2022 Union Omaha season explained

Club:Union Omaha
Season:2022
League:USL League One
League Result:5th place
Chrtitle:Owner
Chairman:Gary Green
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Jay Mims
Stadium:Werner Park
Cup1:USL1 Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Quarterfinals
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarterfinals
League Topscorer:Noe Meza (7 goals)
Season Topscorer:Noe Meza (9 goals)
Highest Attendance:5,167 vs. CHA (7/30)
Lowest Attendance:2,236 vs. NC (8/20)
Largest Win:League/All:
OMA 3–0 CV (4/23)
OMA 4–1 NC (8/20)
Largest Loss:League:
RIC 3–0 OMA (8/27)
TUC 3–0 OMA (9/11)
All:
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American:true
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Union Omaha season was the third season in the soccer team's history, and their third season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

Union Omaha were the defending league champions, after defeating Greenville Triumph SC in the final the previous season.[1] They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time, defeating two teams from Major League Soccer and reaching the quarterfinals, the farthest a team from USL League One has advanced in the tournament since the formation of the league.

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNameFromFee/notesRef.
February 1, 2022MF Dion Acoff GrindavíkFree [2]
February 1, 2022FW Noe Meza Seattle UniversityFree
February 10, 2022FW Giovanni Montesdeoca Loudoun UnitedFree [3]
February 18, 2022MF Ryen Jiba Salt Lake Community CollegeFree [4]
February 18, 2022FW Hugo Kametani Omaha MavericksFree
February 24, 2022MF Chavany Willis Arnett Gardens F.C.Undisclosed [5]
March 8, 2022DF Alex Touche New Mexico UnitedFree [6]
March 22, 2022DF Isaac Bawa LA Galaxy IIFree [7]
March 22, 2022MF Joe Brito UNC CharlotteFree
March 22, 2022FW Alex Bruce North Texas SCFree
March 22, 2022DF Gabriel Claudio UNLVFree
April 12, 2022FW Kemal Malcolm A.D. ChalatenangoFree [8]
April 15, 2022MF Eddie Gordon Omaha MavericksFree [9]
August 22, 2022DF Shaft Brewer Jr. Fram LarvikFree [10]

Transfers out

DatePositionNo.NameToFee/notesRef.
November 29, 2021FW12 Austin PanchotRetired
November 30, 2021DF18 Blake MaloneEnd of Loan
December 21, 2021DF16 Jake Crull FC TucsonFree [11]
January 6, 2022FW11 Evan Conway San Diego LoyalFree [12]
January 17, 2022FW9 Greg Hurst Phoenix Rising FCFree [13]
January 20, 2022MF20 Devin Boyce Memphis 901 FCFree [14]
January 25, 2022DF25 Sacramento RepublicFree [15]
January 28, 2022MF7 Northern Colorado HailstormFree [16]
February 15, 2022MF14 Christian Molina Richmond KickersFree [17]
February 15, 2022MF5 Tobias Otieno South Georgia TormentaFree [18]
March 2, 2022MF10 Nicolas Firmino Atlanta United 2Free [19]
March 2, 2022DF3 Damià Viader Sacramento RepublicUndisclosed [20]
March 3, 2022MF8 John Murphy New York Red Bulls IIFree [21]

Roster

In December 2021, Union Omaha announced an initial group of five players from last season's roster returning for the 2022 season.[22]

Competitions

USL League One

See main article: 2022 USL League One season.

USL League One playoffs

U.S.Open Cup

See main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Disciplinary record

PlayerUSL1US Open CupTotal
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2 Emir Alihodžić2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
4 Alex Touche6 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
5 Gabriel Claudio4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
6 Chavany Willis1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 Noe Meza1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 Joe Brito3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
9 Corey Hertzog1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
10 Hugo Kametani0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kemal Malcolm4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 Eddie Gordon1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 Daltyn Knutson2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 Alex Bruce4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 JP Scearce5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
19 Ricardo Rivera1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
20 Luis Gil2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Isaac Bawa2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
22 Conor Doyle5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
23 Giovanni Montesdeoca0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Rashid Nuhu3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
26 Dion Acoff0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Ryen Jiba5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
28 Shaft Brewer Jr.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 Yoskar Galvan-Mercado3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
33 Kevin Piedrahita3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Total 42 2 0 7 0 0 46 2 0

Awards and honors

USL League One All League First Team

AwardAwardeePositionRef
USL League One All League First TeamRashid NuhuGK[23]
USL League One All League First TeamJP ScearceFW

USL League One End of Season Awards

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union Omaha wins first USL League One title in Owls' second season . . November 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: Former Creighton player Dion Acoff among two new signings for Union Omaha. writer. Hunter Paniagua World-Herald staff. Omaha.com. en. February 1, 2022.
  3. Web site: RICKY RIVERA RE-SIGNS, GIOVANNI MONTESDEOCA JOINS UNION OMAHA FOR 2022 CAMPAIGN . Rolfes . Justin . February 10, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . February 10, 2022.
  4. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS UNO STANDOUT HUGO KAMETANI AND COLLEGE STAR RYEN JIBA . Rolfes . Justin . February 18, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . February 18, 2022.
  5. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM MIDFIELDER CHAVANY WILLIS . Rolfes . Justin . February 24, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . February 24, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2019 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year joins 2022 campaign. Rolfes . Justin . March 8, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . March 8, 2022.
  7. Web site: Forward, midfielder, and two defenders added to the Owls’ roster . Rolfes . Justin . March 22, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . March 22, 2022.
  8. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS JAMAICAN NATIONAL TEAM FORWARD KEMAL MALCOLM . Hobbs . Morgan . April 12, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . April 12, 2022 .
  9. Web site: UNION OMAHA SIGNS HOMEGROWN TALENT EDDIE GORDON . Hobbs . Morgan . April 15, 2022 . unionomaha.com . . April 15, 2022 .
  10. Web site: Omaha Sign Former USYNT Defender Shaft Brewer Jr. . August 19, 2022 . USLLeagueone.com . USL League One . October 2, 2022.
  11. Web site: TITLE-WINNING DEFENDER JAKE CRULL SIGNS WITH FC TUCSON . FCTucson.com . December 21, 2021.
  12. Web site: SAN DIEGO LOYAL ANNOUNCES NEW SIGNINGS FOR 2022 . sdloyal.com . January 19, 2022.
  13. Web site: Phoenix Rising signs Scottish forward Greg Hurst to multi-year deal . Anderson . Jake . arizonasports.com . January 18, 2022 .
  14. Web site: MEMPHIS SIGNS USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPION DEVIN BOYCE. memphis901fc.com . January 25, 2022.
  15. Web site: REPUBLIC FC SIGN DEFENDER FERRETY SOUSA FOR 2022 SEASON . sacrepublicfc.com . January 25, 2022.
  16. Web site: Veteran USL Attacker Ethan Vanacore-Decker Joins Hailstorm FC . uslleagueone.com . January 31, 2022.
  17. Web site: USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPION CHRISTIAN MOLINA JOINS THE KICKERS. Heintschel . Nathan . February 15, 2022 . richmondkickers.com . . February 15, 2022.
  18. Web site: TORMENTA FC ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF TOBIAS OTIENO OMONDI . Otieno . Tobias . February 15, 2022 . tormentafc.com . . February 15, 2022 .
  19. Web site: Atlanta United 2 adds three players ahead of 2022 season . . March 2, 2022 . atlutd.com . . March 2, 2022.
  20. Web site: Republic FC Acquires USL League One Defender of the Year Damià Viader from Union Omaha . . March 2, 2022 . uslchampionship.com . . March 2, 2022.
  21. Web site: New York Red Bulls II Sign Midfielder John Murphy . . March 3, 2022 . newyorkredbulls.com . . March 3, 2022 .
  22. Web site: UNION OMAHA ANNOUNCES INITIAL ROSTER OF RETURNING PLAYERS FOR 2022 USL LEAGUE ONE CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENDING CAMPAIGN . . January 10, 2022.
  23. Web site: USL League One Announces 2022 All-League Teams. USLLeagueOne.com. October 26, 2022. November 2, 2022.
  24. Web site: Omaha's Rashid Nuhu Voted 2022 League One Goalkeeper of the Year. USLLeagueOne.com. October 31, 2022. November 2, 2022.

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