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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.
| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owners |  Ali Mansouri Maryam Mansouri | ||
| Head coach | Charlie Naimo | ||
| Stadium | Titan Stadium | ||
| USL Pro | 8th | ||
| USL Pro Playoffs | DNQ | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Second round | ||
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Background
editAfter 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
editPreseason
edit| February 3, 2012 | LA Galaxy | 7–2 | LA Blues | Carson, 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
editStandings
edit| 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 |
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
edit| May 22 | Ventura County Fusion  | 3−1 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Blues | Fullerton, CA |
| 5:00 PDT | López 35' (pen.) 107' Bowen 116' |
Report | 14' (o.g.) Pontius |
Stadium: Hal Sherbeck Field House |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Scott French (13 April 2012). L.A. BLUES: Starting over, with a plan. ESPNLosAngeles.com.
- ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations