Rochester Rhinos
2012 season
OwnerUnited States Rob Clark
Head coachUnited States Jesse Myers
StadiumSahlen's Stadium
USL Pro2nd
USL Pro Playoffs2nd Round
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerAndrew Hoxie - 6
Highest home attendance7,959
Lowest home attendance4,653

The 2012 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's seventeenth season of existence. It was the Rhinos' second-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.

Background

After the split of several USL clubs to create the North American Soccer League, United Soccer Leagues restructured its top division, and created the USL Pro, which received third-tier sanctioning from U.S. Soccer. The Rhinos, who had played in the second division of American soccer for their entire existence, opted to join the USL Pro, and thus play in the third tier.

On the field, the Rhinos won their division, and boasted the fourth best overall record, making it the second straight year Rochester were division champions. For the third straight season, however, Rochester was eliminated in the first round of the respective league's playoffs.

Outside of the USL Pro Division, the Rhinos were eliminated in the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup by the MLS side Philadelphia Union.[1] The Rhinos also played a School Day friendly against NPSL team FC Buffalo.[2]

Competitions

Preseason Friendlies

March 30, 2012 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Colgate University Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York
McFayden 55'
Boughton 58'

USL Pro

April 14, 2012 Match 1 Los Angeles Blues 0 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Fullerton, CA
10:30 PM ET Irving Garcia Yellow card 36' Rosenlund 22'
Rosenlund Yellow card 21'
Earls Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 2,432
Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Eduardo Mariscal, Apolinar Mariscal, Jonathan Hughes
April 20, 2012 Match 2 Los Angeles Blues 0 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Fullerton, CA
10:30 PM ET George Davis IV Yellow card 48'
Borja Yellow card 90'		 Hoxie 50'
Banks 56'
TankeYellow card 87'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Felisha Mariscal, Adrian Gonzalez, Robert Warsaraz
April 28, 2012 Match 3 Dayton Dutch Lions 0 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Dayton, OH
7:30 PM ET Preciado Yellow card 34'
KnotekYellow card 49'
Copier Yellow card 55'		 Banks 67' Stadium: Careflight Field
Attendance: 853
Referee: Cory Richardson, Pierre Saintil Francillen, Jamie Chierd, Grant Brown
May 5, 2012 Match 4 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Charlotte Eagles Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Bloom 9' (og) Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7959
Referee: Steve Montanino
May 11, 2012 Match 5 Charlotte Eagles 0 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Charlotte, NC
8:00 PM ET Guzman Yellow card 82' Chinn 18'
McManus Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Charlotte Christian Stadium
Attendance: 964
Referee: Daniel Thornberry
May 12, 2012 Match 6 Charleston Battery 0 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Charleston, SC
7:30 PM ET Flatley Yellow card 70' Earls 61'
McManus Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3819
Referee: Sky Arthur Banning
May 18, 2012 Match 7 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 1 Dayton Dutch Lions Rochester, NY
7:35 PM ET Kirk 74'
RobertsYellow card 51'		 Bardsley 28' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7414
Referee: David Mon
May 25, 2012 Match 8 Harrisburg City Islanders 1 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Harrisburg, PA
6:00 PM ET Langley 48' Rosenlund Yellow card 39'
Fernandez Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Eric Weisbrod
May 26, 2012 Match 9 Dayton Dutch Lions 2 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Dayton, OH
7:30 PM ET Garner 34'
Copier 64'		 Brito 52'
McManus 90'
Manscuk Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: Careflight Field
Referee: Andrew Bigelow
June 2, 2012 Match 10 Rochester Rhinos 0 - 1 Richmond Kickers Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Kirk Yellow card 13'
Cost Yellow card 61'
FernandezYellow card 90'		 Vercollone 5' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5237
Referee: David Mon
June 8, 2012 Match 11 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 1 Wilmington Hammerheads Rochester, NY
7:35 PM ET Rosenlund 30'
Earls Yellow card 56'
Taynor Yellow card 61'		 Nicholson 68'
BudnyyYellow card 41'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5944
Referee: Vito Testa
June 15, 2012 Match 12 Harrisburg City Islanders 2 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Harrisburg, PA
6:00 PM ET Ekra 86'
Mkosana 90'		 Report Roberts Yellow card 49'
Traynor Yellow card 77'
Tanke 80'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Michael Donovan
June 17, 2012 Match 13 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1 - 1 Rochester Rhinos Pittsburgh, PA
3:00 PM ET Nuñez 16' Report Kirk 60' Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,056
June 23, 2012 Match 14 Richmond Kickers 2 - 3 Rochester Rhinos Richmond, VA
7:00 PM ET Vercollone 8'
Callahan Yellow card 45'
Yeisley 82'
Pascale Yellow card 90'
Nyazamba Red card 90+3'		 Report Brito 27'
Earls Yellow card 42'
Tanke Yellow card 59'
Hoxie 85' (pen.)
Banks 90+2'
Nicht Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,365
Referee: United States Shawn Fitch
June 30, 2012 Match 15 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 2 Harrisburg City Islanders Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Kirk Yellow card 70'
Banks Yellow card 75' 89'
Nicht Yellow card 90'		 Report Mkosana 52'
Yates 83'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,592
Referee: United States John Douglas
July 4, 2012 Match 16 Rochester Rhinos 4 - 1 Antigua Barracuda FC Rochester, NY
7:55 PM ET McFayden 3', 18'
Hoxie 76', 80'		 Report Byers 29'
Skepple Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: United States David Mon
July 7, 2012 Match 17 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Dayton Dutch Lions Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Earls 3'
Kissi 90'		 Report Holowaty Yellow card 90' Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,432
Referee: United States Marc Lawrence
July 12, 2012 Match 18 Wilmington Hammerheads 0 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Wilmington, NC
7:30 PM ET Cole Yellow card 57'
Chijindu Red card 79'		 Report Rosenlund Yellow card 44'
Hoxie Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,358
July 14, 2012 Match 19 Orlando City 4 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Orlando, FL
7:30 PM ET Luzunaris 10' Yellow card 23'
Jérôme 15'
Valentino 27'
López 73' (pen.)		 Report Chris Estridge Yellow card 16'
Kyle Manscuk Yellow card 33'
Roberts Yellow card 51'
Lucas Fernandez Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,260
July 21, 2012 Match 20 Rochester Rhinos 2 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Banks 10'
Hoxie 77'		 Report Costanzo Yellow card 55'
Katic Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,221
July 27, 2012 Match 21 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Los Angeles Blues Rochester, NY
7:35 PM ET McManus Yellow card 26'
Hall 60' (o.g.)		 Report Galindo Yellow card 28'
García Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,643
August 3, 2012 Match 22 Rochester Rhinos 0 - 1 Orlando City Rochester, NY
7:35 PM ET McManus Yellow card 23'
Banks Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 76'
Rosenlund Yellow card 74'		 Report Watson 65'
Ustruck Yellow card 67'
Mbengue Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 80'
Chin Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,383
August 11, 2012 Match 23 Rochester Rhinos 0 - 4 Charleston Battery Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Report Donatelli 18', 30'
Sanyang 45+1'
Kelly 86'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,597
August 18, 2012 Match 24 Rochester Rhinos 1 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Rochester, NY
7:05 PM ET Roberts Yellow card 18'
Hoxie 87'
Tanke Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Katic Yellow card 22'
Costanzo Yellow card 45'
C'deBaca Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,101

Standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Orlando City SC (C) 24 17 6 1 50 18 +32 57 Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye
2 Rochester Rhinos (A) 24 12 5 7 27 23 +4 41 Playoffs 1st round bye
3 Charleston Battery (A) 24 12 2 10 36 26 +10 38 Playoffs
4 Richmond Kickers (A) 24 11 5 8 31 27 +4 38
5 Wilmington Hammerheads (A) 24 10 7 7 34 32 +2 37
6 Harrisburg City Islanders (A) 24 10 7 7 34 29 +5 37
7 Charlotte Eagles 24 11 3 10 34 26 +8 36
8 Los Angeles Blues 24 9 3 12 26 29 −3 30
9 Dayton Dutch Lions 24 4 10 10 20 29 −9 22
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 24 4 5 15 20 39 −19 17
11 Antigua Barracuda 24 5 1 18 16 50 −34 16
Source: USL Pro official standings
Rules for classification: Points, then tiebreak: 1) Head-to-head record based on total points in League games, 2) Total wins in League games, 3) Goal difference in League games, 4) Goals scored in League games, etc.[3]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: December 17, 2011.
Source: Match reports

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Stadium
Result
Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

USL Pro Play Off

August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) SF Rochester Rhinos 1 - 1
(a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Charleston Battery Rochester, New York
7:35 pm EDT McFayden 55'
McManus Yellow card 57'
Hoxie Yellow card 76'
Cost Yellow card 80'
Fernandez Yellow card 90'		 Report
Report		 Donatelli 90+'
Hoffer Yellow card 114'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
Penalties
Hoxie soccer ball with red X
Kyriazis soccer ball with check mark
Earls soccer ball with check mark
Zamudio soccer ball with check mark
Roberts soccer ball with red X
Nicht soccer ball with red X
Rosenlund soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Patterson
soccer ball with red X Donatelli
soccer ball with check mark Azira
soccer ball with red X Falvey
soccer ball with check mark Prince
soccer ball with red X Wilson
soccer ball with check mark Mack

U.S. Open Cup

May 22, 2012 2 Rochester Rhinos 3 - 0 Brooklyn Italians Rochester, NY
7:35 PM ET McManus 25'
Chinn 43'
Banks 76'		 Kirk Red card 60' Stadium: Sahlens Stadium
Attendance: 3,631
May 29, 2012 3 Philadelphia Union 3 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Martínez 5'
Adu 29'
Adu 73' (pen)		 Earls Yellow card 40'
Traynor Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular SeasonPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals

Top scorers

Position Nation Number Name USL Pro U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record

Position Nation Number Name USL Pro U.S. Open Cup Preseason Total (USSF Total)
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
TOTALS — — — — — — — —

Roster

as of November 28, 2011[4]

No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Tyler Bellamy  United States
3 MF Drew Cost  United States
4 DF Mike Zaher  United States
5 DF Jack Traynor  United States
6 DF Georgios Kyriazis  Greece
7 MF Gustavo Zamudio  Chile
8 MF Tyler Rosenlund  Canada
10 FW Tam McManus  Scotland
11 FW Conor Chinn  United States
12 DF Troy Roberts  United States
13 DF Quavas Kirk  United States
15 FW Graciano Brito  Cape Verde
16 MF Danny Earls  Republic of Ireland
17 DF Masaki Hemmi  Japan
18 FW Isaac Kissi  Ghana
20 DF Lucas Fernandez  Argentina
21 DF Kyle Manscuk  United States
23 GK Brandon Miller  United States
24 GK Kristian Nicht  Germany
25 FW Andrew Hoxie  United States
27 MF Michael Tanke  United States
29 MF J. C. Banks  United States
31 GK Joe Marino  United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Freddy Adu scores 2, Philadelphia Union beats Rochester Rhinos 3-0 in U.S. Open Cup". Washington Post. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Mendola, Nick. "FC Buffalo falls to USL Pro's Rochester Rhinos, 1-0, in front of 9000 at Sahlen's Stadium". FC Buffalo. FC Buffalo. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
  4. ↑ "rhinossoccer.com: Roster". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
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