2022 Monterey Bay FC season
The 2022 Monterey Bay FC season was the club's first season since their establishment on February 1, 2021.[1] The club made its league debut in the USL Championship as well as its domestic cup debut in the U.S. Open Cup.
| 2022 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owners | Ray Beshoff | |||
| Manager | Frank Yallop | |||
| Stadium | Cardinale Stadium | |||
| USLC playoffs | Did not qualify | |||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round 2 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Chase Boone & Sam Gleadle (8) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 5,705 (10/2 vs. TB) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,723 (9/7 vs. OC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 3,664 | |||
| Biggest win | MB 5–0 IND (9/17) | |||
| Biggest defeat | SA 6–0 MB (4/30) | |||
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Background
Monterey Bay FC was established on February 1, 2021, as the result of owner Ray Beshoff retaining USL Championship franchise rights from Fresno FC which folded in 2019.[1] Frank Yallop was initially announced as the team's sporting director on February 1, and on April 12, 2021, he named Ramiro Corrales to the role of Technical Advisor.[2] Yallop and Corrales were named to the roles of manager and assistant-manager respectively on April 22, 2021.[3]
Season squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Dallas Jaye | GK | June 19, 1993 | |
| 16 | Antony Siaha | GK | April 27, 1998 | |
| 18 | Rafael Díaz | GK | October 8, 1991 | |
| 21 | Carlos Herrera | GK | September 12, 1997 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Hugh Roberts (C) | CB | September 27, 1992 | |
| 3 | Morey Doner | RB | March 25, 1994 | |
| 12 | Grant Robinson | LB | August 15, 1998 | |
| 27 | Hunter Gorskie | DF | June 27, 1991 | |
| 30 | Kai Greene | CB | July 13, 1993 | |
| 99 | Sam Strong | DF | August 23, 1996 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 6 | James Murphy | MF | September 17, 1997 | |
| 7 | Adrian Rebollar | MF | November 12, 1999 | |
| 8 | Simon Dawkins | MF | December 1, 1987 | |
| 13 | Mobi Fehr | MF | December 13, 1994 | |
| 17 | Arun Basuljevic | MF | December 17, 1995 | |
| 19 | Robbie Crawford | MF | March 19, 1993 | |
| 23 | Sam Gleadle | MF | March 20, 1996 | |
| 77 | Jiro Barriga Toyama | MF | April 28, 1995 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Seku Conneh | FW | November 10, 1995 | |
| 10 | Christian Volesky | FW | September 15, 1992 | |
| 11 | Walmer Martinez | FW | August 17, 1998 | |
| 14 | Jason Johnson | FW | October 9, 1990 | |
| 15 | Chris Cortez | FW | July 24, 1988 | |
| 22 | Jesse Maldonado | FW | September 1, 2002 | |
| 31 | Chase Boone | FW | September 21, 1995 | |
Last updated: July 26, 2022.
Source: Monterey Bay F.C., USL Championship
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Undisclosed fee | December 22, 2021 | [4][5] | ||
| GK | Free transfer | January 19, 2022 | [6] | ||
| FW | Free transfer | January 27, 2022 | [7] | ||
| FW | Free transfer | February 2, 2022 | [8] | ||
| FW | Free transfer | February 2, 2022 | [9] | ||
| GK | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 | [10] | ||
| FW | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 | [11] | ||
| DF | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 | [12] | ||
| DF | Free transfer | February 8, 2022 | [13] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | February 8, 2022 | [14] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | February 8, 2022 | [15] | ||
| DF | Free transfer | February 10, 2022 | [16] | ||
| FW | Free transfer | February 11, 2022 | [17] | ||
| DF | Undisclosed fee | February 14, 2022 | [18] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | February 14, 2022 | [19] | ||
| DF | Free transfer | February 14, 2022 | [20] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | February 23, 2022 | [21] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | March 1, 2022 | [22] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | March 11, 2022 | [23] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | March 15, 2022 | [24] | ||
| MF | Free transfer | April 1, 2022 | [25] | ||
| GK | 25 Day Contract | April 14, 2022 | [26] | ||
| GK | Contract extended | May 6, 2022 | [27] | ||
| GK | Free transfer | May 20, 2022 | [28] | ||
| FW | Free transfer | July 1, 2022 | [29] | ||
| DF | Free transfer | July 8, 2022 | [30] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2022 | DF | Sam Strong | End of season | [31] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2022 | MF | Undisclosed fee | [25] | ||
| July 24, 2022 | GK | Retired | [32] | ||
Competitions
Friendlies
| February 10, 2022 Preseason | San Jose Earthquakes | 4–2 | Monterey Bay FC | San Jose, California |
| 11:00am PST | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: Closed door scrimmage | ||||
| February 18, 2022 Preseason | San Jose Earthquakes II | 0–1 | Monterey Bay FC | San Jose, California |
| Report | Cortez |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: Closed door scrimmage | ||||
| March 5, 2022 Preseason | Sacramento Republic FC | 3–2 | Monterey Bay FC | Sacramento, California |
| 1:00pm PST | Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park |
USL Championship
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 45 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 42 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 40 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 40 |
| 13 | Orange County SC | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
| 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 |
| 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 43 | −27 |
Source: Match reports
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| March 12, 2022 1 | Phoenix Rising FC | 4–2 | Monterey Bay FC | Chandler, Arizona |
| 6:30 PM PST | PHX Report MB Report |
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass Attendance: 8,409 Referee: Calin Radosav |
| March 19, 2022 2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 1–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 5:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 5,292 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| March 26, 2022 3 | Oakland Roots | 2–3 | Monterey Bay FC | Oakland, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium Attendance: 5,508 Referee: DeShun Beard |
| April 2, 2022 4 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Sacramento, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 10,241 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| April 9, 2022 5 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 5–0 | Monterey Bay FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 6:30 PM PDT | Fox Herrera Gómez Luna Yuma Mares |
Report | Crawford Strong Conneh |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| April 16, 2022 6 | LA Galaxy II | 3–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Salazar Doyle Williams Cobian Judd |
Report | Roberts Conneh Fehr Volesky |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| April 30, 2022 7 | San Antonio FC | 6–0 | Monterey Bay FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Collier PC Hernandez Taintor Dhillon Ayimbila |
Report | Doner Murphy |
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,638 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| May 7, 2022 8 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–0 | Las Vegas Lights | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 5,038 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| May 14, 2022 9 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–2 | Rio Grande Valley FC | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,078 Referee: Michael Radchuk |
| May 21, 2022 10 | Louisville City FC | 0–2 | Monterey Bay FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 4:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 10,617 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| May 28, 2022 11 | Monterey Bay FC | 4–2 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,359 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| June 4, 2022 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–2 | Oakland Roots | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Fehr |
Report | Rito Fissore Morad Formella |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| June 11, 2022 13 | Monterey Bay FC | 2–3 | San Antonio FC | Seaside, California |
| 3:00 PM PDT | Volesky Delem Roberts |
Report | Dhillon Maloney Strong Delem Beckford Patiño PC |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,110 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| June 15, 2022 14 | LA Galaxy II | 3–2 | Monterey Bay FC | Carson, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Judd Drack Cabral Barry Lopez |
Report | Doner Rebollar Fehr Maldonado |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick |
| June 25, 2022 15 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–2 | Sacramento Republic FC | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Volesky Roberts Lacroix |
Report | Gurr Foster |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Elijio Arreguin |
| July 2, 2022 16 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–1 | New Mexico United | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Boone Crawford |
Report | Rivas Seymore Nava |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| July 9, 2022 17 | Orange County SC | 0–2 | Monterey Bay FC | Irvine, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT |
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Report | Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
| July 16, 2022 18 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–0 | Detroit City FC | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report |
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Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| July 23, 2022 19 | Monterey Bay FC | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Cragwell |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| July 30, 2022 20 | Loudoun United FC | 0–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 4:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,737 Referee: Matt Thompson |
| August 6, 2022 21 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–0 | El Paso Locomotive | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,328 Referee: Elton García |
| August 10, 2022 22 | San Diego Loyal | 1–0 | Monterey Bay FC | San Diego, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Adams Riley Amang |
Report | Maldonado Conneh Rebollar |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| August 13, 2022 23 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–0 | Sacramento Republic FC | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| August 20, 2022 24 | New Mexico United | 2–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 6:00 PM PDT | Wehan Preston Souahy Hamilton |
Report | Boone |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Eric Tattersall |
| August 27, 2022 25 | Monterey Bay FC | 0–2 | LA Galaxy II | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 5,077 Referee: Corbyn May |
| September 3, 2022 26 | Monterey Bay FC | 3–1 | San Diego Loyal | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,208 Referee: Matthew Thompson |
| September 7, 2022 27 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–0 | Orange County SC | Seaside, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 2,723 Referee: Brad Jensen |
| September 17, 2022 28 | Monterey Bay FC | 5–0 | Indy Eleven | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,804 Referee: Gerald Flores |
| September 21, 2022 29 | Monterey Bay FC | 3–3 | Phoenix Rising FC | Seaside, California |
| 7:30 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,529 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| September 24, 2022 30 | Miami FC | 0–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Miami, Florida |
| 4:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| September 27, 2022 31 | Las Vegas Lights | 4–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 1,011 Referee: John Griggs | ||
| Note: The match, originally scheduled for September 10, was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch | ||||
| October 2, 2022 32 | Monterey Bay FC | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Seaside, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Gleadle |
Report | Law Wyke Castellanos Fernandes |
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 5,705 Referee: Melvin RIvas |
| Note: The match, originally scheduled for October 1, was rescheduled due to travel issues stemming from Hurricane Ian. | ||||
| October 12, 2022 33 | FC Tulsa | 2–0 | Monterey Bay FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Epps |
Report | Fehr Gorskie |
Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| Note: The match, originally scheduled for October 8, was rescheduled after Monterey Bay players voted to postpone during the time of a league investigation into allegations of racial language and gestures following the previous Tampa Bay fixture | ||||
| October 15, 2022 34 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 4–1 | Monterey Bay FC | Edinburg, Texas |
| 5:30 PM PDT | Pimentel Torres López Barriga Toyama Nodarse Ward |
Report | Gorskie Conneh Barriga Toyama Rebollar Maldonado |
Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 5,139 Referee: Brad Jensen |
U.S. Open Cup
Monterey Bay FC made their Open Cup debut in the Second Round.
| April 6 2nd Round | Bay Cities FC | 2–1 | | San Jose, California |
| 7:30 pm PDT | Dorwart Cardona |
Report | Crawford |
Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 1,027 Referee: Turan Özdemir |
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