2026 USL League One season

USL League One

Season	2026
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.

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

Boise

AV Alta

Charlotte

Chattanooga

Corpus Christi

Fort Wayne

Madison

Greenville

Naples

New York

Knoxville

Portland

Richmond

Sarasota

Tormenta

Spokane

Omaha

Westchester

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Locations of teams for the 2025 USL League One season

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity	Head coach	Jersey manufacturer	Jersey sponsor
Athletic Club Boise	Garden City, Idaho	Les Bois Park [i]	6,225	Nate Miller	Hummel	Saint Alphonsus
AV Alta FC	Lancaster, California	Lancaster Municipal Stadium [i]	5,300	Brian Kleiban	Hummel	Parris Law Firm
Charlotte Independence	Charlotte, North Carolina	American Legion Memorial Stadium [i]	10,500	Mike Jeffries	Capelli Sport	Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	East Ridge, Tennessee	CHI Memorial Stadium [i]	2,500	Scott Mackenzie	Adidas	Transcard
Corpus Christi FC	Corpus Christi, Texas	Corpus Christi Sports Complex [i]	5,000	Éamon Zayed	TBA	TBA
Fort Wayne FC	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Fort Wayne FC Park [i]	3,500	Mike Avery	TBA	TBA
Forward Madison FC	Madison, Wisconsin	Breese Stevens Field [i]	5,000	Matt Glaeser	Hummel	Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC	Greenville, South Carolina	Paladin Stadium [ii]	16,000	Dave Dixon	Hummel	Scansource
FC Naples	Naples, Florida	Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium [i]	5,000	Matt Poland	Hummel	Physicians Regional Healthcare System
New York Cosmos	Paterson, New Jersey	Hinchliffe Stadium [ii]	7,500	Davide Corti	Cappelli Sport	TBA
One Knoxville SC	Knoxville, Tennessee	Covenant Health Park [iii]	6,500	Ian Fuller	Hummel	KUB Fiber
Portland Hearts of Pine	Portland, Maine	Fitzpatrick Stadium [ii]	5,500	Bobby Murphy	Hummel	Visit Maine
Richmond Kickers	Richmond, Virginia	City Stadium [i]	6,000	Darren Sawatzky	Hummel	Ukrop's
Sarasota Paradise	Lakewood Ranch, Florida	Premier Sports Campus [i]	3,000	Mika Elovaara	TBA	TBA
South Georgia Tormenta FC	Statesboro, Georgia	Tormenta Stadium [i]	3,500	Mark McKeever	Puma	SubAir Sport
Spokane Velocity FC	Spokane, Washington	ONE Spokane Stadium [i]	5,100	Leigh Veidman	Capelli Sport	Local community sponsors
Union Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	Morrison Stadium [i]	6,000	Vincenzo Candela	Hummel	Centris Federal Credit Union
Westchester SC	Mount Vernon, New York	The Stadium at Memorial Field [ii]	3,900	George Gjokaj	Hummel	Northwell Health

1. Soccer specific stadium
2. Shared facility
3. Baseball Park

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Westchester SC	Dave Carton	Dismissal	November 3, 2025	George Gjokaj	November 17, 2025 [8]
Greenville Triumph SC	Rick Wright	Retirement	December 17, 2025	Dave Dixon	December 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AC Boise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs
2	AV Alta FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Charlotte Independence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Corpus Christi FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Fort Wayne FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Forward Madison FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Greenville Triumph SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FC Naples	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	New York Cosmos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	One Knoxville SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Portland Hearts of Pine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Richmond Kickers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Sarasota Paradise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	South Georgia Tormenta FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Spokane Velocity FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Union Omaha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Westchester SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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
Club	Match [10]
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
AC Boise (ACB)	SAR	OMA	TOR	SPK	AVA	WES	CHA	CLT	NAP	FTW	SAR	RIC	RIC	MAD	OMA	KNX	WES	POR	NYC	GVL	COR	MAD	TOR	KNX	CHA	NAP	NYC	CLT	SPK	COR	GVL	POR	AVA	FTW
	Mar 7	Mar 22	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 11	Apr 18	May 2	May 6	May 13	May 23	May 27	May 30	Jun 10	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 2	Jul 5	Jul 17	Jul 25	Jul 29	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 16	Sep 20	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
AV Alta FC (AVA)	RIC	TOR	POR	CHA	OMA	SPK	ACB	SAR	TOR	MAD	NYC	FTW	SAR	SPK	GVL	COR	OMA	CLT	CHA	KNX	WES	RIC	NAP	FTW	NYC	NAP	CLT	KNX	POR	MAD	WES	GVL	ACB	COR
	Mar 7	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 7	Apr 11	Apr 18	May 2	May 9	May 23	May 30	Jun 10	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jun 24	Jul 1	Jul 5	Jul 15	Jul 18	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 5	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 13	Sep 19	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Charlotte Independence (CLT)	WES	SPK	NYC	TOR	KNX	FTW	ACB	COR	MAD	CHA	NAP	OMA	NAP	TOR	COR	AVA	CHA	SPK	RIC	KNX	GVL	SAR	MAD	AVA	POR	OMA	WES	ACB	RIC	FTW	SAR	NYC	GVL	POR
	Mar 14	Mar 27	Apr 3	Apr 12	Apr 18	May 2	May 6	May 9	May 23	May 30	Jun 3	Jun 10	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 1	Jul 5	Jul 18	Jul 22	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (CHA)	GVL	AVA	FTW	TOR	ACB	SAR	OMA	RIC	CLT	POR	NAP	WES	COR	AVA	CLT	KNX	MAD	SPK	OMA	FTW	SAR	NYC	ACB	WES	GVL	RIC	MAD	POR	NAP	COR	KNX	TOR	SPK	NYC
	Mar 14	Mar 28	Apr 11	Apr 18	May 2	May 9	May 23	May 27	May 30	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 1	Jul 4	Jul 15	Jul 18	Jul 25	Jul 29	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Corpus Christi FC (COR)	NAP	KNX	OMA	WES	SAR	SPK	CLT	FTW	KNX	MAD	POR	RIC	SAR	AVA	CLT	CHA	NYC	GVL	ACB	POR	SPK	NYC	WES	TOR	MAD	OMA	GVL	TOR	ACB	CHA	FTW	NAP	RIC	AVA
	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 22	May 2	May 9	May 20	May 23	May 29	Jun 3	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jun 24	Jul 1	Jul 4	Jul 18	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 19	Aug 22	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Fort Wayne FC (FTW)	NAP	SAR	NYC	CHA	CLT	POR	WES	COR	ACB	AVA	WES	TOR	MAD	RIC	SPK	KNX	GVL	SPK	OMA	AVA	CHA	TOR	POR	RIC	NYC	GVL	KNX	NAP	CLT	MAD	COR	OMA	SAR	ACB
	Mar 14	Mar 28	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 9	May 20	May 23	May 29	Jun 3	Jun 13	Jun 17	Jun 20	Jul 1	Jul 4	Jul 15	Jul 25	Jul 29	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 12	Aug 16	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Forward Madison FC (MAD)	KNX	NAP	OMA	NYC	SAR	AVA	TOR	CLT	COR	GVL	ACB	FTW	NYC	SPK	TOR	RIC	NAP	CHA	WES	ACB	GVL	POR	CLT	RIC	KNX	COR	SAR	CHA	AVA	SPK	FTW	WES	POR	OMA
	Mar 14	Mar 28	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 9	May 20	May 23	May 29	Jun 3	Jun 13	Jun 17	Jun 20	Jul 1	Jul 4	Jul 15	Jul 25	Jul 29	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 12	Aug 16	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Greenville Triumph SC (GVL)	GVL	WES	NAP	TOR	NYC	SPK	OMA	RIC	POR	KNX	MAD	WES	AVA	NYC	SAR	FTW	COR	ACB	POR	CLT	MAD	KNX	SPK	NAP	CHA	FTW	COR	SAR	OMA	TOR	ACB	AVA	CLT	RIC
	Mar 14	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 8	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 9	May 23	May 29	Jun 3	Jun 14	Jun 20	Jul 4	Jul 8	Jul 18	Jul 25	Jul 29	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 12	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
FC Naples (NAP)	FTW	COR	RIC	MAD	GVL	SAR	POR	KNX	SPK	ACB	WES	OMA	CLT	CLT	CHA	POR	NYC	TOR	MAD	SAR	AVA	WES	AVA	OMA	GVL	ACB	KNX	FTW	CHA	NYC	RIC	COR	TOR	SPK
	Mar 7	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 10	May 13	May 23	May 30	Jun 3	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 3	Jul 8	Jul 18	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 5	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 16	Oct 24
New York Cosmos (NYC)	POR	SPK	FTW	CLT	GVL	MAD	POR	AVA	OMA	SAR	KNX	MAD	TOR	GVL	NAP	COR	WES	ACB	TOR	RIC	SPK	AVA	COR	CHA	OMA	SAR	FTW	ACB	WES	RIC	NAP	CLT	KNX	CHA
	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 3	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 23	May 27	May 30	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jun 24	Jul 4	Jul 8	Jul 18	Jul 22	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 5	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
One Knoxville SC (KNX)	WES	MAD	COR	RIC	SAR	POR	CLT	NAP	TOR	OMA	COR	GVL	NYC	SPK	ACB	FTW	AVA	CHA	CLT	SAR	GVL	POR	ACB	MAD	AVA	NAP	FTW	OMA	WES	RIC	CHA	SPK	NYC	TOR
	Mar 7	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 27	Apr 4	Apr 11	Apr 18	May 2	May 9	May 13	May 23	May 29	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 2	Jul 15	Jul 18	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 19	Aug 22	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 11	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 27	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 11	Oct 17	Oct 23
Portland Hearts of Pine (POR)	NYC	AVA	SAR	KNX	NAP	NYC	FTW	OMA	GVL	SPK	COR	CHA	WES	RIC	NAP	TOR	ACB	OMA	SAR	GVL	COR	MAD	KNX	RIC	FTW	CLT	WES	AVA	CHA	TOR	SPK	ACB	MAD	CLT
	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 6	May 9	May 23	May 30	Jun 3	Jun 13	Jun 19	Jun 24	Jul 3	Jul 8	Jul 17	Jul 22	Jul 26	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 16	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 6	Sep 13	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Richmond Kickers (RIC)	AVA	NAP	KNX	TOR	SPK	OMA	WES	GVL	TOR	CHA	ACB	ACB	COR	FTW	POR	SAR	MAD	SPK	CLT	AVA	NYC	OMA	POR	MAD	FTW	CHA	WES	CLT	NYC	KNX	NAP	SAR	COR	GVL
	Mar 7	Mar 21	Mar 27	Apr 4	Apr 11	Apr 18	May 1	May 9	May 23	May 27	May 30	Jun 10	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jun 24	Jul 3	Jul 15	Jul 18	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 5	Aug 16	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 7	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Sarasota Paradise (SAR)	ACB	FTW	TOR	POR	KNX	WES	NAP	AVA	COR	MAD	CHA	SPK	ACB	NYC	AVA	OMA	COR	RIC	GVL	POR	NAP	KNX	CLT	CHA	OMA	TOR	NYC	SPK	MAD	GVL	CLT	RIC	FTW	WES
	Mar 7	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 8	Apr 11	Apr 18	Apr 22	May 2	May 9	May 24	May 27	May 30	Jun 10	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 3	Jul 8	Jul 26	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 19	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 19	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Tormenta FC (TRM)	SPK	AVA	SAR	ACB	RIC	GVL	CLT	CHA	AVA	KNX	MAD	RIC	WES	FTW	CLT	NYC	MAD	POR	NAP	OMA	NYC	WES	ACB	FTW	SAR	COR	SPK	COR	POR	GVL	OMA	CHA	NAP	KNX
	Mar 8	Mar 14	Mar 21	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 8	Apr 12	Apr 18	May 2	May 9	May 20	May 23	May 30	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jun 24	Jul 4	Jul 8	Jul 18	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 13	Sep 19	Sep 26	Sep 30	Oct 4	Oct 10	Oct 16	Oct 23
Spokane Velocity FC (SPK)	TOR	OMA	NYC	CLT	ACB	AVA	RIC	GVL	COR	NAP	SAR	POR	AVA	KNX	WES	MAD	FTW	RIC	CLT	FTW	CHA	NYC	COR	GVL	WES	SAR	TOR	OMA	ACB	MAD	POR	KNX	CHA	NAP
	Mar 8	Mar 15	Mar 21	Mar 27	Apr 4	Apr 7	Apr 11	Apr 19	May 2	May 10	May 24	May 30	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jun 24	Jul 1	Jul 4	Jul 18	Jul 22	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 13	Sep 16	Sep 20	Sep 26	Oct 3	Oct 11	Oct 17	Oct 24
Union Omaha (OMA)	SPK	ACB	COR	AVA	MAD	RIC	GVL	POR	KNX	CHA	NYC	NAP	CLT	SAR	ACB	AVA	WES	POR	TOR	FTW	CHA	RIC	SAR	NAP	NYC	CLT	COR	SPK	KNX	GVL	TOR	FTW	WES	MAD
	Mar 15	Mar 22	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 11	Apr 18	May 2	May 9	May 13	May 23	May 27	May 30	Jun 10	Jun 13	Jun 20	Jul 1	Jul 18	Jul 22	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 16	Aug 22	Aug 26	Aug 29	Sep 5	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 26	Oct 4	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24
Westchester SC (WES)	KNX	CLT	GVL	COR	SAR	ACB	RIC	FTW	NAP	TOR	FTW	GVL	POR	SPK	CHA	ACB	OMA	NYC	AVA	MAD	TOR	NAP	COR	SPK	CHA	POR	CLT	RIC	NYC	KNX	AVA	MAD	OMA	SAR
	Mar 7	Mar 14	Mar 28	Apr 4	Apr 8	Apr 18	May 1	May 9	May 23	May 30	Jun 10	Jun 14	Jun 19	Jun 24	Jul 1	Jul 5	Jul 18	Jul 22	Jul 25	Aug 1	Aug 8	Aug 15	Aug 22	Aug 29	Sep 2	Sep 6	Sep 12	Sep 16	Sep 19	Sep 27	Oct 3	Oct 10	Oct 17	Oct 24

USL Cup

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

See also

• USL League One

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. 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. "USL League One Announces 2026 Schedule". USL League One. December 16, 2025.

External links

• USL League One official website