2020 Union Omaha season
The 2020 Union Omaha season was the first season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. Union Omaha finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the USL League One final to take place against Greenville Triumph, however the game was canceled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Union Omaha roster. Greenville were awarded the title as a result of finishing with the highest points per game average during the regular season.
| 2020 season | |||
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| Head coach | Jay Mims | ||
| USL League One | 2nd | ||
| USL1 Playoffs | Runner up | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Evan Conway (6 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,700 vs. FTL (Oct. 24) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,400 (multiple times) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,500 | ||
| Biggest win | OMA 3–0 TRM (Oct. 3) | ||
| Biggest defeat | CHA 2–0 OMA (Sept. 15) OMA 0–2 NE (Sept. 19) | ||
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Roster
- As of August 1, 2020[1]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Luke Hauswirth |  United States |
| 3 | DF | Damià Viader |  Spain |
| 4 | DF | Nathan Aune | United States |
| 5 | MF | Tobias Otieno |  Kenya |
| 6 | MF | Tyler David | United States |
| 7 | FW | Ethan Vanacore-Decker | United States |
| 10 | MF | Sebastián Contreras |  Argentina |
| 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 | Jacob Crull |  Austria |
| 17 | MF | JP Scearce | United States |
| 18 | FW | Elvir Ibišević |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 19 | MF | Manny Lira |  Mexico |
| 20 | MF | Devin Boyce | United States |
| 21 | GK | Sam Howard | United States |
| 22 | FW | Juan Ignacio Mare | Argentina |
| 23 | MF | Xavier Gomez | United States |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu |  Ghana |
| 25 | DF | Ferrety Sousa |  DR Congo |
| 28 | DF | Illal Osumanu | Ghana |
| 43 | GK | Brian Holt | United States |
Competitions
Exhibitions
| February 16, 2020 Wasatch Winter Cup 1 | Real Monarchs | 0–0 | Union Omaha | Herriman, Utah |
| 5:00 PM MST | Report | Trialist  |
Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| February 19, 2020 Wasatch Winter Cup 2 | Louisville City FC | 1–1 | Union Omaha | Herriman, Utah |
| 1:00 PM MST | Report |
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Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| February 22, 2020 Wasatch Winter Cup 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 0–1 | Union Omaha | Herriman, Utah |
| 11:30 AM MST | Report |
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Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center |
| March 4, 2020 Preseason 1 | Creighton Bluejays | v | Union Omaha | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 5:00 PM CST | Stadium: Morrison Stadium |
| March 20, 2020 Preseason 2 | Omaha Mavericks | v | Union Omaha | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field |
USL League One
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville Triumph SC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 35 | 2.19 | Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | 1.81 | Final |
| 3 | North Texas SC[lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 27 | 1.69 | |
| 4 | Richmond Kickers | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 | 1.63 | |
| 5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 22 | 1.47 |
Source: 2020 USL League One standings
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
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) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
- Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
Source: USL League One[2]
Results by round
Match results
| July 25, 2020 1 | New England Revolution II | 0–0 | Union Omaha | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Bell 40' Burns 90+3' Sinclair 90+5' Verfurth 90+7' |
Report | Contreras 54' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| August 1, 2020 2 | Union Omaha | 1–0 | North Texas SC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Nuhu 38' Conway  74' |
Report | Álvarez 11' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| August 8, 2020 3 | FC Tucson | 1–2 | Union Omaha | Tucson, Arizona |
| 9:30 PM CDT | Alarcón 49' Calvo 63'Ramos-Godoy 76'Virgen 90+3' |
Report | Conway 23' Hauswirth 48', 78'Vanacore-Decker 58'Boyce 77'Mare 90+5' |
Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Isaiah Vlad |
| August 12, 2020 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | P–P | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Stadium: Chattanooga Red Wolves Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.[4] | ||||
| August 19, 2020 5 | Union Omaha | 1–1 | Forward Madison FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Contreras 28' (pen.) N'For 45+3' |
Report | Leonard 8' Trimmingham 31'  83' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Karen Abt |
| August 23, 2020 6 | North Texas SC | 2–2 | Union Omaha | Arlington, Texas |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Cerrillo 2' Damus  51' Romero 56' Che 71' Alisson 73' Rayo 79' Roberts 90+4' |
Report | Scearce 21', 75' Vanacore-Decker 23', 84' Sousa 24' Nuhu 51' |
Stadium: Globe Life Park Attendance: 855 Referee: Brandon Gardner |
| August 29, 2020 7 | Union Omaha | 2–1 | FC Tucson | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Boyce 16' David 28'Viader 55'Sousa 73'Molina 78' |
Report | Adams 33' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| September 6, 2020 8 | Union Omaha | 1–0 | Orlando City B | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Vanacore-Decker 35' Conway 43' Viader 81' |
Report | Monticelli 28' Lamb 45+4' Carabalí 83' Rosales 90+2' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| September 11, 2020 9 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 2–2 | Union Omaha | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Mayr-Fälten 11' Rashid Nuhu 22' (o.g.) Arslan 63' Micaletto 74' |
Report | Sousa 62', 81' N'For 70' |
Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 15, 2020 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2–0 | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 11:00 AM CDT | Zacarías 18' Ramos 51' Dieterich 62' Ruiz 90+4' |
Report | David 22' Mare 90+4' |
Stadium: Chattanooga Red Wolves Stadium Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 12 match.[5] | ||||
| September 19, 2020 10 | Union Omaha | 0–2 | New England Revolution II | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | David 60' Scearce 88'Vanacore-Decker 90+1' |
Report | Rennicks 11' Sinclair 58'Firmino 90+8' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 26, 2020 11 | Union Omaha | 0–1 | Richmond Kickers | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Boyce 58' Scearce 71' |
Report | Magalhães 71' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| September 30, 2020 12 | Fort Lauderdale CF | 2–3 | Union Omaha | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Méndez 16' Sosa 42' Valencia 55' Nodarse 73' Guediri 75' |
Report | Panchot 25' Boyce 38' Otieno 44' Conway 48' Knutson 83' Vanacore-Decker 84' |
Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| October 3, 2020 13 | Union Omaha | 3–0 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Conway 38' Viader 78' Scearce 83' |
Report | Mueller 53' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| October 11, 2020 14 | Forward Madison FC | 0–0 | Union Omaha | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Ovalle 2' Leonard 71' Lockaby 90+5' |
Report | Knutson 5' Boyce 31' |
Stadium: Hart Park Referee: Calin Radosav |
| October 18, 2020 15 | Greenville Triumph SC | 1–2 | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EDT | Pilato 36' Walker 38' Stripling 90+4' |
Report | Molina 19' Sousa 22' Scearce 43' Viader 60' Conway 66' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| October 24, 2020 16 | Union Omaha | 1–0 | Fort Lauderdale CF | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Otieno 55' Conway 90+1' |
Report | Méndez 6' Lopez-Espin 44' Sosa 90' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Karen Callado |
Playoff Final
| October 30, 2020 | Greenville Triumph SC | Cancelled | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 8:00pm (EDT) | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field |
Note: Game was cancelled after several players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).[6]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | USA |
Luke Hauswirth | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP |
Damià Viader | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA |
Nathan Aune | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | KEN |
Tobias Otieno | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA |
Tyler David | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA |
Ethan Vanacore-Decker | 16 | 3 | 15+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG |
Sebastián Contreras | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA |
Evan Conway | 16 | 6 | 16+0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA |
Austin Panchot | 9 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA |
Daltyn Knutson | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SLV |
Christian Molina | 11 | 2 | 4+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | CMR |
Elma N'For | 14 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUT |
Jacob Crull | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA |
JP Scearce | 14 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BIH |
Elvir Ibišević | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | MEX |
Manny Lira | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA |
Devin Boyce | 16 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | USA |
Sam Howard | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ARG |
Juan Ignacio Mare | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA |
Xavier Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | GHA |
Rashid Nuhu | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | COD |
Ferrety Sousa | 13 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | GHA |
Illal Osumanu | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | USA |
Brian Holt | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: October 24, 2020
- Source: USL League One
References
- "Roster". Union Omaha. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
- "Union Omaha Schedule". USL League One.
- "First match between Red Wolves and Union Omaha postponed". WRCBtv.com. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- "USL League One Announces Pair of Rescheduled Dates". USLLeagueOne.com. September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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