2023 Union Omaha season

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Union Omaha
2023 season
Owner Gary Green
Head coachDominic Casciato
Stadium Werner Park
USL League One 1st
USL1 Playoffs Semi-finals
U.S. Open Cup Third Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steevan Dos Santos (13)
All: Steevan Dos Santos (14)
Highest home attendance4,095
Lowest home attendance1,665
Average home league attendance3,030
Biggest winLeague/All:
( OMA 4-0 TRM (10/7))
Biggest defeatLeague:
3 goals (twice)
All:
SLC 5–1 OMA (4/25, USOC)
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The 2023 Union Omaha season was the fourth season in the soccer team's history, and their fourth season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. It was the team's first season without head coach Jay Mims, after the club announced his resignation on December 16. [1] He was replaced by Dominic Casciato, who was most recently an assistant coach at El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship. [2] Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

Contents

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNameFromFee/notesRef.
January 24, 2023DF Flag of Italy.svg Luca Mastrantonio Flag of the United States.svg FC Tucson Free [3]
January 24, 2023DF Flag of Italy.svg Marco Milanese Flag of the United States.svg UNC Greensboro Free [4]
January 31, 2023DF Flag of Colombia.svg Junior Palacios Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC Free [5]
January 31, 2023DF Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Mueller Flag of the United States.svg Rio Grande Valley FC Free [6]
February 7, 2023FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay Rowdies Free [7]
February 14, 2023FW Flag of the United States.svg Joe Gallardo Flag of Mexico.svg Querétaro F.C. Free [8]
February 14, 2023DF Flag of the Comoros.svg Alexis Souahy Flag of the United States.svg New Mexico United Free [9]
March 7, 2023FW Flag of the United States.svg Alex Steinwascher Flag of the United States.svg Xavier Musketeers Free [10]
March 14, 2023MF Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Dolabella Flag of the United States.svg Rochester New York FC Free [11]
March 14, 2023GK Flag of the United States.svg Ian McGrane Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis City 2 Free [12]
August 31, 2023MF Flag of the United States.svg Lagos Kunga Flag of the United States.svg Des Moines Menace Free [13]
September 19, 2023DF Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Dudley Flag of the United States.svg Crown Legacy FC Free [14]

Loan In

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource
DF Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Sanchez Flag of the United States.svg Louisville City FC February 7, 2023December 31, 2023 [15]

Transfers out

DatePositionNo.NameToFee/notesRef.
January 12, 2023DF27 Flag of the United States.svg Ryen Jiba Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC $50,000 [16] [17]
January 18, 2023FW16 Flag of England.svg Alex Bruce Flag of Vietnam.svg Hồ Chí Minh City Free
January 26, 2023DF5 Flag of the United States.svg Gabriel Claudio Flag of the United States.svg One Knoxville SC Free [18]
March 31, 2023DF13 Flag of the United States.svg Daltyn Knutson Flag of the United States.svg Tormenta FC Free [19]

Roster

Union Omaha announced their initial list of returning players on December 7, 2022. [20]

As of September 19, 2023 [21]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
2 DF Ethan DudleyFlag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Stefan Mueller Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4 DF Luca Mastrantonio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5 DF Marco Milanese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6 MF Chavany Willis Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
7 FW Noe Meza Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 MF Joe Brito Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 MF Pedro Dolabella Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
10 FW Steevan Dos Santos Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
11 FW Joe Gallardo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
12 MF Eddie Gordon Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 DF Anderson Holt( [A] )Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14 DF Sebastian Sanchez(on loan from Louisville City)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
17 MF JP Scearce Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 MF Luis Gil Flag of the United States.svg  United States
22 MF Conor Doyle Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
25 GK Ian McGrane Flag of the United States.svg  United States
26 MF Dion Acoff Flag of the United States.svg  United States
28 DF Shaft Brewer Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
30 MF Yoskar Galván-Mercado Flag of the United States.svg  United States
44 FW Alex Steinwascher Flag of the United States.svg  United States
70 MF Lagos Kunga Flag of the United States.svg  United States
95 DF Alexis Souahy Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 18, 2023Preseason 1 Sporting Kansas City II 2–3 Union Omaha Kansas City, MO
2:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Swope Park Stadium
February 25, 2023Preseason 2 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 1–1 Union Omaha Tulsa, OK
2:00 PM CST
  • Soccerball shade.svg2' (pen)
 Report
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
February 25, 2023Preseason 3 FC Tulsa 0–2 Union Omaha Tulsa, OK
12:30 AM CST Report
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
March 3, 2023Preseason 4 Creighton Bluejays 0-1 Union Omaha Omaha, NE
TBA
Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
March 3, 2023Preseason 5 Iowa Western Reviers 0–0 Union Omaha Omaha, NE
TBAStadium: Morrison Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
March 11, 2023Preseason 6 Omaha Mavericks – Union Omaha Omaha, NE
Stadium: Caniglia Field
Note: Abandoned due to weather
March 11, 2023Preseason 7 Iowa Western Reviers – Union Omaha Omaha, NE
TBAStadium: Caniglia Field
Note: Abandoned due to weather
March 16, 2023Preseason 8 Bellevue Bruins — Union Omaha TBA
TBAStadium: TBA
Note: Abandoned due to weather
March 18, 2023Preseason 9 St. Louis City SC 2 — Union Omaha St. Louis, MO
TBAStadium: Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center
Note: Abandoned due to weather

USL League One

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Union Omaha (S)3219586141+2065Qualification for the semi-finals
2 North Carolina FC (C)3219765839+1963
3 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 3218685937+2262Qualification for the play-offs
4 Charlotte Independence 32139105042+849
5 Greenville Triumph SC 32131094540+548
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (S) Players' Shield winner

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3219856141 +206511323822 +168532319 +4

Source: USL League One [22]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
Stadium H A H A H A A H H A A H H A H A A A H H H A H A H H A H A H A A
ResultDWLDWDDDLLDDWWWLWLWWWWWWWWWWDWWW
Position647645989991088776664322332223111
Source: USL League One [23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 26, 20231 Union Omaha 1–1 Forward Madison Omaha, Nebraska
2:00 pm CT Scearce Soccerball shade.svg20'
Acoff Yellow card.svg 40'
Palacios Yellow card.svg 63'
Brewer Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Chaney Soccerball shade.svg55'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card.svg 77'
Osmond Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Caniglia Field
Attendance: 1,913
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 1, 2023 One Knoxville SC P–P Union Omaha Knoxville, Tennessee
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
Note: Match postponed due to travel delays. Rescheduled date July 18
April 8, 20232 Fuego FC 0–2 Union Omaha Fresno, California
9:00 pm CDT Partida Yellow card.svg 37'
Chavez Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report Brito Yellow card.svg 18'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card.svg 41'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg45'
Doyle Yellow card.svg 55'
Dolabella Yellow card.svg 75'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg88'
Nuhu Yellow card.svg 90'
Souahy Yellow card.svg 90+3'		Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 570
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
April 15, 20233 Union Omaha 1–2 North Carolina FC Omaha, Nebraska
2:00 pm CDT Doyle Yellow card.svg 17'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card.svg 46'
Souahy Yellow card.svg 73'
Palacios Yellow card.svg 78'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg3' (pen.)
Young Yellow card.svg 5'
Maldondo Yellow card.svg 14'
Navarro Yellow card.svg 25'
Servania Yellow card.svg 31'
Perez Soccerball shade.svg43'
Popp Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Caniglia Field
Attendance: 1,665
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 19, 20234 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 pm CDT Mbuyu Yellow card.svg 21'
Obertan Yellow card.svg 39'		 Report Gallardo Yellow card.svg 43'Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Katherine McCormick
April 29, 20235 Union Omaha 3–2 Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Palacios Soccerball shade.svg35', Yellow card.svg 49'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg45+3', 56', Yellow card.svg 68'
Milanese Yellow card.svg 67'		 Report Lukic Yellow card.svg 8' Yellow-red card.svg 15'
Kwakwa Yellow card.svg 15'
Amann Soccerball shade.svg60', 81'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 86'
Rosas Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: DeShaun Beard
May 5, 20236 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
6:00 CDT Report Dos Santos Yellow card.svg 67'Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,418
Referee: John Matto
May 20, 20237 Chattanooga Red Wolves 3–3 Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
6:30 CDT Cardona Yellow card.svg 22'
Marsh Soccerball shade.svg53'
Mensah Soccerball shade.svg73'
Tejera Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg22'
Steinwascher Soccerball shade.svg66'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg74'Yellow card.svg 74'
Nuhu Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Referee: Melinda Sopka
May 24, 20238 Union Omaha 3–3 Greenville Triumph Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg18'
Souahy Yellow card.svg 21'
Milanese Yellow card.svg 26'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg53',Soccerball shade.svg70'
Nuhu Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Wu Yellow card.svg 6'
Castro Soccerball shade.svg24'
Boyce Yellow card.svg 44', Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen)
MacKinnon Yellow card.svg 54'
Labovitz Soccerball shade.svg76'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,533
Referee: Gloria Martinez
May 27, 20239 Union Omaha 1–2 Forward Madison Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Brito Yellow card.svg 6'
Brewer Jr. Soccerball shade.svg21'
Willis Yellow card.svg 78'
Dos Santos Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report Cichero Yellow card.svg 10'
Mesias Soccerball shade.svg14', Yellow card.svg 33'
Bartman Yellow card.svg 39'
Chaney Soccerball shade.svg53'
Schipmann Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Gabriele Ciampi
June 3, 202310 Charlotte Independence 3–0 Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
4:00 CDT Johnson Soccerball shade.svg7'
Mbuyu Soccerball shade.svg55'
Bennett Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,562
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández
June 10, 202311 Greenville Triumph 1–1 Union Omaha Greenville, South Carolina
6:00 CDT Castro Yellow card.svg 41'
MacKinnon Soccerball shade.svg45+2', Yellow card.svg 62'		 Report Meza Soccerball shade.svg8'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Gordon Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: Paladin Stadium
Attendance: 2,164
Referee: Alejo Calume
June 21, 202312 Union Omaha 1–1 One Knoxville Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Meza Soccerball shade.svg47'
Milanese Yellow card.svg 64'
Souahy Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Steinwascher Yellow card.svg 90+7'
Willis Yellow card.svg 90+8'		 Report Ross Yellow card.svg 41'
Waldeck Yellow card.svg 83'
Ilić Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (pen.)
Thomas Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Fevzi Demirhan
June 24, 202313 Union Omaha 2–0 South Georgia Tormenta Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Scearce Soccerball shade.svg42'Yellow card.svg 60'
Nembhard Soccerball shade.svg45+5' (o.g.)
Doyle Yellow card.svg 75'
Milanese Yellow card.svg 82'
Dos Santos Red card.svg 90+6'		 Report Akoto Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Heckenberg Yellow card.svg 65'
Dengler Yellow card.svg 67'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
July 1, 202314 Fuego FC 0–1 Union Omaha Fresno, California
7:00 PDT Falck Yellow card.svg 24'
Partida Yellow card.svg 42'
Partida Yellow card.svg 37'
Cromwell Yellow card.svg 56'
Dulysse Yellow card.svg 69'
Cerritos Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Meza Soccerball shade.svg32'
Gallardo Yellow card.svg 56'
Milanese Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Adam Rice
Note: The report didn't say attendance
July 8, 202315 Union Omaha 4–1 Richmond Kickers Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Scearce Soccerball shade.svg24'
Meza Yellow card.svg 31'
Gallardo Red card.svg 41'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg49'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg68', 79'
Willis Red card.svg 71'		 Report Vinyals Yellow card.svg 26'
Terzaghi Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 4q'
Sukow Yellow card.svg 66'
Morán Correa Yellow card.svg 73'
Aune Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Kevin Fikar
July 15, 202316 Hailstorm FC 2–0 Union Omaha Windsor, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Amann Soccerball shade.svg39', 73'
Kwakwa Yellow card.svg 50' Yellow-red card.svg 78'
Nortey Yellow card.svg 59'
Rogers Yellow card.svg 66'
Norman Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Brito Yellow card.svg 11'
Mastrantonio Yellow card.svg 90+5'		Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Attendance: 809
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
July 18, 202317 One Knoxville SC 1–2 Union Omaha Knoxville, Tennessee
5:30 pm EDT Fernandez Soccerball shade.svg10', Yellow card.svg 89'
Crisler Yellow card.svg 37'
Skelton Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Claudio Yellow card.svg 69'		 Report Palacios Yellow card.svg 9', Soccerball shade.svg15'
Mastrantonio Red card.svg 82'
Acoff Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: Regal Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Referee: Joe Surgan
Note: Match originally scheduled for April 1, the report didn't say attendance
July 22, 202318 Lexington SC 3–0 Union Omaha Georgetown, Kentucky
7:00 pm EDT Brown Soccerball shade.svg10'
Mohammed Yellow card.svg 26'
Fox Yellow card.svg 36'
Ates Diouf Soccerball shade.svg41'
Knight Yellow card.svg 53'
Machell Yellow card.svg 70'
Ceja Yellow card.svg 75'
Balogun Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Willis Yellow card.svg 38'
Dolabella Yellow card.svg 78'		Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Benjamin Mayer
July 29, 202319 Union Omaha 3–2 South Georgia Tormenta Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Mastrantonio Yellow card.svg 26'
Scearce Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)Yellow card.svg 63'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg50'
Souahy Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Heckenberg Yellow card.svg 29'
Nembhard Yellow card.svg 30'
Murphy Yellow card.svg 41'
Akoto Soccerball shade.svg56'Yellow card.svg 58'
Akale Soccerball shade.svg77'
Mason Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,573
Referee: Esad Omanovic
August 2, 202320 Union Omaha 2–0 Lexington SC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg24'
Brito Yellow card.svg 38'
Scearce Soccerball shade.svg52'Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Ceja Yellow card.svg 9'
Dious Yellow card.svg 36'
Smart Yellow card.svg 45'
Robertson Yellow card.svg 90+4'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,524
Referee: Gloria Martinez
August 5, 202321 Union Omaha 3–1 One Knoxville Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Brito Soccerball shade.svg26'
Dolabella Yellow card.svg 37'
Milanese Yellow card.svg 38'
Doyle Soccerball shade.svg59'
Willis Soccerball shade.svg90+7'		 Report Kelly-Rosales Yellow card.svg 44' Yellow-red card.svg 46'
Skelton Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Fletcher Yellow card.svg 85'
Vowinkel Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Johnson Soccerball shade.svg90+9'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,095
Referee: Dion Coxe-Trieger
August 12, 202322 Hailstorm FC 2–3 Union Omaha Windsor, Colorado
7:00 pm MDT Opara Soccerball shade.svg38', 87'
Cornwall Yellow card.svg 43'
Zayed Yellow card.svg 90+5'		 Report Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
Scearce Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 75'
Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg80'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Donovan Eubank
August 19, 202323 Union Omaha 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CT Gallardo Yellow card.svg 9'
Steinwascher Soccerball shade.svg10'
Lombardi Soccerball shade.svg66' (o.g.)		 Report Filipe Yellow card.svg 82'
Marsh Soccerball shade.svg90+8'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Richonne Clark
August 26, 202324 Greenville Triumph 1–2 Union Omaha Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Shultz Yellow card.svg 47'
Shaw Yellow card.svg 66'
Labovitz Yellow card.svg 78', Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Doyle Yellow card.svg 1'
Brito Yellow card.svg 5', Soccerball shade.svg31'
McGrane Yellow card.svg 53'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg62'
Gallardo Yellow card.svg 69'
Willis Yellow card.svg 90+7'		Stadium: Paladin Stadium
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
September 6, 202325 Union Omaha 4–3 North Carolina FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg9', Yellow card.svg 70'
Scearce Yellow card.svg 19'
Brito Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card.svg 54'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg59', Yellow card.svg 83'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg11'
Maldonado Yellow card.svg 12'
Fernandes Yellow card.svg 15'
Arriaga Yellow card.svg 49'
Benton Yellow card.svg 69'
Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg85'
Croll Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Popp Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,684
Referee: Joe Surgan
September 9, 202326 Union Omaha 2–1 Richmond Kickers Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Dos Santos Yellow card.svg 21'
Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg58', Yellow card.svg 90+4'
Gil Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Morán Correa Yellow card.svg 40'
Silva Yellow card.svg 45+3'
Brewer Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (o.g.)		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,046
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
September 16, 202327 Chattanooga Red Wolves 2–3 Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
6:30 CDT Kraft Soccerball shade.svg39', Yellow card.svg 45+4'
Madrid Red card.svg 58'
Hernández Yellow card.svg 78'
Mensah Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg18'
Milanese Soccerball shade.svg34', Yellow card.svg 38'
Dolabella Yellow card.svg 45+1'
Brito Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Scearce Yellow card.svg 56'		Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,123
Referee: Campo Hernández
September 23, 202328 Union Omaha 2–1 Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Gil Yellow card.svg 34'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg77'
Acoff Yellow card.svg 81'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Forbes Yellow card.svg 27'
García Yellow card.svg 37'
Vasquez Soccerball shade.svg56'
Cerritos Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Madzid Coric
September 29, 202329 North Carolina FC 1–1 Union Omaha Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm ET Mentzingen Soccerball shade.svg12'
Garcia Yellow card.svg 25'		 Report Gil Soccerball shade.svg40'
Meza Yellow card.svg 76'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,664
Referee: Gary Gutierrez
October 4, 202330 Union Omaha 4–1 Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
6:30 pm CDT Joe Gallardo (soccer) Soccerball shade.svg20'
Brewer Yellow card.svg 61'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg66', Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.), Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Scearce Yellow card.svg 82'
Acoff Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Mbuyu Soccerball shade.svg21'
Dunwell Yellow card.svg 72'
Acosta Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Olvin Oliva
October 7, 202331 South Georgia Tormenta 0–4 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
7:30 ET Knutson Red card.svg 39'
Heckenburg Yellow card.svg 73'		 Report Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg13'
Dolabella Yellow card.svg 29'
Meza Soccerball shade.svg60'
Kunga Soccerball shade.svg61'
Brito Soccerball shade.svg81'		Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field
Attendance: 1,368
Referee: Alejo Calume
October 14, 202332 Forward Madison 0–1 Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
6:00 CDT Wheeler Yellow card.svg 44'
Chaney Yellow card.svg 75'
Brotherton Yellow card.svg 88'
Da Silva Yellow card.svg 90+1'		 Report Kunga Yellow card.svg 35'
Scearce Yellow card.svg 41'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg64'
Joe Gallardo (soccer) Yellow card.svg 90+3'
Nuhu Yellow card.svg 90+9'		Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic

USL League One playoffs

October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28)Semi-finals Union Omaha 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
4:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,217
Referee: Eric Tattersall
Penalties

U.S.Open Cup

April 5, 2023Second Round Flag of Nebraska.svg Union Omaha 2–0 Flag of Texas.svg El Paso Locomotive FC Omaha, Nebraska
7:00pm CDT Gallardo Yellow card.svg 11'
Palacios Soccerball shade.svg58'
Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg75'
Mueller Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Gómez Yellow card.svg 22'
Herrera Yellow card.svg 49'
Zacarías Yellow card.svg 72'
Borelli Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
April 25, 2023Third Round Flag of Missouri.svg St. Louis City SC 5–1 Flag of Nebraska.svg Union Omaha St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Jackson Soccerball shade.svg3', 66'
Gallardo Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
Watts Soccerball shade.svg62'
Löwen Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Palacios Yellow card.svg 25'
Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg79'		Stadium: Citypark
Attendance: 22,435

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.PosNatPlayerTotal USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stefan Mueller 502+201+00
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Luca Mastrantonio 20016+400+00
5 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Milanese 28126+110+10
6 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Chavany Willis 1811+1510+20
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noe Meza 301222+6122+00
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Brito 34525+750+20
9 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Dolabella 32622+850+21
10 FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg  CPV Steevan Dos Santos 311422+7132+01
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Gallardo 30517+1152+00
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Gordon 500+500+00
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anderson Holt600+600+00
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Sanchez000+000+00
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA JP Scearce 33631+062+00
18 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Junior Palacios 1539+422+01
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Gil 34225+722+00
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conor Doyle 30126+212+00
24 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Rashid Nuhu 29027+002+00
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian McGrane 505+000+00
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dion Acoff 25118+611+00
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shaft Brewer Jr. 31122+712+00
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 100+100+00
44 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Steinwascher 2422+2020+20
70 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lagos Kunga 712+510+00
95 DF Flag of the Comoros.svg  COM Alexis Souahy 34132+012+00

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.PlayerUSL1US Open CupTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Mueller 000100100
4DF Flag of Italy.svg Luca Mastrantonio 201000201
5DF Flag of Italy.svg Marco Milanese 700000700
6MF Flag of Jamaica.svg Chavany Willis 401000401
7FW Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza 300000300
8MF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Brito 500000500
9MF Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Dolabella 700000700
10FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos 401000401
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Gallardo 601100701
12MF Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Gordon 100000100
14DF Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Sanchez000000000
17MF Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce 800000800
18DF Flag of Colombia.svg Junior Palacios 400100500
20MF Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil 100000100
22MF Flag of the United States.svg Conor Doyle 400000400
24GK Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu 400000400
25GK Flag of the United States.svg Ian McGrane 100000100
26MF Flag of the United States.svg Dion Acoff 300000300
28DF Flag of the United States.svg Shaft Brewer Jr. 700000700
30MF Flag of the United States.svg Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 000000000
44FW Flag of the United States.svg Alex Steinwascher 100000100
70MF Flag of the United States.svg Lagos Kunga 100000100
95DF Flag of the Comoros.svg Alexis Souahy 500000500
Total78043008104

Awards and honors

Coach of the Year

NameRef
Flag of England.svg Dominic Casciato [24]

All League Teams

TeamPlayerPositionRef
First Team Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce MF [25]
Flag of the Comoros.svg Alexis Souahy DF
Second Team Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos FW
Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza FW
Flag of the United States.svg Dion Acoff DF

Player of the Week

WeekPlayerOpponentPositionRef
7 Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC FW [26]
11 Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (2) Greenville Triumph SC FW [27]
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Dolabella North Carolina FC/
Richmond Kickers 		MF [28]
30 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos Charlotte Independence/
South Georgia Tormenta 		FW [29]

Team of the Week

WeekPlayerOpponentPositionRef
2 Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce Forward Madison FC MF [30]
Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu Bench
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil Bench
4 Flag of the Comoros.svg Alexis Souahy Central Valley Fuego FC DF [31]
Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza FW
Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu (2)Bench
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (2)Bench
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos Bench
5 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Gallardo North Carolina FC FW [32]
Flag of Colombia.svg Junior Palacios Bench
6 Flag of the Comoros.svg Alexis Souahy (2) Charlotte Independence DF [33]
7 Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (2) Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC FW [26]
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (3)Bench
8 Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu (3) Richmond Kickers Bench [34]
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Mastrantonio Bench
10 Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (4) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Bench [35]
11 Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (3) Greenville Triumph SC FW [27]
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (4)MF
Flag of the United States.svg Shaft Brewer Jr. Bench
Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Dolabella Bench
13 Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (4) Greenville Triumph SC Bench [36]
15 Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu (4) Tormenta FC GK [37]
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Milanese MF
Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce (2)Bench
16 Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (5) Central Valley Fuego FC FW [38]
Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce (3)Bench
17 Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Nuhu (5) Richmond Kickers GK [39]
Flag of the United States.svg Dion Acoff MF
Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce (4)MF
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos (2)FW
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Brito Bench
20 Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos (3) Tormenta FC FW [40]
21 Flag of the United States.svg Shaft Brewer Jr. Lexington SC/
One Knoxville SC 		DF [41]
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Mastrantonio (2)DF
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Doyle MF
Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce (5)MF
24 Flag of the United States.svg Ian McGrane Greenville Triumph SC Bench [42]
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Dolabella (2) North Carolina FC/
Richmond Kickers 		MF [28]
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (5)MF
Flag of the Comoros.svg Alexis Souahy (3)Bench
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Brito (2)Bench
Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (6)Bench
27 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Milanese (2) Chattanooga Red Wolves SC MF [43]
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos (4)FW
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Brito (3)Bench
28 Flag of the United States.svg Dion Acoff (2) Central Valley Fuego FC MF [44]
Flag of the United States.svg Noe Meza (7)Bench
29 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Milanese (3) North Carolina FC Bench [45]
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (6)Bench
30 Flag of the United States.svg Dion Acoff (3) Charlotte Independence/
South Georgia Tormenta 		MF [29]
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Milanese (4)DF
Flag of the United States.svg Luis Gil (7)MF
Flag of the United States.svg Lagos Kunga MF
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Steevan Dos Santos (5)FW
Flag of the United States.svg JP Scearce (6)Bench

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