2022 Phoenix Rising FC season explained

Club:	Phoenix Rising FC
Season:	2022
Manager:	Rick Schantz (8–11–5) Danny Stone (interim) (0–1–0) Juan Guerra (4–4–1)
Chrtitle:	Owners
Stadium:	Wild Horse Pass Stadium
League:	USL Championship
League Result:	10th, Western Conference
Cup1:	USLC Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Did not qualify
League Topscorer:	Aodhan Quinn (9)
Highest Attendance:	8,615
Lowest Attendance:	5,425
Largest Win:	4–0 (July 30 vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks) 5–1 (October 1 vs New York Red Bulls II)
Largest Loss:	0–7 (May 24 vs New Mexico United) (Club Record)
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Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's ninth season in the USL Championship and their sixth as Rising FC. The season ran from March 12 thru October 15.For the first time as Phoenix Rising FC, the team failed to make the playoffs.

Competitions

Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time

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USL Championship

Matches

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Group table

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup. As a member of the USL Championship, Phoenix Rising will enter the tournament proper in the Second Round.^[4]

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
26				23 January 1998	2021
39				24 September 1995	2022
99	Jack Baker			7 July 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
Defenders
2				23 September 1990	2021	Nashville SC
3				29 August 1993	2021	Mineros de Zacatecas
4				17 October 1998	2021	FC Arizona
5				5 May 1999	2022	Portland Timbers 2 (loan)
6				5 June 1995	2022	Rio Grande Valley FC
12				13 July 2000	2022	Ohio State University
15				13 February 1994	2021	Rochester Rhinos
16				1 August 1996	2022	FC Tulsa
19	Niall Dunn			18 October 2004	2021	Phoenix Rising Academy
20				2 May 2002	2022	D.C. United (loan)
23				10 May 2003	2022	LA Galaxy (loan)
41				1 April 1992	2021	Minnesota United FC
94	Blaize Hardy			23 June 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
Midfielders
8				3 February 1998	2022	Nashville SC (loan)
10				15 December 1998	2021	North Texas SC
13				13 September 1999	2022	Tacoma Defiance
14				22 March 1992	2021	Orange County SC
18				23 June 1986	2021	Independiente Santa Fe
22	Jacob Harris			11 January 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
23				6 May 1993	2021	Las Vegas Lights FC
24	Josh Martinez			25 June 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
27				22 March 1997	2021	Montego Bay United
91	Kevin Mearse			23 April 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
92	Luke Schaefer			23 February 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
93	Zac Smith			15 September 2000	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
Forwards
7				5 September 1993	2022	New Mexico United
17				8 April 1997	2022
20				16 January 1995	2022	San Antonio FC
21				20 November 1993	2019	Saint Louis FC
30				31 October 1995	2022	Moca FC
33				7 August 2000	2022	Legon Cities FC
45				2 February 1997	2022
95	TJ Knight			17 May 2004	2022	Phoenix Rising Academy
99				4 January 1998	2022	FC Tulsa

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Player transactions

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club
April 25, 2022	August 9, 2022	Defender	5	Sivert Haugli	Portland Timbers 2	^[6] ^[7]
June 3, 2022	End of Season	Midfielder	8	Irakoze Donasiyano	Nashville SC	^[8]
July 26, 2022	October 24, 2022	Defender	23	Marcus Ferkranus	LA Galaxy	^[9]
September 8, 2022	October 24, 2022	Defender	20	Hayden Sargis	D.C. United	^[10]

Transfer In

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
July 27, 2022	Forward	99	JJ Williams	FC Tulsa	^[11]
September 23, 2022	Defender	16	Gabriel Torres	FC Tulsa	^[12]

Transfer Out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club
July 27, 2022	Forward	20	Marcus Epps	FC Tulsa
September 21, 2022	Forward	45	Claudio Repetto	Miami FC	^[13]

Statistics

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		Name				Goals	Assists
14	MF	Aodhan Quinn	31	31	2686	9	7	6	0
18	MF	Luis Manuel Seijas	29	20	1888	7	2	5	0
17	FW	Greg Hurst	31	23	1952	6	5	6	1
33	FW	Richmond Antwi	21	5	482	4	0	4	0
27	MF	Kevon Lambert	26	25	2171	3	2	12	0
99	FW	JJ Williams	13	9	809	3	2	3	1
16	DF	Gabriel Torres	4	4	316	3	1	1	0
7	FW	Santi Moar	31	26	2264	2	4	5	0
10	MF	Arturo Rodríguez	24	19	1641	2	3	3	0
20	FW	Marcus Epps	18	11	1053	2	2	1	0
45	FW	Claudio Repetto	18	6	565	2	1	1	0
15	DF	Joe Farrell	31	29	2607	1	1	10	1
6	DF	Baboucarr Njie	30	23	1979	1	1	7	1
41	DF	James Musa	19	18	1539	1	0	6	0
4	DF	Ryan Flood	15	8	829	1	0	2	1
3	DF	Manuel Madrid	11	5	502	1	0	2	1
2	DF	Darnell King	31	30	2467	0	1	7	2
21	FW	Joey Calistri	32	17	1743	0	3	4	0
8	MF	Irakoze Donasiyano	14	8	723	0	0	0	1
5	DF	Sivert Haugli	9	5	469	0	0	0	0
20	DF	Hayden Sargis	6	5	454	0	0	1	0
23	DF	Marcus Ferkranus	9	4	332	0	0	0	0
13	MF	Carlos Anguiano	10	2	272	0	0	1	0
30	FW	Lamin Jawneh	7	2	191	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Jacob Harris	2	1	105	0	0	0	0
24	MF	Josh Martinez	1	1	90	0	0	0	0
92	MF	Luke Schaefer	1	1	90	0	0	0	0
12	DF	Channing Chasten	5	1	76	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Jonathan Levin	3	1	62	0	0	0	0
94	DF	Blaize Hardy	1	0	31	0	0	1	0
93	MF	Zac Smith	1	0	31	0	0	0	0
95	FW	TJ Knight	1	0	23	0	0	0	0
91	MF	Kevin Mearse	1	0	23	0	0	0	0

• One Own Goal scored by Loudoun United FC & Orange County SC.

Goalkeepers

	Name
39	Ben Lundt	33	33	2970	115	51	1.545	9	4	0
26	Edward Delgado	1	1	90	3	7	7.000	0	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rising to Host Preseason Match vs. Louisville City FC at Wild Horse Pass On Saturday, Feb. 19 . Phoenix Rising Communications . January 19, 2022 . January 19, 2022.
2. Web site: Phoenix Rising Schedule . Phoenix Rising Communications . January 12, 2022.
3. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC reveals full 2022 USL Championship schedule. Anderson. Jake. arizonasports.com. January 13, 2022.
4. Web site: U.S. SOCCER RELEASES SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS AND HOST SCENARIOS FOR 2022 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP . February 11, 2022 . February 11, 2022.
5. Web site: Phoenix Rising Roster. Phoenix Rising Communications. September 23, 2022.
6. Web site: Rising Signs Defender Sivert Haugli . Jason . Minnick . Phoenix Rising Communications . April 25, 2022.
7. Web site: Sivert Haugli Recalled by Portland Timbers II . Jason . Minnick . Phoenix Rising Communications . August 9, 2022.
8. Web site: Rising Signs Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano on Loan from Nashville SC . Jason . Minnick . Phoenix Rising Communications . June 3, 2022.
9. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC Signs Defender Marcus Ferkranus on Loan from LA Galaxy . Jose . Bosch . Phoenix Rising Communications . July 26, 2022.
10. Web site: Rising Signs Defender Hayden Sargis on Loan from D.C. United . Jason . Minnick . Phoenix Rising Communications . September 8, 2022.
11. Web site: Rising Trades Forward Marcus Epps to FC Tulsa in Exchange for JJ Williams . Jason . Minnick . Phoenix Rising Communications . July 27, 2022 . July 27, 2022.
12. Web site: Rising Acquires Defender Gabriel Torres from FC Tulsa . Jason . Minnick . Phoenix Rising Communications . September 23, 2022 . October 8, 2022.
13. Web site: Rising Transfers Forward Claudio Repetto to Miami FC . Phoenix Rising Communications . September 21, 2022 . September 21, 2022.
14. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC 2022 Player Stats . October 20, 2022.