2020 Union Omaha season

Union Omaha
2020 season
COO	Matthew Homonoff
Head coach	Jay Mims
USL League One	2nd
USL1 Playoffs	Runner up
U.S. Open Cup	Cancelled
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Evan Conway (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	2,700 vs. FTL (Oct. 24)
Lowest home attendance	2,400 (multiple times)
Average home league attendance	2,500
Biggest win	OMA 3–0 TRM (Oct. 3)
Biggest defeat	CHA 2–0 OMA (Sept. 15); OMA 0–2 NE (Sept. 19)
	2021 →

The 2020 Union Omaha season was the first season in the soccer team's history, where they competed in the third division of American soccer, USL League One, the second season of that competition. Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. Union Omaha finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the USL League One final to take place against Greenville Triumph, however the game was canceled due to an outbreak of COVID-19 on the Union Omaha roster. Greenville were awarded the title as a result of finishing with the highest points per game average during the regular season.

Roster

As of August 1, 2020^[1]

No.	Position	Player	Nation
2	DF	Luke Hauswirth	United States
3	DF	Damià Viader	Spain
4	DF	Nathan Aune	United States
5	MF	Tobias Otieno	Kenya
6	MF	Tyler David	United States
7	FW	Ethan Vanacore-Decker	United States
10	MF	Sebastián Contreras	Argentina
11	FW	Evan Conway	United States
12	MF	Austin Panchot	United States
13	DF	Daltyn Knutson	United States
14	MF	Christian Molina	El Salvador
15	FW	Elma N'For	Cameroon
16	DF	Jacob Crull	Austria
17	MF	JP Scearce	United States
18	FW	Elvir Ibišević	Bosnia and Herzegovina
19	MF	Manny Lira	Mexico
20	MF	Devin Boyce	United States
21	GK	Sam Howard	United States
22	FW	Juan Ignacio Mare	Argentina
23	MF	Xavier Gomez	United States
24	GK	Rashid Nuhu	Ghana
25	DF	Ferrety Sousa	DR Congo
28	DF	Illal Osumanu	Ghana
43	GK	Brian Holt	United States

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) Wasatch Winter Cup 1	Real Monarchs	0–0	Union Omaha	Herriman, Utah
5:00 PM MST		Report	Trialist	Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center

February 19, 2020 (2020-02-19) Wasatch Winter Cup 2	Louisville City FC	1–1	Union Omaha	Herriman, Utah
1:00 PM MST	Thiam 38' (pen.)	Report	Viader 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center

February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) Wasatch Winter Cup 3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	0–1	Union Omaha	Herriman, Utah
11:30 AM MST		Report	Mare 43'	Stadium: Zions Bank Training Center

March 4, 2020 (2020-03-04) Preseason 1	Creighton Bluejays	v	Union Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska
5:00 PM CST				Stadium: Morrison Stadium

March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20) Preseason 2	Omaha Mavericks	v	Union Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska
1:00 PM CDT				Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field

USL League One

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Greenville Triumph SC	16	11	3	2	24	11	+13	35	2.19	Final, 2021 U.S. Open Cup
2	Union Omaha	16	8	3	5	20	15	+5	29	1.81	Final
3	North Texas SC^[a]	16	7	3	6	27	19	+8	27	1.69
4	Richmond Kickers	16	8	6	2	22	22	0	26	1.63
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	15	6	5	4	21	17	+4	22	1.47

Source: 2020 USL League One standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

^ Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	8	5	3	20	15	+5	29	5	1	2	9	5	+4	3	4	1	11	10	+1

Source: USL League One^[2]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Stadium	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W
Position	6	4	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	2

Source: USL League One^[3]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) 1	New England Revolution II	0–0	Union Omaha	Foxborough, Massachusetts
4:00 PM CDT	Bell 40' Burns 90+3' Sinclair 90+5' Verfurth 90+7'	Report	Contreras 54'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

August 1, 2020 (2020-08-01) 2	Union Omaha	1–0	North Texas SC	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Nuhu 38' Conway 74'	Report	Álvarez 11'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

August 8, 2020 (2020-08-08) 3	FC Tucson	1–2	Union Omaha	Tucson, Arizona
9:30 PM CDT	Alarcón 49' Calvo 63' Ramos-Godoy 76' Virgen 90+3'	Report	Conway 23' Hauswirth 48', 78' Vanacore-Decker 58' Boyce 77' Mare 90+5'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium Referee: Isaiah Vlad

August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12) 4	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	P–P	Union Omaha	East Ridge, Tennessee
4:00 PM CDT				Stadium: Chattanooga Red Wolves Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to severe weather.^[4]

August 19, 2020 (2020-08-19) 5	Union Omaha	1–1	Forward Madison FC	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Contreras 28' (pen.) N'For 45+3'	Report	Leonard 8' Trimmingham 31' 83'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Karen Abt

August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23) 6	North Texas SC	2–2	Union Omaha	Arlington, Texas
8:00 PM CDT	Cerrillo 2' Damus 51' Romero 56' Che 71' Alisson 73' Rayo 79' Roberts 90+4'	Report	Scearce 21', 75' Vanacore-Decker 23', 84' Sousa 24' Nuhu 51'	Stadium: Globe Life Park Attendance: 855 Referee: Brandon Gardner

August 29, 2020 (2020-08-29) 7	Union Omaha	2–1	FC Tucson	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Boyce 16' David 28' Viader 55' Sousa 73' Molina 78'	Report	Adams 33'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Calin Radosav

September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06) 8	Union Omaha	1–0	Orlando City B	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Vanacore-Decker 35' Conway 43' Viader 81'	Report	Monticelli 28' Lamb 45+4' Carabalí 83' Rosales 90+2'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) 9	South Georgia Tormenta FC	2–2	Union Omaha	Statesboro, Georgia
7:00 PM CDT	Mayr-Fälten 11' Rashid Nuhu 22' (o.g.) Arslan 63' Micaletto 74'	Report	Sousa 62', 81' N'For 70'	Stadium: Eagle Field at Erk Russell Athletic Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

September 15, 2020 (2020-09-15) 4	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2–0	Union Omaha	East Ridge, Tennessee
11:00 AM CDT	Zacarías 18' Ramos 51' Dieterich 62' Ruiz 90+4'	Report	David 22' Mare 90+4'	Stadium: Chattanooga Red Wolves Stadium Referee: Kyle Johnston
Note: Re-schedule of postponed August 12 match.^[5]

September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19) 10	Union Omaha	0–2	New England Revolution II	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	David 60' Scearce 88' Vanacore-Decker 90+1'	Report	Rennicks 11' Sinclair 58' Firmino 90+8'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jon Freemon

September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26) 11	Union Omaha	0–1	Richmond Kickers	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Boyce 58' Scearce 71'	Report	Magalhães 71'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) 12	Fort Lauderdale CF	2–3	Union Omaha	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 PM EDT	Méndez 16' Sosa 42' Valencia 55' Nodarse 73' Guediri 75'	Report	Panchot 25' Boyce 38' Otieno 44' Conway 48' Knutson 83' Vanacore-Decker 84'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols

October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03) 13	Union Omaha	3–0	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Conway 38' Viader 78' Scearce 83'	Report	Mueller 53'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Chris Ruska

October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) 14	Forward Madison FC	0–0	Union Omaha	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
4:00 PM CDT	Ovalle 2' Leonard 71' Lockaby 90+5'	Report	Knutson 5' Boyce 31'	Stadium: Hart Park Referee: Calin Radosav

October 18, 2020 (2020-10-18) 15	Greenville Triumph SC	1–2	Union Omaha	Greenville, South Carolina
3:00 PM EDT	Pilato 36' Walker 38' Stripling 90+4'	Report	Molina 19' Sousa 22' Scearce 43' Viader 60' Conway 66'	Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Izlen Peksenar

October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24) 16	Union Omaha	1–0	Fort Lauderdale CF	Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT	Otieno 55' Conway 90+1'	Report	Méndez 6' Lopez-Espin 44' Sosa 90'	Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Karen Callado

Playoff Final

October 30, 2020	Greenville Triumph SC	Cancelled	Union Omaha	Greenville, South Carolina
8:00pm (EDT)				Stadium: Legacy Early College Field

Note: Game was cancelled the day before because several Union Omaha players tested positive for COVID-19. Greenville was awarded the title based on points per game average (2.188 to 1.825).^[6]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL-1		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	USA	Luke Hauswirth	11	1	9+2	1	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Damià Viader	13	1	12+1	1	0	0
4	DF	USA	Nathan Aune	4	0	3+1	0	0	0
5	MF	KEN	Tobias Otieno	5	0	5+0	0	0	0
6	MF	USA	Tyler David	13	0	9+4	0	0	0
7	FW	USA	Ethan Vanacore-Decker	16	3	15+1	3	0	0
10	MF	ARG	Sebastián Contreras	15	1	11+4	1	0	0
11	FW	USA	Evan Conway	16	6	16+0	6	0	0
12	MF	USA	Austin Panchot	9	1	1+8	1	0	0
13	DF	USA	Daltyn Knutson	11	0	9+2	0	0	0
14	MF	SLV	Christian Molina	11	2	4+7	2	0	0
15	FW	CMR	Elma N'For	14	1	7+7	1	0	0
16	DF	AUT	Jacob Crull	13	0	11+2	0	0	0
17	MF	USA	JP Scearce	14	2	8+6	2	0	0
18	FW	BIH	Elvir Ibišević	9	0	3+6	0	0	0
19	MF	MEX	Manny Lira	0	0	0+0	0	0	0
20	MF	USA	Devin Boyce	16	1	13+3	1	0	0
21	GK	USA	Sam Howard	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
22	FW	ARG	Juan Ignacio Mare	9	0	3+6	0	0	0
23	MF	USA	Xavier Gomez	0	0	0+0	0	0	0
24	GK	GHA	Rashid Nuhu	15	0	15+0	0	0	0
25	DF	COD	Ferrety Sousa	13	1	7+6	1	0	0
28	DF	GHA	Illal Osumanu	15	0	14+1	0	0	0
43	GK	USA	Brian Holt	0	0	0+0	0	0	0

Last updated: October 24, 2020
Source: USL League One

References

^ "Roster". Union Omaha. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.
^ "Union Omaha Schedule". USL League One.
^ "First match between Red Wolves and Union Omaha postponed". WRCBtv.com. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
^ "USL League One Announces Pair of Rescheduled Dates". USLLeagueOne.com. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
^ "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[table_note_FTL0.092913997868502-2] Professional teams that are owned by teams playing in a higher division are ineligible for the U.S. Open Cup.

[1] "Roster". Union Omaha. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[3] "2020 USL League One Standings". USL League One.

[4] "Union Omaha Schedule". USL League One.

[5] "First match between Red Wolves and Union Omaha postponed". WRCBtv.com. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-16.

[6] "USL League One Announces Pair of Rescheduled Dates". USLLeagueOne.com. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

[7] "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

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