2012 Rochester Rhinos season

Rochester Rhinos 2012 soccer season

Rochester Rhinos2012 season

Owner|  Rob Clark
Head coach|  Jesse Myers
Stadium| Sahlen's Stadium
USL Pro| 2nd
USL Pro Playoffs| 2nd Round
U.S. Open Cup| Third Round
Top goalscorer| Andrew Hoxie \- 6
Highest home attendance| 7,959
Lowest home attendance| 4,653

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The 2012 Rochester Rhinos season was the club's seventeenth season of existence. It was the Rhinos' second-consecutive year in the third tier of American soccer, playing in the USL Professional Division for their second season.

## Background

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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 U.S. Open Cup by the MLS side Philadelphia Union.[1] The Rhinos also played a School Day friendly against NPSL team FC Buffalo.[2]

## Competitions

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### Preseason Friendlies

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Rochester Rhinos v Colgate University March 30, 2012 |  Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0|  Colgate University | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York

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Boughton 58' | [1] |  |

Rochester Rhinos v UB Bulls April 1, 2012 |  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0|  UB Bulls | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York

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Rochester Rhinos v Syracuse Orange April 6, 2012 |  Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 1|  Syracuse Orange | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York

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Rosenlund 55' | [3] | Thomas 47' |

Rochester Rhinos v FC Buffalo May 8, 2012 |  Rochester Rhinos | 1-0|  FC Buffalo | Sahlen's Stadium, Rochester, New York

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| Hemmi  51' | [4] |  | Attendance: 9000

### USL Pro

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Los Angeles Blues v Rochester Rhinos April 14, 2012 Match 1|  Los Angeles Blues | 0 - 2|  Rochester Rhinos | Fullerton, CA

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10:30 PM ET | Irving Garcia 36' | [5] | Rosenlund 22'
Rosenlund  21'
Earls 58' | Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 2,432
Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Eduardo Mariscal, Apolinar Mariscal, Jonathan Hughes

Los Angeles Blues v Rochester Rhinos April 20, 2012 Match 2|  Los Angeles Blues | 0 - 2|  Rochester Rhinos | Fullerton, CA

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10:30 PM ET | George Davis IV 48'
Borja 90' | [6] | Hoxie 50'
Banks 56'
Tanke 87' | Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Jesus Cisneros, Felisha Mariscal, Adrian Gonzalez, Robert Warsaraz

Dayton Dutch Lions v Rochester Rhinos April 28, 2012 Match 3|  Dayton Dutch Lions | 0 - 1|  Rochester Rhinos | Dayton, OH

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7:30 PM ET | Preciado 34'
Knotek 49'
Copier 55' | [7] | Banks 67' | Stadium: Careflight Field
Attendance: 853
Referee: Cory Richardson, Pierre Saintil Francillen, Jamie Chierd, Grant Brown

Rochester Rhinos v Charlotte Eagles May 5, 2012 Match 4|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0|  Charlotte Eagles | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET | Bloom 9' (og) | [8] |  | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7959
Referee: Steve Montanino

Charlotte Eagles v Rochester Rhinos May 11, 2012 Match 5|  Charlotte Eagles | 0 - 1|  Rochester Rhinos | Charlotte, NC

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8:00 PM ET | Guzman 82' | [9] | Chinn 18'
McManus 58' | Stadium: Charlotte Christian Stadium
Attendance: 964
Referee: Daniel Thornberry

Charleston Battery v Rochester Rhinos May 12, 2012 Match 6|  Charleston Battery | 0 - 1|  Rochester Rhinos | Charleston, SC

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7:30 PM ET | Flatley 70' | [10] | Earls 61'
McManus 72' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3819
Referee: Sky Arthur Banning

Rochester Rhinos v Dayton Dutch Lions May 18, 2012 Match 7|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1|  Dayton Dutch Lions | Rochester, NY

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7:35 PM ET | Kirk 74'
Roberts 51' | [11] | Bardsley 28' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7414
Referee: David Mon

Harrisburg City Islanders v Rochester Rhinos May 25, 2012 Match 8|  Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 - 0|  Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, PA

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6:00 PM ET | Langley 48' | [12] | Rosenlund 39'
Fernandez 83' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Referee: Eric Weisbrod

Dayton Dutch Lions v Rochester Rhinos May 26, 2012 Match 9|  Dayton Dutch Lions | 2 - 2|  Rochester Rhinos | Dayton, OH

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7:30 PM ET | Garner 34'
Copier 64' | [13] | Brito 52'
McManus 90'
Manscuk 30' | Stadium: Careflight Field
Referee: Andrew Bigelow

Rochester Rhinos v Richmond Kickers June 2, 2012 Match 10|  Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 1|  Richmond Kickers | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET | Kirk 13'
Cost 61'
Fernandez 90' | [14] | Vercollone 5' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5237
Referee: David Mon

Rochester Rhinos v Wilmington Hammerheads June 8, 2012 Match 11|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1|  Wilmington Hammerheads | Rochester, NY

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7:35 PM ET | Rosenlund 30'
Earls 56'
Taynor 61' | [15] | Nicholson 68'
Budnyy 41' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5944
Referee: Vito Testa

Harrisburg City Islanders v Rochester Rhinos June 15, 2012 Match 12|  Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 - 1|  Rochester Rhinos | Harrisburg, PA

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6:00 PM ET | Ekra 86'
Mkosana 90' | Report | Roberts 49'
Traynor 77'
Tanke 80' | Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Michael Donovan

Pittsburgh Riverhounds v Rochester Rhinos June 17, 2012 Match 13|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 - 1|  Rochester Rhinos | Pittsburgh, PA

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3:00 PM ET | Nuñez 16' | Report | Kirk 60' | Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 1,056

Richmond Kickers v Rochester Rhinos June 23, 2012 Match 14|  Richmond Kickers | 2 - 3|  Rochester Rhinos | Richmond, VA

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7:00 PM ET | Vercollone 8'
Callahan 45'
Yeisley 82'
Pascale 90'
Nyazamba 90+3' | Report | Brito 27'
Earls 42'
Tanke 59'
Hoxie 85' (pen.)
Banks 90+2'
Nicht 90+4' | Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,365
Referee:  Shawn Fitch

Rochester Rhinos v Harrisburg City Islanders June 30, 2012 Match 15|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 2|  Harrisburg City Islanders | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET | Kirk 70'
Banks 75' 89'
Nicht 90' | Report | Mkosana 52'
Yates 83' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,592
Referee:  John Douglas

Rochester Rhinos v Antigua Barracuda FC July 4, 2012 Match 16|  Rochester Rhinos | 4 - 1|  Antigua Barracuda FC | Rochester, NY

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7:55 PM ET | McFayden 3', 18'
Hoxie 76', 80' | Report | Byers 29'
Skepple 85' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 4,653
Referee:  David Mon

Rochester Rhinos v Dayton Dutch Lions July 7, 2012 Match 17|  Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0|  Dayton Dutch Lions | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET | Earls 3'
Kissi 90' | Report | Holowaty 90' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,432
Referee:  Marc Lawrence

Wilmington Hammerheads v Rochester Rhinos July 12, 2012 Match 18|  Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 - 0|  Rochester Rhinos | Wilmington, NC

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7:30 PM ET | Cole 57'
Chijindu 79' | Report | Rosenlund 44'
Hoxie 56' | Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,358

Orlando City v Rochester Rhinos July 14, 2012 Match 19|  Orlando City | 4 - 0|  Rochester Rhinos | Orlando, FL

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7:30 PM ET | Luzunaris 10' 23'
Jérôme 15'
Valentino 27'
López 73' (pen.) | Report | Chris Estridge  16'
Kyle Manscuk  33'
Roberts 51'
Lucas Fernandez  69' | Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 7,260

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds July 21, 2012 Match 20|  Rochester Rhinos | 2 - 0|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET | Banks 10'
Hoxie 77' | Report | Costanzo 55'
Katic 85' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,221

Rochester Rhinos v Los Angeles Blues July 27, 2012 Match 21|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0|  Los Angeles Blues | Rochester, NY

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7:35 PM ET | McManus 26'
Hall 60' (o.g.) | Report | Galindo 28'
García 35' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,643

Rochester Rhinos v Orlando City August 3, 2012 Match 22|  Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 1|  Orlando City | Rochester, NY

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7:35 PM ET | McManus 23'
Banks 56' 76'
Rosenlund 74' | Report | Watson 65'
Ustruck 67'
Mbengue 71' 80'
Chin 87' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,383

Rochester Rhinos v Charleston Battery August 11, 2012 Match 23|  Rochester Rhinos | 0 - 4|  Charleston Battery | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET |  | Report | Donatelli 18', 30'
Sanyang 45+1'
Kelly 86' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,597

Rochester Rhinos v Pittsburgh Riverhounds August 18, 2012 Match 24|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 0|  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Rochester, NY

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7:05 PM ET | Roberts 18'
Hoxie 87'
Tanke 90' 90' | Report | Katic 22'
Costanzo 45'
C'deBaca 90' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 7,101

#### Standings

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1  | Orlando City SC (C) | 24  | 17  | 6  | 1  | 50  | 18  | +32  | 57  | Commissioner's Cup, Playoffs 1st round bye
2  | Rochester Rhinos (A) | 24  | 12  | 5  | 7  | 27  | 23  | +4  | 41  | Playoffs 1st round bye
3  | Charleston Battery (A) | 24  | 12  | 2  | 10  | 36  | 26  | +10  | 38  | Playoffs
4  | Richmond Kickers (A) | 24  | 11  | 5  | 8  | 31  | 27  | +4  | 38
5  | Wilmington Hammerheads (A) | 24  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 34  | 32  | +2  | 37
6  | Harrisburg City Islanders (A) | 24  | 10  | 7  | 7  | 34  | 29  | +5  | 37
7  | Charlotte Eagles | 24  | 11  | 3  | 10  | 34  | 26  | +8  | 36  |
8  | Los Angeles Blues | 24  | 9  | 3  | 12  | 26  | 29  | −3  | 30
9  | Dayton Dutch Lions | 24  | 4  | 10  | 10  | 20  | 29  | −9  | 22
10  | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 24  | 4  | 5  | 15  | 20  | 39  | −19  | 17
11  | Antigua Barracuda | 24  | 5  | 1  | 18  | 16  | 50  | −34  | 16

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.[3]
(A) Advances to USL Pro Playoffs; (C) Commissioner's Cup (best regular season record)

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0

Last updated: December 17, 2011.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24

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Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### USL Pro Play Off

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Rochester Rhinos v Charleston Battery August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) SF|  Rochester Rhinos | 1 - 1
(a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)|  Charleston Battery | Rochester, New York

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7:35 pm EDT | McFayden  55'
McManus  57'
Hoxie  76'
Cost  80'
Fernandez  90' | Report
Report | Donatelli  90+'
Hoffer  114' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
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Hoxie
Kyriazis
Earls
Zamudio
Roberts
Nicht
Rosenlund  |  |  Patterson
Donatelli
Azira
Falvey
Prince
Wilson
Mack

### U.S. Open Cup

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Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup

Rochester Rhinos v Brooklyn Italians May 22, 2012 2|  Rochester Rhinos | 3 - 0|  Brooklyn Italians | Rochester, NY

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7:35 PM ET | McManus 25'
Chinn 43'
Banks 76' | [16] | Kirk  60' | Stadium: Sahlens Stadium
Attendance: 3,631

Philadelphia Union v Rochester Rhinos May 29, 2012 3|  Philadelphia Union | 3 - 0|  Rochester Rhinos | Chester, Pennsylvania

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7:30 PM ET | Martínez 5'
Adu 29'
Adu 73' (pen) | [17] | Earls 40'
Traynor 52' | Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Robert Sibiga

## Statistics

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### Appearances and goals

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No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Regular Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup

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### Top scorers

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Position  | Nation  | Number  | Name  | USL Pro  | U.S. Open Cup  | Total

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### Disciplinary record

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Position  | Nation  | Number  | Name  | USL Pro  | U.S. Open Cup  | Preseason  | Total (USSF Total)

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## Roster

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as of November 28, 2011[4]

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2  | DF | Tyler Bellamy |  United States
3  | MF | Drew Cost |  United States
4  | DF | Mike Zaher |  United States
5  | DF | Jack Traynor |  United States
6  | DF | Georgios Kyriazis |  Greece
7  | MF | Gustavo Zamudio |  Chile
8  | MF | Tyler Rosenlund |  Canada
10  | FW | Tam McManus |  Scotland
11  | FW | Conor Chinn |  United States
12  | DF | Troy Roberts |  United States
13  | DF | Quavas Kirk |  United States
15  | FW | Graciano Brito |  Cape Verde
16  | MF | Danny Earls |  Republic of Ireland
17  | DF | Masaki Hemmi |  Japan
18  | FW | Isaac Kissi |  Ghana
20  | DF | Lucas Fernandez |  Argentina
21  | DF | Kyle Manscuk |  United States
23  | GK | Brandon Miller |  United States
24  | GK | Kristian Nicht |  Germany
25  | FW | Andrew Hoxie |  United States
27  | MF | Michael Tanke |  United States
29  | MF | J. C. Banks |  United States
31  | GK | Joe Marino |  United States

## See also

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* 2012 in American soccer
* 2012 USL Pro season
* Richmond Kickers

## References

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1. ^ "Freddy Adu scores 2, Philadelphia Union beats Rochester Rhinos 3-0 in U.S. Open Cup". Washington Post. Retrieved June 5, 2012.[dead link‍]
2. ^ Mendola, Nick. "FC Buffalo falls to USL Pro's Rochester Rhinos, 1-0, in front of 9000 at Sahlen's Stadium". FC Buffalo. FC Buffalo. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
3. ^ See Rule 2.11 League Regulations
4. ^ "rhinossoccer.com: Roster". Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

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2012 USL Pro season by team

* Playoffs
* Transfers

* Antigua Barracuda
* Charleston Battery
* Charlotte Eagles
* Dayton Dutch Lions
* Harrisburg City Islanders
* Los Angeles Blues
* Orlando City
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds
* Richmond Kickers
* Rochester Rhinos
* Wilmington Hammerheads

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2012 in American soccer

« 2011

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| Leagues|

| Men|

* Major League Soccer
* MLS Cup
* Playoffs
* MLS Reserve
* NASL
* Playoffs
* Soccer Bowl
* USL Pro
* PDL
* NPSL
* UPSL
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* MISL
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* PASL
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* SPSL
* NCAA
* Division I

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Women|

* WPSL Elite
* W-League
* WPSL
* WLS

Cups|

* U.S. Open Cup
* Qualification
* Final
* College Cup
* WDW Pro Soccer Classic
* Carolina Challenge Cup
* Desert Diamond Cup
* Hawaiian Islands Invitational
* National Women's Cup

Other|

* MLS All-Star Game
* MLS transfers

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* 2011–12
* 2012–13

National teams|

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* 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

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Women|

* Olympic Qualifying Tournament
* Algarve Cup
* Kirin Challenge Cup
* Sweden Invitational
* Women's Olympic Football Tournament

Team seasons

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| East|

* Chicago Fire
* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* Houston Dynamo
* Montreal Impact
* New England Revolution
* New York Red Bulls
* Philadelphia Union
* Sporting Kansas City
* Toronto FC

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West|

* Chivas USA
* Colorado Rapids
* FC Dallas
* Los Angeles Galaxy
* Portland Timbers
* Real Salt Lake
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

NASL|

* Atlanta Silverbacks
* Carolina RailHawks FC
* FC Edmonton
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers
* Minnesota Stars FC
* Puerto Rico Islanders
* San Antonio Scorpions
* Tampa Bay Rowdies

USL Pro|

* Antigua Barracuda
* Charleston Battery
* Charlotte Eagles
* Dayton Dutch Lions
* Harrisburg City Islanders
* Los Angeles Blues
* Orlando City SC
* Pittsburgh Riverhounds
* Richmond Kickers
* Rochester Rhinos
* Wilmington Hammerheads

Women|

| W-League|

* D.C. United Women

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WPSL EL|

* Boston Breakers
* Chicago Red Stars
* FC Indiana
* Western New York Flash

Indoor|

| PASL|

* Anaheim Bolts
* Arizona Storm
* Chicago Mustangs
* Cincinnati Kings
* Dallas Sidekicks
* Detroit Waza
* Harrisburg Heat
* Illinois Piasa
* Las Vegas Legends
* Ohio Vortex
* Real Phoenix
* Rio Grande Valley Flash
* Rockford Rampage
* Sacramento Surge
* San Diego Sockers
* Tacoma Stars
* Texas Strikers
* Toros Mexico
* Turlock Express

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*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Wins
*[T]: Ties
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[D]: Draws
*[No.]: Squad number
*[Nat]: Nationality
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[GK]: Goalkeeper