2022 season | |||
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Owners | Angie Long Chris Long Brittany Mahomes | ||
General manager | Camille Levin Ashton | ||
Head coach | Matt Potter | ||
Stadium |
Children's Mercy Park (capacity: 18,467) | ||
2022 | 5th | ||
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup | Semifinalists 1st, Central Division | ||
Playoffs | Finalists | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Lo'eau LaBonta (7) Cece Kizer (7) All: Kristen Hamilton (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,395 (Aug. 19 vs. LA) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,695 (June 11 vs. NJ/NY) | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,657 | ||
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All statistics correct as of October 23, 2022. |
The 2022 Kansas City Current season was the team's second season as a professional women's soccer team. The Current plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The team was previously known as Kansas City NWSL. [1]
After finishing in last place during the 2021 season, Kansas City moved head coach Huw Williams into a front-office role. On January 11, 2022, the team hired former United States women's national team assistant coach and U-23 head coach Matt Potter as the team's new head coach for 2022. [2] [3]
In September 2021, the team announced that it was moving from its 2021 season venue, Legends Field baseball park, to Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, sharing it with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer. [4] In October 2021, the team also announced plans to build its own 11,500-capacity venue on the Berkley Riverfront of Kansas City, which was expected to open in 2024. [5]
In June 2022, the Current opened its own dedicated practice facility in Riverside, Missouri. It is the first purpose-built facility for an NWSL team. [6]
General manager | Camille Levin Ashton |
Head coach | Matt Potter |
Assistant coach | Lucas Rodríguez |
Goalkeeper coach | Lloyd Yaxley |
High performance director | Ben Donachie |
Lead analyst | Donna Newberry |
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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3 | MF | Kristen Edmonds | United States |
4 | DF | Hailie Mace | United States |
5 | FW | Cece Kizer | United States |
6 | FW | Lynn Williams ( SEI [9]) | United States |
7 | DF | Elizabeth Ball | United States |
8 | DF | Kate Del Fava | United States |
10 | MF | Lo'eau LaBonta | United States |
11 | MF | Desiree Scott ( co-captain) | Canada |
14 | MF | Chardonnay Curran | United States |
15 | MF | Sam Mewis ( co-captain; SEI [10] [11]) | United States |
16 | FW | Jaycie Johnson | United States |
18 | DF | Izzy Rodriguez | United States |
19 | DF | Jenna Winebrenner | United States |
20 | DF | Mallory Weber ( SEI [12]) | United States |
21 | GK | Adrianna Franch | United States |
22 | DF | Alex Loera | United States |
23 | FW | Elyse Bennett | United States |
24 | DF | Taylor Leach | United States |
25 | FW | Kristen Hamilton | United States |
26 | DF | Addisyn Merrick | United States |
28 | MF | Addie McCain | United States |
31 | GK | Sydney Schneider | Jamaica |
38 | GK | Cassie Miller | United States |
66 | MF | Chloe Logarzo | Australia |
94 | MF | Claire Lavogez | France |
March 18, 2022 1 | Racing Louisville FC | 1–1 | Kansas City Current | Louisville, Kentucky |
EDT | Report | Stadium:
Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 5,332 |
March 25, 2022 2 | Chicago Red Stars | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | Bridgeview, Illinois |
CDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,604 |
March 30, 2022 3 | Houston Dash | 0–3 | Kansas City Current | Houston, Texas |
CDT |
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Report | Stadium:
PNC Stadium Attendance: 2,229 |
April 2, 2022 4 | Kansas City Current | 0–3 | Racing Louisville FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 6,310 |
April 15, 2022 5 | Kansas City Current | 2–1 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 5,022 |
April 24, 2022 6 | Kansas City Current | 2–1 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Kansas |
14:00 CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Adorae Monroy [13] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KC | CHI | LOU | HOU | |
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1 | Kansas City Current | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
2 | Chicago Red Stars | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Racing Louisville FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | ||
4 | Houston Dash | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — |
May 4, 2022 Semifinal | Kansas City Current | 1–2 | North Carolina Courage | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:30 CDT |
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Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 4,093 Referee: Natalie Simon |
April 30, 2022 1 | Portland Thorns FC | 3–0 | Kansas City Current | Portland, Oregon |
PDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Providence Park Attendance: 13,672 |
May 8, 2022 2 | Kansas City Current | 0–2 | Houston Dash | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 6,140 |
May 14, 2022 3 | Orlando Pride | 2–2 | Kansas City Current | Orlando, Florida |
EDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Exploria Stadium Attendance: 3,511 |
May 21, 2022 4 | Angel City FC | 1–0 | Kansas City Current | Los Angeles, California |
PDT | Report | Stadium:
Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 18,514 |
May 25, 2022 5 | OL Reign | 1–0 | Kansas City Current | Seattle, Washington |
PDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Lumen Field Attendance: 3,944 |
May 30, 2022 6 | Kansas City Current | 1–0 | Racing Louisville FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 6,484 |
June 4, 2022 7 | Kansas City Current | 2–2 | San Diego Wave FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 7,954 |
June 11, 2022 8 | Kansas City Current | 1–0 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 5,695 |
June 18, 2022 9 | Kansas City Current | 2–2 | Chicago Red Stars | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 6,848 |
July 1, 2022 10 | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | Houston, Texas |
CDT | Report | Stadium:
PNC Stadium Attendance: 5,007 |
July 10, 2022 11 | Washington Spirit | 0–1 | Kansas City Current | Leesburg, Virginia |
EDT | Report | Stadium:
Segra Field Attendance: 2,932 |
July 17, 2022 12 | Kansas City Current | 1–0 | OL Reign | Kansas City, Kansas |
CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 7,246 [14] Referee: Alex Billeter [14] |
July 31, 2022 13 | Kansas City Current | 2–2 | Orlando Pride | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 7,192 Referee: Greg Dopka |
August 7, 2022 14 | San Diego Wave FC | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | San Diego, California |
14:00 PDT | Report | Stadium:
Torero Stadium Attendance: 4,471 [15] Referee: Samantha Martinez [15] |
August 13, 2022 15 | North Carolina Courage | 3–4 | Kansas City Current | Cary, North Carolina |
18:00 EDT | Report | Stadium:
WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 5,092 Referee: Anya Voigt |
August 19, 2022 16 | Kansas City Current | 1–1 | Angel City FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
19:00 CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 10,395 Referee: Ricardo Fierro [16] |
August 28, 2022 17 | Kansas City Current | 3–2 | North Carolina Courage | Kansas City, Kansas |
18:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 7,395 Referee: Malik Badawi [17] |
September 11, 2022 18 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0–1 | Kansas City Current | Harrison, New Jersey |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium:
Red Bull Arena Attendance: 2,130 |
September 14, 2022 19 | Chicago Red Stars | 4–0 | Kansas City Current | Bridgeview, Illinois |
19:00 CDT |
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Report | Stadium:
SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Katja Koroleva [18] |
September 18, 2022 20 | Kansas City Current | 1–1 | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 CDT | Report |
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Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 9,281 |
September 25, 2022 21 | Kansas City Current | 3–0 | Washington Spirit | Kansas City, Kansas |
16:00 CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 9,593 Referee: Alyssa Nichols Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Seth Barton Fourth official: Laura Rodriguez |
October 1, 2022 22 | Racing Louisville FC | 1–0 | Kansas City Current | Louisville, Kentucky |
18:30 CDT | Report | Stadium:
Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 6,622 Referee: Karen Callado |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | OL Reign | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 40 | NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals |
2 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 39 | Playoffs – semi-finals |
3 | San Diego Wave FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
4 | Houston Dash | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 36 | |
5 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | |
6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | |
7 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 32 | |
8 | Angel City FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
9 | Racing Louisville FC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 23 | |
10 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 22 | |
11 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 19 | |
12 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 13 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 |
Last updated: October 1, 2022.
Source:
NWSLsoccer.com
The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye. [19]
October 16, 2022 1st Round | Houston Dash | 1–2 | Kansas City Current | Houston, Texas |
16:00 CDT | Report | Stadium:
PNC Stadium Attendance: 21,284 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
October 23, 2022 Semi-finals | OL Reign | 0–2 | Kansas City Current | Seattle, Washington |
16:30 PDT | Report | Stadium:
Lumen Field Attendance: 21,491 Referee: Alex Billeter Assistant referees: Tiffini Turpin, Jeremy Smith Fourth official: Brad Jensen |
October 29, 2022 Finals | Portland Thorns FC | 2–0 | Kansas City Current | Washington, D.C. |
20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium:
Audi Field Attendance: 17,624 Referee: Natalie Simon |
Competition | Week | Nat. | Player | Won | Ref. |
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Challenge Cup | 5 | Elyse Bennett | Won | [20] | |
Regular season | 3 | Elyse Bennett | Nom. | [21] | |
10 | Adrianna Franch | Won | [22] [23] | ||
14 | Claire Lavogez | Won | [24] |
Competition | Week | Nat. | Player | Won | Ref. |
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Challenge Cup | 5 | Kristen Edmonds | Won | [25] | |
Regular season | 1 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. | [26] | |
2 | Nom. | [27] | |||
3 | Nom. | [28] | |||
5 | Nom. | [29] | |||
6 | Nom. | [30] | |||
9 | Nom. | [31] | |||
10 | Won | [21] | |||
11 | Won | [22] [23] | |||
12 | Nom. | [32] |
The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league. [33] Kansas City Current were exempt from the draft. [34]
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021. The NWSL awarded Kansas City all of the defunct Utah Royals FC team's player rights and draft picks upon its dissolution in 2020. [35]
Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | College | Status | Ref. |
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1 | 7 | Elyse Bennett | FW | Washington State | Signed to two-year contract | [36] [37] | |
2 | 17 | Chardonnay Curran | MF | Oregon | Signed to two-year contract | ||
4 | 41 | Jenna Winebrenner | DF | Notre Dame | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option | ||
43 | Izzy Rodriguez | DF | Ohio State | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option |
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 30, 2021 | Sam Mewis | MF | North Carolina Courage | Acquired in exchange for the third-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft and Kiki Pickett. | [38] | |
January 10, 2022 | Lynn Williams | FW | North Carolina Courage | Acquired with North Carolina's natural second- and fourth-round picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft, in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money, Kansas City's natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and Katelyn Rowland. | [38] | |
February 18, 2022 | Cassie Miller | GK | Chicago Red Stars | Acquired in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money. | [39] | |
March 23, 2022 | Sydney Schneider | GK | Washington Spirit | Signed off waivers to a one-year contract with one-year option. | [40] | |
June 9, 2022 | Cece Kizer | FW | Racing Louisville FC | Acquired in exchange for an international spot in 2022 and 2023 and $150,000 in allocation money, as well as a conditional $25,000 of allocation money based on Kizer's performance. | [41] | |
Addisyn Merrick | DF | |||||
July 20, 2022 | Claire Lavogez | FW | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option. | [42] |
Date | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref. |
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November 30, 2021 | Kiki Pickett | DF | North Carolina Courage | Traded with the third-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft for Sam Mewis. | [38] | |
January 10, 2022 | Katelyn Rowland | GK | North Carolina Courage | Traded with $200,000 in allocation money and Kansas City's natural first-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, in exchange for North Carolina's natural second- and fourth-round picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft and Lynn Williams. | [38] | |
July 19, 2022 | Carly Nelson | GK | FC Nordsjælland | Permanently acquired during loan. | [43] | |
August 22, 2022 | Victoria Pickett | MF | NJ/NY Gotham FC | Traded in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money and a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. | [44] | |
September 20, 2022 | Maddie Nolf | DF | Rangers W.F.C. | Transferred for an undisclosed fee. | [45] [46] |