List of Rochester New York FC seasons explained

Rochester New York FC (RNY), formerly known as Rochester Raging Rhinos and Rochester Rhinos, is an American professional soccer club based in Rochester, New York that has been on hiatus since the end of the 2017 season, but will return to play in 2022 in MLS Next Pro, one of three leagues that form the third division in the United States. Founded in 1996, the club has competed at both the second and third tiers of American soccer. The following is a list of each season completed by RNY, inclusive of all competitive competitions.^[1]

Key

Key to competitions

• MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) – One of three leagues that form the third division of soccer in the United States, established in 2021 with play starting in 2022. MLSNP is operated by the top-level Major League Soccer (MLS) primarily as a home to reserve sides of its teams. RNY is the league's only founding member that is not an MLS reserve side.
• USL Championship (USLC) – The second division of soccer in the United States, established in 2010 and previously known as USL and USL Pro. The Championship was the third division of American soccer from its founding until its elevation to second division status in 2017.
• USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct.
• USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
• A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct.
• U.S. Open Cup (USOC) – The premier knockout cup competition in US soccer, first contested in 1914.
• CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.

Key to colors and symbols:

style=background:gold	1st or W	Winners
style=background:silver	2nd or RU	Runners-up
style=background:#FFCCCC	Last	Wooden Spoon
style=background:#FAECC8;"	♦	Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance

Key to league record

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Div = Level on pyramid
• League = League name
• Pld = Played
• W = Games won
• L = Games lost
• D = Games drawn
• GF = Goals scored
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• PPG = Points per game
• Conf = Conference position
• Overall = League position

Key to cup record

• DNE = Did not enter
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• NH = Competition not held or canceled
• QR = Qualifying round
• PR = Preliminary round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round
• R3 = Third round
• R4 = Fourth round
• R5 = Fifth round
• QF = Quarterfinals
• SF = Semifinals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	USOC	Continental / Other	Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall			Name		Goals
1996	2	A-League	27	14	13	0	44	42	+2	42	1.56	N/A	5th	bgcolor=silver	RU	bgcolor=silver	RU	Ineligible	9,991	Doug Miller	style=background:#FAECC8;"	23
1997		A-League	28	14	14	0	56	47	+9	42	1.50	bgcolor=silver	2nd	9th	R1	Ro16	10,677	Doug Miller	style=background:#FAECC8;"	23
1998		A-League	28	24	4	0	72	15	+57	72	2.57	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	W	Ro16	11,499	Darren Tilley	21
1999		A-League	28	22	6	0	47	20	+27	66	2.36	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	RU	bgcolor=gold	W	11,551		8
2000		A-League	28	17	9	2	42	25	+17	53	1.89	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	6th	bgcolor=gold	W	Ro16	11,628		10
2001		A-League	26	16	6	4	43	27	+16	52	2.00	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	bgcolor=gold	W	R2	10,789		9
2002		A-League	28	17	8	3	38	25	+13	54	1.93	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	SF	Ro16	10,008		8
2003		A-League	28	15	7	6	55	36	+19	51	1.82	bgcolor=CFAA88	3rd	7th	SF	Ro16	10,169		17
2004		A-League	28	15	10	3	36	32	+4	48	1.71	4th	5th	QF	QF	10,200		8
2005		USL-1	28	15	7	6	45	27	+18	51	1.82	N/A	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	QF	9,791		9
2006		USL-1	28	13	4	11	34	21	+13	50	1.79		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	RU	Ro16	10,110		8
2007		USL-1	28	12	10	6	39	36	+3	42	1.50		5th	QF	Ro16	9,705		9
2008		USL-1	30	11	10	9	35	32	+3	41	1.37		4th	SF	Ro16	8,243		6
2009		USL-1	30	11	9	10	34	32	+2	43	1.43		6th	QF	SF	DNQ	6,888		11
2010		D2 Pro	30	16	8	6	38	24	+14	54	1.80	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	Ro16	6,464		8
2011	3	USL Pro	24	12	8	4	31	23	+8	40	1.67	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	SF	Ro16	5,339		5
2012		USL Pro	24	12	7	5	27	23	+4	41	1.71	N/A	bgcolor=silver	2nd	SF	R3	6,233		6
2013		USL Pro	26	6	10	10	25	39	–14	28	1.08		11th	DNQ	R3	5,876		7
2014		USL Pro	28	10	10	8	29	25	+4	38	1.46		6th	QF	Ro16	5,972		9
2015		USL	28	17	1	10	40	15	+25	61	2.18	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	W	R4	5,599		9
2016		USL	30	13	5	12	38	25	+13	51	1.70	4th	6th	QF	R4	3,655		10
2017	2	USL	32	14	7	11	36	28	+8	53	1.66	4th	9th	QF	R4	2,031		11
2018	On Hiatus
2019
2020
2021
2022	3	MLSNP	24	10	8	6	37	30	+7	40	1.67	4th	9th	QF	R4	DNQ		N/A		13
Total	–	–	639	326	181	132	921	649	+272	1113	1.74	–	–	–	–	–		–	Doug Miller <	-- As of the end of the 2020 season -->	75

1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league play, playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, and other competitive matches.
3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.
4. Pts in 2008 excludes one deducted point for fielding an ineligible player.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rochester Rhinos Stats and History. FBref.com.