The 2022 USL Championship season was the twelfth season of the USL Championship and the sixth season under Division II sanctioning. The 2022 season saw 27 teams participate in two conferences during the regular season. This was the last season to feature MLS Reserve teams.
Teams Changes from 2021 Expansion clubs Detroit City FC (joined from NISA) Monterey Bay FC On hiatus Austin Bold FC (change of ownership; dormant since then (Sept 2025)) OKC Energy FC (no viable venue; will return in 2028 as OKC United) Departing clubs Charlotte Independence (moved to USL League One) Joined MLS Next Pro Real Monarchs Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance
Stadiums and locations Team Stadium Capacity MLS affiliate Atlanta United 2 Fifth Third Bank Stadium 8,318Atlanta United FC Birmingham Legion FC Protective Stadium 47,000 Charleston Battery Patriots Point Soccer Complex 5,000 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Weidner Field 8,000 Detroit City FC Keyworth Stadium 7,933FC Tulsa ONEOK Field 7,833 El Paso Locomotive FC Southwest University Park 9,500Hartford Athletic Trinity Health Stadium 5,500 Indy Eleven IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium 10,524 LA Galaxy II Dignity Health Sports Park 5,000LA Galaxy Las Vegas Lights FC Cashman Field 9,334Los Angeles FCLoudoun United FC Segra Field 5,000D.C. United Louisville City FC Lynn Family Stadium 15,304 Memphis 901 FC AutoZone Park 10,000 Miami FC Riccardo Silva Stadium 25,000 Monterey Bay FC Cardinale Stadium 6,000 New Mexico United Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park 13,500 New York Red Bulls II MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field 5,000New York Red Bulls Oakland Roots SC Laney College Football Stadium 5,500 Orange County SC Championship Soccer Stadium 5,000 Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass 10,000 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Highmark Stadium 5,000 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros H-E-B Park 9,400 Sacramento Republic FC Heart Health Park 11,569 San Antonio FC Toyota Field 8,296San Diego Loyal SC Torero Stadium 6,000 Tampa Bay Rowdies Al Lang Stadium 7,227
Personnel and sponsorships
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor Atlanta United 2 Adidas Piedmont Orthopedics Birmingham Legion FC Nike Coca-Cola Charleston Battery Hummel Volvo Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Capelli Sport Centura Health Detroit City FC Adidas Metro Detroit Area Chevrolet Dealers El Paso Locomotive FC Southwest University at El Paso FC Tulsa (Interim) Puma Williams Hartford Athletic Hummel Trinity Health of New England Indy Eleven Puma Honda LA Galaxy II Adidas Herbalife Las Vegas Lights FC Meyba Coincloud Loudoun United FC Adidas Louisville City FC GE Appliances Memphis 901 FC Puma Terminix Miami FC Macron Helbiz Monterey Bay FC Puma Montage Health New Mexico United Meow Wolf (home)New Mexico True (away) New York Red Bulls II Ibrahim Sekagya (Interim) Adidas Red Bull Oakland Roots SC (Interim) Puma Elevance Health Orange County SC Adidas Hoag Phoenix Rising FC Carvana Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Allegheny Health Network (home)84 Lumber (away) Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Puma Reliant Sacramento Republic FC Nike UCDavis Health San Antonio FC Puma Toyota San Diego Loyal SC Charly Rocket League Tampa Bay Rowdies Puma Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentNew Mexico United Troy LesesneMutual separationNovember 1, 2021 Zach PrinceNovember 15, 2021Charleston Battery Michael AnhaeuserSacked November 1, 2021 Conor CaseyDecember 20, 2021Indy Eleven Max Rogers (interim)End of interim periodNovember 16, 2021 Mark LowryNovember 16, 2021Miami FC Paul DalglishMutual separationNovember 15, 2021 Anthony PulisNovember 29, 2021New York Red Bulls II John WolyniecMutual separationDecember 10, 2021 Gary LewisFebruary 7, 2022LA Galaxy II Junior GonzalezMutual separationDecember 17, 2021 Yoann DametJanuary 28, 2022Oakland Roots SC Jordan FerrellReturned to Technical DirectorDecember 30, 2021 Juan GuerraDecember 30, 2021Las Vegas Lights FC Steve CherundoloSigned by Los Angeles FCJanuary 3, 2022 Enrique DuranFebruary 4, 2022FC Tulsa Michael NsienSackedJune 17, 2022 Donovan Ricketts (interim)June 17, 2022Hartford Athletic Harry WatlingResignedJune 25, 2022 Ray Reid (interim)June 25, 2022New York Red Bulls II Gary LewisSackedJuly 2, 2022 Ibrahim Sekagya (interim)July 2, 2022Phoenix Rising FC Rick SchantzMutual separationAugust 17, 2022 Juan GuerraAugust 22, 2022Oakland Roots SC Juan GuerraSigned by Phoenix Rising FCAugust 18, 2022 Noah Delgado (interim)August 18, 2022Hartford Athletic Ray Reid (interim)End of interim periodAugust 22, 2022 Tab RamosAugust 22, 2022Charleston Battery Conor CaseyMutual separationOctober 12, 2022 Ben PirmannNovember 15, 2022
Regular season Format In December 2021, it was announced that divisional play would be dropped and that there would be 2 conferences, Eastern and Western. They further announced a 34-game schedule, with each team playing their conference opponents twice, with the Eastern Conference filling out the 8 remaining games with interconference opponents. In the Western Conference, the 10 remaining games would be competed with intraconference and interconference opponents. The top 7 teams in each conference will make the playoffs, with the first place team receiving a bye in the first round.
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Results table