2022 Chicago Fire FC II season
| 2022 season | |
|---|---|
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| Owner | Joe Mansueto |
| Head coach | Ludovic Taillandier |
| Stadium | SeatGeek Stadium |
| MLS Next Pro | Eastern Conference: TBD Overall: TBD |
| U.S. Open Cup | Not eligible (MLS reserve team) |
| Biggest win | CHI 5–0 NYCFC (8/20) |
| Biggest defeat | CHI 0–5 STL (6/11) |
The 2022 Chicago Fire FC II season was the club's inaugural season, and their 1st season competing in MLS Next Pro, a professional developmental league in the third tier of the United States Soccer pyramid.
Players and staff
Roster
NOTE: First team players listed here have played in at least one game for the team.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Kyle Bebej ([B]) | |
| 8 | DF | Jedidiah McCloud ([B]) | |
| 9 | FW | Chinonso Offor ([A]) | |
| 10 | MF | Gilberto Angeles ([B]) | |
| 14 | FW | Jhon Espinoza ([A]) | |
| 15 | MF | Bowen McCloud ([B]) | |
| 23 | DF | Carlos Terán ([A]) | |
| 24 | GK | Aaron Katsimpalis ([B]) | |
| 25 | GK | Ethan Turner ([B]) | |
| 26 | FW | Jhon Durán ([A]) | |
| 27 | DF | Kendall Burks ([A]) | |
| 32 | FW | Missael Rodriguez ([A]) | |
| 33 | FW | Victor Bezerra ([A]) | |
| 34 | GK | Chris Brady ([A]) | |
| 35 | MF | Sergio Oregel ([A]) | |
| 36 | DF | Andre Reynolds II ([A]) | |
| 37 | MF | Javier Casas, Jr. ([A]) | |
| 38 | FW | Alex Monis ([A]) | |
| 39 | MF | Allan Rodriguez | |
| 41 | GK | Mihajlo Mišković | |
| 42 | DF | Ryan Quintos ([B]) | |
| 43 | MF | Justin Reynolds ([B]) | |
| 44 | FW | Noeh Hernandez ([B]) | |
| 45 | FW | Maximiliano Viera ([B]) | |
| 46 | MF | Matteo Kidd | |
| 47 | FW | Josh Penn | |
| 48 | DF | Charlie Ostrem | |
| 49 | FW | Erik Kocs-Washburn ([B]) | |
| 50 | DF | Carlo Ritaccio | |
| 51 | DF | Michael Flores ([B]) | |
| 52 | MF | Richard Fleming III ([B]) | |
| 53 | FW | Luke Bezerra ([B]) | |
| 54 | DF | Christian Baumgartner ([B]) | |
| 55 | FW | Omari Glasgow | |
| 56 | DF | Diegoarmando Alvardo ([B]) | |
| 60 | GK | Adrian Giron ([B]) |
- ^ Chicago Fire MLS roster player
- ^ Chicago Fire academy player
Staff
- Ludovic Taillandier – Head Coach
- Patrick Nyarko – Assistant Coach
Competitions
MLS NEXT Pro
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 55 | Regular season champion |
| 2 | St. Louis City 2 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 49 | |
| 3 | Tacoma Defiance | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 49 | |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | North Texas SC | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 46 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes II | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 41 | |
| 7 | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | |
| 10 | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |
| 11 | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 36 | |
| 13 | New England Revolution II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 33 | |
| 14 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 32 | |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 31 | |
| 16 | Chicago Fire FC II | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 31 | |
| 17 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 31 | |
| 18 | Orlando City B | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 25 | |
| 19 | Real Monarchs | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | |
| 20 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 17 | |
| 21 | Portland Timbers 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 14 |
Source: MLSNP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 29[A] | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 |
Last updated: September 18, 2022.
Source: MLS Next Pro[1]
Per MLS Next Pro rules, 1 point is added for any penalty shootout won after a draw.
Regular season
| March 26 1 | Orlando City B | 2–0 | Chicago Fire II | Kissimmee, Florida |
| 2:00 PM CST | Report | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium Referee: Gabriele Giusti |
| April 3 2 | Chicago Fire II | 0–1 | Columbus Crew 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 6:00 PM CST | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav |
| April 10 3 | Chicago Fire II | 0–0 (5–6 SO) | Rochester New York FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 2:30 PM CST | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nabil Bensalah | ||
| Shootout | ||||
| April 17 4 | Toronto FC II | 4–2 | Chicago Fire II | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1 PM CST | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| April 24 5 | Chicago Fire II | 3–3 (5–4 SO) | Philadelphia Union II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Chinonso Offor | Report | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Laura Rodriguez | |
| Shootout | ||||
| May 8 6 | Chicago Fire II | 0–0 (6–7 SO) | Minnesota United FC 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Kidd J. Reynolds M. Rodriguez | Report | Kibunguchy | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| Shootout | ||||
| May 15 7 | Chicago Fire II | 3–1 | FC Cincinnati 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Glasgow Bezerra Monis | Report | Akindele | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav |
| May 21 8 | New York City FC II | 3–0 | Chicago Fire II | New York City, New York |
| CST | Haak Murania Yankowitz Youssoufi | Report | Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka |
| May 27 9 | Toronto FC II | 2–6 | Chicago Fire II | Toronto, Ontario |
| CST | Mbongue Antonoglou | Report | Penn Glasgow Kocs-Washburn M. Rodriguez | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| June 4 10 | Chicago Fire II | 2–4 | Columbus Crew 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Monis Penn | Report | Micaletto Fuson Telfer Russell-Rowe | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Erin Patterson |
| June 11 11 | Chicago Fire II | 0–5 | St. Louis City SC 2 | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Report | Rivas Palazzolo Dolling Célio Pompeu Di Rosa | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| June 19 12 | Philadelphia Union II | 1–1 (3–0 SO) | Chicago Fire II | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 1:00 PM CDT | Pierre | Report | Glasgow | Stadium: Subaru Park Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| Shootout | ||||
| Real Sorenson Donovan | Bezerra Ostrem Ritaccio | |||
| June 26 13 | Chicago Fire II | 4–3 | New England Revolution II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| CST | Monis Bezerra Quintos Ritaccio | Report | DeShields Dos Santos Lima Cayet Michel | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Esad Omanovic |
| July 2 14 | Inter Miami II | 3–1 | Chicago Fire II | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Hundal Sunderland Borgelin | Report | M. Rodriguez | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| July 10 15 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 0–3 | Chicago Fire II | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| Report | Fleming Casas Penn | Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| July 17 16 | Chicago Fire II | 3–4 | Orlando City B | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Bezerra | Report | Lynn Loyola Acosta | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Rebeca Pagan |
| July 30 17 | Rochester New York FC | 1–1 (4–5 SO) | Chicago Fire II | Brighton, New York |
| 6:00 PM CDT | Garrett Rayo | Report | Ostrem M. Rodriguez Baumgartner Ritaccio | Stadium: John L. DiMarco Field Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| Shootout | ||||
| Rayo Costa Batiz Inalien Dolabella Garrett | Penn Monis Fleming Kidd M. Rodriguez Quintos | |||
| August 6 18 | St. Louis City SC 2 | 2–1 | Chicago Fire II | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 8:00 PM CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Ralph Korte Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| August 14 19 | New England Revolution II | 1–0 | Chicago Fire II | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| CDT | Cayet Michel Zwetsloot Quiñones Weinstein | Report | Penn Burks Ritaccio | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Gary Gutierrez |
| August 20 20 | Chicago Fire II | 5–0 | New York City FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Espinoza Quintos Oregel Bezerra Burks Penn M. Rodriguez | Report | Elias | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Becky Pagan |
| August 25 21 | Chicago Fire II | 2–1 | Toronto FC II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Fleming M. Rodríguez | Report | Yeates | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Youssef Elmessoussi |
| September 3 22 | Columbus Crew 2 | 3–1 | Chicago Fire II | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| September 11 23 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 0–2 | Chicago Fire II | Milford, Ohio |
| 4:00 PM CDT | Thomas Sánchez | Report | M. Rodríguez Glasgow | Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center Referee: Amin Hadzic |
| September 18 24 | Chicago Fire II | 1–0 | Inter Miami II | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 2:00 PM CDT | Monis Flores Glasgow | Report | Caputo Azcona | Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Referee: Chris Ruska |
