2023 Union Omaha season

The 2023 Union Omaha season will be the fourth season in the soccer team's history, and their fourth season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. This will be the team's first season without head coach Jay Mims, after the club announced his resignation on December 16.[1] He was replaced by Dominic Casciato, who was most recently an assistant coach at El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship.[2] Union Omaha will play their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

Union Omaha
2023 season
OwnerGary Green
Head coachDominic Casciato
StadiumWerner Park
USL League One5th
USL1 PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Noe Meza (3)
All: Noe Meza (3)
Highest home attendance2,560
Lowest home attendance1,665
Average home league attendance2,046
Biggest winLeague:
OMA 2–0 CVF (4/8)
All:
OMA 2–0 ELP (4/5, USOC)
Biggest defeatLeague:
NC 2–1 OMA (4/16)
All:
SLC 5–1 OMA (4/25, USOC)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
January 24, 2023DFItaly Luca MastrantonioUnited States FC TucsonFree[3]
January 24, 2023DFItaly Marco MilaneseUnited States UNC GreensboroFree[4]
January 31, 2023DFColombia Junior PalaciosUnited States Miami FCFree[5]
January 31, 2023DFUnited States Stefan MuellerUnited States Rio Grande Valley FCFree[6]
February 7, 2023FWCape Verde Steevan Dos SantosUnited States Tampa Bay RowdiesFree[7]
February 14, 2023FWUnited States Joe GallardoMexico Querétaro F.C.Free[8]
February 14, 2023DFComoros Alexis SouahyUnited States New Mexico UnitedFree[9]
March 7, 2023FWUnited States Alex SteinwascherUnited States Xavier MusketeersFree[10]
March 14, 2023MFBrazil Pedro DolabellaUnited States Rochester New York FCFree[11]
March 14, 2023GKUnited States Ian McGraneUnited States St. Louis City 2Free[12]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
DFUnited States Sebastian SanchezUnited States Louisville City FCFebruary 7, 2023December 31, 2023[13]

Transfers out

Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
January 12, 2023DF27United States Ryen Jiba United States Minnesota United $50,000[14][15]
January 18, 2023FW16England Alex Bruce Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City Free
January 26, 2023DF5United States Gabriel ClaudioUnited States One Knoxville SCFree[16]
March 31, 2023DF13United States Daltyn KnutsonUnited States Tormenta FCFree[17]

Roster

Union Omaha announced their initial list of returning players on December 7, 2022.[18]

As of March 14, 2023[18]
No. Pos. Player Nation
3 DF Stefan Mueller  United States
4 DF Luca Mastrantonio  Italy
5 DF Marco Milanese  Italy
6 MF Chavany Willis  Jamaica
7 FW Noe Meza  United States
8 MF Joe Brito  United States
9 MF Pedro Dolabella  Brazil
10 FW Steevan Dos Santos  Cape Verde
11 FW Joe Gallardo  United States
12 MF Eddie Gordon  United States
13 DF Anderson Holt ([A])  United States
14 DF Sebastian Sanchez (on loan from Louisville City)  United States
17 MF JP Scearce  United States
18 DF Junior Palacios  Colombia
20 MF Luis Gil  United States
22 MF Conor Doyle  United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu  Ghana
25 GK Ian McGrane  United States
26 MF Dion Acoff  United States
28 DF Shaft Brewer Jr.  United States
30 MF Yoskar Galván-Mercado  United States
44 FW Alex Steinwascher  United States
95 DF Alexis Souahy  Comoros
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    USL Academy Contract

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 18, 2023 Preseason 1 Sporting Kansas City II 2–3 Union Omaha Kansas City, MO
2:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Swope Park Stadium
February 25, 2023 Preseason 2 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 1–1 Union Omaha Tulsa, OK
2:00 PM CST
  • 2' (pen)
Report
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
February 25, 2023 Preseason 3 FC Tulsa 0–2 Union Omaha Tulsa, OK
12:30 AM CST Report
Stadium: Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
March 3, 2023 Preseason 4 Creighton Bluejays 1–0 Union Omaha Omaha, NE
TBA Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
March 3, 2023 Preseason 5 Iowa Western Reviers 0–0 Union Omaha Omaha, NE
TBA Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Note: Sixty minutes
March 11, 2023 Preseason 6 Omaha Mavericks Union Omaha Omaha, NE
Stadium: Caniglia Field
Note: Abandoned due to weather
March 11, 2023 Preseason 7 Iowa Western Reviers Union Omaha Omaha, NE
TBA Stadium: Caniglia Field
Note: Abandoned due to weather
March 16, 2023 Preseason 8 Bellevue Bruins Union Omaha TBA
TBA Stadium: TBA
Note: Abandoned due to weather
March 18, 2023 Preseason 9 St. Louis City SC 2 Union Omaha St. Louis, MO
TBA Stadium: Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center
Note: Abandoned due to weather

USL League One

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Forward Madison FC 6 2 0 4 7 2 +5 10 Qualification for the play-offs
7 Richmond Kickers 7 2 1 4 7 5 +2 10
8 Union Omaha 6 2 1 3 7 5 +2 9
9 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 5 2 1 2 7 4 +3 8
10 Lexington SC 7 2 4 1 6 10 4 7
Updated to match(es) played on May 16, 2023. Source: USL League One
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) drawing of lots.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 2 3 1 7 5  +2 9 1 1 1 5 5  0 1 2 0 2 0  +2

Source: USL League One[19]

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAAHHHAHAHHAHAHAA
ResultDWLDWD
Position647645
Source: USL League One[20]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

March 26, 2023 1 Union Omaha 1–1 Forward Madison Omaha, Nebraska
2:00 pm CT Scearce 20'
Acoff Yellow card 40'
Palacios Yellow card 63'
Brewer Yellow card 89'
Report Chaney 55'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 77'
Osmond Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Caniglia Field
Attendance: 1,913
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 1, 2023 One Knoxville SC P–P Union Omaha Knoxville, Tennessee
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
Note: Match postponed due to travel delays. Rescheduled date July 18
April 8, 2023 2 Fuego FC 0–2 Union Omaha Fresno, California
9:00 pm CDT Brito Yellow card 18'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card 41'
Meza 45'
Doyle Yellow card 55'
Dolabella Yellow card 75'
Dos Santos 88'
Nuhu Yellow card 90'
Souahy Yellow card 90+3'
Report Partida Yellow card 37'
Chavez Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 570
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
April 15, 2023 3 Union Omaha 1–2 North Carolina FC Omaha, Nebraska
2:00 pm CDT Doyle Yellow card 17'
Brewer Jr. Yellow card 46'
Souahy Yellow card 73'
Palacios Yellow card 78'
Gallardo 84'
Report Mentzingen 3' (pen.)
Young Yellow card 5'
Maldondo Yellow card 14'
Navarro Yellow card 25'
Servania Yellow card 31'
Perez 43'
Popp Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Caniglia Field
Attendance: 1,665
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 19, 2023 4 Charlotte Independence 0–0 Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 pm CDT Mbuyu Yellow card 21'
Obertan Yellow card 39'
Report Gallardo Yellow card 43' Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Katherine McCormick
April 29, 2023 5 Union Omaha 3–2 Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Palacios 35', Yellow card 49'
Meza 45+3', 56', Yellow card 68'
Milanese Yellow card 67'
Report Lukic Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 15'
Kwakwa Yellow card 15'
Amann 60', 81'
Hernández Yellow card 86'
Rosas Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,560
Referee: DeShaun Beard
May 5, 2023 6 Richmond Kickers 0–0 Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
6:00 CDT Report Dos Santos Yellow card 67' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,418
Referee: John Matto
July 18, 2023 17 One Knoxville SC v Union Omaha Knoxville, Tennessee
Stadium: Regal Stadium
Note: Match originally scheduled for April 1

U.S.Open Cup

April 5, 2023 Second Round Nebraska Union Omaha 2–0 Texas El Paso Locomotive FC Omaha, Nebraska
7:00pm CDT Gallardo Yellow card 11'
Palacios 58'
Dos Santos 75'
Mueller Yellow card 87'
Report Gómez Yellow card 22'
Herrera Yellow card 49'
Zacarías Yellow card 72'
Borelli Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Morrison Stadium
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
April 25, 2023 Third Round Missouri St. Louis City SC 5–1 Nebraska Union Omaha St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT Jackson 3', 66'
Gallardo 48' (o.g.)
Watts 62'
Löwen 86'
Report Palacios Yellow card 25'
Dolabella 79'
Stadium: Citypark
Attendance: 22,435

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF United States USA Stefan Mueller 402+101+00
4 DF Italy ITA Luca Mastrantonio 201+100+00
5 DF Italy ITA Maroco Milanese 604+100+10
6 MF Jamaica JAM Chavany Willis 200+000+20
7 FW United States USA Noe Meza 836+032+00
8 MF United States USA Joe Brito 703+200+20
9 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Dolabella 812+400+21
10 FW Cape Verde CPV Steevan Dos Santos 823+312+01
11 MF United States USA Joe Gallardo 814+212+00
12 MF United States USA Eddie Gordon 000+000+00
14 DF United States USA Sebastian Sanchez 000+000+00
17 MF United States USA JP Scearce 715+012+00
18 DF Colombia COL Junior Palacios 725+012+01
20 MF United States USA Luis Gil 806+002+00
22 MF United States USA Conor Doyle 806+002+00
24 GK Ghana GHA Rashid Nuhu 806+002+00
25 GK United States USA Ian McGrane 000+000+00
26 MF United States USA Dion Acoff 401+201+00
28 MF United States USA Shaft Brewer Jr. 805+102+00
30 MF United States USA Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 000+000+00
44 FW United States USA Alex Steinwascher 701+400+20
95 DF Comoros COM Alexis Souahy 806+002+00

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player USL1 US Open Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
3DFUnited States Stefan Mueller 000100100
4DFItaly Luca Mastrantonio 000000000
5DFItaly Marco Milanese 100000100
6MFJamaica Chavany Willis 000000000
7FWUnited States Noe Meza 100000100
8MFUnited States Joe Brito 100000100
9MFBrazil Pedro Dolabella 100000100
10FWCape Verde Steevan Dos Santos 100000100
11MFUnited States Joe Gallardo 100100200
12MFUnited States Eddie Gordon 000000000
14DFUnited States Sebastian Sanchez 000000000
17MFUnited States JP Scearce 000000000
18DFColombia Junior Palacios 300100400
20MFUnited States Luis Gil 000000000
22MFUnited States Conor Doyle 200000200
24GKGhana Rashid Nuhu 100000100
25GKUnited States Ian McGrane 000000000
26MFUnited States Dion Acoff 100000100
28DFUnited States Shaft Brewer Jr. 300000300
30MFUnited States Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 000000000
44FWUnited States Alex Steinwascher 000000000
95DFComoros Alexis Souahy 200000200
Total18003002100

Awards and honors

References

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  4. Hobbs, Morgan (January 24, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS FORMER ITALIAN YOUTH NATIONAL MEMBER MARCO MILANESE". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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