2026 Chattanooga FC season

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Chattanooga FC
2026 season
OwnerThomas Clark
Sheldon Grizzle
ChairmanDavid Grizzard
Head coach Chris Nugent
Stadium Finley Stadium
MLSNP Southeast Division:
Eastern Conference:
MLSNP:
2026 U.S. Open Cup Round
  2025
2027  
All statistics correct as of 19:59, July 5, 2025 (UTC).

The 2026 Chattanooga season is the club's eighteenth season. It is the third season in MLS Next Pro and the third with independent teams with the Carolina Core and Connecticut United FC. The first eleven seasons Chattanooga FC competed as an amateur team in National Premier Soccer League. Chattanooga FC was a successful amateur team, winning the NPSL season champion eight times and finish second in post-season playoffs four times. Last season Chattanooga FC made the playoffs for the first time in MLS Next Pro but lost in the first round to Huntsville City FC 2–0.

Contents

Technical staff

Technical staff
Head coach Flag of Ireland.svg Christopher Nugent
Assistant coach Flag of England.svg Adam Reekie
Director of Goalkeeping Assistant Coach Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon [1]
Director of soccer operations Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Mattheiss

Current roster

As of December 1, 2025 [2]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Eldin Jakupović
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Griffin Huff
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tate Robertson
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Sorenson
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Yves Tcheuyap
5 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Farid Sar-Sar
7 MF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Ameziane Sid Mohand
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Koehler
15 MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Steeve Louis-Jean
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Mangarov
17 MF Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  HON Darwin Ortiz
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Husakiwsky
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keegan Ancelin
33 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex McGrath
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Barrueta
97 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony García
  1. ^
    Chattanooga FC Academy player.

Transfers

In

DatePositionNo.NameFromTypeFeeRef.
November 17, 2025DF Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Sorenson Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Independence One-year DealNA [3]
November 24, 2025GK Flag of the United States.svg Griffin Huff Flag of the United States.svg Lexington SC One-year DealNA [4]
December 1, 2025DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yves Tcheuyap Flag of the United States.svg Crown Legacy FC One-year DealNA [5]

Loan In

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromStartEndSource

Out

DatePositionNo.NameToTypeFeeRef.
October 27, 2025GK25 Flag of the United States.svg J.P. Philpot Option DeclinedN/A [6]
FW11 Flag of South Korea.svg Minjae Kwak Option DeclinedN/A
DF4 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Brown NAReleasedN/A
MF27 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Mendonca Option DeclinedN/A [7]
DF20 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Dudley NAReleasedN/A
DF2 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Screen ReleasedN/A
MF8 Flag of England.svg Callum Watson NAReleasedN/A
FW10 Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad ReleasedN/A
FW10 Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Turner Flag of the United States.svg DC United Loan ExpiredN/A

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

Standings

League

Match results

Statistics

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Eldin Jakupović 000+000+000+00
GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Griffin Huff 000+000+000+00
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tate Robertson 000+000+000+00
5 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Farid Sar-Sar000+000+000+00
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Sorenson 000+000+000+00
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Yves Tcheuyap 000+000+000+00
7 MF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Ameziane Sid Mohand000+000+000+00
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Koehler000+000+000+00
15 MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Steeve Louis-Jean000+000+000+00
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Mangarov 000+000+000+00
17 MF Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg  HON Darwin Ortiz000+000+000+00
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Husakiwsky 000+000+000+00
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keegan Ancelin 000+000+000+00
33 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex McGrath 000+000+000+00
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Barrueta000+000+000+00
97 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Garcia 000+000+000+00

Top scorers

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Total0000

Top assists

RankPositionNumberNameMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Total0000

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.PlayerMLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP PlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eldin Jakupović 000000000000
GK Flag of the United States.svg Griffin Huff 000000000000
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg Tate Robertson 000000000000
DF Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Sorenson 000000000000
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yves Tcheuyap 000000000000
5 DF Flag of Argentina.svg Farid Sar-Sar000000000000
7 FW Flag of Algeria.svg Ameziane Sid Mohand000000000000
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Koehler 000000000000
15 MF Flag of Haiti.svg Steeve Louis Jean 000000000000
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Mangarov 000000000000
17 MF Flag of Honduras (2022-present).svg Darwin Ortiz000000000000
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg Luke Husakiwsky 000000000000
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Ancelin 000000000000
33 MF Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath 000000000000
51 GK Flag of the United States.svg Michael Barrueta000000000000
97 FW Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Garcia 000000000000
Total0001000000000

References

  1. "News | ChattanoogaFC.com". CFC.
  2. "Chattanooga FC 2023 Roster". chattanoogafc.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. "Chattanooga Football Club signs defender Anthony Sorenson". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. November 17, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  4. "Chattanooga Football Club signs goalkeeper Griffin Huff". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. November 24, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  5. "Chattanooga Football Club signs defender Yves Tcheuyap". www.ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  6. "Chattanooga FC announces roster moves ahead of 2026 season". ChattanoogaFC.com. Chattanooga FC. October 27, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  7. "New York Cosmos increase roster to 11 players with three new signings". NY Cosmos. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

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