2022 Chicago Fire FC II season

The 2022 Chicago Fire FC II season was the club's inaugural season, and their 1st season competing in MLS Next Pro, a professional developmental league in the third tier of the United States Soccer pyramid.

Chicago Fire FC II

2022 season
Owner	Joe Mansueto
Head coach	Ludovic Taillandier
Stadium	SeatGeek Stadium
MLS Next Pro	Eastern Conference: TBD Overall: TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Not eligible (MLS reserve team)
Biggest win	CHI 5–0 NYCFC (8/20)
Biggest defeat	CHI 0–5 STL (6/11)
2023 →

Players and staff

Roster

NOTE: First team players listed here have played in at least one game for the team.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	USA	Kyle Bebej ([B])
8	DF	USA	Jedidiah McCloud ([B])
9	FW	NGA	Chinonso Offor ([A])
10	MF	USA	Gilberto Angeles ([B])
14	FW	ECU	Jhon Espinoza ([A])
15	MF	USA	Bowen McCloud ([B])
23	DF	COL	Carlos Terán ([A])
24	GK	USA	Aaron Katsimpalis ([B])
25	GK	USA	Ethan Turner ([B])
26	FW	COL	Jhon Durán ([A])
27	DF	USA	Kendall Burks ([A])
32	FW	USA	Missael Rodriguez ([A])
33	FW	USA	Victor Bezerra ([A])
34	GK	USA	Chris Brady ([A])
35	MF	USA	Sergio Oregel ([A])
36	DF	USA	Andre Reynolds II ([A])
37	MF	USA	Javier Casas, Jr. ([A])
38	FW	USA	Alex Monis ([A])
39	MF	USA	Allan Rodriguez
41	GK	SRB	Mihajlo Mišković
42	DF	USA	Ryan Quintos ([B])
43	MF	USA	Justin Reynolds ([B])
44	FW	USA	Noeh Hernandez ([B])
45	FW	USA	Maximiliano Viera ([B])
46	MF	USA	Matteo Kidd
47	FW	USA	Josh Penn
48	DF	USA	Charlie Ostrem
49	FW	USA	Erik Kocs-Washburn ([B])
50	DF	USA	Carlo Ritaccio
51	DF	USA	Michael Flores ([B])
52	MF	USA	Richard Fleming III ([B])
53	FW	USA	Luke Bezerra ([B])
54	DF	USA	Christian Baumgartner ([B])
55	FW	GUY	Omari Glasgow
56	DF	USA	Diegoarmando Alvardo ([B])
60	GK	USA	Adrian Giron ([B])

1. ^
   Chicago Fire MLS roster player
2. ^
   Chicago Fire academy player

Staff

• Ludovic Taillandier – Head Coach
• Patrick Nyarko – Assistant Coach

Competitions

MLS NEXT Pro

Main article: 2022 MLS Next Pro season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	SOL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Columbus Crew 2	24	16	2	3	3	62	22	+40	55	Regular season champion
2	St. Louis City 2	24	15	1	2	6	51	34	+17	49
3	Tacoma Defiance	24	14	3	1	6	57	25	+32	49
4	Houston Dynamo 2	24	14	2	3	5	38	22	+16	49
5	North Texas SC	24	13	2	3	6	48	31	+17	46
6	San Jose Earthquakes II	24	12	1	3	8	48	37	+11	41
7	Toronto FC II	24	12	2	1	9	44	38	+6	41
8	Philadelphia Union II	24	11	3	1	9	42	39	+3	40
9	Rochester New York FC	24	10	4	2	8	37	30	+7	40
10	New York City FC II	24	9	4	2	9	49	35	+14	37
11	Inter Miami CF II	24	10	1	4	9	40	49	−9	36
12	Minnesota United FC 2	24	9	4	1	10	43	39	+4	36
13	New England Revolution II	24	9	1	4	10	27	42	−15	33
14	Whitecaps FC 2	24	7	3	5	9	40	40	0	32
15	Sporting Kansas City II	24	9	1	2	12	31	38	−7	31
16	Chicago Fire FC II	24	8	2	3	11	41	44	−3	31
17	Colorado Rapids 2	24	7	4	2	11	33	56	−23	31
18	Orlando City B	24	6	2	3	13	40	53	−13	25
19	Real Monarchs	24	6	1	3	14	28	50	−22	23
20	FC Cincinnati 2	24	4	2	1	17	27	65	−38	17
21	Portland Timbers 2	24	2	4	0	18	29	66	−37	14

Source: MLSNP
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)

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
24	8	5	11	41	44	−3	29[A]	5	3	4	23	22	+1	3	2	7	18	22	−4

Last updated: September 18, 2022.
Source: MLS Next Pro^[1]

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Per MLS Next Pro rules, 1 point is added for any penalty shootout won after a draw.

Regular season

Orlando City B v Chicago Fire II

March 26 1	Orlando City B	2–0	Chicago Fire II	Kissimmee, Florida
2:00 PM CST	30, 63'  Gunera-Calix 50, 87' Lynn	Report	16' Ostrem  37' J. Reynolds  56' Espinoza	Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti

Chicago Fire II v Columbus Crew 2

April 3 2	Chicago Fire II	0–1	Columbus Crew 2	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 PM CST	51' A. Reynolds	Report	72' Fusion  88' Elliot  90+3' Kamara	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav

Chicago Fire II v Rochester New York FC

April 10 3	Chicago Fire II	0–0 (5–6 SO)	Rochester New York FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
2:30 PM CST	20' Alex Monis	Report	77' Popp  78' Smith	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nabil Bensalah
	Shootout
	Bezerra Penn Casas Durán M. Rodriguez Ostrem Burks		Dolabella Rissi Djaló Garrett Popp Drai Rayo

Toronto FC II v Chicago Fire II

April 17 4	Toronto FC II	4–2	Chicago Fire II	Toronto, Ontario
1 PM CST	21' Franklin  65' Mbongue 66' Rothrock 71' Greenidge-Duncan 88' Díaz  89' Coello  90+4' Ranjitsingh  90+5' Goulborne	Report	5' Monis 59' L. Bezerra	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Chicago Fire II v Philadelphia Union II

April 24 5	Chicago Fire II	3–3 (5–4 SO)	Philadelphia Union II	Bridgeview, Illinois
CST	6' M. Rodriguez 17' (pen.)  52'  56' Bezerra Chinonso Offor 37', 90+1'	Report	45+1' Diallo 51' (pen.) Turner 57', 72' Donovan  70' Jasinski	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Laura Rodriguez
	Shootout
	Offor Monis Penn Kidd Quintos		Craig Gilman Stojanovic Donovan Turner

Chicago Fire II v Minnesota United FC 2

May 8 6	Chicago Fire II	0–0 (6–7 SO)	Minnesota United FC 2	Bridgeview, Illinois
CST	Kidd  16' J. Reynolds  29'  38' M. Rodriguez  49'	Report	Kibunguchy  17'  44'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
	Shootout
	Espinoza Ritaccio Glasgow Flores Oregel Fleming M. Rodriguez D. Alvarado		Pacheco Ramos Oluwaseyi Jackson Mendonca Iwe Gutiérrez Padelford

Chicago Fire II v FC Cincinnati 2

May 15 7	Chicago Fire II	3–1	FC Cincinnati 2	Bridgeview, Illinois
CST	Glasgow 28' Bezerra 57' Monis 85'	Report	Akindele 29'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav

New York City FC II v Chicago Fire II

May 21 8	New York City FC II	3–0	Chicago Fire II	New York City, New York
CST	Haak 54' Murania Yankowitz 78' (pen.) Youssoufi 82'	Report		Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka

Toronto FC II v Chicago Fire II

May 27 9	Toronto FC II	2–6	Chicago Fire II	Toronto, Ontario
CST	Mbongue 87' Antonoglou 90+1'	Report	Penn 12', 20', 34' Glasgow 54' Kocs-Washburn 68' M. Rodriguez 72'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Renzo Villanueva

Chicago Fire II v Columbus Crew 2

June 4 10	Chicago Fire II	2–4	Columbus Crew 2	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT	Monis 11' Penn 20'	Report	Micaletto 47' Fuson 68' Telfer 78' Russell-Rowe 81'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Erin Patterson

Chicago Fire II v St. Louis City SC 2

June 11 11	Chicago Fire II	0–5	St. Louis City SC 2	Bridgeview, Illinois
CST		Report	Rivas 9' Palazzolo 20' Dolling 51' Célio Pompeu 83' Di Rosa 88'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nickrod Fateh

Philadelphia Union II v Chicago Fire II

June 19 12	Philadelphia Union II	1–1 (3–0 SO)	Chicago Fire II	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 PM CDT	Pierre 29'	Report	Glasgow 49'	Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Jeremy Scheer
	Shootout
	Real Sorenson Donovan		Bezerra Ostrem Ritaccio

Chicago Fire II v New England Revolution II

June 26 13	Chicago Fire II	4–3	New England Revolution II	Bridgeview, Illinois
CST	Monis 13' Bezerra 17', 76' Quintos  20', 55' Ritaccio  80'	Report	DeShields  3' Dos Santos  31' Lima 33',  43' Cayet 36' Michel 90+3'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Esad Omanovic

Inter Miami II v Chicago Fire II

July 2 14	Inter Miami II	3–1	Chicago Fire II	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM CDT	Hundal 13' Sunderland 17' Borgelin 78'	Report	M. Rodriguez 8'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer

FC Cincinnati 2 v Chicago Fire II

July 10 15	FC Cincinnati 2	0–3	Chicago Fire II	Highland Heights, Kentucky
		Report	Fleming 27' Casas 36' Penn 64'	Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo

Chicago Fire II v Orlando City B

July 17 16	Chicago Fire II	3–4	Orlando City B	Bridgeview, Illinois
6:00 PM CDT	Bezerra 35', 39', 49'	Report	Lynn 19' Loyola 70', 83' Acosta 90'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Rebeca Pagan

Rochester New York FC v Chicago Fire II

July 30 17	Rochester New York FC	1–1 (4–5 SO)	Chicago Fire II	Brighton, New York
6:00 PM CDT	Garrett  57' Rayo  68', 70'	Report	Ostrem  54' M. Rodriguez 76' Baumgartner  83' Ritaccio  85'	Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Referee: Nickrod Fateh
	Shootout
	Rayo Costa Batiz Inalien Dolabella Garrett		Penn Monis Fleming Kidd M. Rodriguez Quintos

St. Louis City SC 2 v Chicago Fire II

August 6 18	St. Louis City SC 2	2–1	Chicago Fire II	Edwardsville, Illinois
8:00 PM CDT	Schneider  45' Pompeu  52' Yaro 56' Dolling 83'	Report	M. Rodriguez 35' Ostrem  39' J. Reynolds  54' Oregel  55' A. Rodriguez  56'	Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer

New England Revolution II v Chicago Fire II

August 14 19	New England Revolution II	1–0	Chicago Fire II	Foxborough, Massachusetts
CDT	Cayet 52' Michel  72' Zwetsloot  76' Quiñones  79' Weinstein  90+3'	Report	Penn 12' Burks  42' Ritaccio  77'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Gary Gutierrez

Chicago Fire II v New York City FC II

August 20 20	Chicago Fire II	5–0	New York City FC II	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT	Espinoza  7' Quintos 16' Oregel  22' Bezerra 27' Burks  45+1' Penn 64', 67' M. Rodriguez 71'	Report	Elias  34'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Becky Pagan

Chicago Fire II v Toronto FC II

August 25 21	Chicago Fire II	2–1	Toronto FC II	Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT	Fleming 38' M. Rodríguez 57'	Report	Yeates 70', 70'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi

Columbus Crew 2 v Chicago Fire II

September 3 22	Columbus Crew 2	3–1	Chicago Fire II	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM CDT	Parente 26' Russell-Rowe 38' (pen.) Fuson  42' Telfer 76' Mohamed  90+2'	Report	Brady  37' M. Rodríguez  45' Glasgow  45+1', 80' Ostrem  54'	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky

FC Cincinnati 2 v Chicago Fire II

September 11 23	FC Cincinnati 2	0–2	Chicago Fire II	Milford, Ohio
4:00 PM CDT	Thomas  24' Sánchez  77'	Report	M. Rodríguez 63' (pen.) Glasgow 51'	Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center Referee: Amin Hadzic

Chicago Fire II v Inter Miami II

September 18 24	Chicago Fire II	1–0	Inter Miami II	Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 PM CDT	Monis 14' Flores  71' Glasgow  90+2'	Report	Caputo  10' Azcona  86'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Chris Ruska

See also

• 2022 Chicago Fire FC season