2024 Union Omaha season explained

Club:Union Omaha
Season:2024
League:USL League One
League Result:2nd
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Gary Green
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Dominic Casciato
Stadium:Werner Park
Cup1:USL1 Playoffs
Cup1 Result:TBD
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 32
Cup3:USL Cup
Cup3 Result:Group Stage
League Topscorer:Pedro Dolabella (10 goals)
Season Topscorer:Pedro Dolabella (11 goals)
Highest Attendance:3,977 (6/1 v. NCO)
Lowest Attendance:2,135 (5/1 v. NCO)
Largest Win:3 goals (three times)
Largest Loss:2 goals (two times)
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Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Union Omaha season will be the fifth season in the soccer team's history, and their fifth season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Union Omaha will play their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

On January 25, the team announced their intention to build a new soccer specific stadium in the downtown riverfront area of Omaha. The team intends to move into the new stadium by the Spring of 2026.[1]

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNameFromFee/notesRef.
January 9, 2024FW Adam Aoumaich Marshall Thundering HerdFree[2]
January 9, 2024DF Blake Malone Colorado Rapids 2Free[3]
January 16, 2024MF Nortei Nortey Northern Colorado Hailstorm FCFree[4]
January 30, 2024FW Aarón Gómez El Paso LocomotiveFree[5]
January 30, 2024DF Mechack Jérôme Indy ElevenFree[6]
February 6, 2024MF PC San Antonio FCFree[7]
February 6, 2024GK Wallis Lapsley Tacoma DefianceFree[8]
February 27, 2024MF Brandon Knapp St. John's Red StormFree[9]
March 5, 2024DF Ryen Jiba Minnesota United FCFree[10]
March 6, 2024DF Will Perkins Western MichiganFree[11]
March 28, 2024FW Zeiko Lewis Sacramento RepublicFree[12]
June 19, 2024DF Isaac BawaUnattached 25-day Contract
July 31, 2024DF Charlie Ostrem Western Suburbs FCFree[13]

Loan In

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource
FW Missael Rodríguez March 14, 2024 [14]
MF July 18, 2024 August 15, 2024 [15]

Transfers out

DatePositionNo.NameToFee/notesRef.
December 7, 2023MF8 Joe Brito Rhode Island FCFree [16]
December 12, 2023MF17 JP Scearce Phoenix Rising FCFree [17]
December 19, 2023DF28 Shaft Brewer Jr. North Carolina FCFree [18]
January 4, 2024FW7 Noe Meza Memphis 901 FCFree [19]
January 22, 2024MF20 Luis Gil Spokane VelocityFree [20]
January 29, 2024MF22 Conor Doyle South Georgia TormentaFree [21]
UnknownDF95 Alexis Souahy Spokane VelocityFree [22]

Loan Out

Roster

[24]

Out on Loan

Competitions

USL League One

See main article: 2024 USL League One season.

Regular Season

Standings

See main article: 2024 USL League One season.

Match results

USL Jägermeister Cup

See main article: 2024 USL Cup.

Table

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Disciplinary record

PlayerUSL1US Open CupTotal
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2 Mechack Jérôme2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 Blake Malone3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 Luca Mastrantonio5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
5 Marco Milanese4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
6 PC4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 Joe Gallardo8 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0
8 Nortei Nortey4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
9 Pedro Dolabella5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
10 Steevan Dos Santos3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 Zeiko Lewis0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Anderson Holt1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 Brandon Knapp3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
18 Mark Bronnik1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Charlie Ostrem0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Aarón Gómez5 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0
22 Will Perkins1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 Max Schneider2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Rashid Nuhu1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
26 Dion Acoff2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 Ryen Jiba0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Adam Aoumaich0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
36 Wallis Lapsley0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 Lagos Kunga5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
77 Isaac Bawa0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 Missael Rodríguez1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total 54 1 0 12 0 0 66 1 0

Awards and honors

Team of the Week

WeekPlayerOpponentPositionRef
align=center rowspan=42 Blake Malonealign=center rowspan=4Central Valley Fuego FCDFalign=center rowspan=4[25]
Marco MilaneseBench
Aarón GómezBench
Steevan Dos SantosBench
align=center rowspan=36 Blake Malone (2)align=center rowspan=4One Knoxville SCDFalign=center rowspan=3[26]
Steevan Dos Santos (2)FW
Rashid NuhuBench

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New 7,000-seat Union Omaha downtown soccer stadium to anchor $300 million entertainment district . Gonzalez . Cindy . January 25, 2024 . nebraskaexaminer.com . . January 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Union Omaha signs forward Adam Aoumaich. Y. . Jack . January 9, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: Union Omaha signs defender Blake Malone . Y. . Jack . January 9, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 9, 2024.
  4. Web site: Midfielder brings two seasons of USL League One experience to Omaha . Y. . Jack . January 16, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 16, 2024.
  5. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS USL CHAMPIONSHIP FORWARD AARÓN GÓMEZ . Y. . Jack . January 30, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 30, 2024.
  6. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS HAITIAN NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER MECHACK JÉRÔME . Y. . Jack . January 30, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 30, 2024.
  7. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS MLS & USL CHAMPIONSHIP TALENT VICTOR “PC” GIRO . Y. . Jack . February 6, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . February 6, 2024.
  8. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS GOALKEEPER WALLIS LAPSLEY . Y. . Jack . February 6, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . February 6, 2024.
  9. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS COLLEGIATE MIDFIELDER BRANDON KNAPP . Y. . Jack . February 27, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . February 27, 2024.
  10. Web site: UNION OMAHA RE-SIGNS YOUNG MLS TALENT RYEN JIBA . Y. . Jack . March 5, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . March 5, 2024.
  11. Web site: The 24-year-old had success with both Michigan State and Western Michigan University . Y. . Jack . March 6, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . March 6, 2024.
  12. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS BERMUDA NATIONAL TEAM FORWARD ZEIKO LEWIS . Y. . Jack . March 28, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . March 29, 2024.
  13. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS LEFT BACK CHARLIE OSTREM . C. . Will . July 31, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . July 31, 2024.
  14. Web site: Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha . March 14, 2024 . chicagofirefc.com. . March 14, 2024.
  15. Web site: Union Omaha signs Indy Eleven midfielder Max Schneider on loan . July 18, 2024 . unionomaha.com. . July 19, 2024.
  16. Web site: New signing! Midfielder, Joseph Brito will be joining Rhode Island FC for the 2024 season! . x.com . 7 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Rising FC signs League One standout JP Scearce . ktsp.com . 12 December 2023.
  18. Web site: NCFC signs defender Shaft Brewer Jr. . NorthCarolinaFC.com . . 19 December 2023.
  19. Web site: Memphis 901 FC Signs Attacker Noe Meza to Multi-Year Contract . memphis901fc.com . 30 January 2024.
  20. Web site: Spokane Velocity FC Signs Experienced Attacking Midfielder Luis Gil to Roster . SpokaneVelocityFC.com . . 22 January 2024.
  21. Web site: South Georgia Tormenta FC Announce Conor Doyle on Two-Year Contract . tormentafc.com . . 30 January 2024.
  22. Web site: Tulsa Acquires Defender Alexis Souahy Via Transfer from Spokane Velocity FC . fctulsa.com . . 13 March 2024.
  23. Web site: Huntsville City FC Signs Midfielder Axel Picazo and Acquires Defender Will Perkins on Short-Term Loan From Union Omaha . June 8, 2024 . mlsnextpro.com. . June 8, 2024.
  24. Web site: Roster . Union Omaha . March 3, 2024.
  25. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 2 . March 19, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . March 19, 2024.
  26. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 6 . April 16, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . April 16, 2024.