Rochester Lancers (2015)

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Rochester Lancers
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Full nameRochester Lancers
Nickname(s)RLancers
Short nameLancers
Founded2015;10 years ago (2015)
Stadium Wegmans Stadium, Rochester, New York
Owner
  • Salvatore "SoccerSam" Fantauzzo
Coach Jake Schindler
Mark Mandell
League UPSL
2017 3rd, Great Lakes East
Website www.rochesterlancers.com
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The Rochester Lancers (formerly known as Rochester River Dogz FC) are an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York. Founded as the Rochester River Dogz in 2015, the team rebranded as the Rochester Lancers in April 2017. [1] The team play its home games at the Aquinas Institute's Wegmans Stadium.

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Their name comes from the original Lancers who played from 1967 until 1980 as well as the indoor team that began play in 2011.

Overview

The Rochester River Dogz Football Club were accepted to play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in November 2015. The River Dogz won their inaugural game 1–0 against FC Buffalo. The River Dogz finished the regular season with a 3–4–3 record. The River Dogz were owned by Marc Mandell and Nick Mojsovski. In 2017 Doug Miller joined the group and convinced Salvatore "SoccerSam" Fantauzzo to be part owner and let the group use the Rochester Lancers name and logo. The Lancers celebrated their 50th year in 2017 with the return of the outdoor Lancers in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the new Lady Lancers in the United Women's Soccer League (UWS). The 2017 both Lancers outdoor teams played at the Charlie Schiano Field at The Aquinas Institute. Due to renovations at Aquinas the teams moved to the Marina Auto Stadium for the 2018 season. The team was formed in the NASL in 1967. The team played from 1967 to 1980. In 2009 SoccerSam purchased the Lancers name and logo for his soccer collection and to pay tribute to the Legends and pioneers of American soccer. In 2011, SoccerSam introduced the indoor Lancers as part of the MISL which became the MASL. Lancers indoor soccer brought back many familiar Rochester soccer favorites, including Doug Miller who was the team's leading scorer for the first three seasons and then became the head coach in the final year. After the 2015 season the team went into hiatus due to issues with the NYS insurance fund. [2]

Stadium

The Lancers' home field is Wegmans Stadium at the Aquinas Institute, although they played in Marina Auto Stadium for the 2018 season. [3]

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRecordRegular SeasonPlayoffs Open Cup
2016 4NPSL3–4–34th, Midwest-Great Lakes EastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2017 4NPSL6–4–23rd, Midwest-Great Lakes EastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2018 4NPSL6–3–33rd, Midwest-Great Lakes EastDid not qualifyDid not qualify
2019 4NPSL6–2–22nd, Midwest-Great Lakes EastMidwest Region SemifinalDid not qualify
2020 4NPSLSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2021 4NPSL2–7–15th, Midwest-Rust BeltDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Players

2017 Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA William Banahene
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Schindler (Captain)
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Harling
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Rozzano
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Crawford
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Will Stone
22 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Godoi
4 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Dean Byrne
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Toth
10 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ben Allan
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Tucker
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lukas Fernandes
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammy Wasson
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA August Finn
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikkye De Point
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Gerber
23 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Glenn Holmes
21 FW Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Zikret Osmic
18 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Isaac Kissi
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesse Toth
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antonio Manfut
2 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Imwalle
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jayme Kapinos
— FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominic Coco
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mitchell Brickman
17 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Jiggins
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Kapinos
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Brew

2020 Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Wilkin
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Ciavaglia
2 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rafael Godoi
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Wright
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gary Boughton
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sean Hantes
6 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Bogdan Yatsishin
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Crawford
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dan Reger
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Michael Cunningham
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Rozzano
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darryl Potter
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Frankie Ciliberto
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Harling
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Gerber
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andriy Demydiv
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter DiLorenzo
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryan Wolanski
20 DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Zikert Osmic
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt D'Amico
22 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Marcelo Moreira
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeremy Ortiz
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA August Finn
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Reed
27 DF Flag of Peru.svg  PER Diego Mayanga
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeremy Loncao
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Esposito
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Doug Miller

Note: Roster up-to-date as of September 6,2018. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rochester River Dogz FC Rebrands as Rochester Lancers". National Premier Soccer League. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "National Premier Soccer League" . Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "RIVER DOGZ REBRAND – National Premier Soccer League".
  4. ↑ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rochester Lancers".
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