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.
| 2023 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Gary Green | ||
| Head coach | Dominic Casciato | ||
| Stadium | Werner Park | ||
| USL League One | 5th | ||
| USL1 Playoffs | TBD | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Noe Meza (3) All: Noe Meza (3) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,560 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,665 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,046 | ||
| Biggest win | League: OMA 2–0 CVF (4/8) All: OMA 2–0 ELP (4/5, USOC) | ||
| Biggest defeat | League: NC 2–1 OMA (4/16) All: SLC 5–1 OMA (4/25, USOC) | ||
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Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee/Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2023 | DF | Free | [3] | ||
| January 24, 2023 | DF | Free | [4] | ||
| January 31, 2023 | DF | Free | [5] | ||
| January 31, 2023 | DF | Free | [6] | ||
| February 7, 2023 | FW | Free | [7] | ||
| February 14, 2023 | FW | Free | [8] | ||
| February 14, 2023 | DF | Free | [9] | ||
| March 7, 2023 | FW | Free | [10] | ||
| March 14, 2023 | MF | Free | [11] | ||
| March 14, 2023 | GK | Free | [12] |
Loan In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | February 7, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | [13] | |||
Transfers out
| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2023 | DF | 27 | $50,000 | [14][15] | ||
| January 18, 2023 | FW | 16 | Free | |||
| January 26, 2023 | DF | 5 | Free | [16] | ||
| March 31, 2023 | DF | 13 | Free | [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 | |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | |
| 5 | DF | Marco Milanese | |
| 6 | MF | Chavany Willis | |
| 7 | FW | Noe Meza | |
| 8 | MF | Joe Brito | |
| 9 | MF | Pedro Dolabella | |
| 10 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | |
| 11 | FW | Joe Gallardo | |
| 12 | MF | Eddie Gordon | |
| 13 | DF | Anderson Holt ([A]) | |
| 14 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez (on loan from Louisville City) | |
| 17 | MF | JP Scearce | |
| 18 | DF | Junior Palacios | |
| 20 | MF | Luis Gil | |
| 22 | MF | Conor Doyle | |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu | |
| 25 | GK | Ian McGrane | |
| 26 | MF | Dion Acoff | |
| 28 | DF | Shaft Brewer Jr. | |
| 30 | MF | Yoskar Galván-Mercado | |
| 44 | FW | Alex Steinwascher | |
| 95 | DF | Alexis Souahy |
- ^ 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 |
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Report |
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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.
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
| 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 |
| 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
Match results
| March 26, 2023 1 | Union Omaha | 1–1 | Forward Madison | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 2:00 pm CT | Scearce Acoff Palacios Brewer |
Report | Chaney Wheeler-Omiunu Osmond |
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 Brewer Jr. Meza Doyle Dolabella Dos Santos Nuhu Souahy |
Report | Partida Chavez |
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 Brewer Jr. Souahy Palacios Gallardo |
Report | Mentzingen Young Maldondo Navarro Servania Perez Popp |
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 Obertan |
Report | Gallardo |
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 Meza Milanese |
Report | Lukic Kwakwa Amann Hernández Rosas |
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 |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,418 Referee: John Matto |
| May 20, 2023 7 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | v | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium |
| May 24, 2023 8 | Union Omaha | v | Greenville Triumph | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| May 27, 2023 9 | Union Omaha | v | Forward Madison | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| June 3, 2023 10 | Charlotte Independence | v | Union Omaha | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium |
| June 10, 2023 11 | Greenville Triumph | v | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Stadium: Paladin Stadium |
| June 21, 2023 12 | Union Omaha | v | One Knoxville | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| June 24, 2023 13 | Union Omaha | v | South Georgia Tormenta | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| July 1, 2023 14 | Fuego FC | v | Union Omaha | Fresno, California |
| Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium |
| July 8, 2023 15 | Union Omaha | v | Richmond Kickers | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| July 15, 2023 16 | Hailstorm FC | v | Union Omaha | Windsor, Colorado |
| Stadium: Future Legends Complex |
| July 18, 2023 17 | One Knoxville SC | v | Union Omaha | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Stadium: Regal Stadium | ||||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for April 1 | ||||
| July 22, 2023 18 | Lexington SC | v | Union Omaha | Georgetown, Kentucky |
| Stadium: Toyota Stadium |
| July 29, 2023 19 | Union Omaha | v | South Georgia Tormenta | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| August 2, 2023 20 | Union Omaha | v | Lexington SC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| August 5, 2023 21 | Union Omaha | v | One Knoxville | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| August 12, 2023 22 | Hailstorm FC | v | Union Omaha | Windsor, Colorado |
| Stadium: Future Legends Complex |
| August 19, 2023 23 | Union Omaha | v | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| August 26, 2023 24 | Greenville Triumph | v | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Stadium: Paladin Stadium |
| September 6, 2023 25 | Union Omaha | v | North Carolina FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| September 9, 2023 26 | Union Omaha | v | Richmond Kickers | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| September 16, 2023 27 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | v | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium |
| September 23, 2023 28 | Union Omaha | v | Fuego FC | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| September 29, 2023 29 | North Carolina FC | v | Union Omaha | Cary, North Carolina |
| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
| October 4, 2023 30 | Union Omaha | v | Charlotte Independence | Papillion, Nebraska |
| Stadium: Werner Park |
| October 7, 2023 31 | South Georgia Tormenta | v | Union Omaha | Statesboro, Georgia |
| Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field |
| October 14, 2023 32 | Forward Madison | v | Union Omaha | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Stadium: Breese Stevens Field |
U.S.Open Cup
| April 5, 2023 Second Round | | 2–0 | | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 7:00pm CDT | Gallardo Palacios Dos Santos Mueller |
Report | Gómez Herrera Zacarías Borelli |
Stadium: Morrison Stadium Referee: Velimir Stefanovic |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 3 | DF | Stefan Mueller | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Maroco Milanese | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Chavany Willis | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Noe Meza | 8 | 3 | 6+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Joe Brito | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Pedro Dolabella | 8 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | |
| 10 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | 8 | 2 | 3+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Joe Gallardo | 8 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Eddie Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | JP Scearce | 7 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Junior Palacios | 7 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Luis Gil | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Conor Doyle | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | Ian McGrane | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Dion Acoff | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Shaft Brewer Jr. | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Yoskar Galvan-Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 44 | FW | Alex Steinwascher | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 95 | DF | Alexis Souahy | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
- Last updated: May 6, 2023
- Source: USL League One
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Player | USL1 | US Open Cup | Total | ||||||
| 3 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Last updated: May 6, 2023
- Source: USL League One
Awards and honors
References
- Schinzel, Gene (December 16, 2022). "Union Omaha announces coach Jay Mims has resigned". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- Parsons, McKenzy (January 17, 2023). "Union Omaha announces new head coach before March season opener". fox42kptm.com. KPTM. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (January 24, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS LEAGUE ONE VETERAN LUCA MASTRANTONIO". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (January 24, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS FORMER ITALIAN YOUTH NATIONAL MEMBER MARCO MILANESE". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (January 31, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS DEFENDER JUNIOR PALACIOS". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (January 31, 2023). "STEFAN MUELLER JOINS UNION OMAHA FOR 2023 CAMPAIGN". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (February 7, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS FORMER TAMPA BAY ROWDIES FORWARD STEEVAN DOS SANTOS". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (February 14, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS FORMER US YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM MEMBER JOE GALLARDO". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (February 14, 2023). "USL CHAMPIONSHIP VETERAN ALEXIS SOUAHY JOINS UNION OMAHA FOR 2023 SEASON". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- Hobbs, Morgan (March 7, 2023). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS COLLEGE STAR FORWARD ALEX STEINWASCHER". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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- Hobbs, Morgan (February 7, 2023). "SEBASTIAN SANCHEZ JOINS UNION OMAHA ON LOAN FROM LOUISVILLE CITY FC". unionomaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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- "Minnesota United now pursuing 2 South Korean Forwards". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- "Signed: Gabriel Claudio". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- Pintor, Edwin (March 31, 2023). "fender Daltyn Knutson Returns to Tormenta FC". tormentafc.com. Tormenta FC. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
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