2022 New York City FC season

New York City FC
	2022 season
Head coach	Ronny Deila
Stadium	Yankee Stadium; (The Bronx, New York); Citi Field; (Queens, New York); (5 matches); Red Bull Arena; (Harrison, New Jersey); (2 matches); Belson Stadium; (Queens, New York); (At least 2 matches); Banc of California Stadium; (Los Angeles, California); (1 match); Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field; (East Hartford, Connecticut); (1 match)
CONCACAF Champions League	Semi-finals
Campeones Cup	Final
Top goalscorer	League:; Valentín Castellanos (7); All:; Valentín Castellanos (11)
Highest home attendance	17,626 vs. FC Toronto
Home colors	Away colors
← 2021	2023 →

The 2022 New York City FC season is the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The 2021 season will see NYC FC defend their 2021 MLS Cup championship as well as competing in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

Player movement

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
5	DF	Thiago Martins	Yokohama F. Marinos	Transfer	February 7, 2022	^[1]
	FW	Kevin O'Toole	Princeton	2022 MLS SuperDraft pick	March 7, 2022	^[2]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
14	DM	Juan Pablo Torres	Rio Grande Valley FC	Option Declined	December 13, 2021	^[3]
15	CM	Tony Rocha	Orange County SC	Option Declined	December 13, 2021	^[3]
16	DM	James Sands	Rangers F.C.	Loan	January 5, 2022	^[4]
19	RW / AM	Jesús Medina	CSKA Moscow	Option Declined	December 13, 2021	^[3]
20	LB	Guðmundur Þórarinsson	AaB Fodbold	Option Declined	December 13, 2021	^[3]
17	RW	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	Los Angeles FC	2021 MLS Expansion Draft pick/Transfer^[A]	December 14, 2022	^[5]^[6]

^ Originally, Tajouri-Shradi was selected as part of the Expansion Draft to play with the newly formed Charlotte FC, however, he was Immeadelty traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation money.^[5]^[6]

Current roster

Current as of February 15, 2022.^[7]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Sean Johnson	GK	2017	(1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)	Chicago Fire	116	0
13	Luis Barraza	GK	2019	(1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28)	Chicago FC United	0	0
25	Cody Mizell	GK	2021	(1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28)	New Mexico United	0	0
Defenders
3	Anton Tinnerholm	RB	2018	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 33)	Malmö	84	9
4	Maxime Chanot	CB	2016	(1989-11-21) 21 November 1989 (age 35)	Kortrijk	94	3
6	Alexander Callens	CB	2017	(1992-05-04) 4 May 1992 (age 32)	Numancia	111	5
24	Tayvon Gray	CB	2017	(2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 (age 22)	New York City Academy	0	0
	Malte Amundsen	CB	2018	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)	Vejle	0	0
Midfielders
10	Maximiliano Moralez	AM	2017	(1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37)	León	103	21
16	James Sands	DM	2017	(2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 (age 24)	New York Soccer Club	39	0
26	Nicolás Acevedo	DM	2020	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	Liverpool Montevideo	12	0
55	Keaton Parks	CM	2019	(1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 27)	Benfica	23	3
80	Justin Haak	CM	2019	(2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 23)	New York Soccer Club	3	0
Forwards
9	Héber	CF	2019	(1991-08-10) 10 August 1991 (age 33)	Rijeka	34	16
11	Valentín Castellanos	CF	2018	(1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)	Montevideo City Torque	52	17
17	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	RW	2018	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)	Austria Wien	61	19
21	Andres Jasson	LW	2020	(2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 22)	New York Soccer Club	0	0

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Draft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	28	Traded to FC Dallas
2	34	Kevin O'Toole	FW	Princeton
2	56	Kingsford Adjei	FW	Dayton
3	84	El Mehdi Youssoufi	FW	St. Francis College

Non-competitive

Win Draw Loss

Preseason

January 23 Friendly	New York City FC	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Kissimmee, Florida
	Héber 22', 37' Owusu 73'	Report	Ryan 60'	Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park Attendance: 0

January 29 Friendly	New York City FC	2–2	CF Montréal	Orlando, Florida
12:00 EST	Andrade 30' Jasson 56'	Report	Torres 67' Ibrahim 88'	Stadium: Orlando City Training Grounds Attendance: 0

February 5 Friendly	Cancún	1–7	New York City FC	Cancún, Mexico
	47'	Report	Héber 22' Rodríguez 28', 40' Talles Magno 41' Castellanos 57', 69', 71'

February 9 Friendly	Querétaro	1–4	New York City FC	Cancún, Mexico
		Report	Rodríguez Castellanos Talles Magno

February 9 Friendly	Inter Playa del Carmen	1–2	New York City FC	Cancún, Mexico
		Report	Andrade pen.' pen.'	Attendance: 0

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

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Overall table

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Matches

February 27 1	LA Galaxy	1–0	New York City FC	Carson, California
5:00PM EST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Costa 41' Chicharito 90'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Acevedo 15' Amundsen 54' Callens 90 +5'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,174 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

March 5 2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0–0	New York City FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00PM EST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cavallini 39' Jungwirth 62'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Castellanos 62' Rodríguez 90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,643 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

March 12 3	New York City FC	4–1	CF Montréal	The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EST	Callens 7' Rodríguez 20' Morales 22' Magno 64' de Andrade 83'	Report	Miljevic 36' Brault-Guillard 52'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 21,113 Referee: Armando Villarreal

March 19 4	New York City FC	0–2	Philadelphia Union	The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT	Jasson 11' Rodríguez 50' Castellanos 72' Magno 85'	Report	Bedoya 12' Carranza 14' Gazdag 33' 67' Wagner 72' Burke 73'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 15,968 Referee: Ted Unkel

April 2 5	Toronto FC	2–1	New York City FC	Toronto, Ontario
4:00PM EDT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jiménez 31' Martins 43' (o.g.)	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Martins 59' Callens 59' Héber 90 +2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,802 Referee: Drew Fischer

April 17 6	New York City FC	6–0	Real Salt Lake	The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT	Castellanos 9', 34', 40', 57', 80' Andrade 15', 55' Gray 31'	Report	Schmitt 38' Herrera 42' Caldwell 63'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 14,513 Referee: Ismail Elfath

April 24 7	New York City FC	5–4	Toronto FC	Queens, New York
5:00PM EDT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Castellanos 38' Acevedo 40' Andrade 49' Rodríguez 54' Parks 58' Pereira 75' Morales 83', 89'		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jiménez 13', 27', 44' Kerr 86' Bradley 90'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 17,626

May 1 8	New York City FC	3–0	San Jose Earthquakes	The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT	Parks 74' Callens 77' Pereira 78' Castellanos 80' Rodríguez 82' Gloster 88'	Report		Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,174 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.

May 7 9	New York City FC	0–0	Sporting Kansas City	Queens, New York
7:00PM EDT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Acevedo 64'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ndenbe 45' Ford 89'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 15,031 Referee: Timothy Ford

May 14 10	New York City FC	2–0	Columbus Crew	The Bronx, New York
7:00PM EDT	Magno 9' Moralez 18' Castellanos 57' Parks 84' Martins 90'	Report	Mensah 86'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 18,813 Referee: Marcos De Oliviera

May 18 11	D.C. United	v	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30PM EDT				Stadium: Audi Field

May 22 12	New York City FC	v	Chicago Fire FC	Queens, New York
5:00PM EDT				Stadium: Citi Field

May 28 13	Minnesota United FC	v	New York City FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
8:00PM EDT				Stadium: Allianz Field

June 19 14	New York City FC	v	Colorado Rapids	The Bronx, New York
5:00PM EDT				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

June 26 15	Philadelphia Union	v	New York City FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
6:00PM EDT				Stadium: Subaru Park

June 29 16	FC Cincinnati	v	New York City FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30PM EDT				Stadium: TQL Stadium

July 3 17	New York City FC	v	Atlanta United FC	The Bronx, New York
5:00PM EDT				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

July 9 18	New York City FC	v	New England Revolution	The Bronx, New York
1:00PM EDT				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

July 13 19	FC Dallas	v	New York City FC	Frisco, Texas
9:00PM EDT				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

July 17 20	New York Red Bulls	v	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
5:00PM EDT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

July 23 21	New York City FC	v	Inter Miami CF	The Bronx, New York
7:00PM EDT				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

August 21 26	Chicago Fire FC	v	New York City FC	Chicago, Illinois
6:30PM EDT				Stadium: Soldier Field

August 28 27	Orlando City SC	v	New York City FC	Orlando, Florida
7:30PM EDT				Stadium: Exploria Stadium

August 31 28	New York City FC	v	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
8:00PM EDT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: The match was originally scheduled for April 9 with the originally venue at Citi Field which was rescheduled to August 29 in order to allow NYCFC to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. The venue was also switched over to Red Bull Arena as it was the only venue available at the time.

September 4 29	New England Revolution	v	New York City FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
8:00PM EDT				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

September 7 30	New York City FC	v	FC Cincinnati	Queens, New York
TBD				Stadium: Citi Field

September 10 31	Charlotte FC	v	New York City FC	Charlotte, North Carolina
TBD				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

September 17 32	New York City FC	v	New York Red Bulls	The Bronx, New York
TBD				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

October 1 33	New York City FC	v	Orlando City SC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:00PM EDT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: Venue subject to change depending on New York Mets post-season contention.

October 9 34	Atlanta United FC	v	New York City FC	Atlanta, Georgia
TBD				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

May 11 Round of 32	New York City FC (MLS)	3–1	Rochester New York FC (MLSNP)	Queens, New York
7:00 pm EDT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Thiago Andrade 23' Héber 31' Chanot 76'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Baitz 45+3'	Stadium: Belson Stadium Referee: Ernie Constantine

May 25 Round of 16	New York City FC (MLS)	v	New England Revolution (MLS)	Queens, New York
7:30 pm EDT				Stadium: Belson Stadium

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 15 First leg	Santos de Guápiles	0–2	New York City FC	San José, Costa Rica
8:00 PM EST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Arboine 36' Barquero 61'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Castellanos 5' (pen), 30' Rodríguez 69'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Referee: José Torres

February 23 Second leg	New York City FC	4–0 (6–0 agg.)	Santos de Guápiles	Los Angeles, California
6:00 PM EST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Morales 32' Chanot 36' Talles Magno 80', 86' Castellanos 90 +1'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bennett 83'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Referee: Fernando Guerrero
Note: NYCFC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second-choice venue, Citi Field, were unavailable at the time because they are not CONCACAF-approved venues, and the club's third-choice venue, Red Bull Arena, was also unavailable due to stadium and pitch renovations, requiring the team to play at Banc of California Stadium due to the stadium being close to LA Galaxy's stadium, where the team would eventually play their MLS regular season away match four days later. NYCFC played as the host team for this match.^[8]

Quarter-finals

March 8, 2022 First leg	New York City FC	3–1	Communicaciones	East Hartford, Connecticut
8:00 PM EST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Castellanos 29' Moralez 65' Amundsen 68' Rodríguez 71'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Aparicio 43' Gamboa 60'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field Attendance: 15,642 Referee: Marco Ortiz
Note: As with the previous CONCACAF Champions League match, New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF approved venues, and the club's third choice venue, Red Bull Arena, was also unavailable, requiring the team to play elsewhere. New York City FC eventually went for Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut as their venue for the first leg on the quarterfinals.^[9]

March 15, 2022 Second leg	Communicaciones	4–2 (5–5 (a) agg.)	New York City FC	Guatemala City, Guatemala
10:00 PM EDT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lezcano 45' Samayoa 69' López 72' L. García 72' Anangonó 80' Contreras 29' 88'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Castellanos 32' Moralez 45 +2' Magno 53'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Ricardo Montero
Note: 5–5 on aggregate. New York City FC wins the Quarter-finals on away goals.

Semifinals

April 6 2022 First leg	Seattle Sounders FC	3–1	New York City FC	Seattle, Washington
10:00 PM EDT	Rusnák 16' Morris 34' Lodeiro 68' (pen.) Arreaga 80'	Report	Andrade 27' Morales 79'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,074 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander Aguirre

April 13 2022 Second leg	New York City FC	1–1 (4–2 agg.)	Seattle Sounders FC	Harrison, New Jersey
9:00 PM EDT	Castellanos 2' Rodríguez 51' 90+1' Callens 90+6'	Report	Ruidíaz 21' Ragen 45+1' Frei 84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,413 Referee: Daneion Parchment
Note: New York City FC's home stadium, Yankee Stadium, as well as its second choice venue, Citi Field, are unavailable because they are not CONCACAF approved venues, requiring the match to be played at Red Bull Arena.^[10]

Campeones Cup

TBD Final	New York City FC	v	Campeón de Campeones winner	TBD

References

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2022 New York City FC season

Contents

Player movement

In

Out

Current roster

Draft picks

Non-competitive

Preseason

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

Overall table

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

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