2022 Major League Soccer season
The 2022 Major League Soccer season will be the 27th season of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. The 2022 season will include the addition of Charlotte FC as an expansion club, which takes the league to 28 teams.
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
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← 2021 | |
The regular season is expected to begin on February 26 and conclude on October 9. The MLS Cup Final is scheduled to occur on November 5, sixteen days prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[1]
New York City FC will enter the season as defending champions, having defeated the Portland Timbers in MLS Cup 2021. The New England Revolution will enter the season as the reigning Supporters' Shield winners.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
- ^ Non-soccer specific stadium and artificially reduced capacity.
- ^ Temporary stadium.
- ^ Nashville SC is scheduled to move to the Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium once its construction is completed.
- ^ Additional home matches will be played at Citi Field in Queens, New York and Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey due to Yankee Stadium being unavailable at certain matches, with 1 match subject to relocation pending on the New York Mets' position on the Postseason.
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All teams use Adidas as universal kit manufacturer.
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Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles FC |  Bob Bradley[2] |
Mutual consent | November 18, 2021 | Pre–season | TBD | TBD |
| Toronto FC |  Javier Pérez[3] |
November 23, 2021 | Bob Bradley |
November 24, 2021[4] | ||
| Chicago Fire | Frank Klopas (interim) |
End of interim period | November 24, 2021 |  Ezra Hendrickson |
November 24, 2021[5] | |
| FC Dallas | Marco Ferruzzi (interim) |
December 2, 2021 | Nico Estévez |
December 2, 2021[6] | ||
| FC Cincinnati |  Tyrone Marshall (interim) |
December 14, 2021 | Pat Noonan |
December 14, 2021[7] |
Regular season
Format
Each team will play 34 matches, including 17 home games and 17 away games.[1]
- All 14 Eastern Conference teams will play every other Eastern Conference opponent twice – home and away. Each of them will also play eight cross conference games against different opponents.
- All 14 Western Conference teams will play every other Western Conference opponent twice – home and away. Each of them will also play eight cross conference games against different opponents.
References
- "MLS Announces 2022 Schedule Format & Conference Alignment". Major League Soccer. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "Bob Bradley out as LAFC manager". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- "Official: Javier Perez not returning as Toronto FC head coach". MLSSoccer.com. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- "Toronto FC hire Bob Bradley as head coach and sporting director". MLSSoccer.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- "Official: Chicago Fire FC name Ezra Hendrickson head coach". MLSSoccer.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- "FC Dallas Announces Nico Estévez as Head Coach". fcdallas.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-hire-pat-noonan-as-head-coach