2022 USL Championship season

The 2022 USL Championship season was the twelfth season of the USL Championship and the sixth season under Division II sanctioning. The 2022 season saw 27 teams participate in two conferences during the regular season. This was the last season to feature MLS Reserve teams.

Changes from 2021
Expansion clubs On hiatus Departing clubs Joined MLS Next Pro
 * Detroit City FC (joined from NISA)
 * Monterey Bay FC
 * Austin Bold FC (change of ownership; will move to Fort Worth, Texas in 2024)
 * OKC Energy FC (no viable venue; will return no later than 2026)
 * Charlotte Independence (moved to USL League One)
 * Real Monarchs
 * Sporting Kansas City II
 * Tacoma Defiance

Stadiums and locations
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Format
In December 2021, it was announced that divisional play would be dropped and that there would be 2 conferences, Eastern and Western. They further announced a 34-game schedule, with each team playing their conference opponents twice, with the Eastern Conference filling out the 8 remaining games with interconference opponents. In the Western Conference, the 10 remaining games would be competed with intraconference and interconference opponents. The top 7 teams in each conference will make the playoffs, with the first place team receiving a bye in the first round.

Conference Quarter-finals




Conference Semi-finals




Conference Finals




Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

1 One result missing 2 Two results missing Updated to games of April 16, 2022. Sources: USL Championship & Soccer Stadium Digest
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Hat-tricks
(H) – Home team (A) – Away team
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