Rochester FC MN is a soccer club based in Rochester, Minnesota. Its men's team competes in the USL League 2 Deep North Division,[1][2][3]and its women's team competes in the USL W League Heartland Division.[4] Rochester FC's colors are Royal Blue. Rochester FC has an Elite Development youth academy for boys and girls; the academy competes in the USL.[5][6]
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| Full name | Rochester Football Club Minnesota | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Loons | ||
| Founded | 2018 | ||
| Stadium | Rochester Regional Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5000 | ||
| Owner | Mujic, Dedic, Sierra | ||
| President | Midhat Mujic | ||
| Sporting Director | Muharem Dedic | ||
| League | USL League Two, USL W League | ||
| 2023 (Men) 2023 (Women) | 5th, Deep North Division Playoffs: DNQ 7th, Heartland Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | http://www.rochester-fc.com/ | ||
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History
editRochester FC was founded in 2018 by Midhat Mujic and Muharem Dedic.[6] Rochester FC began competing in both USL's Deep North Conference as well as the USL W League Heartland Division as expansion teams in 2023.[1][4]
Year-by-year
editMen's Team
edit| Season | League | Position | ||||||||||||
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| Div | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Div | Playoffs | Open Cup | |
| 2023 | 4 | USL League Two | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 14 | 1.17 | 5th, Deep North | DNQ | did not enter |
Women's Team
edit| Season | League | Position | |||||||||||
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| Div | League | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Div | Playoffs | |
| 2023 | 4 | USL W League | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 31 | -25 | 3 | .25 | 7th, Heartland | DNQ |
| 2024 | 4 | USL W League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 12 | 1.00 | 5th, Heartland | DNQ |
Staff
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Midhat Mujic– President- Muharem Dedic– Sporting Director
- Mirnes Dedic– Technical Director
Rafael Sierra– Director of Public Relations
Eric Feil– Youth Director.- Amber Billings– Operations Manager.
- Sebastian Narvaez– USL 2 Head Coach
Abdul Noor– UPSL Head Coach- Sanel Begic– Director of Media.
- Arnav Pokhrel– Assistant Media Director.
- Sanel Krivdic– Assistant Youth Director.
- Adelisa Heldovac– Director of Merchandise.
References
edit- ^ a b "UPSL Announces Minnesota-based Rochester FC as Midwest Expansion Team". www.upslsoccer.com.
- ^ "Austin soccer players hitting the road - Austin Daily Herald". January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Rochester FC Holds Second Tryout". ABC 6 NEWS. February 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Rochester FC joins W League and USL League Two as expansion side". www.uslwleague.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Seen and Heard: '40-something' soccer player shows how it's done". PostBulletin.com. 12 January 2019.
- ^ a b Ruff, Pat (13 November 2018). "Soccer: Second amateur franchise lands in Rochester". PostBulletin.com.