2011 Chivas USA season

C.D. Chivas USA

2011 season
Owner	Jorge Vergara
Coach	Robin Fraser
Stadium	Home Depot Center
Major League Soccer	15th
MLS Cup	Eliminated
U.S. Open Cup	Play-In Round
California SuperClásico	Loss (0-0-2)
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The 2011 C.D. Chivas USA season was the club's seventh year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer, and their seventh consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

Overview

February

Chivas USA signed New Zealand internationals Andrew Boyens and Simon Elliott on February 9. Six days later the club acquired U.S. defender Heath Pearce from FC Dallas in exchange for allocation money.

Squad

As of September 6, 2011.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Dan Kennedy 2 DF Andrew Boyens 3 DF Heath Pearce 4 DF Michael Umaña 5 MF Paulo Nagamura 7 MF Simon Elliott 8 DF Mariano Trujillo 9 FW Juan Pablo Ángel 10 MF Nick LaBrocca 11 MF Michael Lahoud 13 DF Ante Jazić 15 FW Alejandro Moreno 16 MF Laurent Courtois 17 FW Justin Braun

No. Position Player 18 MF Blair Gavin 19 MF Jorge Flores 20 DF Zarek Valentin 21 MF Ben Zemanski 22 GK Zach Thornton 23 FW Marcos Mondaini (on loan from Fénix) 27 FW Chris Cortez 30 GK Sergio Arias (on loan from Guadalajara) 59 MF Bryan de la Fuente 77 DF David Júnior Lopes 99 FW Víctor Estupiñán — FW Tristan Bowen (on loan to K.S.V. Roeselare) — FW Chukwudi Chijindu (on loan to Los Angeles Blues) — MF Gerson Mayen (on loan to Fort Lauderdale Strikers)

Player Movement

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Alan Gordon	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps	Undisclosed Allocation Money and 2011 International Roster Spot	[2]
	Alejandro Moreno	FW			[2]
December 15, 2010	Jimmy Conrad	DF	Sporting Kansas City	Re-Entry Draft	[3]
December 15, 2010	Tristan Bowen	FW	Los Angeles Galaxy	Acquired for allocation money	[4]
January 13, 2011	Zarek Valentin	DF	University of Akron	SuperDraft, 1st round	[5]
January 13, 2011	Víctor Estupiñán	FW	LDU Quito	SuperDraft, 1st round	[5]
February 9, 2011	Andrew Boyens	DF	New York Red Bulls	Free	[6]
February 9, 2011	Simon Elliott	MF	Wellington Phoenix FC	Free	[6]
February 15, 2011	Heath Pearce	DF	FC Dallas	Acquired for allocation money	[7]
March 11, 2011	Nick LaBrocca	MF	Toronto FC	Acquired for Alan Gordon	[8]
May 15, 2011	Chris Cortez	FW	Chivas USA Youth Academy	Homegrown Player	[9]
August 4, 2011	Laurent Courtois	MF	Grenoble	Undisclosed	[10]
August 12, 2011	David Júnior Lopes	DF	Universitatea Craiova	Undisclosed	[11]
August 17, 2011	Juan Pablo Ángel	FW	Los Angeles Galaxy	Acquired for a 2012 Supplemental Draft pick	[12]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 20101	Jonathan Bornstein	DF	Portland Timbers	Expansion Draft	[13]
November 24, 2010	Alan Gordon	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps	Expansion Draft, subsequently reacquired	[2]
December 3, 2010	Marcelo Saragosa	MF		Option declined	[14]
December 3, 2010	Alexandru Zotincă	DF		Option declined	[14]
December 3, 2010	Eduardo Lillingston	FW	Tecos	Option declined	[14]
December 16, 2010	Giancarlo Maldonado	FW	Atlante	Loan expired, option declined	[15]
January 10, 2011	Osael Romero	MF	C.D. Águila	Option declined	[16]
January 21, 2011	Darío Delgado	DF	Puntarenas F.C.	Option declined	[17]
January 21, 2011	Rodolfo Espinoza	MF	Sporting Cristal	Option declined, free transfer	[17][18]
February 16, 2011	Sal Zizzo	MF	Portland Timbers	Traded for allocation money	[19]
March 1, 2011	Carlos Borja	DF	Los Angeles Blues	Waived, free transfer	[20][21]
March 11, 2011	Jesús Padilla	FW	C.D. Guadalajara	Loan option declined	[22]
March 11, 2011	Alan Gordon	FW	Toronto FC	Traded for Nick LaBrocca	[8]
March 16, 2011	César Zamora	MF		Waived	[23]
March 23, 2011	Yamith Cuesta	DF	Chicago Fire	Traded for 2012 Supplemental Draft pick	[24]
April 1, 2011	Maykel Galindo	FW	FC Dallas	Traded for 2012 Supplemental Draft pick	[25]
August 18, 2011	Jimmy Conrad	DF	None	Retired	[26]

¹ Bornstein was selected by Portland in the expansion draft. He then moved to Tigres on a free transfer when his contract expired on 1 January 2011.^[27]

Loans

In

Date	Player	Position	Loaned From	Fee/Notes	Ref
March 1, 2011	Marcos Mondaini	FW	Fénix		[28]
March 9, 2011	Sergio Arias	GK	Guadalajara		[29]
March 9, 2011	Francisco Mendoza	MF	Guadalajara	Loan terminated September 3, 2011	[29][30]
March 18, 2011	Seth Owusu	DF	Medeama SC[31]	Waived June 30, 2011	[32][33]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Loaned To	Fee/Notes	Ref
March 23, 2011	Chukwudi Chijindu	FW	Los Angeles Blues		[34]
July 17, 2011	Gerson Mayen	MF	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	Loan thru the end of the 2011 NASL season	[35]
August 26, 2011	Tristan Bowen	FW	K.S.V. Roeselare	One year loan	[36]

Stats

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Club

Position	Staff
Owner	Jorge Vergara
General Manager	Jose Domene
Head Coach	Robin Fraser
Assistant Coach	Carlos Llamosa
Assistant Coach	Greg Vanney
Technical Director	Nick Theslof
Goalkeeping Coach	Daniel Gonzalez
Team Administrator	Kevin Esparza
Equipment Manager	Raúl Guerrero
Athletic Trainer	Josh Beaumont
Strength and Conditioning Coach	Jim Liston
Therapist	Miguel Torres

Last updated: 30 March 2011
Source: Club Deportivo Chivas USA

Kits

Home

Home Alternate

Away

Standings

Conference Standings

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(W1) = Western Conference champion; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

• ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall Standings

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

• ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
• ^Note 2 Since the Los Angeles Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.

Results summary

Last updated: August 18, 2011
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by rounds

Last updated: August 18, 2011.
Source: CDChivasUSA.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

      Win       Tie       Loss

Preseason

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Major League Soccer

All times PDT.

Match 1 March 19, 2011	Chivas USA	2 – 3	Kansas City	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Conrad 27' Valentin 52' Conrad  56' Zemanski  84'	Report	2' Sapong 23' Arnaud  48+' 74' Bravo 71' Bravo	Attendance: 18,122 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Match 2 March 26, 2011	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Colorado	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Zemanski 72' Braun 78'	Report	Amarikwa  31' Mullan 39' Pickens 79' Wallace 81' Casey 89' Mastroeni 96+'	Attendance: 13,027 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Match 3 April 2, 2011	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Chivas USA	BMO Field, Toronto
10:00	Gordon  36' de Guzman 89'	Report	Moreno  2'	Attendance: 18,968 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Match 4 April 9, 2011	Chivas USA	0 – 0	Columbus	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Mondaini 35' Valentin 59' Flores 65' LaBrocca 86' Lahoud 87'	Report	James 55' Burns 64' Miranda 81'	Attendance: 13,385 Referee: Yader Reyes

Match 5 April 16, 2011	Vancouver	0 – 0	Chivas USA	Empire Field, Vancouver
16:00	Brovsky 55' Hassli 64' Boxall 86'	Report	LaBrocca 67'	Attendance: 20,809 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Match 6 April 23, 2011	San Jose	1 – 2	Chivas USA	Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara
13:00	Wondolowski  16' Cronin 20'	Report	Moreno  46+' Trujillo  85'	Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Match 7 April 30, 2011	Chivas USA	3 – 0	New England	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	LaBrocca  22' Mondaini  45' Moreno  57' Zemanski 66'	Report	Coria 33' Joseph 39'	Attendance: 14,058 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Match 8 May 7, 2011	Salt Lake	1 – 0	Chivas USA	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy
13:00	Johnson  87'	Report	Boyens  15', 24' Mondaini  37'	Attendance: 14,365 Referee: Paul Ward

Match 9 May 15, 2011	New York	2 – 3	Chivas USA	Red Bull Arena, Harrison
16:00	Henry  21' 62' De Rosario  35'	Report	Braun  6', 31', 56' Cortez 81'	Attendance: 16,365 Referee: Alex Prus

Match 10 May 21, 2011	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Los Angeles	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:00	Elliott 50' Valentin 73'	Report	Barrett  26'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Match 11 May 28, 2011	Columbus	3 – 3	Chivas USA	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
16:30	Mendoza  17', 52' Ekpo  64'	Report	LaBrocca  4' Boyens  37' Flores  57' Flores  21', 69' Pearce 46'	Attendance: 9,431 Referee: Jasen Anno

Match 12 June 1, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Vancouver	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	LaBrocca  46' Estupinan 79'	Report	Camilo  48' Hassli 66' Akloul 86'	Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Match 13 June 4, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 0	Portland	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Valentin 18' LaBrocca 28' Braun 35' Nagamura 66' Mondaini  70'	Report	Hall 32'	Attendance: 14,076 Referee: Chris Penso

Match 14 June 11, 2011	Houston	2 – 1	Chivas USA	Robertson Stadium, Houston
17:30	Cameron  29' Pearce  56' (o.g)	Report	Mondaini  7' Umana 48' Pearce 59'	Attendance: 19,333 Referee: Geoff Gamble

Match 15 June 18, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 2	FC Dallas	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Shea  8' 29' Chavez 77' Jackson  85'	Report	Lahoud 6'  71' Kennedy 39' Elliott 77'	Attendance: 11,253 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Match 16 June 25, 2011	Philadelphia	3 – 2	Chivas USA	PPL Park, Chester
16:30	Paunovic  48' Valdes 64' Ruiz  69' Mwanga  82'	Report	Umana  28' Braun  77'	Attendance: 18,139 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Match 17 July 2, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Chicago	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:00	LaBrocca  46' Lahoud 67'	Report	Oduro  26' Pappa 55'	Attendance: 15,152 Referee: Andrew Chapin

Match 18 July 6, 2011	Chivas USA	2 – 0	San Jose	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Zemanski  64' LaBrocca  84'	Report	Lenhart 60'	Attendance: 9,425 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Match 19 July 9, 2011	Kansas City	1 – 1	Chivas USA	Livestrong Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
16:30	LaBrocca  30' Braun 32'	Report	Bravo  93+'	Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Jasen Anno

Match 20 July 16, 2011	Chivas USA	0 – 0	New York	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Trujillo 39' Zemanski 59'	Report		Attendance: 14,838 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Match 21 July 23, 2011	Chivas USA	3 – 0	Houston	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Braun  31', 40', 86' 81'	Report	Watson  43', 70'	Attendance: 11,013 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal

Match 22 July 31, 2011	FC Dallas	1 – 0	Chivas USA	Pizza Hut Park, Frisco
16:00	Chavez  26' Warshaw 49' Guarda 53'	Report	Valentin 16'	Attendance: 10,023 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Match 23 August 6, 2011	New England	2 – 3	Chivas USA	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
16:30	Joseph  69' Fagundez  86'	Report	Moreno  31', 80' LaBrocca  59' Kennedy 70'	Attendance: 11,523 Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Match 24 August 13, 2011	Seattle	0 – 0	Chivas USA	CenturyLink Field, Seattle
13:00	Wahl 23' Friberg 89'	Report	LaBrocca 34' Elliott 45' Jazic 80'	Attendance: 36,364 Referee: Kevin Stott

Match 25 August 20, 2011	Colorado	2 – 2	Chivas USA	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City
18:00	Folan  13' Larentowicz  69'	Report	Umaña 19' Ángel  36' Courtois  86'	Attendance: 16,852 Referee: Elias Bazakos

Match 26 August 24, 2011	Portland	1 – 0	Chivas USA	Jeld-Wen Field, Portland
20:00	Brunner  44' Chara 47'	Report	Nagamura 31' Trujillo 43' Jazic 86'	Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Match 27 August 27, 2011	Chivas USA	0 – 1	Salt Lake	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Lopes 79'	Report	Saborio  11' Borchers  24' Beckerman 74'	Attendance: 14,127 Referee: Kevin Stott

Match 28 September 10, 2011	Chivas USA	0 – 3	D.C. United	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Angel 29' Lopes  69'	Report	Davies  11', 14', 66'	Attendance: 12,245 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Match 29 September 17, 2011	Chicago	3 – 2	Chivas USA	Toyota Park, Bridgeview
13:00	Gibbs  2'  37' Ángel  26' (o.g.) Mikulic 73' Oduro  85'	Report	Lahoud 5' Ángel  61' LaBrocca  63'	Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Gabriel Gonzales

Match 30 September 21, 2011	D.C. United	2 – 2	Chivas USA	RFK Stadium, Washington
16:30	McDonald 20' De Rosario  39' White  47'		Zemanski 30' Umaña 46' Ángel  57', 70'	Attendance: 14,849 Referee: Chris Penso

Match 31 September 24, 2011	Chivas USA	3 – 0	Toronto FC	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Ángel  12', 77' Zemanski 54' Braun  71'	Report	Morgan 8' Eckersley 27' Iro 43'	Attendance: 14,357 Referee: Kevin Stott

Match 32 October 2, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 1	Philadelphia	The Home Depot Center, Carson
17:00	Lopes 21' Ángel  90'	Report	Farfan 28' Mapp  59' MacMath 77'	Attendance: 16,134 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Match 33 October 16, 2011	Los Angeles	1 – 0	Chivas USA	The Home Depot Center, Carson
18:00	Barrett  53' Berhalter 57'	Report	Ángel 61' Jazic 75'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Match 34 October 22, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 3	Seattle	The Home Depot Center, Carson
19:30	Zemanski 5' Estupinan  83'	Report	Levesque 40' Boyens  53' (o.g.) Fernandez  68' Ochoa  73' Evans 79' Montero 80'	Attendance: 22,137 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

U.S. Open Cup

All times PDT.

Play-In March 29, 2011	Portland	2 – 0	Chivas USA	Merlo Field, Portland
19:00	Purdy 74' Jewsbury  84' Brunner  86' Hall 89'	Report	14' Mondaini 35'  43' Boyens 49' Braun	Attendance: 5,061 Referee: Juan Guzman

Miscellany

Allocation Ranking

Chivas USA is in the #1 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.^[37]

International Roster Spots

It is believed that Chivas USA possesses 8 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Chivas USA dealt one slot to Vancouver Whitecaps on 24 November 2010 for use in the 2011 season.^[38] The club also permanently acquired one spot in a trade with Real Salt Lake on 24 November 2004.^[39] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in the United States, a domestic player is either a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[37]

Future Draft Pick Trades

Notes