2022 Union Omaha season

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Union Omaha
2022 season
OwnerGary Green
Head coachJay Mims
StadiumWerner Park
USL League OneTBD
USL1 PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
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The 2022 Union Omaha season will be the third season in the soccer team's history, and their third season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Union Omaha will play their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

Union Omaha will be the defending champions, after defeating Greenville Triumph SC in the final the previous season.[1] They will also be competing in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time.

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
February 1, 2022 MF United States Dion Acoff Iceland Grindavík Free [2]
February 1, 2022 FW United States United States Seattle University Free [2]
February 10, 2022 FW United States Giovanni Montesdeoca United States Loudoun United Free [3]
February 18, 2022 MF South Sudan United States Salt Lake Community College Free [4]
February 18, 2022 FW Japan United States Omaha Mavericks Free [4]
February 24, 2022 MF Jamaica Chavany Willis Jamaica Arnett Gardens F.C. Undisclosed [5]
March 8, 2022 DF England Alex Touche United States New Mexico United Free [6]
March 22, 2022 DF Ghana Isaac Bawa United States LA Galaxy II Free [7]
March 22, 2022 MF United States United States UNC Charlotte Free [7]
March 22, 2022 FW England Alex Bruce United States North Texas SC Free [7]
March 22, 2022 DF United States United States UNLV Free [7]

Transfers out[]

Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
November 29, 2021 FW 12 United States Austin Panchot Retired
November 30, 2021 DF 18 United States Blake Malone United States Orange County SC End of Loan
December 21, 2021 DF 16 United States Jacob Crull United States FC Tucson Free [8]
January 6, 2022 FW 11 United States Evan Conway United States San Diego Loyal Free [9]
January 17, 2022 FW 9 Scotland Greg Hurst United States Phoenix Rising FC Free [10]
January 20, 2022 MF 20 United States Devin Boyce United States Memphis 901 FC Free [11]
January 25, 2022 DF 25 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ferrety Sousa United States Sacramento Republic Free [12]
January 28, 2022 MF 7 United States Ethan Vanacore-Decker United States Northern Colorado Hailstorm Free [13]
February 15, 2022 MF 14 El Salvador Christian Molina United States Richmond Kickers Free [14]
February 15, 2022 MF 5 Kenya Tobias Otieno United States South Georgia Tormenta Free [15]
March 2, 2022 MF 10 Brazil Nicolas Firmino United States Atlanta United 2 Free [16]
March 2, 2022 DF 3 Spain Damià Viader United States Sacramento Republic Undisclosed [17]
March 3, 2022 MF 8 United States John Murphy United States New York Red Bulls II Free [18]

Roster[]

In December of 2021, Union Omaha announced an initial group of five players from last season's roster returning for the 2022 season.[19]

As of January 19, 2022[citation needed]
No. Position Player Nation
13 DF Daltyn Knutson  United States
17 MF JP Scearce  United States
19 FW Ricardo Rivera  Puerto Rico
22 MF Conor Doyle  United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu  Ghana
30 MF Yoskar Galván-Mercado  United States
33 GK Kevin Piedrahita  United States
— MF Dion Acoff  United States
— DF Isaac Bawa  Ghana
— MF Joseph Brito  United States
— FW Alex Bruce  England
— DF Gabriel Claudio  United States
— MF Ryen Jiba  South Sudan
— FW Hugo Kametani  Japan
— FW Noe Meza  United States
— FW Giovanni Montesdeoca  United States
— DF Alex Touche  England
— MF Chavany Willis  Jamaica

Competitions[]

Exhibitions[]

February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) Preseason 1 San Diego Loyal 2–0 Union Omaha San Diego, California
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) Preseason 2 University of San Diego 0–1 Union Omaha
March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13) Preseason 3 Sporting Kansas City II 1–1 Union Omaha Kansas City, Missouri
2:00 PM CST Stadium: Swope Soccer Village
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) Preseason 4 Union Omaha 1–2 St. Louis City SC 2 Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Swope Soccer Village

USL League One[]

Main article: 2022 USL League One season

Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 North Carolina FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the play-offs
7 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Union Omaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Richmond Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Tormenta FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: USL League One[20]

Results by round[]

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StadiumAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHH
Result
Position
Source: USL League One[21]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results[]

April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) 1 Forward Madison v Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 2 South Georgia Tormenta v Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
5:00 PM CDT Stadium: Eagle Field
April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 3 Union Omaha v Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 4 Charlotte Independence v Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 5 Richmond Kickers v Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
5:30 PM CDT Stadium: City Stadium
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) 6 Union Omaha v Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 7 Union Omaha v Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) 8 Chattanooga Red Wolves v Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 9 FC Tucson v Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) 10 Union Omaha v Greenville Triumph Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 11 South Georgia Tormenta v Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
6:30 PM CDT Stadium: Optim Health System Field
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) 12 Union Omaha v Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 13 North Carolina FC v Union Omaha Cary, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 14 Union Omaha v FC Tucson Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 15 Greenville Triumph v Union Omaha Greenville, South Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) 16 Forward Madison v Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) 17 Union Omaha v Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 18 Fuego FC v Union Omaha Fresno, California
9:30 PM CDT Stadium: Fresno State Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium
August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 19 Union Omaha v Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 20 Union Omaha v North Carolina FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 21 Richmond Kickers v Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
5:30 PM CDT Stadium: City Stadium
August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) 22 Union Omaha v Forward Madison Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) 23 Union Omaha v Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) 24 FC Tucson v Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) 25 Union Omaha v Richmond Kickers Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) 26 Union Omaha v Greenville Truimph Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) 27 Hailstorm FC v Union Omaha Windsor, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Stadium: Future Legends Complex
October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 28 North Carolina FC v Union Omaha Cary, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) 29 Union Omaha v South Georgia Tormenta Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) 30 Union Omaha v Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
4:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park

U.S.Open Cup[]

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05) Second round Union Omaha Nebraska v Iowa Des Moines Menace Omaha, NE
7:00 CDT Stadium: Morrison Stadium

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