The Rochester Raging Rhinos are a USL First Division professional soccer team in Rochester, New York. The team was founded in 1996 and played in the now defunct original A-League until it merged with the USISL for the 1997 season creating the new A-League. The A-League was renamed the USL-1 in 2005. In 2006, PAETEC Park, a soccer-specific stadium was completed; the stadium seats 13,500, ongoing construction will boost the capacity to approximately 20,000 seats. The Rhinos have prided themselves on upholding a high level of play over their ten year plus history. The team has never missed the playoffs, reaching the championship game six times (1996, 1998–2001, 2006). The Rhinos have been league champions three times (1998, 2000, 2001). They won the US Open Cup, the American equivalent to the FA Cup, in 1999, becoming the only non-Major League Soccer team to win the cup since MLS began play in 1996.
The Rhinos main supporters group is called the Rochester Stampede. During the 2007 season, the Stampede occupied section 132 at PAETEC Park. The Stampede will occupy section 101 during the 2008 season. The Rochester Stampede also have an alliance with the Cleveland City Stars supporters group the Green Army, as well as MKS Nielba Wagrowiec of the Polish III division.
Frank DuRoss
Laurie Calloway
Onandi Lowe
Pat Onstad
Stoian Mladenov
Lenin Steenkamp
Mickey Trotman
