2022 Kansas City Current season

Kansas City Current's second season

Kansas City Current 2022 soccer season

Kansas City Current2022 season

Owners| Angie Long
Chris Long
Brittany Mahomes
General manager| Camille Levin Ashton
Head coach| Matt Potter
Stadium| Children's Mercy Park
(capacity: 18,467)
2022| 5th
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup| Semifinalists
1st, Central Division
Playoffs| Finalists
Top goalscorer| League:
Lo'eau LaBonta (7)
Cece Kizer (7)
All: Kristen Hamilton (12)
Highest home attendance| 10,395
(Aug. 19 vs. LA)
Lowest home attendance| 5,695
(June 11 vs. NJ/NY)
Average home league attendance| 7,657

Home colors

Away colors

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2023 ->

All statistics correct as of October 23, 2022.

The 2022 Kansas City Current season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. The Current plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The team was previously known as Kansas City NWSL.[1]

## Background

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See also: 2021 Kansas City NWSL season and 2021 National Women's Soccer League season

After finishing in last place during the 2021 season, Kansas City moved head coach Huw Williams into a front-office role. On January 11, 2022, the team hired former United States women's national team assistant coach and U-23 head coach Matt Potter as the team's new head coach for 2022.[2][3]

## Stadium and facilities

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In September 2021, the team announced that it was moving from its 2021 season venue, Legends Field baseball park, to Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, sharing it with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.[4] In October 2021, the team also announced plans to build its own 11,500-capacity venue on the Berkley Riverfront of Kansas City, which was expected to open in 2024.[5]

In June 2022, the Current opened its own dedicated practice facility in Riverside, Missouri. It is the first purpose-built facility for an NWSL team.[6]

## Team

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### Technical staff

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As of July 20, 2022.[7]
General manager  |  Camille Levin Ashton

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Head coach  |  Matt Potter
Assistant coach  |  Lucas Rodríguez
Goalkeeper coach  |  Lloyd Yaxley
High performance director  |  Ben Donachie
Lead analyst  |  Donna Newberry

### Squad

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As of September 20, 2022.[7][8]
No. | Pos. | Player  | Nation

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3  | MF | Kristen Edmonds |  United States
4  | DF | Hailie Mace |  United States
5  | FW | Cece Kizer |  United States
6  | FW | Lynn Williams (SEI[9]) |  United States
7  | DF | Elizabeth Ball |  United States
8  | DF | Kate Del Fava |  United States
10  | MF | Lo'eau LaBonta |  United States
11  | MF | Desiree Scott (co-captain) |  Canada
14  | MF | Chardonnay Curran |  United States
15  | MF | Sam Mewis (co-captain; SEI[10][11]) |  United States
16  | FW | Jaycie Johnson |  United States
18  | DF | Izzy Rodriguez |  United States
19  | DF | Jenna Winebrenner |  United States
20  | DF | Mallory Weber (SEI[12]) |  United States
21  | GK | Adrianna Franch |  United States
22  | DF | Alex Loera |  United States
23  | FW | Elyse Bennett |  United States
24  | DF | Taylor Leach |  United States
25  | FW | Kristen Hamilton |  United States
26  | DF | Addisyn Merrick |  United States
28  | MF | Addie McCain |  United States
31  | GK | Sydney Schneider |  Jamaica
38  | GK | Cassie Miller |  United States
66  | MF | Chloe Logarzo |  Australia
94  | MF | Claire Lavogez |  France

## Competitions

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### Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

#### Group stage

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Racing Louisville FC v Kansas City Current March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) 1|  Racing Louisville FC | 1–1|  Kansas City Current | Louisville, Kentucky

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EDT |

* Kizer 20' (McDonald)
* Bonner 60'

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* McCain 78' (Williams),  83'

| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,332

Chicago Red Stars v Kansas City Current March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25) 2|  Chicago Red Stars | 1–2|  Kansas City Current | Bridgeview, Illinois

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CDT |

* DiBernardo 22'
* Wright 54'
* Cook 90+2'

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* Mace 58' (LaBonta)
* Winebrenner 68'
* Bennett 77'
* Hamilton 86' (Mace)

| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,604

Houston Dash v Kansas City Current March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) 3|  Houston Dash | 0–3|  Kansas City Current | Houston, Texas

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CDT |

* Gomera-Stevens 32'
* Prisock 56'

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* Leach 2' (Mace)
* Hamilton 28' (Bennett)
* Mace  50'
* LaBonta 60' (Bennett)

| Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 2,229

Kansas City Current v Racing Louisville FC April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 4|  Kansas City Current | 0–3|  Racing Louisville FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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* Mace 9' (o.g.)
* DeMelo 50'
* Milliet 60'
* Bonner 65' (Ekic)
* Simon 90+6'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 6,310

Kansas City Current v Houston Dash April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15) 5|  Kansas City Current | 2–1|  Houston Dash | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* Hamilton 4' (Rodriguez)
* Ball 36'
* Pickett 80'

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* Groom 59' (Sánchez)
* Hedge 75'
* Abam 79'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 5,022

Kansas City Current v Chicago Red Stars April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24) 6|  Kansas City Current | 2–1|  Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Kansas

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14:00 CDT |

* Loera 50' (Bennett)
* Edmonds 74'
* Hamilton 76' (Bennett)

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* Wright 45+2'
* St-Georges 52' (Stevens)

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 5,107
Referee: Adorae Monroy[13]

#### Central Division standings

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  | KC | CHI | LOU | HOU

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1  | Kansas City Current | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 13  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–1
2  | Chicago Red Stars | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 8  |  |  | 1–2  | -- | 0–0  | 2–0
3  | Racing Louisville FC | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 6  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | -- | 2–3
4  | Houston Dash | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 7  | 13  | −6  | 6  |  | 0–3  | 1–3  | 2–1  | --

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

#### Knockout stage

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Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04) Semifinal|  Kansas City Current | 1–2|  North Carolina Courage | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:30 CDT |

* Winebrenner 18'
* Hamilton 68',  79' (McCain)

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* Debinha 19' (pen.)
* Ordoñez 36',  59'
* Gray 55'
* Mathias 90+2'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 4,093
Referee: Natalie Simon

### Regular season

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Main article: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season

#### Matches

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Portland Thorns FC v Kansas City Current April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 1|  Portland Thorns FC | 3–0|  Kansas City Current | Portland, Oregon

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PDT |

* Weaver 8'
* Sinclair 34'
* Smith 51' (Klingenberg)

| Report |  | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,672

Kansas City Current v Houston Dash May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) 2|  Kansas City Current | 0–2|  Houston Dash | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* Scott 64'
* Loera 90+2'

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* Daly 40'
* Sánchez 75'
* Visalli 90+6' (Daly)

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 6,140

Orlando Pride v Kansas City Current May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 3|  Orlando Pride | 2–2|  Kansas City Current | Orlando, Florida

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EDT |

* Pruitt 45+2'
* Jónsdóttir 51' (Leroux)
* Strom 56'
* Cluff 74'

| Report |

* Loera 32'
* Bennett 78' (LaBonta)
* Hamilton 90+1' (Bennett)
* Scott 90+4'
* Ball 90+7'

| Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 3,511

Angel City FC v Kansas City Current May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) 4|  Angel City FC | 1–0|  Kansas City Current | Los Angeles, California

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PDT |

* McCaskill 11'
* Charley 30'
* Leach 70' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Pickett 64'
* Ball 90+1'

| Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 18,514

OL Reign v Kansas City Current May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) 5|  OL Reign | 1–0|  Kansas City Current | Seattle, Washington

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PDT |

* McClernon 6'
* Angelina 62'
* Balcer 80' (Huerta)

| Report |

* Nolf 28'

| Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 3,944

Kansas City Current v Racing Louisville FC May 30, 2022 (2022-05-30) 6|  Kansas City Current | 1–0|  Racing Louisville FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* LaBonta 3' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 6,484

Kansas City Current v San Diego Wave FC June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) 7|  Kansas City Current | 2–2|  San Diego Wave FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* Hamilton 11' (LaBonta)
* Bennett 63' (Loera)

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* Morgan 37' (pen.), 90' (Jakobsson)
* Kornieck 45+3'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,954

Kansas City Current v NJ/NY Gotham FC June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 8|  Kansas City Current | 1–0|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* Hamilton 84' (Rodriguez)

| Report |

* Torres 53'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 5,695

Kansas City Current v Chicago Red Stars June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) 9|  Kansas City Current | 2–2|  Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* Hamilton 8' (Mace)
* Kizer 68' (Bennett)

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* DiBernardo 3'
* Kowalski 53' (Pugh)
* Pugh  58' (pen.)
* Colaprico 88'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 6,848

Houston Dash v Kansas City Current July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) 10|  Houston Dash | 1–2|  Kansas City Current | Houston, Texas

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CDT |

* Groom 42'
* Eddy 54'
* Hanson 71'
* Salmon 90+2'
* Prisock 90+7'
* Ball 90+10' (o.g.)

| Report |

* LaBonta 43' (pen.)
* Mace 46' (Kizer)

| Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 5,007

Washington Spirit v Kansas City Current July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10) 11|  Washington Spirit | 0–1|  Kansas City Current | Leesburg, Virginia

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EDT |  | Report |

* Bennett 59'
* Kizer 68'

| Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 2,932

Kansas City Current v OL Reign July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) 12|  Kansas City Current | 1–0|  OL Reign | Kansas City, Kansas

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CDT |

* LaBonta 18' (pen.)
* Loera 90'

| Report |

* Hiatt 74'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,246[14]
Referee: Alex Billeter[14]

Kansas City Current v Orlando Pride July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31) 13|  Kansas City Current | 2–2|  Orlando Pride | Kansas City, Kansas

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18:00 CDT |

* Bennett 57' (Mace)
* Mace  64'
* Scott 68'
* Kizer 82' (LaBonta)
* Pickett 83'

| Report |

* Celia 25' (Tymrak)
* Dougherty Howard 38'
* Listro 39'
* Doyle 46' (Dougherty Howard)

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,192
Referee: Greg Dopka

San Diego Wave FC v Kansas City Current August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07) 14|  San Diego Wave FC | 1–2|  Kansas City Current | San Diego, California

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14:00 PDT |

* Sheridan 67'
* Ali 88' (Doniak)

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* Pickett 26'
* Kizer 27' (Hamilton)
* Ball 33'
* Mace 39'

| Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,471[15]
Referee: Samantha Martinez[15]

North Carolina Courage v Kansas City Current August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 15|  North Carolina Courage | 3–4|  Kansas City Current | Cary, North Carolina

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18:00 EDT |

* Ordoñez 17' (Debinha)
* Debinha  36' (Kerolin)
* Kurtz 56' (Pinto)
* Daniels 90+1'

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* Hamilton 20' (LaBonta)
* LaBonta  45'
* Kizer 60' (Lavogez)
* Lavogez  79' (Ball)

| Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,092
Referee: Anya Voigt

Kansas City Current v Angel City FC August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) 16|  Kansas City Current | 1–1|  Angel City FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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19:00 CDT |

* Del Fava 62'
* LaBonta 82' (pen.)

| Report |

* Roccaro 28',  78' (Ali Riley)
* Lussi 76'
* Nielsen 81'
* Weatherholt 88'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,395
Referee: Ricardo Fierro[16]

Kansas City Current v North Carolina Courage August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28) 17|  Kansas City Current | 3–2|  North Carolina Courage | Kansas City, Kansas

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18:00 CDT |

* LaBonta 5' (pen.)
* Kizer 56' (Loera)
* Hamilton 59' (Del Fava)
* Ball 87'

| Report |

* Kerolin 28' (Mathias), 48' (Kurtz)
* Speck 65'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Malik Badawi[17]

NJ/NY Gotham FC v Kansas City Current September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) 18|  NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–1|  Kansas City Current | Harrison, New Jersey

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20:00 EDT |  | Report |

* Merrick 2'
* Mace 78' (pen.)

| Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 2,130

Chicago Red Stars v Kansas City Current September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) 19|  Chicago Red Stars | 4–0|  Kansas City Current | Bridgeview, Illinois

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19:00 CDT |

* Milazzo 5'
* Pugh 8' (Morse), 60',  26'
* DiBernardo 47'
* Kowalski 72' (Pugh),  75'

| Report |

* Leach 42'
* Ball 90'

| Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Katja Koroleva[18]

Kansas City Current v Portland Thorns FC September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18) 20|  Kansas City Current | 1–1|  Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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16:00 CDT |

* Bennett 73'
* Mace 90+4' (Edmonds)

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* Rodriguez 84'
* Sauerbrunn 90+3'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 9,281

Kansas City Current v Washington Spirit September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25) 21|  Kansas City Current | 3–0|  Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Kansas

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16:00 CDT |

* LaBonta 18' (Del Fava)
* Kizer 38' (Loera)
* Lavogez 41' (Hamilton)

| Report |

* Roddar 8'
* Staab 27'

| Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 9,593
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Seth Barton
Fourth official: Laura Rodriguez

Racing Louisville FC v Kansas City Current October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 22|  Racing Louisville FC | 1–0|  Kansas City Current | Louisville, Kentucky

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18:30 CDT |

* Ekic 72'
* McDonald 90+2'

| Report |

* Scott 74' 78'
* Del Fava 90+1'

| Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,622
Referee: Karen Callado

#### Regular season standings

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Pos | Team

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1  | OL Reign | 22  | 11  | 7  | 4  | 32  | 19  | +13  | 40  | NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2  | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22  | 10  | 9  | 3  | 49  | 24  | +25  | 39  | Playoffs – semi-finals
3  | San Diego Wave FC | 22  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 32  | 21  | +11  | 36  | Playoffs – first round
4  | Houston Dash | 22  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 35  | 27  | +8  | 36
5  | Kansas City Current | 22  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 29  | 29  | 0  | 36
6  | Chicago Red Stars | 22  | 9  | 6  | 7  | 34  | 28  | +6  | 33
7  | North Carolina Courage | 22  | 9  | 5  | 8  | 46  | 33  | +13  | 32  |
8  | Angel City FC | 22  | 8  | 5  | 9  | 23  | 27  | −4  | 29
9  | Racing Louisville FC | 22  | 5  | 8  | 9  | 23  | 35  | −12  | 23
10  | Orlando Pride | 22  | 5  | 7  | 10  | 22  | 45  | −23  | 22
11  | Washington Spirit | 22  | 3  | 10  | 9  | 26  | 33  | −7  | 19
12  | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 22  | 4  | 1  | 17  | 16  | 46  | −30  | 13

Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
22  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 29  | 29  |  0  | 36  | 5  | 5  | 1  | 17  | 12  |  +5  | 5  | 1  | 5  | 12  | 17  |  −5

Last updated: October 1, 2022.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

#### Results by matchday

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Matchday| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22

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Stadium| A| H| A| A| A| H| H| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A
Result| L| L| D| L| L| W| D| W| D| W| W| W| D| W| W| D| W| W| L| D| W| L
Position| 12| 12| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 10| 10| 7| 7| 5| 6| 5| 4| 3| 3| 1| 1| 3| 3| 5

Updated to match(es) played on October 1, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

### NWSL Playoffs

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Main article: NWSL Playoffs § 2022 season

The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye.[19]

Houston Dash v Kansas City Current October 16, 2022 1st Round|  Houston Dash | 1–2|  Kansas City Current | Houston, Texas

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16:00 CDT |

* Schmidt 21'
* Prisock 26'
* Eddy 88'
* Alozie 89'
* Sánchez 90+1'

| Report |

* LaBonta 5' (pen.)
* Lavogez 10'
* Mace 90+6'
* Del Fava 90+10'

| Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 21,284
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

OL Reign v Kansas City Current October 23, 2022 Semi-finals|  OL Reign | 0–2|  Kansas City Current | Seattle, Washington

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16:30 PDT |  | Report |

* Loera 4'
* Hamilton 63'

| Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 21,491
Referee: Alex Billeter
Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Jeremy Smith
Fourth official: Brad Jensen

Portland Thorns FC v Kansas City Current October 29, 2022 Finals|  Portland Thorns FC | 2–0|  Kansas City Current | Washington, D.C.

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20:00 EDT |

* Smith 4'
* Merrick 56' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,624
Referee: Natalie Simon

## Awards

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### NWSL weekly awards

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#### Player of the Week

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See also: NWSL Player of the Week

Competition  | Week  | Nat. | Player  | Won  | Ref.

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Challenge Cup | 5  |  | Elyse Bennett | Won  | [20]
Regular season | 3  |  | Elyse Bennett | Nom.  | [21]
10  |  | Adrianna Franch | Won  | [22][23]
14  |  | Claire Lavogez | Won  | [24]

#### Save of the Week

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See also: NWSL Save of the Week

Competition  | Week  | Nat. | Player  | Won | Ref.

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Challenge Cup | 5  |  | Kristen Edmonds | Won  | [25]
Regular season | 1  |  | Adrianna Franch | Nom.  | [26]
2  | Nom.  | [27]
3  | Nom.  | [28]
5  | Nom.  | [29]
6  | Nom.  | [30]
9  | Nom.  | [31]
10  | Won  | [21]
11  | Won  | [22][23]
12  | Nom.  | [32]

## Transactions

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### 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.[33] Kansas City Current were exempt from the draft.[34]

### 2022 NWSL Draft

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021. The NWSL awarded Kansas City all of the defunct Utah Royals FC team's player rights and draft picks upon its dissolution in 2020.[35]

Round  | Pick  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | College  | Status  | Ref.

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1  | 7  |  | Elyse Bennett | FW  | Washington State | Signed to two-year contract  | [36][37]
2  | 17  |  | Chardonnay Curran | MF  | Oregon | Signed to two-year contract
4  | 41  |  | Jenna Winebrenner | DF  | Notre Dame | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option
43  |  | Izzy Rodriguez | DF  | Ohio State | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option

### Transfers in

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Date  | Nat. | Player  | Pos. | Previous club  | Fee/notes  | Ref.

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November 30, 2021  |  | Sam Mewis | MF  |  North Carolina Courage | Acquired in exchange for the third-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and Kiki Pickett.  | [38]
January 10, 2022  |  | Lynn Williams | FW  |  North Carolina Courage | Acquired with North Carolina's natural second- and fourth-round picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft, in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money, Kansas City's natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and Katelyn Rowland.  | [38]
February 18, 2022  |  | Cassie Miller | GK  |  Chicago Red Stars | Acquired in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money.  | [39]
March 23, 2022  |  | Sydney Schneider | GK  |  Washington Spirit | Signed off waivers to a one-year contract with one-year option.  | [40]
June 9, 2022  |  | Cece Kizer | FW  |  Racing Louisville FC | Acquired in exchange for an international spot in 2022 and 2023 and $150,000 in allocation money, as well as a conditional $25,000 of allocation money based on Kizer's performance.  | [41]
| Addisyn Merrick | DF
July 20, 2022  |  | Claire Lavogez | FW  |  FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option.  | [42]

### Transfers out

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November 30, 2021  |  | Kiki Pickett | DF  |  North Carolina Courage | Traded with the third-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft for Sam Mewis.  | [38]
January 10, 2022  |  | Katelyn Rowland | GK  |  North Carolina Courage | Traded with $200,000 in allocation money and Kansas City's natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, in exchange for North Carolina's natural second- and fourth-round picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft and Lynn Williams.  | [38]
July 19, 2022  |  | Carly Nelson | GK  |  FC Nordsjælland | Permanently acquired during loan.  | [43]
August 22, 2022  |  | Victoria Pickett | MF  |  NJ/NY Gotham FC | Traded in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money and a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.  | [44]
September 20, 2022  |  | Maddie Nolf | DF  |  Rangers W.F.C. | Transferred for an undisclosed fee.  | [45][46]

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