2016 Rochester Rhinos season

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Rochester Rhinos
2016 season
OwnersDavid and Wendy Dworkin
Head coach Bob Lilley
Stadium Rochester Rhinos Stadium
USL Conference: 4th, Eastern Conference
USL Playoffs Conference semi-finals
U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round
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The 2016 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's 21st year of existence, and their sixth season in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. They entered the season as defending USL champions and made it back to the playoffs, but were eliminated in the conference semi-finals by the New York Red Bulls II.

Contents

Roster

as of March 24, 2015 [1]

No.PositionNationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Grinwis
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marcos Ugarte
3 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Bradley Kamdem
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Totsch
5 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Vassilios Apostolopoulos
6 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Michel Guilavogui
7 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ryan James
8 MF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Andre Fortune II
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Volesky
10 FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Duba
11 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kenardo Forbes
12 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Asani Samuels
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Garzi
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Farrell
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Reilly
17 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Wal Fall
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tomas Gomez
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Walls
21 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dominic Samuel
22 MF Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Brandon Beresford
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Becker
29 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Sofiane Tergou
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Lynd

Competitions

Preseason

March 6, 2016Preseason Rochester Rhinos 2–0 Colgate Raiders Victor, New York
Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility
March 10, 2016Preseason Rochester Rhinos 3–3 Ottawa Fury FC Victor, New York
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg2nd quarter'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg3rd quarter', Soccerball shade.svg3rd quarter'		 Paulo Jr. Soccerball shade.svg2nd quarter' (pen.)
Gyorio Soccerball shade.svg4th quarter'
Bruna Soccerball shade.svg4th quarter'		Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility
Note: Was played with four 30-minute quarters
March 26, 2016Preseason Rochester Rhinos 1–0 Syracuse Orange Victor, New York
Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility

USL Regular season

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
2 Louisville City FC 3017945227+2560 Conference Playoffs
3 FC Cincinnati 3016864127+1456
4 Rochester Rhinos 30131253825+1351
5 Charlotte Independence 3014884829+1950
6 Charleston Battery 3013983833+548
Source: 2016 USL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Matches

All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

April 2, 20161 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0–1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00pm Report Volesky Soccerball shade.svg7'
Apostolopoulos Yellow card.svg 62'
Ugarte Yellow card.svg 64'
Totsch Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Leland Grant
April 9, 20162 Richmond Kickers 1–0 Rochester Rhinos Richmond, Virginia
5:00pm Imura Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Garzi Yellow card.svg 73'Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,990
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 23, 20164 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 FC Montreal Rochester, New York
5:00pm Volesky Soccerball shade.svg52', 56' (pen.)
Forbes Yellow card.svg 90+4'		 Report Joly Soccerball shade.svg48'
Dominguez Yellow card.svg 50'
Gagnon-Laparé Yellow card.svg 56'
Béland-Goyette Yellow card.svg 66'
Kacher Yellow card.svg 86'
Charbonneau Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Fisher Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
April 30, 20165 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, New York
6:00pm Forbes Soccerball shade.svg23'
Kamdem Yellow card.svg 40'
James Soccerball shade.svg61'
Apostolopoulos Yellow card.svg 73'
Fortune Yellow card.svg 85'
Samuel Yellow card.svg 90+2'		 Report Johnson Yellow card.svg 36'
Thomas Yellow card.svg 68' Yellow-red card.svg 88'
Foster Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 2,513
May 6, 20166 Rochester Rhinos 3–2 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
7:00pm Farrell Soccerball shade.svg11'
Garzi Yellow card.svg 22'
Forbes Soccerball shade.svg28'
Volesky Yellow card.svg 37'
Kamdem Yellow card.svg 68'Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)		 Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg15'
Chang Yellow card.svg 21'
Garbonzo Soccerball shade.svg49'
Hackshaw Yellow card.svg 73'		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 4,162
May 22, 20168 Orlando City B 2–1 Rochester Rhinos Melbourne, Florida
7:30pm Barry Soccerball shade.svg41', 57'
Turner Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Garzi Yellow card.svg 42'
Apostolopoulos Yellow card.svg 74'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)		Stadium: Titan Soccer Complex
Attendance: 925
June 11, 201611 Toronto FC II 1–2 Rochester Rhinos Vaughan, Ontario
7:30pm Hundal Yellow card.svg 34'
Osorio Yellow card.svg 54'
Uccello Soccerball shade.svg77'
Simonin Yellow card.svg 89'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Apostolopoulos Yellow card.svg 68'
Farrell Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 6, 201615 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 FC Cincinnati Rochester, New York
7:00pm Garzi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)		 Report Delbridge Yellow card.svg 64'
Okoli Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
July 16, 201617 Rochester Rhinos 3–1 FC Montreal Rochester, New York
7:00pm Volesky Soccerball shade.svg32'
Duba Soccerball shade.svg49'
Fall Yellow card.svg 59'Soccerball shade.svg79'
Samuel Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Mkungilwa Soccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 4,560
July 20, 201618 Toronto FC II 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Vaughan, Ontario
7:30pm Osorio Yellow card.svg 31'
Thomas Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Volesky Soccerball shade.svg27'Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Attendance: 1,072
Referee: Yusri Rudolph
July 24, 201619 Bethlehem Steel FC 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
4:00pm Jones Soccerball shade.svg20'
Conneh Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Burke Yellow card.svg 79'		 Report Forbes Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: Goodman Stadium
Attendance: 1,996
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 3, 201621 Rochester Rhinos 0–1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, New York
7:00pm Kamdem Yellow card.svg 74' Report Roberts Yellow card.svg 54'
Sekyere Yellow card.svg 60'
Asante Yellow card.svg 70'
Imura Soccerball shade.svg75'
Ownby Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 24, 201625 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00pm Berry Soccerball shade.svg26' Report dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg41'Stadium: Nippert Stadium
Attendance: 14,157

Schedule source

U.S. Open Cup

May 18, 2016 Second round Rochester Rhinos Flag of New York.svg 7–0 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Southie FC Rochester, New York
7:00pm Volesky Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.)
Fortune Soccerball shade.svg8'
Ugarte Soccerball shade.svg29'
Samuels Soccerball shade.svg44', 45', 48'
Soccerball shade.svg79' ??		 Report Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Stephen Montanino
June 1, 2016 Third round Rochester Rhinos Flag of New York.svg 2–0 Flag of New York.svg Lansdowne Bhoys FC Rochester, New York
7:00pm Fortune Soccerball shade.svg59'
Volesky Soccerball shade.svg70'		Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
June 15, 2016 Fourth round Rochester Rhinos Flag of New York.svg 0–1 Flag of New York.svg New York Red Bulls Rochester, New York
7:00pm Report Kljestan Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Charles Murphy

USL Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "rhinossoccer.com: Roster". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
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