2011 Los Angeles Blues season

The 2011 Los Angeles Blues season is the inaugural season of the club. For the 2011 season, the Blues will be playing in the USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid. This season marks 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
Owners Ali Mansouri
Maryam Mansouri
Head coach 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

Review and events

Match results

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

Legend

Win Tie Loss

USL Pro

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

U.S. Open Cup

League standings

National Division

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

Roster

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

  • Charlie Naimo - Head Coach
  • Shayon Jalayer - Assistant Coach
  • Agustin Rodriguez - Assistant Coach
  • Salvador Moran - Assistant Coach
  • Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh - Goalkeeper Coach
  • Alyse LaHue - General Manager
  • Alli D'Amico - Director of Operations

Statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL ProPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Oscar Dautt 000+000000
2 DF Erlys García 000+000000
3 DF Josh Suggs 000+000000
4 DF Cameron Dunn 000+000000
5 DF Nelson Akwari 000+000000
6 MF Jhonny Bravo 000+000000
7 MF Josh Tudela 000+000000
8 MF Shahryar Dastan 000+000000
9 FW Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan from Chivas USA) 000+000000
10 MF Walter Gaitán 000+000000
11 FW Akeem Priestley 000+000000
12 DF Leonard Griffin (on loan from Orlando City) 000+000000
14 DF Mehrshad Momeni 000+000000
15 MF Adriano de Lima 000+000000
17 MF Gerardo Bravo 000+000000
18 GK Tony Peiffer 000+000000
19 MF Dane Saintus 000+000000
20 DF Leon Abravanel 000+000000
21 DF Mike Randolph 000+000000
22 GK Amir Abedzadeh 000+000000
23 DF Justin Valashinas 000+000000
24 MF Cesar Rivera 000+000000
25 FW Israel Sesay 000+000000
26 MF Edwin Miranda 000+000000
33 MF Federico Cino 000+000000
77 FW Tomislav Colic 000+000000
FW Peter Byers 000+000000
DF Luke Chambers 000+000000

Transfers

In

Player Pos. Loaned from Start End Ref
Chukwudi ChijinduFW Chivas USAMarch 23, 2011TBD[3]
Leonard GriffinDF Orlando CityMarch 23, 2011TBD[3]

Out

Player Pos. Loaned to Start End Ref
Ty ShipalaneMF Richmond KickersApril 16, 2010April 20, 2010

References

  1. See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  2. "Los Angeles Blues Soccer Club". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05.
  3. "Blues Add Two Key Players to Roster". Oursportscentral.com. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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