The Rhinos got off to a slow start by going 2-3 in their first five games, but rebounded to finish the regular season 17-9-2. In the postseason, the Rhinos eliminated the Hershey Wildcats, Charleston Battery, and Toronto Lynx before meeting the Minnesota Thunder in the A-League Championship Game for the third consecutive season. In front of 14,276 fans at Frontier Field, the Rhinos came out on top and defeated the Thunder 3-1 to capture their second A-League Championship.
In the U.S. Open Cup, the Rhinos were eliminated by D.C. United of MLS and came up short in their quest of repeating as U.S. Open Cup champions.
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05-06
05-12
05-19
Rochester 1-2 Toronto
Glenn 38'
Attendance: 13,284
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Rochester 3-0 Boston
Nash 11', 18', Lowe 32'
Attendance: 9,327
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Connecticut 0-3 Rochester
Lowe 4', Sebrango 64', 66'
Attendance: 463
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05-29
06-03
Pittsburgh 1-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 4,406
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Rochester 2-0 Connecticut
Sebrango 13', 81'
Attendance: 9,561
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Rochester 2-1 Montreal
Steenkamp 6', 75'
Attendance: 11,381
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06-17
06-25
Long Island 1-3 Rochester
Glenn 27', Ball 67', 88'
Attendance: 5,076
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Rochester 3-0 Seattle
Lowe 76', Allnutt 81', 90'
Attendance: 12,774
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Toronto 0-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 2,627
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07-07
07-08
07-14
Vancouver 1-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 4,087
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Seattle 1-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 1,636
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Rochester 2-0 Long Island
Glenn 23', 77'
Attendance: 11,058
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07-22
07-23
07-28
Toronto 0-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 3,281
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Montreal 3-1 Rochester
Glenn 89'
Attendance: 3,177
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Rochester 1-0 Toronto
Allnutt 50'
Attendance: 12,862
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08-09
Rochester 2-1 Montreal
Tanner 31', Ball 69'
Attendance: 13,597
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Charleston 3-1 Rochester
Nash 41'
Attendance: 2,953
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Rochester 2-1 Toronto
Lowe 52', Allnutt 54'
Attendance 12,611
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08-20
Montreal 1-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 4,237
Rochester 2-0 Richmond
Lowe 20', Stebbins 62'
Attendance: 12,751
Rochester 2-1 Hersey
Swords (OG) 49', Allnutt 53'
Attendance: 11,245
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05-21
Boston 2-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 570
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06-16
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Rochester 2-1 Long Island
Tanner 12', Allnutt 20'
Attendance: 11,954
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Rochester 1-0 Pittsburgh
Allnutt 40'
Attendance: 10,876
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07-30
Rochester 2-0 Boston
Glenn 76', Sebrango 87'
Attendance: 10,273
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08-13
Toronto 3-2 Rochester
Stebbins 42', Allnutt 75'
Attendance: 2,805
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Rochester 3-1 Long Island
Allnutt 34', 45', Stebbins 67'
Attendance: 10,872
League table to come later
Playoffs
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Rochester 4-2 Hersey
Walton 48', Allnutt 52', Stebbins 85', Lowe 78'
Attendance: 10,456
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09-16
Rochester 2-0 Charleston
Lowe 8', Allnutt 10'
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Attendance: 7,5
Charleston 0-1 Rochester
Stebbins 28'
Attendance: 2,806
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09-22
Toronto 1-1 Rochester
Stebbins 75'
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Attendance: 2,811
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09-24
Rochester 1-0 Toronto
Demmin 80'
Attendance: 8,058
Rochester 3-1 Minnesota
Stebbins 14', Allnutt 38', Lowe 78'
Attendance: 14,276