The 2022 Rochester New York FC season was the club's 23rd overall and first in MLS Next Pro. It was the first year since 2017 the club has played, and their first season under the Rochester New York FC name, after spending the first 22 seasons branded as the Rochester Raging Rhinos and Rochester Rhinos.[2] The club was the only independent team playing in MLS Next Pro, and was one of the two teams from the league to participate in the 2022 U.S. Open Cup, alongside St. Louis City SC 2.
2022 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Owners | David and Wendy Dworkin Jamie Vardy | ||
Head coach | Bruno Baltazar | ||
Stadium | John L. DiMarco Field | ||
MLS Next Pro | Eastern Conference: 4th Overall: 9th | ||
MLS Next Pro Playoffs | Eastern Conference Semifinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Gibran Rayo (13) All: Gibran Rayo (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 1,878 (September 18)[1] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 684 (May 14),[1] 267 (April 7) US Open Cup[1] | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,096 | ||
Biggest win | CLB 0-4 ROC (May 29) | ||
Biggest defeat | OCB 5-2 ROC (August 17) CLB 4-1 ROC (September 24) | ||
| |||
In the final game of the regular season, Rochester New York FC confirmed their qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs after a 2-2 draw with New York City FC II at home, despite losing in the penalty shootout. They were knocked out in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by regular season champions Columbus Crew 2.
Competitive
editMLS Next Pro
editStandings
edit- Eastern Conference
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | NE | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
3 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | |
4 | NE | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | |
5 | NE | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |
6 | CT | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
- Overall table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 |
8 | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 |
9 | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 |
10 | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 |
11 | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary
editOverall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 36[A] | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 |
Last updated: September 21, 2022.
Source: MLS Next Pro
Results
editMarch 25 1 | St. Louis City 2 | 2–0 | Rochester New York FC | St. Louis, MO |
4:00 pm EDT | Kuzain 20' Dias 60' Armstrong 63' 66' Dolling 75' |
Report | Vanacker 19' Caíque 59' Popp 90+5' |
Stadium: Hermann Stadium Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
April 3 2 | New England Revolution II | 3–1 | Rochester New York FC | Foxborough, MA |
4:00 pm EDT | O'Hearn 7' 45+3' Michel 29' Zwetsloot 49' Rivera 64' |
Report | Dolabella 37' Brigida 38' Djaló 55' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 188[1] Referee: Katherine McCormick |
April 10 3 | Chicago Fire II | 0–0 | Rochester New York FC | Bridgeview, IL |
4:00 pm EDT | Monis 20' | Report | Popp 77' Smith 78' |
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 240[1] Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
April 23 4 | Rochester New York FC | 2–3 | New York City FC II | Brighton, NY |
4:00 pm EDT | Inalien 20' (pen.), 65' | Report | Turnbull 32' Jiminez 48', 90+3' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 722[1] Referee: Thomas Snyder |
May 8 5 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 1–2 | Rochester New York FC | Highland Heights, KY |
Flanagan 87' | Report | Dolabella 42' Vanacker 85' |
Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 213[1] Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
May 14 6 | Rochester New York FC | 4–1 | Inter Miami CF II | Brighton, NY |
4:00 pm EDT | Williams 10' Dolabella 20' Akanyirige 50' Batiz 56' |
Report | Thomas 60' | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 684[1] Referee: Katherine McCormick |
May 21 7 | Rochester New York FC | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Brighton, NY |
Dolabella 33', 90+2' Akanyirige 49' 61' Rayo 62' (pen.) |
Report | Riasco 41' Craig 62' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 761[1] Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
May 29 8 | Columbus Crew 2 | 0–4 | Rochester New York FC | Columbus, OH |
2:00 pm EDT | Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 304[1] Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
June 2 9 | Rochester New York FC | 1–1 (4–3 SO) | Toronto FC II | Brighton, NY |
7:00 PM EDT | Batiz 78' | Report | Antonoglou 85' | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 891[1] Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
Shootout | ||||
Rayo Lopez Costa Djaló Dolabella |
Coello Camarero Franklin Karajovanovic Yeates Mbongue |
June 11 10 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 1–0 | Rochester New York FC | Highland Heights, KY |
8:00 PM EDT | Markanich 90' | Report | Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 321[1] Referee: Christian Centeno |
June 18 11 | New England Revolution II | 1–1 (4–5 SO) | Rochester New York FC | Foxborough, MA |
7:00 PM EDT | Dos Santos 30' Lima 59' |
Report | Rayo 23' Djaló 71' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 218[1] Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
Shootout | ||||
Dias Buck Michel O'Hearn Panayotou |
Rayo Lopez Inalien Dolabella Akanyirige |
June 24 12 | Rochester New York FC | 0–0 (4–2 SO) | Columbus Crew 2 | Brighton, NY |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 1,183[1] Referee: José Carlos Rivero | ||
Shootout | ||||
Costa Batiz Rissi Lopez Dolabella |
Micaletto Mohamed Fuson Tuffour |
July 1 13 | Rochester New York FC | 3–2 | Orlando City B | Brighton, NY |
7:00pm EDT | Batista 19', 69' Rayo 45+1', 62' Garrett 68' Rissi 71' Lopez 82' |
Report | Yan 54' Lynn 65' Rivera 69' Acosta 90+6' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 998[1] Referee: Kaitlyn Trowbridge |
July 7 14 | Rochester New York FC | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union II | Brighton, NY |
7:00pm EDT | Rayo 24', 28', 60' | Report | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 1,019[1] Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
July 16 15 | New York City FC II | 0–1 | Rochester New York FC | Queens, NY |
7:00pm EDT | Report | Inalien 77' | Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 756[1] Referee: Albert Kyei-Mensah |
July 22 16 | Rochester New York FC | 0–2 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Brighton, NY |
Akanyirige 16' Popp 57' Soares 76' Batista 90' |
Report | Thomas 39' Atanga 44' Bailey 52' Sunderland 80' Daley 84' Samways 90+3' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 961[1] Referee: Shawn Tehini |
July 30 17 | Rochester New York FC | 1–1 (4–5 SO) | Chicago Fire II | Brighton, NY |
7:00pm EDT | Garrett 57' Rayo 68', 70' |
Report | Ostrem 54' Rodriguez 76' Baumgartner 83' Ritaccio 85' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 1,327[1] Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
Shootout | ||||
Rayo Costa Batiz Inalien Dolabella Garrett |
Penn Monis Fleming Kidd Rodriguez Quintos |
August 12 18 | Rochester New York FC | 1–2 | Toronto FC II | Brighton, NY |
7:00pm EDT | Rayo 68' | Report | Greenidge-Duncan 14' Walkes 76' |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 1,445[1] Referee: Thomas Snyder |
August 17 19 | Orlando City B | 5–2 | Rochester New York FC | Kissimmee, FL |
7:00 PM EDT | Akindele 34' Lynn 47' Cartagena 58' Angulo 68' Loyola 69' |
Report | Batiz 25' Djaló 72' |
Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Attendance: 225[1] Referee: Katherine McCormick |
August 21 20 | Inter Miami CF II | 2–1 | Rochester New York FC | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
7:00 PM EDT | Acosta 54' Borgelin 66' |
Report | Williams 90' | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 654[1] Referee: Luis Arroyo |
August 27 21 | Rochester New York FC | 2–0 | New England Revolution II | Brighton, NY |
5:30pm EDT | Rayo 5' (pen.) Williams 43' |
Report | Quiñones 86' | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 1,284[1] Referee: Albert Kyei-Mensah |
September 4 22 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–2 | Rochester New York FC | Chester, PA |
3:30pm EDT | Donovan 62' | Report | Inalien 44' Williams 90+3' |
Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 479[1] Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
September 11 23 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Rochester New York FC | Toronto, ON |
3:00pm EDT | Report | Batiz 17' | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 332[1] Referee: Mario Alayass |
September 18 24 | Rochester New York FC | 2–2 (3–5 SO) | New York City FC II | Brighton, NY |
3:00pm EDT | Dolabella 57' Rayo 71' (pen.) |
Report | Jimenez 34' Denis 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 1,878[1] Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
Shootout | ||||
Lopez Rayo Costa Batiz |
Denis Jimenez Benalcazar Elias Owusu |
MLS Next Pro Playoffs
editSeptember 24 Eastern Conference Semifinals | Columbus Crew 2 | 4–1 | Rochester New York FC | Columbus, OH |
3:00 PM EDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 1,147[1] Referee: Samantha Martinez |
U.S. Open Cup
editRochester New York is one of only two MLS Next Pro clubs eligible for the US Open Cup, being an independent team.
April 7 Second round | Rochester New York FC (MLSNP) | 1–0 | Lansdowne Yonkers (NAC) | Brighton, NY |
4:00 pm EDT | Rayo 45+5' | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field at Monroe Community College Attendance: 267[1] |
April 20 Third round | Rochester New York FC (MLSNP) | 2–2 (4–3 p) | FC Motown (NPSL) | Brighton, NY |
6:00 pm EDT | Dolabella 22' Inalien 38' |
Duka 40' Fala 90+1', |
Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Attendance: 396[1] |
May 11 Round of 32 | New York City FC (MLS) | 3–1 | Rochester New York FC (MLSNP) | Queens, NY |
7:00 PM EDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Belson Stadium Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Ernie Constantine |
Squad statistics
edit- As of match played September 24, 2022
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK | USA | Phillip Ejimadu | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
31 | GK | USA | Matheus Franca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
97 | GK | BRA | Caíque | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | DF | USA | Gerardo Lopez | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | USA | Christian Wood | 22 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | USA | Ian Garrett | 23 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
14 | DF | USA | Michael Smith | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | USA | Lamar Batista | 25 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
21 | DF | USA | Jacob Akanyirige | 20 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | DF | BEL | Milan Vanacker | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
23 | DF | BRA | Gustavo Rissi | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
26 | DF | USA | Ryan Firestone | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
5 | MF | BRA | Pedro Dolabella | 27 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
6 | MF | POR | Bubacar Djaló | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | CPV | Paulo Soares | 11 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Ed Williams | 23 | 4 | 18+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
10 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Costa | 24 | 1 | 3+17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | HON | Jesus Batiz | 28 | 5 | 20+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
17 | MF | USA | Raymond Drai | 13 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
18 | MF | GHA | Opi Edwards | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | USA | Brennan McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | FW | USA | Wilterlynd Inalien | 21 | 5 | 11+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
12 | FW | USA | Dante Brigida | 21 | 2 | 6+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
20 | FW | USA | Davis Smith | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
27 | FW | JAM | Warner Brown | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | FW | USA | Gibran Rayo | 27 | 14 | 21+2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
88 | FW | CAN | Preston Popp | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |