2022 Charlotte FC season

Charlotte FC
2022 season
Sporting Director	Zoran Krneta
Head coach	Miguel Ángel Ramírez
MLS Cup Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Average home league attendance	74,479
Biggest defeat	DC 3–0 CHA (2/26)
Home colors	Away colors

The 2022 Charlotte FC season is the club's first season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the season began on February 26, 2022 and concludes in October.

Team information[]

Squad information[]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Kristijan Kahlina	GK	(1992-07-24) July 24, 1992 (age 29)	Ludogorets Razgrad	4	0
23	Pablo Sisniega	GK	(1995-07-07) July 7, 1995 (age 26)	Los Angeles FC	0	0
30	Adrian Zendejas	GK	(1995-08-30) August 30, 1995 (age 26)	Minnesota United	0	0
31		GK	(1999-11-10) November 10, 1999 (age 22)	Clemson Tigers	0	0
Defenders
2	Jan Sobociński	CB	(1999-03-20) March 20, 1999 (age 23)	ŁKS Łódź	0	0
3	Adam Armour	LB	(2002-09-27) September 27, 2002 (age 19)	1. FC Nürnberg	3	1
4	Guzmán Corujo	CB	(1996-08-02) August 2, 1996 (age 25)	Nacional	4	0
5	Anton Walkes	CB	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 25)	Atlanta United	1	0
22	Christian Fuchs	LB	(1986-04-07) April 7, 1986 (age 35)	Leicester City	4	0
24	Jaylin Lindsey	RB	(2000-03-27) March 27, 2000 (age 21)	Sporting Kansas City	4	0
25	Harrison Afful	RB	(1986-07-24) July 24, 1986 (age 35)	Columbus Crew	0	0
28	Joseph Mora	LB	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 29)	D.C. United	2	0
36		LB	(1999-09-21) September 21, 1999 (age 22)	San Diego State Aztecs
Midfielders
6	Sergio Ruiz	CM	(1994-12-16) December 16, 1994 (age 27)	Racing de Santander	1	0
8	Jordy Alcívar	CM	(1999-08-05) August 5, 1999 (age 22)	L.D.U. Quito	1	0
13	Brandt Bronico	CM	(1995-06-20) June 20, 1995 (age 26)	Chicago Fire	4	0
14	Christian Makoun	CDM	(2000-03-05) March 5, 2000 (age 22)	Inter Miami	4	0
15	Ben Bender	CM	(2001-10-03) October 3, 2001 (age 20)	Maryland Terrapins	4	1
19	Chris Hegardt	CDM	(2002-01-06) January 6, 2002 (age 20)	Georgetown Hoyas	2	0
21	Alan Franco	CM	(1998-08-21) August 21, 1998 (age 23)	Atlético Mineiro	4	0
Forwards
9	Vinicius Mello	CF	(2002-08-02) August 2, 2002 (age 19)	Internacional	0	0
10	Christian Ortiz	LW	(1992-08-20) August 20, 1992 (age 29)	Club Tijuana	4	0
11	Karol Świderski	ST	(1997-01-23) January 23, 1997 (age 25)	PAOK	3	2
12	Daniel Ríos	CF	(1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 27)	Nashville SC	4	0
17	McKinze Gaines	RW	(1998-03-02) March 2, 1998 (age 24)	Austin FC	3	0
26	Yordy Reyna	CF	(1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 (age 28)	D.C. United	2	0

Roster transactions[]

In[]

Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
MF	Sergio Ruiz	Racing de Santander	Free transfer	July 8, 2020	^[1]
DF	Christian Fuchs	Leicester City	Free transfer	June 6, 2021	^[2]
GK	Pablo Sisniega	Los Angeles FC	$50,000	December 12, 2021	^[3]
DF	Jaylin Lindsey	Sporting Kansas City	$100,000	December 12, 2021	^[4]
DF	Christian Makoun	Inter Miami CF	Draft Pick Exchange	January 10, 2021	^[5]

Draft picks[]

Round	Selection	Position	Player	College	Notes
1	1	MF	Ben Bender	Maryland	Generation Adidas
2	1	FW		Wake Forest
3	1	GK		Clemson Tigers

Competitions[]

Exhibitions[]

February 1 Preseason	Charlotte FC	3–0	Grenada national team	Bradenton, FL
12:30PM EST	Obertan 30' Bender 71' 89'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

February 8 Preseason	Charlotte FC	1–3	Nashville SC	Bradenton, FL
12:00PM EST	Ortiz 55'	Report	Sapong 12', 16' (Loba) Bunbury 76'	Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 0

February 12 CCC	Charleston Battery	1–0	Charlotte FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
7:00PM EST	Apodaca 13'	Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

February 15 CCC	Columbus Crew	0–0	Charlotte FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
5:00PM EST		Report		Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

February 19 CCC	Inter Miami	2–1	Charlotte FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00PM EST	Campana 25' (Yedlin) Higuaín 50' (Allen)	Report	Makoun 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Major League Soccer season[]

Eastern Conference[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Philadelphia Union	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	10	Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals
2	Columbus Crew	4	2	0	2	10	5	+5	8	Qualification for the Playoffs first round
3	Chicago Fire FC	4	2	0	2	5	1	+4	8
4	New York Red Bulls	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	7
5	Orlando City SC	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
6	Atlanta United FC	4	2	1	1	8	8	0	7
7	D.C. United	4	2	2	0	5	4	+1	6
8	FC Cincinnati	4	2	2	0	5	8	−3	6
9	New York City FC	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4
10	New England Revolution	4	1	2	1	6	8	−2	4
11	Toronto FC^[a]	4	1	2	1	5	8	−3	4
12	Charlotte FC	4	1	3	0	4	7	−3	3
13	CF Montréal^[a]	4	0	3	1	5	11	−6	1
14	Inter Miami CF	4	0	3	1	2	10	−8	1

Updated to match(es) played on March 20, 2022. 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:

^ ^a ^b Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Overall[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
21	Nashville SC	4	1	2	1	3	5	−2	4
22	Toronto FC	4	1	2	1	5	8	−3	4
23	Charlotte FC	4	1	3	0	4	7	−3	3
24	Sporting Kansas City	4	1	3	0	3	8	−5	3
25	San Jose Earthquakes	4	0	3	1	4	9	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on March 20, 2022. 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)

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0	0	1	0	3	−3

Matches[]

February 26 1	D.C. United	3–0	Charlotte FC	Washington, D.C.
6:00PM EST	Najar 15' Estrada 37' (pen.), 42', 45+6' Kamara 65' Hines-Ike 85' Perez 87'	Report	Ortiz 27'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,412 Referee: Victor Rivas

March 5 2	Charlotte FC	0–1	LA Galaxy	Charlotte, North Carolina
8:00PM EST	Fuchs 37'	Report	Coulibaly 45+1' Álvarez 77'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 74,479 Referee: Jair Marrufo
Note: The attendance for this game was an all time MLS record.

March 13 3	Atlanta United	2-1	Charlotte FC	Atlanta, Georgia
4:30 PM EDT	2		1	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

March 19 4	Charlotte FC	3-1	New England Revolution	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Świderski 6' 57' Alcívar 29' Kahlina 53' Bender 64' Franco 89' Armour 90+5'	Report	Gonzalez 29' Gil 54' (pen.) Bye 90+2'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 29,318 Referee: Marcos de Oliviera

References[]

^ "Charlotte MLS Announces Sergio Ruiz As Club's First-Ever Signing". Retrieved July 8, 2020.
^ "Charlotte FC Signs Defender Christian Fuchs". Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "Charlotte FC Acquires Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega from LAFC for $50,000 General Allocation Money". Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "Charlotte FC Acquires Defender Jaylin Lindsey from Sporting Kansas City for $100,000 in General Allocation Money". Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "Charlotte FC Acquires Defender Christian Makoun from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for No. 1 MLS Allocation Ranking Spot". Charlotte FC. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[table_note_MTL0.98075084573624-6] Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

[Charlotte_MLS_Announces_Sergio_Ruiz_As_Club's_First-Ever_Signing-1] "Charlotte MLS Announces Sergio Ruiz As Club's First-Ever Signing". Retrieved July 8, 2020.

[Charlotte_FC_Signs_Defender_Christian_Fuchs-2] "Charlotte FC Signs Defender Christian Fuchs". Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[Charlotte_FC_Acquires_Goalkeeper_Pablo_Sisniega_from_LAFC_for_$50,000_General_Allocation_Money-3] "Charlotte FC Acquires Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega from LAFC for $50,000 General Allocation Money". Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[Charlotte_FC_Acquires_Defender_Jaylin_Lindsey_from_Sporting_Kansas_City_for_$100,000_in_General_Allocation_Money-4] "Charlotte FC Acquires Defender Jaylin Lindsey from Sporting Kansas City for $100,000 in General Allocation Money". Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[Makoun_Acquistion-5] "Charlotte FC Acquires Defender Christian Makoun from Inter Miami CF in Exchange for No. 1 MLS Allocation Ranking Spot". Charlotte FC. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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