Minnesota United FC Reserves

Minnesota United FC Reserves
Full name Minnesota United FC Reserves
Nickname(s) United Reserves
Founded 2013
Ground East Ridge High School Stadium, Woodbury, MN
Ground Capacity ~1,000
Owners Bill McGuire
Head Coach Peter Rivard
League Premier League of America
Website Club home page

Established in 2013,[1][2] Minnesota United FC Reserves is an American professional soccer club based in Woodbury, Minnesota who play in the Premier League of America. The team serves as a development squad for their parent club, Minnesota United FC, member of the North American Soccer League.

Mission

Upon the establishment of the Reserve team in 2013, the head coach of the Minnesota United FC main team, Manny Lagos, clearly stressed that the primary mission of forming the new team would be building a stronger foundation for and raising competitiveness within the first team: "We want to continue to grow the vision of what the club can be. Having a Reserve team is a big piece of developing potential local players but also keep the first team competitive. When you have something like this it can grow into a lot of different areas but it’s really about building this club the right way so we can be strong and have a great culture for the future," Manny said.[3]

Season-by-season

Season Division League Wins Draw Loses Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2014 4 NPSL (Midwest Region) 6 2 2 7th (out of 15) Lost in the 1st round Did not enter
2015 4 NPSL (Midwest Region) 4 6 2 8th (out of 13) Did not qualify Did not enter
2016 5 PLA (Western Conference)

Rivalries

In the NPSL the Twin Cities Derby was contested between Minnesota United FC Reserves (based in Woodbury) and Minnesota Twin Stars (based in Minnetrista). After moving to the PLA the derby continues between the Reserves and Minneapolis City SC (based in Minneapolis).

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Acosta, AdamAdam Acosta      United States
2 Defender Jaramillo, AndresAndres Jaramillo      United States
3 Defender Mujic, MidhatMidhat Mujic      Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Defender Aksoz, ChrisChris Aksoz      United States
5 Defender Murphy, BryceBryce Murphy      United States
5 Defender Bell, GrantGrant Bell      United States
7 Midfielder Habte, AbbaiAbbai Habte      United States
8 Midfielder O'Brien, DanielDaniel O'Brien      United States
9 Forward Alcantara, JavierJavier Alcantara      Mexico
10 Midfielder Rosales, SaulSaul Rosales      United States
11 Defender Wolff, MitchMitch Wolff      United States
13 Midfielder Cisneros, DanielDaniel Cisneros      Mexico
14 Midfielder Adams, CharlesCharles Adams      United States
16 Defender Eastwell, BenjaminBenjamin Eastwell      England
18 Midfielder Browne, WhitneyWhitney Browne      United States
21 Midfielder Oyekan, BabatundeBabatunde Oyekan      Nigeria
22 Midfielder Schulz, SkylerSkyler Schulz      United States
23 Midfielder Man Jr., SamSam Man Jr.      United States
24 Goalkeeper Runquist, PeterPeter Runquist      United States
29 Midfielder Stockman-Willis, Klenton MilesKlenton Miles Stockman-Willis      United States
41 Forward Nyemah Jr., OblayonOblayon Nyemah Jr.      United States
77 Forward Whitsitt, BradBrad Whitsitt      United States
99 Midfielder Galvan Yanes, RodrigoRodrigo Galvan Yanes      Mexico
— Midfielder Johannsen, JoelJoel Johannsen      United States
— Midfielder Shortland, TomTom Shortland      United States

Staff

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team". NPSL. 19 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Minnesota United Announces Reserves Team". Minnesota United. 19 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team". NPSL. 19 November 2013.


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