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The Rochester Raging Rhinos are a USL First Division professional soccer team in Rochester, New York. The team was founded in 1996 and played in the now defunct original A-League until it merged with the USISL for the 1997 season creating the new A-League. The A-League was renamed the USL First Division in 2005. In 2006, PAETEC Park, a soccer-specific stadium was completed; the stadium seats 13,500, ongoing construction will boost the capacity to approximately 20,000 seats.
   The Rhinos have prided themselves on upholding a high level of play over their ten year plus history. The team has never missed the playoffs, reaching the championship game six times (1996, 1998–2001, 2006). The Rhinos have been league champions three times (1998, 2000, 2001).
   They won the US Open Cup in 1999, becoming the only non-Major League Soccer team to win the cup since MLS began play in 1996.
   The team was declared insolvent in 2008 after defaulting on their stadium agreement, and PAETEC Park was seized by the city of Rochester.

Team Honors

USL First Division - Playoffs:
- Appearances (12): 1996-2007
USL First Division - Commissioner's Cup:
- Winner (3): 1998, 2000, 2001
- Runner-up (3): 1996, 2005, 2006
U.S. Open Cup:
- Winner (1): 1999
- Runner-up (1): 1996

Coach

Pat Ercoli 1996-2003

Laurie Calloway 2004-present

Current squad

As of September 17, 2007 * *

- indicates a player not signed to a professional contract at the present time.

Year-by-year

Record

Year	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
1996	A-League	4th	Final	Final
1997	USISL A-League	2nd, Northeast	Division Semifinals	Round of 16
1998	USISL A-League	1st, Northeast	Champion	3rd Round
1999	USL A-League	1st, Northeast	Final	Champion
2000	USL A-League	2nd, Northeast	Champion	3rd Round
2001	USL A-League	2nd, Northern	Champion	2nd Round
2002	USL A-League	1st, Northeast	Conference Finals	3rd Round
2003	USL A-League	2nd, Northeast	Conference Finals	4th Round
2004	USL A-League	4th, Eastern	Quarterfinals	Quarterfinals
2005	USL First Division	2nd	Semifinals	Quarterfinals
2006	USL First Division	2nd	Final	4th Round
2007	USL First Division	5th	Quarterfinals	3rd Round

Average attendance

1996: 9,991

1997: 10,677

1998: 11,499

1999: 11,551

2000: 12,444

2001: 11,780

2002: 10,008

2003: 10,169

2004: 11,004

2005: 9,791

2006: 10,864

2007: 11,636 Overall Average: 11,273

Notable former players

Onandi Lowe

Pat Onstad

Doug Miller

Mickey Trotman

Home stadiums

Fauver Stadium (1996)

Frontier Field (1996-2005)

PAETEC Park (2006-Present)

Supporters

The Rhinos main supporters group is called the Rochester Stampede. During the 2007 season, the Stampede occupied section 132 at PAETEC Park.

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