2022 Birmingham Legion FC season

Birmingham Legion FC
2022 season
President and; general manager	Jay Heaps
Head coach	Tom Soehn
Stadium	Protective Stadium
USL Championship	Eastern Conference: 4th
Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Quarter-finals

The 2022 Birmingham Legion season was the fourth season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer.^[1]

Squad information

Roster

As of July 8, 2022^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	USA	Matt Van Oekel
3	DF	COD	Phanuel Kavita
4	DF	USA	Freddy Kleemann (on loan from Austin FC)
5	MF	USA	Mikey Lopez
6	MF	GHA	Anderson Asiedu
7	DF	CAN	Ryan James
8	MF	BRA	Bruno Lapa
9	FW	CRO	Edi Horvat
10	FW	GHA	Prosper Kasim
11	FW	BRA	Marlon
13	MF	USA	Jake Rufe
17	MF	USA	Matthew Corcoran
18	GK	USA	Trevor Spangenberg
19	MF	URU	Enzo Martínez
20	MF	HAI	Zachary Herivaux
21	DF	USA	Alex Crognale
23	MF	USA	Grayson Dupont
24	DF	USA	Jonny Dean
29	FW	ENG	Sadik Balarabe
47	FW	CAN	Mataeo Bunbury
99	FW	USA	Juan Agudelo

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Competitions

USL Championship

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Memphis 901 FC	34	21	8	5	67	33	+34	68	Playoffs
3	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	20	7	7	73	33	+40	67
4	Birmingham Legion FC	34	17	10	7	56	37	+19	58
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	34	16	9	9	50	38	+12	57
6	Miami FC	34	15	9	10	47	32	+15	55

Source: USL Championship Standings
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

Regular season

On January 12, 2022, the Legion released the schedule for their 2022 season.^[3]

All times in Central Time Zone.

March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13) 1	Birmingham Legion	1–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Birmingham, Alabama
6:00 p.m.	Marlon 86'	Report	Dalgaard 34'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 9,277

March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) 2	FC Tulsa	3–1	Birmingham Legion	Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 p.m.	da Costa 12' Rivas 45'+4' (pen.) Arauz 90'+5'	Report	Crognale 10' 78' Prosper 41'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,531 Referee: DeShun Beard

March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26) 3	Birmingham Legion	0–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.		Report	Ngalina 70' Mines 89'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 5,122 Referee: Izlen Peksenar

April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 4	Birmingham Legion	0–0	Louisville City FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 p.m.		Report	Matsoso 42'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Elton García

April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10) 5	Birmingham Legion	2–1	Hartford Athletic	Birmingham, Alabama
6:00 p.m.	Agudelo 37' (pen.) Asiedu 90'+3'	Report	Apollon 43'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15) 6	Detroit City FC	1–0	Birmingham Legion	Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 p.m.	Hoppenot 63'	Report		Stadium: Keyworth Stadium Attendance: 4,505 Referee: Matthew Franz

April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24) 7	Loudoun United FC	1–2	Birmingham Legion	Leesburg, Virginia
3:00 p.m.	Sargis 71' Zanne 80'	Report	Martinez 62' Diop 79'	Stadium: Segra Field Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27) 8	Birmingham Legion	2–1	Charleston Battery	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.	Prosper 11', 72' Asiedu 23'	Report	Apodaca 83'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Jeremy Scheer

May 4, 2022 (2022-05-04) 9	Birmingham Legion	0–0	Miami FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 10	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–0	Birmingham Legion	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
12:00 p.m.	Griffin 4'	Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 3,479 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) 11	Birmingham Legion	0–0	Las Vegas Lights FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer

May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) 12	New York Red Bulls II	1–2	Birmingham Legion	Montclair, New Jersey
6:00 p.m.	Adebayo-Smith 25'	Report	Martinez 12' Lopes 81'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 246 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) 13	Phoenix Rising FC	0–1	Birmingham Legion	Chandler, Arizona
9:30 p.m.		Report	Prosper 58'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass Referee: Gerald Flores

June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08) 14	Birmingham Legion	1–0	Memphis 901 FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.	Asiedu 90'	Report		Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 15	New Mexico United	0–2	Birmingham Legion	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 p.m.		Report	Agudelo 21' Martinez 30'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 12,527 Referee: Melvin Rivas

July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02) 16	Louisville City FC	2–1	Birmingham Legion	Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 p.m.	Wynder 32' Totsch 83' (pen.)	Report	Martinez 52' Lopez 57' 65'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,627 Referee: John Griggs

July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) 17	Atlanta United 2	3–3	Birmingham Legion	Kennesaw, Georgia
6:30 p.m.	Brennan 65' Trager 67' Firmino 90'+2'	Report	Martinez 9' Lapa 49' Herivaux 74'	Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 551 Referee: DeShun Beard

July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 18	Charleston Battery	0–3	Birmingham Legion	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
8:00 p.m.		Report	Dean 22' Martinez 48' James 71'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,214 Referee: Alex Billeter

July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 19	Sacramento Republic FC	0–1	Birmingham Legion	Sacramento, California
10:00 p.m.		Report	Agudelo 2'	Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,161 Referee: Corbyn May

July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 20	Birmingham Legion	0–2	FC Tulsa	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.	James 40' 59'	Report	Moloto 16' Williams 90'+2'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) 21	Birmingham Legion	6–1	Loudoun United FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.	Lapa 22', 43', 49' (pen.) Prosper 31' (pen.) Bunbury 88' (pen.) Dupont 90'+3'	Report	Landry 48' Fletcher 54'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) 22	Hartford Athletic	0–1	Birmingham Legion	Hartford, Connecticut
8:00 p.m.		Report	Martinez 90'+1'	Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium Attendance: 4,676 Referee: Christian Centeno

August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 23	Birmingham Legion	6–0	Atlanta United 2	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.	Martinez 2', 74' Prosper 37' (pen.) Lopes 39' Agudelo 43' Balarabe 87'	Report		Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Jervis Atagana

August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 24	Birmingham Legion	1–0	San Diego Loyal SC	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.	Agudelo 20'	Report		Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Gerald Flores

August 17, 2023 (2023-08-17) 25	Birmingham Legion	1–2	Detroit City FC	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.	Prosper 68'	Report	Rutz 66' Lewis 82'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 26	Memphis 901 FC	2–4	Birmingham Legion	Memphis, Tennessee
7:30 p.m.	Fernando 18' Kelly 61'	Report	Agudelo 28' (pen.) Crognale 44' Lopes 59' Martínez 70'	Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 3,759 Referee: Matthew Franz

August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28) 27	Birmingham Legion	3–1	New York Red Bulls II	Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 p.m.	Dean 38' Agudelo 49' (pen.) Martinez 74'	Report	Adebayo-Smith 25' (pen.)	Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: John Matto

September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) 28	Miami FC	1–1	Birmingham Legion	Miami, Florida
6:00 p.m.	Walker 32'	Report	Lapa 69'	Stadium: FIU Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) 29	Indy Eleven	4–3	Birmingham Legion	Indianapolis, Indiana
6:00 p.m.	Hackshaw 11', 16' Tejada 31' Pinho 78'	Report	Martínez 35' Lopes 62', 71'	Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,104 Referee: Jeremy Scheer

September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) 30	Birmingham Legion	2–1	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.	Martinez 50' Balarabe 67'	Report	Lega 38' Peters 74' 90'+1'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: Greg Dopka

September 23, 2022 (2022-09-23) 31	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1–1	Birmingham Legion	St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 p.m.	Fernandes 17'	Report	Lopes 10'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,150 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick

October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 32	Oakland Roots SC	2–1	Birmingham Legion	Oakland, California
1:00 p.m.	Karlsson 24' Azócar 84'	Report	Martínez 21'	Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium Attendance: 5,509 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) 33	Birmingham Legion	1–2	San Antonio FC	Birmingham, Alabama
6:30 p.m.	Lopes 19' (pen.)	Report	Bailone 41' Patino 84'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) 34	Birmingham Legion	3–1	Indy Eleven	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 p.m.	Martínez 25' Prosper 29' Lopes 61' (pen.)	Report	Hackshaw 45'+1' Pinho 83'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Referee: John Griggs

Playoffs

Conference Quarter-finals

October 23 East Quarterfinals	Birmingham Legion FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Birmingham, Alabama
6:00 PM EDT	Kasim 72' Lapa 99' 100'	Report	Wiedt 57' Kizza 90', 116' 120+9'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 10,227 Referee: Eric Tattersall
	Penalties
	Crognale Lapa Dean James Martinez Balarabe Rufe Lopez Kavita Dupont		Sims Griffin Dikwa Cicerone Eyang Ybarra Ordoñez Kelly Peters Kizza

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Legion entered the U.S. Open Cup in the second round, drawn against amateur club Southern States SC of the NPSL.^[4]^[5] After winning comfortably 3–1, the Legion were match up against third division side South Georgia Tormenta FC of the USL League One, where they would lose at home 0–2.^[6]

April 7 Second round	Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)	3–1	Southern States SC (NPSL)	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
7:00 pm CDT	Kasim 48' Lapa 62' Marlon 63'		Mason Walsh 73'	Stadium: Alabama Soccer Stadium Referee: Benjamin Meyer

April 19 Third round	Birmingham Legion FC (USLC)	0–2	South Georgia Tormenta FC (USL1)	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
7:00 pm CDT		Report	Thorn 33' Dengler 45'	Stadium: Alabama Soccer Stadium Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

References

^ Turrentine, Caleb (January 29, 2022). "Legion FC announces kickoff times for 2022 season". WBMA. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
^ "Team Roster". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ Davis, Tira (January 12, 2022). "Legion FC releases 2022 season schedule + learn how to get season tickets | Bham Now". Retrieved September 1, 2025.
^ "U.S. Soccer Releases Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "U.S. Soccer Releases Second Round Match Schedule For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
^ Hodges, Kaylor (April 21, 2022). "2022 US Open Cup Round 3: South Georgia Tormenta earn second road shutout vs. USL Championship side". Retrieved September 2, 2025.

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[1] Turrentine, Caleb (January 29, 2022). "Legion FC announces kickoff times for 2022 season". WBMA. Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[2] "Team Roster". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[3] Davis, Tira (January 12, 2022). "Legion FC releases 2022 season schedule + learn how to get season tickets | Bham Now". Retrieved September 1, 2025.

[Second_Round_Draw-4] "U.S. Soccer Releases Second Round Pairings and Host Scenarios For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[Second_Round_Schedule-5] "U.S. Soccer Releases Second Round Match Schedule For 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[6] Hodges, Kaylor (April 21, 2022). "2022 US Open Cup Round 3: South Georgia Tormenta earn second road shutout vs. USL Championship side". Retrieved September 2, 2025.

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