2022 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States

Season	2022
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield	Los Angeles FC
USL Championship	San Antonio FC
USL League One	Tormenta FC
NISA	Michigan Stars FC
NPSL	FC Motown
USL League Two	Ventura County Fusion
MLS Next Pro	Columbus Crew 2
US Open Cup	Orlando City SC
MLS Cup	Los Angeles FC
Women's soccer
NWSL	Portland Thorns FC
WPSL	California Storm
UWS	Chicago Mustangs
USLW	Tormenta FC
NWSL Challenge Cup	North Carolina Courage
←  2021 2023  →

The 2022 season was the 110th season of competitive soccer in the United States.

National teams

Men's

Senior

Main article: United States men's national soccer team

As of December 3, 2022.

Wins	Losses	Draws
6	4	6

Friendlies

United States   v   Morocco

June 1	United States	3–0	Morocco	Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET	Aaronson 26' Weah 32' Wright 64' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,002 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

United States   v   Uruguay

June 5	United States	0–0	Uruguay	Kansas City, Kansas
17:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,569 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Japan   v   United States

September 23	Japan	2–0	United States	Düsseldorf, Germany
08:25 ET	Kamada 24' Mitoma 88'	Report		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 5,149 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Saudi Arabia   v   United States

September 27	Saudi Arabia	0–0	United States	Murcia, Spain
14:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Attendance: 364 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

CONCACAF third round

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	14	8	4	2	23	7	+16	28	2022 FIFA World Cup		—	2–1	2–0	1–0	4–1	4–0	3–0	1–1
2	Mexico	14	8	4	2	17	8	+9	28			1–1	—	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	3–0
3	United States	14	7	4	3	21	10	+11	25			1–1	2–0	—	2–1	5–1	2–0	1–0	3–0
4	Costa Rica	14	7	4	3	13	8	+5	25	Inter-confederation play-offs		1–0	0–1	2–0	—	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–1
5	Panama	14	6	3	5	17	19	−2	21			1–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	—	3–2	2–1	1–1
6	Jamaica	14	2	5	7	12	22	−10	11			0–0	1–2	1–1	0–1	0–3	—	1–1	2–1
7	El Salvador	14	2	4	8	8	18	−10	10			0–2	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	—	0–0
8	Honduras	14	0	4	10	7	26	−19	4			0–2	0–1	1–4	0–0	2–3	0–2	0–2	—

Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

United States   v   El Salvador

January 27	United States	1–0	El Salvador	Columbus, Ohio
19:00 ET	A. Robinson 52'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

Canada   v   United States

January 30	Canada	2–0	United States	Hamilton, Canada
15:00 ET	Larin 7' Adekugbe 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 12,000 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

United States   v   Honduras

February 2	United States	3–0	Honduras	Saint Paul, Minnesota
19:30 ET	McKennie 8' Zimmerman 37' Pulisic 67'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,202 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Mexico   v   United States

March 24	Mexico	0–0	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
22:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States   v   Panama

March 27	United States	5–1	Panama	Orlando, Florida
19:00 ET	Pulisic 17' (pen.), 45+4' (pen.), 65' Arriola 23' Ferreira 27'	Report	Godoy 86'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 25,022 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Costa Rica   v   United States

March 30	Costa Rica	2–0	United States	San José, Costa Rica
21:00 ET	Vargas 51' Contreras 59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

CONCACAF Nations League

Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League

Group D

Main article: 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	4	3	1	0	14	2	+12	10	Qualification for Finals and Gold Cup		—	1–0	5–0
2	El Salvador	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	5	Qualification for Gold Cup		1–1	—	3–1
3	Grenada	4	0	1	3	4	17	−13	1	Advance to Gold Cup prelims		1–7	2–2	—

Source: CONCACAF

United States   v   Grenada

June 10 GS 1	United States	5–0	Grenada	Austin, Texas
22:00 ET	Ferreira 43', 54', 56', 78' Arriola 62'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

El Salvador   v   United States

June 14 GS 2	El Salvador	1–1	United States	San Salvador, El Salvador
22:00 ET	Larín 35'	Report	Morris 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 6,313 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Group B

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advanced to knockout stage
2	United States	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	Wales	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

United States   v   Wales

November 21	United States	1–1	Wales	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:00 ET	Weah 36'	Report	Bale 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 43,418 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

England   v   United States

November 25	England	0–0	United States	Al Khor, Qatar
14:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 68,463 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Iran   v   United States

November 29	Iran	0–1	United States	Doha, Qatar
14:00 ET		Report	Pulisic 38'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 42,127 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Knockout stage

Netherlands   v   United States

December 3 R16	Netherlands	3–1	United States	Al Rayyan, Qatar
10:00 ET	Depay 10' Blind 45+1' Dumfries 81'	Report	Wright 76'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 44,846 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of December 3, 2022, after the match against   Netherlands .

Player	Goals
Jesús Ferreira	5
Christian Pulisic
Paul Arriola	2
Timothy Weah
Haji Wright
Brenden Aaronson	1
Weston McKennie
Jordan Morris
Antonee Robinson
Walker Zimmerman

U–20

Main article: United States men's national under-20 soccer team

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	0	15	2	+13	7	Knockout stage
2	Cuba	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	3	0	20	−20	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group E

United States   v   Saint Kitts and Nevis

June 18	United States	10–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Cowell 18' (pen.) Clark 32' (pen.) Wolff 44' Pukštas 45+1' Cuevas 45+3' Tsakiris 45+8' (pen.), 70' Chiuta 48' (o.g.) Aaronson 64', 68'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 110 Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Canada   v   United States

June 20	Canada	2–2	United States	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Wright 15' Halliday 69' (o.g.)	Report	McGlynn 53' Cowell 72'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 160 Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

United States   v   Cuba

June 22	United States	3–0	Cuba	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
	Sullivan 2', 8', 43'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Knockout stage

United States   v   Nicaragua

June 25 Round of 16	United States	5–0	Nicaragua	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:30 ET	Sullivan 45+2', 65' Luna 56' (pen.) Pineda 73' (o.g.) Neal 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 250 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

United States   v   Costa Rica

June 28 QF	United States	2–0	Costa Rica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Aaronson 5', 49'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Morazán Attendance: 500 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

United States   v   Honduras

July 1 SF	United States	3–0	Honduras	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Aaronson 3' Alvarado Jr. 22' Sullivan 43'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Morazán Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

United States   v   Dominican Republic

July 3 F	United States	6–0	Dominican Republic	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
	Wolff 17' Aaronson 37', 56' Allen 39' McGlynn 53' Tsakiris 61'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 100 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Women's

Senior

Main article: United States women's national soccer team

As of November 13, 2022.

Wins	Losses	Draws
14	3	1

Friendlies

United States   v   Uzbekistan

April 9	United States	9–1	Uzbekistan	Columbus, Ohio
17:30 ET	Sullivan 26' Pugh 27' Smith 33', 35', 56' Macario 46' Howell 64' Hatch 86' Sanchez 90'	Report	Norboeva 70'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 12,071 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States   v   Uzbekistan

April 12	United States	9–0	Uzbekistan	Chester, Pennsylvania
19:00 ET	Zaripova 1' (o.g.) Macario 12', 45+2' Pugh 14' Lavelle 25', 27' Rodman 71' Purce 85' Sanchez 90'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

United States   v   Colombia

June 25	United States	3–0	Colombia	Commerce City, Colorado
19:30 ET	Smith 54', 60' Kornieck 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren (Canada)

United States   v   Colombia

June 28	United States	2–0	Colombia	Sandy, Utah
22:00 ET	Vanegas 22' (o.g.) O'Hara 77'	Report		Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,077 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States   v   Nigeria

September 3	United States	4–0	Nigeria	Kansas City, Kansas
13:00 ET	Smith 14', 45+1' Horan 25' Morgan 52' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 14,502 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

United States   v   Nigeria

September 6	United States	2–1	Nigeria	Washington, D.C.
18:00 ET	Demehin 24' (o.g.) Lavelle 66'	Report	Kanu 50'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,869 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

England   v   United States

October 7	England	2–1	United States	London, England
15:00 ET	Hemp 10' Stanway 33' (pen.)	Report	Smith 28'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,893 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Spain   v   United States

October 11	Spain	2–0	United States	Pamplona, Spain
14:30 ET	Codina 39' González 72'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Sadar Attendance: 11,209 Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)

United States   v   Germany

November 10	United States	1–2	Germany	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:00 ET	Rapinoe 85'	Report	Murphy 52' (o.g.) Krumbiegel 89'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 16,917 Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

United States   v   Germany

November 13	United States	2–1	Germany	Harrison, New Jersey
17:00 ET	Smith 54' Pugh 56'	Report	Brand 18'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 26,317 Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

SheBelieves Cup

Main article: 2022 SheBelieves Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	United States (H)	3	2	1	0	10	0	+10	7
	Iceland	3	2	0	1	3	6	−3	6
	Czech Republic	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

Source: USSoccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(H) Hosts

United States   v   Czech Republic

February 17	United States	0–0	Czech Republic	Carson, California
23:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 7,333 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

United States   v   New Zealand

February 20	United States	5–0	New Zealand	Carson, California
15:00 ET	Moore 5' (o.g.), 6' (o.g.), 36' (o.g.) Hatch 51' Pugh 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 16,587 Referee: Maria Belen Carvajal (Chile)

United States   v   Iceland

February 23	United States	5–0	Iceland	Frisco, Texas
21:00 ET	Macario 37', 45' Pugh 60', 75' K. Mewis 88'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 7,444 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

CONCACAF W Championship

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF W Championship

Group A

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Qualification for Women's World Cup and advance to knockout stage
2	Jamaica	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
3	Haiti	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3	Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
4	Mexico (H)	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

United States   v   Haiti

July 4	United States	3–0	Haiti	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
19:00 ET	Morgan 16', 23' Purce 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 5,345 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

Jamaica   v   United States

July 7	Jamaica	0–5	United States	Guadalupe, Mexico
19:00 ET		Report	Smith 5', 8' Lavelle 59' Mewis 83' (pen.) Rodman 86'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

United States   v   Mexico

July 11	United States	1–0	Mexico	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
22:00 ET	Mewis 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 20,522 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Knockout stage

United States   v   Costa Rica

July 14 SF	United States	3–0	Costa Rica	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
22:00 ET	Sonnett 34' Pugh 45+4' Sanchez 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 2,537 Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Final

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Final

Goalscorers

Goals are current as of November 13, 2022, after the match against   Germany.

Player	Goals
Sophia Smith	11
Mallory Pugh	7
Catarina Macario	5
Rose Lavelle	4
Alex Morgan
Kristie Mewis	3
Ashley Sanchez
Ashley Hatch	2
Margaret Purce
Trinity Rodman
Lindsey Horan	1
Jaelin Howell
Taylor Kornieck
Kelley O'Hara
Megan Rapinoe
Emily Sonnett
Andi Sullivan
own goal	6
Total	56

U-20

Main article: United States women's national under-20 soccer team

2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	9	Knockout stage
2	Puerto Rico	3	2	0	1	4	8	−4	6
3	Dominican Republic (H)	3	1	0	2	4	11	−7	3
4	Nicaragua	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group E

United States   v   Nicaragua

February 25	United States	6–0	Nicaragua	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Multrie 2' Cooper 7' Jackson 17' Kitahata 51', 64' McConnell 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren (Canada)

Puerto Rico   v   United States

February 27	Puerto Rico	0–7	United States	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Report	Patterson 8', 11', 24', 45+4' Missimo 58' Mason 80' Kitahata 83'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

United States   v   Dominican Republic

March 1	United States	7–0	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Kitahata 33' Missimo 35', 41' Marte 47' (o.g.) DellaPeruta 58' Colton 79' Jackson 90'+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

Knockout stage

United States   v   Suriname

March 4 Round of 16	United States	14–0	Suriname	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Colton 1', 88' Kitahata 18' (pen.), 46', 52' DellaPeruta 24' Cooper 47', 82', 90' Thompson 54', 85' Reale 67' (pen.) Patterson 72' Mason 80'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

United States   v   Haiti

March 8 Quarter-finals	United States	6–0	Haiti	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Mason 8' Thompson 50' Jackson 68' DellaPeruta 78' (pen.) Patterson 87' Cooper 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

United States   v   Puerto Rico

March 10 Semi-finals	United States	7–0	Puerto Rico	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	DellaPeruta 19' Moultrie 22' Cooper 35', 41' (pen.) Jackson 65', 76', 81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

United States   v   Mexico

March 12 Final	United States	2–0	Mexico	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Cooper 3' DellaPeruta 42' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

2022 Sud Ladies Cup

Main article: 2022 Sud Ladies Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States (C)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	8
2	France (H)	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Netherlands	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: Sud Ladies Cup
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

France   v   United States

June 24	France	1–3	United States	Aubagne
	Nassi 50'		Jackson 6' Byars 52', 90'	Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Audrey Gerbel (France)

United States   v   Mexico

June 26	United States	3–0	Mexico	Aubagne
	Albert 15' Byars 80' Shaw 86'			Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Siham Benmahammed (France)

United States   v   Netherlands

June 28	United States	2–2 (5–4 p)	Netherlands	Aubagne
	Cooper 5' Shaw 65'		Noordman 12' Henry 32'	Stadium: Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny Referee: Émeline Rochebilière (France)
	Penalties
	Sentnor Lageyre Shaw Shores Colton Patterson DellaPeruta		Foederer Peddemors Henry Auée Koopman Van Diemen Walk

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Knockout stage
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	United States	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Ghana	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Ghana   v   United States

August 11	Ghana	0–3	United States	Alajuela, Costa Rica
12:00 ET		Report	Cooper 11' Thompson 38' Sentnor 51'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 987 Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

United States   v   Netherlands

August 14	United States	0–3	Netherlands	San José, Costa Rica
18:00 ET		Report	Koopman 32' Foederer 55' Auée 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 2,652 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

United States   v   Japan

August 17	United States	1–3	Japan	San José, Costa Rica
18:00 ET	Jackson 70'	Report	Matsukubo 55' Koyama 67' Tabata 84'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 814 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)

U-17

Main article: United States women's national under-17 soccer team

CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	38	0	+38	9	Knockout stage
2	Costa Rica	3	2	0	1	13	7	+6	6
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	0	2	5	17	−12	3
4	Grenada	3	0	0	3	1	33	−32	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Group G

United States   v   Grenada

April 23	United States	20–0	Grenada	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
16:00 ET	Rebimbas 9', 36', 55' Harvey 12', 26', 30', 59' Oliaro 16', 61' Kohler 21', 48', 50', 90+3' Kiorpes 34' Williams 43' (o.g.) Roller 64' Hutton 72', 90+1' Martinho 76' Villarreal 81'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Smeedly Saint-Jean (Haiti)

Puerto Rico   v   United States

Aplril 25	Puerto Rico	0–13	United States	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
16:00		Report	Martinho 6' Villarreal 11', 39', 57', 60', 61' Suarez 21', 67' Hutton 34', 51', 65' Kiorpes 69' Fraser 84'	Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Karen Hernandez (Mexico)

United States   v   Costa Rica

April 27	United States	5–0	Costa Rica	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00 ET	Villarreal 4' Kohler 45+1' Jackson 58' (pen.) Gamero 61' Hutton 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Knockout stage

United States   v   Curaçao

April 30 Round of 16	United States	11–0	Curaçao	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Kiorpes 1', 7', 55' (pen.), 84' Rebimbas 11' Martinho 29' Bhuta 39', 67' Gamero 41', 73' Oliaro 58'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)

United States   v   Jamaica

May 4 QF	United States	4–0	Jamaica	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
	Villarreal 3' Kohler 32' Jackson 42' Rebimbas 56'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Referee: Smeedly Saint-Jean (Haiti)

United States   v   Canada

May 6 SF	United States	3–0	Canada	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Rebimbas 18', 58' Gamero 78'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Mexico   v   United States

May 8 F	Mexico	1–2	United States	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Flores 66'	Report	Martinho 20' Rebimbas 76'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Annays Rosario (Puerto Rico)

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Main article: 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	7	Knockout stage
2	Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7
3	Morocco	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	India (H)	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group A

India   v   United States

October 11	India	0–8	United States	Bhubaneswar, India
10:30 ET		Report	Rebimbas 9', 31' Kohler 15' Gamero 23' Thompson 39' Emri 51' Suarez 59' (pen.) Bhuta 62'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Susana Corella (Ecuador)

Brazil   v   United States

October 14	Brazil	1–1	United States	Bhubaneswar, India
07:00 ET	Carol 37'	Report	Kiorpes 33'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

United States   v   Morocco

October 17	United States	4–0	Morocco	Margao, India
10:30 ET	Kohler 24', 73' Smith 68', 81'	Report		Stadium: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay)

Knockout

United States   v   Nigeria

October 21 QF	United States	1–1 (3–4 p)	Nigeria	Navi Mumbai, India
	Villareal 40'	Report	Edafe 26'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 6,619 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
	Penalties
	Jackson Bhuta T. Suarez Emri Adames		Edafe Folorunsho Usani Offiong Etim

Club competitions

Men's

League competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Philadelphia Union	34	19	5	10	72	26	+46	67	Qualification for the Conference semifinals & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League
2	CF Montréal [a]	34	20	9	5	63	50	+13	65	Qualification for the first round
3	New York City FC	34	16	11	7	57	41	+16	55
4	New York Red Bulls	34	15	11	8	50	41	+9	53
5	FC Cincinnati	34	12	9	13	64	56	+8	49
6	Inter Miami CF	34	14	14	6	47	56	−9	48
7	Orlando City SC	34	14	14	6	44	53	−9	48	Qualification for the first round & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [b]
8	Columbus Crew	34	10	8	16	46	41	+5	46
9	Charlotte FC	34	13	18	3	44	52	−8	42
10	New England Revolution	34	10	12	12	47	50	−3	42
11	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	48	54	−6	40
12	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	15	9	39	48	−9	39
13	Toronto FC [a]	34	9	18	7	49	66	−17	34
14	D.C. United	34	7	21	6	36	71	−35	27

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
2. as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC	34	21	9	4	66	38	+28	67	Qualification for the 2023 Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions League & conference semifinals
2	Austin FC	34	16	10	8	65	49	+16	56	Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League
3	FC Dallas	34	14	9	11	48	37	+11	53	Qualification for the first round
4	LA Galaxy	34	14	12	8	58	51	+7	50
5	Nashville SC	34	13	10	11	52	41	+11	50
6	Minnesota United FC	34	14	14	6	48	51	−3	48
7	Real Salt Lake	34	12	11	11	43	45	−2	47
8	Portland Timbers	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC [a]	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League [b]
10	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
11	Seattle Sounders FC	34	12	17	5	47	46	+1	41
12	Sporting Kansas City	34	11	16	7	42	54	−12	40
13	Houston Dynamo FC	34	10	18	6	43	56	−13	36
14	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	15	11	52	69	−17	35

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
2. as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

Overall 2022 table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, the Supporters' Shield trophy, seeding in the 2023 Canadian Championship, and 2022 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying for the playoffs.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles FC (C, S)	34	21	9	4	66	38	+28	67	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [a]
2	Philadelphia Union	34	19	5	10	72	26	+46	67	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [b]
3	CF Montréal [c]	34	20	9	5	63	50	+13	65
4	Austin FC	34	16	10	8	65	49	+16	56	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [d]
5	New York City FC	34	16	11	7	57	41	+16	55
6	New York Red Bulls	34	15	11	8	50	41	+9	53
7	FC Dallas	34	14	9	11	48	37	+11	53
8	LA Galaxy	34	14	12	8	58	51	+7	50
9	Nashville SC	34	13	10	11	52	41	+11	50
10	FC Cincinnati	34	12	9	13	64	56	+8	49
11	Minnesota United FC	34	14	14	6	48	51	−3	48
12	Inter Miami CF	34	14	14	6	47	56	−9	48
13	Orlando City SC (U)	34	14	14	6	44	53	−9	48	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [e]
14	Real Salt Lake	34	12	11	11	43	45	−2	47
15	Portland Timbers	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46
16	Columbus Crew	34	10	8	16	46	41	+5	46
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC [c] (V)	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [f]
18	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
19	Charlotte FC	34	13	18	3	44	52	−8	42
20	New England Revolution	34	10	12	12	47	50	−3	42
21	Seattle Sounders FC	34	12	17	5	47	46	+1	41
22	Sporting Kansas City	34	11	16	7	42	54	−12	40
23	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	48	54	−6	40
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	15	9	39	48	−9	39
25	Houston Dynamo FC	34	10	18	6	43	56	−13	36
26	San Jose Earthquakes	34	8	15	11	52	69	−17	35
27	Toronto FC [c]	34	9	18	7	49	66	−17	34
28	D.C. United	34	7	21	6	36	71	−35	27

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield winners; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners; (V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

1. As 2022 MLS Cup champions and 2022 MLS Supporters' Shield champions (USA1)
2. As 2022 Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA2)
3. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
4. As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA3)
5. As 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
6. As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

MLS Playoffs

Main article: 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

First round October 15–17

Conference semifinals October 20, 23

Conference finals October 30

MLS Cup November 5

E1

Philadelphia Union

1

E5

FC Cincinnati

0

E4

New York Red Bulls

1

E5

FC Cincinnati

2

E1

Philadelphia Union

3

Eastern Conference

E3

New York City FC

1

E3

New York City FC

3

E6

Inter Miami CF

0

E3

New York City FC

3

E2

CF Montréal

1

E2

CF Montréal

2

E7

Orlando City SC

0

E1

Philadelphia Union

3 (0)

W1

Los Angeles FC (p)

3 (3)

W1

Los Angeles FC

3

W4

LA Galaxy

2

W4

LA Galaxy

1

W5

Nashville SC

0

W1

Los Angeles FC

3

Western Conference

W2

Austin FC

0

W3

FC Dallas (p)

1 (5)

W6

Minnesota United FC

1 (4)

W3

FC Dallas

1

W2

Austin FC

2

W2

Austin FC (p)

2 (3)

W7

Real Salt Lake

2 (1)

Note: The higher seeded teams hosted matches, with the MLS Cup host determined by overall points.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2022

November 5, 2022 (2022-11-05)

1:00 p.m. PDT

Los Angeles FC	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Philadelphia Union
Acosta 28' Murillo 83' Bale 120+8'	Report	Gazdag 59' Elliott 85', 120+4'
Penalties
Tello Bouanga Hollingshead Ilie	3–0	Gazdag Martínez Wagner

Banc of California Stadium , Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Attendance: 22,384

Referee: Ismail Elfath

MLS All-Star Game

Main article: 2022 MLS All-Star Game

2022 MLS All-Star Game

August 10, 2022

19:30 CDT (20:30 EDT)

MLS All-Stars	2–1	Liga MX All-Stars
Vela 3' Ruidíaz 73' (pen.)	Report	Álvarez 83'

Allianz Field , Saint Paul, Minnesota

Attendance: 19,727

Referee: Joe Dickerson

USL Championship

Main article: 2022 USL Championship season

Conference tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	San Antonio FC (C, X)	34	24	5	5	54	26	+28	77	Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2	San Diego Loyal SC	34	18	10	6	68	55	+13	60	Playoffs
3	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	34	17	13	4	59	53	+6	55
4	Sacramento Republic	34	15	11	8	48	34	+14	53
5	New Mexico United	34	13	9	12	49	40	+9	51
6	Rio Grande Valley Toros	34	14	13	7	51	40	+11	49
7	Oakland Roots SC	34	11	10	13	51	46	+5	46
8	El Paso Locomotive FC	34	13	14	7	56	52	+4	46
9	Las Vegas Lights FC	34	12	13	9	40	50	−10	45
10	Phoenix Rising FC	34	12	16	6	50	58	−8	42
11	LA Galaxy II	34	11	16	7	53	63	−10	40
12	Monterey Bay FC	34	12	18	4	42	59	−17	40
13	Orange County SC	34	7	14	13	49	59	−10	34

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season League Champion

USL Championship Playoffs

Main article: 2022 USL Championship Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals October 22–23

Conference Semifinals October 28–30

Conference Finals November 5–6

USL Championship Final November 13

E1

Louisville City FC (p)

2 (5)

E5

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

2 (3)

E4

Birmingham Legion FC

2 (7)

E5

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p)

2 (8)

E1

Louisville City FC (a.e.t.)

1

Eastern Conference

E3

Tampa Bay Rowdies

0

E2

Memphis 901 FC

3

E7

Detroit City FC

1

E2

Memphis 901 FC

0

E3

Tampa Bay Rowdies

1

E3

Tampa Bay Rowdies

3

E6

Miami FC

1

E1

Louisville City FC

1

W1

San Antonio FC

3

W1

San Antonio FC

3

W7

Oakland Roots SC

0

W2

San Diego Loyal SC

0

W7

Oakland Roots SC

3

W1

San Antonio FC

2

Western Conference

W3

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

0

W3

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC

3

W6

Rio Grande Valley FC

0

W3

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (a.e.t.)

2

W4

Sacramento Republic FC

1

W4

Sacramento Republic FC

2

W5

New Mexico United

0

USL Championship Final

November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)

7:30 PM CST

San Antonio FC	3–1	Louisville City FC
Patiño 45+3' (pen.) Adeniran 64'	Report	Ownby 78'

Toyota Field , San Antonio, Texas

Attendance: 8,534

Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

USL League One

Main article: 2022 USL League One season

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion

Playoffs

Main article: 2022 USL League One Playoffs

	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

USL League One Final

November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06)

7:30 PM EST

Tormenta FC	2–1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Sterling 35' (pen.) Roberts 82'	Report	Tejera 45+3'

Optim Sports Medicine Field , Statesboro, Georgia

Attendance: 3,045

Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

USL League Two

Main article: 2022 USL League Two season

USL League Two Playoffs

Main article: 2022 USL League Two season § Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

National Final

E1

Lionsbridge FC

1

E8

Vermont Green FC

2

E8

Vermont Green FC

1

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

2

E4

Ocean City Nor'easters

1

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

3

E5

Long Island Rough Riders (a.e.t.)

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Seacoast United Phantoms

1

E2

Seacoast United Phantoms

4

E7

Christos FC

1

E2

Seacoast United Phantoms (a.e.t.)

1

E6

Western Mass Pioneers

0

E3

Manhattan SC

0

E6

Western Mass Pioneers

1

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

2

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23

0

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23 (p)

1 (5)

S7

The Villages SC

1 (4)

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23

2

S6

Asheville City SC

1

S3

Brazos Valley Cavalry FC

0

S6

Asheville City SC

3

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23

2

Southern Conference

S4

One Knoxville SC

1

S1

NONA FC

1

S8

West Virginia United

2

S8

West Virginia United

0

S4

One Knoxville SC

2

S4

One Knoxville SC (a.e.t.)

4

S5

Texas United

2

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

1

W5

Ventura County Fusion

2

C1

Des Moines Menace

4

C6

Kaw Valley FC

0

C1

Des Moines Menace

4

C5

Kings Hammer FC

1

C5

Kings Hammer FC (p)

2 (6)

C4

Kalamazoo FC

2 (5)

C1

Des Moines Menace

1 (4)

Central Conference

C7

Flint City Bucks (p)

1 (5)

C2

Chicago FC United

3

C8

Peoria City

1

C2

Chicago FC United

1

C7

Flint City Bucks

2

C3

South Bend Lions

1

C7

Flint City Bucks

3

C7

Flint City Bucks

0

W5

Ventura County Fusion

1

W1

Capital FC

2

W8

San Francisco Glens

3

W8

San Francisco Glens

2

W4

Ballard FC (a.e.t.)

3

W4

Ballard FC

2

W3

Project 51O

1

W4

Ballard FC

0

Western Conference

W5

Ventura County Fusion

1

W5

Ventura County Fusion

3

W6

Flatirons Rush SC

2

W5

Ventura County Fusion

2

W7

Southern California Seahorses

1

W2

Park City Red Wolves

1

W7

Southern California Seahorses

3

Semifinals

Ventura County Fusion v Flint City Bucks

July 31, 2022National Semifinal	Ventura County Fusion	1–0	Flint City Bucks	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:15 PM CDT	Opoku 40' Oberli Madrigal	Report	Dallmann  42' Slade  56' Eneli Quaynor Cekrezi Hepburn

North Carolina Fusion U23 v Long Island Rough Riders

August 1, 2022National Semifinal	North Carolina Fusion U23	0–2	Long Island Rough Riders	Austin-East Magnet High School Knoxville, Tennessee
10:00 AM EDT	Pellio Duval	Report	Vowinkel 45' Thiesen 52' Petridis

USL League Two Championship Game

August 6, 2022

7:00 PM PDT

National Final

Ventura County Fusion	2–1	Long Island Rough Riders
Villapando Opoku 60' Edwards 84'	Report	Cavallo  49' Weiss 55' Puig DiLuzio  68'

Ventura College Sportsplex
Ventura, California

Referee: Trevor Wiseman

National Independent Soccer Association

Main article: 2022 National Independent Soccer Association season

East Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC	16	9	4	3	30	12	+18	31	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Michigan Stars FC	15	6	6	3	18	9	+9	24	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Maryland Bobcats FC	15	6	3	6	24	19	+5	21
4	Syracuse Pulse	16	5	2	9	18	23	−5	17
5	Flower City Union	19	2	2	15	10	50	−40	8

Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head

West Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	California United Strikers FC	14	11	2	1	24	6	+18	35	Qualification for the semi-finals
2	Albion San Diego	10	4	4	2	14	12	+2	16	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Bay Cities FC	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	15
4	Los Angeles Force	11	2	4	5	7	14	−7	10
5	Valley United FC [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew from the league

Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:

1. Valley United FC withdrew from the league and their playing record of P9 W1 D1 L7 GF4 GA21 was expunged. ^[1]

Final Standings (Following August 27 Re-alignment)

Pos	Team v t e	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
6	Syracuse Pulse	22	7	4	11	26	32	−6	25	1.14
7	Los Angeles Force	20	2	8	10	14	31	−17	14	0.70
8	Flower City Union	23	2	3	18	13	57	−44	9	0.39

Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head

Playoffs

	Quarterfinal October 21 (Eleven Sports)
	3	Michigan Stars FC	2
	6	Syracuse Pulse	0

	Quarterfinal October 21 (Eleven Sports)
	4	Albion San Diego	2
	5	Maryland Bobcats FC	0

	Semifinals October 29/30 (Eleven Sports)					NISA Championship Final November 5 (Eleven Sports)
	1	California United Strikers FC	2
	4	Albion San Diego	4
						4	Albion San Diego	0
						3	Michigan Stars FC	1
	2	Chattanooga FC	0
	3	Michigan Stars FC	1

2022 NISA Championship Final

November 6

4:00 p.m. EDT

Michigan Stars FC	1–0	Albion San Diego
Anthony Bowie 31'	Report Broadcast

Romeo Stadium , Washington, Michigan

Attendance: 1,178

Referee: Alex Beehler

MLS Next Pro

Main article: 2022 MLS Next Pro season

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CT	Columbus Crew 2	24	16	2	3	3	62	22	+40	55	Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
2	NE	Toronto FC II	24	12	2	1	9	44	38	+6	41
3	NE	Philadelphia Union II	24	11	3	1	9	42	39	+3	40
4	NE	Rochester New York FC	24	10	4	2	8	37	30	+7	40
5	NE	New York City FC II	24	9	4	2	9	49	35	+14	37
6	CT	Inter Miami CF II	24	10	1	4	9	40	49	−9	36
7	NE	New England Revolution II	24	9	1	4	10	27	42	−15	33
8	CT	Chicago Fire FC II	24	8	2	3	11	41	44	−3	31
9	CT	Orlando City B	24	6	2	3	13	40	53	−13	25
10	CT	FC Cincinnati 2	24	4	2	1	17	27	65	−38	17

Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Western Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FR	St. Louis City 2	24	15	1	2	6	51	34	+17	49	Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
2	PC	Tacoma Defiance	24	14	3	1	6	57	25	+32	49
3	FR	Houston Dynamo 2	24	14	2	3	5	38	22	+16	49
4	FR	North Texas SC	24	13	2	3	6	48	31	+17	46
5	PC	San Jose Earthquakes II	24	12	1	3	8	48	37	+11	41
6	FR	Minnesota United FC 2	24	9	4	1	10	43	39	+4	36
7	PC	Whitecaps FC 2	24	7	3	5	9	40	40	0	32
8	FR	Sporting Kansas City II	24	9	1	2	12	31	38	−7	31
9	FR	Colorado Rapids 2	24	7	4	2	11	33	56	−23	31
10	PC	Real Monarchs	24	6	1	3	14	28	50	−22	23
11	PC	Portland Timbers 2	24	2	4	0	18	29	66	−37	14

Source: MLSNP Western Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew 2	24	16	2	3	3	62	22	+40	55	Regular season champion
2	St. Louis City 2	24	15	1	2	6	51	34	+17	49
3	Tacoma Defiance	24	14	3	1	6	57	25	+32	49
4	Houston Dynamo 2	24	14	2	3	5	38	22	+16	49
5	North Texas SC	24	13	2	3	6	48	31	+17	46
6	San Jose Earthquakes II	24	12	1	3	8	48	37	+11	41
7	Toronto FC II	24	12	2	1	9	44	38	+6	41
8	Philadelphia Union II	24	11	3	1	9	42	39	+3	40
9	Rochester New York FC	24	10	4	2	8	37	30	+7	40
10	New York City FC II	24	9	4	2	9	49	35	+14	37
11	Inter Miami CF II	24	10	1	4	9	40	49	−9	36
12	Minnesota United FC 2	24	9	4	1	10	43	39	+4	36
13	New England Revolution II	24	9	1	4	10	27	42	−15	33
14	Whitecaps FC 2	24	7	3	5	9	40	40	0	32
15	Sporting Kansas City II	24	9	1	2	12	31	38	−7	31
16	Chicago Fire FC II	24	8	2	3	11	41	44	−3	31
17	Colorado Rapids 2	24	7	4	2	11	33	56	−23	31
18	Orlando City B	24	6	2	3	13	40	53	−13	25
19	Real Monarchs	24	6	1	3	14	28	50	−22	23
20	FC Cincinnati 2	24	4	2	1	17	27	65	−38	17
21	Portland Timbers 2	24	2	4	0	18	29	66	−37	14

Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

2022 MLS Next Pro Final

E1

Columbus Crew 2

4

E4

Rochester New York FC

1

E1

Columbus Crew 2 (a.e.t.)

4

Eastern Conference

E2

Toronto FC II

3

E2

Toronto FC II

1

E3

Philadelphia Union II

0

E1

Columbus Crew 2

4

W1

St. Louis City SC 2

1

W1

St. Louis City SC 2

2

W4

North Texas SC

0

W1

St. Louis City SC 2

2

Western Conference

W2

Tacoma Defiance

1

W2

Tacoma Defiance (p)

2 (5)

W3

Houston Dynamo 2

2 (4)

2022 MLS Next Pro Cup

October 8

1:30 PM EDT

Columbus Crew 2	4–1	St. Louis City 2
Malou  41' Parente 45' (pen.) Micaletto 45+3' Russell-Rowe 58' (pen.) Telfer 83'	Report	Pompeu 80' Yaro  89'

Lower.com Field , Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 7,446

Referee: Malik Badawi

Cup competitions

US Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Final

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup Final

September 7, 2022

8:00 pm EDT

Orlando City SC (MLS)	3–0	Sacramento Republic FC (USLC)
Torres 75', 80' (pen.) Michel 90+6'	Report

Exploria Stadium , Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 25,527

Referee: Ramy Touchan

International competitions

CONCACAF competitions

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Club	Competition	Final round
Colorado Rapids	2022 CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
New England Revolution		Quarter-finals
Seattle Sounders FC		Winner
New York City FC		Semi-finals

Round of 16

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Motagua	0–5	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	0–5
Comunicaciones	1–1 (4–3 p)	Colorado Rapids	1–0	0–1
Santos de Guápiles	0–6	New York City FC	0–2	0–4
Cavaly	0–3	New England Revolution	0–3 w/o	Cancelled

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC	4–1	León	3–0	1–1
New York City FC	5–5 (a)	Comunicaciones	3–1	2–4
New England Revolution	3–3 (3–4 p)	UNAM	3–0	0–3

Semi-finals

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Seattle Sounders FC	4–2	New York City FC	3–1	1–1

Finals

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
UNAM	2–5	Seattle Sounders FC	2–2	0–3

Leagues Cup Showcase

Main article: 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase

August 3

5:30 PM PT

LA Galaxy	2–0	Guadalajara
Joveljić 28' Coulibaly  38' Kljestan  57' Perez 62'	Report	Briseño  56'

SoFi Stadium , Inglewood, California

Attendance: 71,189

Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

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August 3

8:15 PM PT

Los Angeles FC	0–0	América
Fall  43' Escobar  76'	Report
Penalties
Palacios Vela Jennings Sánchez Bale Escobar Cifuentes	5–6	Valdez Martín Zendejas Campos Rodríguez Cáceres Lara

SoFi Stadium , Inglewood, California

Attendance: 71,189

Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

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September 21

7:00PM EDT

FC Cincinnati	3–1	Guadalajara
Kubo 53' Murphy  59' Harris 69' Vazquez 77'	Report	Pérez 20' Martínez  43' Sepúlveda  67'

TQL Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 14,727

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

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September 21

21:00 EDT

Nashville SC	3–3	Club América
	Report
Penalties
	4–2

Geodis Park , Nashville, Tennessee

Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

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September 22

22:00 EDT

Real Salt Lake	1–2	Atlas
Herrera 17' Meram  36' Gomez  52' Caldwell  84' Nigro  88'	Report	Zaldívar 41',  64' Aguirre  48' Rodríguez 71' Reyes  78' Ortega  90+3'

America First Field , Sandy, Utah

Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)

Campeones Cup

Main article: 2022 Campeones Cup

New York City FC will host the match on September 14, 2022, at Yankee Stadium. ^[2]

September 14, 2022

19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)

New York City FC	2–0	Atlas
Callens 4' Moralez 49'	Report

Yankee Stadium , New York, New York

Attendance: 24,823

Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Women's

League competitions

National Women's Soccer League

Main article: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	OL Reign	22	11	7	4	32	19	+13	40	NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2	Portland Thorns FC (C)	22	10	9	3	49	24	+25	39	Playoffs – semi-finals
3	San Diego Wave FC	22	10	6	6	32	21	+11	36	Playoffs – first round
4	Houston Dash	22	10	6	6	35	27	+8	36
5	Kansas City Current	22	10	6	6	29	29	0	36
6	Chicago Red Stars	22	9	6	7	34	28	+6	33
7	North Carolina Courage	22	9	5	8	46	33	+13	32
8	Angel City FC	22	8	5	9	23	27	−4	29
9	Racing Louisville FC	22	5	8	9	23	35	−12	23
10	Orlando Pride	22	5	7	10	22	45	−23	22
11	Washington Spirit	22	3	10	9	26	33	−7	19
12	NJ/NY Gotham FC	22	4	1	17	16	46	−30	13

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Playoffs

	First round					Semi-finals					Championship
						1	OL Reign	0
	4	Houston Dash	1			5	Kansas City Current	2
	5	Kansas City Current	2								5	Kansas City Current	0
											2	Portland Thorns FC	2
						2	Portland Thorns FC	2
	3	San Diego Wave FC (a.e.t.)	2			3	San Diego Wave FC	1
	6	Chicago Red Stars	1

Championship

October 29, 2022

20:00 EDT

Portland Thorns FC	2–0	Kansas City Current
Smith 4' Merrick 56' (o.g.)	Report

Audi Field , Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 17,624

Referee: Natalie Simon

United Women's Soccer

Main article: 2022 United Women's Soccer season

Playoffs

Division Championship

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

National Final

MW1

Chicago Mustangs

3

MW2

St. Louis Scott Gallagher

1

MW1

Chicago Mustangs

4

GL1

Corktown AFC Hearts

3

GL1

Corktown AFC Hearts

4

GL2

Nationals FC

1

MW1

Chicago Mustangs

3

HL1

KC Courage

0

MW1

Chicago Mustangs

1

SW2

San Antonio Athenians SC

0

SW2

San Antonio Athenians SC

w/o [a]

SE1

Atlanta Panthers SC

MW1

Chicago Mustangs

2

W1

Calgary Foothills WFC

1

NE1

New England Mutiny

1

PNY1

FC Buffalo

2

PNY1

FC Buffalo

3

MA1

Coppermine United

2

MA1

Coppermine United

1

NE2

Connecticut Fusion

0

PNY1

FC Buffalo

1

W1

Calgary Foothills WFC

4

1. The conference championship match between the southeast and southwest divisions was cancelled with Atlanta Panthers' inability to play past the regular season due to a roster shortage

USL W League

Main article: 2022 USL W League season

The USL W League played its first season in 2022. ^[3]

Playoffs

	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

Championship

July 23

4:30 PM CDT

Minnesota Aurora FC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Tormenta FC
Addy Symonds 22'	Report	Jaida Nyby 6', 115'

TCO Stadium
Eagan, Minnesota

Attendance: 6,489

Cup competitions

NWSL Challenge Cup

Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

Group

East Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NC	WAS	NJY	ORL
1	North Carolina Courage	6	3	3	0	12	7	+5	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	2–0	1–0
2	Washington Spirit	6	2	4	0	12	7	+5	10	Advance to knockout stage based on ranking		2–2	—	1–1	4–1
3	NJ/NY Gotham FC	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3	6			1–1	1–3	—	1–1
4	Orlando Pride	6	0	2	4	4	11	−7	2			2–4	0–0	0–1	—

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KC	CHI	LOU	HOU
1	Kansas City Current	6	4	1	1	10	7	+3	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	0–3	2–1
2	Chicago Red Stars	6	2	2	2	8	6	+2	8			1–2	—	0–0	2–0
3	Racing Louisville FC	6	1	3	2	8	7	+1	6			1–1	1–1	—	2–3
4	Houston Dash	6	2	0	4	7	13	−6	6			0–3	1–3	2–1	—

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

West Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RGN	POR	SD	LA
1	OL Reign	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	3–1	2–1
2	Portland Thorns FC	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10			0–1	—	3–2	3–0
3	San Diego Wave FC	6	1	2	3	9	11	−2	5			1–1	0–1	—	4–2
4	Angel City FC	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4			1–3	1–0	1–1	—

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	East	Washington Spirit	6	2	4	0	12	7	+5	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	West	Portland Thorns FC	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10
3	Central	Chicago Red Stars	6	2	2	2	8	6	+2	8

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Fewest disciplinary points; 4) Drawing of lots

Championship

Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup Championship

May 7

13:00 ET

North Carolina Courage	2–1	Washington Spirit
Kerolin 10' Aylmer 70' (o.g.)	Report	Hatch 35'

Sahlen's Stadium , Cary, North Carolina

Attendance: 3,163

Referee: Katja Koroleva

Honors

Professional

Men Competition Winner U.S. Open Cup Orlando City SC MLS Supporters' Shield Los Angeles FC MLS Cup Los Angeles FC CONCACAF Champions League Seattle Sounders FC USL Championship Regular season San Antonio FC Playoffs San Antonio FC MLS Next Pro Regular season Columbus Crew 2 Playoffs Columbus Crew 2 USL League One Regular season Richmond Kickers Playoffs Tormenta FC NISA Regular season California United Strikers FC Playoffs Michigan Stars FC

Women Competition Winner NWSL Challenge Cup North Carolina Courage National Women's Soccer League Portland Thorns FC NWSL Shield OL Reign

Amateur

Men Competition Team USL League Two Ventura County Fusion National Premier Soccer League FC Motown National Amateur Cup Bavarian United SC NCAA Division I Soccer Championship Syracuse University NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Franklin Pierce University NCAA Division III Soccer Championship University of Chicago NAIA Soccer Championship Bethel University (Indiana)

Women Competition Team United Women's Soccer Chicago Mustangs USL W League Tormenta FC Women's Premier Soccer League California Storm NCAA Division I Soccer Championship UCLA NCAA Division II Soccer Championship Western Washington University NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Johns Hopkins University NAIA Soccer Championship Spring Arbor University

References

1. "UPDATE TO NISA / VUFC STATEMENT" . Retrieved July 26, 2022.
2. "NYCFC to host Atlas FC in Campeones Cup 2022 at Yankee Stadium". Major League Soccer. May 30, 2022.
3. "'She wanted to win the whole thing': Minnesota Aurora seeks championship win in USL W League Final". KARE 11. July 19, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2023.