2026 Corpus Christi FC season

Corpus Christi FC
2026 season
Owner	Dr. Kingsley Okonkwo
Head coach	Éamon Zayed
Stadium	Corpus Christi Sports Complex
U.S. Open Cup	NA
	← 2025 2027 →

Last updated February 01, 2026

The 2026 Corpus Christi FC season is the Eighth season in the club's existence as well as their first in USL League One, the third-tier of American soccer after spending seven seasons in USL League Two. Despite not playing in last year's US Open Cup, due to rule changes, Corpus Christi FC cannot compete in the U.S. Open Cup because expansion teams are not allowed to compete this year.^[1]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of January 31, 2026

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.	Nation	Player
—	DF	USA	Patrick Langlois
—	MF	GER	Jackson Dietrich
—	DF	SLV	Alexis Cerritos
—	DF	USA	Tomas Ritondale
—	MF	IRL	Jack Keaney
—	GK	GER	James Talbot

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	from	Type	Fee	Ref.
January 21, 2026	DF	Patrick Langlois	Portland Hearts of Pine	Signing	Free	^[2]
January 26, 2026	MF	Jackson Dietrich	Forward Madison FC	Signing	Free	^[3]
January 27, 2026	FW	Alexis Cerritos	AV Alta FC	Signing	Free	^[4]
January 28, 2026	DF	Tomas Ritondale	FC Naples	Signing	Free	^[5]
January 29, 2026	MF	Jack Keaney	Cliftonville	Signing	Free	^[6]
January 31, 2026	GK	James Talbot	Bohemians	Signing	Free	^[7]

Out

Date	Position	Number	Name	to	Type	Fee	Ref.

Non-competitive fixtures

Friendlies

January 31	Corpus Christi FC	v	Houston Dutch Lions	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex Attendance: Closed to the public

February 7	Corpus Christi FC	v	Houston Christian Huskies	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex Attendance: Closed to the public

February 14	Corpus Christi FC	v	Incarnate Word Cardinals	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex Attendance: Closed to the public

February 22	Austin FC II	v	Corpus Christi FC	Austin, Texas
				Stadium: Parmer Field Attendance: Closed to the public

February 28	San Antonio FC	v	Corpus Christi FC	San Antonio, Texas
				Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: Closed to the public

March 4	Corpus Christi FC	v	Laredo Heat	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex Attendance: Closed to the public

March 7	Corpus Christi FC	v	SMU Mustangs	Corpus Christi, Texas
				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex Attendance: Closed to the public

Competitive fixtures

Regular Season

March 141	FC Naples	v	Corpus Christi FC	Naples, Florida
6:00 PM CST				Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex

March 212	One Knoxville SC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Knoxville, Tennessee
4:00 PM CST				Stadium: Covenant Health Park

March 283	Union Omaha	v	Corpus Christi FC	Omaha, Nebraska
4:00 PM CST				Stadium: Morrison Stadium

April 44	Westchester SC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Mount Vernon, New York
6:00 PM CST				Stadium: The Stadium at Memorial Field

April 225	Sarasota Paradise	v	Corpus Christi FC	Lakewood Ranch, Florida
5:30 PM CST				Stadium: Premier Sports Campus

May 26	Corpus Christi FC	v	Spokane Velocity	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

May 97	Corpus Christi FC	v	Charlotte Independence	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

May 208	Fort Wayne FC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Fort Wayne, Indiana
6:30 PM CST				Stadium: Fort Wayne FC Park

May 239	Corpus Christi FC	v	One Knoxville SC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

May 2910	Forward Madison FC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Madison, Wisconsin
				Stadium: Breese Stevens Field

June 311	Corpus Christi FC	v	Portland Hearts of Pine	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

June 1312	Corpus Christi FC	v	Richmond Kickers	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

June 2013	Corpus Christi FC	v	Sarasota Paradise	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

June 2414	Corpus Christi FC	v	AV Alta FC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

July 115	Charlotte Independence	v	Corpus Christi FC	Matthews, North Carolina
6:00 PM CST				Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews

July 416	Corpus Christi FC	v	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	Corpus Christi, Texas
6:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

July 1817	New York Cosmos	v	Corpus Christi FC	Paterson, New Jersey
6:00 PM CST				Stadium: Hinchliffe Stadium

July 2518	Corpus Christi FC	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

August 119	Athletic Club Boise	v	Corpus Christi FC	Garden City, Idaho
8:30 PM CST				Stadium: Stadium at Expo Idaho

August 820	Portland Hearts of Pine	v	Corpus Christi FC	Portland, Maine
6:00 PM CST				Stadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium

August 1521	Spokane Velocity	v	Corpus Christi FC	Spokane, Washington
8:00 PM CST				Stadium: ONE Spokane Stadium

August 1922	Corpus Christi FC	v	Greenville Triumph SC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

August 2223	Corpus Christi FC	v	Westchester SC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

September 224	Corpus Christi FC	v	South Georgia Tormenta FC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

September 525	Corpus Christi FC	v	Forward Madison FC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

September 1226	Corpus Christi FC	v	Union Omaha	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

September 1627	Greenville Triumph SC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Mauldin, South Carolina
10:00 AM CST

September 1928	South Georgia Tormenta FC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Statesboro, Georgia
5:30 PM CST				Stadium: Tormenta Stadium

September 2629	Corpus Christi FC	v	Athletic Club Boise	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

October 330	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	v	Corpus Christi FC	East Ridge, Tennessee
2:00 PM CST				Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium

October 731	Corpus Christi FC	v	Fort Wayne FC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

October 1032	Corpus Christi FC	v	FC Naples	Corpus Christi, Texas
5:00 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

October 1733	Richmond Kickers	v	Corpus Christi FC	Richmond, Virginia
5:00 PM CST				Stadium: City Stadium

October 2434	AV Alta FC	v	Corpus Christi FC	Lancaster, California
10:30 PM CST				Stadium: Lancaster Municipal Stadium

USL Cup

April 25Group Stage	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	v	Corpus Christi FC	East Ridge, Tennessee
6:00 PM CDT				Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium

May 16Group Stage	Corpus Christi FC	v	FC Tulsa	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

June 6Group Stage	Birmingham Legion	v	Corpus Christi FC	Birmingham, Alabama
7:00 PM CST				Stadium: Protective Stadium

July 11Group Stage	Corpus Christi FC	v	One Knoxville SC	Corpus Christi, Texas
7:30 PM CST				Stadium: Corpus Christi Sports Complex

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		USL League One		USL Cup		USL League One Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	USA	Patrick Langlois	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	GER	Jackson Dietrich	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SLV	Alexis Cerritos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	USA	Tomás Ritondale	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	IRL	Jack Keaney	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	IRL	James Talbot	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
				0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	USL1 Season	USL Cup	USL League One Playoffs	Total

Assist scorers

Rank	Position	Name	USL1 Season	USL Cup	USL League One Playoffs	Total

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	USL1 Season	USL Cup	Total

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player
No.	Pos.	Player	USL League One Regular Season			USL Cup			USL League One Playoffs			Total
	DF	Patrick Langlois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jackson Dietrich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Alexis Cerritos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Tomás Ritondale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jack Keaney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	James Talbot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

Notes

Citations

↑ "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
↑ "Paddy Langlois joins Corpus Christi FC as club's first professional signing". www.corpuscfc.com. Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
↑ "Corpus Christi FC signs German midfielder Jackson Dietrich". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
↑ "Talented Striker Alexis Cerritos joins Corpus Christi FC". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
↑ "Corpus Christi FC signs tested leftback Tomas Ritondale". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
↑ "Jack Keaney signs first USL Contract with Corpus Christi FC". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
↑ "Corpus Christi FC signs experienced goalkeeper James Talbot". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

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[USSF-Format-1] "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup" (Press release). U.S. Soccer. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 11, 2025.

[2] "Paddy Langlois joins Corpus Christi FC as club's first professional signing". www.corpuscfc.com. Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 22, 2026.

[3] "Corpus Christi FC signs German midfielder Jackson Dietrich". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[4] "Talented Striker Alexis Cerritos joins Corpus Christi FC". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

[5] "Corpus Christi FC signs tested leftback Tomas Ritondale". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 28, 2026.

[6] "Jack Keaney signs first USL Contract with Corpus Christi FC". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 29, 2026.

[7] "Corpus Christi FC signs experienced goalkeeper James Talbot". Corpus Christi FC. Retrieved January 31, 2026.

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