2026 USL League One season

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USL League One
Season2026
Dates
  • March 7 – October 24
    (regular season)
  • Begins October 31 - November 2
    (playoffs)
2025
2027
All statistics correct as of December 15, 2025.

The 2026 USL League One season is the eighth season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.

Contents

Eighteen teams will participate in the 2026 season, playing 34 league games each. Five teams, Athletic Club Boise, [1] Corpus Christi FC, [2] Fort Wayne FC, [3] New York Cosmos, [4] and Sarasota Paradise, [5] joined as expansion franchises. Texoma FC self-demoted themselves to USL League Two after one season in League One. [6]

The regular season is scheduled to start on March 7. [7] The 2026 season also includes the in-season tournament, the USL Cup. It features a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional USL leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One. [7] [ failed verification ]

One Knoxville are the defending league champions and Player's Shield winners.

Teams

TeamCityStadiumCapacityHead coachJersey manufacturerJersey sponsor
Athletic Club Boise Garden City, Idaho Les Bois Park [i] 6,225 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Miller Hummel Saint Alphonsus
AV Alta FC Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium [i] 5,300 Flag of the United States.svg Brian KleibanHummelParris Law Firm
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium [i] 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
Corpus Christi FC Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Sports Complex [i] 5,000 Flag of Libya.svg Éamon Zayed TBATBA
Fort Wayne FC Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne FC Park [i] 3,500 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Avery TBATBA
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field [i] 5,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium [ii] 16,000 Flag of the United States.svg Dave DixonHummelScansource
FC Naples Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium [i] 5,000 Flag of the United States.svg Matt PolandHummelPhysicians Regional Healthcare System
New York Cosmos Paterson, New Jersey Hinchliffe Stadium [ii] 7,500 Flag of Italy.svg Davide CortiCappelli SportTBA
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park [iii] 6,500 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Fuller HummelKUB Fiber
Portland Hearts of Pine Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium [ii] 5,500 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Murphy HummelVisit Maine
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium [i] 6,000 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Sawatzky Hummel Ukrop's
Sarasota Paradise Lakewood Ranch, Florida Premier Sports Campus [i] 3,000 Flag of Finland.svg Mika ElovaaraTBATBA
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium [i] 3,500 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McKeever Puma SubAir Sport
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium [i] 5,100 Flag of England.svg Leigh Veidman Capelli SportLocal community sponsors
Union Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Morrison Stadium [i] 6,000 Flag of Colombia.svg Vincenzo Candela HummelCentris Federal Credit Union
Westchester SC Mount Vernon, New York The Stadium at Memorial Field [ii] 3,900 Flag of the United States.svg George GjokajHummel Northwell Health
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Soccer specific stadium
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shared facility
  3. Baseball Park

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointment
Westchester SC Flag of Ireland.svg Dave CartonDismissalNovember 3, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg George GjokajNovember 17, 2025 [8]
Greenville Triumph SC Flag of Bermuda.svg Rick WrightRetirementDecember 17, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Dave DixonDecember 17, 2025 [9]

Regular season

Format

This season's schedule is a "home-and-home" schedule, meaning each team will play every other team twice: once home and once away. The top eight teams at the end of the season will qualify for the playoffs. [10]

League table

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Idaho.svg AC Boise 00000000 Playoffs
2 Flag of California.svg AV Alta FC 00000000
3 Flag of North Carolina.svg Charlotte Independence 00000000
4 Flag of Texas.svg Corpus Christi FC 00000000
5 Flag of Tennessee.svg Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 00000000
6 Flag of Indiana.svg Fort Wayne FC 00000000
7 Flag of Wisconsin.svg Forward Madison FC 00000000
8 Flag of South Carolina.svg Greenville Triumph SC 00000000
9 Flag of Florida.svg FC Naples 00000000
10 Flag of New Jersey.svg New York Cosmos 00000000
11 Flag of Tennessee.svg One Knoxville SC 00000000
12 Flag of Maine.svg Portland Hearts of Pine 00000000
13 Flag of Virginia.svg Richmond Kickers 00000000
14 Flag of Florida.svg Sarasota Paradise 00000000
15 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg South Georgia Tormenta FC 00000000
16 Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Velocity FC 00000000
17 Flag of Nebraska.svg Union Omaha 00000000
18 Flag of New York.svg Westchester SC 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on December 16, 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 [10]
12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
AC Boise
(ACB)
SAROMATORSPKAVAWESCHACLTNAPFTWSARRICRICMADOMAKNXWESPORNYCGVLCORMADTORKNXCHANAPNYCCLTSPKCORGVLPORAVAFTW
Mar 7Mar 22Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18May 2May 6May 13May 23May 27May 30Jun 10Jun 13Jun 20Jul 2Jul 5Jul 17Jul 25Jul 29Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 11Sep 16Sep 20Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
AV Alta FC
(AVA)
RICTORPORCHAOMASPKACBSARTORMADNYCFTWSARSPKGVLCOROMACLTCHAKNXWESRICNAPFTWNYCNAPCLTKNXPORMADWESGVLACBCOR
Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4Apr 7Apr 11Apr 18May 2May 9May 23May 30Jun 10Jun 13Jun 20Jun 24Jul 1Jul 5Jul 15Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 5Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 13Sep 19Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)
WESSPKNYCTORKNXFTWACBCORMADCHANAPOMANAPTORCORAVACHASPKRICKNXGVLSARMADAVAPOROMAWESACBRICFTWSARNYCGVLPOR
Mar 14Mar 27Apr 3Apr 12Apr 18May 2May 6May 9May 23May 30Jun 3Jun 10Jun 13Jun 20Jul 1Jul 5Jul 18Jul 22Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
(CHA)
GVLAVAFTWTORACBSAROMARICCLTPORNAPWESCORAVACLTKNXMADSPKOMAFTWSARNYCACBWESGVLRICMADPORNAPCORKNXTORSPKNYC
Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11Apr 18May 2May 9May 23May 27May 30Jun 13Jun 20Jul 1Jul 4Jul 15Jul 18Jul 25Jul 29Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 19Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 7Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Corpus Christi FC
(COR)
NAPKNXOMAWESSARSPKCLTFTWKNXMADPORRICSARAVACLTCHANYCGVLACBPORSPKNYCWESTORMADOMAGVLTORACBCHAFTWNAPRICAVA
Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4Apr 22May 2May 9May 20May 23May 29Jun 3Jun 13Jun 20Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 19Aug 22Sep 2Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 7Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Fort Wayne FC
(FTW)
NAPSARNYCCHACLTPORWESCORACBAVAWESTORMADRICSPKKNXGVLSPKOMAAVACHATORPORRICNYCGVLKNXNAPCLTMADCOROMASARACB
Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 9May 20May 23May 29Jun 3Jun 13Jun 17Jun 20Jul 1Jul 4Jul 15Jul 25Jul 29Aug 1Aug 8Aug 12Aug 16Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)
KNXNAPOMANYCSARAVATORCLTCORGVLACBFTWNYCSPKTORRICNAPCHAWESACBGVLPORCLTRICKNXCORSARCHAAVASPKFTWWESPOROMA
Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 9May 20May 23May 29Jun 3Jun 13Jun 17Jun 20Jul 1Jul 4Jul 15Jul 25Jul 29Aug 1Aug 8Aug 12Aug 16Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)
GVLWESNAPTORNYCSPKOMARICPORKNXMADWESAVANYCSARFTWCORACBPORCLTMADKNXSPKNAPCHAFTWCORSAROMATORACBAVACLTRIC
Mar 14Mar 28Apr 4Apr 8Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 9May 23May 29Jun 3Jun 14Jun 20Jul 4Jul 8Jul 18Jul 25Jul 29Aug 1Aug 8Aug 12Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Sep 30Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
FC Naples
(NAP)
FTWCORRICMADGVLSARPORKNXSPKACBWESOMACLTCLTCHAPORNYCTORMADSARAVAWESAVAOMAGVLACBKNXFTWCHANYCRICCORTORSPK
Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 10May 13May 23May 30Jun 3Jun 13Jun 20Jul 3Jul 8Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 5Aug 15Aug 22Aug 26Aug 29Sep 5Sep 11Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 7Oct 10Oct 16Oct 24
New York Cosmos
(NYC)
PORSPKFTWCLTGVLMADPORAVAOMASARKNXMADTORGVLNAPCORWESACBTORRICSPKAVACORCHAOMASARFTWACBWESRICNAPCLTKNXCHA
Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 3Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 23May 27May 30Jun 13Jun 20Jun 24Jul 4Jul 8Jul 18Jul 22Jul 25Aug 1Aug 5Aug 8Aug 15Aug 19Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 5Sep 11Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)
WESMADCORRICSARPORCLTNAPTOROMACORGVLNYCSPKACBFTWAVACHACLTSARGVLPORACBMADAVANAPFTWOMAWESRICCHASPKNYCTOR
Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21Mar 27Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18May 2May 9May 13May 23May 29Jun 13Jun 20Jul 2Jul 15Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 19Aug 22Sep 2Sep 5Sep 11Sep 16Sep 19Sep 27Oct 3Oct 7Oct 11Oct 17Oct 23
Portland Hearts of Pine
(POR)
NYCAVASARKNXNAPNYCFTWOMAGVLSPKCORCHAWESRICNAPTORACBOMASARGVLCORMADKNXRICFTWCLTWESAVACHATORSPKACBMADCLT
Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 6May 9May 23May 30Jun 3Jun 13Jun 19Jun 24Jul 3Jul 8Jul 17Jul 22Jul 26Aug 1Aug 8Aug 16Aug 19Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 6Sep 13Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)
AVANAPKNXTORSPKOMAWESGVLTORCHAACBACBCORFTWPORSARMADSPKCLTAVANYCOMAPORMADFTWCHAWESCLTNYCKNXNAPSARCORGVL
Mar 7Mar 21Mar 27Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18May 1May 9May 23May 27May 30Jun 10Jun 13Jun 20Jun 24Jul 3Jul 15Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 5Aug 16Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 7Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Sarasota Paradise
(SAR)
ACBFTWTORPORKNXWESNAPAVACORMADCHASPKACBNYCAVAOMACORRICGVLPORNAPKNXCLTCHAOMATORNYCSPKMADGVLCLTRICFTWWES
Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4Apr 8Apr 11Apr 18Apr 22May 2May 9May 24May 27May 30Jun 10Jun 13Jun 20Jul 3Jul 8Jul 26Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 19Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Tormenta FC
(TRM)
SPKAVASARACBRICGVLCLTCHAAVAKNXMADRICWESFTWCLTNYCMADPORNAPOMANYCWESACBFTWSARCORSPKCORPORGVLOMACHANAPKNX
Mar 8Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4Apr 8Apr 12Apr 18May 2May 9May 20May 23May 30Jun 13Jun 20Jun 24Jul 4Jul 8Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 13Sep 19Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 10Oct 16Oct 23
Spokane Velocity FC
(SPK)
TOROMANYCCLTACBAVARICGVLCORNAPSARPORAVAKNXWESMADFTWRICCLTFTWCHANYCCORGVLWESSARTOROMAACBMADPORKNXCHANAP
Mar 8Mar 15Mar 21Mar 27Apr 4Apr 7Apr 11Apr 19May 2May 10May 24May 30Jun 13Jun 20Jun 24Jul 1Jul 4Jul 18Jul 22Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5Sep 13Sep 16Sep 20Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 17Oct 24
Union Omaha
(OMA)
SPKACBCORAVAMADRICGVLPORKNXCHANYCNAPCLTSARACBAVAWESPORTORFTWCHARICSARNAPNYCCLTCORSPKKNXGVLTORFTWWESMAD
Mar 15Mar 22Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18May 2May 9May 13May 23May 27May 30Jun 10Jun 13Jun 20Jul 1Jul 18Jul 22Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 16Aug 22Aug 26Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 26Oct 4Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24
Westchester SC
(WES)
KNXCLTGVLCORSARACBRICFTWNAPTORFTWGVLPORSPKCHAACBOMANYCAVAMADTORNAPCORSPKCHAPORCLTRICNYCKNXAVAMADOMASAR
Mar 7Mar 14Mar 28Apr 4Apr 8Apr 18May 1May 9May 23May 30Jun 10Jun 14Jun 19Jun 24Jul 1Jul 5Jul 18Jul 22Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29Sep 2Sep 6Sep 12Sep 16Sep 19Sep 27Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24

USL Cup

All teams will once again compete in the USL Cup, along with the higher division USL Championship. [7]

See also

References

  1. Lycklama, Michael (December 5, 2025). "AC Boise reveals its first jersey". Idaho Statesmen. Idaho Statesmen. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  2. Martinez, Illi-Anna (July 14, 2025). "Corpus Christi FC Sharks name stays as team prepares for professional leap". KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  3. Newman, Andy (October 24, 2025). "Fort Wayne FC unveils rebrand ahead of move to USL1".
  4. Cook, Glenn (December 12, 2025). "Reborn New York Cosmos Unveil Home Kits for Inaugural USL League One Season" . Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  5. Imel, Bryanna (November 7, 2025). "Sarasota Paradise Soccer Club announces new head coach" . Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  6. "Texoma FC to Compete in USL League Two Next Season". Texoma FC. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Staff, USLLeagueOne com (December 10, 2025). "USL League One Announces Competition Format for 2026 Season". USL League One. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  8. "Westchester SC names George Gjokaj as Sporting Director and Head Coach". USL League One. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  9. "Greenville Triumph SC appoints Dave Dixon as Head Coach". USL League One. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "USL League One Announces 2026 Schedule". USL League One. December 16, 2025.