2010 United Soccer Leagues
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.
Contents
First Division
Second Division
| Season | 2010 |
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| 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) |
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← 2009
2011 →
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Regular season
Changes from 2009
- 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 folded.
Standings
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USL Second Division
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| Pos | Club | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Charleston Battery | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 38 | |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 33 | |
| 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 | |
| Last updated on August 15, 2010 based on the results at the official USL-2 standings table | ||||||||||
| Blue | Regular season champion |
| Green | Playoff spot clinched |
Results
| 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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| Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
| USL-2 Semifinal | USL-2 Championship | |||||||
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 2 | 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0 | ||||||
Semifinal
| Richmond Kickers | 2 – 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds |
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Delicâte  35'Foglesong 50'Kabwe  65'Burke 90' |
Report | Kouadio 90' |
Championship
| Charleston Battery | 2 – 1 | Richmond Kickers |
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Falvey  30'Neagle 26' 83'Fuller 52'Woodbine 79' |
Report | Elcock 73' Burke 83'Yomby 83' |
Premier Development League
- See 2010 PDL season
