2026 New York Red Bulls season

New York Red Bulls
2026 season
Head coach	Michael Bradley
Stadium	Sports Illustrated Stadium
Major League Soccer	TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs	TBD
U.S. Open Cup	TBD
Home colors	Away colors

The 2026 New York Red Bulls season is the club's the 31st season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States.

After not making into the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs and ending the clubs' longest Playoff appearance streak, the team made major adjustments on the team's leadership. Sandro Schwarz would not return to the team for 2026, officially marking an end to his two-year tenure with the Red Bulls. Julian de Guzman, who was the sporting director was promoted to Head of Sport. In December 2025, former Red Bulls player Michael Bradley was hired as permanent head coach for the 2026 season.^[1]

Team information

Squad information

As of February 17, 2026^[2]^[3]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions.

No.	Player	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Assists
GK
21	Aidan Stokes (HG)	(2008-01-14) January 14, 2008	Academy	0	0	0
1	AJ Marcucci	(1999-08-31) August 31, 1999	New York Red Bulls II	2	0	0
23	John McCarthy	(1992-07-04) July 4, 1992	LA Galaxy	11	0	0
34	Ethan Horvath	(1995-06-09) June 9, 1995	Cardiff City	0	0	0
DF
2	Justin Che	(2003-11-18) November 18, 2003	Brøndby IF	0	0	0
3	Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	(2004-06-16) June 16, 2004	CF Montréal	0	0	0
5	Omar Valencia (INT)	(2003-07-25) July 25, 2003	New York Red Bulls II	19	0	5
6	Robert Voloder	(2001-05-09) May 9, 2001	Sporting Kansas City	0	0	0
12	Dylan Nealis	(1998-07-30) July 30, 1998	Nashville SC	17	1	0
26	Tim Parker	(1992-02-23) February 23, 1992	Free agent (re-signed)	13	1	0
MF
4	Gustav Berggren (INT)	(1997-09-07) September 7, 1997	Raków Częstochowa	5	0	0
10	Emil Forsberg (INT)	(1991-10-23) October 23, 1991	RB Leipzig	32	11	10
15	Adri Mehmeti (HG)	(2009-04-06) April 6, 2009	Academy	0	0	0
39	Nehuén Benedetti (INT)	(2005-02-24) February 24, 2005	Estudiantes	0	0	0
48	Ronald Donkor (LO) (INT)	(2004-11-20) November 20, 2004	Guidars FC	20	0	2
66	Tanner Rosborough (HG)	(2008-03-21) March 21, 2008	Academy	0	0	0
75	Daniel Edelman (HG)	(2003-04-28) April 28, 2003	Academy	25	1	0
FW
7	Cade Cowell (L)	(2003-10-14) October 14, 2003	Guadalajara (loan)	0	0	0
11	Jorge Ruvalcaba (INT)	(2001-07-23) July 23, 2001	UNAM Pumas	0	0	0
13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (INT)	(1989-03-23) March 23, 1989	Free agent	32	16	5
16	Julian Hall (HG)	(2008-03-24) March 24, 2008	New York Red Bulls II	25	1	0
17	Cameron Harper	(2001-11-19) November 19, 2001	Celtic	12	3	2
22	Dennis Gjengaar (INT)	(2004-02-24) February 24, 2004	Odd	20	2	1
33	Roald Mitchell (HG)	(2003-01-13) January 13, 2003	New York Red Bulls II	0	0	0
37	Mohammed Sofo (INT)	(2004-11-30) November 30, 2004	New York Red Bulls II	25	5	0
79	Rafael Mosquera (INT)	(2005-05-24) May 24, 2005	Plaza Amador	1	0	0
81	Serge Ngoma (HG)	(2005-07-09) July 9, 2005	Academy	19	1	0

(HG) = Homegrown Player
(GA) = Generation Adidas Player
(DP) = Designated Player
(INT) = Player using International Roster Slot
(U22) = Player using U22 Initiative Slot
(L) = On Loan to the club
(LO) = Loaned out to another club
(SEIL) = Season-ending Injury List

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
6	DF	Robert Voloder	Sporting Kansas City	Transaction	January 12, 2026	^[4]
34	GK	Ethan Horvath	Cardiff City	Free Transfer	January 29, 2026	^[5]^[6]
11	WG	Jorge Ruvalcaba	Pumas UNAM	Transfer	February 2, 2026	^[7]

Out

#	Pos.	Player	Signed by	Details	Date	Source
	DF	Alexander Hack	FC Zürich	Mutual Agreement	January 5, 2026	^[8]
24	MF	Daniel Edelman	St. Louis City SC	$850,000	January 13, 2026	^[9]
38	DF	Noah Eile	Bristol City F.C.	Transfer	February 2, 2026	^[10]

Draft

There were no players drafted by the Red Bulls in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft.

Preseason and friendlies

The Preseason schedule was announced on January 10, 2026.^[11]

January 21 Exhibition	Sarasota Paradise	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Bradenton, Florida
	Watters 37' 31', 69'	report Sarasota Paradise Report	Rojas 64'	Stadium: IMG Academy

January 24 Exhibition	St. Louis City SC	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Bradenton, Florida
	Choupo-Moting 10' Sofo 25' Forsberg 37'	RBNY Report	Ceilo Pompeu 68'	Stadium: IMG Academy

January 31 Exhibition	New York Red Bulls	5–0	Hartford Athletic	Hanover, New Jersey
	Che 3' Hall 49' Rojas 84' Mehmeti 89' Bogacz 111'	Report		Stadium: New York Red Bulls Training Facility

February 7 Torneo de Tejas	FC Dallas	2-3	New York Red Bulls	Frisco, Texas
3:00 PM	Farrington , Julio		Hall , Rojas	Stadium: Toyota Stadium

February 11 Torneo de Tejas	Atlanta United FC	2-3	New York Red Bulls	Frisco, Texas
1:00 PM	Latte Lath , Own Goal		Ruvalcaba , Hall	Stadium: Toyota Stadium

February 14 Torneo de Tejas	Houston Dynamo FC	2-3	New York Red Bulls	Houston, Texas
2:00 PM	Guilherme		Ruvalcaba , Choupo-Moting	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Major League Soccer season

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2026)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nashville SC	5	4	0	1	13	2	+11	13	Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one
2	New York City FC	5	3	1	1	13	6	+7	10	Qualification for round one
3	Inter Miami CF	5	3	1	1	9	8	+1	10
4	Charlotte FC	5	2	1	2	10	6	+4	8
5	Chicago Fire FC	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2	7
6	D.C. United	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	7
7	Toronto FC	5	2	2	1	6	8	−2	7
8	New York Red Bulls	5	2	2	1	5	11	−6	7	Qualification for the wild-card round
9	FC Cincinnati	5	2	3	0	7	11	−4	6	Qualification for the wild-card round
10	Atlanta United FC	5	1	3	1	5	8	−3	4
11	New England Revolution	4	1	3	0	8	9	−1	3
12	CF Montréal	5	1	4	0	7	14	−7	3
13	Orlando City SC	5	1	4	0	5	17	−12	3
14	Columbus Crew	5	0	3	2	5	8	−3	2
15	Philadelphia Union	5	0	5	0	3	9	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	D.C. United	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	7
15	Toronto FC	5	2	2	1	6	8	−2	7
16	New York Red Bulls	5	2	2	1	5	11	−6	7
17	Houston Dynamo FC	4	2	2	0	8	9	−1	6
18	FC Cincinnati	5	2	3	0	7	11	−4	6

Updated to match(es) played on March 22, 2026. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	2	1	2	5	11	−6	7	1	0	1	1	3	−2	1	1	1	4	8	−4

Matches

February 21 1	Orlando City SC	1–2	New York Red Bulls	Orlando, Florida
7:30 PM	Spicer 45+2' Tiago 90+6'	Report	Hall 8', 40' Che 49' Mehmeti 63'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 24,453 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

February 28 2	New York Red Bulls	1–0	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
2:30 PM	Donkor 21' Hall 53' Nealis 86'	Report	Yow 14' Turgeman 39' Raines 75' Gil 78'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 15,087 Referee: Ricardo Montero

March 8 3	New York Red Bulls	0–3	CF Montréal	Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 PM	Che 50'	Report	Owusu 8' (pen.) Carmona 44', 68'	Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium Attendance: 16,847 Referee: Sergii Boiko

March 14 4	Toronto FC	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Toronto, Ontario
1:00 PM	Cifuentes 38' Sallói 43'	Report	Dos Santos 22' Voloder 32' Choupo-Moting 90+8'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,767 Referee: Chris Penso

March 21 5	Charlotte FC	6–1	New York Red Bulls	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM	Toklomati 14' Diani 19' Vargas 46' Biel 54' Zaha 68' Goodwin 77', 90+3'	Report	Berggren 53' Donkor 77' Hall 81'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 27,166 Referee: Allen Chapman

April 4 6	New York Red Bulls	v	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

April 11 7	Inter Miami CF	v	New York Red Bulls	Miami, Florida
7:30 PM				Stadium: Nu Stadium

April 18 8	CF Montréal	v	New York Red Bulls	Montreal, Quebec
2:30 PM				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

April 22 9	New York Red Bulls	v	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

April 25 10	FC Cincinnati	v	New York Red Bulls	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM				Stadium: TQL Stadium

May 2 11	New York Red Bulls	v	FC Dallas	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

May 9 12	Chicago Fire FC	v	New York Red Bulls	Chicago, Illinois
2:30 PM				Stadium: Soldier Field

May 13 13	New York Red Bulls	v	Columbus Crew	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

May 16 14	New York Red Bulls	v	New York City FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

May 23 15	Sporting Kansas City	v	New York Red Bulls	Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 PM				Stadium: Sporting Park

Mid-season break for 2026 FIFA World Cup

July 22 16	Philadelphia Union	v	New York Red Bulls	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM				Stadium: Subaru Park

July 25 17	New York Red Bulls	v	Charlotte FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

August 1 18	New York Red Bulls	v	Orlando City SC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

August 15 19	Atlanta United FC	v	New York Red Bulls	Atlanta, Georgia
7:30 PM				Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

September 5 20	Seattle Sounders FC	v	New York Red Bulls	Seattle, Washington
8:30 PM				Stadium: Lumen Field

August 19 21	New York Red Bulls	v	Nashville SC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

August 22 22	New York Red Bulls	v	Chicago Fire FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

August 29 23	New York Red Bulls	v	Philadelphia Union	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

September 9 24	Los Angeles FC	v	New York Red Bulls	Los Angeles, California
10:30 PM				Stadium: BMO Stadium

September 12 25	Columbus Crew	v	New York Red Bulls	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM				Stadium: ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

September 18 26	New York City FC	v	New York Red Bulls	New York, New York
7:30 PM				Stadium: Yankee Stadium

September 26 27	New York Red Bulls	v	St. Louis City SC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

October 10 28	New York Red Bulls	v	San Diego FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

October 14 29	D.C. United	v	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM				Stadium: Audi Field

October 17 30	New York Red Bulls	v	Toronto FC	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

October 24 31	New York Red Bulls	v	Inter Miami CF	Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

October 28 32	New England Revolution	v	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

November 1 33	Nashville SC	v	New York Red Bulls	Nashville, Tennessee
4:30 PM				Stadium: Geodis Park
Note: Originally scheduled on October 31, it was later moved to November 1.^[12]

November 7 34	New York Red Bulls	v	Atlanta United FC	Harrison, New Jersey
4:00 PM				Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

April 14/15 Round of 32	New York Red Bulls	v	TBD	TBD
TBD

Competitions summary

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
MLS Regular Season	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
U.S. Open Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	MLS	Total
1	FW	16	Julian Hall	3	3
2	FW	13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	1	1
Total				4	4

As of March 14, 2026

References

^ Fonseca, Brian (15 December 2025). "Red Bulls name N.J. native, former USMNT captain as next head coach". NJ.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
^ "First Team". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
^ Roster New York Red Bulls
^ "Red Bull New York Signs German Center Back Robert Voloder" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 12, 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York Completes Transfer of United States International Ethan Horvath from Cardiff City" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 29, 2026.
^ Pantorno, Joe (29 January 2026). "Red Bull New York officially sign Ethan Horvath, pick up No. 1 goalkeeper". amNY. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York Completes Transfer of Mexico International Jorge Ruvalcaba as Designated Player from Pumas" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. February 2, 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York and Defender Alexander Hack Mutually Agree to Contract Termination" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 5, 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York Transfer Defender Noah Eile to Bristol City for Club-Record Fee" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 13, 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York Transfer Defender Noah Eile to Bristol City for Club-Record Fee" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. February 2, 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York Announces 2026 Preseason, pres. by RWJBarnabas Health" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 10, 2026.
^ "Red Bull New York's Road Match Against Nashville SC Moved to November 1". New York Red Bulls. January 14, 2026.

[1] Fonseca, Brian (15 December 2025). "Red Bulls name N.J. native, former USMNT captain as next head coach". NJ.com. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[2] "First Team". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

[Roster-3] Roster New York Red Bulls

[4] "Red Bull New York Signs German Center Back Robert Voloder" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 12, 2026.

[5] "Red Bull New York Completes Transfer of United States International Ethan Horvath from Cardiff City" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 29, 2026.

[6] Pantorno, Joe (29 January 2026). "Red Bull New York officially sign Ethan Horvath, pick up No. 1 goalkeeper". amNY. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[7] "Red Bull New York Completes Transfer of Mexico International Jorge Ruvalcaba as Designated Player from Pumas" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. February 2, 2026.

[8] "Red Bull New York and Defender Alexander Hack Mutually Agree to Contract Termination" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 5, 2026.

[9] "Red Bull New York Transfer Defender Noah Eile to Bristol City for Club-Record Fee" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 13, 2026.

[10] "Red Bull New York Transfer Defender Noah Eile to Bristol City for Club-Record Fee" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. February 2, 2026.

[11] "Red Bull New York Announces 2026 Preseason, pres. by RWJBarnabas Health" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. January 10, 2026.

[12] "Red Bull New York's Road Match Against Nashville SC Moved to November 1". New York Red Bulls. January 14, 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

2026 MLS season
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC