Rochester Lancers (2015)

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 plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Region. The team play its home games at the Aquinas Institute's Wegmans Stadium.

Full nameRochester Lancers
Nickname(s)RLancers
Short nameLancers
Founded2015
StadiumAquinas Institute & Dome Arena, Rochester, New York
Owner
  • Doug Miller
  • Salvatore "SoccerSam" Fantauzzo
CoachDoug Miller Adam Schwartz
LeagueNPSL
20173rd, Great Lakes East
WebsiteClub website

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

About

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]

Players

2017 Roster

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

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

2020 Roster

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

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