Minnesota United FC Reserves

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

Minnesota United FC Reserves
Full nameMinnesota United FC Reserves
Nickname(s)United Reserves
Founded2013
StadiumEast Ridge High School Stadium, Woodbury, MN
Capacity~1,000
OwnersBill McGuire
Head CoachPeter Rivard
LeaguePremier League of America
Websitehttp://www.mnunitedfc.com/united-reserves
Current season

Mission

edit

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

edit
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) 2 4 4 4th (out of 6) Did not qualify Did not enter

Rivalries

edit

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

edit

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 GK Adam Acosta   United States
2 DF Andres Jaramillo   United States
3 DF Midhat Mujic   Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 DF Chris Aksoz   United States
5 DF Bryce Murphy   United States
5 DF Grant Bell   United States
7 MF Abbai Habte   United States
8 MF Daniel O'Brien   United States
9 FW Javier Alcantara   Mexico
10 MF Saul Rosales   United States
11 DF Mitch Wolff   United States
13 MF Daniel Cisneros   Mexico
14 MF Charles Adams   United States
16 DF Benjamin Eastwell   England
18 MF Whitney Browne   United States
20 FW Charles Theis   United States
21 MF Babatunde Oyekan   Nigeria
22 MF Skyler Schulz   United States
23 MF Sam Man Jr.   United States
24 GK Peter Runquist   United States
29 MF Klenton Miles Stockman-Willis   United States
41 FW Oblayon Nyemah Jr.   United States
77 FW Brad Whitsitt   United States
99 MF Rodrigo Galvan Yanes   Mexico
MF Joel Johannsen   United States
MF Tom Shortland   United States

Staff

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team". NPSL. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Minnesota United Announces Reserves Team". Minnesota United. 19 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Minnesota United FC Announces Reserve Team". NPSL. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
edit