Английская Википедия:2012 in American soccer

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The professional soccer clubs of the United States and Canada, year 2012. Not pictured: NASL or USL Pro clubs based outside the continental United States.

The 2012 season is the 100th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
9	2	3

Women

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
28	1	3

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Date	Table	Incoming	Date	Table
Colorado Rapids	Gary Smith	Fired	November 7, 2011	5th (Western Conference)	Óscar Pareja	January 5, 2012	Off-season
Philadelphia Union	Peter Nowak	Resigned	June 13, 2012	9th (Eastern Conference)	John Hackworth	June 13, 2012	9th (Eastern Conference)
Portland Timbers	John Spencer	Fired	July 9, 2012	8th (Western Conference)	Gavin Wilkinson	July 9, 2012	8th (Western Conference)
C.D. Chivas USA	Robin Fraser	Fired	November 9, 2012	9th (Western Conference)	José Luis Sánchez Solá	December 8, 2012	Off-season
New York Red Bulls	Hans Backe	End of Contract	November 9, 2012	3rd (Eastern Conference)	Mike Petke	November 9, 2012	Off-season

League tables

Major League Soccer (Div. 1)

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Overall

North American Soccer League (Div. 2)

Шаблон:Main 2012 North American Soccer League season

Women's Premier Soccer League Elite

2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite season

U.S. Open Cup

The 99th edition of the annual national championship, the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, ran from May 15 through August 8. Sporting Kansas City defeated Seattle Sounders FC on penalty kicks 3-2 for the championship. The winner qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage.

Changes for 2012

In 2012, U.S. Soccer announced that the field would expand from 40 clubs to 64 clubs, that all MLS teams would receive an automatic berth, and that all 2nd and 3rd tier professional leagues would also receive an automatic berth.

The tournament is a single game, single elimination tournament with random drawings deciding the home team (provided the home team stadium meets USSF standards) for the first round through the quarterfinals. The home team for the semi-finals and finals will be determined through competitive bidding as has been done in prior years.

Tournament format

Teams from the Premier Development League (16 berths), the United States Adult Soccer Association (9 berths), the National Premier Soccer League (6 berths), and US Club Soccer (1 berth) will enter the tournament in the first round. The winners will advance to the 2nd round where they will meet tier 3, USL Pro (10 berths) and tier 2 North American Soccer League professional teams. The second round winners will in turn meet the 16 MLS clubs in the third round. In the remaining rounds of the tournament, winners will advance in each round until the two teams meet in the finals on August 6 or 7th.

Qualification for the lower tiers of the soccer pyramid was mostly completed by April 29 and the pairings for the first two rounds were released on May 1.

Honors

Professional

Men

Competition		Winner
U.S. Open Cup		Sporting Kansas City
Major League Soccer	MLS Supporters' Shield	San Jose Earthquakes
	MLS Cup	Los Angeles Galaxy
NASL	Regular season	San Antonio Scorpions
	Playoffs	Tampa Bay Rowdies
USL Pro	Regular season	Orlando City
	Playoffs	Charleston Battery

Women

Competition	Winner
WPSL Elite	Western New York Flash
W-League	Ottawa Fury Women
Women's Premier Soccer League	Gulf Coast Texans

Amateur

Men

Competition	Team
USL Premier Development League	Forest City London
National Premier Soccer League	FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	Indiana
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	Lynn University
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	Messiah College
NAIA Soccer Championship	Belhaven (MS)

Women

Competition	Team
NCAA Division I Soccer Championship	North Carolina
NCAA Division II Soccer Championship	West Florida
NCAA Division III Soccer Championship	Messiah College
NAIA Soccer Championship	Lindsey Wilson (KY)

American clubs in international competition

Club	Competition	Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
Seattle Sounders FC		Quarterfinals
Houston Dynamo	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League	Quarterfinals
Los Angeles Galaxy		Semifinals
Real Salt Lake		Group stage
Seattle Sounders FC		Semifinals