2022 Desert Showcase Explained

Tourney Name:	Desert Showcase
Year:	2022
Country:	United States
Dates:	January 26–February 26
Num Teams:	10 (5 each from MLS and USL)
Matches:	6
Goals:	18
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 Desert Showcase was the twelfth edition of the Desert Showcase, a preseason exhibition soccer tournament among Major League Soccer (MLS) and United Soccer League (USL) teams. The MLS portion was held from January 26 to February 5, 2022 and the USL portion will take place from February 16 to 26, 2022, at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson.^{[1] [2]}

Teams

The following teams participated in the tournament^{[1] [2]}

Major League Soccer

• Seattle Sounders FC
• Portland Timbers
• Sporting Kansas City
• Colorado Rapids
• Houston Dynamo FC

Real Salt Lake was invited but the club withdrew from the event due to scheduling conflicts and technical considerations. Real Salt Lake was replaced with Sounders rival Portland Timbers for this match.^[3]

USL Championship

• Louisville City FC
• El Paso Locomotive FC
• Oakland Roots SC
• FC Tulsa

USL League One

• FC Tucson

Matches

USL Championship

Notes and References

1. News: Prezelski. Ted. MLS Preseason returns to Tucson with a new name: Desert Showcase. Tucson Sentinel. January 8, 2022. January 22, 2022.
2. USL Championship Teams Join Expanded Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson. FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. January 23, 2022.
3. Portland Timbers Join Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson. FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. January 23, 2022.