The 2012 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's seventeenth season of existence. It was the Rhinos' second-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
| 2012 season | |||
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| Owner |  Rob Clark | ||
| Head coach | Jesse Myers | ||
| Stadium | Sahlen's Stadium | ||
| USL Pro | 2nd | ||
| USL Pro Playoffs | 2nd Round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Andrew Hoxie - 6 | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,959 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,653 | ||
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Background edit
After the split of several USL clubs to create the North American Soccer League, United Soccer Leagues restructured its top division, and created the USL Pro, which received third-tier sanctioning from U.S. Soccer. The Rhinos, who had played in the second division of American soccer for their entire existence, opted to join the USL Pro, and thus play in the third tier.
On the field, the Rhinos won their division, and boasted the fourth best overall record, making it the second straight year Rochester were division champions. For the third straight season, however, Rochester was eliminated in the first round of the respective league's playoffs.
Outside of the USL Pro Division, the Rhinos were eliminated in the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup by the MLS side Philadelphia Union.[1] The Rhinos also played a School Day friendly against NPSL team FC Buffalo.[2]
Competitions edit
Preseason Friendlies edit
| March 30, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0 | Colgate University | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
McFayden  55'Boughton 58' |
[1] |
| April 1, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | UB Bulls | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
| Bellamy 45' Bellamy  29' |
[2] |
| April 6, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 1 | Syracuse Orange | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
| McManus 23' Rosenlund 55' |
[3] | Thomas 47' |
| May 8, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 1-0 | FC Buffalo | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
| Hemmi 51' |
[4] | Attendance: 9000 |
USL Pro edit
| April 14, 2012 Match 1 | Los Angeles Blues | 0 - 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Fullerton, CA |
| 10:30 PM ET | Irving Garcia 36' |
[5] | Rosenlund 22' Rosenlund 21'Earls 58' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 2,432 Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Eduardo Mariscal, Apolinar Mariscal, Jonathan Hughes |
| April 20, 2012 Match 2 | Los Angeles Blues | 0 - 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Fullerton, CA |
| 10:30 PM ET | George Davis IV 48' Borja 90' |
[6] | Hoxie 50' Banks 56'Tanke 87' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Felisha Mariscal, Adrian Gonzalez, Robert Warsaraz |
| April 28, 2012 Match 3 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Dayton, OH |
| 7:30 PM ET | Preciado 34' Knotek 49'Copier 55' |
[7] | Banks 67' |
Stadium: Careflight Field Attendance: 853 Referee: Cory Richardson, Pierre Saintil Francillen, Jamie Chierd, Grant Brown |
| May 5, 2012 Match 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | Charlotte Eagles | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Bloom 9' (og) |
[8] | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7959 Referee: Steve Montanino |
| May 11, 2012 Match 5 | Charlotte Eagles | 0 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charlotte, NC |
| 8:00 PM ET | Guzman 82' |
[9] | Chinn 18' McManus 58' |
Stadium: Charlotte Christian Stadium Attendance: 964 Referee: Daniel Thornberry |
| May 12, 2012 Match 6 | Charleston Battery | 0 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, SC |
| 7:30 PM ET | Flatley 70' |
[10] | Earls 61' McManus 72' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3819 Referee: Sky Arthur Banning |
| May 18, 2012 Match 7 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | Kirk 74' Roberts 51' |
[11] | Bardsley 28' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7414 Referee: David Mon |
| May 25, 2012 Match 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:00 PM ET | Langley 48' |
[12] | Rosenlund 39' Fernandez 83' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Eric Weisbrod |
| May 26, 2012 Match 9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 2 - 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Dayton, OH |
| 7:30 PM ET | Garner 34' Copier 64' |
[13] | Brito 52' McManus 90'Manscuk 30' |
Stadium: Careflight Field Referee: Andrew Bigelow |
| June 2, 2012 Match 10 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 1 | Richmond Kickers | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Kirk 13' Cost 61'Fernandez 90' |
[14] | Vercollone 5' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5237 Referee: David Mon |
| June 8, 2012 Match 11 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | Rosenlund 30' Earls 56'Taynor 61' |
[15] | Nicholson 68' Budnyy 41' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5944 Referee: Vito Testa |
| June 15, 2012 Match 12 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:00 PM ET | Ekra 86' Mkosana 90' |
Report | Roberts 49' Traynor 77'Tanke 80' |
Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Michael Donovan |
| June 17, 2012 Match 13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3:00 PM ET | Nuñez 16' |
Report | Kirk 60' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,056 |
| June 23, 2012 Match 14 | Richmond Kickers | 2 - 3 | Rochester Rhinos | Richmond, VA |
| 7:00 PM ET | Vercollone 8' Callahan 45'Yeisley 82'Pascale 90'Nyazamba  90+3' |
Report | Brito 27' Earls 42'Tanke 59'Hoxie 85' (pen.)Banks 90+2'Nicht 90+4' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,365 Referee: Shawn Fitch |
| June 30, 2012 Match 15 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 2 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Kirk 70' Banks 75' 89'Nicht 90' |
Report | Mkosana 52' Yates 83' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,592 Referee: John Douglas |
| July 4, 2012 Match 16 | Rochester Rhinos | 4 - 1 | Antigua Barracuda FC | Rochester, NY |
| 7:55 PM ET | McFayden 3', 18' Hoxie 76', 80' |
Report | Byers 29' Skepple 85' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 4,653 Referee: David Mon |
| July 7, 2012 Match 17 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Earls 3' Kissi 90' |
Report | Holowaty 90' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Marc Lawrence |
| July 12, 2012 Match 18 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Wilmington, NC |
| 7:30 PM ET | Cole 57' Chijindu 79' |
Report | Rosenlund 44' Hoxie 56' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium Attendance: 3,358 |
| July 14, 2012 Match 19 | Orlando City | 4 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Orlando, FL |
| 7:30 PM ET | Luzunaris 10' 23' Jérôme 15'Valentino 27'López 73' (pen.) |
Report | Chris Estridge 16' Kyle Manscuk 33'Roberts 51'Lucas Fernandez 69' |
Stadium: Citrus Bowl Attendance: 7,260 |
| July 21, 2012 Match 20 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Banks 10' Hoxie 77' |
Report | Costanzo 55' Katic 85' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,221 |
| July 27, 2012 Match 21 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | Los Angeles Blues | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | McManus 26' Hall 60' (o.g.) |
Report | Galindo 28' García 35' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,643 |
| August 3, 2012 Match 22 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 1 | Orlando City | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | McManus 23' Banks 56'  76'Rosenlund 74' |
Report | Watson 65' Ustruck 67'Mbengue 71' 80'Chin 87' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 6,383 |
| August 11, 2012 Match 23 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 4 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Report | Donatelli 18', 30' Sanyang 45+1'Kelly 86' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5,597 |
| August 18, 2012 Match 24 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Roberts 18' Hoxie 87'Tanke 90' 90' |
Report | Katic 22' Costanzo 45'C'deBaca 90' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7,101 |
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Orlando City SC (C) | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 57 | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye |
| 2 | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 41 | Playoffs 1st round bye |
| 3 | Charleston Battery (A) | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 38 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 38 | |
| 5 | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | |
| 7 | Charlotte Eagles | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles Blues | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 | |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | |
| 11 | Antigua Barracuda | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 16 |
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.[3]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
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.[3]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: December 17, 2011.
Source: Match reports
- Results by round
USL Pro Play Off edit
| August 31, 2012 SF | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
| 7:35 pm EDT | McFayden 55' McManus 57'Hoxie 76'Cost 80'Fernandez 90' |
Report Report |
Donatelli 90+' Hoffer 114' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Vito Testa, Jr. |
| Penalties | ||||
Hoxie  Kyriazis  Earls Zamudio Roberts Nicht Rosenlund |
Patterson Donatelli Azira Falvey Prince Wilson Mack |
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U.S. Open Cup edit
| May 22, 2012 2 | Rochester Rhinos | 3 - 0 | Brooklyn Italians | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | McManus 25' Chinn 43'Banks 76' |
[16] | Kirk 60' |
Stadium: Sahlens Stadium Attendance: 3,631 |
| May 29, 2012 3 | Philadelphia Union | 3 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM ET | Martínez 5' Adu 29'Adu 73' (pen) |
[17] | Earls 40' Traynor 52' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 4,175 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Top scorers edit
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL Pro | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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Disciplinary record edit
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL Pro | U.S. Open Cup | Preseason | Total (USSF Total) | ||||
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Roster edit
as of November 28, 2011[4]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 2 | DF | Tyler Bellamy | United States
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| 3 | MF | Drew Cost | United States
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| 4 | DF | Mike Zaher | United States
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| 5 | DF | Jack Traynor | United States
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| 6 | DF | Georgios Kyriazis |  Greece
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| 7 | MF | Gustavo Zamudio |  Chile
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| 8 | MF | Tyler Rosenlund |  Canada
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| 10 | FW | Tam McManus |  Scotland
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| 11 | FW | Conor Chinn | United States
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| 12 | DF | Troy Roberts | United States
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| 13 | DF | Quavas Kirk | United States
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| 15 | FW | Graciano Brito |  Cape Verde
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| 16 | MF | Danny Earls |  Republic of Ireland
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| 17 | DF | Masaki Hemmi |  Japan
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| 18 | FW | Isaac Kissi |  Ghana
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| 20 | DF | Lucas Fernandez |  Argentina
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| 21 | DF | Kyle Manscuk | United States
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| 23 | GK | Brandon Miller | United States
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| 24 | GK | Kristian Nicht |  Germany
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| 25 | FW | Andrew Hoxie | United States
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| 27 | MF | Michael Tanke | United States
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| 29 | MF | J. C. Banks | United States
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| 31 | GK | Joe Marino | United States
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Freddy Adu scores 2, Philadelphia Union beats Rochester Rhinos 3-0 in U.S. Open Cup". Washington Post. Retrieved June 5, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Mendola, Nick. "FC Buffalo falls to USL Pro's Rochester Rhinos, 1-0, in front of 9000 at Sahlen's Stadium". FC Buffalo. FC Buffalo. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
- ^ "rhinossoccer.com: Roster". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.