2020 Union Omaha season

The 2020 Union Omaha season was the first season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. Union Omaha finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the USL League One final to take place against Greenville Triumph, however the game was canceled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Union Omaha roster. Greenville were awarded the title as a result of finishing with the highest points per game average during the regular season.

Union Omaha
2020 season
Head coachJay Mims
USL League One2nd
USL1 PlayoffsRunner up
U.S. Open CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Evan Conway (6 goals)
Highest home attendance2,700 vs. FTL (Oct. 24)
Lowest home attendance2,400 (multiple times)
Average home league attendance2,500
Biggest winOMA 3–0 TRM (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeatCHA 2–0 OMA (Sept. 15)
OMA 0–2 NE (Sept. 19)
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Roster

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As of August 1, 2020[1]
No. Position Player Nation
2 DF Luke Hauswirth   United States
3 DF Damià Viader   Spain
4 DF Nathan Aune   United States
5 MF Tobias Otieno   Kenya
6 MF Tyler David   United States
7 FW Ethan Vanacore-Decker   United States
10 MF Sebastián Contreras   Argentina
11 FW Evan Conway   United States
12 MF Austin Panchot   United States
13 DF Daltyn Knutson   United States
14 MF Christian Molina   El Salvador
15 FW Elma N'For   Cameroon
16 DF Jake Crull   Austria
17 MF JP Scearce   United States
18 FW Elvir Ibišević   Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 MF Manny Lira   Mexico
20 MF Devin Boyce   United States
21 GK Sam Howard   United States
22 FW Juan Ignacio Mare   Argentina
23 MF Xavier Gomez   United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu   Ghana
25 DF Ferrety Sousa   DR Congo
28 DF Illal Osumanu   Ghana
43 GK Brian Holt   United States

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) Wasatch Winter Cup 1 Real Monarchs 0–0 Union Omaha Herriman, Utah
5:00 PM MST Report Trialist   Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center
February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) Wasatch Winter Cup 2 Louisville City FC 1–1 Union Omaha Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM MST
  • Thiam   38' (pen.)
Report
  • Viader   80' (pen.)
Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center
February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) Wasatch Winter Cup 3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0–1 Union Omaha Herriman, Utah
11:30 AM MST Report
Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center
March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04) Preseason 1 Creighton Bluejays v Union Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
5:00 PM CST Stadium: Morrison Stadium
March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20) Preseason 2 Omaha Mavericks v Union Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
1:00 PM CDT Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field

USL League One

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification
1 Greenville Triumph SC 16 11 3 2 24 11 +13 35 2.19 Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup
2 Union Omaha 16 8 3 5 20 15 +5 29 1.81 Final
3 North Texas SC[a] 16 7 3 6 27 19 +8 27 1.69
4 Richmond Kickers 16 8 6 2 22 22 0 26 1.63
5 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 15 6 5 4 21 17 +4 22 1.47
Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ^ Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 8 5 3 20 15  +5 29 5 1 2 9 5  +4 3 4 1 11 10  +1

Source: USL League One[2]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516
StadiumAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultDWWDDWWDLLLWWDWW
Position6422332233432322
Source: USL League One[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) 1 New England Revolution II 0–0 Union Omaha Foxborough, Massachusetts
4:00 PM CDT Bell   40'
Burns   90+3'
Sinclair   90+5'
Verfurth   90+7'
Report Contreras   54' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
August 1, 2020 (2020-08-01) 2 Union Omaha 1–0 North Texas SC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Nuhu   38'
Conway   74'
Report Álvarez   11' Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) 3 FC Tucson 1–2 Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
9:30 PM CDT Alarcón   49'
Calvo   63'
Ramos-Godoy   76'
Virgen   90+3'
Report Conway   23'
Hauswirth   48',   78'
Vanacore-Decker   58'
Boyce   77'
Mare   90+5'
Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Referee: Isaiah Vlad
August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12) 4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC P–P Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
4:00 PM CDT Stadium: Chattanooga Red Wolves Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[4]
August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19) 5 Union Omaha 1–1 Forward Madison FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Contreras   28' (pen.)
N'For   45+3'
Report Leonard   8'
Trimmingham   31'   83'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Karen Abt
August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23) 6 North Texas SC 2–2 Union Omaha Arlington, Texas
8:00 PM CDT Cerrillo   2'
Damus   51'
Romero   56'
Che   71'
Alisson   73'
Rayo   79'
Roberts   90+4'
Report Scearce   21',   75'
Vanacore-Decker   23',   84'
Sousa   24'
Nuhu   51'
Stadium: Globe Life Park
Attendance: 855
Referee: Brandon Gardner
August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) 7 Union Omaha 2–1 FC Tucson Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Boyce   16'
David   28'
Viader   55'
Sousa   73'
Molina   78'
Report Adams   33' Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Calin Radosav
September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) 8 Union Omaha 1–0 Orlando City B Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Vanacore-Decker   35'
Conway   43'
Viader   81'
Report Monticelli   28'
Lamb   45+4'
Carabalí   83'
Rosales   90+2'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) 9 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2–2 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM CDT Mayr-Fälten   11'
Rashid Nuhu   22' (o.g.)
Arslan   63'
Micaletto   74'
Report Sousa   62',   81'
N'For   70'
Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15) 4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2–0 Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
11:00 AM CDT Zacarías   18'
Ramos   51'
Dieterich   62'
Ruiz   90+4'
Report David   22'
Mare   90+4'
Stadium: Chattanooga Red Wolves Stadium
Referee: Kyle Johnston
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 12 match.[5]
September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19) 10 Union Omaha 0–2 New England Revolution II Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT David   60'
Scearce   88'
Vanacore-Decker   90+1'
Report Rennicks   11'
Sinclair   58'
Firmino   90+8'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jon Freemon
September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) 11 Union Omaha 0–1 Richmond Kickers Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Boyce   58'
Scearce   71'
Report Magalhães   71' Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) 12 Fort Lauderdale CF 2–3 Union Omaha Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT Méndez   16'
Sosa   42'
Valencia   55'
Nodarse   73'
Guediri   75'
Report Panchot   25'
Boyce   38'
Otieno   44'
Conway   48'
Knutson   83'
Vanacore-Decker   84'
Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) 13 Union Omaha 3–0 South Georgia Tormenta FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Conway   38'
Viader   78'
Scearce   83'
Report Mueller   53' Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Chris Ruska
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) 14 Forward Madison FC 0–0 Union Omaha Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
4:00 PM CDT Ovalle   2'
Leonard   71'
Lockaby   90+5'
Report Knutson   5'
Boyce   31'
Stadium: Hart Park
Referee: Calin Radosav
October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18) 15 Greenville Triumph SC 1–2 Union Omaha Greenville, South Carolina
3:00 PM EDT Pilato   36'
Walker   38'
Stripling   90+4'
Report Molina   19'
Sousa   22'
Scearce   43'
Viader   60'
Conway   66'
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) 16 Union Omaha 1–0 Fort Lauderdale CF Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Otieno   55'
Conway   90+1'
Report Méndez   6'
Lopez-Espin   44'
Sosa   90'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Karen Callado

Playoff Final

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Note: Game was cancelled after several players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).[6]


Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   USA Luke Hauswirth 11 1 9+2 1 0 0
3 DF   ESP Damià Viader 13 1 12+1 1 0 0
4 DF   USA Nathan Aune 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
5 MF   KEN Tobias Otieno 5 0 5+0 0 0 0
6 MF   USA Tyler David 13 0 9+4 0 0 0
7 FW   USA Ethan Vanacore-Decker 16 3 15+1 3 0 0
10 MF   ARG Sebastián Contreras 15 1 11+4 1 0 0
11 FW   USA Evan Conway 16 6 16+0 6 0 0
12 MF   USA Austin Panchot 9 1 1+8 1 0 0
13 DF   USA Daltyn Knutson 11 0 9+2 0 0 0
14 MF   SLV Christian Molina 11 2 4+7 2 0 0
15 FW   CMR Elma N'For 14 1 7+7 1 0 0
16 DF   AUT Jake Crull 13 0 11+2 0 0 0
17 MF   USA JP Scearce 14 2 8+6 2 0 0
18 FW   BIH Elvir Ibišević 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
19 MF   MEX Manny Lira 0 0 0+0 0 0 0
20 MF   USA Devin Boyce 16 1 13+3 1 0 0
21 GK   USA Sam Howard 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 FW   ARG Juan Ignacio Mare 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
23 MF   USA Xavier Gomez 0 0 0+0 0 0 0
24 GK   GHA Rashid Nuhu 15 0 15+0 0 0 0
25 DF   COD Ferrety Sousa 13 1 7+6 1 0 0
28 DF   GHA Illal Osumanu 15 0 14+1 0 0 0
43 GK   USA Brian Holt 0 0 0+0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Roster". Union Omaha. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
  3. ^ "Union Omaha Schedule". USL League One.
  4. ^ "First match between Red Wolves and Union Omaha postponed". WRCBtv.com. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "USL League One Announces Pair of Rescheduled Dates". USLLeagueOne.com. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.