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Union Omaha
2024 season
OwnerGary Green
Head coachDominic Casciato
StadiumWerner Park
USL League One2nd
USL1 PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
USL CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Missael Rodriguez (2 goals)
All: Joe Gallardo (4 goals)
Highest home attendance3,065 (5/4 v. TRM)
Lowest home attendance2,135 (5/1 v. NCO)
Average home league attendance2,554
Biggest win4-2 (5/4 v. TRM)
Biggest defeatLeague: All:
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The 2024 Union Omaha season will be the fifth season in the soccer team's history, and their fifth season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Union Omaha will play their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

On January 25, the team announced their intention to build a new soccer specific stadium in the downtown riverfront area of Omaha. The team intends to move into the new stadium by the Spring of 2026.[1]

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Name From Fee/notes Ref.
January 9, 2024 FW France Adam Aoumaich United States Marshall Thundering Herd Free [2]
January 9, 2024 DF United States Blake Malone United States Colorado Rapids 2 Free [3]
January 16, 2024 MF England Nortei Nortey United States Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Free [4]
January 30, 2024 FW Mexico Aarón Gómez United States El Paso Locomotive Free [5]
January 30, 2024 DF Haiti Mechack Jérôme United States Indy Eleven Free [6]
February 6, 2024 MF Brazil PC United States San Antonio FC Free [7]
February 6, 2024 GK United States Wallis Lapsley United States Tacoma Defiance Free [8]
February 27, 2024 MF United States Brandon Knapp United States St. John's Red Storm Free [9]
March 5, 2024 DF South Sudan Ryen Jiba United States Minnesota United FC Free [10]
March 6, 2024 DF United States Will Perkins United States Western Michigan Free [11]
March 28, 2024 FW Bermuda Zeiko Lewis United States Sacramento Republic Free [12]

Loan In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
FW United States Missael Rodríguez United States Chicago Fire FC March 14, 2024 [13]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
December 7, 2023 MF 8 United States Joe Brito United States Rhode Island FC Free [14]
December 12, 2023 MF 17 United States JP Scearce United States Phoenix Rising FC Free [15]
December 19, 2023 DF 28 United States Shaft Brewer Jr. United States North Carolina FC Free [16]
January 4, 2024 FW 7 United States Noe Meza United States Memphis 901 FC Free [17]
January 22, 2024 MF 20 United States Luis Gil United States Spokane Velocity Free [18]
January 29, 2024 MF 22 United States Conor Doyle United States South Georgia Tormenta Free [19]
Unknown DF 95 Comoros Alexis Souahy United States Spokane Velocity Free [20]

Roster[edit]

As of March 8, 2024[21]
No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Mechack Jérôme  Haiti
3 DF Blake Malone  United States
4 DF Luca Mastrantonio  Italy
5 DF Marco Milanese  Italy
6 MF PC  Brazil
7 MF Joe Gallardo  United States
8 MF Nortei Nortey  England
9 MF Pedro Dolabella  Brazil
10 FW Steevan Dos Santos  Cape Verde
11 FW Zeiko Lewis  Bermuda
13 DF Anderson Holt  United States
15 MF Brandon Knapp  United States
18 FW Mark Bronnik ([A])  United States
21 FW Aarón Gómez  Mexico
22 DF Will Perkins  United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu  Ghana
26 MF Dion Acoff  United States
27 DF Ryen Jiba  South Sudan
33 FW Adam Aoumaich  France
36 GK Wallis Lapsley  United States
70 FW Lagos Kunga  United States
99 FW Missael Rodríguez ([B])  United States
  1. ^
    USL Academy Contract
  2. ^
    On loan from Chicago Fire FC
    3.

Competitions[edit]

February 10, 2024 Preseason 1 St. Louis City 2 1–2 Union Omaha St. Louis, Missouri
12:00 PM CST Report Stadium: Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center
February 17, 2024 Preseason 2 Sporting Kansas City II 0–4 Union Omaha Kansas City, Missouri
1:00 PM CST Report
February 21, 2024 Preseason 3 Minnesota United FC 2 1–1 Union Omaha St Paul, Minnesota
10:30 AM CST Trialist Report
February 25, 2024 Preseason 4 FC Tulsa 1–1 Union Omaha Tulsa, Oklahoma
11:00 AM CST
Report
March 2, 2024 Preseason 5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 3–2 Union Omaha Colorado Springs, Colorado
12:00 PM CST
Report 62' 90+1'

USL League One[edit]

Main article: 2024 USL League One season

Regular Season[edit]

Standings[edit]

See also: 2024 USL League One season

Standings[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greenville Triumph SC 7 4 2 1 14 8 +6 13 Playoffs
2 Union Omaha 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 10
3 Charlotte Independence 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10
4 One Knoxville SC 5 3 1 1 6 3 +3 10
5 Spokane Velocity FC 6 3 2 1 9 8 +1 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2024. Source: USL League One
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) drawing of lots.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 3 1 0 7 3  +4 10 1 1 0 4 2  +2 2 0 0 3 1  +2

Source: USL League One[22]

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
StadiumAAHHAHAAAAHHHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWDW
Position4442
Source: USL League One[23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[edit]

March 16, 2024 1 Central Valley Fuego FC 1–2 Union Omaha Fresno, California
7:00 PDT John-BrownYellow card 33', 71'
Carrera-GarcíaYellow card 47'
LawalYellow card 84'		 Report Malone 18'
PCYellow card 45'
Gómez 62'
JérômeYellow card 83'		 Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
Note: Limited capacity due to stadium maintenance
March 30, 2024 Chattanooga Red Wolves P–P Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to inadequate field conditions. Rescheduled date TBD
April 12, 2024 2 One Knoxville SC 0–1 Union Omaha Knoxville, Tennessee
6:30 EDT Skelton Yellow card 45'
Calixtro Yellow card 77'
Crisler Red card 84'		 Report Dolabella Yellow card 34'
Gómez Yellow card 44'
Gallardo Yellow card 44'
Milanese Yellow card 50'
Jérôme Yellow card 60'
Dos Santos 70'		 Stadium: Regal Stadium
Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
Note: Nickrod Fateh
April 20, 2024 3 Union Omaha 0–0 Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
2:00 CDT Kunga Yellow card 16'
Dion Acoff Yellow card 16'		 Report Sorenson Yellow card 42'
Álvarez Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,461
Referee: Atahan Yaya
May 4, 2024 4 Union Omaha 4–2 South Georgia Tormenta Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Nortey 9'
Dolabella 12'
Kunga Yellow card 54'
Milanese Yellow card 68'
Gallardo 70'
Rodriguez 81' Yellow card 90'		 Report Lombardi Yellow card 28'
Vivas 45+1'
Watson Yellow card 58'
Akoto Yellow card 72'
Rodriguez Yellow card 76'
Fonseca 84' (pen)		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov
May 18, 2024 5 Charlotte Independence v Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
June 1, 2024 6 Union Omaha v Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
June 5, 2024 7 Chattanooga Red Wolves v Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Note: Rescheduled from March 30
June 20, 2024 8 Forward Madison v Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
July 06, 2024 9 Lexington SC v Union Omaha Georgetown, Kentucky
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
July 13, 2023 10 Greenville Triumph v Union Omaha Greenville, South Carolina
Stadium: Paladin Stadium
July 27, 2024 11 Union Omaha v Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
August 3, 2024 12 Union Omaha v Forward Madison Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
August 24, 2023 13 Union Omaha v Richmond Kickers Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
September 4, 2024 14 Spokane Velocity v Union Omaha Spokane, Washington
Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
September 7, 2024 15 Union Omaha v Greenville Triumph Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
September 14, 2024 16 Hailstorm FC v Union Omaha Windsor, Colorado
Stadium: Future Legends Complex
September 21, 2024 17 Union Omaha v One Knoxville Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
October 2, 2024 18 Union Omaha v Spokane Velocity Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
October 5, 2024 19 Richmond Kickers v Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
Stadium: City Stadium
October 12, 2024 20 Union Omaha v Lexington SC Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
October 19, 2023 21 South Georgia Tormenta v Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field
October 26, 2024 22 Union Omaha v Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park

USL Jägermeister Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024 USL Cup

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Union Omaha 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 Advance to knockout phase
2 Central Valley Fuego FC 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2
3 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Spokane Velocity FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2024 (2024-05-01). Source: USL League One

Match results[edit]

May 1, 2024 1 Union Omaha 2–2
(3-2 p)		 Northern Colorado Hailstorm Papillion, Nebraska
6:30 CDT Rodriguez 44, 45+1' Report Rendón 17'
Hoard 62'
Opara Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Lukasz Jozefecki
Penalties
May 11, 2024 2 Spokane Velocity v Union Omaha Spokane, Washington
Stadium: One Spokane Stadium
May 29, 2024 3 Union Omaha v Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
June 13, 2024 4 Union Omaha v Spokane Velocity Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
June 27, 2024 5 Union Omaha v Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
Stadium: Werner Park
July 19, 2023 6 Northern Colorado Hailstorm v Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
August 9, 2024 7 Fuego FC v Union Omaha Windsor, Colorado
Stadium: Future Legends Complex
August 29, 2024 8 Forward Madison v Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

U.S. Open Cup[edit]

Main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup
March 21 First Round Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers (USL2) 0–4 Nebraska Union Omaha Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT K. Rose Yellow card 44'
S. Blasco Yellow card 51'		 Report Gallardo 4,73,89'
Dos Santos 67'		 Stadium: Lusitano Stadium
Referee: S. Briem
April 3 Second Round Nebraska Union Omaha 3–1 Iowa Des Moines Menace (USL2) Omaha, Nebraska
7:30 pm CDT Nuhu Yellow card 24'
Dolabella 34'
Milanese 48'
Gallardo Yellow card 49'
PC Yellow card 82'
Gómez Yellow card 90+3'
Kunga 90+9'		 Report Mohammed Yellow card 67'
Harmon Yellow card 74'
Enzugusi 87'		 Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field
Attendance: 820
Referee: Kyle Healey
April 17 Third Round Nebraska Union Omaha (USL2) 0-0
(5–3 p)		 Texas El Paso Locomotive (USLC) Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Milanese Yellow card 42'
Gómez Yellow card 45+1'
Nortey Yellow card 45+2'
Dolabella Yellow card 70'
Aoumaich Yellow card 105+2'		 Report Hinds Yellow card 45+12'
Nevárez Yellow card 55'
Rose Yellow card 89'
Dollenmayer Red card 90+2'
Alfaro Yellow card 103'
Yuma Yellow card 106'
Pelúa Yellow card 107'
Pasquel Yellow card 117'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Referee: Esad Omanovic
Penalties
May 8 Round of 32 Nebraska Union Omaha v Kansas Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 pm CDT Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL-1 U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Haiti HAI Mechack Jérôme 7 0 3+1 0 3+0 0
3 DF United States USA Blake Malone 6 1 3+1 1 2+0 0
4 DF Italy ITA Luca Mastrantonio 8 0 4+1 0 3+0 0
5 DF Italy ITA Marco Milanese 7 1 5+0 0 2+0 1
6 MF Brazil BRA PC 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF United States USA Joe Gallardo 8 4 5+0 1 3+0 3
8 MF England ENG Nortei Nortey 7 1 4+0 1 2+1 0
9 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Dolabella 7 2 4+0 1 3+0 1
10 FW Cape Verde CPV Steevan Dos Santos 5 2 3+0 1 2+0 1
11 FW Bermuda BER Zeiko Lewis 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
13 DF United States USA Anderson Holt 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
15 MF United States USA Brandon Knapp 8 0 1+4 0 0+3 0
18 FW United States USA Mark Bronnik 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
21 FW Mexico MEX Aarón Gómez 8 1 4+1 1 3+0 0
22 DF United States USA Will Perkins 4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
24 GK Ghana GHA Rashid Nuhu 7 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
26 MF United States USA Dion Acoff 5 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
27 DF South Sudan SSD Ryen Jiba 5 0 2+1 0 1+1 0
33 FW France FRA Adam Aoumaich 4 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
36 GK United States USA Wallis Lapsley 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
70 MF United States USA Lagos Kunga 6 1 3+1 0 1+1 1
99 FW United States USA Missael Rodríguez 7 3 2+3 3 1+1 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

No. Pos. Player USL1 US Open Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Haiti Mechack Jérôme 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF United States Blake Malone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Italy Luca Mastrantonio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Italy Marco Milanese 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Brazil PC 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF United States Joe Gallardo 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF England Nortei Nortey 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Brazil Pedro Dolabella 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW Cape Verde Steevan Dos Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Bermuda Zeiko Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF United States Anderson Holt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF United States Brandon Knapp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW United States Mark Bronnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Mexico Aarón Gómez 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
22 DF United States Will Perkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Ghana Rashid Nuhu 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
26 MF United States Dion Acoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 DF South Sudan Ryen Jiba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW France Adam Aoumaich 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
36 GK United States Wallis Lapsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 MF United States Lagos Kunga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
99 FW United States Missael Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 12 0 0 9 0 0 21 0 0

Awards and honors[edit]

Team of the Week[edit]

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
2 United States Blake Malone Central Valley Fuego FC DF [24]
Italy Marco Milanese Bench
Mexico Aarón Gómez Bench
Cape Verde Steevan Dos Santos Bench
6 United States Blake Malone (2) One Knoxville SC DF [25]
Cape Verde Steevan Dos Santos (2) FW
Ghana Rashid Nuhu Bench

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Y., Jack (January 9, 2024). "Union Omaha signs forward Adam Aoumaich". UnionOmaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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  10. ^ Y., Jack (March 5, 2024). "UNION OMAHA RE-SIGNS YOUNG MLS TALENT RYEN JIBA". UnionOmaha.com. Union Omaha. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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  13. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha". chicagofirefc.com. Chicago Fire FC. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  14. ^ "New signing! Midfielder, Joseph Brito will be joining Rhode Island FC for the 2024 season!". x.com. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Rising FC signs League One standout JP Scearce". ktsp.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  16. ^ "NCFC signs defender Shaft Brewer Jr". NorthCarolinaFC.com. North Carolina FC. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Memphis 901 FC Signs Attacker Noe Meza to Multi-Year Contract". memphis901fc.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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