2022 USL W League season

USL W League

Season	2022
Dates	May 6 - July 10 (regular season) July 13 - July 23 (playoffs)
Champions	South Georgia Tormenta FC (1st Title)
Regular Season Champions	Minnesota Aurora FC (1st Title)
Matches played	254
Goals scored	935 (3.68 per match)
Best Player	Amy Andrews South Georgia Tormenta FC
Top goalscorer	Amy Andrews South Georgia Tormenta FC (16 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Sydney Martinez South Georgia Tormenta FC
Biggest home win	LIR 18, FAE 0 (July 6)
Biggest away win	FAE 2, ACC 10 (June 14) FAE 0, MAN 8 (June 22)
Highest scoring	LIR 18, FAE 0 (July 6)
Longest winning run	11 matches Minnesota Aurora FC (June 2 – July 9)
Longest unbeaten run	12 matches Minnesota Aurora FC (entire season)
Longest winless run	12 matches St. Louis Lions (entire season)
Longest losing run	12 matches St. Louis Lions (entire season)
2023 → All statistics correct as of August 3, 2022.

The 2022 USL W League season is the first season of USL W League.

The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 10. 44 teams participated in this inaugural season. ^[1]

Indy Eleven won the first game in league history, defeating Kings Hammer FC 3–1 on May 6. Rachel McCarthy scored the first two goals. ^{[2] [3]}

South Georgia Tormenta FC won the Championship 2–1 against Regular Season winners Minnesota Aurora FC on July 23. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Standings

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Morris Elite SC	12	8	3	1	28	10	+18	27	2.25	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Long Island Rough Riders	12	8	2	2	45	7	+38	26	2.17
3	Queensboro FC	12	8	1	3	33	12	+21	25	2.08
4	Cedar Stars	12	8	1	3	30	11	+19	25	2.08
5	AC Connecticut	12	5	2	5	24	17	+7	17	1.42
6	Manhattan SC	12	4	1	7	24	29	−5	13	1.08
7	Westchester Flames	12	2	0	10	11	40	−29	6	0.50
8	F.A. Euro	12	0	0	12	9	78	−69	0	0.00

Source: USL

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	McLean Soccer	10	9	0	1	39	7	+32	27	2.70	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Christos FC	10	6	1	3	26	13	+13	19	1.90
3	Patuxent Football Athletics	10	4	0	6	8	29	−21	12	1.20
4	Eagle FC	10	3	1	6	17	26	−9	10	1.00
5	Northern Virginia FC	10	1	2	7	12	27	−15	5	0.50

Source: USL

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Indy Eleven	12	10	2	0	31	7	+24	32	2.67	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Midwest United FC	12	7	2	3	36	17	+19	23	1.92
3	Racing Louisville FC	12	6	3	3	26	15	+11	21	1.75
4	AFC Ann Arbor	12	6	3	3	23	15	+8	21	1.75
5	Detroit City FC	12	3	3	6	15	22	−7	12	1.00
6	Kalamazoo FC	12	3	1	8	23	30	−7	10	0.83
7	Kings Hammer FC	12	2	3	7	12	36	−24	9	0.75
8	Flint City AFC	12	2	1	9	17	41	−24	7	0.58

Source: USL

Heartland Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Minnesota Aurora FC	12	11	1	0	35	8	+27	34	2.83	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Kaw Valley FC	12	7	1	4	30	15	+15	22	1.83
3	Green Bay Glory	12	6	3	3	19	17	+2	21	1.75
4	Chicago City SC	12	6	1	5	26	21	+5	19	1.58
5	Chicago Dutch Lions	12	3	0	9	12	27	−15	9	0.75
6	St. Louis Lions	12	0	0	12	9	43	−34	0	0.00

Source: USL

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Greenville Liberty SC	12	8	2	2	32	13	+19	26	2.17	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	North Carolina Courage U23	12	6	4	2	25	15	+10	22	1.83
3	Wake FC	12	6	1	5	20	17	+3	19	1.58
4	Charlotte Independence	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	15	1.25
5	Asheville City SC	12	3	6	3	20	18	+2	15	1.25
6	North Carolina Fusion	12	1	0	11	5	39	−34	3	0.25

Source: USL

South Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Tormenta FC	12	7	4	1	33	9	+24	25	2.08	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	12	7	3	2	21	12	+9	24	2.00
3	South Carolina United FC	12	5	2	5	20	26	−6	17	1.42
4	Southern Soccer Academy	12	4	5	3	26	22	+4	17	1.42
5	Tennessee SC	12	2	2	8	13	32	−19	8	0.67
6	Peachtree City MOBA	12	1	4	7	11	23	−12	7	0.58

Source: USL

Southeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	FC Miami City	10	9	1	0	21	4	+17	28	2.80	Advance to USL W League Playoffs
2	Tampa Bay United	10	7	1	2	19	4	+15	22	2.20
3	Miami AC	10	5	0	5	16	21	−5	15	1.50
4	Florida Elite SA	10	1	1	8	7	17	−10	4	0.40
5	Caledonia SC	10	1	1	8	8	25	−17	4	0.40

Source: USL

Playoffs

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Morris Elite SC	0
	McLean Soccer	8
					McLean Soccer	0
					Minnesota Aurora FC	1
	Minnesota Aurora FC	2
	Indy Eleven	1
									Minnesota Aurora FC	1
									Tormenta FC (a.e.t.)	2
	FC Miami City	0
	Tormenta FC	1
					Tormenta FC	4
					Greenville Liberty SC	1
	Greenville Liberty SC	2
	Long Island Rough Riders	0

Quarterfinals

FC Miami City v Tormenta FC

July 13	FC Miami City	0–1	Tormenta FC	Tropical Park Miami, Florida
6:00 PM EDT	Hall Mendez	Report	Giddes Andrews 62'

Greenville Liberty SC v Long Island Rough Riders

July 13	Greenville Liberty SC	2–0	Long Island Rough Riders	Legacy Early College Field Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Reilly 37' Mackin 70'	Report

Morris Elite SC v McLean Soccer

July 13	Morris Elite SC	0–8	McLean Soccer	Frederick Douglass Field Newark, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT		Report	Turner 15' Leas 17' Felton 24' Harwood 29' Caloia 42', 50' McBride 67' Meeks 73'

Minnesota Aurora FC v Indy Eleven

July 13	Minnesota Aurora FC	2–1	Indy Eleven	TCO Stadium Eagan, Minnesota
7:00 PM CDT	Turner 50' Preston 64' (pen.)	Report	Rogers 34'	Attendance: 6,200

Semifinals

Minnesota Aurora FC v McLean Soccer

July 17	Minnesota Aurora FC	1–0	McLean Soccer	TCO Stadium Eagan, Minnesota
3:00 PM EDT	Turner 52'	Report		Attendance: 6,200

Greenville Liberty SC v Tormenta FC

July 17	Greenville Liberty SC	1–4	Tormenta FC	Legacy Early College Field Greenville, South Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Conti 66'	Report	Olalere 55' Andrews 69', 79' Nyby 73' Scully

W League Championship

Minnesota Aurora FC v Tormenta FC

July 23	Minnesota Aurora FC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tormenta FC	TCO Stadium Eagan, Minnesota
4:30 PM CDT	Symonds 22' Nguyen	Report	Nyby 6', 115'	Attendance: 6,489

Championship MVP: Sydney Martinez (TRM)

Awards

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Golden Boot	Amy Andrews	Tormenta FC	16 goals in 10 games	[7]
Golden Glove	Sydney Martinez	Tormenta FC	0.58 Goals Against Average; 6 Shutouts	[7]
Assists Champion	Treva Aycock	Southern Soccer Academy	8 assists	[8]
Coach of the Year	Nicole Lukic	Minnesota Aurora FC	Undefeated Regular Season	[9]
Young (U20) Player of the Year	Christian Brathwaite	Greenville Liberty SC	Four goals; four assists	[10]
Player of the Year	Amy Andrews	Tormenta FC	16 goals; 2 assists	[11]
Goal of the Year	Addy Symonds	Minnesota Aurora FC	vs Tormenta FC in the Final	[12]
Save of the Year	Madison Howard	North Carolina Fusion	vs Greenville Liberty SC	[13]

All-League Teams

First Team

F: Amy Andrews (TRM), Katie Soderstrom (IND), Mía Asenjo (QFC)
M: Christian Brathwaite (GVL), Treva Aycock (SSA), Nicole Waters (WAK)
D: Kenzie Langdok (MNA), Robyn McCarthy (IND), Barbara Murillo (FMC), Nina Carlomusto (LIR)
G: Sydney Martinez (TRM)

Second Team

F: Maddy Williams (IND), Bailey Korhorn (KAL), Aleigh Gambone (MCL)
M: Caroline Conti (GVL), Jaida Nyby (TRM), Lauren Wrigley (MOR)
D: Kelsey Kaufusi (MNA), Abby Wolf (TRM), Emily Madril (LOU), Maggie Shaw (CHT)
G: Sarah Fuller (MNA)

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References

1. "USL W League Releases Inaugural Season Schedule". uslwleague.com. USL W League. February 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
2. ""Tonight was surreal": What made the W League inaugural match so special". uslwleague.com. USL W League. May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
3. Haenchen, Brian (May 7, 2022). "USL W League debuts with Indy Eleven victory: 'It was so much more than I expected.'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
4. "History made as South Georgia Tormenta FC wins inaugural W League Final". uslwleague.com. USL W League. July 23, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
5. La Vaque, David (July 23, 2022). "Aurora's dream season ends with 2-1 extra time loss to South Georgia in USL W title match". Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
6. "Tormenta FC win USL W League championship". Statesboro Herald. July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
7. "Tormenta FC's Andrews and Martinez win Golden Boot and Golden Glove in inaugural season". USL W League. July 18, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
8. "Southern Soccer Academy's Treva Aycock announced as regular season Assists Champion". USL W League. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
9. "Minnesota Aurora FC's Nicole Lukic named USL W League Coach of the Year after a compelling 2022 regular season campaign". USL W League. July 19, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
10. "Greenville Liberty's Christian Brathwaite named 2022 W League Young Player of the Year". USL W League. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
11. "South Georgia Tormenta FC's Amy Andrews voted 2022 USL W League Player of the Year". USL W League. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
12. "2022 USL W League Goal of the Year". USL W League. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
13. "Vote for the 2022 USL W League Save of the Year". USL W League. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
14. "USL W League announces 2022 Team of the Year". USL W League. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

External links

• USL W League website