The 2022 USL League Two season was the 27th season of USL League Two.
The regular season began on May 1 and ended on July 17. 113 teams participated in this season. 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.
Team changes New teams
Ballard FC (Seattle, WA) Blackwatch Rush (Albany, NY) Blue Goose SC (Shreveport, LA) Boston City FC (Revere, MA) Caledonia SC (Lakeland, FL) Central Valley Fuego FC 2 Chicago City SC Chicago Dutch Lions FC Christos FC (Baltimore, MD) Cleveland Force SC Colorado International Soccer Academy (Aurora, CO) Commonwealth Cardinals FC (Fredericksburg, VA) Davis Legacy SC (Davis, CA) AC Houston Sur Hudson Valley Hammers (Hudson Valley, NY) One Knoxville SC
Lansing City Football LA Parish AC (Baton Rouge, LA) Louisiana Krewe FC (Lafayette, LA) Miami AC Marin FC Legends (Marin County, CA) Midwest United FC (Grand Rapids, MI) Minneapolis City SC New Mexico United U-23 (Albuquerque, NM) NONA FC (Orlando, FL) Oly Town FC (Olympia, WA) Patuxent Football Athletics (Patuxent, MD) St. Croix SC (Stillwater, MN) Springfield Athletic SC (Springfield, IL) Tennessee SC (Franklin, TN) Vermont Green FC (Burlington, VT)
Returning teams FC Manitoba St. Louis Lions Thunder Bay Chill
Departing teams Calgary Foothills FC Grand Rapids FC Green Bay Voyageurs 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 Colorado Rush SC to Flatirons Rush SC Ogden City SC to Salt City SC Portland Timbers U23s to Capital FC (Salem, OR)
Teams
Central Conference Division TeamGreat Lakes Division AFC Ann Arbor Flint City Bucks Kalamazoo FC Lansing City Football Midwest United FC Oakland County FCHeartland Division Chicago City SC Chicago Dutch Lions Chicago FC United FC Wichita Kaw Valley FC Springfield Athletic SC St. Louis LionsValley Division Cleveland Force SC Dayton Dutch Lions Fort Wayne FC Kings Hammer FC South Bend Lions Toledo Villa FCDeep North Division Des Moines Menace FC Manitoba Minneapolis City SC Peoria City St. Croix SC Thunder Bay Chill Eastern Conference Division TeamNortheast Division AC Connecticut Black Rock FC Blackwatch Rush Boston Bolts Boston City FC Pathfinder FC Seacoast United Phantoms Vermont Green FC Western Mass PioneersMid Atlantic Division Lehigh Valley United Ocean City Nor'easters Philadelphia Lone Star Reading United AC Real Central New Jersey West Chester UnitedMetropolitan 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 FlamesChesapeake Division Christos FC Commonwealth Cardinals FC Lionsbridge FC Northern Virginia FC Patuxent Football Athletics Virginia Beach United
Southern Conference Division TeamSouth 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 2Southeast Division Caledonia SC FC Florida U23 FC Miami City Florida Elite SA Miami AC NONA FC Tampa Bay United The Villages SC Weston FCSouth Atlantic Division Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence 2 North Carolina FC U23 North Carolina Fusion U23 Tobacco Road FC Wake FC West Virginia UnitedMid South Division Blue Goose SC LA Parish AC Little Rock Rangers Louisiana Krewe FC Mississippi Brilla Texas UnitedLone Star Division AC Houston Sur AHFC Royals Brazos Valley Cavalry Corpus Christi FC Houston FC Round Rock SC Western Conference Division TeamMountain Division Colorado International Soccer Academy Flatirons Rush SCNew Mexico United U-23 Park City Red Wolves Salt City SCNorthwest Division Ballard FC Capital FC Lane United FC Oly Town FC OVF Alliance PDX FCSouthwest 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
Standings
Eastern Conference Northeast Division
Mid Atlantic Division
Metropolitan Division
Chesapeake Division
Central Conference Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Valley Division
Deep North Division
Southern Conference South Central Division
Southeast Division
South Atlantic Division
Mid South Division
Lone Star Division
Western Conference Mountain Division
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs Bracket
Conference Playoffs Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
USL League Two Championship Semifinals
USL League Two Championship Game
Championship MVP: Nathaniel Opoku (VCF)
Awards Year End Awards AwardWinnerTeamReasonDefender of the Year Samory Powder Hudson Valley Hammers 6 goals; 6 assistsGolden Glove Felix Schäfer Ocean City Nor’easters 0.59 Goals Against Average; 5 Shutouts; 88.9% Save percentageYoung (U20) Player of the Year Joseph DiPreta Blackwatch Rush 1 goal; 2 assists in 13 gamesAssists Champion Ben Stitz Christos FC 12 AssistsGolden Boot Ethan Stevenson Brazos Valley Cavalry FC 19 Goals in 13 gamesPlayer of the Year Samory Powder Hudson Valley Hammers 6 goals; 6 assistsCoach of the Year Dean Johnson Des Moines Menace 10-0-2 Regular season recordGoal of the Year Shion Soga AFC Ann Arbor vs Oakland County FCSave of the Year Brandt Herron Virginia Beach United vs Northern Virginia FC
Monthly Awards Team of the Month Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards May Wnorowski (RCNJ) Cupid (DMM) DeBolt (FCB) McRobb (KNX) Skinner (CI2) Gomeiro (NCF) Gilbey (LIR) Broughan (KAL) Stitz (CHR) Weston (LAK) Vowinkel (LIR) June Sutton (MAN) Horveno (NCF) Smith (DMM) Franceschini (NON) Powder (HVH) Castro (CFU) Ngando (SGT2) Lombard (RCNJ) Stevenson (BVC) Serra (CFU) Rinehart (KGH) Goal of the Month Month Player Club Opponent May Cyrus HarmonKalamazoo FCAFC Ann Arbor June Shion ShogaAFC Ann ArborOakland County FC
Save of the Month Month Player Club Opponent May Brandt HerronVirginia Beach UnitedNorthern Virginia FC June Alexander PearceCaledonia SCFlorida Elite Soccer Academy
Weekly Awards Goal of the Week Week Player Club Opponent 1/2 Fernando GarciaDes Moines MenaceSt. Croix Legends 3 Kenny BrownRound Rock SCAHFC Royals 4 Cyrus HarmonKalamazoo FCAFC Ann Arbor 5 Declan McGlynnBallard FCOly Town FC 6 Diego GrandeSan Francisco Glens SCVentura County Fusion 7 Ryan CrooksWest Virginia UnitedTobacco Road FC 8 Shion ShogaAFC Ann ArborOakland County FC 9 Curt CalovAFC Ann ArborLansing City Football 10/11 Alessandro ArlottiOcean City NoreastersPhiladelphia Lone Star FC
Save of the Week 1/2 Brandt HerronVirginia Beach UnitedNorthern Virginia FC 3 Martin SanchezMinneapolis City SCPeoria City 4 Mitchell BudlerFlorida Elite Soccer AcademyTampa Bay United 5 Sawyer PriceOly Town FCLane United FC 6 Alexander PearceCaledonia SCFlorida Elite Soccer Academy 7 Evan BarkerFC ManitobaMinneapolis City SC 8 Evan BarkerFC ManitobaDes Moines Menace 9 Max CollingwoodWest Virginia UnitedNorth Carolina FC U23
All-League and All-Conference Teams
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 Gomiero (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: Kevyn 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
References
External links USL League Two website