2015 Rochester Rhinos season

Rochester Rhinos
2015 season
Owner Rob Clark
Head Coach Bob Lilley
Stadium Sahlen's Stadium
USL 1st, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs USL Champions
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Christian Volesky (8)
All: Duba (9)
Highest home attendance 6,922
(July 26 vs. Charleston)
Lowest home attendance 4,251
(July 8 vs. Montreal)
Average home league attendance League: 5,599
All: 5,556
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2015 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's twentieth season. It was the Rhinos fifth-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. The Rhinos finished the regular season in first place, clinching the #1 seed and home field advantage in the 2015 USL Playoffs. The Rhinos won the USL Championship, the club's 5th overall, by defeating LA Galaxy II 2-1 in overtime.

Background

The Rhinos debuted a new commemorative logo to be used during the 2015 season celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the club's founding.

The Rhinos started the season on a record nineteen game undefeated streak, after finishing the prior season in 6th place.

Competitions

Friendlies

USL

Further information: 2015 USL season

Standings (Eastern Conference)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference Semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 17 10 1 39 15  +24 61 12 2 0 24 5  +19 5 8 1 15 10  +5

Last updated: October 6, 2015.
Source: USL

Results by Matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAAAAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHHHHAHAH
Result D W W D W W W W D D W W D W D W W D W L D W W W D D W W

Last updated: October 6, 2015.
Source: USL
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

USL Playoffs

 
First Round
Conference Semi-FinalsConference FinalsUSL Championship
 
              
 
 
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos2
 
September 26
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II0
 
#4 New York Red Bulls II (a.e.t.)4
 
October 10
 
#5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos1
 
September 26
 
#2 Louisville City FC0
 
#3 Charleston Battery (a.e.t.)2
 
October 3
 
#6 Richmond Kickers1
 
#2 Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#3 Charleston Battery0
 
 
October 16
 
 
#1 Rochester Rhinos (a.e.t.)2
 
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
 
October 3
 
 
#1 Orange County Blues FC0
 
September 26
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
#4 Sacramento Republic FC0
 
October 11
 
#5 LA Galaxy II1
 
#5 LA Galaxy II2
 
September 25
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC1
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2
 
October 4
 
#6 Seattle Sounders FC 20
 
#2 Oklahoma City Energy FC (pen.)2 (4)
 
 
#3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC2 (3)
 
 
 
 

Playoff Results

Championship Game MVP: Asani Samuels

U.S. Open Cup

Further information: 2015 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 April 28, 2015 [1]

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Grinwis, AdamAdam Grinwis      United States
2 Midfielder Ugarte, MarcosMarcos Ugarte      United States
3 Midfielder Dixon, AlexAlex Dixon      United States
4 Defender Totsch, SeanSean Totsch      United States
5 Defender Apostolopoulos, VassiliosVassilios Apostolopoulos      Greece
6 Midfielder Silva, ChristianChristian Silva      United States
7 Defender Obasi, Onua ThomasOnua Thomas Obasi      England
8 Forward Volesky, ChristianChristian Volesky      United States
9 Forward Rolfe, ColinColin Rolfe      United States
10 Forward Humberto Fortes dos Santos, SteevanSteevan Humberto Fortes dos Santos      Cape Verde
11 Midfielder Mendoza, JonnyJonny Mendoza      United States
12 Forward Samuels, AsaniAsani Samuels      Jamaica
13 Midfielder Garzi, MikeMike Garzi      United States
15 Defender McMahon, PatPat McMahon      United States
16 Midfielder Ruggles, DrewDrew Ruggles      United States
18 Defender Van De Casteele, GrantGrant Van De Casteele      United States
20 Defender Walls, TonyTony Walls      United States
21 Midfielder Forbes, KenardoKenardo Forbes      Jamaica
22 Defender Ringhof, JulianJulian Ringhof      Germany
27 Goalkeeper Murdoch, SeanSean Murdoch      Scotland
29 Midfielder Rudy, TylerTyler Rudy      United States
33 Goalkeeper Miller, BrandonBrandon Miller      United States
92 Forward Mulgrew, TimiTimi Mulgrew      United States

Technical Staff

as of May 30, 2015[2]

Position Name
Head Coach United States Bob Lilley
Assistant Coach Greece Georgios Kyriazis
Goalkeeping Coach Republic of Ireland Gavin McInerny
Head Trainer United States Doug Graham

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rochester Rhinos Team Roster". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rochester Rhinos Coaching Staff". Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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