2022 Union Omaha season

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OwnerGary Green
Head coachJay Mims
StadiumWerner Park
USL League One5th place
Union Omaha
2022 season
OwnerGary Green
Head coachJay Mims
StadiumWerner Park
USL League One5th place
USL1 PlayoffsQuarterfinals
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Noe Meza (7 goals)
All: Noe Meza (9 goals)
Highest home attendance5,167 vs. CHA (7/30)
Lowest home attendance2,236 vs. NC (8/20)
Average home league attendance3,407
Biggest winLeague/All:
OMA 3–0 CV (4/23)
OMA 4–1 NC (8/20)
Biggest defeatLeague:
RIC 3–0 OMA (8/27)
TUC 3–0 OMA (9/11)
All:
SKC 6–0 OMA (6/22, USOC)
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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 in

Date Position Name From Fee/notes Ref.
February 1, 2022MFUnited States Dion AcoffIceland GrindavíkFree[2]
February 1, 2022FWUnited States Noe MezaUnited States Seattle UniversityFree[2]
February 10, 2022FWUnited States Giovanni MontesdeocaUnited States Loudoun UnitedFree[3]
February 18, 2022MFSouth Sudan Ryen JibaUnited States Salt Lake Community CollegeFree[4]
February 18, 2022FWJapan Hugo KametaniUnited States Omaha MavericksFree[4]
February 24, 2022MFJamaica Chavany WillisJamaica Arnett Gardens F.C.Undisclosed[5]
March 8, 2022DFEngland Alex ToucheUnited States New Mexico UnitedFree[6]
March 22, 2022DFGhana Isaac BawaUnited States LA Galaxy IIFree[7]
March 22, 2022MFUnited States Joe BritoUnited States UNC CharlotteFree[7]
March 22, 2022FWEngland Alex BruceUnited States North Texas SCFree[7]
March 22, 2022DFUnited States Gabriel ClaudioUnited States UNLVFree[7]
April 12, 2022FWJamaica Kemal MalcolmEl Salvador A.D. ChalatenangoFree[8]
April 15, 2022MFUnited States Eddie GordonUnited States Omaha MavericksFree[9]
August 22, 2022DFUnited States Shaft Brewer Jr.Norway Fram LarvikFree[10]

Transfers out

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
November 29, 2021FW12United States Austin Panchot Retired
November 30, 2021DF18United States Blake Malone United States Orange County SCEnd of Loan
December 21, 2021DF16United States Jake Crull United States FC Tucson Free[11]
January 6, 2022FW11United States Evan Conway United States San Diego Loyal Free[12]
January 17, 2022FW9Scotland Greg Hurst United States Phoenix Rising FC Free[13]
January 20, 2022MF20United States Devin Boyce United States Memphis 901 FC Free[14]
January 25, 2022DF25Democratic Republic of the Congo Ferrety Sousa United States Sacramento Republic Free[15]
January 28, 2022MF7United States Ethan Vanacore-Decker United States Northern Colorado Hailstorm Free[16]
February 15, 2022MF14El Salvador Christian Molina United States Richmond Kickers Free[17]
February 15, 2022MF5Kenya Tobias Otieno United States South Georgia Tormenta Free[18]
March 2, 2022MF10Brazil Nicolas Firmino United States Atlanta United 2Free[19]
March 2, 2022DF3Spain Damià Viader United States Sacramento RepublicUndisclosed[20]
March 3, 2022MF8United States John Murphy United States 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]

As of October 2, 2022[citation needed]
No. Position Nation Player
2 MF  BIH Emir Alihodžić
4 DF  ENG Alex Touche
5 DF  USA Gabriel Claudio
6 MF  JAM Chavany Willis
7 FW  USA Noe Meza
8 MF  USA Joe Brito
10 FW  JPN Hugo Kametani
11 FW  JAM Kemal Malcolm
12 MF  USA Eddie Gordon
13 DF  USA Daltyn Knutson
16 FW  ENG Alex Bruce
17 MF  USA JP Scearce
19 FW  PUR Ricardo Rivera
21 DF  GHA Isaac Bawa
22 MF  USA Conor Doyle
23 FW  USA Giovanni Montesdeoca
24 GK  GHA Rashid Nuhu
26 MF  USA Dion Acoff
27 MF  SSD Ryen Jiba
28 DF  USA Shaft Brewer
30 MF  USA Yoskar Galván-Mercado
33 GK  USA Kevin Piedrahita

Competitions

Exhibitions

February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) Preseason 1 San Diego Loyal 2–0 Union Omaha San Diego, California
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) Preseason 2 University of San Diego 0–1 Union Omaha

USL League One

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Tormenta FC (C) 30 12 9 9 42 40 +2 45 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 30 12 11 7 52 39 +13 43
5 Union Omaha 30 10 7 13 34 33 +1 43
6 Charlotte Independence 30 12 12 6 48 48 0 42
7 Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC 30 11 10 9 42 38 +4 42
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 10 13 7 34 32  +2 43 6 6 3 20 14  +6 4 7 4 14 18  −4

Source: USL League One[23]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumAAHAAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHHAHHAHHAAHH
ResultDDWLDDWWLWDDWDDDWDWWLWWLLDLDDL
Position7726810867766477655533223332345
Source: USL League One[24]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results

April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) 1 Forward Madison 2–2 Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT Bartman Yellow card 26'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 30'
Jepson 36'
Leonard Yellow card 38'
Maldonado Yellow card 57'
Streng 70'		 Report Kametani 15'
Scearce 45+3'
Doyle Yellow card 47'
Brito Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Referee: Esad Omanovic
April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 2 South Georgia Tormenta 0–0 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
6:30 PM CDT Billhardt Yellow card 51'
Nembhard Yellow card 66'
Roberts Yellow card 67'
Phelps Red card 73'		 Report Knutson Yellow card 15'
Scearce Yellow card 20'
Malcolm Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 978
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 3 Union Omaha 3–0 Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
6:00 PM CDT Kametani 48'
Malcolm 90'
Scearce 90+4' (pen.)		 Report S. Chavez Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Ramos Yellow card 17'
Smith Yellow card 63'
Casillas Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Greg Dopka
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 4 Charlotte Independence 2–1 Union Omaha Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Ciss Yellow card 38'
Luquetta 83'
Páez Yellow card 86'
Bennett 90+4'		 Report Meza 65' Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,902
Referee: John Matto
May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 5 Richmond Kickers 1–1 Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
5:30 PM CDT Terzaghi Yellow card 37'
Gordon 41'
Ritchie Yellow card 45+6'
Barnathan Yellow card 59'
Morán Yellow card 69'
Payne Yellow card 86'		 Report Meza 26'
Touche Yellow card 62'
Bawa Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Ben Meyer
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) - Union Omaha P–P Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Werner Park
Note: Postponed due to U.S. Open Cup scheduling conflict
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 6 Union Omaha 0–0 Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Claudio Yellow card 53' Report Evans Yellow card 50'
Hernández Yellow card 57'
Scally Yellow card 76'
Peñaranda Yellow card 88'
Parra Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) 7 Chattanooga Red Wolves 0–1 Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
6:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Joshua Belk
June 11, 2022 (2022-06-11) 8 FC Tucson 1–2 Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Dejan Susak
June 18, 2022 (2022-06-18) 9 Union Omaha 0–2 Greenville Triumph Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Malcolm Yellow card 24'
Alihožić Yellow card 86'		 Report Pilato Yellow card 21'
Labovitz Yellow card 41' 44'
Keegan 56'
Fenton Yellow card 81'
Smart Yellow card 86'
Brown Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,662
Referee: Luis Arroyo
June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 10 South Georgia Tormenta 2–3 Union Omaha Statesboro, Georgia
6:30 PM CDT Phelps Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 77'
Billhardt 17'
Adeniyi Yellow card 45+4'
Dengler Yellow card 54'
Bawa 90+3' (o.g.)		 Report Scearce 23', Yellow card 42', 55' (pen.)
Brito 74'
Galvan Yellow card 90'
Piedrahita Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Optim Health System Field
Attendance: 627
Referee: Josiah Parke
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) 11 Union Omaha 0–0 Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Galvan Yellow card 90' Report Ciss Yellow card 36'
Amaya Yellow card 44'
Shevtsov Yellow card 50'
Dutey Yellow card 69'
Barber Red card 83'
Dimick Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,026
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 12 North Carolina FC 1–1 Union Omaha Cary, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Servania Yellow card 32', 39'
Martinez Yellow card 83'
Sommersall Yellow card 88'		 Report Bawa Yellow card 35'
Meza 63'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,279
Referee: Izlen Peksenar
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 13 Union Omaha 2–1 FC Tucson Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Kametani 14'
Scearce Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 30'
Touche Yellow card 27'
Knutson Yellow card 54'
Jiba Yellow card 55'
Nuhu Yellow card 55'
Bawa Yellow card 90'
Bruce 90+1'		 Report Fox Yellow card 25'
Pérez Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 61'
Garcia Yellow card 54'
Crull 68'
Shibata Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,004
Referee: Laura Chambers
July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 14 Greenville Triumph 0–0 Union Omaha Greenville, South Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Smart Yellow card 52'
Polak Yellow card 55'		 Report Doyle Yellow card 10'
Jiba Yellow card 32'
Bruce Yellow card 80'
Piedrahita Yellow card 88'
Claudio Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Legacy Early College Field
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) 15 Forward Madison 0–0 Union Omaha Madison, Wisconsin
7:00 PM CDT Rad Yellow card 12'
Torres Yellow card 36'
Wheeler-Omiunu Yellow card 75'
Maldonado Yellow card 80'		 Report Bawa Yellow card 35'
Meza Yellow card 37'
Brito Yellow card 43'
Touche Yellow card 64'
Gil Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Breese Stevens Field
Attendance: 4,695
Referee: Rebeca Pagan
July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) 16 Union Omaha 1–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Willis 90+3' Report Hernández 20' Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 66'
Lombardi Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 5,167
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández
August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 17 Fuego FC 0–1 Union Omaha Fresno, California
9:30 PM CDT Bijev soccer ball with red X 16'
Partida Yellow card 29'
Chaney Yellow card 78'
S. Chavez Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Nuhu Yellow card 16'
Scearce 23'
Brito Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Fresno State Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium
Attendance: 1,075
Referee: Joseph Salinas
August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 18 Union Omaha 1–1 Hailstorm FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Meza 12'
Gordon Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Robles Yellow card 37'
Dietrich Yellow card 42'
Parra Yellow card 75', 79'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,312
Referee: DeShun Beard
August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) 19 Union Omaha 2–1 Charlotte Independence Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Willis Yellow card 32', 67'
Bruce Yellow card 45+2'
Meza 57'		 Report Ibarra Yellow card 29'
Ciss Yellow card 43'
Bennett 51' (pen.)
Barber Yellow card 78'
Dutey Yellow card 90+10'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,258
Referee: Esad Omanovic
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 20 Union Omaha 4–1 North Carolina FC Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Piedrahita 1'
Hertzog 6'
Meza 17', 58'
Touche Yellow card 29'
Gordon Yellow card 52'
Galván Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Blanco Red card 49'
Fernandes Yellow card 55'
Fischer Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 68'
McLaughlin 90+1'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Chris Ruska
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 21 Richmond Kickers 3–0 Union Omaha Richmond, Virginia
5:30 PM CDT Bolanos 20'
Payne Yellow card 45+12'
Vanacore-Decker Yellow card 66'
Terzaghi 70', 76'		 Report Jiba Yellow card 69'
Doyle Yellow card 72'
Meza Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,886
Referee: Matthew Franz
August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) 22 Union Omaha 1–0 Forward Madison Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Alihodžić Red card 50'
Hertzog 77'
Doyle Yellow card 90'		 Report Mbacke Thiam Yellow card 45+3'
R. Smith Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Referee: Velimir Stefanovic
September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) 23 Union Omaha 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Brito Yellow card 35'
Hertzog Red card 60'
Gil 88'
Acoff 90+1'		 Report Espinoza 28'
Villalobos Yellow card 64'
Tejera Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,745
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11) 24 FC Tucson 3–0 Union Omaha Tucson, Arizona
9:00 PM CDT Weir 1', Yellow card 6'
Fahling Yellow card 58'
Bedoya 60'
Toia 76'		 Report Rivera Yellow card 43' Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) 25 Union Omaha 2–3 Richmond Kickers Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Scearce 49' (pen.), 81'
Gil Yellow card 77'
Touche Yellow card 90+5'
Doyle Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Vanacore-Decker 78'
Gordon Yellow card 80'
Payne 89'
Vinyals 90+7' (pen.)		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 2,610
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) 26 Union Omaha 1–1 Greenville Triumph Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Scearce Yellow card 48'
Hertzog 76' (pen.)
Nuhu Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Fenton Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 80'
Franke Yellow card 40'
Coutinho Yellow card 45'
Waldeck Yellow card 69'
Fricke Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 84'
Walker 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,264
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) 27 Hailstorm FC 2–1 Union Omaha Windsor, Colorado
8:00 PM CDT Evans 24', 84'
Dietrich Yellow card 42'
Parra Yellow card 57'
Olsen Yellow card 72'		 Report Malcolm Yellow card 40'
Hertzog Yellow card 41'
Scearce Yellow card 59'
Meza 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Future Legends Complex
Referee: Corbyn May
October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 28 North Carolina FC 1–1 Union Omaha Cary, North Carolina
6:00 PM CDT Anderson 82' Report Touche Yellow card 6'
Hertzog 25'
Gil Yellow card 66'
Scearce Yellow card 81'
Brewer Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: John Matto
October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) 29 Union Omaha 1–1 South Georgia Tormenta Papillion, Nebraska
7:00 PM CDT Doyle 24'
Scearce Yellow card 50'
Knutson Yellow card 75'		 Report Green Red card 22'
Sterling 52' (pen.)		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 4,437
Referee: Greg Dopka
October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) 30 Union Omaha 0–2 Fuego FC Papillion, Nebraska
4:00 PM CDT Rivera Yellow card 23' Report Casillas Yellow card 32'
S. Chavez Yellow card 40'
Villarreal Yellow card 45+2'
Dieye 61', Yellow card 74'
Chaney Yellow card 78', 90+10'
Gillingham Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Werner Park
Attendance: 3,174
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

USL League One playoffs

October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22) Quarter-finals Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Union Omaha East Ridge, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT Texeira Yellow card 49'
Ortiz Yellow card 57'
Benton Yellow card 93'
Mentzingen 101'
Gutiérrez Yellow card 120+4'		 Report Gil Yellow card 10'
Scearce Yellow card 78'
Claudio Yellow card 113'		 Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Matthew Corrigan

U.S.Open Cup

April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05) Second round Union Omaha (USL1) Nebraska 2–1Iowa Des Moines Menace (USL2)Omaha, NE
7:00 CDT Scearce 19'
Touche Yellow card 45+2'
Bertini 81' (o.g.)		 Report Hertzog 14'
Salvadego Yellow card 90'
Garcia Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Morrison Stadium
April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19) Third roundChicago Fire (MLS) Illinois2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Nebraska Union Omaha (USL1) Chicago, IL
7:00 CDT Oregel Yellow card 7'
Durán Yellow card 42'
Czichos 53' (pen.), 115' (pen.)
Espinoza Yellow card 97'
Casas Yellow card 110'		 Report Rivera Yellow card 55'
Claudio Yellow card 60'
Meza 68'
Alihodžić Yellow card 77'
Touche 120+2'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Referee: Calin Radosav
Penalties
May 11, 2022 (2022-05-11) Round of 32 Union Omaha (USL1) Nebraska 2–0Colorado Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC (USL1)Omaha, Nebraska
7:00 CDT Bawa Yellow card 45'
Meza 46'
Doyle 58'
Rivera Yellow card 83'		 Report Desdunes Yellow card 1'
Lukic Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Al F. Caniglia Field
Attendance: 1,931
Referee: Esad Omanovic
May 25, 2022 (2022-05-25) Round of 16Minnesota United FC (MLS) Minnesota1–2 Nebraska Union Omaha (USL1) St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Elton García
June 22, 2022 (2022-06-22) Quarterfinal Sporting Kansas City (MLS) Kansas 6–0 Nebraska Union Omaha (USL1) Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 CDT Sallói 10', 53'
Ford 37'
Shelton 56'
Hernández 66', 81'		 Report Bawa Yellow card 71' Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 18,552
Referee: Brandon Stevis

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