Minnesota United FC Reserves

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Minnesota United FC Reserves
Full nameMinnesota United FC Reserves
Nickname(s)United Reserves
Founded2013
Stadium East Ridge High School Stadium, Woodbury, MN
Capacity~1,000
Owners Bill McGuire
Head CoachPeter Rivard
League Premier League of America
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Established in 2013, [1] [2] Minnesota United FC Reserves were an American professional soccer club based in Woodbury, Minnesota who played in the Premier League of America. The team served as a development squad for their parent club, Minnesota United FC, then member of the North American Soccer League.

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Mission

Upon the establishment of the Reserve team in 2013, the head coach of the Minnesota United FC main team, Manny Lagos, clearly stressed that the primary mission of forming the new team would be building a stronger foundation for and raising competitiveness within the first team: "We want to continue to grow the vision of what the club can be. Having a Reserve team is a big piece of developing potential local players but also keep the first team competitive. When you have something like this it can grow into a lot of different areas but it’s really about building this club the right way so we can be strong and have a great culture for the future," Manny said. [3]

Season-by-season

SeasonDivisionLeagueWinsDrawLosesRegular SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20144 NPSL (Midwest Region)6227th (out of 15)Lost in the 1st roundDid not enter
20154NPSL (Midwest Region)4628th (out of 13)Did not qualifyDid not enter
20165 PLA (Western Conference)2444th (out of 6)Did not qualifyDid not enter

Rivalries

In the NPSL the Twin Cities Derby was contested between Minnesota United FC Reserves (based in Woodbury) and Minnesota Twin Stars (based in Minnetrista). After moving to the PLA the derby continues between the Reserves and Minneapolis City SC (based in Minneapolis).

Current roster

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

No.PositionPlayerNation
1 GK Adam Acosta Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2 DF Andres Jaramillo Flag of the United States.svg  United States
3 DF Midhat Mujic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 DF Chris Aksoz Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Bryce Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5 DF Grant Bell Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7 MF Abbai Habte Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8 MF Daniel O'Brien Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9 FW Javier Alcantara Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
10 MF Saul Rosales Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11 DF Mitch Wolff Flag of the United States.svg  United States
13 MF Daniel Cisneros Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
14 MF Charles Adams Flag of the United States.svg  United States
16 DF Benjamin Eastwell Flag of England.svg  England
18 MF Whitney Browne Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20 FW Charles Theis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21 MF Babatunde Oyekan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
22 MF Skyler Schulz Flag of the United States.svg  United States
23 MF Sam Man Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24 GK Peter Runquist Flag of the United States.svg  United States
29 MF Klenton Miles Stockman-Willis Flag of the United States.svg  United States
41 FW Oblayon Nyemah Jr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States
77 FW Brad WhitsittFlag of the United States.svg  United States
99 MF Rodrigo Galvan Yanes Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
MF Joel Johannsen Flag of the United States.svg  United States
MF Tom Shortland Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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References

  1. "Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team". NPSL. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. "Minnesota United Announces Reserves Team". Minnesota United. 19 November 2013.
  3. "Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team". NPSL. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.