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Rochester Lancers (2015)

Rochester Lancers
Full nameRochester Lancers
Nickname(s)RLancers
Short nameLancers
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
StadiumWegmans Stadium, Rochester, New York
Owner
  • Salvatore "SoccerSam" Fantauzzo
CoachJake Schindler
Mark Mandell
LeagueUPSL
20173rd, Great Lakes East
Websitehttp://www.rochesterlancers.com
Current season

The Rochester Lancers (formerly known as Rochester River Dogz FC) are an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York. Founded as the Rochester River Dogz in 2015, the team rebranded as the Rochester Lancers in April 2017.[1] The team play its home games at the Aquinas Institute's Wegmans Stadium.

Their name comes from the original Lancers who played from 1967 until 1980 as well as the indoor team that began play in 2011.

Overview

The Rochester River Dogz Football Club were accepted to play in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in November 2015. The River Dogz won their inaugural game 1–0 against FC Buffalo. The River Dogz finished the regular season with a 3–4–3 record. The River Dogz were owned by Marc Mandell and Nick Mojsovski. In 2017 Doug Miller joined the group and convinced Salvatore "SoccerSam" Fantauzzo to be part owner and let the group use the Rochester Lancers name and logo. The Lancers celebrated their 50th year in 2017 with the return of the outdoor Lancers in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the new Lady Lancers in the United Women's Soccer League (UWS). The 2017 both Lancers outdoor teams played at the Charlie Schiano Field at The Aquinas Institute. Due to renovations at Aquinas the teams moved to the Marina Auto Stadium for the 2018 season. The team was formed in the NASL in 1967. The team played from 1967 to 1980. In 2009 SoccerSam purchased the Lancers name and logo for his soccer collection and to pay tribute to the Legends and pioneers of American soccer. In 2011, SoccerSam introduced the indoor Lancers as part of the MISL which became the MASL. Lancers indoor soccer brought back many familiar Rochester soccer favorites, including Doug Miller who was the team's leading scorer for the first three seasons and then became the head coach in the final year. After the 2015 season the team went into hiatus due to issues with the NYS insurance fund.[2]

Stadium

The Lancers' home field is Wegmans Stadium at the Aquinas Institute, although they played in Marina Auto Stadium for the 2018 season. [3]

Year-by-year

Year Division League Record Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2016 4 NPSL 3–4–3 4th, Midwest-Great Lakes East Did not qualify Did not qualify
2017 4 NPSL 6–4–2 3rd, Midwest-Great Lakes East Did not qualify Did not qualify
2018 4 NPSL 6–3–3 3rd, Midwest-Great Lakes East Did not qualify Did not qualify
2019 4 NPSL 6–2–2 2nd, Midwest-Great Lakes East Midwest Region Semifinal Did not qualify
2020 4 NPSL Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2021 4 NPSL 2–7–1 5th, Midwest-Rust Belt Did not qualify Did not qualify

Players

2017 Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA William Banahene
28 DF United States USA Jake Schindler (Captain)
14 DF United States USA Alex Harling
16 DF United States USA Anthony Rozzano
7 DF United States USA Tim Crawford
9 FW England ENG Will Stone
22 MF Brazil BRA Rafael Godoi
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Byrne
5 MF United States USA Jared Toth
10 MF Scotland SCO Ben Allan
24 MF United States USA Matthew Tucker
11 MF United States USA Lukas Fernandes
12 MF United States USA Sammy Wasson
13 MF United States USA August Finn
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF United States USA Nikkye De Point
15 MF United States USA Austin Gerber
23 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Glenn Holmes
21 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zikret Osmic
18 FW Ghana GHA Isaac Kissi
25 MF United States USA Jesse Toth
3 MF United States USA Antonio Manfut
2 FW United States USA John Imwalle
29 DF United States USA Jayme Kapinos
— FW United States USA Dominic Coco
20 FW United States USA Mitchell Brickman
17 FW England ENG Sam Jiggins
30 GK United States USA Joey Kapinos
1 GK United States USA Tyler Brew

2020 Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Brian Wilkin
1 GK United States USA John Ciavaglia
2 MF Brazil BRA Rafael Godoi
3 FW United States USA David Wright
4 MF United States USA Gary Boughton
5 MF United States USA Sean Hantes
6 MF Ukraine UKR Bogdan Yatsishin
7 DF United States USA Tim Crawford
9 MF United States USA Dan Reger
10 FW England ENG Michael Cunningham
11 DF United States USA Anthony Rozzano
12 FW United States USA Darryl Potter
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF United States USA Frankie Ciliberto
14 FW United States USA Alex Harling
15 FW United States USA Austin Gerber
16 FW United States USA Andriy Demydiv
17 FW United States USA Peter DiLorenzo
18 MF United States USA Bryan Wolanski
20 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zikert Osmic
21 MF United States USA Matt D'Amico
22 GK Brazil BRA Marcelo Moreira
23 MF United States USA Jeremy Ortiz
24 MF United States USA August Finn
25 DF United States USA Jake Reed
27 DF Peru PER Diego Mayanga
31 DF United States USA Jeremy Loncao
35 GK United States USA Christian Esposito
19 FW United States USA Doug Miller

Note: Roster up-to-date as of September 6, 2018.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rochester River Dogz FC Rebrands as Rochester Lancers". National Premier Soccer League. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "RIVER DOGZ REBRAND – National Premier Soccer League".
  4. ^ Prince-Wright, Joe (March 26, 2020). "2020 NPSL season cancelled". ProSoccerTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "Rochester Lancers".
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