2022 USL League Two season

The 2022 USL League Two season is the 28th season of USL League Two.

USL League Two

Season	2022
Dates	May 1 - July 17 (regular season)
Champions	Ventura County Fusion (2nd Title)
Regular Season Champions	Lionsbridge FC (1st Title)
Matches played	758
Goals scored	2,684 (3.54 per match)
Best Player	Samory Powder Hudson Valley Hammers
Top goalscorer	Ethan Stevenson Brazos Valley Cavalry FC (19 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Felix Schäfer Ocean City Nor’easters
Biggest home win	CDY 7, TOB 2 (May 14)
Biggest away win	DDL 0, SBL 5 (May 14) WAK 1, WVU 6 (May 14)
Highest scoring	CDY 7, TOB 2 (May 14)
Longest winning run	10 matches Western Mass Pioneers (May 31 – July 15)
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches Lionsbridge FC Ocean City Nor'easters Texas United (entire season)
Longest winless run	13 matches Westchester Flames (May 21 - July 16)
Longest losing run	11 matches AC Houston Sur (May 11 – June 28) Morris Elite SC (June 4 – July 16)
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of August 6, 2022.

The regular season began on May 1 and ended on July 17. 113 teams participated in this season.^[1] The league reached a new high of 16 divisions after removing the Deep South division and adding five new divisions. The new divisions were the Chesapeake, Deep North, Lone Star, South Central, and Valley.^[2]

Team changes

New teams

• Ballard FC (Seattle, WA)^[3]
• Blackwatch Rush (Albany, NY)^[4]
• Blue Goose SC (Shreveport, LA)^[5]
• Boston City FC (Revere, MA)^[6]
• Caledonia SC (Lakeland, FL)^[7]
• Central Valley Fuego FC 2^[8]
• Chicago City SC^[9]
• Chicago Dutch Lions FC^[10]
• Christos FC (Baltimore, MD)^[11]
• Cleveland Force SC^[12]
• Colorado International Soccer Academy (Aurora, CO)^[13]
• Commonwealth Cardinals FC (Fredericksburg, VA)^[14]
• Davis Legacy SC (Davis, CA)^[15]
• AC Houston Sur^[16]
• Hudson Valley Hammers (Hudson Valley, NY)^[17]
• One Knoxville SC^[18]

• Lansing City Football^[19]
• LA Parish AC (Baton Rouge, LA)^[20][21]
• Louisiana Krewe FC (Lafayette, LA)^[22]
• Miami AC^[23]
• Marin FC Legends (Marin County, CA)^[24]
• Midwest United FC (Grand Rapids, MI)^[25]
• Minneapolis City SC^[26]
• New Mexico United U-23 (Albuquerque, NM)^[27]
• NONA FC (Orlando, FL)^[28]
• Oly Town FC (Olympia, WA)^[29]
• Patuxent Football Athletics (Patuxent, MD)^[30]
• St. Croix SC (Stillwater, MN)^[31]
• Springfield Athletic SC (Springfield, IL)^[32]
• Tennessee SC (Franklin, TN)^[33]
• Vermont Green FC (Burlington, VT)^[34]

Returning teams

• FC Manitoba
• St. Louis Lions^[35]
• Thunder Bay Chill^[36]

Departing teams

• Calgary Foothills FC
• Grand Rapids FC
• Green Bay Voyageurs^[37]
• New York Red Bulls U-23
• Saint Louis Scott Gallagher
• Santa Cruz Breakers FC
• TSS FC Rovers

Name changes

• FC Málaga City New York to Pathfinder FC^[38]
• Colorado Rush SC to Flatirons Rush SC^[39]
• Ogden City SC to Salt City SC^[39]
• Portland Timbers U23s to Capital FC (Salem, OR)^[40]

Teams

Central Conference Division Team Great Lakes Division AFC Ann Arbor Flint City Bucks Kalamazoo FC Lansing City Football Midwest United FC Oakland County FC Heartland Division Chicago City SC Chicago Dutch Lions Chicago FC United FC Wichita Kaw Valley FC Springfield Athletic SC St. Louis Lions Valley Division Cleveland Force SC Dayton Dutch Lions Fort Wayne FC Kings Hammer FC South Bend Lions Toledo Villa FC Deep North Division Des Moines Menace FC Manitoba Minneapolis City SC Peoria City St. Croix SC Thunder Bay Chill Eastern Conference Division Team Northeast Division AC Connecticut Black Rock FC Blackwatch Rush Boston Bolts Boston City FC Pathfinder FC Seacoast United Phantoms Vermont Green FC Western Mass Pioneers Mid Atlantic Division Lehigh Valley United Ocean City Nor'easters Philadelphia Lone Star Reading United AC Real Central New Jersey West Chester United Metropolitan Division Cedar Stars Rush F.A. Euro FC Motown Hudson Valley Hammers Long Island Rough Riders Manhattan SC Morris Elite SC New Jersey Copa Westchester Flames Chesapeake Division Christos FC Commonwealth Cardinals FC Lionsbridge FC Northern Virginia FC Patuxent Football Athletics Virginia Beach United

Southern Conference Division Team South Central Division Asheville City SC Dalton Red Wolves East Atlanta FC One Knoxville SC Peachtree City MOBA SC United Bantams Southern Soccer Academy Kings Tennessee SC Tri-Cities Otters Tormenta FC 2 Southeast Division Caledonia SC FC Florida U23 FC Miami City Florida Elite SA Miami AC NONA FC Tampa Bay United The Villages SC Weston FC South Atlantic Division Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence 2 North Carolina FC U23 North Carolina Fusion U23 Tobacco Road FC Wake FC West Virginia United Mid South Division Blue Goose SC LA Parish AC Little Rock Rangers Louisiana Krewe FC Mississippi Brilla Texas United Lone Star Division AC Houston Sur AHFC Royals Brazos Valley Cavalry Corpus Christi FC Houston FC Round Rock SC Western Conference Division Team Mountain Division Colorado International Soccer Academy Flatirons Rush SC New Mexico United U-23 Park City Red Wolves Salt City SC Northwest Division Ballard FC Capital FC Lane United FC Oly Town FC OVF Alliance PDX FC Southwest Division Central Valley Fuego FC 2 Davis Legacy SC Golden State Force Marin FC Legends Project 51O San Francisco City FC San Francisco Glens Southern California Seahorses Ventura County Fusion

^[41]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	12	1	1	37	13	+24	37	2.64	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Western Mass Pioneers	14	11	0	3	36	15	+21	33	2.36
3	Vermont Green FC	14	9	1	4	38	14	+24	28	2.00
4	Boston City FC	14	8	0	6	24	22	+2	24	1.71
5	Black Rock FC	14	6	1	7	22	23	−1	19	1.36
6	Boston Bolts	14	5	2	7	19	24	−5	17	1.21
7	AC Connecticut	14	4	1	9	26	34	−8	13	0.93
8	Blackwatch Rush	14	3	1	10	16	35	−19	10	0.71
9	Pathfinder FC	14	1	1	12	8	46	−38	4	0.29

Source: USL

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	11	3	0	28	9	+19	36	2.57	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	West Chester United SC	14	7	3	4	33	18	+15	24	1.71
3	Real Central New Jersey	14	6	2	6	31	27	+4	20[a]	1.43[a]
4	Reading United AC	14	5	5	4	22	21	+1	20	1.43
5	Philadelphia Lone Star FC	14	3	4	7	25	39	−14	10	0.71
6	Lehigh Valley United	14	1	1	12	21	46	−25	4	0.29

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Real Central New Jersey wins the tiebreaker over Reading United AC on total wins.

Metropolitan Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Manhattan SC	14	12	0	2	32	15	+17	36	2.57	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Long Island Rough Riders	14	11	1	2	40	14	+26	34	2.43
3	Hudson Valley Hammers	14	8	1	5	44	31	+13	25	1.79
4	New Jersey Copa FC	14	7	1	6	26	29	−3	22	1.57
5	F.A. Euro	14	6	3	5	22	21	+1	21	1.50
6	Cedar Stars Rush	14	5	3	6	31	32	−1	18[a]	1.29[a]
7	FC Motown	14	5	3	6	29	23	+6	18	1.29
8	Westchester Flames	14	1	2	11	16	38	−22	5	0.36
9	Morris Elite SC	14	1	0	13	9	46	−37	3	0.21

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Cedar Stars Rush wins the tiebreaker over FC Motown on Head-to-head record.

Chesapeake Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Lionsbridge FC	14	12	2	0	47	11	+36	38	2.71	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Christos FC	13	9	1	3	51	18	+33	28	2.15
3	Northern Virginia FC	13	7	1	5	30	24	+6	22	1.69
4	Virginia Beach United	14	5	0	9	14	32	−18	15	1.07
5	Patuxent Football Athletics	14	3	1	10	13	33	−20	10	0.71
6	Commonwealth Cardinals FC	14	2	1	11	13	50	−37	7	0.50

Source: USL

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Kalamazoo FC	14	8	4	2	28	15	+13	28	2.00	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Flint City Bucks	14	8	3	3	31	13	+18	27	1.93
3	AFC Ann Arbor	14	7	4	3	35	18	+17	25	1.79
4	Oakland County FC	14	6	1	7	28	35	−7	19	1.36
5	Lansing City Football	14	4	1	9	13	28	−15	13	0.93
6	Midwest United FC	14	2	1	11	9	35	−26	7	0.50

Source: USL

Heartland Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Chicago FC United	14	11	2	1	53	18	+35	35	2.50	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Kaw Valley FC	13	8	2	3	31	16	+15	26	2.00
3	Chicago City SC	14	7	3	4	35	29	+6	24	1.71
4	St. Louis Lions	13	6	3	4	31	22	+9	21	1.62
5	FC Wichita	14	6	1	7	23	30	−7	19	1.36
6	Springfield Athletic SC	14	2	1	11	16	38	−22	7	0.50
7	Chicago Dutch Lions[a]	14	2	0	12	18	54	−36	−3	−0.21

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Last 3 games were forfeits

Valley Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	South Bend Lions	14	10	2	2	40	12	+28	32[a]	2.29[a]	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Kings Hammer FC	14	10	2	2	41	15	+26	32	2.29
3	Fort Wayne FC	14	9	2	3	34	11	+23	26	1.86
4	Toledo Villa FC	14	4	0	10	18	34	−16	12	0.86
5	Dayton Dutch Lions	14	2	2	10	13	53	−40	7	0.50
6	Cleveland Force SC	14	1	4	9	15	36	−21	7	0.50

Source: USL
Notes:

1. South Bend Lions wins the tiebreaker over Kings Hammer FC on goal differential.

Deep North Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Des Moines Menace	12	10	2	0	37	9	+28	32	2.67	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Peoria City	12	6	3	3	22	18	+4	21[a]	1.75[a]
3	Thunder Bay Chill	12	6	3	3	19	18	+1	21	1.75
4	FC Manitoba	12	4	2	6	19	22	−3	14	1.17
5	St. Croix SC	12	2	2	8	15	30	−15	8	0.67
6	Minneapolis City SC	12	1	2	9	11	26	−15	5	0.42

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Peoria City wins the tiebreaker over Thunder Bay Chill on Head-to-head record.

Southern Conference

South Central Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	One Knoxville SC	14	11	1	2	34	10	+24	34	2.43	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Asheville City SC	14	9	4	1	37	13	+24	31	2.21
3	Tormenta FC 2	13	7	2	4	23	16	+7	23	1.77
4	Tri-Cities Otters	14	7	0	7	17	23	−6	21	1.50
5	Tennessee SC	14	5	5	4	19	16	+3	20	1.43
6	SC United Bantams	13	5	3	5	23	24	−1	18	1.38
7	Peachtree City MOBA	14	5	0	9	24	30	−6	15[a]	1.07[a]
8	Dalton Red Wolves	14	4	3	7	19	25	−6	15	1.07
9	Southern Soccer Academy Kings	14	3	3	8	12	30	−18	12	0.86
10	East Atlanta FC	14	2	1	11	15	36	−21	7	0.50

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Peachtree City MOBA wins the tiebreaker over Dalton Red Wolves on total wins.

Southeast Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	NONA FC	14	12	1	1	27	10	+17	37	2.64	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	The Villages SC	14	9	3	2	24	11	+13	30	2.14
3	FC Miami City	12	7	0	5	27	17	+10	21	1.75
4	Florida Elite SA	13	6	3	4	25	17	+8	21	1.62
5	Miami AC	14	6	2	6	16	16	0	20	1.43
6	Weston FC	14	5	3	6	10	18	−8	18	1.29
7	Tampa Bay United	12	3	2	7	14	16	−2	11	0.92
8	Caledonia SC	13	2	1	10	7	32	−25	7	0.54
9	FC Florida U23	14	1	3	10	13	26	−13	6	0.43

Source: USL

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	North Carolina Fusion U23	14	11	2	1	48	15	+33	35	2.50	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	West Virginia United	14	9	2	3	36	23	+13	29[a]	2.07[a]
3	Charlotte Eagles	14	9	2	3	38	26	+12	29	2.07
4	Charlotte Independence 2	14	5	2	7	39	32	+7	17	1.21
5	North Carolina FC U23	14	4	4	6	30	24	+6	16	1.14
6	Tobacco Road FC	14	3	1	10	22	50	−28	10	0.71
7	Wake FC	14	1	1	12	17	60	−43	4	0.29

Source: USL
Notes:

1. West Virginia United wins the tiebreaker over Charlotte Eagles on goal differential.

Mid South Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Texas United	14	9	5	0	32	13	+19	32	2.29	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Mississippi Brilla	13	8	1	4	33	13	+20	25	1.92
3	Louisiana Krewe FC	14	6	4	4	39	26	+13	22	1.57
4	Little Rock Rangers	14	5	4	5	26	23	+3	19	1.36
5	Blue Goose SC	13	3	1	9	22	33	−11	10	0.77
6	LA Parish AC	14	1	3	10	22	66	−44	6	0.43

Source: USL

Lone Star Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	14	11	1	2	47	15	+32	34	2.43	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Houston FC	14	8	3	3	24	16	+8	27	1.93
3	Corpus Christi FC	14	7	1	6	21	21	0	22	1.57
4	Round Rock SC	14	5	3	6	25	33	−8	18	1.29
5	AHFC Royals	14	3	3	8	24	33	−9	8	0.57
6	AC Houston Sur	14	2	1	11	13	36	−23	7	0.50

Source: USL

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Park City Red Wolves	12	8	2	2	24	12	+12	26	2.17	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Flatirons Rush SC	12	7	2	3	22	16	+6	23	1.92
3	New Mexico United U23	12	5	2	5	23	19	+4	17	1.42
4	Salt City SC	12	4	2	6	21	27	−6	14	1.17
5	CISA	12	1	2	9	12	28	−16	5	0.42

Source: USL

Northwest Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Capital FC	12	8	3	1	25	14	+11	27	2.25	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Ballard FC	12	8	2	2	28	12	+16	26	2.17
3	Lane United FC	12	3	6	3	19	18	+1	15	1.25
4	Oly Town FC	12	3	2	7	16	25	−9	11[a]	0.92[a]
5	OVF Alliance	12	3	2	7	24	21	+3	11	0.92
6	PDX FC	12	3	1	8	12	34	−22	10	0.83

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Oly Town FC wins the tiebreaker over OVF Alliance on Head-to-head record.

Southwest Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification
1	Project 51O	12	8	2	2	25	13	+12	26[a]	2.17[a]	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
2	Ventura County Fusion	12	8	2	2	24	15	+9	26	2.17
3	Southern California Seahorses	12	6	5	1	21	15	+6	23	1.92
4	San Francisco Glens SC	12	6	3	3	27	12	+15	21	1.75
5	Davis Legacy SC	12	4	4	4	26	24	+2	16	1.33
6	Marin FC Legends	12	4	2	6	20	18	+2	14	1.17
7	Central Valley Fuego FC 2	12	2	2	8	11	36	−25	8	0.67
8	San Francisco City FC	12	1	3	8	13	27	−14	6	0.50
9	FC Golden State Force	12	1	5	6	12	19	−7	5	0.42

Source: USL
Notes:

1. Project 51O wins the tiebreaker over Ventura County Fusion on Head-to-head record.

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

National Final

E1

Lionsbridge FC

1

E8

Vermont Green FC

2

E8

Vermont Green FC

1

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

2

E4

Ocean City Nor'easters

1

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

3

E5

Long Island Rough Riders (a.e.t.)

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Seacoast United Phantoms

1

E2

Seacoast United Phantoms

4

E7

Christos FC

1

E2

Seacoast United Phantoms (a.e.t.)

1

E6

Western Mass Pioneers

0

E3

Manhattan SC

0

E6

Western Mass Pioneers

1

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

2

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23

0

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23 (p)

1 (5)

S7

The Villages SC

1 (4)

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23

2

S6

Asheville City SC

1

S3

Brazos Valley Cavalry FC

0

S6

Asheville City SC

3

S2

North Carolina Fusion U23

2

Southern Conference

S4

One Knoxville SC

1

S1

NONA FC

1

S8

West Virginia United

2

S8

West Virginia United

0

S4

One Knoxville SC

2

S4

One Knoxville SC (a.e.t.)

4

S5

Texas United

2

E5

Long Island Rough Riders

1

W5

Ventura County Fusion

2

C1

Des Moines Menace

4

C6

Kaw Valley FC

0

C1

Des Moines Menace

4

C5

Kings Hammer FC

1

C5

Kings Hammer FC (p)

2 (6)

C4

Kalamazoo FC

2 (5)

C1

Des Moines Menace

1 (4)

Central Conference

C7

Flint City Bucks (p)

1 (5)

C2

Chicago FC United

3

C8

Peoria City

1

C2

Chicago FC United

1

C7

Flint City Bucks

2

C3

South Bend Lions

1

C7

Flint City Bucks

3

C7

Flint City Bucks

0

W5

Ventura County Fusion

1

W1

Capital FC

2

W8

San Francisco Glens

3

W8

San Francisco Glens

2

W4

Ballard FC (a.e.t.)

3

W4

Ballard FC

2

W3

Project 51O

1

W4

Ballard FC

0

Western Conference

W5

Ventura County Fusion

1

W5

Ventura County Fusion

3

W6

Flatirons Rush SC

2

W5

Ventura County Fusion

2

W7

Southern California Seahorses

1

W2

Park City Red Wolves

1

W7

Southern California Seahorses

3

Conference Playoffs

Eastern Conference

Seacoast United Phantoms v Christos FC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Seacoast United Phantoms	4–1	Christos FC	Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts
4:30 PM EDT	Musu 3' Sharp 5' Sing 47' Showunmi 72' Black	Report	Stitz 70' Panton Travers Stephenson

Ocean City Nor'easters v Long Island Rough Riders

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Ocean City Nor'easters	1–3	Long Island Rough Riders	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
5:00 PM EDT	Myers 29' Marques Kocevski	Report	Vowinkel 71' Carmichael 84' Weiss 89' Cavallo

Lionsbridge FC v Vermont Green FC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Lionsbridge FC	1–2	Vermont Green FC	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
7:30 PM EDT	Hall 45' (pen.) Materazzi	Report	Adams 38' Cloherty  13'  59' Pfeifer  61' McCann 63'

Western Mass Pioneers v Manhattan SC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Western Mass Pioneers	1–0	Manhattan SC	Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Armero 45' Rodrigues Arriagada   Oberrauch Brinkman	Report	Martin Urrea Collins Rogers

Long Island Rough Riders v Vermont Green FC

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	Long Island Rough Riders	2–1	Vermont Green FC	TowneBank Stadium Newport News, Virginia
7:00 PM EDT	Vowinkel 25' Carmichael 50' Puig Middlebrook	Report	Tobin 38' Beaulieu Adams Pacella Nwegbo

Western Mass Pioneers v Seacoast United Phantoms

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	Western Mass Pioneers	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Seacoast United Phantoms	Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts
7:00 PM EDT	Gutierrez Brinkman   Lerech Hicks Valadez	Report	Black Musu Healy Burgess Sharp 102'

Seacoast United Phantoms v Long Island Rough Riders

July 29, 2022 Conference Final	Seacoast United Phantoms	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Long Island Rough Riders	Austin-East High School Knoxville, Tennessee
4:30 PM EDT	Sharp 62' Showunmi Bertos	Report	O'Malley Puig Cutler Carmichael 77' Vowinkel 117'

Southern Conference

Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. v Asheville City SC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	0–3	Asheville City SC	The Villages SC Complex The Villages, Florida
4:00 PM EDT		Report	Huerman 38' Gonzalez 54' McBride 83'

Nona FC v West Virginia United

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Nona FC	1–2	West Virginia United	West High School Knoxville, Tennessee
4:30 PM EDT	45'	Report	Osumanu Maeda 45' Smith 53'

The Villages SC v North Carolina Fusion U23

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	The Villages SC	1–1 (4–5 p)	North Carolina Fusion U23	The Villages SC Complex The Villages, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Murtha Amaral 38' Cardona	Report	Pellio 19' Horveno   Gomiero Clow Mayer

One Knoxville SC v Texas United

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	One Knoxville SC	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Texas United	West High School Knoxville, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT	Thomas 50', 86' Afrifa 100' Abril 117'	Report 1Report 2	Reyes Jara Estrada Jaaskelainen 52' Romero 90'	Attendance: 2,342

North Carolina Fusion U23 v Asheville City SC

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	North Carolina Fusion U23	2–1	Asheville City SC	The Villages SC Complex The Villages, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Duval 35', 81' Wiemann Gomiero Mayer McDonald	Report	Cerezo 54' Ward Huerman

One Knoxville SC v West Virginia United

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	One Knoxville SC	2–0	West Virginia United	West High School Knoxville, Tennessee
7:30PM EDT	Sunesson 6' Afrifa 64'	Report 2	Clark

One Knoxville SC v North Carolina Fusion U23

July 29, 2022 Conference Final	One Knoxville SC	1–2	North Carolina Fusion U23	Austin-East Magnet High School Knoxville, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT	Fernandez 48'	Report 1Report 2	Duval 7' Gamiz 83' Varela McDonald

Central Conference

Chicago FC United v Peoria City

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Chicago FC United	3–1	Peoria City	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
4:00 PM CDT	Johnson Hency	Report	Ennin

Kalamazoo FC v Kings Hammer FC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Kalamazoo FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Kings Hammer FC	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
4:00 PM CDT	Levey Whelan Strine Efang Lara 103' Whelan 119'	Report	Territo Pineda Garvey 105' Damge 108'
	Penalties
	Whelan Bayless O'Riordan D'argento Harmon Efang Lara Calvo-Salinas Lockwood Strine		Allbaugh Robinson Territo Burlew Hernandez Rinehart Damge Hegge Garvey Ayertey

Flint City Bucks v South Bend Lions

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Flint City Bucks	3–1	South Bend Lions	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
7:00 PM CDT	Dallmann 39' Slade 45' Cisse 56' Fearnley	Report	De Oliveira Tanor Shannon 90'

Des Moines Menace v Kaw Valley FC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Des Moines Menace	4–0	Kaw Valley FC	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:00 PM CDT	Goldthorp 33', 62' Brewer Jr 55' Bermingham 81'	Report	Dias Keita

Flint City Bucks v Chicago FC United

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	Flint City Bucks	2–1	Chicago FC United	Atwood Stadium Flint, Michigan
5:00 PM CDT	Bacharach Cisse 29', 35' Fearnley	Report	Johnson 81'

Des Moines Menace v Kings Hammer FC

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	Des Moines Menace	4–1	Kings Hammer FC	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:00 PM CDT	Kraft 40' Goldthorp 45' Bermingham 61' D'Agostini 88'	Report	Hegge 83' Pineda	Attendance: 2,417[42]

Des Moines Menace v Flint City Bucks

July 29, 2022 Conference Final	Des Moines Menace	1–1 (4–5 p)	Flint City Bucks	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:15 PM CDT	Goldthorp 3'	Report 1 Report 2	Slade 57' Bacharach Eneli Shefqeti Quaynor Mimy	Attendance: 4,567[43]
	Penalties
	D'Agostini Padilla Cupid Rozeboom Bermingham		Trujillo Cisse Kyra Mahlmeister Bacharach

Western Conference

Capital FC v San Francisco Glens SC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Capital FC	2–3	San Francisco Glens SC	Interbay Stadium Seattle, Washington
2:00 PM PDT	Sosa 72' Tibbling 78' Greenlee	Report	Chretien 18', 83' Mahi 77'

Southern California Seahorses v Park City Red Wolves SC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Southern California Seahorses	3–1	Park City Red Wolves SC	Ventura College Sportsplex Ventura, California
4:30 PM PDT	De La Torre Jr Garfias Barbosa Santana	Report	Nicolas Soyemi-Ololade

Ballard FC v Project 51O

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Ballard FC	2–1	Project 51O	Interbay Stadium Seattle, Washington
7:00 PM PDT	Gaffney 37' McGlynn 49'  85' Burney  65' Kingston  67'  90+1'	Report	Mariona  5' Hernandez 78'

Ventura County Fusion v Flatirons Rush SC

July 22, 2022 Conference Quarterfinals	Ventura County Fusion	3–2	Flatirons Rush SC	Ventura College Sportsplex Ventura, California
7:00 PM PDT	Villapando 17' Edwards 20', 70' Farrington Opoku Calderon	Report	Caliari 30' Trujillo 90'

Ballard FC v San Francisco Glens SC

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	Ballard FC	3–2 (a.e.t.)	San Francisco Glens SC	Interbay Stadium Seattle, Washington
2:00 PM PDT	Engmann 12' Mejia 37', 109' McGlynn  59' letherman  85'	Report	Grande 33'  93' Bilter  70' Valdivia 87' Chretien

Southern California Seahorses v Ventura County Fusion

July 24, 2022 Conference Semifinal	Southern California Seahorses	1–2	Ventura County Fusion	Whittier College Whittier, California
4:00 PM PDT	Barbosa 75' Amadin Echeverria Hornung Ihara	Report	Opoku 17' Villapando 64'

Ballard FC v Ventura County Fusion

July 29, 2022 Conference Final	Ballard FC	0–1	Ventura County Fusion	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
3:00 PM CDT	Engmann  62' Dale  69'	Report	Farrington 28' (pen.) Alvarez  29' Villapando  75'

USL League Two Championship

Semifinals

Ventura County Fusion v Flint City Bucks

July 31, 2022 National Semifinal	Ventura County Fusion	1–0	Flint City Bucks	Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa
7:15 PM CDT	Opoku 40' Oberli Madrigal	Report	Dallmann  42' Slade  56' Eneli Quaynor Cekrezi Hepburn

North Carolina Fusion U23 v Long Island Rough Riders

August 1, 2022 National Semifinal	North Carolina Fusion U23	0–2	Long Island Rough Riders	Austin-East Magnet High School Knoxville, Tennessee
10:00 AM EDT	Pellio Duval	Report	Vowinkel 45' Thiesen 52' Petridis

USL League Two Championship Game

August 6, 2022

7:00 PM PDT

National Final

Ventura County Fusion	2–1	Long Island Rough Riders
Villapando Opoku 60' Edwards 84'	Report	Cavallo  49' Weiss 55' Puig DiLuzio  68'

Ventura College Sportsplex
Ventura, California

Referee: Trevor Wiseman

Championship MVP: Nathaniel Opoku (VCF)

Awards

Award	Winner	Team	Reason	Ref.
Defender of the Year	Samory Powder	Hudson Valley Hammers	6 goals; 6 assists	[44]
Golden Glove	Felix Schäfer	Ocean City Nor’easters	0.59 Goals Against Average; 5 Shutouts; 88.9% Save percentage	[45]
Young (U20) Player of the Year	Joseph DiPreta	Blackwatch Rush	1 goal; 2 assists in 13 games	[46]
Assists Champion	Ben Stitz	Christos FC	12 Assists	[47]
Golden Boot	Ethan Stevenson	Brazos Valley Cavalry FC	19 Goals in 13 games	[48]
Player of the Year	Samory Powder	Hudson Valley Hammers	6 goals; 6 assists	[49]
Coach of the Year	Dean Johnson	Des Moines Menace	10-0-2 Regular season record	[50]
Goal of the Year	Shion Soga	AFC Ann Arbor	vs Oakland County FC	[51]
Save of the Year	Brandt Herron	Virginia Beach United	vs Northern Virginia FC	[52]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

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Eastern Conference

F: Ben Stitz (CHR), Ryan Carmichael (LIR), Braudilio Rodrigues (WMP) *
M: Taig Healy (SUP), Diba Nwegbo (VER), Peter Stroud (MOT/TOB) *
D: Moise Bombito (SUP) *, Bjarne Thiesen (LIR) *, Nicolas Oberrauch (WMP), Samory Powder (HVH) *
G: Wessel Speel (LIR) *

Southern Conference

F: Ethan Stevenson (BVC), Quesi Weston (LAK), Kemy Amiche (ASH) *
M: Tom Marriott (SCU), Joao Gomeiro (NCF) *, JC Ngando (SGT)
D: Joel Sangwa (NONA), Ben Weimann (NCF), Bissaffi Dotte (ASH), Moses Mensah (KNOX) *
G: Max Collingwood (WVU)

Central Conference

F: Kainan Dos Santos (SBL), Telvin Vah (STC), Matt Whelan (KAL)
M: Curt Calov (AAA), Eliot Goldthorp (DMM), Ryley Kraft (DMM) *
D: Tyler Freitas (PEO), Kori Cupid (DMM), Tom Abrahamsson (FTW), Hugo Bacharach (FCB)
G: Evan Barker (FCM)

Western Conference

F: Logan Farrington (VCF), Ian Mejia (BAL), Nathaniel Opoku (VCF) *
M: Kevin Lo (SFG), Marley Edwards (VCF), Jose Sosa (CAP)
D: Lesia Thetsane (BAL), Javi Ruiz Duran (51O), Kolade Salaudeen (OVF), Robin Terry (LUN)
G: Jason Smith (PCW)

* denotes All-League player