The 2010 season is the 24th season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 6 professional men's clubs in the USL Second Division, 29 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League, and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development League.
The remaining USL First Division teams that did not break away to form the North American Soccer League, as well as the NASL teams, will play in the D2 Pro League this year.
The Second Division season started on April 17 with 3 games: Charleston Battery at Charlotte Eagles, Richmond Kickers hosting Harrisburg City Islanders, and Pittsburgh Riverhounds at Real Maryland Monarchs. The season closed on August 14 with Pittsburgh at Harrisburg, Real Maryland at Richmond, and Charleston hosting Charlotte.
First Division
editSecond Division
edit| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Charleston Battery |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 147 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lamar Neagle (12) |
| Longest winning run | Charleston (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Charleston (7) |
| Longest losing run | Harrisburg/Real Maryland (4) |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Regular season
editChanges from 2009
edit- Bermuda Hogges left to compete in USL Premier Development League.
- Charleston Battery enter competition this year from USL First Division.
- Crystal Palace Baltimore left to compete in USSF Division 2 Professional League.
- Western Mass Pioneers left to compete in USL Premier Development League.
- Wilmington Hammerheads went on hiatus.
Standings
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 38 | Regular season champion |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 33 | Playoff spot clinched |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 29 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 22 | |
| 5 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 19 | |
| 6 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 18 |
Results
edit| Abbreviation and Color Key: Charleston Battery – CHS • Charlotte Eagles – CHA • Harrisburg City Islanders – HAR Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT • Real Maryland Monarchs – RMM • Richmond Kickers – RIC Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
| Charleston Battery | CHA | PIT | RMM | CHA | HAR | PIT | PIT | HAR | RMM | HAR | RIC | RIC | RIC | RIC | RMM | HAR | RMM | CHA | PIT | CHA | ||||||||
| 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |||||||||
| Charlotte Eagles | CHS | RIC | CHS | HAR | PIT | RIC | RMM | HAR | HAR | RMM | PIT | RIC | PIT | HAR | RIC | RMM | PIT | CHS | RMM | CHS | ||||||||
| 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |||||||||
| Harrisburg City Islanders | RIC | RMM | CHA | CHS | RMM | CHS | CHA | CHS | CHA | PIT | RIC | CHA | RMM | RMM | PIT | CHS | RIC | PIT | RIC | PIT | ||||||||
| 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds | RMM | CHS | RIC | CHS | CHA | CHS | RIC | RMM | HAR | CHA | RMM | CHA | RIC | HAR | CHA | RIC | RMM | HAR | CHS | HAR | ||||||||
| 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Real Maryland Monarchs | PIT | HAR | CHS | RIC | RIC | HAR | RIC | CHA | CHS | PIT | CHA | PIT | HAR | HAR | CHS | CHA | CHS | PIT | CHA | RIC | ||||||||
| 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |||||||||
| Richmond Kickers | HAR | CHA | RMM | PIT | RMM | RMM | CHA | PIT | CHS | CHS | HAR | CHA | CHS | CHS | CHA | PIT | PIT | HAR | HAR | RMM | ||||||||
| 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||
Playoffs
edit| USL-2 Semifinal | USL-2 Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | |||||||
Semifinal
edit| Richmond Kickers | 2 – 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
|---|---|---|
Delicâte  35'Foglesong 50'Kabwe  65'Burke 90' |
Report | Kouadio 90' |
Championship
edit| Charleston Battery | 2 – 1 | Richmond Kickers |
|---|---|---|
| Neagle 26' 83' Falvey  30'Fuller 52'Woodbine 79' |
Report | Elcock 73' Burke 83'Yomby 83' |
Premier Development League
edit- See 2010 PDL season