Owner Rob Clark Stadium Sahlen's Stadium USL Pro Playoffs 2nd Round | Head Coach Jesse Myers USL Pro 2nd U.S. Open Cup Third Round | |
The 2012 Rochester Rhinos season will be the club's seventeenth season of existence. It is the Rhinos second-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.
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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 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by the MLS side Philadelphia Union. The Rhinos also played a School Day friendly against NPSL team FC Buffalo.
Standings
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.
(CC) = Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record); (A) = Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (D) = Divisional winners.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the USL Pro Playoffs, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.
Results summary
Last updated: December 17, 2011.
Source: Match reports
Last updated: December 17, 2011.
Source: Match reports
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Roster
as of November 28, 2011