2022 Carolina Challenge Cup

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2022 Carolina Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	February 12–19
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Inter Miami (1st title)
Runners-up	Columbus Crew
Third place	Charleston Battery
Fourth place	Charlotte FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
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International football competition

The 2022 Carolina Challenge Cup, officially the Breeze Airways Carolina Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th edition of the Carolina Challenge Cup, an annual soccer tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina by the Charleston Battery, returning after a two-year hiatus. The tournament was held from February 12 to 19, 2022, with all matches played at Patriots Point Soccer Complex in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

In addition to the Charleston Battery of the USL Championship (USL), three Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs participated: Columbus Crew, Charlotte FC, and Inter Miami, all of Major League Soccer.

The tournament was Charlotte's first competition in front of fans as they lost to Charleston 1-0 in their debut, with Aidan Apodaca scoring the lone goal. Miami would ultimately win the 2022 CCC in their first time participating.

Teams

Team	League	Appearance
Charleston Battery (hosts)	USLC	16th
Charlotte FC	MLS	1st
Columbus Crew	MLS	7th
Inter Miami	MLS	1st

Matches

Inter Miami v Columbus Crew

February 12	Inter Miami	1–1	Columbus Crew	Mount Pleasant, SC
1:00 p.m.	Lassiter 59'		Etienne 86'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Charleston Battery v Charlotte FC

February 12	Charleston Battery	1–0	Charlotte FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
7:00 p.m.	Apodaca 13'			Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Columbus Crew v Charlotte FC

February 15	Columbus Crew	0-0	Charlotte FC	Mount Pleasant, SC
5:00 p.m.				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Inter Miami v Charleston Battery

February 15	Inter Miami	1-0	Charleston Battery	Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00 p.m.	Lassiter 77'			Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Charleston Battery v Columbus Crew

February 18	Charleston Battery	0-3	Columbus Crew	Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00 p.m.			Mensah 9' Zelarayán 27' Santos 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Charlotte FC v Inter Miami

February 19	Charlotte FC	1-2	Inter Miami	Mount Pleasant, SC
8:00 p.m.	Makoun 92' (pen.)	Report	Campana 25' Higuaín 50'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Table standings

Pos	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Inter Miami CF (C)	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	7
2	Columbus Crew	3	1	0	2	4	1	+3	5
3	Charleston Battery	3	1	2	0	1	4	−3	3
4	Charlotte FC	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	1

(C) – Cup Winner

References

Battery, Charleston (February 23, 2022). "Breeze Airways Carolina Challenge Cup". charlestonbattery.com. Charleston Battery. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
Bilodeau, Kevin (January 13, 2022). "Battery Announce Return of Carolina Challenge Cup". WCSC-TV. Gray Television. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
"Charleston take down Charlotte FC in Battle of the Carolinas".
"MATCH RECAP: Inter Miami CF Claims Breeze Airways Carolina Challenge Cup Title with 2-1 Victory over Charlotte FC | Inter Miami CF".

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A-Leagues All Stars Game	Sydney (25 May)
Capital Cup	Washington, D.C. (1–7 June)
Carolina Challenge Cup	Charleston (12–19 February)
Coachella Valley Invitational	Indio (10–19 February)
Copa Sky	Mexico (12–30 December)
Emirates Cup	London (30 July)
Florida Cup	Paradise (16 July) Charlotte (20 July) Orlando (20 & 23 July)
Global Tour for Peace	Piraeus (9 April) Warsaw (12 April) Gdańsk (14 April) Istanbul (14–19 April) Cluj (20 April) Antalya (25 April) Dortmund (26 April) Zagreb (28 April) Split (1 May) Basel (4 May) Mönchengladbach (11 May) Tallinn (14 May) Empoli (17 May) Rijeka (18 May) Yverdon-les-Bains (26 June) Lausanne (29 June) Savièse (2 July) Fribourg (5 July) Lucerne (9 July) Bourgoin-Jallieu (12 July) Antwerp (15 July) Sittard (26 July) Amsterdam (26 July) Liverpool (29 July) Utrecht (30 July) Rome (7 August) Domžale (10 August) Brdo (10–15 August)
Soccer Champions Tour	USA (23–31 July)
Jordan International Tournament	Amman (23–26 September)
J.League Asia Challenge	Thailand (12–15 November)
Leagues Cup Showcase	United States (3 August – 22 September)
Queensland Champions Cup	Gold Coast (14 July), Brisbane (17 July), Townsville (20 July)
Sydney Super Cup	Sydney (17–23 November)
Women's International Champions Cup	Portland (17–20 August)
The Women's Cup	Louisville (14–20 August)

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National teams

World Cup (Third qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL spring fall
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

Cup competitions

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup
International	CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup
Friendly	Capital Cup Carolina Challenge Cup Coachella Valley Invitational Visit Tucson Sun Cup Dallas Cup

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2021–22 2022–23

Club seasons
MLS	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo Inter Miami CF LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
USLC	Atlanta United 2 Birmingham Legion Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks Detroit City El Paso Locomotive Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven LA Galaxy II Las Vegas Lights Loudoun United Louisville City Memphis 901 Miami FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United New York Red Bulls II Oakland Roots Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds RGVFC Toros Sacramento Republic San Antonio FC San Diego Loyal Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
MLS Next Pro	Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 Fort Lauderdale CF Houston Dynamo 2 Minnesota United FC 2 New England Revolution II New York City FC II North Texas SC Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs Rochester New York FC San Jose Earthquakes II St. Louis City SC 2 Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2
USL1	Central Valley Fuego Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph Northern Colorado Hailstorm North Carolina FC Union Omaha Richmond Kickers Tormenta FC FC Tucson
NISA	Albion San Diego Bay Cities FC California United Strikers Chattanooga FC Flower City Union Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats Michigan Stars Syracuse Pulse Valley United

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