The 2012 USL Pro season was the 26th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and the second season of USL Pro. The season started with 11 teams. FC New York self-relegated to the National Premier Soccer League prior to the release of the schedule. The final weekend of the regular season was August 17–19.

Teams

Stadiums and Locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Antigua Barracuda St. John's, Antigua Stanford Cricket Ground Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina Blackbaud Stadium Charlotte Eagles Charlotte, North Carolina Restart Field Dayton Dutch Lions Bellbrook, Ohio Miami Valley South Stadium Harrisburg City Islanders Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Skyline Sports Complex Los Angeles Blues Fullerton, California Titan Stadium Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida Citrus Bowl Pittsburgh Riverhounds Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Chartiers Valley High School Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium Rochester Rhinos Rochester, New York Sahlen's Stadium Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium

Personal and Kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Head coach Captain Jersey manufacturer Shirt sponsorAntigua Barracuda JomaNoneCharleston Battery UmbroavVentaCharlotte Eagles AdmiralCoca-ColaDayton Dutch Lions Under ArmourScoutforall.comHarrisburg City Islanders NikeCapital Blue Cross/SnickersLos Angeles Blues NikeMarriottOrlando City SC Ian FullerUmbroOrlando Health/Legoland FloridaPittsburgh Riverhounds Umbro#1 CochranRichmond Kickers AdidasHealth Diagnostic Laboratory Inc.Rochester Rhinos UmbroNon-Smoking CoalitionWilmington Hammerheads UmbroNew Hanover Regional Medical Center

Transfers For full list, see List of USL Pro transfers 2012.

Standings

Results table

Color Key: Home Away Win Loss Draw ClubMatch123456789101112131415161718192021222324Antigua Barracuda FC(ANT) PIT PIT CHE CHE WIL CHBORL ORL CHB ORLCHB CHB ROCHAR LAB LAB PITDAY RIC CHELAB LABRIC RIC0–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–20–2 1–01–4 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–41–3 0–2 0–4 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 Charleston Battery(CHB) RIC RIC CHE PIT ANTROC LAB PIT DAY ORLANT HAR ANT ANTCHE CHE WIL ORL ORL WIL WIL HARROC DAY2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–12–1 0–10–20–1 3–1 1–20–4 2–2 1–2 0–3 4–0 0–0 Charlotte Eagles(CHE) ORL DAY CHB HAR ANT ANT HAR ROC ROCWILORL RICRIC LAB CHB CHB PIT WIL RIC RIC ANTPIT DAYWIL 0–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 3–12–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–01–2 0–4 3–0 2–2 1–0 Dayton Dutch Lions(DDL) CHE PIT ROC RICLAB ROC HAR ROC CHB PIT LAB LAB WILORL PIT ROC HARHAR WIL RIC ANTCHE ORL CHB0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–21–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 Harrisburg City Islanders(HAR) CHE WIL CHE RIC PIT DAY ROC RIC WIL ROC ORLCHB ROC PIT ANT DAY DAY PIT LAB ORL CHB RIC LAB LAB2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–13–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 Los Angeles Blues(LAB) ROCROC WIL WILDAY PIT ORL CHB DAY DAY CHE WIL RIC ORLORL ANTANT ROC HARPIT ANTANT HARHAR 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–01–0 1–32–40–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 Orlando City SC(ORL) CHEWIL RIC RIC PIT ANT ANT LAB CHE WIL CHBANT HAR DAY PITLAB LABROC CHB WIL CHB HAR ROCDAY2–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 4–2 1–0 1–1Pittsburgh Riverhounds(PIT) ANT ANT DAY CHB WIL ORL LAB HAR RIC CHB DAY ROC WIL ORL DAY HAR RIC CHE HAR ROC ANTLAB CHE ROC 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–11–10–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 Richmond Kickers(RIC) CHB CHB ORL ORL DAY HAR PIT WIL HAR ROC CHEWIL CHEROC LAB WIL PIT DAY CHE CHE ANT HARANT ANT 1–2 2–1 0–20–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–11–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–3 1–0 0–13–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 Rochester Rhinos(ROC) LABLAB DAY CHE CHE CHBDAY HAR DAY RIC WIL HAR PIT RICHARANT DAY WIL ORL PITLAB ORL CHBPIT 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–21–1 3–2 1–24–1 2–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 Wilmington Hammerheads(WIL) ORL HAR PIT ANT LAB LAB CHERIC ORL ROCHAR RICPIT DAY LABRIC ROC CHBDAY CHE ORLCHBCHB CHE 1–4 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–4 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1

USL Pro published schedule and results.

Playoffs The 2012 USL Pro Playoffs included the top six finishers in the table, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receiving a first-round bye on August 25. The semifinals featuring the four remaining teams was played the following weekend, with the 2012 USL PRO Championship set for the weekend of September 7–9. All playoff rounds featured a single-game knockout format.

Championship Game MVP: Jose Cuevas (CHB) Average home attendances Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team Orlando City SC 12 79,276 8,932 3,506 6,606 Rochester Rhinos 12 75,176 7,959 4,653 6,265 Wilmington Hammerheads 12 51,183 5,382 2,482 4,265 Charleston Battery 12 47,359 4,782 2,983 3,947 Richmond Kickers 12 28,550 5,009 1,424 2,379 Harrisburg City Islanders 12 17,418 1,958 355 1,452 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 12 11,810 2,023 532 984 Antigua Barracuda 10 8,831 1,800 381 883 Charlotte Eagles 12 9,348 1,447 522 779 Dayton Dutch Lions 12 8,592 1,053 367 716 Los Angeles Blues 12 8,247 2,432 134 687 Total 130 345,790 8,932 134 2,660

Statistical leaders Top scorers RankPlayerNationClubGoals1Dennis Chin Orlando City SC112Nicki Paterson Charleston Battery103Corey Hertzog Wilmington Hammerheads9Matt Luzunaris Orlando City SC5Andriy Budnyy Wilmington Hammerheads86Jose Cuevas Charleston Battery7Lucky Mkosana Harrisburg City Islanders8Bright Dike Los Angeles Blues6Andrew Hoxie Rochester RhinosYann Ekra Harrisburg City IslandersChris Agorsor Richmond KickersMatt Kassel Pittsburgh RiverhoundsDarryl Roberts Charlotte Eagles Source:

Top assists

RankPlayerNationClubAssists1J. C. Banks Rochester Rhinos82Kevin Molino Orlando City SC73Corey Hertzog Wilmington Hammerheads54Ryan Richter Charleston Battery4Jason Pelletier Harrisburg City IslandersJose Cuevas Charleston BatteryMauricio Salles Charlotte EaglesLuke Boden Orlando City SCTony Donatelli Charleston BatterySainey Touray Harrisburg City IslandersSallieu Bundu Charleston Battery

Top goalkeepers (Minimum of 1080 Minutes Played) RankGoalkeeperClubGPMINSSVSGAGAAW-L-TSHO1 Miguel GallardoOrlando City SC21184553160.78014-0-682 Kristian NichtRochester Rhinos22189086200.90912-6-4113 Andrew DykstraCharleston Battery20180057201.00011-7-294 Eric ReedCharlotte Eagles21189064211.0009-9-175 Ronnie PascaleRichmond Kickers24215495271.12811-8-576 Matt WilliamsDayton Dutch Lions242147115291.2154-10-1057 Nick NobleHarrisburg City Islanders23205070291.2739-7-788 Alex HorwathWilmington Hammerheads24216085321.33311-7-679 Hunter GilstrapPittsburgh Riverhounds22198092351.5904-13-5310 Molvin JamesAntigua Barracuda15126856332.3423-9-10 Source:

League awards

Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino (ORL) Rookie of the Year: Jose Cuevas (CHB) Defender of the Year: Troy Roberts (ROC) Goalkeeper of the Year: Kristian Nicht (ROC) Coach of the Year: Adrian Heath (ORL)

All-League Teams

First Team F: Dennis Chin (ORL), Jose Cuevas (CHB), Corey Hertzog (WIL) M: J.C. Banks (ROC), Kevin Molino (ORL), Nicki Paterson (CHB) D: Josh Rife (CHE), Troy Roberts (ROC), Rob Valentino (ORL), William Yomby (RIC) G: Kristian Nicht (ROC)

Second Team F: Bright Dike (LAB), Matt Luzunaris (ORL), Lucky Mkosana (HAR) M: Joel DeLass (DDL), Matt Kassel (PIT), Bryce Taylor (WIL) D: Kieron Bernard (ORL), Erlys Garcia (LAB), Quentin Griffith (ANT), Mechack Jérôme (ORL) G: Miguel Gallardo (ORL)

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