Season | 2022 |
---|---|
Dates | April 2 – October 15 (regular season) October 22 – November 6 (playoffs) |
Champions | Tormenta FC |
Regular season title | Richmond Kickers |
Matches played | 170 |
Goals scored | 461 (2.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Emiliano Terzaghi (17) |
Biggest home win | CHT 7–1 CLT (June 22) |
Biggest away win | TRM 0–4 CV (May 21) |
Highest scoring | TRM 5–5 GVL (July 13) |
Longest winning run | 3 games CLT, GVL & RIC |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games OMA |
Longest winless run | 9 games MAD |
Longest losing run | 5 games MAD |
Highest attendance | 6,000 RIC 1–1 GVL (October 15) |
Lowest attendance | 195 NCO 2–1 CHT (June 30) |
Total attendance | 359,107 |
Average attendance | 2,203 |
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of October 15, 2022 (regular season only). |
The 2022 USL League One season was the fourth season of USL League One. The regular season began on April 2 and ended on October 15. [1] The playoffs began on October 22 and ended on November 6.
Eleven teams participated in the 2022 season, one fewer than the previous season. Four reserve teams operated by clubs in Major League Soccer that participated in the previous season (Fort Lauderdale CF, New England Revolution II, North Texas SC and Toronto FC II) began play in MLS's new developmental league, MLS Next Pro. [2] They were replaced by expansion franchises Central Valley Fuego FC and Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, and by Charlotte Independence, who decided to move from USL Championship to USL League One. [3] [4] [5] At the conclusion of the season, FC Tucson announced they were leaving League One and returning to USL League Two as a result of restructuring of their ownership group. [6]
Richmond Kickers won the regular season title, but were defeated by Chattanooga Red Wolves in the playoff semifinal. Tormenta FC then defeated Chattanooga in the 2022 final, winning their first championship.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forward Madison FC | Carl Craig | Sacked | November 4, 2021 [7] | Matt Glaeser | December 3, 2021 [8] |
Central Valley Fuego FC | Jaime Ramirez | Resigned | February 2022 [9] | Milton Blanco (interim) | February 2022 |
Central Valley Fuego FC | Milton Blanco (interim) | End of interim period | April 14, 2022 | Martín Vásquez | April 14, 2022 [10] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richmond Kickers (X) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 51 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 46 | |
3 | Tormenta FC (C) | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | Qualification for the play-offs |
4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 43 | |
5 | Union Omaha | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43 | |
6 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 42 | |
7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 | |
8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 | |
9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 | |
10 | FC Tucson | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 | |
11 | North Carolina FC | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 30 |
Color key: Home •Away •Win •Loss •Draw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Matches [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||||
Charlotte Independence (CLT) | CV | NCO | RIC | OMA | TRM | TUC | NCO | MAD | GVL | RIC | NCA | CHA | MAD | OMA | RIC | NCO | TUC | CV | MAD | TRM | OMA | CHA | TRM | TUC | GVL | CV | NCA | CHA | GVL | NCA | ||||
3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–7 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | |||||
Chattanooga Red Wolves (CHA) | MAD | NCA | RIC | TUC | GVL | NCO | CV | GVL | RIC | OMA | CV | CLT | TUC | NCO | TRM | NCA | NCO | OMA | CV | GVL | MAD | TRM | CLT | OMA | MAD | RIC | TUC | CLT | NCA | TRM | ||||
1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||||
Forward Madison FC (MAD) | CHA | OMA | TUC | CV | RIC | GVL | CLT | CV | TUC | GVL | TRM | RIC | CLT | NCO | TRM | OMA | NCO | CLT | NCA | CHA | NCO | NCA | OMA | GVL | CHA | NCA | CV | TRM | RIC | TUC | ||||
1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||
CV Fuego FC (CV) | GVL | CLT | OMA | MAD | GVL | CHA | TRM | MAD | CHA | TUC | NCO | NCA | TRM | GVL | NCO | RIC | CLT | CHA | OMA | NCA | RIC | TRM | TUC | CLT | MAD | RIC | NCA | NCO | TUC | OMA | ||||
2–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||||
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL) | CV | NCA | TRM | CHA | CV | MAD | NCA | CHA | CLT | MAD | OMA | NCO | NCA | TUC | CV | TRM | RIC | OMA | TRM | CHA | RIC | TUC | NCO | MAD | CLT | OMA | NCO | TUC | CLT | RIC | ||||
0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||
NoCo Hailstorm FC (NCO) | RIC | CLT | NCA | CHA | CLT | OMA | NCA | TRM | RIC | CV | GVL | CHA | MAD | TUC | CV | CLT | CHA | MAD | RIC | TRM | OMA | TUC | MAD | GVL | NCA | TRM | OMA | GVL | CV | TUC | ||||
1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||||
North Carolina FC (NCA) | TRM | CHA | GVL | NCO | TUC | TRM | GVL | RIC | NCO | CLT | CV | GVL | RIC | OMA | CHA | TRM | RIC | MAD | CV | OMA | MAD | TUC | NCO | MAD | TUC | CLT | CV | OMA | CHA | CLT | ||||
1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | |||||
Richmond Kickers (RIC) | TUC | NCO | CHA | CLT | MAD | OMA | NCA | CHA | TRM | CLT | NCO | MAD | TUC | NCA | CLT | GVL | CV | NCA | NCO | TUC | GVL | CV | OMA | TRM | OMA | CHA | CV | TRM | MAD | GVL | ||||
4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||
Tormenta FC (TRM) | NCA | OMA | GVL | TUC | CLT | NCA | CV | TUC | RIC | NCO | MAD | OMA | CV | CHA | GVL | MAD | NCA | GVL | NCO | CLT | CHA | CV | CLT | RIC | NCO | TUC | MAD | RIC | OMA | CHA | ||||
0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–5 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |||||
FC Tucson (TUC) | RIC | MAD | CHA | TRM | NCA | CLT | TRM | MAD | OMA | CV | CHA | RIC | GVL | NCO | OMA | CLT | RIC | NCO | GVL | NCA | CV | NCA | OMA | TRM | NCA | CHA | GVL | CV | NCO | MAD | ||||
0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||||
Union Omaha (OMA) | MAD | TRM | CV | CLT | RIC | NCO | CHA | TUC | GVL | TRM | CLT | NCA | TUC | GVL | MAD | CHA | CV | NCO | CLT | NCA | RIC | MAD | CHA | TUC | RIC | GVL | NCO | NCA | TRM | CV | ||||
2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||||
The 2022 USL League One Playoffs (branded as the 2022 USL League One Playoffs presented by Hisense USA for sponsorship reasons) will be the post-season championship of the USL League One season. [11] [12]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (a.e.t.) | 1 | 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1 | |||||||||
5 | Union Omaha | 0 | 3 | Tormenta FC | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tormenta FC | 2 | 3 | Tormenta FC | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Charlotte Independence | 1 |
October 22, 2022 | Tormenta FC | 2–1 | Charlotte Independence | Statesboro, Georgia |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
October 22, 2022 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
7:30 PM EDT |
| Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
October 29, 2022 | Richmond Kickers | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Richmond, Virginia |
6:00 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,526 Referee: Brad Jensen |
October 29, 2022 | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–1 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
7:30 PM EDT | Report |
| Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,070 Referee: John Griggs |
November 6, 2022 | Tormenta FC | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Statesboro, Georgia |
7:30 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field Attendance: 3,045 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
Championship Game MVP: Kazaiah Sterling (Tormenta FC)
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
Team | GP | Total | High | Low | Average |
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Forward Madison FC | 15 | 58,149 | 4,759 | 2,605 | 3,877 |
Richmond Kickers | 15 | 53,258 | 6,000 | 2,011 | 3,551 |
Union Omaha | 15 | 50,381 | 5,167 | 2,236 | 3,359 |
Greenville Triumph SC | 15 | 38,139 | 4,823 | 1,832 | 2,543 |
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 15 | 35,047 | 3,096 | 1,807 | 2,336 |
Charlotte Independence | 15 | 34,835 | 4,107 | 930 | 2,322 |
North Carolina FC | 15 | 28,632 | 5,092 | 1,056 | 1,909 |
Central Valley Fuego FC | 15 | 20,955 | 2,752 | 826 | 1,397 |
FC Tucson [lower-alpha 1] | 15 | 16,362 | 1,688 | 855 | 1,259 |
Tormenta FC | 15 | 15,613 | 2,000 | 573 | 1,041 |
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 15 | 7,736 | 1,167 | 195 | 516 |
Total [lower-alpha 1] | 165 | 359,107 | 6,000 | 195 | 2,203 |
Sources: USL, Soccer Stadium Digest, Mike Pendleton
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Juan Galindrez | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Charlotte Independence | 7–1 (H) [14] | June 22 |
Jacob Labovitz | Greenville Triumph SC | Richmond Kickers | 3–1 (A) [15] | July 16 |
Khori Bennett | Charlotte Independence | Central Valley Fuego | 4–0 (H) [16] | July 29 |
Trevor Amann | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | North Carolina FC | 4–1 (H) [17] | September 3 |
Kazaiah Sterling | Tormenta FC | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 3–1 (H) [18] | September 10 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
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Golden Boot | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | 17 goals in 29 games | [19] |
Golden Glove | Rashid Nuhu | Union Omaha | 9 shutouts, 0.98 goals against average | [19] |
Assist Champion | Jonathan Bolanos | Richmond Kickers | 11 assists | [19] |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Rashid Nuhu | Union Omaha | 9 shutouts, 0.98 goals against average | [20] |
Defender of the Year | Arthur Rogers | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 80 chances (league record); 9 assists | [21] |
Young Player of the Year | Ethan Bryant | Richmond Kickers | 5 goals; 3 assists | [22] |
Comeback Player of the Year | Adrian Billhardt | Tormenta FC | 5 goals; 5 assists | [23] |
Coach of the Year | Darren Sawatzky | Richmond Kickers | Won Regular Season title | [24] |
Most Valuable Player | Emiliano Terzaghi | Richmond Kickers | 17 goals, 3 braces; 3 game-winning goals | [25] |
Goal of the Year | Omar Ciss | Charlotte Independence | vs North Carolina FC | [26] |
Save of the Year | Johan Peñaranda | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | vs Charlotte Independence | [27] |
First team [28] | |||
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Rashid Nuhu (OMA) | Jalen Crisler (RIC) Evan Lee (GVL) Daniel Navarro (CHA) Arthur Rogers (NCO) | Jonathan Bolanos (RIC) José Carrera-García (CHA) Omar Ciss (CLT) John Scearce (OMA) | Garrett McLaughlin (NCA) Emiliano Terzaghi (RIC) |
Second team [28] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Akira Fitzgerald (RIC) | Jake Dengler (TRM) Brandon Fricke (GVL) Mikey Maldonado (MAD) Timmy Mehl (CHA) | Gabriel Cabral (TRM) Moe Espinoza (CHA) Gabriel Obertan (CLT) Louis Perez (TUC) | Irvin Parra (NCO) Kazaiah Sterling (TRM) |
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