| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| | |||
| Head coach | Ben Pirmann | ||
| Stadium | AutoZone Park Memphis, Tennessee | ||
| USLC | Conference: 2nd Overall: 3rd | ||
| USLC Playoffs | Eastern Semifinals | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | 2nd Round | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,073 (Jun 4 vs. Atlanta) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,431 (Mar 12 vs Pittsburgh) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,634[ needs update ] | ||
| Biggest win | MEM 5–0 LA2 (May 18) MEM 5–0 CHA (Sep. 16) | ||
| Biggest defeat | MEM 0–3 PIT (Mar. 12) | ||
The 2022 Memphis 901 FC season was the fourth season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The team finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference standings during the regular season with 68 points. [1] Phillip Goodrum set a new Memphis record for goals scored during the regular season with 21—one ahead of Kyle Murphy's 20 goals from the 2021 season. [2] Memphis 901 qualified for the USL Championship Playoffs and were eliminated at home in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The 1–0 loss was decided by a set of penalties in stoppage time: a Memphis penalty that was saved by Phil Breno and a Tampa penalty scored by Leo Fernandes. [3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Drew Romig | |
| 2 | DF | Jackson Brady | |
| 3 | DF | Zach Carroll | |
| 6 | MF | Aaron Molloy | |
| 7 | DF | Patrick Seagrist | |
| 8 | MF | Chris Allan | |
| 9 | MF | Luiz Fernando | |
| 10 | FW | Phillip Goodrum | |
| 11 | MF | Laurent Kissiedou | |
| 12 | FW | David Egbo (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps) | |
| 13 | GK | John Berner | |
| 14 | FW | Derek Dodson | |
| 15 | DF | Mitchell Myers | |
| 16 | DF | Graham Smith | |
| 17 | MF | Devin Boyce | |
| 18 | MF | Jeremy Kelly | |
| 19 | DF | Rece Buckmaster | |
| 20 | FW | Nighte Pickering | |
| 21 | DF | Lucas Turci | |
| 23 | MF | Leston Paul | |
| 24 | FW | Handwalla Bwana (on loan from Nashville) | |
| 25 | GK | Trey Muse (on loan from Loudoun United) | |
| 50 | DF | Niall Logue | |
| 77 | FW | Dylan Borczak | |
| 88 | MF | Max Talley ( [A] ) |
| Technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Sporting director | Tim Howard |
| Assistant sporting director | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| Head coach | Ben Pirmann |
| Assistant coach | Devin Rensing |
| Assistant coach | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| Director of performance | Alexis Holt |
| Athletic trainer | Angie Ziolkowski |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 72 | Qualification for the Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 68 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 67 | |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 58 | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 57 | |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 55 | |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 28 | |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 25 | |
| 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 23 | |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 15 |
The 2022 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on January 12, 2022. [6] [7]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time
| March 121 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Memphis, TN |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| March 192 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | Oakland Roots SC | Memphis, TN |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,023 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| March 263 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 9:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,391 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| April 24 | Detroit City FC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hamtramck, Michigan |
| 3:00PM CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| April 165 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 7,334 Referee: Elton Garcia |
| April 276 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 2,848 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| April 307 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Miami FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,706 Referee: John Griggs |
| May 68 | Charleston Battery | 0–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,026 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| May 149 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | Indy Eleven | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| May 1810 | Memphis 901 FC | 5–0 | LA Galaxy II | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 2,768 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| May 2211 | Loudoun United FC | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 3:00PM CDT |
| Report | Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| June 412 | Memphis 901 FC | 5–2 | Atlanta United 2 | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 6,073 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| June 813 | Birmingham Legion FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| June 1514 | Hartford Athletic | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 6:00PM CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 5,472 Referee: Austin Saini |
| June 2215 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–0 | FC Tulsa | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 2,710 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| June 2516 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–0 | Detroit City FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,883 Referee: Joshua Encarnacion |
| July 217 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2–0 | Memphis 901 FC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 6:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| July 918 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30PM CDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| July 1619 | Memphis 901 FC | 1–2 | Louisville City FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 4,834 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 2320 | Indy Eleven | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Carroll Stadium Attendance: 9,020 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| August 321 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 6:00PM CDT |
| Report | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 382 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 622 | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 | Hartford Athletic | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,876 Referee: John Griggs |
| August 1323 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| August 1724 | New Mexico United | 0–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 8:00PM CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| August 2025 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–4 | Birmingham Legion FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,759 Referee: Matthew Franz |
| August 3126 | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Loudoun United FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,001 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| September 327 | Orange County SC | 1–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Irvine, California |
| 9:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 728 | Atlanta United 2 | 0–4 | Memphis 901 FC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 6:30PM CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 449 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| September 1629 | Memphis 901 FC | 5–0 | Charleston Battery | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 4,161 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| September 2330 | Louisville City FC | 1–2 | Memphis 901 FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00PM CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,808 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| October 131 | Miami FC | 1–0 | Memphis 901 FC | University Park, Florida |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report | Attendance: 1,492 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| October 532 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 3,072 Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| October 933 | Memphis 901 FC | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls II | Memphis, TN |
| 3:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 4,408 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
| October 1534 | FC Tulsa | 0–3 | Memphis 901 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:30PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 5,392 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| October 22Eastern 1st Round | Memphis 901 FC | 3–1 | Detroit City FC | Memphis, TN |
| 7:00PM CDT |
| Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 6,010 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| October 30Eastern Semifinals | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Memphis, TN |
| 3:00PM CDT | Report | Stadium: Autozone Park Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Elton Garcia |
Memphis 901 FC entered the 2022 US Open Cup in the 2nd round with the rest of the USLC teams. [8]
| April 7USOC Round 2 | Chattanooga FC | 3–1 | Memphis 901 FC | Chattanooga, TN |
| 6:00PM CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Finley Stadium Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Wes Caouette |
| Regular Season [9] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player Name | Pos. | Apps | Sta. | M | G | A | |||
| 1 | | GK | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | | DF | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | 29 | 9 | 897 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | MF | 36 | 35 | 2967 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | 35 | 35 | 3090 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | DF | 35 | 34 | 3038 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | 31 | 14 | 1403 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | | MF | 29 | 22 | 1885 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | 34 | 34 | 2720 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | MF | 27 | 24 | 2027 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | GK | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | | FW | 30 | 22 | 2009 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | DF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | 34 | 3 | 2858 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | 15 | 2 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | DF | 35 | 35 | 3139 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | | FW | 7 | 1 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | DF | 23 | 8 | 835 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | 8 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | 29 | 29 | 2415 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | FW | 4 | 1 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | GK | 32 | 32 | 2879 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | | DF | 25 | 19 | 1749 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | | FW | 3 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | | MF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | | FW | 18 | 1 | 275 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Per United Soccer League and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Re-Signed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Pos. | First Signed | Years at 901 FC | Fee/Notes | Announced | Ref. |
| 23 | | MF | December 10, 2018 | 3 years | Re-signed | January 5, 2022 | [10] |
| 3 | | DF | January 13, 2020 | 2 years | Re-signed | January 6, 2022 | [11] |
| 11 | | MF | April 26, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed | January 10, 2022 | [12] |
| 13 | | GK | March 5, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed | January 19, 2022 | [13] |
| 45 | | FW | May 28, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed - Academy Contract | February 16, 2022 | [14] |
| 49 | | FW | June 4, 2021 | 1 year | |||
| 88 | | MF | June 4, 2021 | 1 year | |||
| Transfers In | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Pos. | Last Team | Fee/Notes | Announced | Ref. |
| 50 | | DF | | Free Agent Transfer - Logue played for 901 FC on loan in 2021 | January 7, 2022 | [15] |
| 6 | | MF | | Player purchase - Undisclosed fee | January 11, 2022 | [16] |
| 10 | | FW | | Free Agent Transfer | January 14, 2022 | [17] |
| 19 | | DF | | Free Agent Transfer - Buckmaster played for 901 FC in 2020 | January 18, 2022 | [18] |
| 7 | | DF | | Free Agent Transfer | January 20, 2022 | [19] |
| 17 | | MF | | Free Agent Transfer | January 20, 2022 | [20] |
| 8 | | MF | | Free Agent Transfer | January 21, 2022 | [21] |
| 15 | | DF | | Rookie Contract | February 9, 2022 | [22] |
| 33 | | MF | | Academy Contract | February 16, 2022 | [14] |
| 9 | | MF | | Free Agent Transfer | February 16, 2022 | [23] |
| 16 | | DF | | Free Agent Transfer | February 18, 2022 | [24] |
| 4 | | MF | | Free Agent Transfer | February 18, 2022 | [24] |
| 14 | | FW | | Free Agent Transfer | February 18, 2022 | [24] |
| 1 | | GK | | Rookie Contract | March 5, 2022 | [25] |
| 21 | | DF | Free Agent | Free Agent Transfer | March 11, 2022 | [26] |
| 20 | | FW | | Rookie Contract | August 4, 2022 | [27] |
| 2 | | DF | | Originally 25-day contract. Extended on Sept 2. | August 8, 2022 | [28] [29] |
| 20 | | FW | | Player purchase - Undisclosed fee | September 30, 2022 | [30] |
| Loans In | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Pos. | Loaned from | Fee/Notes | Announced | Ref. |
| 12 | | FW | | Season loan from MLS contract. Right to recall anytime. | February 24, 2022 | [31] |
| 25 | | GK | | Season loan from USLC contract | March 11, 2022 | [32] |
| 22 | | FW | | Season loan from MLS contract. Right to recall anytime. | March 30, 2022 | [33] |
| 24 | | MF | | Season loan from MLS contract. Right to recall anytime. | August 19, 2022 | [34] |
| Transfers Out | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date | Ref. |
| 36 | | DF | | Loan return | November 30, 2021 | |
| 28 | | GK | | |||
| 22 | | GK | | |||
| 50 | | DF | | |||
| 17 | | DF | | Academy Contract Ended - Fall College Soccer | ||
| 31 | | GK | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | ||
| 33 | | DF | ||||
| 8 | | DF | ||||
| 10 | | MF | ||||
| 7 | | MF | ||||
| 77 | | FW | ||||
| 20 | | FW | ||||
| 9 | | FW | | Out of Contract Move | December 15, 2021 | [35] |
| 2 | | DF | | Out of Contract Move | December 23, 2021 | [36] |
| 5 | | DF | | Out of Contract Move | January 6, 2022 | [37] |
| 16 | | FW | | Out of Contract Move | January 13, 2022 | [38] |
| 18 | | MF | | Out of Contract Move | January 19, 2022 | [39] |
| 11 | | FW | | Out of Contract Move | February 3, 2022 | [40] |
| 19 | | MF | | Out of Contract Move | February 9, 2022 | [41] |
| 11 | | FW | | Out of Contract Move | March 3, 2022 | [42] |
| 22 | | FW | | Called Back from Loan | July 8, 2022 | [43] |
| 49 | | FW | | Academy Contract End - Fall College Soccer | August 1, 2022 | [44] |
| 33 | | MF | | |||
| 45 | | FW | | |||