Rochester Raging Rhinos

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Rochester Raging Rhinos

Full name

Nickname(s)

Raging Rhinos, Rhinos

Founded

1996

Ground

PAETEC Park (2006-),
Rochester, New York

Capacity

13,768

Chairman

Frank DuRoss

Manager

Laurie Calloway

League

USL First Division

2006

2nd





Home colours





Away colours

The Rochester Raging Rhinos are a USL First Division professional soccer team in Rochester, New York. The team was founded in 1996 and played in the now defunct A-League from 1996-2004. The A-League was renamed the USL-1 in 2005 and the Rhinos have since played in this division. In 2006, PAETEC Park, a soccer-specific stadium was completed; the stadium seats 13,500, ongoing construction will boost the capacity to approximately 20,000 seats.

The Rhinos have prided themselves on upholding a high level of play over their ten year history. The team has never missed the playoffs, reaching the championship game six times (1996, 1998–2001, 2006). The Rhinos have been league champions three times (1998, 2000, 2001).

They won the US Open Cup, the American equivalent to the FA Cup, in 1999, becoming the only non-Major League Soccer team to win the cup since MLS began play in 1996.

1 Honors
2 Current squad
3 Year-by-year
- 3.1 Record
- 3.2 Average attendance
4 Notable former players
5 Home stadiums
6 Supporters
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Honors

USL First Division 3 (1998, 2000, 2001)
U.S. Open Cup 1 (1999)

[edit] Current squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Hector Zapata
4	DF	Kenney Bertz
6	MF	Stephen Shirley *
7	FW	Matthew Delicâte
10	FW	Johnny Menyongar
11	FW	Hamed Diallo
12	DF	Jason Perry
13	MF	John Ball
15	MF	Ryan Wileman
16	MF	PJ Scheufele *
17	MF	Chad Severs
18	MF	Aaran Lines
20	DF	Scott Palguta
22	MF	Ryan Wileman *
24	GK	Scott Vallow
26	MF	Nate Craft

No.	Position	Player
22	MF	Ryan Wileman *
24	GK	Scott Vallow
26	MF	Nate Craft
27	MF	Tenywa Bonseu
28	MF	Josh Bolton
29	MF	Danny Kramer
30	MF	Mike Ambersley
35	MF	Rey Angel Martinez
??	DF	Chris Aloisi
??	MF	Kevin Burns *
??	MF	David Bustos *
??	MF	Adam Arteaga *
??	DF	Kevin Novak

- Indicates Player in training camp but not signed to a contract at the present time.

[edit] Year-by-year

[edit] Record

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1996	A-League	4th	Final	Final
1997	USISL A-League	2nd, Northeast	Division Semifinals	Round of 16
1998	USISL A-League	1st, Northeast	Champion	3rd Round
1999	USL A-League	1st, Northeast	Final	Champion
2000	USL A-League	2nd, Northeast	Champion	3rd Round
2001	USL A-League	2nd, Northern	Champion	2nd Round
2002	USL A-League	1st, Northeast	Conference Finals	3rd Round
2003	USL A-League	2nd, Northeast	Conference Finals	4th Round
2004	USL A-League	4th, Eastern	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals
2005	USL First Division	2nd	Semifinals	Quarterfinals
2006	USL First Division	2nd	Final	4th Round

[edit] Average attendance

1996: 9,991
1997: 10,677
1998: 11,499
1999: 11,551
2000: 12,004
2001: 10,780
2002: 10,008
2003: 10,169
2004: 11,004
2005: 9,791
2006: 10,064

Overall Average: 11,754

[edit] Notable former players

Yari Allnutt
Onandi Lowe
Carlos Mendes
Pat Onstad
Stoian Mladenov
Doug Miller
Lenin Steenkamp
Mickey Trotman

[edit] Home stadiums

Frontier Field (1996-2005)
PAETEC Park (2006-Present)

[edit] Supporters

Official Site

The Rhinos have a group of enthusiastic supporters called the Rochester Stampede. In PAETEC Park, the Stampede occupies section 132, and is known for standing, chanting, and singing the whole game, as well as their tireless dedication and frequent road trips.