2026 Chattanooga FC season

Chattanooga FC
2026 season
OwnerThomas Clark
Sheldon Grizzle
ChairmanDavid Grizzard
Head coachRichard Dixon
StadiumFinley Stadium
MLSNPSoutheast Division:
Eastern Conference:
MLSNP:
2026 U.S. Open CupRound
Top goalscorerLeague: Alex Krehl (2 Goals)
All: Alex Krehl (2 Goals)
Highest home attendance3,126, March 1 vs Crown Legacy FC
Lowest home attendance2,237, march 8 vs CT United FC, March 18 2,139 vs Kalonji Pro-Profile US Open Cup
Average home league attendance2,682, 2,501 with US Open Cup
Biggest winChattanooga FC 4–2 CT United FC March 8
Biggest defeatChattanooga FC 1–4 Crown Legacy FC March 1
All statistics correct as of 19:59, March 9, 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.

Technical staff

Technical staff
Head coach Interim Richard Dixon
Assistant coach Adam Reekie
Director of Goalkeeping Assistant Coach Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon[1]
Director of soccer operations Jordan Mattheiss

Current roster

As of February 24, 2026[2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SUI Eldin Jakupović
2 DF  CAN Yves Tcheuyap
3 DF  USA Tate Robertson
4 DF  USA Mattias Hanchard
5 DF  ARG Farid Sar-Sar
6 MF  HAI Steeve Louis-Jean
7 FW  USA Anthony García
9 MF  GRN Damien Barker John
10 MF  USA Daniel Mangarov
11 MF  ALG Ameziane Sid Mohand
13 DF  USA Anthony Sorenson
14 DF  USA Nathan Koehler
17 MF  HON Darwin Ortiz
18 MF  USA Luke Husakiwsky
19 FW  JAM Ashton Gordon (on loan from Atlanta United)
20 MF  GHA Kenneth Tsokli
21 MF  GHA Francis Amoateng
23 FW  USA Alex Krehl
26 FW  USA Keegan Ancelin
29 FW  ARG Alexis Arrúa
33 MF  ENG Alex McGrath
38 DF  ARG Junior Flores
47 MF  SLE Isaiah Jones (on loan from Nashville SC)
51 GK  USA Michael Barrueta
77 GK  USA Griffin Huff
90 FW  USA Yuval Cohen
  1. ^
    Chattanooga FC Academy player.
    2.

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Type Fee Ref.
November 17, 2025 DF 13 Anthony Sorenson Charlotte Independence One-year Deal NA [3]
November 24, 2025 GK 77 Griffin Huff Lexington SC One-year Deal NA [4]
December 1, 2025 DF 2 Yves Tcheuyap Crown Legacy FC One-year Deal NA [5]
January 6, 2026 MF 9 Damian Barker John Huntsville City FC One-year Deal NA [6]
January 8, 2026 FW 29 Alexis Arrúa Racing Club One-year Deal NA [7]
January 12, 2026 DF 38 Junior Flores Club Atlético Colón Two-year Deal NA [8]
January 13, 2026 MF 20 Kenneth Tsokli Right to Dream Academy One-year Deal NA [9]
January 14, 2026 MF 21 Francis Amoateng Right to Dream Academy One-year Deal NA [10]
January 20, 2026 DF 4 Mattias Hanchard Rot Weiss Ahlen One-year Deal NA [11]
February 24, 2026 FW 23 Alex Krehl CD Lealtad One-year Deal NA [12]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
19 FW Ashton Gordon Atlanta United January 7, 2026 December 31, 2026 [13]
47 MF Isaiah Jones Nashville SC January 9, 2026 December 31, 2026 [14]

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
October 27, 2025 GK 25 J.P. Philpot Option Declined N/A [15]
FW 11 Minjae Kwak Option Declined N/A
DF 4 Logan Brown NA Released N/A
MF 27 Nick Mendonca New York Cosmos Option Declined N/A [16]
DF 20 Ethan Dudley Sporting JAX Released N/A [17]
DF 2 Robert Screen Released N/A
MF 8 Callum Watson NA Released N/A
FW 10 Markus Naglestad Released N/A
FW 10 Gavin Turner DC United Loan Expired N/A

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

January 25 Chattanooga FC P–P Tecce FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
2:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public
February 7 Chattanooga FC 2–3 Birmingham Legion FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT
  • Garcia 39'
  • Mangarov 51'
Stadium: Finley Stadium
February 14 Chattanooga FC 0–0
(4–2 p)		 One Knoxville SC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 2,456
February 21 Chattanooga FC 4–1 Tecce FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
2:00 PM EDT
  • Mangarov 17', 45+1'
  • Sid Mohand 53'
  • Jones 89'
 Report
  • 13'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public
February 21 Chattanooga FC 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Georgia Southern Eagles Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT
  • Barker John 4'
  • Koehler 90+1'
 Report
  • 16'
  • 80'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: Closed to the public
Penalties
  • Husakiwsky
  • Sorenson
  • Barker John
  • Gordon
  • Sar-Sar

Competetive Fixtures

Standings

League

Match results

March 1 1 Chattanooga FC 1–4 Crown Legacy FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: Alejo Calume
March 8 2 Chattanooga FC 4–2 CT United FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Kasule 21'
  • Rodriguez  32'
  • Mora  54'
  • Kamrath  60'
  • Lacy 74'
  • van Hees  88'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Stefan Perri
March 15 3 Chicago Fire FC II 2–1 Chattanooga FC Bridgeview, Illinois
4:00 PM EDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Referee: Atahan Yaya
March 21 4 Huntsville City FC v Chattanooga FC Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
March 28 5 Chattanooga FC v Columbus Crew 2 Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
April 11 6 Chattanooga FC v Orlando City B Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
April 18 7 Crown Legacy FC v Chattanooga FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
May 2 8 Chattanooga FC v Huntsville City FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
May 8 9 Inter Miami CF II v Chattanooga FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
May 17 10 FC Cincinnati 2 v Chattanooga FC Highland Heights, Kentucky
6:00 PM EDT Stadium: NKU Soccer Stadium
May 24 11 Chattanooga FC v Carolina Core FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
June 6 12 Chattanooga FC v New York Red Bulls II Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
June 13 13 Atlanta United 2 v Chattanooga FC Athens, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Turner Soccer Complex
June 21 14 NYCFC II v Chattanooga FC Manhattan, New York City, New York
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: Icahn Stadium
June 27 15 Chattanooga FC v Chicago Fire FC II Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 4 16 Chattanooga FC v Inter Miami CF II Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 12 17 Carolina Core FC v Chattanooga FC High Point, North Carolina
5:00 PM EDT Stadium: Truist Point
July 18 18 Chattanooga FC v Orlando City B Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 25 19 Chattanooga FC v Philadelphia Union II Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
July 31 20 Inter Miami CF II v Chattanooga FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Chase Stadium
August 8 21 Chattanooga FC v Atlanta United 2 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Stadium: Finley Stadium
August 14 22 Toronto FC II v Chattanooga FC North York, Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 19 23 Orlando City B v Chattanooga FC Kissimmee, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Osceola Heritage Park
August 23 24 Crown Legacy FC v Chattanooga FC Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews
August 29 25 Chattanooga FC v Carolina Core FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
September 9 26 Huntsville City FC v Chattanooga FC Huntsville, Alabama
8:00 PM EDT Stadium: Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
September 13 27 Chattanooga FC v Atlanta United 2 Chattanooga, Tennessee
3:00 PM EDT Stadium: Finley Stadium
September 20 28 Chicago Fire FC II v Chattanooga FC Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 PM EDT Stadium: Seatgeek Stadium

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

March 18 First Round Chattanooga FC 2–1 Kalonji Pro-Profile Chattanooga, Tennessee
6:00 PM EDT
  • Ortiz 45+1'
  • Mohand 46'
  • Ancelin  79'
 Report
  • Kalonji 13'
  • Medard  36'
  • Joyner  90+4'
 Stadium: Finley Stadium
Attendance: 2,139
Referee: Amin Hadzic

Statistics

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

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SUI Eldin Jakupović 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  CAN Yves Tcheuyap 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  USA Tate Robertson 4 1 3+0 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF  USA Mattias Hanchard 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  ARG Farid Sar-Sar 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  HAI Steeve Louis-Jean 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  USA Anthony Garcia 4 0 3+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
9 MF  GRN Damien Barker John 3 1 1+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  USA Daniel Mangarov 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF  ALG Ameziane Sid Mohand 3 1 0+2 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
13 DF  USA Anthony Sorenson 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF  USA Nathan Koehler 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF  HON Darwin Ortiz 2 1 0+1 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
18 MF  USA Luke Husakiwsky 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 FW  JAM Ashton Gordon 4 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF  GHA Kenneth Tsokli 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF  GHA Francis Amoateng 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW  USA Alex Krehl 4 2 3+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW  USA Keegan Ancelin 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
29 FW  ARG Alexis Arrúa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF  USA Colin Thomas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF  ENG Alex McGrath 2 2 2+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF  ARG Junior Flores 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 MF  SLE Isaiah Jones 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
51 GK  USA Michael Barrueta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 GK  USA Griffin Huff 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
90 FW  USA Yuval Cohen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 MF 23 Alex Krehl 2 0 0 2
MF 33 Alex McGrath 2 0 0 2
3 DF 3 Tate Robertson 1 0 0 1
MF 9 Damien Barker John 1 0 0 1
MF 11 Ameziane Sid Mohand 0 1 0 1
MF 17 Darwin Ortiz 0 1 0 1
Total 6 2 0 8

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
1 DF 2 Yves Tcheuyap 1 0 0 1
DF 3 Tate Robertson 1 0 0 1
MF 23 Alex Krehl 1 0 0 1
Total 3 0 0 3

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS Next Pro U.S. Open Cup MLSNP Playoffs Total
       
1 GK Eldin Jakupović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Yves Tcheuyap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Tate Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Mattias Hanchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Farid Sar-Sar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Steeve Louis Jean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Anthony Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 MF Damien Barker John 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Daniel Mangarov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Ameziane Sid Mohand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Anthony Sorenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Nathan Koehler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF Darwin Ortiz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Luke Husakiwsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Ashton Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Kenneth Tsokli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Francis Amoateng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Alex Krehl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Keegan Ancelin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW Alexis Arrúa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Alex McGrath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Junior Flores 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF Isaiah Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 GK Michael Barrueta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 GK Griffin Huff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 FW Yuval Cohen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0

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