2022 Chicago Fire FC II season

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.

Chicago Fire FC II
2022 season
OwnerJoe Mansueto
Head coachLudovic Taillandier
StadiumSeatGeek Stadium
MLS Next ProEastern Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
U.S. Open CupNot eligible (MLS reserve team)
Biggest winCHI 5–0 NYCFC (8/20)
Biggest defeatCHI 0–5 STL (6/11)
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Players and staff edit

Roster edit

NOTE: First team players listed here have played in at least one game for the team.

No. Pos. Player Nation
2 DF Kyle Bebej ([B])   United States
8 DF Jedidiah McCloud ([B])   United States
9 FW Chinonso Offor ([A])   Nigeria
10 MF Gilberto Angeles ([B])   United States
14 FW Jhon Espinoza ([A])   Ecuador
15 MF Bowen McCloud ([B])   United States
23 DF Carlos Terán ([A])   Colombia
24 GK Aaron Katsimpalis ([B])   United States
25 GK Ethan Turner ([B])   United States
26 FW Jhon Durán ([A])   Colombia
27 DF Kendall Burks ([A])   United States
32 FW Missael Rodriguez ([A])   United States
33 FW Victor Bezerra ([A])   United States
34 GK Chris Brady ([A])   United States
35 MF Sergio Oregel ([A])   United States
36 DF Andre Reynolds II ([A])   United States
37 MF Javier Casas, Jr. ([A])   United States
38 FW Alex Monis ([A])   United States
39 MF Allan Rodriguez   United States
41 GK Mihajlo Mišković   Serbia
42 DF Ryan Quintos ([B])   United States
43 MF Justin Reynolds ([B])   United States
44 FW Noeh Hernandez ([B])   United States
45 FW Maximiliano Viera ([B])   United States
46 MF Matteo Kidd   United States
47 FW Josh Penn   United States
48 DF Charlie Ostrem   United States
49 FW Erik Kocs-Washburn ([B])   United States
50 DF Carlo Ritaccio   United States
51 DF Michael Flores ([B])   United States
52 MF Richard Fleming III ([B])   United States
53 FW Luke Bezerra ([B])   United States
54 DF Christian Baumgartner ([B])   United States
55 FW Omari Glasgow   Guyana
56 DF Diegoarmando Alvardo ([B])   United States
60 GK Adrian Giron ([B])   United States
  1. ^
    Chicago Fire MLS roster player
  2. ^
    Chicago Fire academy player

Staff edit

Competitions edit

MLS NEXT Pro edit

Standings edit

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 SC 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)

Results summary edit

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 edit

    March 26 1 Orlando City B 2–0 Chicago Fire II Kissimmee, Florida
    2:00 PM CST   30, 63'   Gunera-Calix
      50, 87' Lynn
    Report   16' Ostrem
      37' J. Reynolds
      56' Espinoza
    Stadium: Osceola County Stadium
    Referee: Gabriele Giusti
    April 3 2 Chicago Fire II 0–1 Columbus Crew 2 Bridgeview, Illinois
    6:00 PM CST   51' A. Reynolds Report   72' Fusion
      88' Elliot
      90+3' Kamara
    Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    Referee: Calin Radosav
    April 17 4 Toronto FC II 4–2 Chicago Fire II Toronto, Ontario
    1 PM CST   21' Franklin
      65' Mbongue
      66' Rothrock
      71' Greenidge-Duncan
      88' Díaz
      89' Coello
      90+4' Ranjitsingh
      90+5' Goulborne
    Report   5' Monis
      59' L. Bezerra
    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   6' M. Rodriguez
      17' (pen.)   52'   56' Bezerra
    Chinonso Offor   37', 90+1'
    Report   45+1' Diallo
      51' (pen.) Turner
      57', 72' Donovan
      70' Jasinski
    Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    Referee: Laura Rodriguez
    Shootout
      Offor
      Monis
      Penn
      Kidd
      Quintos
      Craig
      Gilman
      Stojanovic
      Donovan
      Turner
    May 8 6 Chicago Fire II 0–0
    (6–7 SO)
    Minnesota United FC 2 Bridgeview, Illinois
    CST Kidd   16'
    J. Reynolds   29'   38'
    M. Rodriguez   49'
    Report Kibunguchy   17'   44' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
    Shootout
    May 27 9 Toronto FC II 2–6 Chicago Fire II Toronto, Ontario
    CST Mbongue   87'
    Antonoglou   90+1'
    Report Penn   12',   20',   34'
    Glasgow   54'
    Kocs-Washburn   68'
    M. Rodriguez   72'
    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   11'
    Penn   20'
    Report Micaletto   47'
    Fuson   68'
    Telfer   78'
    Russell-Rowe   81'
    Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    Referee: Erin Patterson
    June 26 13 Chicago Fire II 4–3 New England Revolution II Bridgeview, Illinois
    CST Monis   13'
    Bezerra   17',   76'
    Quintos   20',   55'
    Ritaccio   80'
    Report DeShields   3'
    Dos Santos   31'
    Lima   33',   43'
    Cayet   36'
    Michel   90+3'
    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   13'
    Sunderland   17'
    Borgelin   78'
    Report M. Rodriguez   8' Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
    Referee: Benjamin Meyer
    July 17 16 Chicago Fire II 3–4 Orlando City B Bridgeview, Illinois
    6:00 PM CDT Bezerra   35',   39',   49' Report Lynn   19'
    Loyola   70',   83'
    Acosta   90'
    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   57'
    Rayo   68',   70'
    Report Ostrem   54'
    M. Rodriguez   76'
    Baumgartner   83'
    Ritaccio   85'
    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   52'
    Michel   72'
    Zwetsloot   76'
    Quiñones   79'
    Weinstein   90+3'
    Report Penn   12'
    Burks   42'
    Ritaccio   77'
    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   7'
    Quintos   16'
    Oregel   22'
    Bezerra   27'
    Burks   45+1'
    Penn   64',   67'
    M. Rodriguez   71'
    Report Elias   34' Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    Referee: Becky Pagan
    August 25 21 Chicago Fire II 2–1 Toronto FC II Bridgeview, Illinois
    7:00 PM CDT Fleming   38'
    M. Rodríguez   57'
    Report Yeates   70',   70' 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   24'
    Sánchez   77'
    Report M. Rodríguez   63' (pen.)
    Glasgow   51'
    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   14'
    Flores   71'
    Glasgow   90+2'
    Report Caputo   10'
    Azcona   86'
    Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
    Referee: Chris Ruska

    See also edit

    References edit

    1. ^ "2022 MLS Next Pro Standings". MLS Next Pro.