2012 Los Angeles Blues season

Los Angeles Blues
2012 season
Owners United States Ali Mansouri
United States Maryam Mansouri
Head Coach United States Charlie Naimo
Stadium Titan Stadium
USL Pro 8th
USL Pro Playoffs DNQ
U.S. Open Cup Second round
Home colors
Away colors
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Los Angeles Blues season was the club's second year of existence, their second year in USL Pro, the third division of the American soccer pyramid.

Background

After a 7th overall finish in 2011 and an exit in the first round of the Playoffs, the Blues retained few players from 2011 onto the 2012. Coach Naimo retained only Carlos Borja, Israel Sesay, Erlys Garcia and Amir Abedzadeh.[1]

The Blues also announced the hiring of Steve Donner (formerly CEO of Orlando City) as vice president of business operations to focus on better marketing of the club and to bring professionalism to the front-office.[1] The first game of the 2012 season reflected these efforts with a 2,432 attendance compared to 696 for the first home game in 2011 (the Blues averaged 382 during the 2011 season).

Competitions

Preseason

USL Pro regular season

Further information: 2012 USL Pro season

Standings

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 T
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 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
5 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 10 7 7 34 32+2 37
6 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 24 10 7 7 34 29+5 37
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

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.


U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Scott French (13 April 2012). L.A. BLUES: Starting over, with a plan. ESPNLosAngeles.com.
  2. ↑ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
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