2025 Hartford Athletic season

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Hartford Athletic
2025 season
Hartford Athletic wordmark stacked blue.png
Head coach Brendan Burke
Stadium Trinity Health Stadium
USL Championship Conference: 5th
U.S. Open Cup Second round
USL Cup Champions
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The 2025 Hartford Athletic season is the club's seventh season of existence and their seventh in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. [1]

Contents

Hartford Athletic also played in the U.S. Open Cup for the fifth time in club history and the USL Cup for the first time, defeating Sacramento Republic FC in the final to win their first competitive trophy in the latter. [2] [3]

Transfers

In

PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
FW Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan Jiménez NYCFC II Free transferDecember 4, 2024 [4]
MF Flag of Argentina.svg Samuel Careaga Flag of Argentina.svg Club Atlético Lanús LoanJanuary 6, 2025 [5]
DF Flag of Cuba.svg Adrián Diz Indy Eleven Free transferJanuary 27, 2025 [6]
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Adewale Obalola Flag of Lithuania.svg FK Ekranas Free transferJanuary 30, 2025 [7]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Anderson Colorado Rapids Free transferFebruary 6, 2025 [8]
DF Flag of the United States.svg TJ Presthus Yale Bulldogs Free transferFebruary 12, 2025 [9]
GK Flag of Cameroon.svg Antony Siaha Indy Eleven Free transferFebruary 25, 2025 [10]
MF Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Junior Moreira Flag of Mexico.svg Cancún F.C. UndisclosedFebruary 26, 2025 [11]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Jack Panayotou New England Revolution LoanApril 25, 2025 [12]
MF Flag of The Gambia.svg Baboucarr Njie Free agentSigningJuly 29, 2025 [13]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Owen Presthus Columbus Crew LoanAugust 15, 2025 [14]
GK Flag of the United States.svg John Berner Free agentSigningAugust 27, 2025 [15]

Out

PosPlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
MF Flag of Ghana.svg Anderson Asiedu Free AgentEnd of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Danny Barrera Free AgentEnd of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Freeman Carolina Core FC Loan returnDecember 4, 2024 [16]
GK Flag of the United States.svg Greg MonroeFree AgentEnd of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
MF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Schmidt RetiredEnd of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
MF Flag of France.svg Thomas Vancaeyezeele Tampa Bay Rowdies End of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Triston Hodge North Carolina End of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
DF Flag of Morocco.svg Younes Boudadi Las Vegas Lights End of contractDecember 4, 2024 [16]
FW Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Epps Lexington SC Free transferDecember 12, 2024 [17]
MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jay Chapman Detroit City FC TransferFebruary 3, 2025 [18]
GK Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Ribeiro Free AgentMutual terminationFebruary 7, 2025 [19]
FW Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Dieng Minnesota United $300,000August 22, 2025 [20] [21]
FW Flag of Jamaica.svg Deshane Beckford Westchester SC LoanAugust 29, 2025 [22]

Competitions

Friendlies

February 3 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Hartford Athletic Whippany, New Jersey
Gjengaar Soccerball shade.svg
Sofo Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Stadium: Red Bulls Training Facility
February 15 New England Revolution 2–0 Hartford Athletic Foxborough, Massachusetts
12:30 pm ET
 Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
February 19 Hartford Athletic Cancelled Rhode Island FC Windsor, Connecticut
Report Stadium: Day Hill Dome
Note: No score was reported
February 28 Hartford Athletic 2–1 New York Red Bulls II Hartford, Connecticut
Soccerball shade.svg11'
Soccerball shade.svg22'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg83' TrialistStadium: Trinity Health Stadium

USL Championship

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
3 North Carolina FC (I)27121053937+241 Playoffs
4 Loudoun United FC 27111064345−239
5 Hartford Athletic 26111054029+1138
6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 27101072727037
7 Detroit City FC 2791083132−135
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 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
(I) Clinched/In

Matches

March 81 Lexington SC 2–0 Hartford Athletic Lexington, Kentucky
7:00 pm ET Hafferty Soccerball shade.svg10'
Goldthorp Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Samadia Red card.svg 90+3'Stadium: Lexington SC Stadium
Attendance: 5,025
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
March 222 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0 Hartford Athletic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm ET Griffin Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Brandon Stevis
March 293 Hartford Athletic 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford, Connecticut
2:00 pm ET Dieng Soccerball shade.svg29' Report Soccerball shade.svg10' Avila
Soccerball shade.svg86' Ackwei 		Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Atahan Yaya
April 54 Loudoun United FC 2–0 Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
Report Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Corbyn May
April 196 Hartford Athletic 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC Hartford, Connecticut
Beckford Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,034
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 37 Charleston Battery 4-2 Hartford Athletic Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
17:00 EDT (UTC-04:00) Jennings Soccerball shade.svg24' (p)

David Torres Soccerball shade.svg38'Soccerball shade.svg64'

Houssou Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg5' Ngalina Soccerball shade.svg62' (p)Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,288
May 108 Hartford Athletic 0-0 Detroit City FC Hartford, Connecticut
Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,304
May 179 Hartford Athletic 1-1 Louisville City FC Hartford, Connecticut
Edwards Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Goodrum Soccerball shade.svg39'Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,749
May 2810 Indy Eleven 4-4 Hartford Athletic Indianapolis, Indiana
19:00 EDT (UTC-04:00) Ofeimu Soccerball shade.svg13'

Williams Soccerball shade.svg45+2', 90+3'

Blake Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Edwards Soccerball shade.svg26' (p), 32'

Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg42'

Dieng Soccerball shade.svg46'		Stadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 9,056
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
June 711 Hartford Athletic 0-1 North Carolina FC Hartford, Connecticut
Farrell Yellow card.svg 64' Yellow-red card.svg 68' Report Dolabella Soccerball shade.svg90'+4'Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Edson Carvajal
June 1412 Hartford Athletic 1–2 Charleston Battery Hartford, Connecticut
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,610
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 2013 Hartford Athletic 3–0 Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 1214 Detroit City FC 1–2 Hartford Athletic Hamtramck, Michigan
Report Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,529
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
July 1615 Hartford Athletic 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, Connecticut
Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
July 1916 Rhode Island FC 0–0 Hartford Athletic Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Report Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Attendance: 10,619
July 3017 Hartford Athletic 4–0 New Mexico United Hartford, Connecticut
Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Elton García
August 618 Hartford Athletic 2–0 Miami FC Hartford, Connecticut
Report Akinyode Red card.svg 70'Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,365
Referee: Thomas Snyder
August 919 Birmingham Legion FC 1–4 Hartford Athletic Birmingham, Alabama
Martínez Soccerball shade.svg90'+5' Report
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 5,007
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
August 2321 Hartford Athletic 3−0 Rhode Island FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm Careaga Soccerball shade.svg5'

Edwards Soccerball shade.svg73'

Presthus Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Sanchez Red card.svgStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
August 3022 North Carolina FC 2–3 Hartford Athletic Cary, North Carolina
7:30 PM
 Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Amin Hadzic
September 35 Hartford Athletic 0–2 Indy Eleven Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 PM Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4,966
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Note: Match was originally scheduled for April 12 but was postponed due to weather and field conditions. [23]
September 623 Miami FC 0–1 Hartford Athletic Miami, Florida
7:30 PM Report Panayotou Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Pitbull Stadium
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
September 1324 Monterey Bay FC 0–4 Hartford Athletic Seaside, California
Report
Stadium: Cardinale Stadium
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
September 2025 Hartford Athletic 1-2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Hartford, Connecticut
Diz Pe Soccerball shade.svg11' Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Note: The game was abandoned during stoppage time after allegedly racially offensive language from a Riverhounds player to Marlon Hairston [24]
September 2726 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0–2 Hartford Athletic Colorado Springs, Colorado
Report
Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 7,006
Referee: Brad Jensen
October 727 Oakland Roots SC v Hartford Athletic Oakland, California
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Note: Match was originally scheduled for October but was postponed due Hartford's participation in the 2025 USL Cup final.
October 1128 Hartford Athletic v Sacramento Republic FC Hartford, Connecticut
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
October 1829 Tampa Bay Rowdies v Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, Florida
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
October 2530 Louisville City FC v Hartford Athletic Louisville, Kentucky
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

US Open Cup

March 18First round Hartford Athletic Flag of Connecticut.svg 3–0 Flag of New York.svg New York Shockers Hartford, Connecticut
6:30 p.m. EDT
 Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 2,287
Referee: Johnathan Luk
April 2Second round Portland Hearts of Pine Flag of Maine.svg 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Flag of Connecticut.svg Hartford Athletic Lewiston, Maine
6:30 pm ET Report Stadium: Franklin Athletic Complex
Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Kyle Averill

USL Cup

Table

PosLgTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 USLC Rhode Island FC 43010114+710Advance to knockout stage
2 USLC Hartford Athletic 4211096+39Advance to knockout stage (wild card)
3 USLC Detroit City FC 4210186+28
4 USL1 Portland Hearts of Pine 41102710−35
5 USLC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 4101234−14
6 USL1 Westchester SC 40004311−80
Updated to match(es) played on July 26, 2025 (2025-07-26). Source: USL

Matches

Group stage
April 261 Hartford Athletic 2–0 Portland Hearts of Pine Hartford, Connecticut
Panayotou Soccerball shade.svg41, 65'
Panayotou Red card.svg 72'		 Report Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,878
Referee: Ricardo Montero
May 312 Westchester SC 2–3 Hartford Athletic Mount Vernon, New York
Report
Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Drew Klemp
June 283Hartford Athletic2–2
(2–3 p)		 Detroit City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Rodrigo Albuquerque
Penalties
July 264 Rhode Island FC 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Hartford Athletic Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Report Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Knockout stage
August 20Quarterfinals San Antonio FC 0–2 Hartford Athletic San Antonio, Texas
Report Dieng Soccerball shade.svg36'
Hairston Soccerball shade.svg58'		Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 10Semifinals Hartford Athletic 3–1 Greenville Triumph SC Hartford, Connecticut
Farrell Soccerball shade.svg70'
Hairston Soccerball shade.svg85'
Ngalina Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Lee Soccerball shade.svg74'Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Referee: Alyssa Pennington
October 4Final Sacramento Republic FC 0–1 Hartford Athletic Sacramento, California
Careaga Soccerball shade.svg51'Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Matthew Corrigan

References

  1. ↑ "Our Story". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "USL Expands Jägermeister Cup, Launches First Interleague Competition Created by a Domestic Soccer League". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "RECAP: Hartford Athletic Makes History Winning Their First-Ever USL Jägermeister Cup". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Sign Forward Jonathan Jimenez Vargas". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Acquire Midfielder Samuel Careaga on Loan From Lanús". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Boost Back Line with Dynamic Defender Adrian Diz Pe". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Adewale Obalola joins Hartford Athletic as the Newest Front-Line Addition". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  8. ↑ "MLS Alum Sebastian Anderson joins Hartford Athletic". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ "From New Haven to Hartford: TJ Presthus Joins the Green and Blue". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Adds Proven USL Goalkeeper Antony Siaha". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Midfielder Junior Moreira Signs with Hartford Athletic for 2025 Campaign". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Acquire MLS Midfielder Jack Panayotou On Loan". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Sign Defender Baboucarr Njie". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Adds Midfielder Owen Presthus on Loan from Columbus Crew". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Goalkeeper John Berner Joins Hartford Athletic". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hartford Athletic 2025 Roster Update". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Marcus Epps Joins Lexington Sporting Club USL Championship Men's Team". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Detroit City Football Club Signs Midfielder Jay Chapman from Hartford Athletic". Detroit City FC. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Hartford Athletic and Renan Ribeiro Mutually Terminate Contract". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  20. ↑ MNUFC. "Minnesota United Signs Striker Mamadou Dieng from Hartford Athletic | Minnesota United FC". MNUFC. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  21. ↑ Scholes, Oliver. "Hartford Athletic in Advanced Talks to Sell Mamadou Dieng to Minnesota United". www.theblazingmusket.com. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Loan Deshane Beckford to Westchester SC". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Home Match Against Indy Eleven Rescheduled to September 3rd". Hartford Athletic . April 23, 2025.
  24. ↑ https://www.wtnh.com/sports/hartford-athletic/hartford-athletic-match-abandoned-by-players-staff-due-to-alleged-use-of-racially-offensive-language/
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