2022 USL League One season

The 2022 USL League One season will be the fourth season of USL League One. The regular season is scheduled to begin on April 2 and ends on October 15, 2022.[1] The playoffs are scheduled to begin as early as October 21 and end no later than November 6.

USL League One
Season2022
DatesApril 2 – October 15 (regular season)
October 21 – November 6 (playoffs)
Matches played22
Goals scored55 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerGarrett McLaughlin
Tresor Mbuyu
Emiliano Terzaghi (3)
Biggest home winRIC 4–0 TUC
(April 2)
Biggest away winGVL 0–2 CVF
(April 2)
NCA 1–3 CHT
(April 9)
Highest scoringCLT 3–3 CVF
(April 8)
Longest winning run2 games
CHT
Longest unbeaten run3 games
CHT, MAD & OMA
Longest winless run3 games
GVL & MAD
Longest losing run1 game
6 teams
Highest attendance4,054
RIC 4–0 TUC
(April 2)
Lowest attendance978
TRM 0–0 OMA
(April 16)
Total attendance37,254
Average attendance2,328
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of April 30, 2022 (regular season only).

Eleven teams will participate in the 2022 season. Four reserve teams operated by clubs in Major League Soccer that participated in the 2021 season Fort Lauderdale CF, New England Revolution II, North Texas SC and Toronto FC II will begin play in MLS's new developmental league MLS Next Pro in 2022.[2] They will be replaced by expansion franchises Central Valley Fuego FC and Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC, and by Charlotte Independence, who decided to move from USL Championship to USL League One.[3][4][5]

Union Omaha are the defending champions of both the regular season and playoffs, having defeated Greenville Triumph in the 2021 final

Teams
Locations of teams for the 2021 USL League One season
Club City Stadium Capacity Head coach Jersey manufacturer Jersey sponsor
Central Valley Fuego FC Fresno, California Fresno State Soccer Stadium 1,000 Martín Vásquez Capelli Sport
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Mike Jeffries Adidas Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Chattanooga, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium 5,000 Jimmy Obleda Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Legacy Early College Field 4,000 John Harkes Hummel Scansource
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 John Bradford Adidas WakeMed
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Windsor, Colorado Future Legends Complex 3,500 Éamon Zayed Puma Voodoo Ranger/New Belgium Brewing
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 22,611 Darren Sawatzky Adidas Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Optim Health System Field 5,300 Ian Cameron Adidas Optim Healthcare
FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona Kino Sports Complex 3,500 Jon Pearlman Puma Quik Mart
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park 9,023 Jay Mims Nike XCancer

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Forward Madison FC Carl Craig Sacked November 4, 2021[6] Matt Glaeser December 3, 2021[7]
Central Valley Fuego FC Jaime Ramirez Resigned February, 2022[8] Milton Blanco (interim) February, 2022
Central Valley Fuego FC Milton Blanco (interim) End of interim period April 14, 2022 Martín Vásquez April 14, 2022[9]

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Richmond Kickers 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7 Qualification for the semi-finals
    2 Tormenta FC 4 2 1 1 4 1 +3 7
    3 Charlotte Independence 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 Qualification for the play-offs
    4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 7
    5 Central Valley Fuego FC 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
    6 Union Omaha 4 1 1 2 6 4 +2 5
    7 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
    8 North Carolina FC 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 4
    9 Greenville Triumph SC 4 1 2 1 2 5 −3 4
    10 FC Tucson 4 1 2 1 4 9 −5 4
    11 Forward Madison FC 4 0 1 3 4 5 −1 3
    Updated to match(es) played on April 30, 2022. 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 table
    Color key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
    ClubMatches[10]
    123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
    Charlotte Independence
    (CLT)    		CVFNCORICOMATRMTUCNCOMADOMAGVLRICNCACHAMADOMARICNCOTUCCVFMADTRMCHATRMTUCGVLCVFNCACHAGVLNCA
    3–32–11–22–1May 7May 15May 18May 21May 25Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 22Jun 26Jul 1Jul 8Jul 16Jul 23Jul 29Aug 5Aug 13Aug 27Aug 31Sep 3Sep 9Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15
    Chattanooga Red Wolves
    (CHA)    		MADNCARICTUCGVLNCOCVFGVLRICOMACVFCLTTUCNCOTRMNCANCOOMACVFGVLMADTRMCLTOMAMADRICTUCCLTNCATRM
    1–13–11–02–30–1May 7May 14May 28Jun 1Jun 4Jun 11Jun 22Jun 25Jun 30Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 3Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15
    Forward Madison FC
    (MAD)    		CHAOMATUCCVFRICGVLCLTCVFTUCGVLTRMRICCLTNCOTRMOMANCOCLTNCACHANCONCAOMAGVLCHANCACVFTRMRICTUC
    1–12–21–10–1May 7May 13May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 19Jun 23Jun 26Jul 4Jul 16Jul 26Jul 30Aug 5Aug 10Aug 13Aug 20Aug 24Aug 31Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17Sep 21Sep 24Oct 8Oct 15
    Fuego FC
    (CVF)    		GVLCLTOMAMADGVLCHATRMMADCHATUCNCONCATRMGVLNCORICCLTCHAOMANCARICTRMTUCNCACLTMADRICNCOTUCOMA
    2–03–30–31–0May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 11Jun 18Jun 22Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 13Jul 23Jul 29Aug 3Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27Aug 31Sep 10Sep 17Sep 21Sep 24Oct 1Oct 5Oct 15
    Greenville Triumph SC
    (GVL)    		CVFNCATRMCHACVFMADNCACHACLTMADOMANCONCATUCCVFTRMRICOMATRMCHARICTUCNCOMADCLTOMANCOTUCCLTRIC
    0–21–10–21–0May 7May 13May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jun 29Jul 3Jul 9Jul 13Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3Sep 9Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15
    Hailstorm FC
    (NCO)    		RICCLTNCACHACLTOMANCATRMRICCVFGVLCHAMADTUCCVFCLTCHAMADRICTRMOMATUCMADGVLNCATRMOMAGVLCVFTUC
    1–11–22–1May 7May 18May 28Jun 8Jun 11Jun 18Jun 22Jun 25Jun 30Jul 4Jul 9Jul 13Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 2Aug 6Aug 13Aug 17Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10Sep 21Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8
    North Carolina FC
    (NCA)    		TRMCHAGVLNCOTUCTRMGVLRICNCOCLTCVFGVLRICOMACHATRMRICTUCMADCVFOMAMADTCUNCOCVFMADCLTOMACHACLT
    1–01–31–11–2May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 8Jun 18Jun 25Jun 29Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 27Jul 30Aug 10Aug 13Aug 20Aug 24Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15
    Richmond Kickers
    (RIC)    		TUCNCOCHACLTMADOMATUCNCACHATRMCLTNCOMADNCACLTGVLCVFNCANCOTUCGVLCVFOMATRMOMACHACVFTRMMADGVL
    4–01–10–12–1May 7May 14May 20May 28Jun 1Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 23Jul 2Jul 8Jul 16Jul 23Jul 27Aug 2Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27Sep 7Sep 14Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15
    Tormenta FC
    (TRM)    		NCAOMAGVLTUCCLTNCACVFTUCRICNCOMADOMACVFCHAGVLMADNCAGVLNCOCLTCHACVFCLTRICNCOTUCMADRICOMACHA
    0–10–02–02–0May 7May 14May 21May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 19Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9Jul 13Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27Aug 31Sep 7Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15
    FC Tucson
    (TUC)    		RICMADCHATRMNCACLTRICTRMMADOMACVFCHAGVLNCOOMACLTNCARICNCOGVLNCACVFNCAOMATRMCHAGVLCVFNCOMAD
    0–41–13–20–2May 7May 15May 20May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 3Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6Aug 17Aug 20Aug 27Aug 31Sep 3Sep 11Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1Oct 5Oct 8Oct 15
    Union Omaha
    (OMA)    		MADTRMCVFCLTRICCLTNCOCHATUCGVLTRMCLTNCATUCGVLMADCHACVFNCONCARICMADCHATUCRICGVLNCONCATRMCVF
    2–20–03–01–2May 14May 25May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 1Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23Jul 26Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27Aug 31Sep 3Sep 11Sep 14Sep 17Sep 21Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15

    Average home attendances

    Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

    Team GP Total High Low Average
    Richmond Kickers26,8254,0542,7713,413
    Union Omaha13,3753,3753,3753,375
    Forward Madison FC12,6912,6912,6912,691
    Greenville Triumph SC12,5612,5612,5612,561
    Chattanooga Red Wolves SC37,5082,6542,2362,503
    Charlotte Independence37,0982,4352,2472,366
    North Carolina FC23,5282,0061,5521,764
    FC Tucson11,4821,4821,4821,482
    Tormenta FC22,1861,2089781,093
    Central Valley Fuego FC00000
    Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC00000
    Total1637,2544,0549782,328

    Sources: USL Soccer Stadium Digest

    Regular season statistical leaders
    As of April 30, 2022

    Top scorers
    RankPlayerClubGoals[11]
    1 Tresor Mbuyu Charlotte Independence 3
    Garrett McLaughlin North Carolina FC
    Emiliano Terzaghi Richmond Kickers
    4 Matt Bentley Richmond Kickers 2
    Villyan Bijev Central Valley Fuego
    Christian Chaney Central Valley Fuego
    Shalom Dutey Charlotte Independence
    Hugo Kametani Union Omaha
    Irvin Parra Northern Colorado Hailstorm
    JP Scearce Union Omaha
    Jimmie Villalobos Chattanooga Red Wolves
    Nil Vinyals Richmond Kickers

    Hat-tricks
    PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
    Notes

    (H) – Home team
    (A) – Away team

    Top assists
    RankPlayerClubAssists[11]
    1 Leonardo Baima Richmond Kickers 2
    Moe Espinoza Chattanooga Red Wolves
    Miguel Ibarra Charlotte Independence
    Noe Meza Union Omaha
    Louis Perez FC Tucson
    6 25 players 1

    Clean sheets
    RankPlayerClubClean
    sheets[11]
    1 Ofek Antman Central Valley Fuego 2
    Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha
    Pablo Jara Tormenta FC
    4 Carlos Avilez Chattanooga Red Wolves 1
    TJ Bush Tormenta FC
    Paul Christensen Greenville Triumph SC
    Akira Fitzgerald Richmond Kickers
    Will Pulisic North Carolina FC

    Weekly awards
    Player of the Week
    Week Player Club Position Ref.
    1 Nil Vinyals Richmond Kickers Midfielder [12]
    2 Villyan Bijev Central Valley Fuego Midfielder [13]
    3 Tresor Mbuyu Charlotte Independence Midfielder [14]
    4 Louis Perez FC Tucson Midfielder [15]
    5 Miguel Ibarra Charlotte Independence Midfielder [16]
    Goal of the Week
    Week Player Club Opponent Position Ref.
    1 Matthew Bentley Richmond Kickers FC Tucson Forward [17]
    2 Villyan Bijev Central Valley Fuego Charlotte Independence Midfielder [18]
    3 Moe Espinoza Chattanooga Red Wolves Richmond Kickers Midfielder [19]
    4 Rafael Mentzingen Chattanooga Red Wolves FC Tucson Forward [20]
    Save of the Week
    Week Player Club Opponent Ref.
    1 Carlos Merancio FC Tucson Richmond Kickers [21]
    2 Akira Fitzgerald Richmond Kickers Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC [22]
    3 Phil Breno Forward Madison FC FC Tucson [23]
    4 Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha Central Valley Fuego [24]
    Team of the Week
    Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
    1 Fitzgerald (RIC) Dengler (TRM)
    Osmond (MAD)
    Payne (RIC)
    Skelton (NCA)    		 Bedoya (TUC)
    Falck (CVF)
    Villalobos (CHA)
    Vinyals (RIC)    		 Chaney (CVF)
    Terzaghi (RIC)    		 [12]
    2 Fitzgerald (RIC) Crisler (RIC)
    Dutey (CLT)
    Lombardi (CHA)
    Ulysse (NCO)    		 Bijev (CVF)
    Jepson (MAD)
    Mbuyu (CLT)
    Vanacore-Decker (NCO)    		 Parra (NCO)
    Terzaghi (RIC)    		 [13]
    3 Nuhu (OMA) Benton (CHA)
    Crull (TUC)
    Santos (CLT)
    Weir (TUC)    		 Ibarra (CLT)
    Mbuyu (CLT)
    Mentzingen (CHA)
    Wheeler-Omiunu (MAD)    		 McLaughlin (NCA)
    Parra (NCO)    		 [14]
    4 Nuhu (OMA) Crull (TUC)
    Filerman (GVL)
    Knutson (OMA)
    Mastrantonio (TUC)    		 Espinoza (CHA)
    Mentzingen (CHA)
    Perez (TUC)
    Scearce (OMA)    		 Bosua (TRM)
    Kametani (OMA)    		 [15]
    5 Fitzgerald (RIC) Dutey (CLT)
    Lee (GVL)
    Nembhard (TRM)
    Smith (CVF)    		 Baima (RIC)
    Ibarra (CLT)
    Santos (CLT)
    Walker (GVL)    		 Meza (OMA)
    Parra (NCO)    		 [16]
    Bold denotes Player of the Week

    See also

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