2022 Union Omaha season

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
2022 season
OwnerGary Green
Head coachJay Mims
StadiumWerner Park
USL League OneTBD
USL1 PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Multiple (2 goals)
All: JP Scearce (3 goals)
Highest home attendance3,375 vs. CV (4/23)
Lowest home attendance3,375 vs. CV (4/23)
Average home league attendance3,375
Biggest winOMA 3-0 CV (4/23)
Biggest defeatCLT 2-1 OMA (4/30)

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, 2022MF Dion Acoff GrindavíkFree[2]
February 1, 2022FW Noe Meza Seattle UniversityFree[2]
February 10, 2022FW Giovanni Montesdeoca Loudoun UnitedFree[3]
February 18, 2022MF Ryen Jiba Salt Lake Community CollegeFree[4]
February 18, 2022FW Hugo Kametani Omaha MavericksFree[4]
February 24, 2022MF Chavany Willis Arnett Gardens F.C.Undisclosed[5]
March 8, 2022DF Alex Touche New Mexico UnitedFree[6]
March 22, 2022DF Isaac Bawa LA Galaxy IIFree[7]
March 22, 2022MF Joseph Brito UNC CharlotteFree[7]
March 22, 2022FW Alex Bruce North Texas SCFree[7]
March 22, 2022DF Gabriel Claudio UNLVFree[7]
April 12, 2022FW Kemal Malcolm A.D. ChalatenangoFree[8]
April 15, 2022MF Eddie Gordon Omaha MavericksFree[9]

Transfers out

Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
November 29, 2021FW12 Austin Panchot Retired
November 30, 2021DF18 Blake Malone Orange County SCEnd of Loan
December 21, 2021DF16 Jacob Crull FC Tucson Free[10]
January 6, 2022FW11 Evan Conway San Diego Loyal Free[11]
January 17, 2022FW9 Greg Hurst Phoenix Rising FC Free[12]
January 20, 2022MF20 Devin Boyce Memphis 901 FC Free[13]
January 25, 2022DF25 Ferrety Sousa Sacramento Republic Free[14]
January 28, 2022MF7 Ethan Vanacore-Decker Northern Colorado Hailstorm Free[15]
February 15, 2022MF14 Christian Molina Richmond Kickers Free[16]
February 15, 2022MF5 Tobias Otieno South Georgia Tormenta Free[17]
March 2, 2022MF10 Nicolas Firmino Atlanta United 2Free[18]
March 2, 2022DF3 Damià Viader Sacramento RepublicUndisclosed[19]
March 3, 2022MF8 John Murphy New York Red Bulls IIFree[20]

Roster

In December of 2021, Union Omaha announced an initial group of five players from last season's roster returning for the 2022 season.[21]

As of April 15, 2022
No. Position Player Nation
2 MF Emir Alihodžić  Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 DF Alex Touche  England
5 DF Gabriel Claudio  United States
6 MF Chavany Willis  Jamaica
7 FW Noe Meza  United States
8 MF Joseph Brito  United States
10 FW Hugo Kametani  Japan
11 FW Kemal Malcolm  Jamaica
12 MF Eddie Gordon  United States
13 DF Daltyn Knutson  United States
16 FW Alex Bruce  England
17 MF JP Scearce  United States
19 FW Ricardo Rivera  Puerto Rico
21 DF Isaac Bawa  Ghana
22 MF Conor Doyle  United States
23 FW Giovanni Montesdeoca  United States
24 GK Rashid Nuhu  Ghana
26 MF Dion Acoff  United States
27 MF Ryen Jiba  South Sudan
30 MF Yoskar Galván-Mercado  United States
33 GK Kevin Piedrahita  United States

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

USL League One

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 7 Qualification for the play-offs
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
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 1 2 1 6 4  +2 5 1 0 0 3 0  +3 0 2 1 3 4  −1

Source: USL League One[22]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAAHH
ResultDDWL
Position7726
Source: USL League One[23]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) 1 Forward Madison 2–2 Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT Bartman  26'
Wheeler-Omiunu  30'
Jepson 36'
Leonard  38'
Maldonado  57'
Streng 70'
Report Kametani 15'
Scearce 45+3'
Doyle  47'
Brito  67'
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Referee: Esad Omanovic
April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 2 South Georgia Tormenta 0–0 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
6:30 PM CDT Billhardt  51'
Nembhard  66'
Roberts  67'
Phelps  73'
Report Knutson  15'
Scearce  20'
Malcolm  80'
Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 978
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 3 Union Omaha 3–0 Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
6:00 PM CDT Kametani 48'
Malcolm 90'
Scearce 90+4' (pen)
Report S. Chavez  15'  90+3'
Ramos  17'
Smith  63'
Casillas  90+4'
Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 4 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Ciss  38'
Luquetta 83'
Páez  86'
Bennett 90+4'
Report Meza 65' Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,902
Referee: John Matto
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 7 Union Omaha v Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 9 FC Tucson v Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
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 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 14 Union Omaha v FC Tucson 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 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 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) 30 Union Omaha v Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
4:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park

U.S.Open Cup

April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05) Second round Union Omaha (USL1) 2–1 Des Moines Menace (USL2)Omaha, NE
7:00 CDT Scearce 19'
Touche  45+2'
Bertini 81' (o.g.)
Report Hertzog 14'
Salvadego  90'
Garcia  90+2'
Stadium: Morrison Stadium
April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19) Third roundChicago Fire (MLS) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4-5 p)
Union Omaha (USL1) Chicago, IL
7:00 CDT Oregel  7'
Durán  42'
Czichos 53' (pen.), 115' (pen.)
Espinoza  97'
Casas  110'
Report Rivera  55'
Claudio  60'
Meza 68'
Alihodžić  77'
Touche 120+2'
Stadium: Soldier Field
Referee: Calin Radosav
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSL-1U.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF  BIH Emir Alihodžić 604+002+00
4 DF  ENG Alex Touche 513+001+11
5 DF  USA Gabriel Claudio 501+201+10
6 MF  JAM Chavany Willis 100+001+00
7 FW  USA Noe Meza 624+010+21
8 MF  USA Joseph Brito 604+002+00
10 FW  JPN Hugo Kametani 624+021+10
11 FW  JAM Kemal Malcolm 410+311+00
12 MF  USA Eddie Gordon 300+200+10
13 DF  USA Daltyn Knutson 604+002+00
16 FW  ENG Alex Bruce 400+201+10
17 MF  USA JP Scearce 534+021+01
19 FW  PUR Ricardo Rivera 400+202+00
21 DF  GHA Isaac Bawa 100+1000
22 MF  USA Conor Doyle 604+002+00
23 FW  USA Giovanni Montesdeoca 501+200+20
24 GK  GHA Rashid Nuhu 503+002+00
26 MF  USA Dion Acoff 502+101+10
27 DF  SSD Ryen Jiba 604+002+00
30 MF  USA Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 101000
33 GK  USA Kevin Piedrahita 101000

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player USL1 US Open Cup Total
     
2MF Emir Alihodžić 000100100
4DF Alex Touche 000100100
5DF Gabriel Claudio 000100100
6MF Chavany Willis 000000000
7FW Noe Meza 000000000
8MF Joseph Brito 100000100
10FW Hugo Kametani 000000000
11FW Kemal Malcolm 100000100
12MF Eddie Gordon 000000000
13DF Daltyn Knutson 100000100
16FW Alex Bruce 000000000
17MF JP Scearce 100000100
19FW Ricardo Rivera 000100100
22MF Conor Doyle 100000100
23FW Giovanni Montesdeoca 000000000
24GK Rashid Nuhu 000000000
26MF Dion Acoff 000000000
27DF Ryen Jiba 000000000
30MF Yoskar Galvan-Mercado 000000000
33GK Kevin Piedrahita 000000000
DF Isaac Bawa 000000000
Total500400900

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