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2021 Union Omaha season

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The 2021 Union Omaha season was the second season in the soccer team's history, and their second season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Union Omaha played the majority of their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States, with one game played at Creighton University's Morrison Stadium.

Union Omaha
2021 season
Head coachJay Mims
USL League One1st (first regular season title)
USL1 PlayoffsWinners (first championship)
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Greg Hurst (14 goals)
Highest home attendance5,221 vs. GVL (11/20)
Lowest home attendance2,722 vs. TOR (9/11)
Average home league attendance3,496
Biggest winOMA 6-1 TUC (11/13)
Biggest defeat-1 goal (5 times)
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Union Omaha finished the regular season in first place, finishing with the league's best goal difference, earning home field advantage and a first-round bye in the USL League One Playoffs.[1] Union Omaha finished the season winning their first ever championship, beating defending champion Greenville Triumph SC 3–0 in the final.[2]

Roster

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Following the completion of Union Omaha's inaugural season, head coach Jay Mims announced 14 players would return for the 2021 season.[3] The team's first new signings were announced on January 22, as Conor Doyle and Greg Hurst were signed as free agents from the Chattanooga Red Wolves.[4] Goalkeeper Kevin Piedrahita and defender Blake Malone joined the team as a free agent and on loan, respectively, before the start of training camp.[5][6]

As of August 11, 2021[citation needed]
No. Position Player Nation
2 MF Emir Alihodžić   Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 DF Damià Viader   Spain
4 DF Jaime Ponce   United States
5 MF Tobias Otieno   Kenya
7 FW Ethan Vanacore-Decker   United States
8 MF John Murphy   United States
9 FW Greg Hurst   Scotland
10 MF Nicolas Firmino   Brazil
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 DF Blake Malone (on loan from Orange County SC)   United States
19 FW Ricardo Rivera   Puerto Rico
20 MF Devin Boyce   United States
22 MF Conor Doyle   United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu   Ghana
25 DF Ferrety Sousa   DR Congo
28 DF Illal Osumanu   Ghana
30 MF Yoskar Galván-Mercado   United States
33 GK Kevin Piedrahita   United States

Competitions

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Exhibitions

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March 19, 2021 (2021-03-19) Preseason 1 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Union Omaha Blaine, Minnesota
Stadium: National Sports Center
March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24) Preseason 2 Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Union Omaha Chandler, Arizona
12:00 PM MST Dadashov   33' PHX Report Scearce   41'
Hurst   53'		 Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium
March 27, 2021 (2021-03-27) Preseason 3 Phoenix Rising FC 1–2 Union Omaha Chandler, Arizona
11:00 AM MST Rodríguez   42' PHX Report Vanacore-Decker   69'
N'For   90+'		 Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium
April 17, 2021 (2021-04-17) Preseason 4 Union Omaha 2–1 Sporting Kansas City II Papillion, Nebraska
2:00 PM CST Scearce   25',   63' SKC II Report Rešetar   34' Stadium: Werner Park
August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) Midseason 1 Union Omaha v Bellevue University Papillion, Nebraska
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park

USL League One

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Main article: 2021 USL League One season

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union Omaha (C, X) 28 14 9 5 44 22 +22 51 Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Greenville Triumph SC 28 12 9 7 36 29 +7 45
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 28 11 11 6 37 29 +8 44 Qualification for the play-offs
4 FC Tucson 28 11 7 10 44 42 +2 40
5 Richmond Kickers 28 11 7 10 35 36 −1 40
Source: USL League One
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) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion

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
28 14 9 5 44 22  +22 51 7 4 3 23 12  +11 7 5 2 21 10  +11

Source: USL League One[7]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
StadiumHAAAAAAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAHHHHHA
ResultWWWDLDWWDWDDWDWLDWWDLWWLWLWD
Position3222231111111112211221111111
Source: USL League One[8]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

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April 24, 2021 (2021-04-24) 1 Union Omaha 2–0 South Georgia Tormenta FC Papillion, NE
6:00 PM CDT Conway   22'
Boyce   53'
Nuhu   69'
Hurst   83',   88'
Scearce   85'		 Report Eckenrode   49'
Phelps   57'
Liadi   69'
Billhardt   81'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07) 2 Fort Lauderdale CF 0–2 Union Omaha Fort Lauderdale, FL
6:30 PM CDT Saavedra   66' Report Conway   31'
Alihodžić   47'
Viader   71'		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Referee: Gabriele Giusti
May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) 3 New England Revolution II 0–1 Union Omaha Foxborough, MA
4:00 PM CDT J. Buck   26'
Presley   27'
Dulysse   38'		 Report Scearce   52'
Hurst   84',   90+1'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) 4 Greenville Triumph SC 1–1 Union Omaha Greenville, SC
3:00 PM CDT Lomis   35'
Pilato   37'		 Report Firmino   59',  84'
Scearce   77'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Attendance: 2,058
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 26, 2021 (2021-05-26) 5 Forward Madison FC 1–0 Union Omaha Madison, WI
7:00 PM CDT Sukow   58'
Fuson   90'		 Report Knutson   16'
Sousa   69'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 1,919
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02) 6 Toronto FC II 1–1 Union Omaha Casa Grande, AZ
9:00 PM CDT Thompson   49'
Franklin   67'		 Report Firmino   37'
Sousa   52'
Knutson   73'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
Referee: Jervis Atagana
June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) 7 Forward Madison 1–2 Union Omaha Madison, WI
5:00 PM CDT Keegan   35'
Molloy   66'
Fernandes   90+1'		 Report Allen   7' (o.g.)
Hurst   30'
Alihodžić   51'
Alihodžić   59'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 2,195
Referee: Laura Chambers
June 12, 2021 (2021-06-12) 8 Union Omaha 4–2 New England Revolution II Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Sousa   5'
Hurst   21', 45+1', 47'
Boyce   77'
Panchot   84'		 Report Knighton   10'
Presley   23'
Tsicoulias   63'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19) 9 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Union Omaha Richmond, VA
5:30 PM CDT Terzaghi   57'
Otieno   76' (o.g.)
Anderson   80'		 Report Sousa   31',   75'
Vanacore-Decker   64'
Otieno   73'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,009
Referee: John Matto
June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) 10 Union Omaha 1–0 FC Tucson Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Hurst   6'
Otieno   42'
Knutson   78'
Firmino   90+3'		 Report Ferriol   45+2'
Corfe   61'
Fox   90+7'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,315
Referee: Melvin Rivas
July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) 11 Union Omaha 1–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Papillion, NE
8:00 PM CDT Hurst   36'
Doyle   45+1'
Scearce   54',  55'		 Report España   24'
Ruiz   31'
García   81'
Hernández   90+1'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,880
Referee: Samantha Martinez
July 16, 2021 (2021-07-16) 12 Union Omaha 1–1 Forward Madison FC Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Boyce   11'
N'For   31'		 Report Barriga Toyama   32'
Gebhard   60'
Tobin   67'
Fernandes   74'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Kevin Fikar
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) 13 FC Tucson 1–2 Union Omaha Tucson, AZ
9:00 PM CDT Bedoya   49'
Dennis   67'
Doyle   74' (o.g.)
Fox   90+4'		 Report Sousa   23'
Viader   44'
Hurst   51'
Murphy   84'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 715
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) 14 Union Omaha 1–1 North Texas SC Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Hurst   20'
Crull   65'
Boyce   79'		 Report Kamungo   49'
Waldeck   51'
Almaguer   63'
Kazu   66'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,722
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 7, 2021 (2021-08-07) 15 Union Omaha P–P Forward Madison FC Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather[9]
August 14, 2021 (2021-08-14) 15 FC Tucson 0–1 Union Omaha Tucson, AZ
9:00 PM CDT Knox   58' Report Kone   19' (o.g.)
Otieno   59'
Viader   75'
Doyle   80'		 Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Attendance: 859
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21) 16 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1–0 Union Omaha Chattanooga, TN
6:00 PM CDT Capozucchi   28'
Ricketts   33'
Navarro   67'
Carrera   75'
Ruiz   79'		 Report Doyle   36'
Viader   76'		 Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,149
Referee: Joshua Belk
August 28, 2021 (2021-08-28) 17 Union Omaha 0–0 North Texas SC Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Otieno   50'
Malone   90+2'		 Report Maldonado   23'
Smith   26'
Gomes   31'
Ferri   68'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Karen Callado
September 4, 2021 (2021-09-04) 18 North Carolina FC 0–3 Union Omaha Cary, NC
6:00 CDT Martinez   24'
Flick   39'
McGuire   52'
Jackson   70'		 Report Viader   7',   53' (pen)
Alihodžić   68'
Rivera   85'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: William Steffen
September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) 19 Union Omaha 2–1 Toronto FC II Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Boyce   6'
Scearce   21',   71'
Hurst   45+4'		 Report Carlini   39'
Singh   53'
Petrasso   59'
Altobelli   88'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,722
Referee: Adorae Monroy
September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19) 20 North Texas SC 2–2 Union Omaha Arlington, TX
6:00 PM CDT ElMedkhar   18'
Ferri   30'
Vargas   53',   90'		 Report Viader   11',   76'
Hurst   58'
Conway   81'		 Stadium: Globe Life Park
Attendance: 603
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25) 21 Union Omaha 0–1 FC Tucson Omaha, NE
7:00 PM CDT Doyle   11'
Alihodžić   32'		 Report Dennis   7' (pen)
Mastrantonio   51'
Adams   56'
Calixtro   76'
Kone   81'
Schenfeld   87'		 Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Attendance: 3,741
Referee: Jervis Atagana
October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) 22 South Georgia Tormenta FC 0–4 Union Omaha Statesboro, GA
7:00 PM CDT Micaletto   2'
Nus   51'
Jackson   57'
Candela   76'		 Report Conway   5', 40', 71'
Viader   66'
Osumanu   77'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 2,045
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) 23 Union Omaha 4–1 Fort Lauderdale CF Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Conway   35'
Hurst   43', 58'
Boyce   49'
Doyle   70'		 Report Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Melvin Rivas
October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09) 24 Union Omaha 0–1 Greenville Triumph SC Papillion, NE
6:00 PM CDT Doyle   72'
Otieno   78'		 Report Lomis   12'
Booth   69'
Hemmings   88'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,884
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16) 25 Union Omaha 4–1 North Carolina FC Papillion, NE
6:00 PM CDT Conway   2', 18', 57'
Alihodžić   25'		 Report Mbaye   15'
Blanco   45+3'
Frame   68'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20) 26 Union Omaha 1–2 Forward Madison FC Papillion, NE
7:00 PM CDT Conway   32'
Hurst   89' (pen.)		 Report Allen   32'
Trimmingham   53',   58',   58'
Rad   76'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,405
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
Note: Match was originally scheduled for August 7
October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23) 27 Union Omaha 2–0 Richmond Kickers Papillion, NE
6:00 PM CDT Hurst   34',   88'
Otieno   85',   90+4'
Sousa   90'		 Report Bolduc   30'
Bolanos   77'
Morán   84'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,943
Referee: Luis Arroyo
October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30) 28 North Texas SC 1–1 Union Omaha Arlington, TX
7:30 PM CDT Kamungo   35'
Avayevu   83'		 Report Firmino   90+1' Stadium: Globe Life Park
Attendance: 821
Referee: Eric Tattersall

USL League One Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 USL League One Playoffs
November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13) Semifinal Union Omaha 6–1 FC Tucson Papillion, NE
4:00 PM CST Conway   3',   31'
Boyce   32',   54'
Crull   34'
Viader   49'
Panchot   70'
Alihodžić   83'		 Report Schenfeld   30',   32'
Dennis   44',   63'
Ferriol   66'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,607
Referee: Michael Radchuk
November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20) Final Union Omaha 3–0 Greenville Triumph Papillion, NE
4:00 PM CST Conway   7',   11'   77'
Hurst   43'
Sousa   62'
Viader   63'
Otieno   90+2'		 Report Hemmings   65'
Lee   72'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Kevin Broadley

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 MF   BIH Emir Alihodžić 29 3 14+15 3
3 DF   ESP Damià Viader 30 7 29+1 7
4 DF   USA Jaime Ponce 1 0 1+0 0
5 MF   KEN Tobias Otieno 25 2 16+9 2
7 FW   USA Ethan Vanacore-Decker 11 0 7+4 0
8 MF   USA John Murphy 8 0 0+8 0
9 FW   SCO Greg Hurst 30 14 27+3 14
10 MF   BRA Nicolas Firmino 25 2 9+16 2
11 FW   USA Evan Conway 18 13 15+3 13
12 MF   USA Austin Panchot 16 1 3+13 1
13 DF   USA Daltyn Knutson 23 1 22+1 1
14 MF   SLV Christian Molina 9 0 1+8 0
15 FW   CMR Elma N'For 15 0 5+10 0
16 DF   AUT Jake Crull 23 0 19+4 0
17 MF   USA JP Scearce 29 1 27+2 1
18 DF   USA Blake Malone 13 0 7+6 0
19 FW   PUR Ricardo Rivera 7 1 1+6 1
20 MF   USA Devin Boyce 29 5 27+2 5
22 MF   USA Conor Doyle 30 0 28+2 0
24 GK   GHA Rashid Nuhu 26 0 26+0 0
25 DF   COD Ferrety Sousa 29 1 27+2 1
28 DF   GHA Illal Osumanu 17 0 15+2 0
30 MF   USA Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 2 0 0+2 0
33 GK   USA Kevin Piedrahita 4 0 4+0 0

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Player USL1 Total
               
2 MF   Emir Alihodžić 4 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF   Damià Viader 4 0 0 4 0 0
4 DF   Jaime Ponce 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Tobias Otieno 6 0 0 6 0 0
7 FW   Ethan Vanacore-Decker 1 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   John Murphy 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Greg Hurst 6 0 0 6 0 0
10 MF   Nicolas Firmino 3 0 0 3 0 0
11 FW   Evan Conway 1 1 0 1 1 0
12 MF   Austin Panchot 1 0 0 1 0 0
13 DF   Daltyn Knutson 2 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF   Christian Molina 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW   Elma N'For 1 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF   Jake Crull 2 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF   JP Scearce 5 0 1 5 0 1
18 DF   Blake Malone 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW   Ricardo Rivera 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Devin Boyce 3 0 0 3 0 0
22 MF   Conor Doyle 6 0 0 6 0 0
24 GK   Rashid Nuhu 1 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF   Ferrety Sousa 7 0 0 7 0 0
28 DF   Illal Osumanu 1 0 0 1 0 0
30 MF   Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK   Kevin Piedrahita 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 56 1 1 56 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Standings". uslleagueone.com.
  2. ^ "Union Omaha wins first USL League One title in Owls' second season". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Union Omaha names 14 players to be retained for next season's roster". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Union Omaha Signs Conor Doyle, Greg Hurst for 2021". USL League One. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "UNION OMAHA ADDS GOALKEEPER TO 2021 ROSTER". Union Omaha. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Orange County SC loan Blake Malone to Union Omaha for 2021 season". Angels on Parade. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
  8. ^ "Union Omaha Schedule". USL League One.
  9. ^ "Omaha vs. Madison Contest Abandoned". wwww.uslleagueone.com. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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