| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Pete Capriotti Bronwyn Capriotti | ||
| President | Michael Collins | ||
| Head coach | Willie Diaz | ||
| Stadium | Championship Stadium Irvine, California | ||
| NISA | 1st | ||
| Playoffs | Semifinals | ||
| Independent Cup | Did not enter | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Omar Nuño (8) All: Omar Nuño (9) | ||
The 2022 season was the California United Strikers FC's fifth season of existence, their third in the third division of American soccer and their third in the National Independent Soccer Association.
The 2020–21 season was split into three phases as the league moved from a winter to summer schedule. During the Fall 2020 season, the Strikers finished second in the Western Conference, and fourth in the overall league table, failing to qualify for the modified playoffs that were reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the Spring 2021 segment of the season, the Strikers finished fourth in the table, and missed out on the championship game. In the Fall 2021 season, the Strikers finished second overall in the league.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Co-Owner |  Bronwyn Capriotti |
| Co-Owner | Pete Capriotti |
| President and General Manager | Michael Collins |
| Vice President | Darren McCartney |
| Director of Ticket Operations | Steven Bruner |
| Social Media Manager |  Pronit Dutta |
| Head coach | Willie Diaz |
| Assistant coach |  Beto Navarro |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ludovic Antunes |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Previous team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 0 | GK | | Steven Barrera | 29 | 2018 | 27 | 0 | 2023 | Ventura County Fusion | Second nationality: Mexico |
| 33 | GK |  | Jean Gamain Antoine | 28 | 2021 | 23 | 0 | 2023 | Detroit City | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Gonzalo Salguero | 29 | 2019 | 37 | 3 | 2023 | LA Wolves | |
| 3 | DF | | Aydan Bowers | 25 | 2020 | 46 | 2 | 2023 |  Helsingør | |
| 4 | DF | | Garrett Hogbin | 24 | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 2023 | Chico State Wildcats | |
| 5 | DF | | Xavier Ikaika Fuerte | 31 | 2019 | 31 | 0 | 2023 | LA Wolves | |
| 12 | DF | | Marc Bermudez | 24 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2023 | Cal Poly Mustangs | |
| 17 | DF | | Brady Treinen | 18 | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2023 | Irvine Strikers | |
| 22 | DF | | Kevin Garcia-Lopez | 30 | 2020 | 24 | 1 | 2023 | Las Vegas Lights | |
| 24 | DF | | Joseph Patrick Pérez | 25 | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2023 | LA Force | Second nationality: Mexico |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Duncan Capriotti | 31 | 2019 | 38 | 0 | 2023 | LA Wolves | |
| 7 | MF | | Luis Garcia Sosa | 24 | 2022 | 11 | 3 | 2023 | Stumptown Athletic | |
| 10 | MF | | Gustavo Villalobos | 30 | 2019 | 19 | 1 | 2023 | FC Golden State | |
| 11 | MF | | Shane Kaemerle | 18 | 2022 | 10 | 0 | 2023 | Irvine Strikers | |
| 13 | MF | | Felipe Liborio Jr. | 26 | 2021 | 19 | 0 | 2023 | Albion San Diego | |
| 15 | MF | | Alex Vedamanikam | 23 | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 2023 |  Alicante City | Second nationality: Spain |
| 18 | MF | | Beto Alvarenga | 23 | 2022 | 14 | 1 | 2023 | UC Irvine Anteaters | Second nationality: Mexico |
| 19 | MF | | Bay Kurtz | 26 | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2023 | Stumptown Athletic | |
| 20 | MF | | Caleb Suh | 20 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 2023 | LA Galaxy II | |
| 21 | MF | | Francis Jacobs | 17 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | Orange County SC | Second nationality: England On loan from Orange County SC |
| 23 | MF |  | Shinya Kadono | 25 | 2020 | 44 | 4 | 2023 | Loudoun United | |
| 25 | MF |  | Guilherme Farias | 25 | 2021 | 19 | 1 | 2023 | Mount SAC Mounties | |
| 34 | MF | | Ryotaro Kawashima | 22 | 2022 | 12 | 3 | 2023 | Irvine Strikers | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | | Tony Lopez | 24 | 2020 | 46 | 9 | 2023 |  1. FCA Darmstadt | |
| 9 | FW | | Omar Nuño | 28 | 2019 | 57 | 28 | 2023 | FC Arizona | Second nationality: United States |
| 14 | FW | | Andy Contreras | 31 | 2021 | 16 | 2 | 2023 | SoCal SC | |
| 16 | FW | | Christian Thierjung | 27 | 2019 | 58 | 18 | 2023 | FC Tulsa | |
| 29 | FW | | Marcus Lee | 16 | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2023 | Irvine Strikers | Second nationality: South Korea |
| 30 | FW | | Bryan Medina | 23 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2023 | Bloomfield Bears | |
| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2021 | 15 | AM | Alex Vedamanikam | Alicante City | Free | [3] |
| October 6, 2021 | 30 | FW | Bryan Medina | Bloomfield Bears | Free | [4] |
| October 15, 2021 | 14 | FW | Andy Contreras | SoCal SC | Free | [5] |
| February 22, 2022 | 7 | CM | Luis García Sosa | Stumptown Athletic | Free | [6] |
| March 16, 2022 | 12 | DF | Marc Bermudez | Cal Poly Mustangs | Free | [7] |
| 18 | MF | Beto Alvarenga | UC Irvine Anteaters | Free | [8] | |
| 19 | CB | Bay Kurts | Stumptown Athletic | Free | [8] | |
| 20 | AM | Caleb Suh | LA Galaxy II | Free | [8] | |
| March 22, 2022 | 29 | LW | Marcus Lee | Irvine Strikers | Free | [9] |
| Date | No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2021 | 3 | DF | Chris Klute | None | Retired | [10] |
| 15 | DF | James McGhee | None | Released | [10] | |
| 18 | MF |  Min-jae Kwak | None | Released | [10] | |
| 21 | MF |  Billy Garton Jr. | None | Released | [10] | |
| January 1, 2022 | 6 | MF | Bryan de la Fuente | None | Released | [10] |
| February 11, 2022 | 5 | DF | Michael Bryant | Detroit City | Free | [11] |
| February 19, 2022 | 1 | GK | Mitch North | Central Valley Fuego | Free | [12] |
| March 18, 2022 | 8 | MF |  Alejandro Araneda | North Texas SC | Free | [13] |
| March 24, 2022 | 18 | MF | Evan Waldrep | Syracuse Pulse | Free | [14] |
| September 30, 2022 | 11 | MF | Shane Kaemerle |  Dukla Banská Bystrica | Undisclosed |
| No. | Player | From | Loan begin | Loan end | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Francis Jacobs | Orange County SC | April 1, 2022 | November 30, 2022 | [15] |
| March 26 | California United Strikers | 0–0 | Valley United | Irvine, CA |
| 19:00 PST | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California United Strikers FC | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 46 | 2.19 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Chattanooga FC | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 49 | 2.04 | |
| 3 | Michigan Stars FC | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 38 | 1.65 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Albion San Diego | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 32 | 1.60 | |
| 5 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 30 | 1.30 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
Last updated: October 22, 2022.
Source: NISA
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| April 21 | California United Strikers | 0–0 | Bay Cities FC | Irvine, CA |
| 16:00 PST | Hogbin  9'Treinen 25'Medina 27' | Report | Aguilar 16' Orendain 55'Liborio Jr. 87' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| April 162 | LA Force | 0–2 | California United Strikers | Lake Forest, CA |
| 13:00 PST | Torr 12' Amo 33' | Report | Hogbin  30'Bowers 34' | Stadium: Orange County Great Park Field 10 |
| April 233 | California United Strikers | 4–3 | Bay Cities FC | Irvine, CA |
| 20:00 PST | Lopez 7' Nuño 39', 90+2'Valencia 45+1'Contreras 75' | Report | Penner 11' Orendain 29', 79'Dean 64' | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| May 14 | Syracuse Pulse | 0–1 | California United Strikers | Syracuse, NY |
| 16:00 PST | DaSilva 58' | Report | Nuño 74' Lopez 78' | Stadium: Lazer Stadium |
| May 45 | Flower City Union | 1–2 | California United Strikers | Batavia, NY |
| 16:00 PST | Canas-Jarquin 32' Lee 78' | Report | Nuño 36' Kadono 61'Treinen 62' | Stadium: Vandetta Stadium |
| Note: Match played at Vandetta Stadium, Batavia instead of the Flower City Union's normal stadium, Marina Auto Stadium, Rochester, due to venue conflicts. [16] | ||||
| May 146 | Bay Cities FC | 0–1 | California United Strikers | Redwood City, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Terremere Field |
| May 287 | California United Strikers | 1–0 | Flower City Union | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| June 58 | California United Strikers | 2–0 | Michigan Stars | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| June 109 | Albion San Diego | 0–3 | California United Strikers | San Diego, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Canyon Crest Stadium |
| June 2610 | California United Strikers | 5–0 | LA Force | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| August 311 | Maryland Bobcats | 1–0 | California United Strikers | Boyds, MD |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex |
| August 612 | Michigan Stars | 0–1 | California United Strikers | Romeo, MI |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Barnabo Field |
| August 1013 | Chattanooga FC | 0–1 | California United Strikers | Chattanooga, TN |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Finley Stadium |
| August 2014 | California United Strikers | 1–1 | Albion San Diego | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 415 | California United Strikers | 2–2 | Chattanooga FC | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 1716 | California United Strikers | 1–2 | Albion San Diego | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 2417 | LA Force | 0–0 | California United Strikers | Wilmington, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: LAHC Stadium |
| September 2818 | California United Strikers | 3–1 | Syracuse Pulse | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| October 519 | California United Strikers | 2–0 | Maryland Bobcats | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| October 820 | Albion San Diego | 1–0 | California United Strikers | San Diego, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Canyon Crest Stadium |
| October 1521 | California United Strikers | 3–0 | LA Force | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| October 1922 | Valley United | — | California United Strikers | Mesa, AZ |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Bell Bank Park | |||
| Note: Cancelled following Valley United's withdrawal from NISA. | ||||
| October 2323 | California United Strikers | — | Valley United | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium | |||
| Note: Cancelled following Valley United's withdrawal from NISA. | ||||
| October 2624 | Bay Cities FC | — | California United Strikers | Redwood City, CA |
| 00:00 PST | Stadium: Terremere Field | |||
| Note: Cancelled following Bay Cities FC's withdrawal from NISA. | ||||
| April 7Second round | California United Strikers (NISA)  | 5–0 | San Fernando Valley FC (UPSL) | Irvine, CA |
| 00:00 PST |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| April 19Third round | FC Tucson (USL1)  | 1–2 | California United Strikers FC (NISA) | Tucson, AZ |
| 18:30 PST | Calixtro 17' | Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium Attendance: 528 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | NISA | NISA Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 0 | GK | USA | Steven Barrera | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Gonzalo Salguero | 19 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Aydan Bowers | 19 | 2 | 16+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Garrett Hogbin | 19 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Xavier Fuerte | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Duncan Capriotti | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MEX | Luis Garcia Sosa | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | USA | Tony Lopez | 16 | 8 | 11+2 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Omar Nuño | 19 | 9 | 15+1 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | USA | Gustavo Villalobos | 17 | 1 | 8+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Shane Kaemerle | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Marc Bermudez | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Felipe Liborio Jr. | 20 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | USA | Andy Contreras | 12 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Alex Vedamanikam | 17 | 2 | 4+12 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Christian Thierjung | 18 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA | Brady Treinen | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Leonel Alvarenga | 15 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Bay Kurtz | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Caleb Suh | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Kevin Garcia-Lopez | 16 | 1 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Shinya Kadono | 19 | 3 | 13+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Joseph Patrick Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Guilherme Farias | 8 | 2 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | USA | Marcus Lee | 6 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | USA | Bryan Medina | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Ethan Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | HAI | Jean Gamain Antoine | 16 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | JPN | Ryotaro Kawashima | 13 | 3 | 9+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
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