2012 Rochester Rhinos season

Rochester Rhinos
2012 season
Owner United States Rob Clark
Head Coach United States 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
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2012 Rochester Rhinos season will be the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Rhinos second-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.

Background

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 Lamar Hunt 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

Preseason Friendlies

USL Pro

Further information: 2012 USL Pro season

Standings

Pos
 Team
 GP
 W
 T
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification
1 Orlando City (CC) 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]
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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Ground                        
Result                                                

Last updated: December 17, 2011.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

USL Pro Play Off

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name USL Pro U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name USL Pro U.S. Open Cup Preseason Total (USSF Total)
Red card Red card Red card Red card
TOTALS — — — — — — — —

Roster

as of November 28, 2011[4]

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Bellamy, TylerTyler Bellamy      United States
3 Midfielder Cost, DrewDrew Cost      United States
4 Defender Zaher, MikeMike Zaher      United States
5 Defender Traynor, JackJack Traynor      United States
6 Defender Kyriazis, GeorgiosGeorgios Kyriazis      Greece
7 Midfielder Zamudio, GustavoGustavo Zamudio      Chile
8 Midfielder Rosenlund, TylerTyler Rosenlund      Canada
10 Forward McManus, TamTam McManus      Scotland
11 Forward Chinn, ConorConor Chinn      United States
12 Defender Roberts, TroyTroy Roberts      United States
13 Defender Kirk, QuavasQuavas Kirk      United States
15 Forward Brito, GracianoGraciano Brito      Cape Verde
16 Midfielder Earls, DannyDanny Earls      Ireland
17 Defender Hemmi, MasakiMasaki Hemmi      Japan
18 Forward Kissi, IsaacIsaac Kissi      Ghana
20 Defender Fernandez, LucasLucas Fernandez      Argentina
21 Defender Manscuk, KyleKyle Manscuk      United States
23 Goalkeeper Miller, BrandonBrandon Miller      United States
24 Goalkeeper Nicht, KristianKristian Nicht      Germany
25 Forward Hoxie, AndrewAndrew Hoxie      United States
27 Midfielder Tanke, MichaelMichael Tanke      United States
29 Midfielder Banks, J. C.J. C. Banks      United States
31 Goalkeeper Marino, JoeJoe Marino      United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Freddy Adu scores 2, Philadelphia Union beats Rochester Rhinos 3-0 in US Open Cup". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 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 5 June 2012.
  3. ↑ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  4. ↑ http://www.rhinossoccer.com/team/roster/
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