2025 USL League One season

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USL League One
Season2025
DatesMarch 8 – October 25 (regular season)
November 1 – November 14-16 (playoffs)
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of December 25, 2024.

The 2025 USL League One season will be the seventh season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.

Contents

Fourteen teams will participate in the 2025 season. Five teams, AV Alta FC, [1] FC Naples, [2] Portland Hearts of Pine, [3] Texoma FC, [4] and Westchester SC, [5] joined as expansion franchises. Lexington SC left to join USL Championship, [6] Central Valley Fuego FC voluntarily left the league. [7] The franchise agreement for the Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC was terminated when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [8]

The regular season will start on March 8. [9] The 2025 season also included a new format of the in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons) which featured a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional USL leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One, to be played between April and September. [10]

Union Omaha are the defending league champions and Player's Shield winners.

Teams

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AVA
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CLT
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CHA
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MAD
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GVL
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NAP
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KNX
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PHP
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RIC
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TRM
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SPK
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TXO
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OMA
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WES
Locations of teams for the 2025 USL League One season
TeamCityStadiumCapacityHead coachJersey manufacturerJersey sponsor
AV Alta FC Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium 5,300 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Kleiban Hummel Parris Law Firm
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Jeffries Capelli Sport Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC East Ridge, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium [i] 2,500 Flag of England.svg Scott Mackenzie Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Glaeser HummelDairyland Insurance Company
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium [11] 16,000 Flag of Bermuda.svg Rick WrightHummelScansource
FC Naples Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium5,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt PolandHummelPhysicians Regional Healthcare System
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park [ii] 6,500 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Fuller HummelKUB Fiber
Portland Hearts of Pine Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium 6,000 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Murphy HummelVisit Maine
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 6,000 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Sawatzky Adidas Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium [i] 5,300 Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Cameron Puma Optim Healthcare
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium 5,100 Flag of England.svg Leigh Veidman Capelli SportLocal community sponsors
Texoma FC Sherman, Texas Historic Bearcat Stadium6,500 Flag of England.svg Adrian Forbes HummelTBA
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park [ii] [i] [12] 9,023 Flag of England.svg Dominic CasciatoHummelCentris Federal Credit Union
Westchester SC Mount Vernon, New York Memorial Field3,900 Flag of Ireland.svg Dave CartonHummel Northwell Health
  1. 1 2 3 Soccer specific stadium
  2. 1 2 Baseball Park

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
One Knoxville SC Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Ilić (interim)End of interim periodDecember 4, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Fuller December 4, 2024 [13]

Regular season

Format

Each team plays the others twice, home and away, plus four additional matches. The top eight teams at the end of the season will qualify for the playoffs. [9]

League table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 AV Alta FC 00000000 Playoffs
2 Charlotte Independence 00000000
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 00000000
4 FC Naples 00000000
5 Forward Madison FC 00000000
6 Greenville Triumph SC 00000000
7 One Knoxville SC 00000000
8 Union Omaha 00000000
9 Portland Hearts of Pine 00000000
10 Spokane Velocity FC 00000000
11 Richmond Kickers 00000000
12 South Georgia Tormenta FC 00000000
13 Texoma FC 00000000
14 Westchester SC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: March 8, 2025. Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results table

Color Key: Home Away Win Loss Draw
ClubMatch [9]
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AV Alta FC
(AVA)
TRMRICWESCHASPKNAPTXOGVLCLTSPKWESPHPPHPOMAKNXNAPMADSPKGVLTXOOMACHAMADKNXTRMNAPTXOCLTRICPHP
Mar 15Mar 22Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19May 3May 10May 17May 24Jun 7Jun 15Jun 21Jul 2Jul 5Jul 16Jul 19Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 20Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 10Oct 18Oct 25
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)
RICCHAGVLMADTRMTXOWESKNXAVATRMSPKGVLTXOONAMADPHPKNXTXOGVLWESOMAPHPCHANAPRICKNXSPKAVACHANAP
Mar 15Mar 28Apr 5Apr 11Apr 20May 2May 10May 16May 24Jun 7Jun 11Jun 15Jun 21Jul 12Jul 16Jul 19Jul 30Aug 2Aug 9Aug 15Aug 20Aug 30Sep 6Sep 12Sep 20Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 25
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
(CHA)
NAPCLTTRMAVAGVLRICNAPTRMPHPNAPGVLKNXRICTXOSPKWESMADOMATXOTRMAVACLTPHPSPKOMAKNXGVLMADCLTWES
Mar 8Mar 28Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19May 10May 14May 24Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jul 5Jul 12Jul 16Jul 19Aug 1Aug 6Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 21Sep 27Oct 1Oct 4Oct 11Oct 17Oct 25
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)
NAPRICCLTTXOOMAKNXWESPHPOMASPKWESTXOGVLCLTTRMAVACHAKNXNAPSPKTXOTRMAVARICGVLWESPHPCHAOMARIC
Mar 15Mar 29Apr 11Apr 19May 3May 9May 17May 24Jun 7Jun 14Jun 18Jul 5Jul 12Jul 16Jul 23Aug 2Aug 6Aug 9Aug 16Aug 21Aug 27Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 21Sep 28Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)
WESOMASPKCLTKNXCHARICAVATXONAPOMACLTCHAWESMADPHPRICTRMCLTAVATXOPHPNAPTRMMADSPKCHAOMATRMKNX
Mar 8Mar 12Mar 29Apr 5Apr 9Apr 19May 2May 17May 25Jun 7Jun 12Jun 15Jun 21Jul 2Jul 12Jul 16Jul 20Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Sep 3Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25
FC Naples
(NAP)
CHAMADSPKPHPTXORICKNXAVACHAPHPOMAGVLCHATRMWESAVARICTRMTXOMADKNXWESGVLCLTPHPAVAOMAWESSPKCLT
Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19May 3May 14May 17May 25Jun 7Jun 14Jun 25Jul 12Jul 19Aug 2Aug 6Aug 9Aug 16Aug 27Aug 30Sep 6Sep 12Sep 21Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 18Oct 25
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)
SPKTXOGVLNAPPHPMADCLTWESRICTRMCHATRMAVAWESCLTPHPMADOMARICNAPSPKTRMAVAOMACLTCHARICPHPTXOGVL
Mar 16Mar 22Apr 9Apr 19May 4May 9May 16Jun 7Jun 13Jun 21Jul 5Jul 12Jul 16Jul 19Jul 30Aug 2Aug 9Aug 17Aug 23Aug 27Aug 31Sep 6Sep 13Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 4Oct 10Oct 19Oct 25
Portland Hearts of Pine
(PHP)
NAPSPKTRMKNXOMANAPMADCHAOMAAVAAVATRMTXOGVLCLTKNXRICSPKWESCLTGVLCHARICNAPTXOOMAMADKNXWESAVA
Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12May 4May 10May 17May 24Jun 7Jun 15Jun 21Jul 2Jun 6Jul 12Jul 16Jul 19Aug 2Aug 9Aug 17Aug 24Aug 30Sep 3Sep 13Sep 17Sep 21Sep 27Oct 1Oct 4Oct 10Oct 18Oct 25
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)
TRMCLTAVAMADOMANAPWESGVLCHASPKWESTXOKNXSPKOMACHAGVLNAPPHPTRMKNXWESMADPHPCLTTRMKNXTXOAVAMAD
Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29Apr 9Apr 12Apr 19May 2May 10May 18May 25Jun 7Jun 13Jun 21Jun 25Jul 12Jul 20Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Sep 3Sep 13Sep 17Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25
Tormenta FC
(TRM)
RICAVAOMACHAPHPCLTSPKCHACLTTXOKNXNAPPHPKNXOMAMADGVLNAPWESRICCHAMADKNXGVLAVARICWESSPKGVLTXO
Mar 8Mar 15Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12Apr 20May 10May 24Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jun 25Jul 6Jul 12Jul 18Jul 23Aug 2Aug 6Aug 10Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Oct 25
Spokane Velocity FC
(SPK)
KNXNAPGVLPHPTXOAVAWESTRMRICAVACLTMADRICTXOWESCHAOMAAVAPHPMADKNXWESTXOOMACHAGVLCLTTRMNAPOMA
Mar 16Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5Apr 13Apr 19May 4May 10May 18Jun 7Jun 11Jun 14Jun 21Jul 2Jul 16Jul 19Aug 2Aug 9Aug 17Aug 21Aug 31Sep 7Sep 13Sep 17Sep 21Sep 27Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25
Texoma FC
(TXO)
KNXWESNAPSPKMADCLTAVAOMAGVLRICTRMCLTSPKMADPHPCHACLTNAPCHAAVAGVLMADOMASPKWESPHPAVARICKNXTRM
Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5Apr 13Apr 19May 2May 10May 17May 25Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21Jul 2Jul 5Jul 12Jul 16Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 20Aug 23Aug 27Sep 6Sep 13Sep 21Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11Oct 19Oct 25
Union Omaha
(OMA)
GVLTRMRICMADPHPTXONAPMADGVLPHPRICAVACLTTRMSPKWESCHAKNXCLTAVATXOWESSPKKNXCHAPHPNAPGVLMADSPK
Mar 12Mar 29Apr 9May 3May 10May 17May 25Jun 7Jun 12Jun 15Jun 25Jul 5Jul 12Jul 18Aug 2Aug 6Aug 9Aug 17Aug 20Aug 23Sep 6Sep 13Sep 17Sep 21Sep 27Oct 1Oct 5Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25
Westchester SC
(WES)
GVLTXOAVARICSPKCLTMADRICKNXAVAMADGVLNAPSPKKNXCHAOMATRMCLTPHPNAPRICSPKOMATXOMADTRMNAPPHPCHA
Mar 8Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12Apr 19May 3May 10May 17May 24Jun 7Jun 15Jun 21Jul 2Jul 5Jul 16Jul 19Aug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 20Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4Oct 10Oct 18Oct 25

USL Cup

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