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16th season the USL Championship
Football league season
USL Championship
Season2026
Dates
  • March 7 – October 24
    (regular season)
  • October 30 – November 20-22
    (playoffs)
←2025
2027 →

The2026 USL Championship season will be the 16th season of theUSL Championship and the ninth season under Division II sanctioning.

25 teams in two conferences will compete in the regular season.[1] TheBrooklyn FC men's team, which was originally scheduled to begin play in 2025, will debut in 2026 alongsideSporting Club Jacksonville. North Carolina FC dropped out of the USL Championship and went on hiatus following the 2025 season, with hopes to enter the USL Division One in 2028 with a new stadium in Raleigh.[2][3]

All 25 teams will participate in thePrinx Tires USL Cup alongside the 18USL League One teams.

ThePittsburgh Riverhounds FC are the defending league champions andLouisville City FC are the defending Players' Shield winners.

Teams

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Locations of teams for the 2026 USL Championship season
Western Conference  Eastern Conference

Changes from 2025

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Expansion clubs

Departing clubs

Stadiums and locations

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TeamStadiumCapacity
Birmingham Legion FCProtective Stadium47,000
Brooklyn FCMaimonides Park[A]7,000
Charleston BatteryPatriots Point Soccer Complex5,000
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCWeidner Field8,000
Detroit City FCKeyworth Stadium7,933
El Paso Locomotive FCSouthwest University Park[A]9,500
FC TulsaONEOK Field[A]7,833
Hartford AthleticTrinity Health Stadium[A]5,500
Indy ElevenIU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium[A]10,524
Las Vegas Lights FCCashman Field9,334
Lexington SCLexington SC Stadium7,500
Loudoun United FCSegra Field5,000
Louisville City FCLynn Family Stadium15,304
Miami FCPitbull Stadium[A]25,000
Monterey Bay FCCardinale Stadium6,000
New Mexico UnitedRio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park[A]13,500
Oakland Roots SCOakland Coliseum[A]53,200 (15,000[B])
Orange County SCChampionship Soccer Stadium5,000
Phoenix Rising FCPhoenix Rising Soccer Stadium10,000
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCHighmark Stadium5,000
Rhode Island FCCentreville Bank Stadium10,500
Sacramento Republic FCHeart Health Park11,569
San Antonio FCToyota Field8,296
Sporting Club JacksonvilleHodges Stadium12,000
Tampa Bay RowdiesAl Lang Stadium[A]7,227
  1. ^
  2. ^
    Soccer seating capacity.

Personnel and sponsorships

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TeamHead coachCaptain(s)Kit manufacturerKit sponsor
Birmingham Legion FCEnglandMark BriggsHummelCoca-Cola
Brooklyn FCUnited StatesMarlon LeBlanc
Charleston BatteryUnited StatesBen PirmannHummelThe Ideal Life
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCRepublic of IrelandAlan McCannCapelli SportCommonSpirit Health
Detroit City FCEnglandDanny DichioAdidasMetro Detroit Area Chevrolet Dealers
El Paso Locomotive FCUnited StatesJunior GonzalezHummelSouthwest University at El Paso
FC TulsaUnited StatesLuke SpencerPumaWilliams
Hartford AthleticUnited StatesBrendan BurkeHummelTrinity Health of New England
Indy ElevenEnglandSean McAuleyUnder ArmourFord
Las Vegas Lights FCUnited StatesDevin RensingHummelLiUNA!
Lexington SCJapanMasaki HemmiNikeUK HealthCare Sports Medicine
Loudoun United FCAustraliaAnthony LimbrickCapelli SportCORAS
Louisville City FCUnited StatesDanny CruzAdidasGE Appliances
Miami FCArgentinaGastόn MaddoniMacronmicromobility.com
Monterey Bay FCEnglandJordan StewartPumaMontage Health
New Mexico UnitedUnited States Dennis SanchezMeow Wolf (home)
Sandia Resort and Casino (away)
Oakland Roots SCUnited StatesRyan MartinCharlyElevance Health
Orange County SCEnglandDanny StoneHummelHoag
Phoenix Rising FCNorwayPa-Modou KahAdidasCarvana
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SCEnglandRob VincentHummelAllegheny Health Network (home)
84 Lumber (away)
Rhode Island FCBermudaKhano SmithSpainKoke VegasCapelli SportBreeze Airways
Sacramento Republic FCScotlandNeill CollinsHummelUCDavis Health
San Antonio FCUnited StatesCarlos LlamosaPumaCommunity First Health Plans
Sporting Club JacksonvilleScotlandLiam Fox
Tampa Bay RowdiesScotland Dominic CasciatoPumaDEX Imaging

Regular season

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Format

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The teams will play an unbalanced 30-game schedule plus four USL Cup games. Each team will play their conference opponents twice, home and away, and five or six of the teams in the opposite conference. The top eight teams in each conference will make the playoffs.[1][4]

Eastern Conference

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PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Birmingham Legion FC00000000Playoffs
2Brooklyn FC00000000
3Charleston Battery00000000
4Detroit City FC00000000
5Hartford Athletic00000000
6Indy Eleven00000000
7Loudoun United FC00000000
8Louisville City FC00000000
9Miami FC00000000
10Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC00000000
11Rhode Island FC00000000
12Sporting Club Jacksonville00000000
13Tampa Bay Rowdies00000000
First match(es) will be played: March 7, 2026. Source:USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Western Conference

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PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC00000000Playoffs
2El Paso Locomotive FC00000000
3Las Vegas Lights FC00000000
4Lexington SC00000000
5Monterey Bay FC00000000
6New Mexico United00000000
7Oakland Roots SC00000000
8Orange County SC00000000
9Phoenix Rising FC00000000
10Sacramento Republic FC00000000
11San Antonio FC00000000
12FC Tulsa00000000
First match(es) will be played: March 7, 2026. Source:USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

USL Cup

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Main article:2026 USL Cup

References

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  1. ^ab"USL Championship reveals the 2026 schedule".USL Championship. USL Championship Staff. December 16, 2025. RetrievedDecember 18, 2025.
  2. ^"RALEIGH GROUP TO APPLY FOR UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE DIVISION I FRANCHISE".North Carolina FC. Retrieved2026-01-22.
  3. ^"North Carolina Football Club suspending operations in hopes of going into new league".ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. 2025-11-04. Retrieved2026-01-22.
  4. ^Staff, USLChampionship com (2025-12-10)."USL Championship Announces Competition Format for 2026 Season".USL Championship. Retrieved2026-01-22.
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