2022 Austin FC season

Austin FC
2022 season
Chairman	Anthony Precourt
Head coach	Josh Wolff
Stadium	Q2 Stadium
MLS	TBD
Home colors	Away colors

The 2022 Austin FC season is the club's second season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. Austin FC plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer.

Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, play will begin February 26, 2022, about a month earlier than normal, and will conclude on October 9, 2022. [1] Outside of MLS, Austin FC will compete in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in its history.

Background

Austin FC started the 2021 Austin FC season by building their roster with their first ever signing, Rodney Redes, on July 6, 2020.[2] The club continued to build their squad by signing their first Designated Player, Cecilio Dominguez, on August 24, 2020.[3] Austin FC continued to build on Dec 13, 2020 by trading for five more players using General Allocation Money.[4] On Dec 15, 2020, the club obtained five more players through the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft.[5] By the end of the year, Austin FC added five more players to the roster. Austin FC started 2021 by adding seven more players to the team, including its second Designated Player, Tomás Pochettino.[6] On April 16, 2021, the day before the clubs first competitive game they added two more players to round out the roster. On 30 June 2021, the club sign Moussa Djitté through the MLS U22 Initiative.[7] Sebastián Driussi was signed on 29 July 2021 and the clubs third and final Designated Player.[8] Austin FC completed its club roster on September 9, 2021 when they signed their first Homegrown Player, Owen Wolff, son of coach Josh Wolff.[9]

2021 was the inaugural season for Austin FC, playing as an expansion club in Major League Soccer. The season started with an extended streak of away games as Q2 Stadium was being completed. Austin FC played its first eight games away from home, winning only two of those games. On June 19, 2021 Austin FC played its first game at Q2 Stadium, a draw against San Jose Earthquakes. Austin FC would go on to win seven home game during the season,[10] finishing in 12th Place in the Western Conference and 24th place overall, with a record of 9 wins, 4 draws, and 21 loses.[11]

Season

Immediately following the 2021 Austin FC season, Austin FC started their preparation for the 2022 MLS Season. After the retirement of Matt Besler on November 10, 2021, Austin FC started firming up their starting roster by completing the purchase of Žan Kolmanič from NK Maribor on November 19, 2021. Following this signing they declined options on six players: Aedan Stanley, Aaron Schoenfeld, Brady Scott, Ben Sweat, Jared Stroud, Kekuta Manneh on November 30, 2021. Austin FC took their first hit of the season during the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft when Charlotte FC chose McKinze Gaines in the first round for $50,000 GAM. This also exempts Austin FC from the 2022 MLS Expansion Draft.

Management team

Position	Name
Chairman	Anthony Precourt
Sporting director	Claudio Reyna
Head coach	Josh Wolff
Assistant coach	Davy Arnaud
Assistant coach	Rodrigo Rios
Assistant coach	Nolan Sheldon
Assistant coach	Preston Burpo
Chief Scout	Manuel Junco

Roster

As of November 20, 2021.[12]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
31	Andrew Tarbell	GK	(1993-10-07) October 7, 1993	2020	Columbus Crew SC	0	0
34	Will Pulisic	GK	(1998-04-16) April 16, 1998	2021	Duke Blue Devils	0	0
41	Brad Stuver	GK	(1991-04-16) April 16, 1991	2020	New York City FC	0	0
Defenders
3	Jhohan Romaña	CB	(1998-09-13) September 13, 1998	2020	Guaraní	0	0
16	Hector Jiménez	LB	(1988-11-03) November 3, 1988	2020	Columbus Crew SC	0	0
18	Julio Cascante	CB	(1993-10-03) October 3, 1993	2020	Portland Timbers	0	0
19	Freddy Kleemann	CB	(1999-01-01) January 1, 1999	2021	Washington Huskies	0	0
21	Žan Kolmanič	LB	(2000-03-03) March 3, 2000	2021	Maribor	0	0
24	Nick Lima	CB	(1994-11-17) November 17, 1994	2020	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0
Midfielders
7	Tomás Pochettino (DP)	CM	(1996-02-01) February 1, 1996	2021	Talleres	0	0
8	Alexander Ring	CM	(1991-04-09) April 9, 1991	2020	New York City FC	0	0
10	Cecilio Domínguez (DP)	MF	(1994-08-11) August 11, 1994	2020	Independiente	0	0
12	Ulises Segura	LM	(1993-06-23) June 23, 1993	2020	D.C. United	0	0
14	Diego Fagúndez	CAM	(1995-02-14) February 14, 1995	2021	New England Revolution	0	0
15	Daniel Pereira (GA)	CAM	(2000-07-14) July 14, 2000	2021	Virginia Tech Hokies	0	0
33	Owen Wolff (HG)	RM	(1996-07-10) July 10, 1996	2020	Austin FC Academy	0	0
Forward
9	Danny Hoesen	FW	(1991-01-15) January 15, 1991	2020	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0
11	Rodney Redes	FW	(2000-02-22) February 22, 2000	2020	Guaraní	0	0
17	Jon Gallagher	FW	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996	2020	Atlanta United	0	0
25	Sebastián Driussi (DP)	FW	(1996-02-09) February 9, 1996	2021	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	0
99	Moussa Djitté (U22) [lower-alpha 1]	FW	(1999-10-04) October 4, 1999	2021	Grenoble	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
November 19, 2021	DF	21	Žan Kolmanič	NK Maribor	$1,500,000	[13]

Loan In

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source

Out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
November 10, 2021	DF	5	Matt Besler	N/A	Retired	Free	[14]
November 30, 2021	FW	23	Kekuta Manneh		Option Declined	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	FW	13	Aaron Schoenfeld		Option Declined	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	GK	28	Brady Scott		Option Declined	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	LB	4	Aedan Stanley		Option Declined	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	MF	20	Jared Stroud		Option Declined	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	LB	22	Ben Sweat		Option Declined	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	MF	6	Sebastian Berhalter	Columbus Crew SC	Loan Ended	Free	[15]
November 30, 2021	MF	2	Emanual Perez	Portland Timbers	Loan Ended	Free	[15]
December 20, 2021	FW	27	McKinze Gaines	Charlotte FC	Expansion Draft	$50,000 GAM	[16]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
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MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2022 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Midseason

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer Regular Season

February 26, 2022 1	Austin FC	v	FC Cincinnati	Austin, Texas
5:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

March 6, 2022 2	Austin FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Austin, Texas
3:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

March 12, 2022 3	Portland Timbers	v	Austin FC	Portland, Oregon
9:00 PM CT				Stadium: Providence Park

March 20, 2022 4	Austin FC	v	Seattle Sounders	Austin, Texas
3:30 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

April 2, 2022 5	San Jose Earthquakes	v	Austin FC	San Jose, California
6:30 PM CT				Stadium: PayPal Park

April 10, 2022 6	Austin FC	v	Minnesota United	Austin, Texas
6:30 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

April 16, 2022 7	DC United	v	Austin FC	Washington D.C.
6:30 PM CT				Stadium: Audi Field

April 23, 2022 8	Austin FC	v	Vancouver Whitecaps	Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

April 30, 2022 9 Copa Tejas	Houston Dynamo	v	Austin FC	Houston, Texas
12:30 PM CT				Stadium: PNC Stadium

May 8, 2022 10	Austin FC	v	LA Galaxy	Austin, Texas
6:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

May 14, 2022 11	Real Salt Lake	v	Austin FC	Salt Lake, Utah
8:30 PM CT				Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

May 18, 2022 12	Los Angeles FC	v	Austin FC	Los Angeles, California
9:30 PM CT				Stadium: Banc of California Stadium

May 22, 2022 13	Austin FC	v	Orlando City	Austin, Texas
7:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

May 29, 2022 14	Los Angeles Galaxy	v	Austin FC	Carson, California
TBD				Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

June 18, 2022 15	CF Montreal	v	Austin FC	Montreal, Canada
6:30 PM CT				Stadium: Stade Saputo

June 25, 2022 16 Copa Tejas	Austin FC	v	FC Dallas	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

June 30, 2022 17	Charlotte FC	v	Austin FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 PM CT				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

July 4, 2022 18	Colorado Rapids	v	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

July 9, 2022 19	Atlanta United	v	Austin FC	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 PM CT				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

July 12, 2022 20 Copa Tejas	Austin FC	v	Houston Dynamo	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

July 16, 2022 21 Copa Tejas	FC Dallas	v	Austin FC	Frisco, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

July 24, 2022 22	Austin FC	v	New York Red Bulls	Austin, Texas
7:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

July 30, 2022 23	Sporting KC	v	Austin FC	Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CT				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

August 6, 2022 24	Austin FC	v	San Jose Earthquakes	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

August 13, 2022 25	Austin FC	v	Sporting KC	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

August 20, 2022 26	Minnesota United	v	Seattle Sounders	St. Paul, Minnesota
7:00 PM CT				Stadium: Allianz Field

August 26, 2022 27	Austin FC	v	LAFC	Austin, Texas
7:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

August 31, 2022 28	Austin FC	v	Portland Timbers	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

September 3, 2022 29	Nashville SC	v	Austin FC	Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 PM CT				Stadium: TBD

September 10, 2022 30	Seattle Sounders	v	Austin FC	Seattle, Washington
7;00 PM CT				Stadium: Lumen Field

September 14, 2022 31	Austin FC	v	Real Salt Lake	Austin, Texas
TBD				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

September 17, 2022 32	Austin FC	v	Nashville SC	Austin, Texas
8:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

October 1, 2022 33	Vancouver Whitecaps	v	Austin FC	Vancouver, Canada
9:00 PM CT				Stadium: BC Place

October 9, 2022 34	Austin FC	v	Colorado Rapids	Austin, Texas
4:00 PM CT				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		U.S. Open Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	COL	Jhohan Romaña	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ARG	Tomás Pochettino	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	FIN	Alexander Ring	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	NED	Danny Hoesen	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	PAR	Cecilio Domínguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	PAR	Rodney Redes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	CRC	Ulises Segura	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	URU	Diego Fagúndez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	VEN	Daniel Pereira	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	USA	Hector Jiménez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	EIR	Jon Gallagher	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	CRC	Julio Cascante	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	USA	Freddy Kleemann	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	SVN	Žan Kolmanič	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	USA	Nick Lima	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ARG	Sebastián Driussi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	USA	Andrew Tarbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	USA	Owen Wolff	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	GK	USA	Will Pulisic	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	GK	USA	Brad Stuver	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	SEN	Moussa Djitté	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Last updated: December 14, 2021
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	Total
1					0	0
Total				0	0	0

Last updated: November 19, 2021
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1				0	0	0	0
Total				0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 19, 2021
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Cup			U.S. Open Cup			Total
			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 19, 2021
Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/

Awards

Awards will be announced as the season begins.

Notes

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-launches-u22-initiative-to-support-further-investment-in-young-players

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Major League Soccer
Seasons 2021 season Records and statistics 100 or more goals Hat-tricks Players Association Rivalry cups History U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Nashville SC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Future teams	St. Louis City SC (2023)
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign Capped International Designated Player Homegrown Player Generation Adidas Cup Transfers Coaches Owners
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Champions Anschutz Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game Homegrown Game CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas MLS performance in the CONCACAF Champions League Hall of Fame
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2022 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF Montréal New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United Nashville SC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps