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
GroundEast Ridge High School Stadium, Woodbury, MN
Capacity~1,000
OwnersBill McGuire
Head CoachPeter Rivard
LeaguePremier League of America
WebsiteClub website

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

Staff
  • Andy Seidel – Head Coach
  • 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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