Rochester Flash
Encyclopedia
The Rochester Flash was an American soccer club based in Rochester, New York
that was a member of the American Soccer League
.
After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League
.
(1982) 9 Goals John Dolinsky
(1981) Mike Laschev
(1981) 20 Apps 13 Goals Dennis Mepham
(1981) Franco Paonessa
(1982)
John Dolinsky
& Dennis Mepham
- ASL All-Star Team
Franco Paonessa
- ASL Rookie of the Year.
Mark Sansone
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
that was a member of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
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After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
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Players
Ernie BurianoErnie Buriano
Ernie Buriano is a retired Argentine-American footballer. He played in the Major Indoor Soccer League, United Soccer League, American Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League...
(1982) 9 Goals John Dolinsky
John Dolinsky
John Dolinsky is a retired German-American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League, United Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He also coached in the American Indoor Soccer Association where he was the 1989 Coach of the...
(1981) Mike Laschev
Mike Laschev
Mike Laschev in Lvov, Ukraine) is a retired Soviet-American soccer forward who played professionally in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League....
(1981) 20 Apps 13 Goals Dennis Mepham
Dennis Mepham
Dennis Mepham is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League, United Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League-Youth:...
(1981) Franco Paonessa
Franco Paonessa
Franco Paonessa is a retired Italian-American professional soccer player who has played in the second and third American Soccer Leagues, United Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and USISL....
(1982)
Yearly Awards
- 1981
John Dolinsky
John Dolinsky
John Dolinsky is a retired German-American soccer player who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League, United Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He also coached in the American Indoor Soccer Association where he was the 1989 Coach of the...
& Dennis Mepham
Dennis Mepham
Dennis Mepham is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League, United Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League-Youth:...
- ASL All-Star Team
- 1982
Franco Paonessa
Franco Paonessa
Franco Paonessa is a retired Italian-American professional soccer player who has played in the second and third American Soccer Leagues, United Soccer League, American Indoor Soccer Association and USISL....
- ASL Rookie of the Year.
Mark Sansone
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Reg. Season | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | ASL | 3rd, Freedom | 1st Round | Did not enter |
| 1982 | 2 | ASL | 5th | Did not qualify | Did not enter |
| 1983 | 2 | ASL | On hiatus | ||
| 1984 | N/A | USL | 3rd, Northern | Did not qualify | Did not enter |