| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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.
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]
| March 30, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0 | Colgate University | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
McFayden  55'Boughton 58' |
| April 1, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | UB Bulls | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
| Bellamy 45' Bellamy  29' |
| April 6, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 1 | Syracuse Orange | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
| McManus 23' Rosenlund 55' | Thomas47' |
| May 8, 2012 | Rochester Rhinos | 1-0 | FC Buffalo | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York |
| Hemmi 51' | Attendance: 9000 |
| April 14, 2012Match 1 | Los Angeles Blues | 0 - 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Fullerton, CA |
| 10:30 PM ET | Irving Garcia 36' | Rosenlund 22' Rosenlund 21'Earls 58' | Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 2,432 Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Eduardo Mariscal, Apolinar Mariscal, Jonathan Hughes |
| April 20, 2012Match 2 | Los Angeles Blues | 0 - 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Fullerton, CA |
| 10:30 PM ET | George Davis IV 48' Borja 90' | Hoxie 50' Banks 56'Tanke 87' | Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 1,388 Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Felisha Mariscal, Adrian Gonzalez, Robert Warsaraz |
| April 28, 2012Match 3 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Dayton, OH |
| 7:30 PM ET | Preciado 34' Knotek 49'Copier 55' | Banks 67' | Stadium: Careflight Field Attendance: 853 Referee: Cory Richardson, Pierre Saintil Francillen, Jamie Chierd, Grant Brown |
| May 5, 2012Match 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0 | Charlotte Eagles | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Bloom 9' (og) | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7959 Referee: Steve Montanino |
| May 11, 2012Match 5 | Charlotte Eagles | 0 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charlotte, NC |
| 8:00 PM ET | Guzman 82' | Chinn 18' McManus 58' | Stadium: Charlotte Christian Stadium Attendance: 964 Referee: Daniel Thornberry |
| May 12, 2012Match 6 | Charleston Battery | 0 - 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, SC |
| 7:30 PM ET | Flatley 70' | Earls 61' McManus 72' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3819 Referee: Sky Arthur Banning |
| May 18, 2012Match 7 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | Kirk 74' Roberts 51' | Bardsley 28' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 7414 Referee: David Mon |
| May 25, 2012Match 8 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, PA |
| 6:00 PM ET | Langley 48' | Rosenlund 39' Fernandez 83' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex Referee: Eric Weisbrod |
| May 26, 2012Match 9 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 2 - 2 | Rochester Rhinos | Dayton, OH |
| 7:30 PM ET | Garner 34' Copier 64' | Brito 52' McManus 90'Manscuk 30' | Stadium: Careflight Field Referee: Andrew Bigelow |
| June 2, 2012Match 10 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 1 | Richmond Kickers | Rochester, NY |
| 7:05 PM ET | Kirk 13' Cost 61'Fernandez 90' | Vercollone 5' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5237 Referee: David Mon |
| June 8, 2012Match 11 | Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1 | Wilmington Hammerheads | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | Rosenlund 30' Earls 56'Taynor 61' | Nicholson 68' Budnyy 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium Attendance: 5944 Referee: Vito Testa |
| June 15, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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, 2012Match 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| August 31, 2012SF | 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 | |||
| May 22, 20122 | Rochester Rhinos | 3 - 0 | Brooklyn Italians | Rochester, NY |
| 7:35 PM ET | McManus 25' Chinn 43'Banks 76' | Kirk 60' | Stadium: Sahlens Stadium Attendance: 3,631 |
| May 29, 20123 | Philadelphia Union | 3 - 0 | Rochester Rhinos | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM ET | Martínez 5' Adu 29'Adu 73' (pen) | Earls 40' Traynor 52' | Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 4,175 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL Pro | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL Pro | U.S. Open Cup | Preseason | Total (USSF Total) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | ||||
| TOTALS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
as of November 28, 2011 [4]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Tyler Bellamy | United States |
| 3 | MF | Drew Cost | United States |
| 4 | DF | Mike Zaher | United States |
| 5 | DF | Jack Traynor | United States |
| 6 | DF | Georgios Kyriazis |  Greece |
| 7 | MF | Gustavo Zamudio |  Chile |
| 8 | MF | Tyler Rosenlund |  Canada |
| 10 | FW | Tam McManus |  Scotland |
| 11 | FW | Conor Chinn | United States |
| 12 | DF | Troy Roberts | United States |
| 13 | DF | Quavas Kirk | United States |
| 15 | FW | Graciano Brito |  Cape Verde |
| 16 | MF | Danny Earls |  Republic of Ireland |
| 17 | DF | Masaki Hemmi |  Japan |
| 18 | FW | Isaac Kissi |  Ghana |
| 20 | DF | Lucas Fernandez |  Argentina |
| 21 | DF | Kyle Manscuk | United States |
| 23 | GK | Brandon Miller | United States |
| 24 | GK | Kristian Nicht |  Germany |
| 25 | FW | Andrew Hoxie | United States |
| 27 | MF | Michael Tanke | United States |
| 29 | MF | J. C. Banks | United States |
| 31 | GK | Joe Marino | United States |
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The 2011 F.C. New York season was the club's third year of existence, as well as their inaugural season of playing professional soccer. New York will be playing in the USL Professional Division, the third-tier of American soccer.
The 2011 Richmond Kickers season was the Kickers' nineteenth season in existence and their inaugural campaign in the third-tier USL Pro League. Beforehand, the Kickers played in the USL Second Division. Overall, it was the Kickers' sixth-consecutive season playing in the third division of American soccer.
Rochester Rhinos will play their sixteenth season in professional soccer and their first in the newly created USL Pro
The 2012 Charleston Battery season was the club's twentieth season of existence. It is the Battery's third consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
The 2012 Richmond Kickers season was the club's twentieth season of existence. It was the Kicker's sixth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
The 2012 Harrisburg City Islanders season was the club's ninth season of competitive soccer - its ninth season in the third division of American soccer and its second season in the USL Professional Division; the City Islanders being one of the original 10 founder-members.
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The 2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds season was the club's fifteenth season of existence. It is the Riverhounds' fourth season playing in the USL Professional Division. It was the second season the Riverhounds played at Highmark Stadium, a 3,500 capacity soccer specific stadium.
The 2014 USL Pro season was the fourth USL Pro season and the 28th season of third-division soccer in the United States.
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