2022 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season
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The 2022 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC season was the fourth season in the soccer team's history, all of which they've competed in USL League One, a league in the third division of American soccer. They played their home games at CHI Memorial Stadium in East Ridge, Tennessee. This was their third season playing for manager Jimmy Obleda. Chattanooga Red Wolves were coming off of a 3rd-place finish from last season, the most successful season in the club's history at the time.
Club
Roster
As of March 31, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | USA | Tim Murray |
| 2 | DF | VEN | Jorge Luna |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jonny Guadarrama |
| 4 | DF | PUR | Nicolás Cardona |
| 5 | DF | USA | Daniel Navarro |
| 6 | MF | USA | Jimmie Villalobos |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Rafael Mentzingen |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Ualefi |
| 9 | FW | URU | David Texeira |
| 10 | MF | MEX | José Carrera |
| 11 | MF | USA | Josue España |
| 12 | GK | MEX | Carlos Avilez |
| 13 | FW | USA | Rey Ortiz |
| 14 | MF | USA | Pedro Hernández |
| 17 | MF | USA | Josue Cartagena |
| 18 | DF | USA | DJ Benton |
| 19 | FW | COL | Juan Galindrez |
| 20 | MF | VEN | Jorge Páez |
| 21 | MF | VEN | Andrés Hernández |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Aaron Lombardi |
| 23 | DF | CHI | Sebastian Capozucchi |
| 25 | GK | USA | Tor Saunders (on loan from Indy Eleven) |
| 41 | MF | USA | Brian Bement |
| 99 | MF | USA | Moe Espinoza |
Competitions
Exhibitions
| February26,2022(2022-02-26) Preseason | Memphis 901 FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 4:00 PM EST | 79' | Stadium: Mike Rose Soccer Complex |
| March2,2022(2022-03-02) Preseason | Atlanta United 2 | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Marietta, Georgia |
| 7:00 PM EST | 37' | Stadium: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground |
| March12,2022(2022-03-12) Preseason | Chattanooga Red Wolves | v | University of Kentucky | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 1:00 PM EST | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium | |||
| Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather |
| March19,2022(2022-03-19) Preseason | Columbus Crew 2 | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1:30 PM EST | 77' | Villalobos 16' | Stadium: OhioHealth Performance Center |
USL League One
Standings
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 3 | Tormenta FC (C) | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 45 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 43 | |
| 5 | Union Omaha | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 43 | |
| 6 | Charlotte Independence | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 42 |
Match results
| April2,2022(2022-04-02) 1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–1 | Forward Madison | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Benton 19' Villalobos 40' Bement 74' P. Hernandez 90' | Murillo 47' Gebhard 68' Wheeler-Omiunu 76' Bartman 90+5' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,618 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| April9,2022(2022-04-09) 2 | North Carolina FC | 1–3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Skelton 16' McLaughlin 19' Servania 36' Blanco 85' | Luna 38' Ortiz 60' España 64', 67' Lombardi 70' A. Hernández 74' Cardona 88' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,006 Referee: John Griggs |
| April16,2022(2022-04-16) 3 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Capozucchi 26' Espinoza 50', 75' Avilez 83' A. Hernández 90+6' | Morán 84' Aune 90+1' Terzaghi 90+5' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| April23,2022(2022-04-23) 4 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–3 | FC Tucson | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Villalobos 26' Mentzingen 62' Luna 90' | Fahling 19' Mastrantonio 55' Perez 71' Sunday 84' Bedoya 90+1'(pen.) | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,654 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| April29,2022(2022-04-29) 5 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Shultz 45+1' Smart 60' Walker 80'(pen.) | Capozucchi 13' Espinoza 64' | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| May7,2022(2022-05-07) 6 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 4–1 | Hailstorm FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Luna 10' Texeira 26', 51', 55' Benton 45' Carrera-García 60' Villalobos 62' Cardona 77' España 85' Capozucchi 86' Ortiz 90+4' | Lukic 8' Norman 22' Rogers 59' Parra 79' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,807 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| May14,2022(2022-05-14) 7 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–2 | Fuego FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Mentzingen 3' Galindrez 45+5'(pen.) Lombardi 50' Luna 56' Cardona 89' Carrera-García 90' | Casillas 15' Falck 45+3' Schenfeld 90+7' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| May28,2022(2022-05-28) 8 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Cardona 18' Benton 38' | Polak 35' Labovitz 75' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| June1,2022(2022-06-01) 9 | Richmond Kickers | 3–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Candela 17' Aune 35' Crisler 38' Baima 45+2', 80' Morán 58' | Bement 8' Benton 31' Cardona 77' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: John Matto |
| June4,2022(2022-06-04) 10 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 0–1 | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Ortiz 17' Lombardi 22' Carrera 90+4' | Brito 2', 64' Malcolm 45' Jiba 49' Nuhu 66' Alihodžić 70' Touche 87' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| June11,2022(2022-06-11) 11 | Fuego FC | 0–2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Fresno, California |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Dieye 13' Gillingham 40' Schenfeld 45' Diaz 69' Antman 78' | Mentzingen 45+2' Mehl 70' Espinoza 81' Galindrez 90+5', 90+5' | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Referee: Laura Rodriguez |
| June22,2022(2022-06-22) 12 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 7–1 | Charlotte Independence | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Ortiz 23' Galindrez 29' 38'(pen.) 66' 79' Carrera 35' Mentzingen 54' Páez 73' P. Hernandez 84' Avilez 87' | Mbuyu 13' Acosta 20' Barber 60' Barone 88' Shevtsov 90+1' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Wes Caouette |
| June25,2022(2022-06-25) 13 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–2 | FC Tucson | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | España 57' Mentzingen 81' Galindrez 90' | L. Perez 45+2' Allen 56' Fahling 67' Garcia 75' Shaw 87' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,213 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| June30,2022(2022-06-30) 14 | Hailstorm FC | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Windsor, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Robles 20' Parra 25' Evans 34' Amann 44' | Benton 19' España 27' Galindrez 61' Capozucchi 63' Ortiz 90' | Stadium: Future Legends Complex Referee: Samantha Martinez |
| July9,2022(2022-07-09) 15 | Tormenta FC | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Roberts 31', 37' Cabral 34', 81' Nembhard 46' | Carrera 33', 45' Cardona 53' Avilez 76' España 89' Lombardi 90+2' | Stadium: Optim Health Systems Park Attendance: 731 Referee: Amin Hadzic |
| July16,2022(2022-07-16) 16 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–1 | North Carolina FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Galindrez 13'(pen.) Cardona 17' Navarro 40' Mentzingen 42' A. Hernández 88' Avilez 90+5' | Skelton 1' Blanco 30' Fernandes 33' Martinez 47' Arriaga 68' Tahir 90+2' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Alejo Calume |
| July23,2022(2022-07-23) 17 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 0–0 | Hailstorm FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Benton 30' Cardona 82' Ortiz 89' | McLean 59' Desdunes 80' Hernández 90+5' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,456 Referee: John Matto |
| July30,2022(2022-07-30) 18 | Union Omaha | 1–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Willis 90+3' | Hernández 20', 50'66' Lombardi 67' | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández |
| August3,2022(2022-08-03) 19 | Fuego FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Fresno, California |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Casillas 29'45+3' Bijev 39' Antman 74' Dieye 77' Partida 90+2' Chaney 90+6' | Cartagena 20' Carrera-García 49' A. Hernández 74' Saunders 85' | Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Killian Richardson |
| August6,2022(2022-08-06) 20 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 5–1 | Greenville Triumph | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Cartagena 3' Villalobos 7' Mehl 43' Benton 45' Espinoza 70' Mentzingen 85', 89', 90' | Navarro 17'(o.g.) Labovitz 90' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,932 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| August13,2022(2022-08-13) 21 | Forward Madison | 1–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Jones 48', 90+5' Leonard 54' Thiam 59' | Benton 16' Galindrez 17' Ortiz 62' | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| August20,2022(2022-08-20) 22 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–1 | Tormenta FC | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Mehl 38' Navarro 45' Galindrez 45+4', 54' Espinoza 64' Ualefi 72' Villalobos 80' Ortiz 90+4' | Adjei 8', 21' Adeniyi 40' Dengler 48' Bush 52' Green 90+4' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Shawn Tehini |
| August27,2022(2022-08-27) 23 | Charlotte Independence | 2–2 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Mbuyu 19', 90' Acosta 28' Ibarra 39' | Tejera 2' Espinoza 30', 61' Carrera-García 65' Ortiz 90+5' | Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Attendance: 930 Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| September3,2022(2022-09-03) 24 | Union Omaha | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Brito 35' Hertzog 60' Gil 88' Acoff 90+1' | Espinoza 28' Villalobos 64' Tejera 89' | Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 2,745 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September10,2022(2022-09-10) 25 | Forward Madison | 2–5 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Temguia 38', 75' Bartman 56' Maldonado 62' Conner 87' | Cardona 13' Lombardi 18' Navarro 23', 25' Ortiz 30' Tejera 36' Kraft 70' Villalobos 86' Galindrez 88' | Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Kevin Fikar |
| September17,2022(2022-09-17) 26 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 2–2 | Richmond Kickers | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Tejera 35' Lombardi 49'74' Navarro 68' Espinoza 69' Mehl 78', 84' Galindrez 90+3' | Bolanos 31' Ritchie 37' Terzaghi 43' Gordon 51' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| September24,2022(2022-09-24) 27 | FC Tucson | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PM EDT | Bedoya 30' Mastrantonio 34' Fox 48' | Mentzingen 16' Espinoza 35' Villalobos 52' Benton 60'67' Gutiérrez 81' Ortiz 84' Cardona 90+4' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| October1,2022(2022-10-01) 28 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 3–1 | Charlotte Independence | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Espinoza 10' Mehl 48' Cardona 54' Carrera-García 62' Galindrez 69' | Conteh 3' Mbuyu 28' Ciss 64' Dutey 76' Shevtsov 82' Hegardt 88' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Referee: A. Ndiaye |
| October8,2022(2022-10-08) 29 | North Carolina FC | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Skelton 25' Blanco 32'75' Rincon 33' Martinez 43' Pecka 57' Molina 78' Pulisic 79' | España 28' Galindrez 49' Páez 90+2' Carrera 90+3' | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Matthew Franz |
| October15,2022(2022-10-15) 30 | Tormenta FC | 2–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Adjei 5' Sierakowski 24' | Cardona 43' | Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
USL League One playoffs
| October22,2022(2022-10-22) Quarter Finals | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 1–0(a.e.t.) | Union Omaha | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Texeira 49' Ortiz 57' Benton 93' Mentzingen 101' Gutiérrez 120+4' | Gil 10' Scearce 78' Claudio 113' | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,416 Referee: Matthew Corrigan |
| October29,2022(2022-10-29) Semi Finals | Richmond Kickers | 0–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:00 PM EDT | Fitch 33' Crisler 36' Morán 38' | Villalobos 17' Mehl 22' Texeira 39' Mentzingen 86', 87' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 5,526 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| November6,2022(2022-11-06) Final | Tormenta FC | 2–1 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EST | Sterling 35'(pen.) Adjei 39' Thorn 45+1' Otieno 72' Roberts 82' | España 13' Espinoza 33' Ortiz 34' Tejera 45+3' Benton 72' Carrera 85' | Stadium: Optim Sports Medicine Field Attendance: 3,045 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
U.S. Open Cup
| April6,2022(2022-04-06) 2nd Round | Louisville City FC Kentucky | 1–0 | Tennessee Chattanooga Red Wolves | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:30 PM EDT | DelPiccolo 23' Harris 75', 87' | Bement 43' P. Hernandez 59' Luna 77' | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Referee: Nabil Bensalah |