2022 New York City FC season

The 2022 New York City FC season is the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The 2021 season will see NYC FC defend their 2021 MLS Cup championship as well as competing in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

New York City FC
2022 season
Head coachRonny Deila
StadiumYankee Stadium
(The Bronx, New York)
Citi Field
(Queens, New York)
(5 matches)
Red Bull Arena
(Harrison, New Jersey)
(2 matches)
CONCACAF Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Campeones CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valentín Castellanos (5)
All:
Valentín Castellanos (9)
Highest home attendance17,626 vs. FC Toronto

Player movement

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
5 DF Thiago Martins Yokohama F. Marinos Transfer February 7, 2022 [1]
FW Kevin O'Toole Princeton 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick March 7, 2022 [2]

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
14 DM Juan Pablo Torres Rio Grande Valley FC Option Declined December 13, 2021 [3]
15 CM Tony Rocha Orange County SC Option Declined December 13, 2021 [3]
16 DM James Sands Rangers F.C. Loan January 5, 2022 [4]
19 RW / AM Jesús Medina CSKA Moscow Option Declined December 13, 2021 [3]
20 LB Guðmundur Þórarinsson AaB Fodbold Option Declined December 13, 2021 [3]
17 RW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi Los Angeles FC 2021 MLS Expansion Draft pick/Transfer[A] December 14, 2022 [5][6]
  1. ^
    Originally, Tajouri-Shradi was selected as part of the Expansion Draft to play with the newly formed Charlotte FC, however, he was Immeadelty traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation money.[5][6]

Current roster

Current as of February 15, 2022.[7]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played[lower-alpha 1] Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Johnson GK 2017 (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 Chicago Fire 116 0
13 Luis Barraza GK 2019 (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 Chicago FC United 0 0
25 Cody Mizell GK 2021 (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 New Mexico United 0 0
Defenders
3 Anton Tinnerholm RB 2018 (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 Malmö 84 9
4 Maxime Chanot CB 2016 (1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 Kortrijk 94 3
6 Alexander Callens CB 2017 (1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 Numancia 111 5
24 Tayvon Gray CB 2017 (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 New York City Academy 0 0
Malte Amundsen CB 2018 (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 Vejle 0 0
Midfielders
10 Maximiliano Moralez AM 2017 (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 León 103 21
16 James Sands DM 2017 (2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 New York Soccer Club 39 0
26 Nicolás Acevedo DM 2020 (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 Liverpool Montevideo 12 0
55 Keaton Parks CM 2019 (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 Benfica 23 3
80 Justin Haak CM 2019 (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 New York Soccer Club 3 0
Forwards
9 Héber CF 2019 (1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 Rijeka 34 16
11 Valentín Castellanos CF 2018 (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 Montevideo City Torque 52 17
17 Ismael Tajouri-Shradi RW 2018 (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 Austria Wien 61 19
21 Andres Jasson LW 2020 (2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 New York Soccer Club 0 0
  1. Regular season only

Draft picks
Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 28 Traded to FC Dallas
2 34 Kevin O'Toole FW Princeton
56 Kingsford Adjei FW Dayton
3 84 El Mehdi Youssoufi FW St. Francis College

Non-competitive

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason
January 23 Friendly New York City FC 3–1 New York Red Bulls Kissimmee, Florida
Héber 22', 37'
Owusu 73'		 Report Ryan 60' Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
Attendance: 0
January 29 Friendly New York City FC 2–2 CF Montréal Orlando, Florida
12:00 EST Andrade 30'
Jasson 56'		 Report Torres 67'
Ibrahim 88'		 Stadium: Orlando City Training Grounds
Attendance: 0
February 5 Friendly Cancún 1–7 New York City FC Cancún, Mexico
47' Report Héber 22'
Rodríguez 28', 40'
Talles Magno 41'
Castellanos 57', 69', 71'
February 9 Friendly Querétaro 1–4 New York City FC Cancún, Mexico
Report Rodríguez
Castellanos
Talles Magno
February 9 Friendly Inter Playa del Carmen 1–2 New York City FC Cancún, Mexico
Report Andrade pen.' pen.' Attendance: 0

Competitive

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Orlando City SC 10 5 3 2 12 11 +1 17 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
4 CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] 9 4 3 2 16 18 −2 14
5 New York City FC 8 4 3 1 19 10 +9 13
6 Columbus Crew 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 12
7 Atlanta United FC 9 3 4 2 11 13 −2 11
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 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:
  1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
9 Minnesota United 9 4 3 2 11 8 +3 14
10 CF Montréal 9 4 3 2 16 18 −2 14
11 New York City FC 8 4 3 1 19 10 +9 13
12 Columbus Crew 9 3 3 3 13 9 +4 12
13 Houston Dynamo 9 3 3 3 12 11 +1 12
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 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)

Matches
February 27 1 LA Galaxy 1–0 New York City FC Carson, California
5:00PM EST
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 25,174
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 5 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00PM EST
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,643
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
March 12 3 New York City FC 4–1 CF Montréal The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EST Callens 7'
Rodríguez 20'
Morales  22'
Magno 64'
de Andrade 83'		 Report Miljevic  36'
Brault-Guillard 52'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 21,113
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 19 4 New York City FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT Jasson  11'
Rodríguez  50'
Castellanos  72'
Magno  85'		 Report Bedoya 12'
Carranza  14'
Gazdag 33'  67'
Wagner  72'
Burke  73'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 15,968
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 2 5 Toronto FC 2–1 New York City FC Toronto, Ontario
4:00PM EDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,802
Referee: Drew Fischer
April 17 6 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT Castellanos 9',  34', 40', 57', 80'
Andrade 15', 55'
Gray  31'		 Report Schmitt  38'
Herrera  42'
Caldwell  63'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 14,513
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 24 7 New York City FC 5–4 Toronto FC Queens, New York
5:00PM EDT
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 17,626
May 1 8 New York City FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT Parks 74'
Callens  77'
Pereira 78'
Castellanos  80'
Rodríguez  82'
Gloster 88'		 Report Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 17,174
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
May 7 9 New York City FC v Sporting Kansas City Queens, New York
7:00PM EDT Stadium: Citi Field
May 14 10 New York City FC v Columbus Crew The Bronx, New York
7:00PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
May 18 11 D.C. United v New York City FC Washington, D.C.
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Audi Field
May 22 12 New York City FC v Chicago Fire FC Queens, New York
5:00PM EDT Stadium: Citi Field
May 28 13 Minnesota United FC v New York City FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:00PM EDT Stadium: Allianz Field
June 19 14 New York City FC v Colorado Rapids The Bronx, New York
5:00PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
June 26 15 Philadelphia Union v New York City FC Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00PM EDT Stadium: Subaru Park
June 29 16 FC Cincinnati v New York City FC Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT Stadium: TQL Stadium
July 3 17 New York City FC v Atlanta United FC The Bronx, New York
5:00PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
July 9 18 New York City FC v New England Revolution The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
July 13 19 FC Dallas v New York City FC Frisco, Texas
9:00PM EDT Stadium: Toyota Stadium
July 17 20 New York Red Bulls v New York City FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:00PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
July 23 21 New York City FC v Inter Miami CF The Bronx, New York
7:00PM EDT Stadium: Yankee Stadium
August 21 26 Chicago Fire FC v New York City FC Chicago, Illinois
6:30PM EDT Stadium: Soldier Field
August 28 27 Orlando City SC v New York City FC Orlando, Florida
7:30PM EDT Stadium: Exploria Stadium
August 31 28 New York City FC v D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
8:00PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: The match was originally scheduled for April 9 with the originally venue at Citi Field which was rescheduled to August 29 in order to allow NYCFC to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. The venue was also switched over to Red Bull Arena as it was the only venue available at the time.
September 4 29 New England Revolution v New York City FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
8:00PM EDT Stadium: Gillette Stadium
September 7 30 New York City FC v FC Cincinnati Queens, New York
TBD Stadium: Citi Field
September 10 31 Charlotte FC v New York City FC Charlotte, North Carolina
TBD Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
September 17 32 New York City FC v New York Red Bulls The Bronx, New York
TBD Stadium: Yankee Stadium
October 1 33 New York City FC v Orlando City SC Harrison, New Jersey
7:00PM EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: Venue subject to change depending on New York Mets post-season contention.
October 9 34 Atlanta United FC v New York City FC Atlanta, Georgia
TBD Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League
Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16
February 15 First leg Santos de Guápiles 0–2 New York City FC San José, Costa Rica
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Referee: José Torres
February 23 Second leg New York City FC 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Santos de Guápiles Los Angeles, California
6:00 PM EST
Report
  • Bennett  83'
 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
Note: NYCFC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second-choice venue, Citi Field, were unavailable at the time because they are not CONCACAF-approved venues, and the club's third-choice venue, Red Bull Arena, was also unavailable due to stadium and pitch renovations, requiring the team to play at Banc of California Stadium due to the stadium being close to LA Galaxy's stadium, where the team would eventually play their MLS regular season away match four days later. NYCFC played as the host team for this match.[8]

Quarter-finals
March 8, 2022 First leg New York City FC 3–1 Communicaciones East Hartford, Connecticut
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Attendance: 15,642
Referee: Marco Ortiz
Note: As with the previous CONCACAF Champions League match, New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF approved venues, and the club's third choice venue, Red Bull Arena, was also unavailable, requiring the team to play elsewhere. New York City FC eventually went for Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut as their venue for the first leg on the quarterfinals.[9]
March 15, 2022 Second leg Communicaciones 4–2
(5–5 (a) agg.)		 New York City FC Guatemala City, Guatemala
10:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Note: 5–5 on aggregate. New York City FC wins the Quarter-finals on away goals.

Semifinals
April 6 2022 First leg Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC Seattle, Washington
10:00 PM EDT Rusnák 16'
Morris 34'
Lodeiro 68' (pen.)
Arreaga  80'		 Report Andrade 27'
Morales  79'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,074
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre
April 13 2022 Second leg New York City FC 1–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Seattle Sounders FC Harrison, New Jersey
9:00 PM EDT Castellanos  2'
Rodríguez 51'  90+1'
Callens  90+6'		 Report Ruidíaz 21'
Ragen  45+1'
Frei  84'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,413
Referee: Daneion Parchment
Note: New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF approved venues, requring the match to be played at Red Bull Arena.[10]

Campeones Cup
Main article: 2022 Campeones Cup
TBD Final New York City FC v Campeón de Campeones winner TBD

References
  1. "New York City Football Club Signs Defender Thiago Martins From Yokohama F. Marinos as a Designated Player" (Press release). New York City Football Club. February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. "New York City Football Club Signs 2022 SuperDraft Pick Kevin O'Toole" (Press release). New York City Football Club. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  3. "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves For 2022". New York City FC. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. "New York City FC Homegrown James Sands Loaned to Rangers FC". New York City FC. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. "2021 Expansion Draft results: Charlotte FC make picks ahead of inaugural season". Major League Soccer. December 14, 2022.
  6. "LAFC Acquires Ismael Tajouri-Shradi From Charlotte FC In Exchange for $400,000 In General Allocation Money" (Press release). Los Angeles Football Club. December 14, 2022.
  7. "New York City FC roster". New York City Football Club. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  8. "New York City FC Announces Home Venue for Upcoming Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Match Against Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club". New York City FC. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  9. "NYCFC announces date, time and venue for Scotiaband CONCACAF match". New York City FC. February 25, 2022.
  10. "New York City Football Club Announces Details for Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals". New York City Football Club. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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