2025 Birmingham Legion FC season

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Birmingham Legion FC
2025 season
General Manager Jay Heaps
Head Coach Tom Soehn
Stadium Protective Stadium
USL Championship Eastern Conference: TBD
Playoffs TBD
U.S. Open Cup First Round
USL Cup TBD
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2026  →

The 2025 Birmingham Legion season is the seventh season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.

Contents

Squad Information

Roster

As of April 4, 2025 [1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Van Oekel
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephen Turnbull
3 DF Flag of Rwanda.svg  RWA Phanuel Kavita
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ramiz Hamouda
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Kos
7 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Danny Trejo
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kobe Hernandez-Foster
9 FW Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Ronaldo Damus (on loan from GIF Sundsvall)
10 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Tabort Etaka Preston
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dawson McCartney
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Rufe
15 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tyler Pasher
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trevor Spangenberg
19 MF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Enzo Martínez
20 DF Flag of Grenada.svg  GRN A. J. Paterson
21 FW Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Sebastian Tregarthen
22 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lucca Dourado
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roman Torres (on loan from Minnesota United 2)
32 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Temi Ereku
33 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Moses Mensah
43 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tiago Suarez (on loan from New England Revolution)
47 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Finn Calloway
57 GK Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Fernando Delgado
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sam McIllhatton

Competitions

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
8 Rhode Island FC 205961520−521 Playoffs
9 Indy Eleven 185852732−520 [a]
10 Miami FC 195951727−1020 [a]
11 Birmingham Legion FC 204972332−919
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1851122128−717
Updated to match(es) played on August 10, 2025. 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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Indy Eleven are ahead of Miami FC on head-to-head points. IND 3−0 MIA

Match results

On December 19, 2024, the USL Championship released the regular season schedule for all 24 teams. [2]

All times in Central Time Zone.

March 8, 2025 (2025-03-08)1 Birmingham Legion FC 1–3 Loudoun United FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 2,762
Referee: Natalie Simon
March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16)2 Birmingham Legion FC 1–1 Louisville City FC Birmingham, Alabama
8:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,724
Referee: Kyle Johnston
March 22, 2025 (2025-03-22)3 Detroit City FC 2–2 Birmingham Legion FC Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: John Griggs
March 29, 2025 (2025-03-29)4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds FC 2–0 Birmingham Legion FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
8:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 4,377
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 13, 2025 (2025-04-13)5 Birmingham Legion FC 3–1 El Paso Locomotive FC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 6,920
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
April 19, 2025 (2025-04-19)6 Hartford Athletic 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03)7 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–2 Birmingham Legion FC St. Petersburg, Florida
6:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,504
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14)8 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Rhode Island FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00
 Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18)9 Birmingham Legion FC 1–1 Detroit City FC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00
 Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24)10 Miami FC 1–2 Birmingham Legion FC Miami, Florida
6:00
 Report
Stadium: Pitbull Stadium
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Natalie Simon
June 4, 202511 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Indy Eleven Birmingham, AL
8:00 PM EST
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,332
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14)12 Louisville City FC 4–2 Birmingham Legion FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM
 Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,802
Referee: Mark Verso
June 18, 2025 (2025-06-18)13 Birmingham Legion FC 1−0 Sacramento Republic FC Birmingham, Alabama
5:00 PM
 Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
June 21, 2025 (2025-06-21)14 Birmingham Legion FC v Oakland Roots SC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)15 Birmingham Legion FC 0–0 Charleston Battery Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM Report Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 5,805
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)16 Rhode Island FC 1–1 Birmingham Legion FC Pawtucket, Rhode Island
6:00 PM Fuson Soccerball shade.svg44' Report Damus Soccerball shade.svg27'Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Attendance: 10,734
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
July 11, 2025 (2025-07-11)17 North Carolina FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Cary, North Carolina
6:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Thomas Snyder
July 19, 2025 (2025-07-19)18 Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM Report Micaletto Soccerball shade.svg83'Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 2, 2025 (2025-08-02)19 Phoenix Rising FC 3–3 Birmingham Legion FC Phoenix, Arizona
9:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 3,757
Referee: John Matto
September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06)23 FC Tulsa v Birmingham Legion FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 PMStadium: ONEOK Field
October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)29 Birmingham Legion FC v Miami FC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 PMStadium: Protective Stadium

USL Cup

The Legion will participate in the second edition of the USL Cup, the first edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One. [3] [4]

Group standings

PosLgTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 USLC Indy Eleven 4310082+611Advance to knockout stage
2 USLC Birmingham Legion FC 4301084+410Advance to knockout stage (wild card)
3 USL1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 4110248−45
4 USLC FC Tulsa 4101287+14
5 USL1 Forward Madison FC 4101237−44
6 USL1 One Knoxville SC 4010325−32
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL

Group stage

April 27, 2025 (2025-04-27) Birmingham Legion FC 3–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Birmingham, Alabama
4:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,509
Referee: Elton García
May 31, 2025 (2025-05-31) FC Tulsa 1–2 Birmingham Legion FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
7:30 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 4,467
Referee: Benjamin Meyer
July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26) Birmingham Legion FC 2–1 Forward Madison FC Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CDT
Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Quarter-finals

U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, the Birmingham Legion entered in the first round of the 110th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they were on the losing end of an upset to pre-professional club Little Rock Rangers of USL League 2. [5] [6]

March 19 Little Rock Rangers (USL2) Flag of Arkansas.svg 1–0 Flag of Alabama.svg Birmingham Legion (USLC) Little Rock, Arkansas
7:00 PM CDT
  • McConnell Soccerball shade.svg48'
 Report Stadium: Episcopal Collegiate School
Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Deshun Beard

References

  1. ↑ "Roster Archive". Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ USLSoccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Michael (December 12, 2024). "ANOTHER COMPETITION: USL adds Jägermeister Cup for Championship, League One teams". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Byrd, Phillip (March 21, 2025). "2025 US Open Round 1: Little Rock Rangers upset Birmingham Legion to earn first USOC win". thecup.us. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Farrar, Thomas (February 5, 2025). "LR Rangers to compete in nation's oldest soccer tournament, US Open Cup". KATV. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
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