The 2022 Greenville Triumph 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 Legacy Early College Field. John Harkes will be managing the club for his fourth season. Greenville finished in 2nd-place the previous season, losing the 2021 final to Union Omaha.[1]
| 2022 season | |
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| Owner |
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| Head coach | John Harkes |
| Stadium | Legacy Early College Field |
| USL1 Playoffs | TBD |
| U.S. Open Cup | Third Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Venton Evans (1 goal) All: Jake Keegan (2 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,574 vs. TRM (4/23) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,832 vs. CV (7/9) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,322 |
| Biggest win | GVL 2–0 MAD (4/7, USOC)
GVL 2–0 MAD (5/13, USLL1) GVL 2–0 CHA (6/4, USLL1) OMA 0–2 GVL (6/18, USLL1) GVL 3–1 NC (6/29, USLL1) |
| Biggest defeat | CHA 5–1 GVL (8/6, USLL1) |
Club
editRoster
edit- As of February 23, 2022[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Jimmy Filerman |  United States
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| 3 | DF | Tyler Polak | United States
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| 7 | MF | Peter Pearson | United States
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| 8 | MF | Aaron Walker | United States
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| 9 | FW | Jake Keegan | United States
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| 10 | MF | Don Smart |  Jamaica
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| 12 | DF | Evan Lee | United States
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| 13 | DF | Noah Franke | United States
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| 15 | DF | Brandon Fricke | United States
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| 19 | MF | Venton Evans | Jamaica
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| 20 | MF | Noah Pilato | United States
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| 21 | FW | Jesus Ibarra | United States
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| 23 | MF | Allen Gavilanes | United States
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| 30 | GK | Paul Christensen | United States
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| 33 | FW | Lucas Coutinho |  Brazil
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| 50 | GK | Ben Hale | United States
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| 77 | FW | Nico Brown | Jamaica
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| — | FW | Selvin Altamirano[A] | United States
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| — | MF | Patrick Cayelli[A] | United States
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| — | FW | Jacob Labovitz | United States
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- ^ USL Academy contract
Competitions
editExhibitions
edit| February 26, 2022 Preseason 1 | Clemson University | 2–0 | Greenville Triumph | Clemson, South Carolina |
| 3:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Riggs Field |
| March 5, 2022 Preseason 2 | Atlanta United 2 | 4–2 | Greenville Triumph | Marietta, Georgia |
| 1:00 PM EST | Report | Stadium: Atlanta United Training Ground |
| March 12, 2022 Preseason 3 | Greenville Triumph | v | Chattanooga FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 4:00 PM EST | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field | |||
| Note: Originally scheduled to be played at Bob Jones University | ||||
| March 19, 2022 Preseason 4 | Charlotte Independence | v | Greenville Triumph | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 2:00 PM EDT | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews |
USL League One
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Kickers (X) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 51 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | Greenville Triumph SC | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 46 | |
| 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 |
Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(C) Champions; (X) Regular Season Champion
Match results
edit| April 2, 2022 1 | Greenville Triumph | 0–2 | Fuego FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Smith  13' Lee 40' Labovitz 67' |
Report | Falck 20' Chaney  56', 69' Casillas 80' Antman 86' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,561 Referee: William Steffen |
| April 16, 2022 2 | North Carolina FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Servania 31' McLaughlin 35' |
Report | Lee 5'  67' Evans 19' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Danielle Chesky |
| April 23, 2022 3 | Greenville Triumph | 0–2 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Walker 43' |
Report | Adjei 11' Phelps 32'Bosua 40'Cabral 71'Sharifi 74' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,574 Referee: Chris Ruska |
| April 29, 2022 4 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Shultz 45+1' Smart 60' Walker 80' (pen.) |
Report | Capozucchi 13' Espinoza 64' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Izlen Peksenar |
| May 7, 2022 5 | Fuego FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Fresno, California |
| 10:30 PM EDT | Falck 6' Ramos 41'Casillas 45+3'Smith 68'Chaney 71'Dieye 84' |
Report | Gavilanes 46' Dulysse 53' (o.g.)Lee 90+3' |
Stadium: Fresno State Soccer Stadium Attendance: 2,752 Referee: Adam Zarrin |
| May 13, 2022 6 | Greenville Triumph | 2–0 | Forward Madison | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Walker 28' Gavilanes 35' |
Report | Maldonado 37' Cassini 43'Sukow 66' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Alyssa Nichols |
| May 21, 2022 7 | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Greenville Triumph | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Arriaga 7', 62' Martinez 74' McLaughlin 90+3' Blanco 90+7' |
Report | Smart 35' |
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Referee: Calin Radosav |
| May 28, 2022 8 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph | East Ridge, Tennessee |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Benjamin Meyer |
| June 4, 2022 9 | Greenville Triumph | 2–0 | Charlotte Independence | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Albert Kyei-Mensah |
| June 11, 2022 10 | Forward Madison | 3–2 | Greenville Triumph | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Cassini 2', 62' Conner 10' Shultz 49' (o.g.) Rad 53' Maldonado 56' |
Report | Labovitz 40', 69', 73' |
Stadium: Breese Stevens Field Attendance: 3,190 Referee: Esad Omanovic |
| June 18, 2022 11 | Union Omaha | 0–2 | Greenville Triumph | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Malcolm 24' Alihožić 86' |
Report | Pilato 21' Labovitz 41' 44'Keegan 56'Fenton 81'Smart 86'Brown 90+4' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
| June 25, 2022 12 | Greenville Triumph | 2–1 | Hailstorm FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Lee 44' Smart 54' (pen.) Ibarra 66' Evans 69' Walker 80' |
Report | Parra 57' Robles 61' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Katherine McCormick |
| June 29, 2022 13 | Greenville Triumph | 3–1 | North Carolina FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| July 3, 2022 14 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PM EDT | Shaw 26' Toia 71', 84' Fox 78' |
Report | Coutinho 43' Smart 63' Fricke 71' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,785 Referee: Killian Richardson |
| July 9, 2022 15 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Fuego FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Evans 66' |
Report | Casillas 80' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Josiah Parke |
| July 13, 2022 16 | Tormenta FC | 5–5 | Greenville Triumph | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Sterling 37', 44' (pen.) Roberts 54' Otieno 61', 79' Billhardt 87' |
Report | Evans 3', 30' Gavilanes 10' Labovitz 21', 45+3' Christensen 43' Filerman 65' |
Stadium: Optim Health Systems Field Attendance: 909 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| July 16, 2022 17 | Richmond Kickers | 1–3 | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Gordon 42' Bryant 52' Ritchie 61' Bentley 72' Barnathan 87' Pavone  90+4' |
Report | Labovitz 23', 36', 89' Smart 69' Gavilanes 75' Pilato 82' Fenton 85' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,143 Referee: Nickrod Fateh |
| July 23, 2022 18 | Greenville Triumph | 0–0 | Union Omaha | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Smart 52' Polak 55' |
Report | Doyle 10' Jiba 32' Bruce 80' Piedrahita 88' Claudio 90+3' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Gerald Flores |
| July 30, 2022 19 | Greenville Triumph | 1–3 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Polak 21' Labovitz 37' Smart 50' Ibarra 89' Walker 90+3' Cox-Ashwood 90+3' |
Report | Billhardt 25' Sterling 27' Adjei 30' Otieno 35' Roberts 39' Cabral 51' Jara 90+3' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: John Rush |
| August 6, 2022 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' |
Report | Navarro 17' (o.g.) Labovitz 90' |
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,932 Referee: Joshua Belk |
| August 13, 2022 21 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Brown 90' Polak 90+6' |
Report | Terzaghi 90+3' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,924 Referee: Kyle Johnston |
| August 20, 2022 22 | FC Tucson | 0–1 | Greenville Triumph | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 PM EDT | Weir 82' Crull 90+2' |
Report | Waldeck 44' Walker 47' Brown 81' |
Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Dejan Susak |
| August 27, 2022 23 | Greenville Triumph | 0–2 | Hailstorm FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report | Parra 60', 62' Desdunes 72' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| September 3, 2022 24 | Greenville Triumph | 2–2 | Forward Madison | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Brown 17' Gavilanes 69' Walker 72' Labovitz 85' |
Report | Osmond 13' Bartman 22' Cassini 39' Rad 62' Streng 90+5' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Emma Richards |
| September 9, 2022 25 | Charlotte Independence | 2–1 | Greenville Triumph | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Bennett  24', 35' Dutey 69' Conteh 75' Santos 77' 1Shevtsov 85' |
Report | Smart 8' Lee 29' Fricke 50', 58' |
Stadium: American Legion Memorial Stadium Referee: John Matto |
| September 17, 2022 26 | Union Omaha | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Papillion, Nebraska |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Scearce 48' Hertzog 76'Nuhu 90+3' |
Report | Fenton 9' 80' Franke 40'Coutinho 45'Waldeck 69'Fricke 75' 84'Walker 90+3' |
Stadium: Werner Park Attendance: 3,264 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| September 24, 2022 27 | Hailstorm FC | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Windsor, Colorado |
| 9:00 PM EDT | Lukic 73' Parra 85' |
Report | Pearson 14' 40' Lee 80', 90+1' Labovitz 82' |
Stadium: Future Legends Complex Referee: Katja Koroleva |
| October 1, 2022 28 | Greenville Triumph | 2–2 | FC Tucson | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Cox-Ashwood 36' Fricke 59' Evans 75' Brown 89' Ibarra 90+1' |
Report | Calixtro 18' Fricke 20' (o.g.) Perez 51' Mastrantonio 61' Garcia 88' Kinzner 90' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Jervis Atagana |
| October 8, 2022 29 | Greenville Triumph | 1–0 | Charlotte Independence | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Walker 25' Ibarra 45+4' Labovitz 79' |
Report | Santos 58' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Gerald Flores |
| October 15, 2022 30 | Richmond Kickers | 1–1 | Greenville Triumph | Richmond, Virginia |
| 6:30 PM EDT | Terzaghi 21' Pavone 79' |
Report | Coutinho 19' Cox-Ashwood 87' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mathew Corrigan |
USL1 Playoffs
edit| October 29, 2022 Semi Finals | Greenville Triumph SC | 0–1 | Tormenta FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:30 PM EDT | Report | Sterling 42' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Attendance: 2,070 Referee: John Griggs |
U.S. Open Cup
edit| April 7, 2022 2nd Round | Greenville Triumph  | 2–0 |  Oakland Roots | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Keegan 29' Filerman 81'Smart 90+4' |
Report | Nane 33' Enríquez 45+2'Ornstil 45+2'Diaz 90+1' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Wilmer Soriano |
| April 20, 2022 3rd Round | Greenville Triumph | 1–2 |  Charlotte FC | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Keegan 59' Labovitz 85'Filerman 105+4' |
Report | Afful 31', 105+1' Ortiz 39'Ríos 65'Ruiz 68' |
Stadium: Legacy Early College Field Referee: Kevin Broadley |
References
edit- ^ "Greenville Triumph fall in League One championship game". greenvilleonline.com. The Greenville News. November 20, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Roster". greenvilletriumph.com. Greenville Triumph SC. Retrieved September 11, 2021.