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 →

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.

Review and events

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

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 Yellow card 25'
Pacheco Yellow card 79'
Roushandel Yellow card 90'		 Report Yellow card 13' Garcia
Yellow card 48' 50' Rivera
Yellow card 70' Dastan
Yellow card 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

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

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[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

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

Management and staff

Statistics

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

Transfers

In

Out

Loan

In

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

Out

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

References

  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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