Professional soccer returns to Rochester…again

Published: 11/15/2018 @ 10:00 am

Professional soccer is back in Rochester….again! On Tuesday, the Rochester Lancers returned as a franchise and will once again have a season of indoor soccer. A familiar face to Rochester soccer fans will be the head coach Doug Miller who will lead the team this season. “Lot of goal scoring, a lot of action, you turn your head for a... more

Rochester Rhinos look for new home in suburbs

Published: 08/23/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Rochester Rhinos are leaving the stadium built for the team more than a decade ago — announcing their planned departure in a statement posted online Wednesday. United Soccer League has given the Rhinos approval to join USL Division III in 2020. If all goes as planned, the storied franchise will resume play in a new, multiuse, yet-to-be-built facility, said... more

Rhinos owners plan legal action over stadium lease

Published: 03/20/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Rochester Rhinos say they are looking to legal options after failing to reach an agreement over the lease for Capelli Sport Stadium. The city moved to evict the team after the Rhinos cancelled their 2018 season due to financial constraints. The team did, however, scheduled other soccer games with the USL and the Rochester Lancers to be played at... more

Rochester Rhinos cancel 2018 season after missing goal

Published: 11/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Rochester Rhinos’ 2018 season will not happen after the team missed its financial goals, officials announced Thursday. Earlier this month, Rhinos leaders announced the team would need to raise $1.3 million to make the 2018 season happen. Thursday was the deadline to raise that money, but in a statement, the team announced it would take a one-year hiatus. The... more

Rochester Rhinos cancel 2018 season after missing goal

Published: 11/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

Rochester Rhinos cancel 2018 season after missing goal

Published: 11/30/2017 @ 05:00 am

Save the (Rochester) Rhinos: Rally planned for Tuesday

Published: 11/26/2017 @ 05:00 am

Next Tuesday, the Rochester Rhinos will rally to save their 2018 season. ROC United will hold an open mic forum for the Rhinos at Capelli Stadium from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. asking people to “pledge” their support. WHEC: Read More more

Rhinos lose Hall-of-Fame coach Bob Lilley to USL’s Pittsburgh

Published: 11/15/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Rhinos lost their USL Hall-of-Fame coach on Tuesday in a surprise announcement that Bob Lilley is going to coach the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. How the Rhinos’ shaky future impacted that move is expected to be part of what team owners David and Wendy Dworkin address during a Wednesday afternoon news conference at the team’s office. The second-year owners will “explain... more

Owners need $1.3 million by Nov. 30 or the Rochester Rhinos are extinct for 2018 season

Published: 11/16/2017 @ 05:00 am

The storied-yet-struggling Rhinos soccer team has set a Nov. 30 deadline to raise $1.3 million or the 22-year-old franchise will cease operations, Rochester’s team owners David and Wendy Dworkin said during a news conference on Wednesday. “We are at a crossroads, and need to find a path that will bring sustained success for the Rhinos,” David Dworkin said in what... more

Rhinos earn return engagement to playoffs and a home game to boot

Published: 10/16/2017 @ 04:00 am

A 2-1 Rochester Rhinos win over New York Red Bulls II clinched the No. 4 seed and a first-round home playoff game at Capelli Sport Stadium at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. The Rhinos face Charlotte in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference quarterfinal, won 3-1 by Rochester. Home-field advantage favors the Rhinos, who are 9-2-5 at Capelli Sport Stadium and... more

Rochester Rhinos glide to 2-0 win

Published: 07/27/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Rochester Rhinos topped Toronto Wednesday night, 2-0. Check out the full game highlights from the win below. more

Rochester Rhinos shutout Ottawa

Published: 06/18/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Rochester Rhinos hosted the Ottawa Fury on Saturday and came away with a victory. Ryan Felix got the Rhinos ahead in the 19th minute with a header into the net for his first goal of the season, and that would hold up. WHEC: Highlights more

Rhinos topped, 3-0, by New England Revolution

Published: 06/15/2017 @ 04:00 am

The 2017 Rhinos US Open Cup run ended with a 3-0 Fourth Round loss to the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer at Providence College. Rochester was able to play their brand of soccer for the first 40 minutes of the match, as there were few shots and the midfield was being actively contested by both sides. They shared... more

Rhinos steal US Open Cup win at death

Published: 06/02/2017 @ 04:00 am

Jalen Brown set up Edoung Biyo for a header in the 120th minute as the Rhinos got past GPS Omens from Massachusetts 2-1 in a U.S. Open Cup match Wednesday night at Capelli Sports Stadium. A long ball hit Brown in stride down the right side of the penalty box. He served a chest high pass that Edoung-Biyo leaned over... more

Rhinos quiet Cole-less Rowdies

Published: 05/25/2017 @ 04:00 am

The Rochester Rhinos extended their undefeated streak to four games as they took a 1-0 victory against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on Wednesday night in the USL Game of the Week at Capelli Sport Stadium. The Rhinos (3-1-3, 12pts) had the better of the opening 20 minutes, but neither side created a serious threat on goal until Tampa Bay’s Michael... more

Rhinos quiet Cole-less Rowdies

Published: 05/25/2017 @ 04:00 am

Rochester Rhinos announce 2017 USL schedule

Published: 02/01/2017 @ 05:00 am

The United Soccer League (USL), the largest Division II professional league in the world and the Rochester Rhinos today announced its 2017 regular season schedule… WHEC: Read More more

Rochester Rhinos owners enter second season uncertain of future

Published: 04/21/2017 @ 04:00 am

High Falls, the Kodak and Xerox towers and Rochester’s downtown library are among a handful of sites that plan to be awash in green lights on Friday and Saturday night in honor of the Rochester Rhinos’ 22nd annual home opener at 6:05 p.m. Saturday. City Hall is another, which is ironic, because if professional soccer here continues on the same path it has in... more

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