# 2022 Kansas City Current season

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.

## Background

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.

## Stadium and facilities

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. 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.
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.

## Team
### Technical staff

    As of July 20, 2022.
| 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 |

### Squad

    As of September 20, 2022.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 3 | MF | Kristen Edmonds | United States |
| 4 | DF | Hailie Mace | United States |
| 5 | FW | Cece Kizer | United States |
| 6 | FW | Lynn Williams (SEI) | 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) | 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) | 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 |

## Competitions
### Challenge Cup
#### Central Division standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KC | CHI | LOU | HOU |
| 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 | — |

#### Knockout stage
### Regular season
#### Regular season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | Playoffs – first round |
| 5 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | Playoffs – first round |
| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 1, 2022. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | L |
| Position | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |

### NWSL Playoffs

The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye.

## Awards
### NWSL weekly awards
#### Player of the Week

| Competition | Week | Player | Won |
| Challenge Cup | 5 | Elyse Bennett | Won |
| Regular season | 3 | Elyse Bennett | Nom. |
| Regular season | 10 | Adrianna Franch | Won |
| Regular season | 14 | Claire Lavogez | Won |

#### Save of the Week

| Competition | Week | Player | Won |
| Challenge Cup | 5 | Kristen Edmonds | Won |
| Regular season | 1 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |
| Regular season | 2 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |
| Regular season | 3 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |
| Regular season | 5 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |
| Regular season | 6 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |
| Regular season | 9 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |
| Regular season | 10 | Adrianna Franch | Won |
| Regular season | 11 | Adrianna Franch | Won |
| Regular season | 12 | Adrianna Franch | Nom. |

## Transactions
### 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

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. Kansas City Current were exempt from the draft.

### 2022 NWSL Draft

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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College | Status |
| 1 | 7 | Elyse Bennett | FW | Washington State | Signed to two-year contract |
| 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 |
| 4 | 43 | Izzy Rodriguez | DF | Ohio State | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| February 18, 2022 | Cassie Miller | GK | Chicago Red Stars | Acquired in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money. |
| March 23, 2022 | Sydney Schneider | GK | Washington Spirit | Signed off waivers to a one-year contract with one-year option. |
| 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. |
| June 9, 2022 | Addisyn Merrick | DF | 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. |
| July 20, 2022 | Claire Lavogez | FW | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| November 30, 2021 | Kiki Pickett | DF | North Carolina Courage | Traded with the third-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft for Sam Mewis. |
| 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. |
| July 19, 2022 | Carly Nelson | GK | FC Nordsjælland | Permanently acquired during loan. |
| 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. |
| September 20, 2022 | Maddie Nolf | DF | Rangers W.F.C. | Transferred for an undisclosed fee. |