2022 USL Championship season

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USL Championship
Season2022
DatesMarch 12 – October 15
Matches played32
Goals scored80 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerDanny Trejo (3)
Highest scoring9 goals:
ELP 4–5 LVL
(March 23)
Longest winning run3 matches
LOU
Longest unbeaten run3 matches
LOU & TBR
Longest winless run3 matches
ATL & ELP
Longest losing run3 matches
ATL & ELP
Highest attendance11,569
SAC 3–1 ELP
(March 12)
Lowest attendance435
ATL 0–1 NYR
(March 16)
Total attendance130,748
(1 result missing)
Average attendance5,029
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of March 23, 2022.

The 2022 USL Championship season is the twelfth season of the USL Championship and the sixth season under Division II sanctioning. The 2022 season sees 27 teams participate in two conferences during the regular season.[1] This season will be the last with Major League Soccer reserve teams.

Changes from 2021[]

Expansion clubs

On hiatus

  • Austin Bold FC (change of ownership; will move to another Texas city in 2023)[4]
  • OKC Energy FC (stadium upgrades; will return in 2023)[5]

Departing clubs

  • Charlotte Independence (moved to USL League One)[6]

MLS Affiliates withdrawn by their parent clubs to join MLS Next Pro.[7]

Teams[]

2022 USL Championship season is located in the United States
ATL
BHM
BHM
CHS
COS
DET
ELP
ELP
MTR
MTR
HFD
IND
IND
LAG
LVL
LVL
LDN
LDN
LOU
LOU
MIA
MIA
MEM
MEM
NMU
NYRB
NYRB
OAK
OCSC
OCSC
PHX
PIT
PIT
RGV
SAC
SAC
SAN
SDG
TBR
TUL
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Locations of teams for the 2022 USL Championship season
Red pog.svg Western Conference   Blue pog.svg Eastern Conference

The following teams are playing in the 2022 USL Championship season:

Team Location Stadium Capacity Head coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Kit Sponsor MLS affiliate
Atlanta United 2 Kennesaw, Georgia Fifth Third Bank Stadium[A] 8,318 Wales Jack Collison Pennsylvania Robbie Mertz Adidas American Family Insurance Atlanta United FC
Birmingham Legion FC Birmingham, Alabama Protective Stadium 47,000 United States Tom Soehn South Carolina Phanuel Kavita Nike Coca-Cola
Charleston Battery Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Patriots Point Soccer Complex 5,000 United States Conor Casey United States Preston Kilwien Hummel Volvo
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field 8,000 United States Brendan Burke United States Jimmy Ockford

Guinea Hadji Barry

Capelli Sport [8]
Detroit City FC Hamtramck, Michigan Keyworth Stadium 7,933 England Republic of Ireland Stephen Carroll Adidas Metro Detroit Area Chevrolet Dealers
FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field[A] 7,833 NigeriaUnited StatesMichael Nsien United States Bradley Bourgeois

Brazil Rodrigo da Costa

Puma Williams
El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park[A] 9,500 Malta John Hutchinson Spain Yuma

Republic of Ireland Richie Ryan England Andrew Fox

Adidas Southwest University
Hartford Athletic Hartford, Connecticut Trinity Health Stadium[A] 5,500 England Harry Watling United States Danny Barrera Hummel Trinity Health of New England
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium[A] 10,524 England Mark Lowry Spain Ayoze

Trinidad and Tobago Neveal Hackshaw

Puma Honda
LA Galaxy II Carson, California Dignity Health Track Stadium 5,000 France Yoann Damet Isle of Man Liam Doyle Adidas Herbalife Nutrition LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field 9,334 Spain United States Daniel Crisostomo Meyba[9] Coincloud Los Angeles FC
Loudoun United FC Leesburg, Virginia Segra Field 5,000 United States Ryan Martin United States Rio Hope-Gund Adidas D.C. United
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Lynn Family Stadium 11,700 United States Danny Cruz United States Paolo DelPiccolo Adidas GE Appliances
Memphis 901 FC Memphis, Tennessee AutoZone Park[A] 10,000 United States Ben Pirmann Trinidad and Tobago Leston Paul Puma Terminix
Miami FC Miami, Florida Riccardo Silva Stadium[A] 25,000 Wales Anthony Pulis England Paco Craig Macron Helbiz
Monterey Bay FC Seaside, California 6,000 Canada Frank Yallop United States Hugh Roberts Puma Montage Health[10]
New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico Isotopes Park[A] 13,500 United States Zach Prince United States Josh Suggs

United States Sam Hamilton

Puma Meow Wolf (Home)

New Mexico True (Away and Third)

New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000 England Gary Lewis United States John Murphy Adidas Red Bull New York Red Bulls
Oakland Roots SC Oakland, California Laney College Football Stadium[A] 5,500 Venezuela Juan Guerra Montenegro Emrah Klimenta

Argentina Matias Fissore

Puma Anthem
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champions Stadium 5,000 England Richard Chaplow United States Michael Orozco Adidas Hoag
Phoenix Rising FC Chandler, Arizona Wild Horse Pass 10,000 United States Rick Schantz United States Darnell King Adidas Carvana
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium 5,000 United States Bob Lilley Jamaica Kenardo Forbes Adidas 84 Lumber
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park 9,400 Colombia Wilmer Cabrera United States Robert Coronado Puma Reliant[11]
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Heart Health Park 11,569 England Mark Briggs Republic of Ireland Lee Desmond Nike UCDavis Health
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field 8,296 Canada Alen Marcina Brazil PC Puma Toyota
San Diego Loyal SC San Diego, California Torero Stadium[A] 6,000 United States Landon Donovan England Charlie Adams Charly[12] Rocket League
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium[A] 7,227 Scotland Neill Collins United States Sebastian Guenzatti Puma Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
  MLS-affiliated
  MLS-owned
  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium.

Competition Format[]

In December 2021, it was announced that divisional play would be dropped and that there would be 2 conferences, Eastern and Western. They further announced a 34-game schedule, with each team playing their conference opponents twice, with the Eastern Conference filling out the 8 remaining games with interconference opponents. In the Western Conference, the 10 remaining games would be competed with intraconference and interconference opponents. The top 7 teams in each conference will make the playoffs, with the first place team receiving a bye in the first round.[1]

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
New Mexico United United States Troy Lesesne Mutual separation November 1, 2021[13] United States Zach Prince November 15, 2021[14]
Charleston Battery United States Michael Anhaeuser Sacked November 1, 2021[15] United States Conor Casey December 20, 2021[16]
Indy Eleven England Max Rogers (interim) End of interim period November 16, 2021 England Mark Lowry November 16, 2021[17]
Miami FC Scotland Paul Dalglish Mutual separation November 15, 2021[18] Wales Anthony Pulis November 29, 2021[19]
New York Red Bulls II United States John Wolyniec Mutual separation December 10, 2021[20] England Gary Lewis February 7, 2022[21]
LA Galaxy II United States Junior Gonzalez Mutual separation December 17, 2021[22] France Yoann Damet January 28, 2022[23]
Oakland Roots SC United States Jordan Ferrell Returned to Technical Director December 30, 2021 Venezuela Juan Guerra December 30, 2021[24]
Las Vegas Lights FC United States Steve Cherundolo Signed by Los Angeles FC January 3, 2022[25] Spain Enrique Duran February 4, 2022[26]

Results table[]

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club Matches[27]
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 31 32 33 34
Atlanta United 2
(ATL)		 LOU NYR TBR CHS HFD DET IND PGH LOU DET OCO RGV MEM LDN HFD OAK CHS ELP BHM TUL SAN TBR LVL BHM NYR MIA LDN PGH TUL MEM MIA IND LAG PHX
0–1 0–1 0–3 Mar 27 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 May 4 May 21 May 27 Jun 1 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jun 29 Jul 2 Jul 6 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 9 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 17 Sep 28 Oct 8 Oct 15
Birmingham Legion FC
(BHM)		 TBR TUL COS LOU HFD DET LDN CHS MIA PGH LVL NYR PHX MEM NMU LOU ATL CHS SAC TUL LDN HFD ATL SDG DET MEM NYR MIA IND PGH TBR OAK SAN IND
1–1 1–3 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 10 Apr 16 Apr 24 Apr 27 May 4 May 7 May 18 May 27 Jun 4 Jun 8 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 6 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 28 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 9 Oct 15
Charleston Battery
(CHS)		 TUL DET ATL LVL SDG LOU BHM MEM NMU MIA LDN IND PGH TBR TUL ATL SAN BHM MIA HFD COS SAC LOU NYR LAG DET PGH NTR TBR MEM RGV HFD IND LDN
1–0 0–1 Mar 27 Apr 1 Apr 9 Apr 23 Apr 27 May 6 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jun 29 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 13 Jul 16 Jul 22 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 12 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 16 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(COS)		 OCO MB BHM MIA LVL MEM TUL OAK RGV SDG SAN MB LVL LAG IND SAN HFD SAC SDG ELP LAG CHS PHX OCO ELP SAC TBR NMU PHX DET RGV OAK ELP NMU
2–1 1–0 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 5 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 3 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 24 Jun 28 Jul 1 Jul 4 Jul 9 Jul 15 Jul 22 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 12 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 5 Oct 15
Detroit City FC
(DET)		 SAN CHS PGH MEM ATL BHM HFD NYR TUL LDN MIA ATL PGH SAC ELP MEM LVL HFD IND MB NMU TBR OAK BHM LOU CHS IND COS TBR NYR TUL LDN LOU MIA
0–1 1–0 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 18 May 21 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 6 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 5 Oct 15
El Paso Locomotive
(ELP)		 SAC NMU LVL SDG MB SAN OAK LDN TUL LAG PGH SAC OCO LVL HFD PHX DET NYR RGV ATL COS OAK SAN LOU MB COS SDG PHX NMU RGV LAG TBR COS OCO
1–3 1–2 4–5 Apr 3 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 4 May 7 May 14 May 18 May 21 May 27 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jun 29 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 12 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 2 Sep 7 Sep 18 Sep 28 Oct 5 Oct 8
Hartford Athletic
(HFD)		 PGH TBR ATL BHM MIA DET IND LDN NYR TUL PHX ELP SDG MEM ATL LOU COS DET TBR CHS PGH RGV BHM MEM IND MIA NYR LAG TUL LVL LDN CHS OAK LOU
1–2 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 10 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 15 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jun 28 Jul 6 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 31 Sep 5 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 21 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Indy Eleven
(IND)		 LDN TBR LOU LAG RGV ATL OCO HFD MEM NYR NMU CHS MIA COS SDG MIA PGH DET NYR MEM TBR PGH HFD TUL SAN LOU DET BHM MB LDN ATL TUL CHS BHM
0–1 0–2 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 24 Apr 30 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 8 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 6 Jul 9 Jul 15 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 25 Sep 28 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
LA Galaxy II
(LAG)		 SDG SAN RGV IND PHX MB LVL PHX ELP LOU MEM OAK SDG RGV COS MB SAC MIA OAK SDG COS OCO SAN LDN NMU CHS MB HFD OCO ELP NMU SAC ATL LVL
1–2 1–2 1–0 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 May 1 May 7 May 13 May 18 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 15 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 1 Jul 9 Jul 15 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 14 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 5 Sep 10 Sep 18 Sep 24 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 15
Las Vegas Lights
(LVL)		 NMU PHX ELP MEM CHS COS PGH LAG SAC MB OAK BHM ELP COS OCO SDG PHX DET RGV OAK SAN ATL PHX SAN OCO SAC RGV TBR MB HFD SDG NMU MIA LAG
0–2 2–1 5–4 Mar 26 Apr 1 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 18 May 27 Jun 3 Jun 11 Jun 19 Jun 24 Jul 2 Jul 17 Jul 23 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Sep 30 Oct 8 Oct 15
Loudoun United FC
(LDN)		 IND NYR MIA PGH LOU OAK BHM ELP HFD DET MEM CHS NYR ATL PHX OCO TUL TBR MIA BHM MB LAG SAN ATL TUL MEM PGH SAC LOU HFD IND DET TBR CHS
1–0 3–0 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 10 Apr 16 Apr 24 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 8 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 3 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 4 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 25 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Louisville City FC
(LOU)		 ATL MIA NYR IND BHM LDN SDG CHS PGH ATL LAG MB TUL TBR OCO HFD BHM NYR MEM PHX ELP CHS TBR DET MIA IND SAC TUL PGH LDN MEM RGV DET HFD
1–0 2–0 2–0 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 10 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 4 May 13 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 20 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 5 Oct 15
Memphis 901 FC
(MEM)		 PGH OAK LVL DET TUL COS TBR MIA CHS IND LAG LDN ATL BHM HFD DET TBR PHX LOU IND NYR HFD PGH NMU BHM LDN OCO ATL CHS LOU MIA RGV NYR TUL
0–3 2–1 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 13 Apr 16 Apr 27 Apr 30 May 6 May 14 May 18 May 22 Jun 4 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Aug 3 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 31 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 16 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 5 Oct 9 Oct 15
Miami FC
(MIA)		 NYR LOU LDN COS TBR HFD PHX MEM BHM SAN DET CHS PGH TUL IND TBR LAG IND PGH CHS OCO LDN NMU TUL ATL HFD LOU BHM NYR ATL MB MEM LVL DET
2–0 0–2 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 4 May 14 May 18 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 8 Jun 11 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 13 Jul 16 Jul 23 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 9 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Monterey Bay FC
(MB)		 PHX COS OAK SAC ELP LAG SAN LVL RGV LOU COS OAK SAN LAG SAC NMU OCO DET NYR LDN ELP SDG SAC NMU LAG SDG OCO LVL IND PHX MIA TBR TUL RGV
2–4 0–1 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 15 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
New Mexico United
(NMU)		 LVL ELP OCO OAK PHX SAN SAC SDG CHS PHX IND OCO OAK RGV BHM MB RGV TUL PGH DET NYR SAC MIA LAG MEM MB COS ELP RGV SAN LAG LVL SDG COS
2–0 2–1 Mar 26 Mar 30 Apr 16 Apr 23 May 4 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 15 Jun 22 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 13 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 31 Aug 3 Aug 6 Aug 14 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 2 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Sep 30 Oct 9 Oct 15
New York Red Bulls II
(NYR)		 MIA ATL LDN LOU TUL RGV TBR DET SAC HFD ATL BHM SDG LDN TUL ELP PGH LOU IND MB NMU MEM ATL CHS PGH BHM HFD CHS MIA OAK DET PHX MEM TBR
0–2 1–0 0–3 0–2 Apr 2 Apr 15 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 8 May 14 May 21 May 27 Jun 3 Jun 8 Jun 15 Jun 25 Jul 1 Jul 9 Jul 15 Jul 23 Jul 31 Aug 3 Aug 9 Aug 12 Aug 20 Aug 28 Aug 31 Sep 3 Sep 9 Sep 17 Sep 21 Oct 1 Oct 9 Oct 15
Oakland Roots SC
(OAK)		 RGV MEM MB NMU TBR SDG LDN ELP COS OCO LVL LAG SAC OCO MB RGV NMU SAN ATL LAG SAC ELP LVL PHX DET SDG SAC SAN PHX NYR COS BHM HAR PGH
0–1 1–2 Mar 26 Mar 30 Apr 2 Apr 13 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 1 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 15 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 1 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 27 Aug 13 Aug 24 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Orange County SC
(OCO)		 COS RGV NMU SAN SAC IND RGV OAK TUL ELP ATL OAK NMU LVL LOU LDN SDG PHX MB MIA LAG SDG COS PHX LVL TBR MEM MB LAG SAC PGH SDG ELP SAN
1–2 2–1 Mar 26 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 24 Apr 30 May 7 May 13 May 21 May 27 Jun 1 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jun 29 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 12 Aug 17 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 10 Sep 18 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Phoenix Rising FC
(PHX)		 MB LVL SDG SAN LAG NMU MIA LAG SAN TBR NMU HFD BHM ELP LDN LVL OCO MEM LOU SAC OAK COS LVL OCO ELP RGV COS OAK SDG MB SAC NYR RGV ATL
4–2 1–2 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 May 1 May 7 May 15 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 24 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 20 Jul 23 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 12 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
(PGH)		 MEM HFD DET LDN TUL LVL ATL LOU BHM ELP TBR MIA DET CHS RGV TBR NYR IND MIA NMU HFD TUL IND MEM NYR ATL CHS LDN LOU BHM OCO SAN SAC OAK
3–0 2–1 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 1 Jul 6 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 4 Sep 10 Sep 14 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 9 Oct 15
Rio Grande Valley Toros
(RGV)		 OAK OCO LAG SAN IND NYR SAC OCO COS MB SDG SAN ATL LAG OAK PGH NMU ELP NMU LVL SDG HFD SAC SAN LVL PHX ELP NMU COS CHS LOU MEM PHX MB
1–0 1–2 0–1 Mar 27 Apr 9 Apr 15 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 5 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 1 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 22 Jun 29 Jul 9 Jul 17 Jul 23 Jul 27 Aug 6 Aug 20 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 7 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 5 Oct 8 Oct 15
Sacramento Republic
(SAC)		 ELP SDG TUL MB OCO RGV LVL NMU NYR ELP OAK SAN DET LAG MB COS OAK BHM PHX CHS NMU RGV MB COS LVL OAK LOU LDN OCO SAN PHX LAG PGH SDG
3–1 0–2 Mar 27 Apr 2 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 4 May 8 May 18 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 1 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 3 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 18 Sep 24 Sep 28 Oct 2 Oct 9 Oct 15
San Antonio FC
(SAN)		 DET LAG RGV PHX OCO ELP NMU MB PHX MIA COS RGV SAC MB OAK COS TUL CHS ATL ELP LVL LAG SDG LDN LVL RGV IND OAK SDG NMU SAC PGH BHM OCO
1–0 2–1 Mar 27 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 24 Jun 28 Jul 2 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 9 Oct 15
San Diego Loyal
(SDG)		 LAG SAC TUL PHX ELP CHS OAK LOU TBR NMU COS RGV LAG NYR HFD LVL IND OCO COS LAG RGV OCO SAN MB BHM ELP OAK MB SAN PHX LVL OCO NMU SAC
2–1 2–0 0–1 Mar 26 Apr 3 Apr 9 Apr 13 Apr 16 Apr 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Jun 3 Jun 11 Jun 19 Jun 25 Jun 29 Jul 4 Jul 9 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 24 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 9 Oct 15
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)		 BHM IND ATL HFD OAK MIA TUL NYR MEM SDG PHX PGH TUL LOU MIA CHS PGH MEM HFD LDN ATL IND DET LOU COS OCO LVL CHS DET BHM ELP MB LDN NYR
1–1 2–0 3–0 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 15 Apr 23 Apr 27 Apr 30 May 15 May 21 Jun 1 Jun 4 Jun 11 Jun 18 Jun 25 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 16 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 23 Sep 28 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15
FC Tulsa
(TUL)		 CHS BHM SDG SAC NYR PGH MEM TBR COS ELP DET OCO HFD LOU TBR MIA NYR CHS SAN LDN ATL NMU BHM PGH MIA IND LDN ATL LOU HFD DET IND MB MEM
0–1 3–1 1–0 Mar 27 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 13 Apr 15 Apr 23 May 4 May 7 May 13 May 21 May 28 Jun 1 Jun 4 Jun 15 Jun 25 Jun 28 Jul 3 Jul 9 Jul 13 Jul 23 Jul 30 Aug 10 Aug 20 Aug 27 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 10 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15

Conference tables[]

Eastern Conference[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Playoffs
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
4 Loudoun United FC 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
5 FC Tulsa 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
6 Miami FC 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
7 Detroit City FC 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
8 Memphis 901 FC 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
9 Charleston Battery 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
10 New York Red Bulls II 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6 3
11 Birmingham Legion FC 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
12 Hartford Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
13 Atlanta United 2 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
14 Indy Eleven 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 23, 2022. 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
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New Mexico United 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2 San Diego Loyal SC 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Playoffs
3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
4 San Antonio FC 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
5 Las Vegas Lights FC 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
6 Orange County SC 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
7 LA Galaxy II 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
8 Phoenix Rising FC 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
9 Sacramento Republic 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
10 Rio Grande Valley Toros 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
11 El Paso Locomotive FC 3 0 0 3 6 10 −4 0
12 Monterey Bay FC 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
13 Oakland Roots SC 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 23, 2022. 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

Average home attendances[]

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
Sacramento Republic FC 1 11,569 11,569 11,569 11,569
New Mexico United 1 11,247 11,247 11,247 11,247
Birmingham Legion FC 1 9,277 9,277 9,277 9,277
Louisville City FC 2 17,164 8,846 8,318 8,582
Phoenix Rising FC 1 8,409 8,409 8,409 8,409
El Paso Locomotive FC 1 8,124 8,124 8,124 8,124
San Antonio FC 1 6,033 6,033 6,033 6,033
Detroit City FC 1 5,344 5,344 5,344 5,344
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 5,192 5,192 5,192 5,192
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 2 10,328 5,292 5,036 5,164
Rio Grande Valley FC 1 5,132 5,132 5,132 5,132
Orange County SC 1 5,061 5,061 5,061 5,061
FC Tulsa 1 4,531 4,531 4,531 4,531
San Diego Loyal SC 2 8,914 5,014 3,900 4,457
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1 2,776 2,776 2,776 2,776
Memphis 901 FC 2 5,454 3,023 2,431 2,727
Charleston Battery 1 2,523 2,523 2,523 2,523
Miami FC 1 1,244 1,244 1,244 1,244
Loudoun United FC 1 1,031 1,031 1,031 1,031
LA Galaxy II 1 500 500 500 500
New York Red Bulls II 1 460 460 460 460
Atlanta United 2 1 435 435 435 435
Hartford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0
Indy Eleven 0 0 0 0 0
Las Vegas Lights FC 0† 0 0 0 0
Monterey Bay FC 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland Roots SC 0 0 0 0 0
Total 26 130,748 11,569 435 5,029
Notes

† One result missing

Updated to games of March 19, 2022.
Sources: USL Championship & Soccer Stadium Digest

Regular season statistical leaders[]

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 Mexico Danny Trejo Las Vegas Lights 3
2 Jamaica Neco Brett New Mexico United 2
Denmark Sebastian Dalgaard Tampa Bay Rowdies
United States Tyler Freeman Loudoun United FC
United States Wilson Harris Louisville City FC
United States Cal Jennings Las Vegas Lights
United States Jake LaCava Tampa Bay Rowdies
Cuba Frank López Rio Grande Valley FC
United States Dylan Mares El Paso Locomotive
United States Sean Okoli Orange County SC

Hat-tricks[]

Player Club Against Result Date
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists[]

Rank Player Club Assists[28]
1 Mexico Danny Trejo Las Vegas Lights 3
2 United States Daniel Aguirre LA Galaxy II 2
United States Alex Dixon Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Uruguay Sebastián Guenzatti Tampa Bay Rowdies
United States Cal Jennings Las Vegas Lights
Jamaica Dane Kelly Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
United States Justin Portillo New Mexico United
United States Luis Solignac El Paso Locomotive
9 47 Players 1

Clean sheets[]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[28]
1 United States Kyle Morton Louisville City FC 3
2 United States C.J. Cochran Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
United States Luis Zamudio Loudoun United FC
4 Colombia Cristian Bonilla San Antonio FC 1
United States Jeff Caldwell Colorado Springs Switchbacks
United States Tyler Deric Rio Grande Valley FC
United States Joe Kuzminsky Charleston Battery
United States Sean Lewis FC Tulsa
United States Eric Lopez LA Galaxy II
United States AJ Marcucci New York Red Bulls II
United States Connor Sparrow Miami FC
United States Nate Steinwascher Detroit City FC
Greece Alexandros Tabakis New Mexico United
Spain Koke Vegas San Diego Loyal SC
United States Chase Vosvick Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

League awards[]

Weekly awards[]

Player of the Week
Week Player Club Position Reason Ref.
1 Jamaica Dane Kelly Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Forward 100th regular season goal [29]
2 Mexico Danny Trejo Las Vegas Lights FC Forward Goal and assist vs Phoenix [30]
Goal of the Week
Week Player Club Opponent Ref.
1 United States Harry Swartz New Mexico United Las Vegas Lights FC [31]
2 Jamaica Neco Brett New Mexico United El Paso Locomotive FC [32]
Save of the Week
Week Goalkeeper Club Opponent Ref.
1 Chile Vicente Reyes Atlanta United 2 Louisville City FC [33]
Team of the Week
Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Bench Ref.
1 United States Steinwascher (DET) United States Segbers (MIA)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Sousa (SAC)
United States Wiedt (PGH) 		United States Lopez (SAC)
United States Quinn (PHX)
United States Guediri (LDN)
United States Perez (LOU) 		Scotland Hurst (PHX)
Jamaica Kelly (PGH)
Honduras Martínez (SAC) 		United States Lindley (COS)
Mexico Rodriguez (PHX)
United States Ryden (NMU)
United States Vosvick (PGH)
Sierra Leone A. Williams (CHS)
Jamaica D. Williams (MIA)
United States Ycaza (RGV) 		[29]
2 Spain Vegas (SDG) United States Kelly (MEM)
United States Taintor (SAN)
Brazil Torres (TUL) 		United States Aguirre (LAG)
United States Casiple (OCO)
United States Greene (LDN)
El Salvador Rivas (TUL) 		Scotland Ownby (LOU)
Mexico Trejo (LVL)
Panama Tejada (TBR) 		United States Freeman (LDN)
United States Guediri (LDN)
United States Lewis (TUL)
Republic of Ireland Molloy (MEM)
United States Okoli (OCO)
United States Perez (LOU)
United States Portillo (NMU) 		[30]
Bold denotes Player of the Week

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