2022 USL League Two season

Football league season

USL League Two
Season	2022
Dates	May 1 - July 17 (regular season)
Champions	Ventura County Fusion
Regular Season title	Lionsbridge FC
Matches played	758
Goals scored	2,684 (3.54 per match)
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 2022 USL League Two season is the 28th season of USL League Two.

The regular season began on May 1 and ended on July 17. 113 teams participated in this season.^[1]

Team changes

New teams

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

Lansing City Football^[18]
LA Parish AC (Baton Rouge, LA)^[19]^[20]
Louisiana Krewe FC (Lafayette, LA)^[21]
Miami AC^[22]
Marin FC Legends (Marin County, CA)^[23]
Midwest United FC (Grand Rapids, MI)^[24]
Minneapolis City SC^[25]
New Mexico United U-23 (Albuquerque, NM)^[26]
NONA FC (Orlando, FL)^[27]
Oly Town FC (Olympia, WA)^[28]
Patuxent Football Athletics (Patuxent, MD)^[29]
St. Croix SC (Stillwater, MN)^[30]
Springfield Athletic SC (Springfield, IL)^[31]
Tennessee SC (Franklin, TN)^[32]
Vermont Green FC (Burlington, VT)^[33]

Returning teams

Departing teams

Name changes

FC Málaga City New York to Pathfinder FC^[37]
Colorado Rush SC to Flatirons Rush SC^[38]
Ogden City SC to Salt City SC^[38]
Portland Timbers U23s to Capital FC (Salem, OR)^[39]

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

^[40]

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:

^ 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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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]	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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]	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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	Advance to USL League Two Playoffs
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:

^ 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:

^ 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

Lionsbridge FC

Vermont Green FC

Long Island Rough Riders

Ocean City Nor'easters

Long Island Rough Riders

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

Eastern Conference

Seacoast United Phantoms

Christos FC

Seacoast United Phantoms (a.e.t.)

Western Mass Pioneers

Manhattan SC

Western Mass Pioneers

Long Island Rough Riders

North Carolina Fusion U23

North Carolina Fusion U23 (p)

1 (5)

The Villages SC

1 (4)

North Carolina Fusion U23

Asheville City SC

Brazos Valley Cavalry FC

Asheville City SC

North Carolina Fusion U23

Southern Conference

One Knoxville SC

NONA FC

West Virginia United

One Knoxville SC

One Knoxville SC (a.e.t.)

Texas United

Long Island Rough Riders

Ventura County Fusion

Des Moines Menace

Kaw Valley FC

Des Moines Menace

Kings Hammer FC

Kings Hammer FC (p)

2 (6)

Kalamazoo FC

2 (5)

Des Moines Menace

1 (4)

Central Conference

Flint City Bucks (p)

1 (5)

Peoria City

Ventura County Fusion

Ballard FC (a.e.t.)

Western Conference

Ventura County Fusion

Flatirons Rush SC

Ventura County Fusion

Southern California Seahorses

Park City Red Wolves

Southern California Seahorses

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'	Report	Stitz 70'

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'	Report	Vowinkel 71' Carmichael 84' Weiss 89'

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.)	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'	Report

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'	Report	Tobin 38'

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		Report	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'	Report	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	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	Amaral 38'	Report	Pellio 19'

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	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'	Report	Cerezo 54'

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

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'

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	Lara 103' Whelan 119'	Report	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'	Report	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

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	Cisse 29', 35'	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'	Attendance: 2,417^[41]

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'	Attendance: 4,567^[42]
	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	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'

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	^[43]
Golden Glove	Felix Schäfer	Ocean City Nor’easters	0.59 Goals Against Average; 5 Shutouts; 88.9% Save percentage	^[44]
Young (U20) Player of the Year	Joseph DiPreta	Blackwatch Rush	1 goal; 2 assists in 13 games	^[45]
Assists Champion	Ben Stitz	Christos FC	12 Assists	^[46]
Golden Boot	Ethan Stevenson	Brazos Valley Cavalry FC	19 Goals in 13 games	^[47]
Player of the Year	Samory Powder	Hudson Valley Hammers	6 goals; 6 assists	^[48]
Coach of the Year	Dean Johnson	Des Moines Menace	10-0-2 Regular season record	^[49]
Goal of the Year	Shion Soga	AFC Ann Arbor	vs Oakland County FC	^[50]
Save of the Year	Brandt Herron	Virginia Beach United	vs Northern Virginia FC	^[51]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

^[52]^[53]

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

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External links

USL League Two website

USL League Two

Eastern Conference

Northeast	AC Connecticut Albany Rush Black Rock FC Boston Bolts Boston City FC Pathfinder FC Seacoast United Phantoms Vermont Green FC Western Mass Pioneers
Mid Atlantic	Lehigh Valley United Ocean City Nor'easters Philadelphia Lone Star FC Reading United AC Real Central New Jersey West Chester United SC
Metropolitan	Cedar Stars Rush Hudson Valley Hammers Ironbound SC Long Island Rough Riders Manhattan SC Morris Elite SC FC Motown STA New Jersey Copa FC Staten Island Sporting Athletic Club Westchester Flames
Chesapeake	Charlotesville Blues Christos FC Lionsbridge FC Northern Virginia FC Patuxent Football Athletics Virginia Beach United FC Virginia Marauders FC
South Atlantic	Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence 2 North Carolina FC U23 North Carolina Fusion U23 Salem City FC South Carolina United Tobacco Road FC Wake FC West Virginia United

Central Conference

Great Lakes	AFC Ann Arbor Flint City Bucks Kalamazoo FC Lansing City Football Michiana Lions Midwest United FC Oakland County FC Union FC Macomb
Valley	Cleveland Force FC Dayton Dutch Lions FC Buffalo Fort Wayne FC Kings Hammer FC Toledo Villa FC
Heartland	Chicago City SC Chicago Dutch Lions Des Moines Menace Peoria City River City FC St. Charles FC Sueno FC FC Wichita
Deep North	Bavarian United SC Minneapolis City SC RKC Third Coast Rochester FC St. Croix Legends Thunder Bay Chill

Southern Conference

South Central	Asheville City SC Athens United Birmingham Legion 2 Dothan United East Atlanta Dutch Lions Southern Soccer Academy Kings Tennessee SC
Southeast	Brevard SC Brooke House FC Florida Elite Soccer Academy Inter Gainesville KF NONA FC Brave SC
South Florida	Miami AC Sarasota Paradise St. Petersburg FC Swan City SC Tampa Bay United Weston FC
Mid South	Blue Goose SC Hattiesburg FC Little Rock Rangers LA Krewe FC Mississippi Brilla FC
Lone Star	AC Houston Sur AHFC Royals Corpus Christi FC Hill Country Lobos Houston FC Twin City Toucans

Western Conference

Mountain	Albion SC Colorado CISA Flatirons Rush SC New Mexico United U-23 Salt City SC Utah United Utah Avalanche
Northwest	Ballard FC Capital FC Atletico Lane United FC Midlakes United FC Olympia Tacoma Stars United PDX West Seattle Junction FC
Nor Cal	Academica SC Almaden FC Davis Legacy SC Marin FC Legends Monterey Bay FC 2 Project 51O San Francisco City SC San Francisco Glens
Southwest	AMSG FC Arizona Arsenal SC Capo FC Cochella FC FC Tucson Redlands FC Southern California Eagles Ventura County Fusion

Seasons

as USISL Premier League	1995 1996
as PDSL	1997 1998
as PDL	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
as USL League Two	2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024

Miscellaneous

USL League Two seasons

USISL Premier League	1995 1996
Premier Development Soccer League (PDSL)	1997 1998
Premier Development League (PDL)	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
USL League Two	2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024

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National teams

World Cup (Third qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL spring fall
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

Cup competitions

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup
International	CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup
Friendly	Capital Cup Carolina Challenge Cup Coachella Valley Invitational Visit Tucson Sun Cup Dallas Cup

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2021–22 2022–23

Club seasons
MLS	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Inter Miami CF LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
USLC	Atlanta United 2 Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks Detroit City El Paso Locomotive Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Miami FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United New York Red Bulls II Oakland Roots Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
MLS Next Pro	Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 Fort Lauderdale CF Houston Dynamo 2 Minnesota United FC 2 New England Revolution II New York City FC II North Texas SC Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Rochester New York FC San Jose Earthquakes II St. Louis City SC 2 Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2
USL1	Central Valley Fuego Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph Northern Colorado Hailstorm North Carolina FC Union Omaha Richmond Kickers Tormenta FC FC Tucson
NISA	Albion San Diego Bay Cities FC California United Strikers Chattanooga FC Flower City Union Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats Michigan Stars Syracuse Pulse Valley United