# 2022 Flower City Union season

The 2022 Flower City Union season was the club's first season of existence, and their first in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), the third tier of American soccer. The Union's season began on March 26, 2022, and concluded on October 10, 2022.
The Union finished at the bottom of the NISA table.

## Background

The club's history begins in 2017, when the long-time professional soccer club in the Rochester metropolitan area, the Rochester Rhinos announced they were going on a hiatus beginning in 2018. The hiatus left the city without a professional soccer team for the first time since 19985, and left the city's soccer-specific stadium, Marina Auto Stadium, without a main tenant.
In 2020, a ownership group headed by David Weaver, the CEO and founder of Rochester-based Aphex BioCleanse Systems Inc. and a former Kodak optical engineer, submitted an application for a NISA team in Rochester. Mark Washo, a former Chief Business Officer with the Rhinos was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer and the group later announced a partnership with St. John Fisher College’s Sport Management Department.
On December 17, 2020, NISA approved the group's expansion application, and the following day, it was revealed that the club's name would be the Flower City Union, a nod to Rochester's nickname as the Flower City. On April 14, 2021, the team logo and colors were introduced, the primary color being Lilac purple in honor of Rochester's signature flower.

## Club
### Team management

| Position | Name |
| Owner | Jimmy Paola |
| Vice Chairman | Mark Washo |
| Vice President of Business Operations | Andrew Hoyt |
| Director of Marketing | Nina Korn |
| Director of Corporate Partnerships | Casey Catlin |
| Director of Fan Engagement | Casey Catlin |
| Digital Coordinators | Ben Conrow Adam Drake |
| Operations Managers | Logan Adams Ryan Adams |
| Head coach | Jordan Sullivan |
| Assistant coach | Nelson Cupello |
| Goalkeeping coach | Marcelo Moreira |
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### Roster

    As of April 29, 2022
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Assists | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 13 | Steven Ortiz | GK | (1999-12-01)December 1, 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Real Madriz |
| 18 | Maykell Ortega | GK | (1998-04-01)April 1, 1998 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami United |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Ben Watson | RB | (1997-08-22)August 22, 1997 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Syracuse Pulse |
| 4 | Andriy Demydiv | DF | (1998-12-06)December 6, 1998 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rochester Lancers |
| 5 | Nikkye De Point | DF | (1998-09-10)September 10, 1998 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oregon State University |
| 6 | Andrea Pregoni | CB, RB | (1999-01-04)January 4, 1999 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Académica |
| 12 | Collin Muller | DF | (1998-03-18)March 18, 1998 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | West Chester United |
| 15 | Robert Williamson | DF | (1997-08-28)August 28, 1997 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Harrisburg Heat |

## Competitions
### NISA
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | California United Strikers FC | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 46 | 2.19 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Chattanooga FC | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 49 | 2.04 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 3 | Michigan Stars FC | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 38 | 1.65 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Albion San Diego | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 32 | 1.60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 30 | 1.30 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | Syracuse Pulse | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 25 | 1.14 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 7 | Los Angeles Force | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 14 | 0.70 | |
| 8 | Flower City Union | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 57 | −44 | 9 | 0.39 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 2, 2022. Source: Flower City Union

#### Match results
### NISA Independent Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NISA | NISA | NISA Playoffs | NISA Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Legends Cup | Legends Cup | Independent Cup | Independent Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Russell Robles | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Ben Watson | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | USA | Alex Ainscough | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | UKR | Andriy Demydiv | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Nikkye De Point | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Andrea Pregoni | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KOR | Jay Yun Lee | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | PUR | Jordan Saling | 14 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Arion Sobers-Assue | 11 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Giancarlo Canas-Jarquin | 14 | 3 | 10+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | COL | Jose Sierra | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Colin Muller | 14 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | COL | Steven Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BAH | Quinton Carey | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Robert Williamson | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Hunter Kassel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | NCA | Maykell Ortega | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Suniel Veerakone | 17 | 3 | 13+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Ozlo Rigby | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Mitchell Brickman | 12 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA | Lukas Fernandes | 15 | 4 | 12+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | POR | Marcus Micheletti | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jordan Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | USA | Dre Deas | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | USA | Noah Cavanaugh | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | FW | USA | Ryan Curtis | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | USA | Auston Kranick | 15 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: July 3, 2022
* Source: NISA