angeles Blues	Saint George Parish, Antigua and Barbuda
16:00 PST		Report		Stadium: Stanford Cricket Ground

Puerto Rico United v Los Angeles Blues

April 20, 2011 3	Puerto Rico United	2 – 4	Los Angeles Blues	Aguada, Puerto Rico
17:00 PST		Report		Stadium: Aguada Stadium

River Plate Puerto Rico v Los Angeles Blues

April 23, 2011 4	River Plate Puerto Rico	1 – 1	Los Angeles Blues	Carolina, Puerto Rico
17:00 PST		Report		Stadium: Roberto Clemente Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Los Angeles Blues v Hollywood United Hitmen

June 14, 2011 R1	Los Angeles Blues	3 – 1	Hollywood United Hitmen	Riverside, California
19:30 PST	Momeni  37'  55' Bravo  90'	Report	Morales  67'	Stadium: Riverside Community College

Ventura County Fusion v Los Angeles Blues

June 21, 2011 R2	Ventura County Fusion	0 – 1	Los Angeles Blues	Ventura, California
16:00 PST		Report	45' Sesay	Stadium: Ventura College

Los Angeles Blues v Los Angeles Galaxy

June 28, 2011 R3	Los Angeles Blues	1 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Fullerton, California
17:00 PST				Stadium: Titan Stadium

League standings

American Division

Pos	Team	GP	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
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

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.^[1]
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

• ^Note 1 - The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

National Division

Pos	Team	GP	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
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

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.^[2]
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

• ^Note 1 - The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL PRO Playoffs.

Club

Roster

as of May 22, 2011^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Oscar Dautt 2 DF Erlys García 3 DF Josh Suggs 4 DF Cameron Dunn 5 DF Nelson Akwari 6 MF Jhonny Bravo 7 MF Josh Tudela 8 MF Shahryar Dastan 9 FW Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA) 10 MF Walter Gaitán 11 FW Akeem Priestley 12 DF Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City) 14 DF Mehrshad Momeni 15 MF Adriano de Lima

No. Position Player 17 MF Gerardo Bravo 18 GK Tony Peiffer 19 MF Dane Saintus (*) 20 DF Leon Abravanel (*) 21 DF Mike Randolph 22 GK Amir Abedzadeh 23 DF Justin Valashinas (*) 24 MF Cesar Rivera 25 FW Israel Sesay 26 MF Edwin Miranda 33 MF Federico Cino (*) 77 FW Tomislav Colic — FW Peter Byers — DF Luke Chambers (*)

• Note: (*) indicates a player on loan to the PDL Los Angeles Blues 23 side

Management and staff

• Charlie Naimo - Head Coach
• Shayon Jalayer - Assistant Coach
• Agustin Rodriguez - Assistant Coach
• Salvador Moran - Assistant Coach
• Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh - Goalkeeper Coach
• Alyse LaHue - General Manager
• Alli D'Amico - Director of Operations

Statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL Pro		Playoffs		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Oscar Dautt	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Erlys García	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Josh Suggs	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Cameron Dunn	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Nelson Akwari	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Jhonny Bravo	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Josh Tudela	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Shahryar Dastan	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA)	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Walter Gaitán	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Akeem Priestley	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City)	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Mehrshad Momeni	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Adriano de Lima	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Gerardo Bravo	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Tony Peiffer	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Dane Saintus	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Leon Abravanel	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Mike Randolph	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK		Amir Abedzadeh	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Justin Valashinas	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Cesar Rivera	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Israel Sesay	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		Edwin Miranda	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF		Federico Cino	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
77	FW		Tomislav Colic	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW		Peter Byers	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Luke Chambers	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Loan

In

Player	Pos.	Loaned from	Start	End	Ref
Chukwudi Chijindu	FW	Chivas USA	March 23, 2011	TBD	[4]
Leonard Griffin	DF	Orlando City	March 23, 2011	TBD	[4]

Out

Player	Pos.	Loaned to	Start	End	Ref
Ty Shipalane	MF	Richmond Kickers	April 16, 2010	April 20, 2010

References

1. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
2. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
3. "Los Angeles Blues Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05.
4. "Blues Add Two Key Players to Roster". Oursportscentral.com. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.