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
WebsiteClub website

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.

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

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 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

  • United States Andy Seidel – Head Coach
  • United States Chris Brisson – Assistant Coach

References

  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.


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