2024 Union Omaha season explained

The 2024 Union Omaha season was 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 played the majority of their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. They also played two matches in the U.S. Open Cup at Caniglia Field on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

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]

The team secured the Players' Shield, awarded to the team with the best regular season record, for the third time in four seasons after a 3-2 victory on the road against South Georgia Tormenta FC.^[2] They won their second playoff championship by defeating Spokane Velocity 3-0 in the final, becoming the first team to win the championship twice.^[3] They also advanced to the semi-final of the inaugural USL Cup, losing to eventual champions Northern Colorado Hailstorm.^[4]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
January 9, 2024	FW	Adam Aoumaich	Marshall Thundering Herd	Free	[5]
January 9, 2024	DF	Blake Malone	Colorado Rapids 2	Free	[6]
January 16, 2024	MF	Nortei Nortey	Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC	Free	[7]
January 30, 2024	FW	Aarón Gómez	El Paso Locomotive	Free	[8]
January 30, 2024	DF	Mechack Jérôme	Indy Eleven	Free	[9]
February 6, 2024	MF	PC	San Antonio FC	Free	[10]
February 6, 2024	GK	Wallis Lapsley	Tacoma Defiance	Free	[11]
February 27, 2024	MF	Brandon Knapp	St. John's Red Storm	Free	[12]
March 5, 2024	DF	Ryen Jiba	Minnesota United FC	Free	[13]
March 6, 2024	DF	Will Perkins	Western Michigan	Free	[14]
March 28, 2024	FW	Zeiko Lewis	Sacramento Republic	Free	[15]
June 19, 2024	DF	Isaac Bawa	Unattached	25-day Contract
July 31, 2024	DF	Charlie Ostrem	Western Suburbs FC	Free	[16]

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
	FW			March 14, 2024		[17]
	MF			July 18, 2024		[18]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 7, 2023	MF	8	Joe Brito	Rhode Island FC	Free	[19]
December 12, 2023	MF	17	JP Scearce	Phoenix Rising FC	Free	[20]
December 19, 2023	DF	28	Shaft Brewer Jr.	North Carolina FC	Free	[21]
January 4, 2024	FW	7	Noe Meza	Memphis 901 FC	Free	[22]
January 22, 2024	MF	20	Luis Gil	Spokane Velocity	Free	[23]
January 29, 2024	MF	22	Conor Doyle	South Georgia Tormenta	Free	[24]
Unknown	DF	95	Alexis Souahy	Spokane Velocity	Free	[25]

Loan Out

Roster

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Out on Loan

Competitions

USL League One

See main article: 2024 USL League One season.

Regular Season

Standings

See main article: 2024 USL League One season.

Match results

USL Jägermeister Cup

See main article: 2024 USL Cup.

Table

Match results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Disciplinary record

		Player	USL1			US Open Cup			Total
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2		Mechack Jérôme	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
3		Blake Malone	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
4		Luca Mastrantonio	10	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	0
5		Marco Milanese	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
6		PC	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
7		Joe Gallardo	13	0	0	2	0	0	15	0	0
8		Nortei Nortey	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
9		Pedro Dolabella	7	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	0
10		Steevan Dos Santos	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
11		Zeiko Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13		Anderson Holt	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15		Brandon Knapp	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
18		Mark Bronnik	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20		Charlie Ostrem	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21		Aarón Gómez	10	1	0	2	0	0	12	1	0
22		Will Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23		Max Schneider	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
24		Rashid Nuhu	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
26		Dion Acoff	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
27		Ryen Jiba	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33		Adam Aoumaich	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
36		Wallis Lapsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70		Lagos Kunga	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
77		Isaac Bawa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99		Missael Rodríguez	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Total			95	3	2	12	0	0	107	3	2 Awards and honors Week Player Opponent Position Ref Jägermeister Cup Round 1 Missael Rodríguez Northern Colorado Hailstorm FW [28] 8 Joe Gallardo Tormenta FC MF [29] 13 Steevan Dos Santos Lexington SC FW [30] Jägermeister Cup Round 7 Steevan Dos Santos (2) Central Valley Fuego FW [31] 18 Joe Gallardo (2) Richmond Kickers MF [32] Week Player Opponent Position Ref align=center rowspan=4 2 Blake Malone align=center rowspan=4 Central Valley Fuego FC DF align=center rowspan=4 [33] Marco Milanese Bench Aarón Gómez Bench Steevan Dos Santos Bench align=center rowspan=3 6 Blake Malone (2) align=center rowspan=3 One Knoxville SC DF align=center rowspan=3 [34] Steevan Dos Santos (2) FW Rashid Nuhu Bench align=center rowspan=3 7 Marco Milanese (2) align=center rowspan=3 Charlotte Independence DF align=center rowspan=3 [35] Rashid Nuhu (2) Bench Mechack Jérôme Bench align=center rowspan=4 Jägermeister Cup Round 1 Ryen Jiba align=center rowspan=4 Northern Colorado Hailstorm MF align=center rowspan=4 Missael Rodríguez FW Wallis Lapsley Bench Luca Mastrantonio Bench align=center rowspan=6 8 Dominic Casciato align=center rowspan=6 Tormenta FC Coach align=center rowspan=6 Dion Acoff DF Pedro Dolabella MF Joe Gallardo MF Rashid Nuhu (3) Bench Nortei Nortey Bench align=center rowspan=2 Jägermeister Cup Round 2 Missael Rodríguez (2) align=center rowspan=2 Spokane Velocity FW align=center rowspan=2 [36] Pedro Dolabella (2) Bench align=center rowspan=5 8 Pedro Dolabella (3) align=center rowspan=5 Tormenta FC MF align=center rowspan=5 [37] Lagos Kunga MF Missael Rodríguez (3) FW Marco Milanese (3) Bench Aarón Gómez (2) Bench align=center rowspan=3 Jägermeister Cup Round 3 Pedro Dolabella (4) align=center rowspan=3 Central Valley Fuego MF align=center rowspan=3 [38] Lagos Kunga MF Missael Rodríguez (3) FW align=center rowspan=3 10 Blake Malone (3) align=center rowspan=3 Chattanooga Red Wolves DF align=center rowspan=3 [39] Pedro Dolabella (5) MF Joe Gallardo (2) FW align=center rowspan=3 Jägermeister Cup Round 4 PC align=center rowspan=3 Spokane Velocity MF align=center rowspan=3 [40] Steevan Dos Santos (2) FW Missael Rodríguez (4) Bench 12 Luca Mastrantonio (2) Forward Madison Bench [41] align=center rowspan=5 Jägermeister Cup Round 5 Blake Malone (4) align=center rowspan=5 Chattanooga Red Wolves DF align=center rowspan=5 [42] Steevan Dos Santos (3) FW Pedro Dolabella (6) Bench Joe Gallardo (3) Bench Missael Rodríguez (5) Bench align=center rowspan=2 13 Pedro Dolabella (7) align=center rowspan=2 Lexington SC MF align=center rowspan=2 Steevan Dos Santos (4) FW align=center rowspan=2 14 Luca Mastrantonio (3) align=center rowspan=2 Greenville Triumph DF align=center rowspan=2 [43] Pedro Dolabella (8) MF align=center rowspan=2 Jägermeister Cup Round 7 Wallis Lapsley (2) align=center rowspan=2 Central Valley Fuego GK align=center rowspan=2 Steevan Dos Santos (5) FW align=center rowspan=2 18 Joe Gallardo (4) align=center rowspan=2 Richmond Kickers MF align=center rowspan=2 [44] Brandon Knapp MF Jägermeister Cup Round 7 Steevan Dos Santos (6) Northern Colorado Hailstorm FW align=center rowspan=2 19 Pedro Dolabella (9) align=center rowspan=2 Spokane Velocity MF align=center rowspan=2 [45] Steevan Dos Santos (7) FW align=center rowspan=3 20 Lagos Kunga (3) align=center rowspan=3 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC FW align=center rowspan=3 [46] Dominic Casciato Coach Aarón Gómez (3) Bench align=center rowspan=2 21 Dominic Casciato (2) align=center rowspan=2 One Knoxville SC Coach align=center rowspan=2 [47] Charlie Ostrem Bench align=center rowspan=3 22 Charlie Ostrem (2) align=center rowspan=3 Spokane Velocity MF align=center rowspan=3 [48] Aarón Gómez (4) Bench Rashid Nuhu (4) Bench 23 Luca Mastrantonio (3) Lexington SC Bench [49] align=center rowspan=3 24 Max Schneider align=center rowspan=3 South Georgia Tormenta MF align=center rowspan=3 [50] Pedro Dolabella (10) Bench Joe Gallardo (5) Bench align=center rowspan=3 25 Ryen Jiba (2) align=center rowspan=3 Central Valley Fuego DF align=center rowspan=3 [51] Aarón Gómez (5) Bench References

Notes and References

1. Web site: New 7,000-seat Union Omaha downtown soccer stadium to anchor $300 million entertainment district . Gonzalez . Cindy . January 25, 2024 . nebraskaexaminer.com . . January 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Union Omaha wins third USL League One Players' Shield . October 19, 2024 . uslleagueone.com . . November 18, 2024.
3. Web site: Union Omaha wins USL League One title . Sottile . Matt . November 17, 2024 . ketv.com . . November 18, 2024.
4. Web site: Hailstorm Blank Omaha, Advance to USL Jägermeister Cup Final . Freemyer . J . September 11, 2024 . hailstormfc.com . . November 18, 2024.
5. Web site: Union Omaha signs forward Adam Aoumaich. Y. . Jack . January 9, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 9, 2024.
6. Web site: Union Omaha signs defender Blake Malone . Y. . Jack . January 9, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 9, 2024.
7. Web site: Midfielder brings two seasons of USL League One experience to Omaha . Y. . Jack . January 16, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 16, 2024.
8. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS USL CHAMPIONSHIP FORWARD AARÓN GÓMEZ . Y. . Jack . January 30, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 30, 2024.
9. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS HAITIAN NATIONAL TEAM DEFENDER MECHACK JÉRÔME . Y. . Jack . January 30, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . January 30, 2024.
10. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS MLS & USL CHAMPIONSHIP TALENT VICTOR “PC” GIRO . Y. . Jack . February 6, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . February 6, 2024.
11. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS GOALKEEPER WALLIS LAPSLEY . Y. . Jack . February 6, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . February 6, 2024.
12. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS COLLEGIATE MIDFIELDER BRANDON KNAPP . Y. . Jack . February 27, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . February 27, 2024.
13. Web site: UNION OMAHA RE-SIGNS YOUNG MLS TALENT RYEN JIBA . Y. . Jack . March 5, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . March 5, 2024.
14. Web site: The 24-year-old had success with both Michigan State and Western Michigan University . Y. . Jack . March 6, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . March 6, 2024.
15. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS BERMUDA NATIONAL TEAM FORWARD ZEIKO LEWIS . Y. . Jack . March 28, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . March 29, 2024.
16. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS LEFT BACK CHARLIE OSTREM . C. . Will . July 31, 2024 . UnionOmaha.com . Union Omaha . July 31, 2024.
17. Web site: Chicago Fire FC Loans Homegrown Forward Missael Rodríguez to Union Omaha . March 14, 2024 . chicagofirefc.com. . March 14, 2024.
18. Web site: Union Omaha signs Indy Eleven midfielder Max Schneider on loan . July 18, 2024 . unionomaha.com. . July 19, 2024.
19. Web site: New signing! Midfielder, Joseph Brito will be joining Rhode Island FC for the 2024 season! . x.com . 7 December 2023.
20. Web site: Rising FC signs League One standout JP Scearce . ktsp.com . 12 December 2023.
21. Web site: NCFC signs defender Shaft Brewer Jr. . NorthCarolinaFC.com . . 19 December 2023.
22. Web site: Memphis 901 FC Signs Attacker Noe Meza to Multi-Year Contract . memphis901fc.com . 30 January 2024.
23. Web site: Spokane Velocity FC Signs Experienced Attacking Midfielder Luis Gil to Roster . SpokaneVelocityFC.com . . 22 January 2024.
24. Web site: South Georgia Tormenta FC Announce Conor Doyle on Two-Year Contract . tormentafc.com . . 30 January 2024.
25. Web site: Tulsa Acquires Defender Alexis Souahy Via Transfer from Spokane Velocity FC . fctulsa.com . . 13 March 2024.
26. Web site: Huntsville City FC Signs Midfielder Axel Picazo and Acquires Defender Will Perkins on Short-Term Loan From Union Omaha . June 8, 2024 . mlsnextpro.com. . June 8, 2024.
27. Web site: Roster . Union Omaha . March 3, 2024.
28. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 1 . May 2, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
29. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 8 . May 9, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
30. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 13 . July 9, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
31. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 7 . August 14, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
32. Web site: [hhttps://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1317260 USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 8 ]. September 3, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
33. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 2 . March 19, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . March 19, 2024.
34. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 6 . April 16, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . April 16, 2024.
35. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 7 . April 23, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 16, 2024.
36. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 2 . May 14, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
37. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 9 . May 21, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
38. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 3 . May 30, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
39. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 10 . June 10, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
40. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 4 . June 14, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
41. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 12 . June 25, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
42. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 5 . July 2, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
43. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 14 . July 17, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
44. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 7 . August 27, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
45. Web site: USL Jägermeister Cup Team of the Round - Round 7 . August 27, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.
46. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 20 . September 17, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . October 24, 2024.
47. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 21 . September 24, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . October 24, 2024.
48. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 22 . October 8, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . October 24, 2024.
49. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 23 . October 15, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . October 24, 2024.
50. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 24 . October 22, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . October 24, 2024.
51. Web site: USL League One Team of the Week - Week 25 . October 29, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . November 1, 2024.
52. Web site: USL League One Fans’ Choice Save of the Week – Week 9 . May 21, 2024 . www.USLLeagueOne.com . USL League One . September 17, 2024.