2012 Los Angeles Blues season

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.

Los Angeles Blues
2012 season
Owners Ali Mansouri
Maryam Mansouri
Head Coach Charlie Naimo
StadiumTitan Stadium
USL Pro8th
USL Pro PlayoffsDNQ
U.S. Open CupSecond round

Background
Main article: 2011 Los Angeles Blues season

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).

Review

Competitions

Preseason
February 3, 2012 LA Galaxy7–2LA BluesCarson, California
10:00 PST Sarvas  12' (pen.)
Dunivant  28'
Cristman  36', 45'
Cardozo  42'
McBean  63'
Nakazawa  84'		 Report Russell  17'
Cho  30'
Fondy  84' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center

USL Pro regular season
Further information: 2012 USL Pro season

Standings
Pos Team 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
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]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record).

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
May 22 Ventura County Fusion 3−1 (a.e.t.) Los Angeles BluesFullerton, CA
5:00 PDT López  35' (pen.)  107'
Bowen  116'		 Report  14' (o.g.) Pontius Stadium: Hal Sherbeck Field House

See also

References
  1. 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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