Union Omaha 2022 soccer season
The 2022 Union Omaha season was the third season in the soccer team's history, and their third season in the third division of American soccer , USL League One . Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park , located in Papillion , Nebraska , United States.
Union Omaha were the defending league champions, after defeating Greenville Triumph SC in the final the previous season.[ 1] U.S. Open Cup for the first time, defeating two teams from Major League Soccer and reaching the quarterfinals, the farthest a team from USL League One has advanced in the tournament since the formation of the league.
Transfers
Transfers in
Date
Position
Name
From
Fee/notes
Ref.
February 1, 2022
MF
Dion Acoff Grindavík Free
[ 2]
February 1, 2022
FW
Noe Meza Seattle University Free
[ 2]
February 10, 2022
FW
Giovanni Montesdeoca Loudoun United Free
[ 3]
February 18, 2022
MF
Ryen Jiba Salt Lake Community College Free
[ 4]
February 18, 2022
FW
Hugo Kametani Omaha Mavericks Free
[ 4]
February 24, 2022
MF
Chavany Willis Arnett Gardens F.C. Undisclosed
[ 5]
March 8, 2022
DF
Alex Touche New Mexico United Free
[ 6]
March 22, 2022
DF
Isaac Bawa LA Galaxy II Free
[ 7]
March 22, 2022
MF
Joe Brito UNC Charlotte Free
[ 7]
March 22, 2022
FW
Alex Bruce North Texas SC Free
[ 7]
March 22, 2022
DF
Gabriel Claudio UNLV Free
[ 7]
April 12, 2022
FW
Kemal Malcolm A.D. Chalatenango Free
[ 8]
April 15, 2022
MF
Eddie Gordon Omaha Mavericks Free
[ 9]
August 22, 2022
DF
Shaft Brewer Jr. Fram Larvik Free
[ 10]
Transfers out
Date
Position
No.
Name
To
Fee/notes
Ref.
November 29, 2021
FW
12
Austin Panchot
Retired
November 30, 2021
DF
18
Blake Malone
Orange County SC End of Loan
December 21, 2021
DF
16
Jake Crull
FC Tucson
Free
[ 11]
January 6, 2022
FW
11
Evan Conway
San Diego Loyal
Free
[ 12]
January 17, 2022
FW
9
Greg Hurst
Phoenix Rising FC
Free
[ 13]
January 20, 2022
MF
20
Devin Boyce
Memphis 901 FC
Free
[ 14]
January 25, 2022
DF
25
Ferrety Sousa
Sacramento Republic
Free
[ 15]
January 28, 2022
MF
7
Ethan Vanacore-Decker
Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Free
[ 16]
February 15, 2022
MF
14
Christian Molina
Richmond Kickers
Free
[ 17]
February 15, 2022
MF
5
Tobias Otieno
South Georgia Tormenta
Free
[ 18]
March 2, 2022
MF
10
Nicolas Firmino
Atlanta United 2 Free
[ 19]
March 2, 2022
DF
3
Damià Viader
Sacramento Republic Undisclosed
[ 20]
March 3, 2022
MF
8
John Murphy
New York Red Bulls II Free
[ 21]
Roster
In December 2021, Union Omaha announced an initial group of five players from last season's roster returning for the 2022 season.[ 22]
As of October 2, 2022[citation needed
Competitions
Exhibitions
USL League One
Standings
Source:
USL League One Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30
10
13
7
34
32
+2
43
6
6
3
20
14
+6
4
7
4
14
18
−4
Source: USL League One[ 23]
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Stadium A A H A A H A A H A H A H A A H A H H H A H H A H H A A H H Result D D W L D D W W L W D D W D D D W D W W L W W L L D L D D L Position 7 7 2 6 8 10 8 6 7 7 6 6 4 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 5
Source: USL League One
[ 24] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Match results
USL League One playoffs
U.S.Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Disciplinary record
Awards and honors
USL League One All League First Team
USL League One End of Season Awards
References
^ "Union Omaha wins first USL League One title in Owls' second season" . Omaha World Herald . Retrieved November 23, 2021 .^ a b writer, Hunter Paniagua World-Herald staff. "Former Creighton player Dion Acoff among two new signings for Union Omaha" . Omaha.com . Retrieved February 1, 2022 . ^ Rolfes, Justin (February 10, 2022). "RICKY RIVERA RE-SIGNS, GIOVANNI MONTESDEOCA JOINS UNION OMAHA FOR 2022 CAMPAIGN" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved February 10, 2022 . ^ a b Rolfes, Justin (February 18, 2022). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS UNO STANDOUT HUGO KAMETANI AND COLLEGE STAR RYEN JIBA" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved February 18, 2022 . ^ Rolfes, Justin (February 24, 2022). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM MIDFIELDER CHAVANY WILLIS" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved February 24, 2022 . ^ Rolfes, Justin (March 8, 2022). "2019 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year joins 2022 campaign" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved March 8, 2022 . ^ a b c d Rolfes, Justin (March 22, 2022). "Forward, midfielder, and two defenders added to the Owls' roster" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved March 22, 2022 . ^ Hobbs, Morgan (April 12, 2022). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM FORWARD KEMAL MALCOLM" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved April 12, 2022 . ^ Hobbs, Morgan (April 15, 2022). "UNION OMAHA SIGNS HOMEGROWN TALENT EDDIE GORDON" . unionomaha.com . Union Omaha . Retrieved April 15, 2022 . ^ "Omaha Sign Former USYNT Defender Shaft Brewer Jr" . USLLeagueone.com . USL League One. August 19, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022 .^ "TITLE-WINNING DEFENDER JAKE CRULL SIGNS WITH FC TUCSON" . FCTucson.com . Retrieved December 21, 2021 .^ "SAN DIEGO LOYAL ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNINGS FOR 2022" . sdloyal.com . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .^ Anderson, Jake. "Phoenix Rising signs Scottish forward Greg Hurst to multi-year deal" . arizonasports.com . Retrieved January 18, 2022 . [permanent dead link ] ^ "MEMPHIS SIGNS USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPION DEVIN BOYCE" . memphis901fc.com . Retrieved January 25, 2022 .^ "REPUBLIC FC SIGN DEFENDER FERRETY SOUSA FOR 2022 SEASON" . sacrepublicfc.com . Retrieved January 25, 2022 .^ "Veteran USL Attacker Ethan Vanacore-Decker Joins Hailstorm FC" . uslleagueone.com . Retrieved January 31, 2022 .^ Heintschel, Nathan (February 15, 2022). "USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPION CHRISTIAN MOLINA JOINS THE KICKERS" . richmondkickers.com . Richmond Kickers . Retrieved February 15, 2022 . ^ Otieno, Tobias (February 15, 2022). "TORMENTA FC ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF TOBIAS OTIENO OMONDI" . tormentafc.com . South Georgia Tormenta FC . Retrieved February 15, 2022 . ^ "Atlanta United 2 adds three players ahead of 2022 season" . atlutd.com . Atlanta United FC . March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022 .^ "Republic FC Acquires USL League One Defender of the Year Damià Viader from Union Omaha" . uslchampionship.com . USL Championship . March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022 .^ "New York Red Bulls II Sign Midfielder John Murphy" . newyorkredbulls.com . New York Red Bulls . March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022 .^ "UNION OMAHA ANNOUNCES INITIAL ROSTER OF RETURNING PLAYERS FOR 2022 USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENDING CAMPAIGN" . Union Omaha . Retrieved January 10, 2022 .^ "2022 USL League One Standings" . USL League One.^ "Union Omaha Schedule" . USL League One.^ a b "USL League One Announces 2022 All-League Teams" . USLLeagueOne.com . October 26, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022 .^ "Omaha's Rashid Nuhu Voted 2022 League One Goalkeeper of the Year" . USLLeagueOne.com . October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022 .
Union Omaha
Information Seasons (3) Key personnel
Head coach/technical director: Dominic CasciatoChairman: Gary GreenGM: Peter Marlette Jr.
Teams Future teams Former teams Seasons USL Cup Miscellaneous
National teams
League competitions (Men)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Amateur Collegiate
League competitions (Women)
Cup competitions (Men)
Domestic International Friendly
Cup competitions (Women) Youth competitions
