2026 Hartford Athletic season

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Hartford Athletic
2026 season
Hartford Athletic wordmark stacked blue.png
Head coach Brendan Burke
Stadium Trinity Health Stadium
USL Championship Conference: TBD
U.S. Open Cup TBD
USL Cup TBD
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The 2026 Hartford Athletic season will be the club's eighth season of existence and their eighth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. [1]

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Hartford Athletic will also play in the U.S. Open Cup for the sixth time in club history and the USL Cup for the second time, after they defeated Sacramento Republic FC in the previous year's final. [2]

Transfers

In

PosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource
DF Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Real Colorado Springs Switchbacks Free transferDecember 10, 2025 [3]
MF Flag of Ireland.svg Barry Coffey Flag of Ireland.svg Cobh Ramblers Free transferJanuary 23, 2026 [4] [5]
GK Flag of Brazil.svg Enzo Carvalho Bryant Bulldogs Free agentJanuary 23, 2026 [6]

Out

PosPlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource
DF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Farrell RetiredN/ADecember 2, 2025 [7]
FW Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Kyle Edwards End of contractN/AJanuary 15, 2026 [8]

Competitions

Friendlies

January 31 New York Red Bulls v Hartford Athletic New Jersey
February 14 New England Revolution v Hartford Athletic Foxborough, Massachusetts
1:00 pm ETStadium: Revolution Training Center

USL Championship

Standings

Matches

March 7 Sporting Club Jacksonville v Hartford Athletic Jacksonville, Florida
7:00 pm ETStadium: Hodges Stadium
March 11 Birmingham Legion FC v Hartford Athletic Birmingham, Alabama
12:00 pm ETStadium: Protective Stadium
March 21 Brooklyn FC v Hartford Athletic Brooklyn, New York
7:00 pm ETStadium: Maimonides Park
March 28 Hartford Athletic v Indy Eleven Hartford, Connecticut
5:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
April 4 Miami FC v Hartford Athletic Miami, Florida
4:00 pm ETStadium: Pitbull Stadium
April 11 Hartford Athletic v El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
April 18 Hartford Athletic v Loudoun United FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
May 9 Hartford Athletic v Detroit City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
May 22 FC Tulsa v Hartford Athletic Tulsa, Oklahoma
8:30 pm ETStadium: Oneok Field
May 30 Hartford Athletic v New Mexico United Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
June 13 Tampa Bay Rowdies v Hartford Athletic St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm ETStadium: Al Lang Stadium
June 20 Hartford Athletic v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
July 4 Louisville City FC v Hartford Athletic Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 pm ETStadium: Lynn Family Stadium
July 8 Hartford Athletic v Orange County SC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
July 18 Rhode Island FC v Hartford Athletic Pawtucket, Rhode Island
7:30 pm ETStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
July 25 Phoenix Rising FC v Hartford Athletic Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 pm ETStadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
August 1 Loudoun United FC v Hartford Athletic Leesburg, Virginia
7:00 pm ETStadium: Segra Field
August 9 Indy Eleven v Hartford Athletic Indianapolis, Indiana
5:00 pm ETStadium: IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
August 15 Hartford Athletic v Miami FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
August 29 Hartford Athletic v Birmingham Legion FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
September 2 Charleston Battery v Hartford Athletic Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 pm ETStadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
September 5 Detroit City FC v Hartford Athletic Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 pm ETStadium: Keyworth Stadium
September 12 Hartford Athletic v Tampa Bay Rowdies Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
September 16 Hartford Athletic v Sporting Club Jacksonville Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
September 19 Las Vegas Lights FC v Hartford Athletic Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 pm ETStadium: Cashman Field
September 25 Hartford Athletic v Louisville City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
October 3 Hartford Athletic v Charleston Battery Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
October 10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Hartford Athletic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 pm ETStadium: Highmark Stadium
October 17 Hartford Athletic v Brooklyn FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
October 24 Hartford Athletic v Rhode Island FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:00 pm ETStadium: Trinity Health Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Hartford Athletic will start the U.S. Open Cup in the first round. [9]

USL Cup

Standings

Matches

References

  1. ↑ "Our Story". www.hartfordathletic.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "RECAP: Hartford Athletic Makes History Winning Their First-Ever USL Jägermeister Cup". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Bolsters Defense with Signing of Matt Real for the 2026 Season". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  4. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Adds Proven Goal-Scoring Midfielder Barry Coffey to Ignite the Attack in 2026". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  5. ↑ News, Tipp FM (2026-01-24). "Nenagh soccer player Barry Coffey signs for US club". Tipp FM. Retrieved 2026-01-26.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Adds Towering, Big-Game Goalkeeper Enzo Carvalho to Fortify the Back Line in 2026". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Dream Crazy: Joe Farrell's Legacy of Leadership, Heart, and Inspiration Lives On at Hartford Athletic". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  8. ↑ "Hartford Athletic Thanks Kyle Edwards for Three Historic Seasons". Hartford Athletic. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  9. ↑ "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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