The 2022 Flower City Union season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), the third tier of American soccer. The Union's season began on March 26, 2022, and concluded on October 10, 2022.
The Union finished at the bottom of the NISA table.
Background The club's history begins in 2017, when the long-time professional soccer club in the Rochester metropolitan area, the Rochester Rhinos announced they were going on a hiatus beginning in 2018. The hiatus left the city without a professional soccer team for the first time since 19985, and left the city's soccer-specific stadium, Marina Auto Stadium, without a main tenant.
In 2020, a ownership group headed by David Weaver, the CEO and founder of Rochester-based Aphex BioCleanse Systems Inc. and a former Kodak optical engineer, submitted an application for a NISA team in Rochester. Mark Washo, a former Chief Business Officer with the Rhinos was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer and the group later announced a partnership with St. John Fisher College’s Sport Management Department.
On December 17, 2020, NISA approved the group's expansion application, and the following day, it was revealed that the club's name would be the Flower City Union, a nod to Rochester's nickname as the Flower City. On April 14, 2021, the team logo and colors were introduced, the primary color being Lilac purple in honor of Rochester's signature flower.
Club Team management Position Name Owner Jimmy Paola Vice Chairman Mark Washo Vice President of Business Operations Andrew Hoyt Director of Marketing Nina Korn Director of Corporate Partnerships Casey Catlin Director of Fan Engagement Casey Catlin Digital Coordinators Ben Conrow Adam Drake Operations Managers Logan Adams Ryan Adams Head coach Jordan Sullivan Assistant coach Nelson Cupello Goalkeeping coach Marcelo Moreira
Sources:
Roster No. Name Games played Games Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes Outfield Players 2 Benjamin Watson 9 4 0 1 0 379 3 Alex Ainscough 22 18 0 1 0 1,639 4 Andriy Demydiv 11 9 0 1 0 873 5 Nikkyi De Point 21 19 0 1 0 1,745 6 Andrea Pregoni 9 3 0 2 0 368 7 Jay Yun Lee 22 11 2 2 0 925 8 Jordan Saling 19 16 0 3 0 1,451 9 Arion Sobers-Assue 17 10 2 2 0 916 10 Giancarlo Canas-Jarquin 23 18 3 2 0 1,438 11 Jose Sierra 8 4 0 2 0 408 12 Colin Muller 21 17 0 1 0 1,528 14 Quinton Carey 13 4 0 1 0 456 15 Robert Williamson 7 7 0 3 0 558 17 Hunter Kassel 1 0 0 0 0 22 19 Suniel Veerakone 22 21 1 4 0 1,896 20 Dylan Evande 5 4 1 2 1 378 21 Ozlo Riley 2 0 0 2 0 69 22 Mitchell Brickman 15 15 0 6 0 1,346 23 Lukas Fernandez 19 17 5 1 0 1,494 24 Marcus Micheletti 18 11 0 1 1 1,065 25 Grant Michaels 4 4 0 0 0 353 42 Andre Deas 22 17 0 0 0 1,534 71 Noah Cavanaugh 7 5 0 0 0 412 77 Michael Cunningham 4 3 0 2 0 242 82 Ryan Curtis 9 3 1 0 0 418 88 Auston Kranick 23 20 0 4 0 1,766 2024 Goalkeepers No. Name Games played GA GA Minutes 0 Missing Info 1 Missing Info
Stats include US Open Cup and NISA regular season matches. They do not include NISA Independent Cup stats.
Non-competitive
Competitions NISA
Season Recap The season began with Zach Agliata at the helm. After a string of poor result, he was replaced by Colton Bly, who was given the interim tag.
Standings
Results summary
Match results
U.S. Open Cup
NISA Independent Cup
References
External links Flower City Union