The Rhinos started off the 1999 season with a 9-1 record, and finished the regular season 22-6. In the postseason, the Rhinos advanced to the A-League Championship Game, where they lost to the Minnesota Thunder 2-1 and came up short in their quest for a second consecutive championship.
But this season is best known for what the Rhinos accomplished in the U.S. Open Cup. After needing overtime to defeat the New York Freedoms of the PDSL, the Rhinos proceeded to beat MLS team after MLS team as they defeated the Chicago Fire, Dallas Burn, and Columbus Crew before meeting the Colorado Rapids in the finals. Doug Miller and Yari Allnutt scored as the Rhinos defeated the Rapids 2-0 to become the only non-MLS team since the inception of MLS to win the U.S. Open Cup.
05-01
05-07
05-09
Rochester 0-1 Minnesota
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Attendance: 12,870
Connecticut 0-1 Rochester
Allnutt 23'
Attendance: 498
Boston 1-2 Rochester
Steenkamp 49', Miller 70'
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Attendance: 243
05-23
05-29
06-04
Maryland 1-4 Rochester
Biello 19', 59', Allnutt 33', 67'
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Attendance: 560
Rochester 3-2 Jacksonville
Glenn 7', 32', Vilhjalmsson (OG) 44'
Attendance: 10,575
Rochester 2-1 Charleston
Tilley 57' (P), Glenn 74'
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Attendance: 10,828
06-18
06-20
06-25
Rochester 3-0 Toronto
Biello 10', 27', 63'
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Attendance: 11,089
Rochester 1-0 Lehigh Valley
Glenn 72'
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Attendance: 9,601
Milwaukee 2-1 Rochester
Glenn 84'
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Attendance: 2,874
07-02
07-09
07-11
Rochester 4-2 Milwaukee
Miller 14', 20', Tilley 32', Dalicgon 61'
Attendance: 10,614
Rochester 1-0 Raleigh
Tilley 71'
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Attendance: 9,845
Rochester 2-1 Pittsburgh
Daligcon 38', 79'
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Attendance: 12,290
07-25
07-30
08-01
Toronto 0-1 Rochester
T. Tanner 18'
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Attendance: 5,199
Rochester 2-0 Atlanta
Allnutt 7, Tilley 60'
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Attendance: 13,439
Rochester 0-2 Boston
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Attendance: 13,183
08-08
08-15
08-19
Richmond 0-2 Rochester
T. Tanner, 16', Kirmse 69'
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Attendance: 358
Rochester 4-1 Connecticut
Biello 20', Tilley 54', Kirmse 65', Schweitzer 67'
Attendance: 12,156
Pittsburgh 0-1 Rochester
Miller 93'
OT Win
Attendance: 4,015
08-27
08-30
09-03
Toronto 0-2 Rochester
Miller 41', 59'
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Attendance: 4,744
Lehigh Valley 1-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 1,356
Rochester 0-1 Long Island
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Attendance: 13,051
05-15
Rochester 3-1 Toronto
Biello 16', Mattachione (OG) 30', Glenn 39'
Attendance: 10,471
06-13
Staten Island 1-1 Rochester
Allnutt 4'
SO Win 4-2
Attendance: 1,322
06-27
Minnesota 0-0 Rochester
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SO Win 4-2
Attendance: 2,515
07-17
Long Island 1-2 Rochester
Allnutt 45', Kirmse 69'
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Attendance: 2,805
08-06
Hampton Roads 2-1 Rochester
Young 19'
SO loss 2-1
Attendance: 2,033
08-21
Hersey 0-1 Rochester
Daligcon 58'
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Attendance: 4,901
09-06
Rochester 3-0 Staten Island
Biello 12',Young 33', 43'
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Attendance: 11,706
League table to come later
Playoffs
09-10
Rochester 2-1 Lehigh Valley
Zavala 70', Biello 72'
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Attendance: 8,437
09-25
09-18
Rochester 6-2 Pittsburgh
Miller 2', 11', Tilley 9', 72', Allnutt 18', Biello 50'
Attendance: 9,127
Pittsburgh 1-0 Rochester
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Attendance: 4,115
09-28
10-09
10-03
Rochester 2-0 Pittsburgh
Miller 35', Daligcon 49'
Attendance: 6,541
10-11
Rochester 3-1 Hersey
Biello 20', Miller 81' (P), Allnutt 85'
Attendance: 7,753
Hersey 2-1 Rochester
Miller 85'
Attendance: 1,749
Rochester 1-0 Hersey
Miller 80'
Attendance: 9,024
10-16 (Final)