The 2022 Monterey Bay FC season was the club's first season since their establishment on February 1, 2021. The club made its league debut in the USL Championship as well as its domestic cup debut in the U.S. Open Cup.
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. 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. Yallop and Corrales were named to the roles of manager and assistant-manager respectively on April 22, 2021.
Season squad Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Goalkeepers 1Dallas JayeGK16Antony SiahaGK18Rafael DíazGK21Carlos HerreraGKDefenders2Hugh Roberts (C)CB3Morey DonerRB12Grant RobinsonLB27Hunter GorskieDF30Kai GreeneCB99Sam StrongDFMidfielders6James MurphyMF7Adrian RebollarMF8Simon DawkinsMF13Mobi FehrMF17Arun BasuljevicMF19Robbie CrawfordMF23Sam GleadleMF77Jiro Barriga ToyamaMFForwards9Seku ConnehFW10Christian VoleskyFW11Walmer MartinezFW14Jason JohnsonFW15Chris CortezFW22Jesse MaldonadoFW31Chase BooneFW
Transfers
In Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource Hartford AthleticUndisclosed fee Greenville TriumphFree transfer San Diego Loyal SCFree transfer ÍBVFree transfer Keflavík ÍFFree transfer Sacramento Republic FCFree transfer Miami FCFree transfer HFX Wanderers FCFree transfer Charlotte Independence SCFree transfer Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFree transfer OKC Energy FCFree transfer Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFree transfer FC ArizonaFree transfer Oakland Roots SCUndisclosed fee Las Vegas Lights FCFree transfer San Diego 1904 FCFree transfer San Antonio FCFree transferMF Forward Madison FCFree transferMF Cal State Monterey Bay OttersFree transferMF Ipswich TownFree transferMF Charleston BatteryFree transferGK Laredo Heat25 Day ContractGK Laredo HeatContract extendedGK San Diego Loyal SCFree transfer FC TulsaFree transfer Orange County SCFree transfer
Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref.July 22, 2022DF Central Valley Fuego FCEnd of season
Transfers out
DatePos.PlayerToDetailsRef.MF Charleston BatteryUndisclosed feeRetired
Competitions
Friendlies
USL Championship
Western Conference
Results by round
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
Monterey Bay FC made their Open Cup debut in the Second Round.
References