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2011 Los Angeles Blues season

The 2011 Los Angeles Blues season was the inaugural season of the club. For the 2011 season, the Blues played in the USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. This season marked the first time in the modern era of American soccer that three professional soccer clubs play in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Los Angeles Blues
2011 season
OwnersUnited States Ali Mansouri
United States Maryam Mansouri
Head coachUnited States Charlie Naimo
StadiumTitan Stadium
USL Professional DivisionDivision: 3rd
Overall: 7th
USL Pro PlayoffsDivisional Semifinals
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cesar Rivera (6)
All: Cesar Rivera (7)
Highest home attendanceUSL Pro: 704 vs Dayton 15 July 2011
USOC: 3,627 vs LA Galaxy 28 June 2011
Lowest home attendance144 vs Antigua 7 August 2011
Average home league attendance382
2012 →

Review and events

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See also: 2011 USL Pro season and 2011 U.S. Open Cup

Match results

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

Legend

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Win Tie Loss

USL Pro

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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

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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

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National Division

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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[a]
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.[1]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs
Notes:
  1. ^ The top four clubs in each division are guaranteed spots in the 2011 USL PRO Playoffs.

Club

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Roster

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as of May 22, 2011[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MEX Oscar Dautt
2 DF   CUB Erlys García
3 DF   USA Josh Suggs
4 DF   USA Cameron Dunn
5 DF   USA Nelson Akwari
6 MF   PER Jhonny Bravo
7 MF   USA Josh Tudela
8 MF   IRN Shahryar Dastan
9 FW   USA Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA)
10 MF   ARG Walter Gaitán
11 FW   JAM Akeem Priestley
12 DF   USA Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City)
14 DF   IRN Mehrshad Momeni
15 MF   BRA Adriano de Lima
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   PER Gerardo Bravo
18 GK   USA Tony Peiffer
19 MF   USA Dane Saintus (*)
20 DF   USA Leon Abravanel (*)
21 DF   USA Mike Randolph
22 GK   IRN Amir Abedzadeh
23 DF   USA Justin Valashinas (*)
24 MF   USA Cesar Rivera
25 FW   USA Israel Sesay
26 MF   SLV Edwin Miranda
33 MF   BRA Federico Cino (*)
77 FW   SRB Tomislav Colic
— FW   ATG Peter Byers
— DF   ENG Luke Chambers (*)

Management and staff

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Statistics

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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   MEX Oscar Dautt 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   CUB Erlys García 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   USA Josh Suggs 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   USA Cameron Dunn 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   USA Nelson Akwari 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   PER Jhonny Bravo 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   USA Josh Tudela 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   IRN Shahryar Dastan 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   USA Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA) 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   ARG Walter Gaitán 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   JAM Akeem Priestley 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   USA Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City) 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   IRN Mehrshad Momeni 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   BRA Adriano de Lima 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   PER Gerardo Bravo 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK   USA Tony Peiffer 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   USA Dane Saintus 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   USA Leon Abravanel 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   USA Mike Randolph 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   IRN Amir Abedzadeh 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   USA Justin Valashinas 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   USA Cesar Rivera 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   USA Israel Sesay 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   SLV Edwin Miranda 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF   BRA Federico Cino 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW   SRB Tomislav Colic 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
— FW   ATG Peter Byers 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF   ENG Luke Chambers 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Loan

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In

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Player Pos. Loaned from Start End Ref
  Chukwudi Chijindu FW   Chivas USA March 23, 2011 TBD [3]
  Leonard Griffin DF   Orlando City March 23, 2011 TBD [3]

Out

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

References

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  1. ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Blues Soccer Club". Archived from the original on January 5, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Blues Add Two Key Players to Roster". Oursportscentral.com. March 23, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
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