Rochester Rhinos

Rochester Rhinos
Basic data
Surname	Rochester Rhinos
Seat	Rochester, New York
founding	1996
owner	Rob Clark
president	Pat Ercoli
Website	www.rhinossoccer.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Bob Lilley
Venue	Capelli Sport Stadium
Places	13,768
league	United Soccer League
2015	Regular Season: 1st place play-offs: Winner
home Away

The Rochester Rhinos are an American football franchise of the United Soccer League based in Rochester, New York .

Until 2009, the team played in the USL A-League or in the USL First Division . The team has been competing in the USL Pro and USL since 2011 . Winning the US Open Cup in 1999 and winning the United Soccer League in 2015 are among the greatest successes .

history

The team was founded in 1996 and was playing in the A-League at the time . In the very first season, the Rhinos reached both the final of the play-offs and the final of the US Open Cup. In the last final of the A-League, the team lost to the Seattle Sounders . In the cup, DC United were the better team.

In 1997 the A-League merged with the United Soccer Leagues . This resulted in the USL A-League, which was later renamed the USL First Division . The Rhinos were able to show their good performance in the first season and were among the best teams in the USL in the years to come. They were just as successful in the US Open Cup. In 1999 the team became cup winners, making the Rhinos the only team since 1996 that does not play in Major League Soccer that was able to make it.

The 2010 season the team played in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. The Rochester Rhinos have been part of the USL Pro since 2011.

On January 28, 2013, it was announced that the Rhinos would become the official USL Pro partner of the MLS New England Revolution franchise .

In the 2013 season, for the first time since the team was founded, they could not qualify for the play-offs.

Stadion

• Fauver Stadium ; Rochester, New York (1996)
• Frontier Field ; Rochester, New York (1996-2005)
• Capelli Sport Stadium ; Rochester, New York (2006–)

Since 2006 the Rhinos have been playing in the Capelli Sport Stadium (formerly PAETEC Park), a football-specific stadium. The stadium has 13,768 seats. Before the Capelli Sport Stadium was completed, the team played at Frontier Field.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of January 28, 2015

No. position Surname 3 ST Alex Dixon 5 FROM Babacar Diallo 7th MF Onua Thomas Obasi 13 MF Mike Garzi 15th FROM Pat McMahon

No. position Surname 20th FROM Tony Walls 22nd ST Colin Rolfe 23 MF Jonathan Mendoza 33 TW Brandon Miller 77 TW John McCarthy

Coaching staff

• Bob Lilley - coach

Known players

• Kristian Not (2012-2013)

successes

• United Soccer League
  • Regular Season Winner (1): 2015
  • USL Play-offs Winner (1): 2015

• USSF Division 2 Professional League
  • Regular Season Winner (1): 2010
  • Winner, USL Conference (1): 2010

• USL A-League
  • Winner (3): 1998, 2000, 2001
  • Northeast Division Winner (3): 1998, 1999, 2002

• US Open Cup
  • Winner (1): 1999

statistics

Season statistics

year	league	Regular season	Play-offs	Open Cup	By. spectator
1996	A-League	4th Place	final	final	9,991
1997	USISL A-League	2nd place, Northeast	Division semi-finals	Round of 16	10,677
1998	USISL A-League	1st place, Northeast	winner	3rd round	11,499
1999	USL A-League	1st place, Northeast	final	winner	11,551
2000	USL A-League	2nd place, Northeast	winner	3rd round	11,628
2001	USL A-League	2nd place, Northern	winner	2nd round	10,789
2002	USL A-League	1st place, Northeast	Conference finals	3rd round	10,008
2003	USL A-League	2nd place, Northeast	Conference finals	4th round	10.169
2004	USL A-League	4th place, Eastern	Quarter finals	Quarter finals	10,200
2005	USL First Division	2nd place	Semifinals	Quarter finals	9,791
2006	USL First Division	2nd place	final	4th round	10.110
2007	USL First Division	5th place	Quarter finals	3rd round	9,705
2008	USL First Division	4th Place	Semifinals	3rd round	8,243
2009	USL First Division	6th place	Quarter finals	Semifinals	6,888
2010	USSF D-2 Pro League	1st place, USL	Quarter finals	3rd round	6,464
2011	USL Pro	1st place, national	Quarter finals	3rd round	5,339
2012	USL Pro	2nd place	Semifinals	3rd round	6.233
2013	USL Pro	11th place	not qualified	3rd round	5,876
2014	USL Pro	6th place	Quarter finals	5th round	5,886
2015	USL	1st place, East	winner	4th round	5,599

Individual evidence

1. ^ Club listing . USSF Division-2 Pro League. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 27, 2011. 
2. ^ Rhinos, Revolution Form Partnership . Rochester Rhinos. January 28, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 28, 2013. 
3. ^ Rochester Rhinos - roster. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on August 22, 2011 ; accessed on January 28, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ^ Division-2 Schedule and Results . USSF Division-2 Pro League. Retrieved July 27, 2011.

Web links

• Official homepage of the association