2022 Orange County SC season

Orange County SC
2022 season
OwnerJames Keston
Head CoachRichard Chaplow
StadiumChampionship Soccer Stadium
USL ChampionshipWestern Conference: 13th League: 24th
USL Championship PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Milan Iloski (22 goals)
All: Milan Iloski (23 goals)
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The 2022 Orange County SC season was the club's eleventh season of existence, and their eleventh consecutive season in the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Orange County came into the 2022 season the reigning champions of the USL Championship, after beating the Tampa Bay Rowdies to win the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs.[1][2] However, the team failed to replicate their championship season, only winning seven games all season and placing last in the Western Conference with a record of 7–13–14.[3][4]

At the end of the season, despite having one of the worst records in the league, starting forward Milan Iloski, with 22 league goals,[5] won the USL Championship Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in the 2022 season.[6][7]

  1. ^ "ORANGE COUNTY SC WINS 2021 USL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL". Orange County SC. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2021-11-28). "Championship Final Report: Orange County Claims Championship Final Over Rowdies". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. ^ "Orange County SC Results". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  4. ^ "2022 Orange County SC Schedule". www.uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  5. ^ "Stats". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  6. ^ "2022 Golden Boot Race". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  7. ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2022-10-16). "Orange County SC's Milan Iloski wins 2022 USL Championship Golden Boot". USL Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-01.