Rochester FC
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| Full name | Rochester Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Loons, "Big Blue" | ||
| Founded | 2018 | ||
| Stadium | Rochester Regional Stadium [1] | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| 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 | rochester-fc.com | ||
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Rochester FC is a soccer club based in Rochester, Minnesota. Its men's team competes in the USL League Two Heartland Division,[2][3][4][5] and its women's team competes in the USL W League Heartland Division.[6] 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.[7][8]
History
[edit]Rochester FC was founded in 2018 by Midhat Mujic and Muharem Dedic.[8] 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.[2][6]
Year-by-year
[edit]Men's Team
[edit]| Season | League | Position | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 | 4 | USL League Two | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 7 | 0.58 | 6th, Deep North | DNQ | did not enter |
| 2025 | 4 | USL League Two | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 21 | 1.75 | 4th, Deep North | DNQ | did not enter |
| 2026 | 4 | USL League Two | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 43 | -35 | 6 | 0.50 | 9th, Deep North | DNQ | did not enter |
Women's Team
[edit]| Season | League | Position | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2025 | 4 | USL W League | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 10 | 0.83 | 4th, Heartland | DNQ |
| 2026 | 4 | USL W League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 6 | 0.50 | 8th, Heartland | DNQ |
Staff
[edit]
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]- ↑ Stadium at rctcyellowjackets.com
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/league-teams
- 1 2 "Rochester FC joins W League and USL League Two as expansion side". www.uslwleague.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Seen and Heard: '40-something' soccer player shows how it's done". PostBulletin.com. January 12, 2019.
- 1 2 Ruff, Pat (November 13, 2018). "Soccer: Second amateur franchise lands in Rochester". PostBulletin.com.
