| 2016 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owners | David and Wendy Dworkin | |||
| Head coach | Bob Lilley | |||
| Stadium | Rochester Rhinos Stadium | |||
| USL | Conference: 4th, Eastern Conference | |||
| USL Playoffs | Conference semi-finals | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | |||
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The 2016 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's 21st year of existence, and their sixth season in the third tier of the United States soccer pyramid, playing in the United Soccer League Eastern Conference. They entered the season as defending USL champions and made it back to the playoffs, but were eliminated in the conference semi-finals by the New York Red Bulls II.
Roster
as of March 24, 2015 [1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Adam Grinwis | 
United States
|
| 2 | MF | Marcos Ugarte |
United States
|
| 3 | DF | Bradley Kamdem | 
France
|
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch |
United States
|
| 5 | DF | Vassilios Apostolopoulos | 
Greece
|
| 6 | MF | Michel Guilavogui | 
Guinea
|
| 7 | MF | Ryan James | 
Canada
|
| 8 | MF | Andre Fortune II | 
Trinidad and Tobago
|
| 9 | FW | Christian Volesky |
United States
|
| 10 | FW | Duba | 
Cape Verde
|
| 11 | MF | Kenardo Forbes | 
Jamaica
|
| 12 | FW | Asani Samuels |
Jamaica
|
| 13 | MF | Mike Garzi |
United States
|
| 15 | DF | Joe Farrell |
United States
|
| 16 | MF | Sean Reilly |
United States
|
| 17 | DF | Wal Fall | 
Germany
|
| 18 | GK | Tomas Gomez |
United States
|
| 20 | DF | Tony Walls |
United States
|
| 21 | DF | Dominic Samuel |
Canada
|
| 22 | MF | Brandon Beresford | 
Guyana
|
| 23 | MF | Jordan Becker |
United States
|
| 29 | MF | Sofiane Tergou |
France
|
| 33 | GK | Daniel Lynd |
United States
|
Competitions
Preseason
| March 4, 2016 Preseason | Buffalo Bulls | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Amherst, New York |
| Stadium: University at Buffalo Stadium |
| March 6, 2016 Preseason | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Colgate Raiders | Victor, New York |
| Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility |
| March 10, 2016 Preseason | Rochester Rhinos | 3–3 | Ottawa Fury FC | Victor, New York |
Volesky  2nd quarter'Duba 3rd quarter', 3rd quarter' |
Paulo Jr. 2nd quarter' (
pen.) Gyorio 4th quarter'Bruna 4th quarter' |
Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility | ||
| Note: Was played with four 30-minute quarters | ||||
| March 26, 2016 Preseason | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Syracuse Orange | Victor, New York |
| Stadium: Pinnacle Athletic Facility |
USL Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Louisville City FC | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 60 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 56 | |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 50 | |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 48 |
Source:
2016 USL Standings
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
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
Matches
- All times in regular season on Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC-04:00)
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| April 2, 2016 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00pm | Report |
Volesky 7' Apostolopoulos  62' Ugarte 64' Totsch 85' |
Stadium:
Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Leland Grant |
| April 9, 2016 2 | Richmond Kickers | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00pm |
Imura 61' |
Report |
Garzi 73' |
Stadium:
City Stadium Attendance: 4,990 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| April 17, 2016 3 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 4:00pm |
Powder 66' |
Report |
Ugarte 42' Farrell 68' Duba  93' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| April 23, 2016 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 | FC Montreal | Rochester, New York |
| 5:00pm |
Volesky 52', 56' (
pen.) Forbes 90+4' |
Report |
Joly 48' Dominguez 50' Gagnon-Laparé 56' Béland-Goyette 66' Kacher 86' Charbonneau 90+6' Fisher 90+7' |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| April 30, 2016 5 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 | Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Forbes 23' Kamdem 40' James 61' Apostolopoulos 73' Fortune 85' Samuel 90+2' |
Report |
Johnson 36' Thomas 68'  88' Foster 86' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,513 |
| May 6, 2016 6 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm |
Farrell 11' Garzi 22' Forbes 28' Volesky 37' Kamdem 68' 75' (
pen.) |
Report |
Williams 15' Chang 21' Garbonzo 49' Hackshaw 73' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 4,162 |
| May 14, 2016 7 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Charlotte Independence | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Fall 14' Samuel 62' |
Report |
Ekra 42' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 2,142 |
| May 22, 2016 8 | Orlando City B | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Melbourne, Florida |
| 7:30pm |
Barry 41', 57' Turner 90' |
Report |
Garzi 42' Apostolopoulos 74' Dos Santos 86' (
pen.) |
Stadium:
Titan Soccer Complex Attendance: 925 |
| May 28, 2016 9 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–2 | Bethlehem Steel FC | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Farrell 13', 90+4' 69' Volesky 27' |
Report |
Richter 24' (
pen.) Chambers 27'Daly 58'Carreiro 90' |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| June 4, 2016 10 | FC Montreal | 0–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Montreal, Quebec |
| 3:00pm |
Mkungilwa 90+4' |
Report |
Volesky 45' Duba 49' |
Stadium:
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 248 |
| June 11, 2016 11 | Toronto FC II | 1–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30pm |
Hundal 34' Osorio 54'Uccello 77'Simonin 89'Johnson 90+1' |
Report |
Apostolopoulos 68' Farrell 90+2' |
Stadium:
Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
| June 18, 2016 12 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–1 | Louisville City FC | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Kamdem 80' |
Report |
Lubahn 28' Del Piccolo 45' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Referee: Patrick Rosas |
| June 25, 2016 13 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Farrell 8' Garzi 60' |
Report |
Hertzog 45' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 3,543 |
| July 2, 2016 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 4:00pm |
Long 10' Williams 55' Allen 71' |
Report |
Fall 80' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| July 6, 2016 15 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–1 | FC Cincinnati | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm |
Garzi 34' Dos Santos 65' (
pen.) |
Report |
Delbridge 64' Okoli 75' (
pen.) |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| July 10, 2016 16 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–0 | Orlando City B | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Fall 31' |
Report |
Mendoza 24' |
Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| July 16, 2016 17 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–1 | FC Montreal | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm |
Volesky 32' Duba 49' Fall 59' 79' Samuel 81' |
Report |
Mkungilwa 12' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 4,560 |
| July 20, 2016 18 | Toronto FC II | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 7:30pm |
Osorio 31' Thomas 77' |
Report |
Volesky 27' |
Stadium:
Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,072 Referee: Yusri Rudolph |
| July 24, 2016 19 | Bethlehem Steel FC | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00pm |
Jones 20' Conneh 45+4'Burke 79' |
Report |
Forbes 57' |
Stadium:
Goodman Stadium Attendance: 1,996 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| July 29, 2016 20 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00pm |
Thomas 9' Pettis 31'Leverock 87'Jankouskas 90+' |
Report |
Totsch 87' |
Stadium:
FNB Field Attendance: 1,923 |
| August 3, 2016 21 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm |
Kamdem 74' |
Report |
Roberts 54' Sekyere 60' Asante 70' Imura 75' Ownby 77' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 4,217 Referee: Charles Murphy |
| August 6, 2016 22 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Volesky 43' dos Santos 46' |
Report | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| August 13, 2016 23 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30pm |
Craig 84' |
Report |
Volesky 12' |
Stadium:
Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 6,373 |
| August 20, 2016 24 | Rochester Rhinos | 3–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, New York |
| 6:00pm |
Tergou 7' Tergou 39' Reilly 56' |
Report | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
| August 24, 2016 25 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:00pm |
Berry 26' |
Report |
dos Santos 41' |
Stadium:
Nippert Stadium Attendance: 14,157 |
| August 27, 2016 26 | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | 2–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm |
Moose 35' Caldini Perone 90' |
Report |
Volesky 77' Fall 90' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| September 3, 2016 27 | Charleston Battery | 1–2 | Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 7:30pm |
Portillo 14' |
Report |
Volesky 24' Bakayoko 80' |
Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium |
| September 10, 2016 28 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Rochester, New York |
| 5:00pm |
Samuels 57' |
Report |
Bezecourt 88' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 3,505 |
| September 17, 2016 29 | Charlotte Independence | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00pm | Report |
dos Santos 41' |
Stadium:
Ramblewood Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,471 |
| September 24, 2016 30 | Rochester Rhinos | 1–0 | Toronto FC II | Rochester, New York |
| 5:00pm |
dos Santos 6' |
Report | Stadium: Rochester Rhinos Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
| May 18, 2016 Second round |
Rochester Rhinos
 | 7–0 |
 Southie FC | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm |
Volesky 5' (
pen.) Fortune 8' Ugarte 29' Samuels 44', 45', 48' 79' ?? |
Report | Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Stephen Montanino |
| June 1, 2016 Third round |
Rochester Rhinos
| 2–0 |
Lansdowne Bhoys FC | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm |
Fortune 59' Volesky 70' |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Jaroslaw Werel |
| June 15, 2016 Fourth round |
Rochester Rhinos
| 0–1 |
New York Red Bulls | Rochester, New York |
| 7:00pm | Report |
Kljestan 20' (
pen.) |
Stadium:
Rochester Rhinos Stadium Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Charles Murphy |
USL Playoffs
References
- ^ "rhinossoccer.com: Roster". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2015.