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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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].
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).
Notes:

↑ 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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
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]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs.
Notes:

↑ 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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

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

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[table_note_res_PO0.88244685897718-1] The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL Pro Playoffs.

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[2] See Rule 2.11 League Regulations

[4] See Rule 2.11 League Regulations

[5] "Los Angeles Blues Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05.

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2011 USL Pro season by team
Playoffs Transfers
Antigua Barracuda Charleston Battery Charlotte Eagles Dayton Dutch Lions Harrisburg City Islanders Los Angeles Blues F.C. New York Orlando City Pittsburgh Riverhounds Richmond Kickers Rochester Rhinos Wilmington Hammerheads