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The 2022 Orange County SC season was the club's eleventh season of existence, and their eleventh consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | James Keston |
| Head Coach | Richard Chaplow |
| Stadium | Championship Soccer Stadium |
| USL Championship | Western Conference: 13th League: 24th |
| USL Championship Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Milan Iloski (22 goals) All: Milan Iloski (23 goals) |
Orange County came into the 2022 season the reigning champions of the USL Championship, after beating the Tampa Bay Rowdies to win the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs.[1][2] However, the team failed to replicate their championship season, only winning seven games all season and placing last in the Western Conference with a record of 7–13–14.[3][4]
At the end of the season, despite having one of the worst records in the league, starting forward Milan Iloski, with 22 league goals,[5] won the USL Championship Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in the 2022 season.[6][7]
- As of June 26, 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| General Manager | Oliver Wyss |
| Assistant GM | Peter Nugent |
| Technical director | Frans Hoek |
| Head coach | Richard Chaplow |
| Assistant coach | Morten Karlsen |
| Strength & Conditioning | Claudio Trabattoni |
| Asst Strength & Conditioning | Dan Sparks |
| Goalkeeping coach | Victor Nogueira |
| Team Operations | Jakob Harding |
| Athletic Trainer | Mitchell Deyhle |
| U23 Head Coach | Jerry Tamashiro |
| U23 Assistant Coach | Didier Crettenand |
Preseason
In preparation for the 2022 USL Championship season, Orange County played in five pre-season friendlies, mainly against fellow USL Championship teams. They announced these pre-season matches on February 16, 2022.[9]
| February 12 Preseason | Orange County SC | 2-0 | New Mexico United | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Triton Soccer Stadium |
| February 19 Preseason | UC Irvine Anteaters | v | Orange County SC | Irvine, California |
| Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
| February 26 Preseason | Orange County SC | v | UC Riverside Highlanders | Irvine, California |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| March 2 Preseason | Orange County SC | v | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| March 5 Preseason | Orange County SC | v | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
USL Championship
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 45 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 42 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 40 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 40 |
| 13 | Orange County SC | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 34 |
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
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 |
| 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 |
Match results
On January 12, 2022, Orange County released their full regular season schedule.[10]
All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
March
| March 12 1 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 2-1 | Orange County SC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM | Barry  19' Ngalina  37' Johnson 51' Erdmann 54' Ockford 69' Lindley 71' Echevarria 88' Belmar 90'+4' |
Report | Henry 8' Acosta 70' Iloski 82' |
Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,036 |
| March 19 2 | Orange County SC | 2-1 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Kuningas 39' Henry 65' Okoli 79', 90'+9', 90'+9' |
Report | Ycaza 26'  55' Ruiz 43' Martinez 77' Lopez 86' Sáez 90'+8' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,061 |
| March 26 3 | New Mexico United | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 3:00 PM | Seymore 38' Swartz 78' |
Report | Kuningas 50' Skendi 72' Iloski 90'+1', 90'+1' |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,676 |
April
| April 9 4 | Orange County SC | 0-1 | San Antonio FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Orozco 53' Kuningas 90'+6' |
Report | Giro 20' Collier 60' Traore 63' Dhillon 90'+1' Gomez 90'+6' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,167 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| April 16 5 | Orange County SC | 1-1 | Sacramento Republic FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Torres 26' (pen.) Kuningas 30' Henry 31' Villanueva 72' Osundina 90'+3' |
Report | Viader 2' Gurr 24' LaGrassa 28' Desmond 58' Cuello 75' Lopez 87' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| April 24 6 | Indy Eleven | 3-1 | Orange County SC | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2:30 PM | Powder 54', 55' Pinho 65' Aguilera 89' Briggs |
Report | Kuningas 13' Henry 45'+3' |
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 5,736 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| April 30 7 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 1-2 | Orange County SC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 5:30 PM | Ruiz 5' Borczak 71' Coronado 81' |
Report | Torres 3' 39' Rocha 59' Richards 61' Orozco 90'+7' Kuningas 90'+8' |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
May
| May 7 8 | Orange County SC | 2-2 | Oakland Roots | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Okoli 21' Skendi 35' Orozco 55' |
Report | Hernández 14' Rito 68' Morad 87' Karlsson 90'+4' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Elton García |
| May 13 9 | Orange County SC | 5-1 | FC Tulsa | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Torres 5' Iloski 9' 20' 45'+1' Pedersen 30' |
Report | Diz  28' Gómez 33' Bird 41' Brown 90'+2' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,020 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 21 10 | Orange County SC | 2-2 | El Paso Locomotive FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Gorskie 25' Iloski 30' Pedersen Torres 78' |
Report | Hinds 16' Soligna 52' Yuma 55' Luna 70' Gómez 87' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| May 27 11 | Atlanta United 2 | 0-0 | Orange County SC | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 4:30 | Firmino 2' Lambe 26' Brennan 81' |
Report | Pedersen 80' Shutler 84' |
Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 749 Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
June
| June 1 12 | Oakland Roots | 3-2 | Orange County SC | Oakland, California |
| 7:00 PM | Karlsson 9' 90'+5' Formella 35' Barbir 81' Azócar 90'+3' Rodriguez 90'+6' |
Report | Torres 32' Skendi 65' Richards 72' Gorskie 90'+4' |
Stadium: Laney Football Stadium Attendance: 3,092 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| June 4 13 | Orange County SC | 1-2 | New Mexico United | Irvine, California |
| 6:00 PM | McCabe 17' Iloski 90'+1' |
Report | Portillo 18' (pen.) 71' Wehan 32' 49'Rivas 60' Seymore 78' Sandoval 87' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 11 14 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 3-0 | Orange County SC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:30 | Crisostomo 3' Skendi 21' (o.g.) Trejo 64' Jennings 86' (pen.) |
Report | Iloski 59' |
Stadium: Cashman Field Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| June 18 15 | Louisville City FC | 3-1 | Orange County SC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 5:00 PM | Mushagalusa 40' Dia 65' Totsch 75' (pen.) Harris 85' (pen.) Wynder 87' Charpie 90'+5' Ownby 90'+5' |
Report | Pedersen 26' Skendi 39' Torres 44' Osundina 49' Partida 83' |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,848 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
| June 25 16 | Orange County SC | 3-1 | Loudoun United FC | Irvine, California |
| 5:00 PM | Iloski 4' 90'+4' Pedersen 27' 69' Orozco 52' Torres 58' |
Report | Lehland 2' Landry 19' Guediri 32' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,119 Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| June 29 17 | San Diego Loyal | 2-1 | Orange County SC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM | Guido 20' 45' (pen.) Vassell 35' Moon 83' |
Report | Iloski 22' Longmire 36' Hoffman 45'+3' Gutiérrez 74' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,146 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
July
| July 2 18 | Phoenix Rising FC | 2-2 | Orange County SC | Chandler, Arizona |
| 7:30 PM | Lambert 15' Skendi 42' (o.g.) Quinn 78' Repetto 80' Calistri 89' Antwi 90'+4' |
Report | Iloski 6' 52' 90'+8' Partida 30' 81' Orozco 80' |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Stadium Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| July 9 19 | Orange County SC | 0-2 | Monterey Bay FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 | McCabe 30' Villanueva 36' Skendi 79' Pedersen 81' |
Report | Volesky 14' 62' Boone 36' Robbie CrawfordCrawford 68' Greene 73' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| July 16 20 | Orange County SC | 0-0 | Miami FC | Irvine, California |
| 5:00 PM | Powers 20' Hoffman 48' Iloski 90'+3' |
Report | Segbres 53' Williams 86' Sorto 90'+5' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| July 23 21 | LA Galaxy II | 2-5 | Orange County SC | Carson, California |
| 7:00 | Judd 3' Pérez 85' |
Report | Tores 32' Iloski 46' 72' Skendi 48' Okoli 79' |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
| July 30 22 | Orange County SC | 2-3 | San Diego Loyal | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Iloski 10' 66' 90'+7' Partida 27' Hoffman 30' Orozco 49' Villanueva 56' Casiple 59' Skendi 90'+5' |
Report | Stoneman 39' Amang 69' Conway 85' Metcalf 87' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,177 Referee: Elton García |
August
| August 6 23 | Orange County SC | 3-3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Okoli 45'+1' (pen.) McCabe 46' Partida 54' Powers 74' Hoffman 90' |
Report | Ngalina 35' Amoh 73' 80' Barry 90'+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,068 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| August 12 24 | Orange County SC | 2-1 | Phoenix Rising FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Skendi 9' Iloski 20' 62' Scott 88' Okoli 90' |
Report | Williams 23' Lambert 90'+2' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,105 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| August 17 25 | Orange County SC | 1-1 | Las Vegas Lights FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Iloski 10' Torres 45'+1' Scott 75' |
Report | Jennings 52' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Melvin Rivas |
| August 27 26 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3-1 | Orange County SC | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 4:30 PM | Fernandes 15' Ekra 21' 56' Hoffman 43' (o.g.) Wyke 66' Harris 89' Cochran 89' |
Report | Orozco 7' Villanueva 55' Iloski 57' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,714 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
September
| September 3 27 | Orange County SC | 1-1 | Memphis 901 FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Orozco 22' B. Iloski 43' M. Iloski 51' Pedersen 57' Rocha 84' |
Report | Allan 32' Kelly 85' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,784 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| September 7 28 | Monterey Bay FC | 1-0 | Orange County SC | Seaside, California |
| 7:30 PM | Greene 3' Fehr 17' Murphy 38' Gleadle 51' |
Report | Hoffman 35' Casiple 59' Partida 67' Scott 67' Kuningas 84' Villanueva 87' |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 10 29 | Orange County SC | 1-0 | LA Galaxy II | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Scott 16' Powers 24' Skendi 26' Hoffman 41' Iloski 68' 71' |
Report | Drack 39' Judd 51' 74' Harvey 75' González 78' Essengue 89' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
| September 18 30 | Sacramento Republic FC | 4-0 | Orange County SC | Sacramento, California |
| 2:00 PM | Viader 7' Foster 10' 28' 45' Lopez 18' 69' |
Report | Hoffman 31' Orozco 35' Partida 87' |
Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,396 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 24 31 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1-1 | Orange County SC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 4:00 PM | Dikwa 4' Griffin 57' Williams 73' Mertz 85' |
Report | Miles 64' Iloski 90' |
Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,639 Referee: Elton García |
October
| October 1 32 | Orange County SC | 2-2 | San Diego Loyal | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM | Powers 43' M. Iloski 44' 57' Rakovsky 53' B. Iloski 90' |
Report | Amang 14' 29' Conway 41' Blake 45'+1' 53' Ackon 90'+1' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,425 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| 33 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 2-1 | Orange County SC | El Paso, Texas |
| Ryan 22' Solignac 37' Bahner 38' Fox 54' Hinds 90'+3' |
Report | Rocha 29' Scott 53' Jamison 83' |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Referee: Calin Radosav |
| October 15 34 | San Antonio FC | 2-2 | Orange County SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:30 PM | Bailone 43' Gomez 45'+3' Parano 46' Khmiri 61' Taintor 90' Giro 90'+3' |
Report | Richards 12' Miles 14' Iloski 25' Orozco 45'+1' Torres 45'+3' McCabe 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,015 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County entered the Open Cup in the second round,[11] matched up against the Los Angeles Force, a member of the NISA, a league in the third tier of American soccer.[12] After winning 5–2 at home,[13] they got thrashed in the third round away at BMO Stadium against Los Angeles FC,[14] a member of the highest tier of American soccer, MLS.[15]
| April 5 Second Round | Orange County SC (USLC)  | 5–2 | Los Angeles Force (NISA) | Irvine, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Pedersen 24' Iloski 69' |
Report | O'Brien 35' Goñi 37' Garcia 43' Chavez 50' Clayton Torr 90' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Referee: Joseph Salinas |
| April 20 Third Round | Los Angeles FC (MLS) | 5–1 | Orange County SC (USLC) | Los Angeles, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Musovski 13', 71' Arango 34', 45'Palacios 54' Jennings 68' |
Report | Rocha 45'+3' Torres 73' 77' |
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez |
International friendly
On September 23, Orange County and German 2. Bundesliga team Hamburg SV announced an international club friendly against each other on November 15, with Orange County hosting the German visitors at the end of the USL Championship season and ahead of the international break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[16][17][18] The visitors ended up winning 1–0.[19]
| November 15 International Friendly | Orange County SC  | 0-1 | Hamburger SV  | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Königsdörffer 41' |
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium |
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