List of Rochester Rhinos seasons
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Rochester Rhinos, also known as Rochester Raging Rhinos and Rochester New York FC, was an American professional soccer club based in Rochester, New York. Founded in 1996, the club has competed at both the second and third tiers of American soccer. Following a hiatus from 2018 to 2021, the club played one final season in 2022 before folding. The following is a list of each season completed, inclusive of all competitive competitions.{{Cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/squads/f8c23439/history/Rochester-Rhinos-Stats-and-History|title=Rochester Rhinos Stats and History|website=FBref.com}}
Key
;Key to competitions
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- MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) – One of three leagues that form the third division of soccer in the United States, established in 2021 with play starting in 2022. MLSNP is operated by the top-level Major League Soccer (MLS) primarily as a home to reserve sides of its teams. RNY is the league's only founding member that is not an MLS reserve side.
- USL Championship (USLC) – The second division of soccer in the United States, established in 2010 and previously known as USL and USL Pro. The Championship was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017.
- USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct.
- USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
- A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct.
- U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914.
- CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.
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;Key to colors and symbols:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style=background:gold| 1st or W | Winners |
| style=background:silver| 2nd or RU | Runners-up |
| style=background:#FFCCCC| Last | Wooden Spoon |
| style=background:#FAECC8;"| ♦ | Golden Boot |
| style="background:#dfd;" | | Highest average attendance |
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;Key to league record
- Season = The year and article of the season
- Div = Level on pyramid
- League = League name
- Pld = Played
- W = Games won
- L = Games lost
- D = Games drawn
- GF = Goals scored
- GA = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- PPG = Points per game
- Conf = Conference position
- Overall = League position
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;Key to cup record
- DNE = Did not enter
- DNQ = Did not qualify
- NH = Competition not held or canceled
- QR = Qualifying round
- PR = Preliminary round
- GS = Group stage
- R1 = First round
- R2 = Second round
- R3 = Third round
- R4 = Fourth round
- R5 = Fifth round
- QF = Quarterfinals
- SF = Semifinals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
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Seasons
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!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=11|League !colspan=2|Position !rowspan=2|Playoffs !rowspan=2|USOC !rowspan=2 colspan=2|Continental !rowspan=2|Average attendance !colspan=2|Top goalscorer(s) | ||||||||
| Div
!League !Pld !W !L !D !GF !GA !GD !Pts !PPG !Conf. !Overall !Name !Goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996
| rowspan=15 | 2 | A-League |27 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 42
| 1.56 | N/A | 5th |bgcolor=silver | RU |bgcolor=silver | RU | colspan=2 rowspan=13 | Ineligible |9,991 |align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Miller |style=background:#FAECC8;" | 23 | |
| 1997
| A-League |28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 42
| 1.50 |bgcolor=silver | 2nd |9th | R1 | Ro16 |10,677 |align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Miller |style=background:#FAECC8;" | 23 | |
| 1998
| A-League |28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 72
| 2.57 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | Ro16 | 11,499 |align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Tilley | 21 | |
| 1999
| A-League |28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 66
| 2.36 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | W |11,551 |align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mauro Biello | 8 |
| 2000
|28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 53
| 1.89 |bgcolor=CFAA88 | 3rd |6th |bgcolor=gold | W |Ro16 |style="background:#dfd;" |11,628 |align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Yari Allnutt | 10 |
| 2001
| 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 52
| 2.00 |bgcolor=silver| 2nd |bgcolor=CFAA88 | 3rd |bgcolor=gold | W |R2 |10,789 |align="left"| {{flagicon|SAF}} Lenin Steenkamp | 9 |
| 2002
| 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 54
| 1.93 |bgcolor=silver | 2nd |4th | SF |Ro16 |10,008 |align="left"| {{flagicon|SAF}} Lenin Steenkamp | 8 |
| 2003
| 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 51
| 1.82 | bgcolor=CFAA88 | 3rd | 7th | SF | Ro16 |10,169 |align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Miller | 17 |
| 2004
| 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 48
| 1.71 |4th |5th | QF |QF |10,200 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Carrieri | 8 |
| 2005
| 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 51
| 1.82 |rowspan=5 | N/A | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |SF |QF |9,791 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Kirk Wilson | 9 |
| 2006
| 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 50
| 1.79 |bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU |Ro16 |10,110 |align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Delicâte | 8 |
| 2007
|28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 42
| 1.50 |5th |QF |Ro16 |9,705 |align=left| {{flagicon|CIV}} Hamed Modibo Diallo | 9 |
| 2008
|30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 41
| 1.37 |4th | SF | Ro16 |8,243 |align=left| {{flagicon|LBR}} Johnny Menyongar | 6 |
| 2009
|30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 43
| 1.43 |6th | QF |SF | colspan=2 rowspan=9 | DNQ |6,888 |align=left| {{flagicon|LBR}} Johnny Menyongar | 11 |
| 2010
|30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 54
| 1.80 |bgcolor=gold| 1st |bgcolor=gold| 1st | QF |Ro16 |6,464 |align=left| {{flagicon|GHA}} Isaac Kissi | 8 |
| 2011
| rowspan=6 | 3 |24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 40
| 1.67 |bgcolor=gold | 1st |4th | SF | Ro16 |5,339 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Hoxie {{flagicon|TRI}} Kendall Jagdeosingh | 5 |
| 2012
|24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 41
| 1.71 | rowspan=3 | N/A | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | R3 |6,233 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Hoxie | 6 |
| 2013
| USL Pro | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 39 | –14 | 28
| 1.08 | 11th | DNQ | R3 |5,876 |align=left| {{flagicon|SCO}} Tam McManus | 7 |
| 2014
| USL Pro | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 38
| 1.46 | 6th | QF | Ro16 |5,972 |align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} J.C. Banks | 9 |
| 2015
| USL | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 61
| 2.18 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | R4 | 5,599 |align="left"| {{flagicon|Cape Verde}} Steevan Dos Santos | 9 |
| 2016
| USL | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 51
| 1.70 | 4th | 6th | QF | R4 | 3,655 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Christian Volesky | 10 |
| 2017
| 2 | USL | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 53
| 1.66 | 4th | 9th | QF | R4 | 2,031 |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Jochen Graf | 11 |
| 2018– 2021 | colspan="20" style="text-align: center;" valign="middle" | On hiatus | ||||||||
| 2022
| 3 | MLSNP | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40
| 1.67 | 4th | 9th | QF | R4 | colspan=2 | DNQ | N/A |align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Gibran Rayo | 13 |
| Total
| – |– | 639 | 326 | 181 | 132 | 921 | 649 | +272 | 1113 | 1.74 | – | – | – | – | colspan=2 | – | – |align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Doug Miller | 75 |
{{note|1}}1. Avg. attendance only includes statistics from regular season matches.
{{note|2}}2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in the regular season, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.
{{note|3}}3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.
{{note|4}}4. Pts in 2008 excludes one deducted point for fielding an ineligible player.
References
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