2026 USL League One season

USL League One
Season2026
Dates
  • March 7 – October 24
    (regular season)
  • 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.

Seventeen teams are participating in the 2026 season, playing 32 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 to USL League Two after one season in League One,[6] and Tormenta FC chose not to field a team for the 2026 season.[7]

The regular season started on March 7.[8] The 2026 season also includes the in-season tournament, the USL Cup. It features a group stage and knockout round between all 43 teams in the two professional USL leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One.[8]

One Knoxville are the defending league champions and Player's Shield winners.[9]

Teams

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 Capelli Sport TBA
Fort Wayne FC Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne FC Park[i] 9,200 Mike Avery Capelli Sport PSM X ONE
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 Prisma Health
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 Capelli Sport Ion Bank
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park[iii] 6,500 Ian Fuller Hummel Regions Bank
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 Hummel TBA
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium[i] 5,100 Leigh Veidman Capelli Sport Spokane Tribe Resort
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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Soccer specific stadium
  2. ^ a b c d 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[10]
Greenville Triumph SC Rick Wright Retirement December 17, 2025 Dave Dixon December 17, 2025[11]

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.[12]

League table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Naples 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 4 Playoffs
2 Portland Hearts of Pine 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
4 Forward Madison FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
5 Spokane Velocity FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
6 AC Boise 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
7 One Knoxville SC 2 1 1 0 4 4 0 3
8 Corpus Christi FC 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1
9 AV Alta FC 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
10 Richmond Kickers 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
11 Charlotte Independence 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
12 Westchester SC 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
13 Sarasota Paradise 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
14 Fort Wayne FC 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
15 Greenville Triumph SC 1 0 1 0 1 2 −1 0
16 Union Omaha 1 0 1 0 0 1 −1 0
17 New York Cosmos 1 0 1 0 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on March 16, 2026. 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

Home \ Away ACB AVA CLT CHA COR FTW GVL KNX MAD NAP NYC OMA POR RIC SAR SPK WES
AC Boise —
AV Alta — 1–1
Charlotte —
Chattanooga —
Corpus Christi —
Fort Wayne —
Greenville 1–2 —
One Knoxville — 1–2
Forward Madison —
FC Naples 2–2 2–0 —
NY Cosmos — 1–3
Union Omaha —
Portland —
Richmond —
Sarasota 0–1 2–2 —
Spokane 1–0 —
Westchester 1–1 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 One Knoxville SC 4,568 4,568 4,568 4,568 +50.8%†
2 AV Alta FC 4,508 4,508 4,508 4,508 +7.5%†
3 New York Cosmos 4,099 4,099 4,099 4,099 n/a†
4 FC Naples 7,737 4,072 3,665 3,869 +10.9%†
5 Sarasota Paradise 4,597 2,791 1,806 2,299 −17.6%†
6 Spokane Velocity FC 1,669 669 1,669 1,669 −28.9%†
7 Greenville Triumph SC 1,465 1,465 1,465 1,465 −29.8%†
8 Westchester SC 2,842 1,722 1,120 1,421 −16.3%†
9 Charlotte Independence 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
10 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
11 Forward Madison FC 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
12 Portland Hearts of Pine 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
13 Richmond Kickers 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
14 Union Omaha 0 0 0 0 −100.0%†
15 Athletic Club Boise 0 0 0 0 n/a†
16 Corpus Christi FC 0 0 0 0 n/a†
17 Fort Wayne FC 0 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 36,055 4,568 1,120 2,987 +7.3%†

Updated to games played on 15 March 2026
Source: https://www.backheeled.com/usl-attendance/

Player statistics

As of March 16, 2026

Saves

Rank Player Club Saves[13]
1 Alex Sutton Sarasota Paradise 7
2 Hunter Morse Portland Hearts of Pine 5
James Talbot Corpus Christi FC
Matías Molina Westchester SC
Yann-Alexandre Fillion Richmond Kickers
Edward Delgado FC Naples
7 Andrew Hammersley Westchester SC 4
8 Bernd Schipmann Fort Wayne FC 3
Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha
Johan Garibay One Knoxville SC

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean Sheets[14]
1 Carlos Merancio Valdez Spokane Velocity 1
Joseph Andema AC Boise
Edward Delgado FC Naples


League awards

Weekly awards

USL Cup

Main article: 2026 USL Cup

All teams will once again compete in the USL Cup, along with the higher division USL Championship.[8]

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. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC Update". USL League One. February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
  8. ^ a b c USLLeagueOne.com Staff (December 10, 2025). "USL League One Announces Competition Format for 2026 Season". USL League One. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
  9. ^ Murray, Nicholas (November 16, 2025). "One Knoxville wins USL League One title before record crowd vs. Spokane Velocity". uslleagueone.com. Knoxville, TN. Retrieved January 5, 2026. Nico Rosamilia, Kempes Tekiela score early in either half to lead hosts to first crown before 7,500 fans at Covenant Health Park
  10. ^ "Westchester SC names George Gjokaj as Sporting Director and Head Coach". USL League One. November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  11. ^ "Greenville Triumph SC appoints Dave Dixon as Head Coach". USL League One. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "USL League One Announces 2026 Schedule". USL League One. December 16, 2025.
  13. ^ "USL League One Statistics". USL League One. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  14. ^ "USL League One Statistics". USL League One. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  15. ^ "USL League One Goal of the Week – Week 1". USL League One. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  16. ^ "USL League One Save of the Week – Week 1". USL League One. March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  17. ^ "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 1". USL League One. March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  18. ^ "USL League One Team of the Week – Week 2". USL League One. March 17, 2026. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
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