2022 Orange County SC season explained

Club:Orange County SC
Season:2022
Manager:Richard Chaplow
Stadium:Championship Soccer Stadium
League:USL Championship
League Result:Western Conference: 13thLeague: 24th
Cup1:USL Championship Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Third Round
Season Topscorer:Milan Iloski (23 goals)
League Topscorer:Milan Iloski (22 goals)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:James Keston
Mgrtitle:Head Coach

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.

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]

Roster

Technical staff

!Role!Name
General ManagerOliver Wyss
Assistant GMPeter Nugent
Technical directorFrans Hoek
Head coachRichard Chaplow
Assistant coachMorten Karlsen
Strength & ConditioningClaudio Trabattoni
Asst Strength & ConditioningDan Sparks
Goalkeeping coachVictor Nogueira
Team OperationsJakob Harding
Athletic TrainerMitchell Deyhle
U23 Head CoachJerry Tamashiro
U23 Assistant CoachDidier Crettenand

Competitions

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.[8]

USL Championship

See main article: 2022 USL Championship season.

Match results

On January 12, 2022, Orange County released their full regular season schedule.[9]

All times are in Pacific Standard Time.

October

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup. As a member of the USL Championship, Orange County entered the Open Cup in the second round,[10] matched up against the Los Angeles Force, a member of the NISA, a league in the third tier of American soccer.[11] After winning 5–2 at home,[12] they got thrashed in the third round away at BMO Stadium against Los Angeles FC,[13] a member of the highest tier of American soccer, MLS.[14]

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.[15] [16] [17] The visitors ended up winning 1–0.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ORANGE COUNTY SC WINS 2021 USL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL . 2024-07-01 . Orange County SC . en-US.
  2. Web site: Staff . USLChampionship com . 2021-11-28 . Championship Final Report: Orange County Claims Championship Final Over Rowdies . 2024-07-01 . USL Championship . en-us.
  3. Web site: Orange County SC Results . 2024-07-01 . ESPN . en.
  4. Web site: 2022 Orange County SC Schedule . 2024-07-01 . www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. Web site: Stats . 2024-07-01 . uslchampionship.com . en-us.
  6. Web site: 2022 Golden Boot Race . 2024-07-01 . uslchampionship.com . en-us.
  7. Web site: Staff . USLChampionship com . 2022-10-16 . Orange County SC’s Milan Iloski wins 2022 USL Championship Golden Boot . 2024-07-01 . USL Championship . en-us.
  8. Web site: ORANGE COUNTY SC SETS 2022 PRESEASON SCHEDULE . 2024-06-26 . Orange County SC . en-US.
  9. Web site: ORANGE COUNTY SC ANNOUNCES FULL 2022 USL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE . 2024-06-27 . Orange County SC . en-US.
  10. Web site: Record-Setting 103 Teams Confirmed For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer’s National Championship . 2024-07-01 . www.ussoccer.com . en.
  11. Web site: U.S. Soccer Releases Second Round Match Schedule For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup . 2024-07-01 . www.ussoccer.com . en.
  12. Web site: 2022-04-06 . 2022 US Open Cup Round 2: Orange County thumps LA Force in battle of Los Angeles . 2024-07-01 . thecup.us . en-US.
  13. Web site: LAFC . US Open Cup Recap LAFC 5-1 Orange County SC 4/20/22 Los Angeles Football Club . 2024-07-01 . LAFC . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-04-08 . 2022 US Open Cup: Draw for Round 3 announced as 17 MLS teams join tournament . 2024-07-01 . thecup.us . en-US.
  15. Web site: ORANGE COUNTY SC ANNOUNCES FRIENDLY WITH GERMAN SIDE HAMBURGER SV . 2024-07-01 . Orange County SC . en-US.
  16. Web site: Moin USA - Rothosen heads to America . 2024-07-01 . HSV.de . en.
  17. Web site: Hezel . Stefan . 15 November 2022 . Orange County SC vs. HSV (Hamburger SV): TV, LIVE-STREAM - die Übertragung des Testspiels . 1 July 2024 . DAZN.
  18. Web site: Hamburg 1-0 Orange County (Nov 15, 2022) Final Score . 2024-07-01 . ESPN . en.

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