| Club: | Louisville City FC |
| Season: | 2022 |
| Manager: | Danny Cruz |
| Chairman: | John Neace |
| Stadium: | Lynn Family Stadium |
| League: | USL |
| League Result: | Eastern Conf.: 1st |
| Cup1: | 2022 U.S. Open Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup2: | USL Playoffs |
| Cup2 Result: | Runner-Up |
| League Topscorer: | Harris (15 goals) |
| Chrtitle: | Owner |
| Season Topscorer: | Harris (17 goals) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,318 (3-12 vs. ATL) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
| Largest Win: | 6–0 (7–9 at NY) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–2 (5-21 vs. MB) 1–3 (11/13 at SA) |
The 2022 Louisville City FC season was the club's eighth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
See main article: 2021 Louisville City FC season. The previous season was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, though to a lesser extent than the 2020 season. The main alteration was to the regular season schedule, which saw Louisville City play seven division opponents four times each to reduce travel distance and frequency. The U.S. Open Cup was also cancelled for the second straight year due to the effects of the pandemic. Louisville City also began the season with Lynn Family Stadium open to limited capacity crowds, before expanding to maximum capacity on June 12, 2021. Louisville City had its highest attendance of the season on that date with 12,115.
The team won the Central Division with a victory at Birmingham Legion FC on the final matchday of the season, and advanced through the playoffs before falling in extra time to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Eastern Conference final. Standout right back Jonathan Gómez tallied eight assists and a pair goals on the year. After being named the league's Young Player of the Year and to the All-League First Team at the conclusion of the season, Gómez was transferred to Real Sociedad of Spain's La Liga, Louisville City's first direct transfer to a top-flight European club. Cameron Lancaster led Louisville City in scoring with 21 goals in all comps and was named to the All-League Second Team, while Brian Ownby was the team leader in assists with 10. Defender Sean Totsch was named to the All-League First Team for the second consecutive season.
In addition to Jonathan Gómez's transfer, a number of other players departed the club. Louisville City reloaded from a variety of sources, bringing in players from other USL Championship and Major League Soccer clubs, signing Louisville City Academy players, and picking up free agents from the European and collegiate ranks. Prior season loanee Jorge Gonzalez stayed with the team and signed a contract with Louisville City.
See main article: 2022 USL Championship season.
For the 2022 USL Championship season, divisional separation of clubs used in the 2021 season was dropped. Louisville City will compete within the Eastern Conference. They will also face eight cross-conference opponents, most for the first time in competitive matches: LA Galaxy II, Monterey Bay FC, Orange County SC, El Paso Locomotive FC, Sacramento Republic FC, and Rio Grande Valley FC.
The top seven teams in each USL Championship conference advanced to the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs, with the conference winners each receiving a bye to the conference semifinals. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Eastern Conference.
See main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup.
| width=20 | Place! | width=20 | Pos.! | width=20 | No.! | width=150 | Name! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
| 3 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | 4 | Sean Totsch | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 5 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | FW | 17 | Cameron Lancaster | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez Asensi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | MF | 21 | Ray Serrano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 10 | DF | 66 | Joshua Wynder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | 23 | Elijah Wynder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | 7 | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | DF | 6 | Wesley Charpie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | 15 | Manny Perez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 4 | 71 | |||||||||||
| width=20 | Place! | width=20 | Pos.! | width=20 | No.! | width=150 | Name! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DF | 2 | Amadou Dia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 | MF | 11 | Niall McCabe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 3 | MF | 10 | Brian Ownby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | MF | 13 | Corben Bone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | FW | 77 | Enoch Mushagalusa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | FW | 14 | Wilson Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | MF | 21 | Ray Serrano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 8 | FW | 9 | Jorge Gonzalez Asensi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | 15 | Manny Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | 36 | Paolo DelPiccolo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 8 | DF | 6 | Wesley Charpie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | GK | 1 | Kyle Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | 7 | Napo Matsoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 12 | MF | 19 | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||
| width=20 | Place! | width=20 | Pos.! | width=20 | No.! | width=150 | Name! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | ! | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Kyle Morton | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | 18 | Danny Faundez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||
| No. | Pos. | Name | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | align=left | Amadou Dia | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Gonzalez Asensi | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Paolo DelPiccolo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 66 | DF | Joshua Wynder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Sean Totsch | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Wesley Charpie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 77 | FW | Enoch Mushagalusa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Brian Ownby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Niall McCabe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Tyler Gibson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 | FW | Wilson Harris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 32 | DF | Ían Pino Soler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Carlos Moguel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Cameron Lancaster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Corben Bone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1 | GK | Kyle Morton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Napo Matsoso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | MF | Oscar Jimenez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Ray Serrano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | Manny Perez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | GK | Danny Faundez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 8 | |||