2017 season | ||||
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Owners | David and Wendy Dworkin | |||
Head coach | Bob Lilley | |||
Stadium | Capelli Sport Stadium | |||
USL | 4th, Eastern Conference | |||
USL Playoffs | Conference semifinals | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | |||
Highest home attendance | 3,459 (4/22 vs. NYRB2) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 963 (10/10 vs. BST) | |||
Average home league attendance | 2,031 | |||
Biggest win | ROC 4–0 CLT (4/29) | |||
Biggest defeat | CHS 5–0 ROC (4/15) | |||
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The 2017 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's 22nd overall and seventh with the United Soccer League, now known as the USL Championship. The Rhinos returned to playing in Division II of men's professional soccer, as the USL and all its teams were promoted from Division III after the 2016 season. They looked to return to the USL playoffs after losing to the New York Red Bulls II in the conference semifinals the previous year.
This was the Rhinos' final season in the second tier of American professional soccer. The team initially announced that it would go on hiatus for the 2018 season.[1][2] It later announced that it would not resume professional operations until 2020, at which time it will join USL League One, a third-level league operated by USL's parent company, United Soccer League (not to be confused with the Rhinos' former league), that will play its first season in 2019.[3]
Roster
[edit]as of June 25, 2017 [4]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Kyle Morton | ![]() |
2 | DF | Raymond Lee | ![]() |
3 | DF | Ryan Felix | ![]() |
4 | DF | Bradley Kamdem | ![]() |
5 | MF | Jordan Dover | ![]() |
6 | FW | Christiano François | ![]() |
7 | MF | Ryan James | ![]() |
8 | MF | Brandon Beresford | ![]() |
9 | MF | Stefan Defregger | ![]() |
10 | MF | Sofiane Tergou | ![]() |
11 | MF | Kenardo Forbes | ![]() |
12 | FW | Jochen Graf | ![]() |
13 | MF | Mike Garzi | ![]() |
15 | DF | Joe Farrell | ![]() |
17 | DF | Wal Fall | ![]() |
18 | FW | Antonio Correia | ![]() |
20 | DF | Todd Pratzner | ![]() |
21 | FW | Darius Madison | ![]() |
22 | MF | Jalen Brown | ![]() |
23 | GK | Tomas Gomez | ![]() |
24 | FW | Rayane Boukemia | ![]() |
25 | DF | Sergio Campbell | ![]() |
29 | MF | Samuel Edoung-Biyo | ![]() |
33 | GK | Daniel Lynd | ![]() |
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]- Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Louisville City FC (C) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 58 | 31 | +27 | 62 | Conference Playoffs |
2 | Charleston Battery | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 54 | |
3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 53 | |
4 | Rochester Rhinos | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 53 | |
5 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 48 | |
6 | FC Cincinnati | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | |
7 | New York Red Bulls II | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 44 | |
8 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 44 | |
9 | Orlando City B | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 42 | |
10 | Ottawa Fury | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 38 | |
11 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 37 | |
12 | Saint Louis FC | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 36 | |
13 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 36 | |
14 | Richmond Kickers | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 32 | |
15 | Toronto FC II | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 25 |
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
(C) Champions
Match results
[edit]Win Draw Loss
All times in Eastern Time.
April 1 1 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 2–3 | Rochester Rhinos | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
4:00 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Davies ![]() Conneh ![]() |
Report | Madison ![]() Fall ![]() Graf ![]() |
Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Jorge Ramírez |
April 7 2 | Toronto FC II | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Spencer ![]() |
Report | Beresford ![]() Fall ![]() |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 525 Referee: David Barrie |
April 15 3 | Charleston Battery | 5–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, South Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Williams ![]() Guerra ![]() Chang ![]() Thomas ![]() Anunga ![]() Mueller ![]() |
Report | Fall ![]() James ![]() |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Howard Ashe |
April 22 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls II | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Garzi ![]() Farrell ![]() |
Report | Allen ![]() Bezecourt ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 3,459 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
April 29 5 | Rochester Rhinos | 4–0 | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
5:05 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Fall ![]() ![]() Garzi ![]() ![]() Madison ![]() Felix ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Report | Davidson ![]() Johnson ![]() Herrera ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,941 Referee: Greg Dopka |
21 May 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–1 | Richmond Kickers | Rochester, New York |
4:05 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Beresford ![]() Forbes ![]() Farrell ![]() Felix ![]() |
Report | Gonzalez ![]() Asante ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,003 Referee: Henrik Karlsson |
24 May 7 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Rochester, New York |
7:05 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Fall ![]() Garzi ![]() |
Report | Hristov ![]() Lowe ![]() Nanchoff ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Matthew Franz |
June 3 8 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | Rochester, New York |
6:00 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Kamdem ![]() |
CIN Report ROC Report Box Score |
Walker ![]() Halfhill ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,158 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Gabriel Angelone Ankur Singh Fourth official: Anthony Perdue |
June 7 9 | Orlando City B | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Orlando, Florida |
6:30 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Hines ![]() Barry ![]() Laryea ![]() |
Report | Correia ![]() Fall ![]() |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 967 Referee: Jonathan Weiner |
June 10 10 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | St. Petersburg, Florida |
7:30 EDT (UTC−4) | Cole ![]() Collins ![]() Savage ![]() Nanchoff ![]() |
Report | Graf ![]() Fall ![]() Kamdem ![]() |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,026 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
June 17 11 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Felix ![]() ![]() Farrell ![]() Tergou ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Lorant Varga |
June 23 12 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–1 | Orlando City B | Rochester, New York |
6:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Defregger ![]() Dover ![]() |
Report | Timbó ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Charles Murphy |
July 1 13 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charlotte, North Carolina |
6:00 P.M. EDT (UTC−4) | Estrada ![]() ![]() Ross ![]() |
Report | Farrell ![]() Fall ![]() |
Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex Attendance: 1,623 Referee: Gustavo Solorio |
July 5 14 | Saint Louis FC | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Fenton, Missouri |
8:00 PM EDT (UTC−4) | Sheldon ![]() |
Report | Lee ![]() |
Stadium: World Wide Technology Soccer Park Attendance: 4,634 Referee: Dule Djurasevic |
Note: Re-scheduled from May 6 due to flooding of World Wide Technology Soccer Park[5][6] |
July 8 15 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PMEDT (UTC−4) | Madison ![]() Graf ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
July 15 16 | Ottawa Fury | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Ottawa, Ontario |
2:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Barden ![]() Bruna ![]() Hume ![]() |
Report | Graf ![]() Garzi ![]() |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,525 Referee: Chris Grabas |
July 22 17 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Report | Adewole ![]() Souto ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
July 26 18 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Toronto FC II | Rochester, New York |
7:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Defregger ![]() ![]() Dunn ![]() Correia ![]() |
Report | Onkony ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Jared Simons |
July 29 19 | FC Cincinnati | 2–3 | Rochester Rhinos | Cincinnati, Ohio |
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | McLaughlin ![]() Djiby ![]() ![]() ![]() Josu ![]() Berry ![]() Jaye ![]() König ![]() Greig ![]() Walker ![]() |
Report | Graf ![]() Kamdem ![]() Fall ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 23,548 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
August 5 20 | New York Red Bulls II | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Montclair, New Jersey |
4:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Basuljevic ![]() Bonomo ![]() |
Report | Fall ![]() |
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 582 Referee: Charles Murphy |
August 8 21 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Grosh ![]() Brent ![]() Mensah ![]() |
Report | Madison ![]() Garzi ![]() |
Stadium: FNB Field Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Amber O'Connor |
August 19 22 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–1 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
18:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Madison ![]() |
Report | Hackshaw ![]() Williams ![]() Portillo ![]() Cooper ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
August 26 23 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–2 | Saint Louis FC | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Fall ![]() Graf ![]() |
Report | Howe ![]() ![]() Rudolph ![]() Alihodžić ![]() Ledbetter ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Lucasz Szpala |
September 2 24 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Report | Brown ![]() Fall ![]() |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 143 Referee: Alexis Vaughan |
September 9 25 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–1 | Ottawa Fury | Rochester, New York |
6:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | François ![]() |
Report | McEleney ![]() Bruna ![]() ![]() Dos Santos ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Calin Radosav |
September 16 26 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Kerr ![]() |
Report | Tergou ![]() Farrell ![]() |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,341 Referee: Greg Dopka |
September 20 27 | Louisville City FC | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Davis IV ![]() Spencer ![]() |
Report | Graf ![]() ![]() Lee ![]() James ![]() Gomez ![]() Felix ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,698 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 23 28 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Richmond, Virginia |
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Minutillo ![]() |
Report | Kamdem ![]() |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,969 Referee: Jorge Ramirez |
September 30 29 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Louisville City FC | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Forbes ![]() Felix ![]() |
Report | Ownby ![]() Morad ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,775 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
October 7 30 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
7:00 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Chevy ![]() |
Report | Graf ![]() Fall ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
October 10 31 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Rochester, New York |
7:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Graf ![]() |
Report | Conneh ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 963 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
October 14 32 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Graf ![]() Forbes ![]() |
Report | Valot ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
Playoffs
[edit]October 21 Conference Quarterfinals | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
6:05 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Dover ![]() Graf ![]() François ![]() Farrell ![]() Defregger ![]() |
Report | A. Martínez ![]() ![]() ![]() E. Martínez ![]() Davidson ![]() |
Stadium: Capelli Sport Stadium Attendance: 1,647 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
October 28 Conference Semi-finals | Louisville City FC | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
7:30 PM EDT (UTC-04:00) | Jimenez ![]() Ownby ![]() Ranjitsingh ![]() |
Report | Felix ![]() |
Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Victor Rivas |
References
[edit]- ^ DiVeronica, Jeff (November 30, 2017). "Rhinos to take one-year hiatus, host 'several' USL matches". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Tsujimoto, Ben (November 30, 2017). "Rochester Rhinos to take hiatus from United Soccer League". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Rochester Approved for USL Division III" (Press release). Rochester Rhinos. August 22, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Roster". Rochester Rhinos. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "USL Announces May 6 Game Postponed". saintlouisfc.com. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Saint Louis FC vs. Rochester Rhinos Rescheduled to July 5th". saintlouisfc.com. May 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2018.