2022 MLS Next Pro season

1st season of MLS Next Pro

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Football league season

MLS Next ProSeason| 2022

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Dates| March 25 – September 18
(Regular season)
September 24 – October 8
(Playoffs)
Champions| Columbus Crew 2 (1st Title)
Regular season title| Columbus Crew 2 (1st Title)
Matches played| 259
(252 RS, 7 PO)
Goals scored| 882 (3.41 per match)
(855 RS, 27 PO)
Best Player|  Jacen Russell-Rowe Columbus Crew 2
Top goalscorer|  Jacen Russell-Rowe Columbus Crew 2
(21 goals)
Best goalkeeper|  Patrick Schulte Columbus Crew 2
Biggest home win| CC2 9–0 CIN (September 18)
Biggest away win| CHI 0–5 STL (June 11)
Highest scoring| CC2 9–0 CIN (September 18)
Longest winning run| 7 PU2
Longest losing run| 13 RLM
Highest attendance| 7,446 CC2 4–1 STL

2023 →

All statistics correct as of September 18, 2022.

The 2022 MLS Next Pro season was the inaugural season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer. It is the first season since 2014 where MLS had a standalone reserve league, the previous season being the MLS Reserve League. Including both MLS Next Pro and the MLS Reserve League, it is the ninth season of a reserve league operated by MLS. The league is sanctioned as a third division league by U.S. Soccer.

A total of 21 clubs, 20 MLS reserve teams and one independent team (Rochester New York FC) participated in the 2022 season. The regular season began on March 25 and was concluded on September 18, 2022.

Columbus Crew 2 defeated St. Louis City 2 4–1 in the inaugural MLS Next Pro Cup final on October 8.[1][2]

## Teams

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### Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Team  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Chicago Fire FC II | SeatGeek Stadium | 20,000
FC Cincinnati 2 | NKU Soccer Stadium | 1,000
Colorado Rapids 2 | Denver Soccer Stadium | 2,000
Columbus Crew 2 | Historic Crew Stadium | 19,968
Houston Dynamo 2 | Aveva Stadium | 4,000
Inter Miami CF II | DRV PNK Stadium | 18,000
Minnesota United FC 2 | Allianz Field | 19,400
National Sports Center | 10,000
New England Revolution II | Gillette Stadium | 20,000
New York City FC II | Belson Stadium | 2,168
North Texas SC | Choctaw Stadium | 48,114
Orlando City B | Osceola County Stadium | 5,400
Philadelphia Union II | Subaru Park | 18,500
Portland Timbers 2 | Hillsboro Stadium | 7,600
Real Monarchs | Zions Bank Stadium | 5,000
Rochester New York FC | John L. DiMarco Field | 1,500
San Jose Earthquakes II | PayPal Park | 18,000
Sporting Kansas City II | Rock Chalk Park | 2,500
Swope Soccer Village | 3,500
St. Louis City 2 | Hermann Stadium | 6,050
Ralph Korte Stadium | 4,000
Toronto FC II | York Lions Stadium | 4,000
Tacoma Defiance | Cheney Stadium | 6,500
Starfire Sports Complex | 4,500
Whitecaps FC 2 | Swangard Stadium | 5,288

### Personnel and sponsorship

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Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.

Team  | Head coach

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Chicago Fire FC II |  Ludovic Taillandier
FC Cincinnati 2 |  Tyrone Marshall
Colorado Rapids 2 |  Erik Bushey
Columbus Crew 2 |  Laurent Courtois
Houston Dynamo 2 |  Kenny Bundy
Inter Miami CF II |  Darren Powell
Minnesota United FC 2 |  Cameron Knowles
New England Revolution II |  Clint Peay
New York City FC II |  Matt Pilkington
North Texas SC |  Pa-Modou Kah
Orlando City B |  Martín Perelman
Philadelphia Union II |  Marlon LeBlanc
Portland Timbers 2 |  Shannon Murray
Real Monarchs |  Jámison Olave
Rochester New York FC |  Bruno Baltazar
San Jose Earthquakes II |  Dan DeGeer (interim)
Sporting Kansas City II |  Benny Feilhaber
St. Louis City 2 |  John Hackworth (interim)
Toronto FC II |  Gianni Cimini
Tacoma Defiance |  Wade Webber
Whitecaps FC 2 |  Nick Dasovic

## Regular season

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The regular season will feature 24 matches in a mostly regionalized schedule. Teams will play two or three games against teams in their conference. Only four matches total will be played between teams in opposite conferences. Each conference will be divided into divisions of five or six teams for scheduling.[3]

### Conference standings

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#### Eastern Conference

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Pos | Div | Team

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1  | CT | Columbus Crew 2 | 24  | 16  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 62  | 22  | +40  | 55  | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
2  | NE | Toronto FC II | 24  | 12  | 2  | 1  | 9  | 44  | 38  | +6  | 41
3  | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 24  | 11  | 3  | 1  | 9  | 42  | 39  | +3  | 40
4  | NE | Rochester New York FC | 24  | 10  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 37  | 30  | +7  | 40
5  | NE | New York City FC II | 24  | 9  | 4  | 2  | 9  | 49  | 35  | +14  | 37  |
6  | CT | Inter Miami CF II | 24  | 10  | 1  | 4  | 9  | 40  | 49  | −9  | 36
7  | NE | New England Revolution II | 24  | 9  | 1  | 4  | 10  | 27  | 42  | −15  | 33
8  | CT | Chicago Fire FC II | 24  | 8  | 2  | 3  | 11  | 41  | 44  | −3  | 31
9  | CT | Orlando City B | 24  | 6  | 2  | 3  | 13  | 40  | 53  | −13  | 25
10  | CT | FC Cincinnati 2 | 24  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 17  | 27  | 65  | −38  | 17

Source: MLSNP Eastern Conference
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)

#### Western Conference

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Pos | Div | Team

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1  | FR | St. Louis City 2 | 24  | 15  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 51  | 34  | +17  | 49  | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs
2  | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 24  | 14  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 57  | 25  | +32  | 49
3  | FR | Houston Dynamo 2 | 24  | 14  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 38  | 22  | +16  | 49
4  | FR | North Texas SC | 24  | 13  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 48  | 31  | +17  | 46
5  | PC | San Jose Earthquakes II | 24  | 12  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 48  | 37  | +11  | 41  |
6  | FR | Minnesota United FC 2 | 24  | 9  | 4  | 1  | 10  | 43  | 39  | +4  | 36
7  | PC | Whitecaps FC 2 | 24  | 7  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 40  | 40  | 0  | 32
8  | FR | Sporting Kansas City II | 24  | 9  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 31  | 38  | −7  | 31
9  | FR | Colorado Rapids 2 | 24  | 7  | 4  | 2  | 11  | 33  | 56  | −23  | 31
10  | PC | Real Monarchs | 24  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 14  | 28  | 50  | −22  | 23
11  | PC | Portland Timbers 2 | 24  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 18  | 29  | 66  | −37  | 14

Source: MLSNP Western Conference
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)

#### Overall table

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Pos | Team

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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)

## Player statistics

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As of September 18, 2022

### Goals

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Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4]

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1  |  Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | 21
2  |  Bernard Kamungo | North Texas SC | 16
3  |  Jack Lynn | Orlando City B | 15
4  |  Shanyder Borgelin | Inter Miami CF II | 14
John Denis | New York City FC II
6  |  Gibran Rayo | Rochester New York FC | 13
7  |  Rudi Castro  | San Jose Earthquakes II | 12
Marlon Vargas | Tacoma Defiance
9  |  Aziel Jackson | Minnesota United FC 2 | 10
Jonathan Jimenez  | New York City FC II

### Hat-tricks

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Player  | For  | Against  | Score  | Date

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Beto Avila | Houston Dynamo 2 | Sporting Kansas City II | 3–0 (A)[5] | April 10
Jack Lynn | Orlando City B | Inter Miami CF II | 6–0 (H)[6] | May 21
Joshua Penn | Chicago Fire FC II | Toronto FC II | 6–2 (A)  | May 27
Rauf Salifu | Sporting Kansas City II | North Texas SC | 4–2 (H)[7] | July 2
Gibran Rayo | Rochester New York FC | Philadelphia Union II | 3–0 (H)[8] | July 7
John Denis | New York City FC II | New England Revolution II | 4–0 (A)  | July 10
Victor Bezerra | Chicago Fire FC II | Orlando City B | 3–4 (H)  | July 17
Thomas Williamson | Minnesota United FC 2 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 3–3 (H)  | August 6
Shanyder Borgelin | Inter Miami II | New England Revolution II | 4–2 (H)  | August 7
Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | FC Cincinnati II | 9–0 (H)4 | September 18

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 – Scored 4 goals

### Assists

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Rank | Player | Club | Assists[9]

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1  |  Romeo Beckham | Inter Miami CF II | 10
Mohamed Farsi | Columbus Crew 2
3  |  Hope Avayevu | North Texas SC | 9
4  |  Aziel Jackson | Minnesota United FC 2 | 7
Akil Watts | St. Louis City 2
El Mahdi Youssoufi | New York City FC II
7  |  Maximilian Arfsten | San Jose Earthquakes II | 6
Selmir Miscic | Portland Timbers 2
Sergio Oregel | Chicago Fire FC II
Marlon Vargas | Tacoma Defiance

### Clean sheets

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Rank | Player | Club | Clean
sheets[10]

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1  |  Caíque | Rochester New York FC | 8
2  |  Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | 7
3  |  Xavier Valdez | Houston Dynamo 2 | 6
4  |  Chris Brady | Chicago Fire FC II | 5
Luka Gavran | Toronto FC II
Jacob Jackson | New England Revolution II
Alex Rando | New York City FC II
Brady Scott | Columbus Crew 2
9  |  Antonio Carrera | North Texas SC | 4
Wallis Lapsley | Tacoma Defiance
Javier Otero | Orlando City B

## Playoffs

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There was an eight-team playoff, where the top finisher in each division qualified, along with the next two top finishers in each conference. Seeding within each conference was based on conference standings, regardless of being division champions.[11]

### Qualifying teams

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Eastern Conference

* Columbus Crew 2 \- Central Division Winner
* Toronto FC II \- Northeast Division Winner
* Philadelphia Union II \- Conference Wild Card #1
* Rochester New York FC \- Conference Wild Card #2

Western Conference

* St. Louis City 2 \- Frontier Division Winner
* Tacoma Defiance \- Pacific Division Winner
* Houston Dynamo 2 \- Conference Wild Card #1
* North Texas SC \- Conference Wild Card #2

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### Bracket

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| Conference Semifinals | | | Conference Finals | | | 2022 MLS Next Pro Cup |

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| E1 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4 | | |
| E4 | Rochester New York FC | 1 |
| | E1 | Columbus Crew 2 (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | E2 | Toronto FC II | 3 |
| E2 | Toronto FC II | 1 |

| E3 | Philadelphia Union II | 0 |
| | E1 | Columbus Crew 2 | 4 |
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| | | W1 | St. Louis City 2 | 1 |
| W1 | St. Louis City 2 | 2 | |

| W4 | North Texas SC | 0 |
| | W1 | St. Louis City 2 | 2 |
| Western Conference |
| | | W2 | Tacoma Defiance | 1 |
| W2 | Tacoma Defiance (p) | 2 (5) |

| W3 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 2 (4) |

### Conference Semifinals

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#### Eastern Conference

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September 24

12:00 PM EDT

Columbus Crew 2| 4–1| Rochester New York FC

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* Parente  36'
* Malou  40'
* Russell-Rowe 44', 83', 85'
* Micaletto 50'  53'

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* Lopez  5'
* Edwards  40'
* Akanyirige  49'
* Dolabella  52'
* Brigida 90+2'

Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 1,147[12]

Referee: Samantha Martinez

* * *

September 24

4:00 PM EDT

Toronto FC II| 1–0| Philadelphia Union II

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Mbongue 6' | Report |

* Sorenson  33'
* Villero  39'
* Turner  81'
* Paternina  85'

BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

Referee: Michael Venne

#### Western Conference

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September 25

6:30 PM CDT

St. Louis City 2| 2–0| North Texas SC

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Yaro  41'
Ostrák 73'
Schneider  75'
Di Rosa  84'
Pompeu 90+1' (pen.) | Report | Sainté  39'
Scott  71'
Bartlett  90+1'

Ralph Korte Stadium, Edwardsville, Illinois

Referee: Ricardo Fierro

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September 25

7:30 PM PDT

Tacoma Defiance| 2–2 (a.e.t.)| Houston Dynamo 2

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* Ocampo-Chavez  10'
* Robin  14'
* Hafferty  76'
* Vargas 84' (pen.)
* Lima 90+4' (o.g.)

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* Raines  6'
* Murana  32'
* Avila 40'  52'
* Evans 50'
* Micael  83'
* Juarez  90+2'

Penalties

* Vargas
* Uderitz
* Sabella
* Sousa
* Robin

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* Gonzalez
* Ríos
* Palomino
* Lima
* Edwards

Starfire Sports Complex, Tukwila, Washington

Referee: Thomas Snyder

### Conference Finals

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#### Eastern Conference

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October 2

5:00 PM EDT

Columbus Crew 2| 4–3 (a.e.t.)| Toronto FC II

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* Fuson 32'
* Parente 60' (pen.)  79'
* Zawadzki  67'
* Mohamed  99'
* Micaletto  106'
* Knight 109'
* Gannon 119'

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* Rothrock  20' 47'
* Mbongue  44'
* Antonoglou 90+3', 94'
* Altobelli  105+2'

Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

#### Western Conference

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October 2

7:30 PM CDT

St. Louis City 2| 2–1| Tacoma Defiance

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* Ostrák 31'
* Yaro  58'
* Dolling 59'
* Watts  70'

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* Cissoko 76' (pen.)
* Uderitz  90+2'

Ralph Korte Stadium, Edwardsville, Illinois

Attendance: 2,413[13]

Referee: Elton Garcia

## 2022 MLS Next Pro Cup

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October 8

1:30 PM EDT

Columbus Crew 2| 4–1| St. Louis City 2

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* Malou  41'
* Parente 45' (pen.)
* Micaletto 45+3'
* Russell-Rowe 58' (pen.)
* Telfer 83'

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* Pompeu 80'
* Yaro  89'

Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 7,446

Referee: Malik Badawi

Most Valuable Player: Marco Micaletto (Columbus Crew 2)

## League awards

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### Individual awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team  | Reason  | Ref.

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Golden Boot  |  Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | 21 goals  | [14]
Goalkeeper of the Year  |  Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | 1.00 goals against average; 10 wins; 7 clean sheets  | [15]
Coach of the Year  |  Laurent Courtois | Columbus Crew 2 | Won regular season title  | [16]
Goal of the Year  |  Ryan Lima  | New England Revolution II | vs FC Cincinnati 2  | [17]
Save of the Year  |  Antonio Carrera | North Texas SC | vs Houston Dynamo 2  | [18]
Most Valuable Player  |  Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | 21 goals in 19 starts; 5 assists; 5 multi-goal games  | [19][20]

### MLS Next Pro Best XI

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Goalkeeper  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards  | Ref

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Patrick Schulte (CC2)  |  Mohamed Farsi (CC2)
Kyle Hiebert (STL)
Talen Maples (HD2)  |  Pedro Dolabella (RNY)
Aziel Jackson (MU2)
Isaiah Parente (CC2)
Marlon Vargas (TAC)  |  Bernard Kamungo (NTX)
Jack Lynn (OCB)
Jacen Russell-Rowe (CC2)  | [21]

### Monthly awards

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Team of the Month  | Coach of the Month  | Goalkeeper of the Month  | Ref.

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Player | Club | Position | Club | Player | Club | Keeper | Club
March/April  |  Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | Tacoma Defiance | Forward  | Houston Dynamo 2 |  Kenny Bundy | Houston Dynamo 2 |  Javier Otero | Orlando City B | [22]
May  |  Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | Midfielder  | Rochester New York FC |  Bruno Baltazar | Rochester New York FC |  Jacob Jackson | New England Revolution II | [23]
June  |  Jacen Russell-Rowe | Columbus Crew 2 | Midfielder  | St. Louis City 2 |  John Hackworth | St. Louis City 2 |  Caíque | Rochester New York FC | [24]
July  |  John Denis | New York City FC II | Midfielder  | Tacoma Defiance |  Wade Webber | Tacoma Defiance |  Luka Gavran | Toronto FC II | [25]
August  |  Klauss | St. Louis City 2 | Forward  | St. Louis City 2 |  John Hackworth | St. Louis City 2 |  Patrick Schulte | Columbus Crew 2 | [26]

## See also

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* 2022 Major League Soccer season

## References

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6. ^ Schneider, Jacob (May 21, 2022). "Jack Lynn hat trick leads OCB to 6-0 win over Inter Miami CF II". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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12. ^ "2022 Rochester New York FC Season". Rhinos Archive.
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14. ^ "Columbus Crew 2's Jacen Russell-Rowe wins 2022 MLS NEXT Pro Golden Boot". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
15. ^ Schneider, Jacob (September 23, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2 goalkeeper Patrick Schulte named MLS NEXT Pro Goalkeeper of the Year". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
16. ^ Schneider, Jacob (September 23, 2022). "Columbus Crew 2's Laurent Courtois named MLS NEXT Pro Coach of the year". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
17. ^ Henry, Larry (September 28, 2022). "Ryan Lima's Lazer Shot Wins Goal of the Year Award". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
18. ^ Henry, Larry (September 28, 2022). "Antonio Carrera's Spectacular Save Wins The Save of the Year Award". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
19. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro names Jacen Russell-Rowe first-ever Most Valuable Player". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
20. ^ Schneider, Jacob (October 7, 2022). "Jacen Russell-Rowe on 2022 MLS NEXT Pro MVP: "I wouldn't be able to score all those goals and to play the way I played without them behind me"". MLSnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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22. ^ Schneider, Jacob (May 5, 2022). "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: April". mlsnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
23. ^ Schneider, Jacob (June 5, 2022). "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: May". mlsnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
24. ^ Schneider, Jacob (July 1, 2022). "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: June". mlsnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
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26. ^ Schneider, Jacob (September 6, 2022). "MLS NEXT Pro Monthly Awards: August". mlsnextpro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

## External links

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* MLS Next Pro

* v
* t
* e

MLS Next Pro

Eastern Conference|

* Atlanta United 2
* Carolina Core FC
* Chattanooga FC
* Chicago Fire FC II
* Crown Legacy FC
* FC Cincinnati 2
* Columbus Crew 2
* Huntsville City FC
* Inter Miami CF II
* New England Revolution II
* New York City FC II
* New York Red Bulls II
* Orlando City B
* Philadelphia Union II
* Toronto FC II

Western Conference|

* Austin FC II
* Colorado Rapids 2
* Houston Dynamo 2
* Los Angeles FC 2
* Minnesota United FC 2
* North Texas SC
* Portland Timbers 2
* Real Monarchs
* Sporting Kansas City II
* St. Louis City 2
* Tacoma Defiance
* The Town FC
* Ventura County FC
* Whitecaps FC 2

Future teams|

* Connecticut United FC (2026)
* Jacksonville Armada FC (2026)
* Cleveland (2026)
* Golden City FC (2027)
* Grand Rapids (2027)

Former teams|

* Rochester New York FC

Seasons|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Miscellaneous|

* Major League Soccer
* MLS Next

* v
* t
* e

2022 MLS Next Pro season by team

* Playoffs
* Championship
* All-Star Game

Eastern|

* Chicago Fire FC II
* FC Cincinnati 2
* Columbus Crew 2
* Inter Miami CF II
* New England Revolution II
* New York City FC II
* Orlando City B
* Philadelphia Union II
* Rochester New York FC
* Toronto FC II

Western|

* Colorado Rapids 2
* Houston Dynamo 2
* Minnesota United FC 2
* North Texas SC
* Real Monarchs
* Portland Timbers 2
* San Jose Earthquakes II
* Sporting Kansas City II
* St. Louis City SC 2
* Tacoma Defiance
* Whitecaps FC 2

* v
* t
* e

2022 in American soccer

« 2021

2023 »

National teams|

| Men|

* World Cup (Third qualifying round)

|

Women|

* Senior
* 2022 SheBelieves Cup
* U23
* U19
* U18
* U17

League competitions (Men)|

| 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

League competitions (Women)|

| Level 1|

* NWSL

|

Level 2|

* USL W
* WPSL
* UWS

Collegiate|

* NCAA
* Division I
* Division II
* Division III
* NAIA
* WJCAA

Cup competitions (Men)|

| 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

Cup competitions (Women)|

* Challenge Cup (Final)
* Women's College Cup
* Final

Youth competitions|

| Under-23|

* NCAA College Cup (final)

|

Under-18|

* MLS Next
* 2021–22
* 2022–23

Club seasons (Men)

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

Club seasons (Women)

NWSL|

* Angel City FC
* Chicago Red Stars
* Houston Dash
* Kansas City Current
* North Carolina Courage
* OL Reign
* Orlando Pride
* Portland Thorns FC
* Racing Louisville FC
* San Diego Wave FC
* NJ/NY Gotham FC
* Washington Spirit

* v
* t
* e

2022 in Canadian soccer

« 2021

2023 »

| Men's leagues|

* CPL
* Final
* MLS
* Playoffs
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC
* MLS Next Pro
* USL2
* CSL

|

Women's leagues|

* UWS
* L1C
* L1O
* PLSQ
* L1BC

Cups|

* Canadian Championship (Final)
* Challenge Trophy

Other|

* CPL transfers
* CPL–U Sports Draft
* MLS transfers
* MLS All-Star Game
* 2020 Canadian Championship (postponed from 2020)
* U Sports Men's Championship

International

Club competitions|

* CONCACAF Champions League
* CONCACAF League

National teams|

| Men|

* FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* Group F
* CONCACAF Nations League
* U20: CONCACAF U-20 Championship

|

Women|

* CONCACAF W Championship
* Arnold Clark Cup
* U20: CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship

Team seasons

Club seasons|

| CPL|

* Atlético Ottawa
* Cavalry FC
* FC Edmonton
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers
* Pacific FC
* Valour FC
* York United FC

|

MLS|

* CF Montréal
* Toronto FC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

MLS Next Pro|

* Toronto FC II
* Whitecaps FC 2

* v
* t
* e

2021–22 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)

« 2020–21

2022–23 »

Domestic leagues|

* Anguilla '21 '22
* ~~Antigua and Barbuda~~
* Aruba
* ~~Bahamas~~
* ~~Barbados~~
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada '21 '22
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba ~~'21~~ '22
* Curaçao '21 '22
* Dominica  '21 '22
* Dominican Republic '21 '22
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Greenland '21 '22
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* ~~Guyana~~
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* ~~Montserrat~~
* Nicaragua
* Panama '21 '22
* Puerto Rico
* Saint-Barthelemy '21 '22
* Saint Kitts and Nevis '21 '22
* Saint Lucia '21 '22
* Saint-Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon '21 '22
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Sint Maarten
* Suriname
* ~~Trinidad and Tobago~~
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States '21 '22
* ~~U.S. Virgin Islands~~

Domestic cups|

* Aruba
* ~~Bahamas~~
* ~~Barbados~~
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada '21 '20 '22
* Cayman Islands
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe '21 '22
* Guatemala
* Honduras '21
* Martinique '21 '22
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico '21 '22
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia '21 '22
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States ~~'21~~ (Qualification) '22 (Final) (Qualification)

League cups|

* Mexico–United States

Super cups|

* Campeones Cup '21 '22
* Honduras
* Mexico
* Suriname

CONCACAF competitions|

* CONCACAF League (Final)
* Leagues Cup
* Champions League (Final)
* Caribbean Club Championship
* Caribbean Club Shield
* CONCACAF U-13 Champions League '21 '22

International competitions|

* FIFA World Cup
* Qualifying

* v
* t
* e

2022–23 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)

« 2021–22

2023–24 »

Domestic leagues|

* Anguilla '22 '23
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados '22 '23
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada '22 '23
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominica  '22 '23
* Dominican Republic '22 '23
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Greenland '22 '23
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* ~~Montserrat~~
* Nicaragua
* Panama '22 '23
* Puerto Rico
* ~~Saint-Barthelemy~~
* Saint Kitts and ~~Nevis~~
* Saint Lucia '22 '23
* Saint-Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon '22 '23
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Sint Maarten
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States '22 '23
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Domestic cups|

* Anguilla '22 '23
* Aruba
* Barbados '22 '23
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada '22 '23
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe '22 '23
* Guatemala
* Honduras '22
* Martinique '22 '23
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico '22 '23
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia '22 '23
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States '22 (Qualification)  '23 (Final) (Qualification)

League cups|

* Mexico–United States

Super cups|

* Campeones Cup '22 '23
* Honduras
* Mexico
* Suriname

CONCACAF competitions|

National
Gold Cup

Qualification
Final
Nations League

Finals
Final

Club
CONCACAF League

final
Champions League

Final
CONCACAF U-13 Champions League '22 '23

International competitions|

* FIFA Club World Cup

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