The 2022 Louisville City FC season was the club's eighth season of competition. Louisville City competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.
The previous season was impacted by COVID-19 pandemic, though to a lesser extent than the 2020 season. The main alteration was to the regular season schedule, which saw Louisville City play seven division opponents four times each to reduce travel distance and frequency. The U.S. Open Cup was also cancelled for the second straight year due to the effects of the pandemic. Louisville City also began the season with Lynn Family Stadium open to limited capacity crowds, before expanding to maximum capacity on June 12, 2021. Louisville City had its highest attendance of the season on that date with 12,115.
The team won the Central Division with a victory at Birmingham Legion FC on the final matchday of the season, and advanced through the playoffs before falling in extra time to Tampa Bay Rowdies in the Eastern Conference final. Standout right back Jonathan Gómez tallied eight assists and a pair goals on the year. After being named the league's Young Player of the Year and to the All-League First Team at the conclusion of the season, Gómez was transferred to Real Sociedad of Spain's La Liga, Louisville City's first direct transfer to a top-flight European club. Cameron Lancaster led Louisville City in scoring with 21 goals in all comps and was named to the All-League Second Team, while Brian Ownby was the team leader in assists with 10. Defender Sean Totsch was named to the All-League First Team for the second consecutive season.
In addition to Jonathan Gómez's transfer, a number of other players departed the club. Louisville City reloaded from a variety of sources, bringing in players from other USL Championship and Major League Soccer clubs, signing Louisville City Academy players, and picking up free agents from the European and collegiate ranks. Prior season loanee Jorge Gonzalez stayed with the team and signed a contract with Louisville City.
Stadium: MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field Attendance: 182 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: Ian Mangione Assistant referees: Zeno Cho Fourth official: Kenneth Rojas
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 11,093 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Walt Heatherly Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Fourth official: Christopher Slane
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Ricardo Fierro Assistant referees: Jennifer Garner Assistant referees: Salvador Reyes Fourth official: Karen Callado
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,119 Referee: Matthew Conger Assistant referees: Jeremy Smith Assistant referees: Rhett Hammil Fourth official: Jamie Crosby
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,627 Referee: John Griggs Assistant referees: Eric Burton Assistant referees: Christopher Slane Fourth official: Kevin Fikar
Stadium: AutoZone Park Attendance: 4,834 Referee: Michael Radchuk Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Assistant referees: Ben Rigel Fourth official: DeShun Beard
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 9,292 Referee: Kevin Broadley Assistant referees: Chris Schurfranz Assistant referees: Eric Burton Fourth official: Christopher Slane
The top seven teams in each USL Championship conference advanced to the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs, with the conference winners each receiving a bye to the conference semifinals. Louisville City entered the playoffs as the top seed out of the Eastern Conference.
Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,534 Referee: Lukasz Szpala Assistant referees: Kevin Klinger Assistant referees: Ian McKay Fourth official: Matt Thompson MVP: Patiño