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USL Championship
Season2025
Dates
  • March 8 – October 25
    (regular season)
  • November 1 – November 21-23
    (playoffs)
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 USL Championship season will be the 15th season of the USL Championship and the eighth season under Division II sanctioning.

24 teams in two conferences will compete in the regular season.[1] Lexington SC joined from USL League One. Memphis 901 FC withdrew because it was unable to secure construction of a soccer-specific stadium. The team transferred their franchise rights to Santa Barbara Sky FC, which will begin play in the 2026 season.[2] The Brooklyn FC men's team, which was scheduled to begin play in 2025, elected to postpone its debut to the 2026 season.

All 24 teams will participate in the USL Jägermeister Cup alongside the 14 USL League One teams.[3]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC are the defending league champions and Louisville City FC are the defending Players' Shield winners.

Teams

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Locations of teams for the 2025 USL Championship season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

Changes from 2024

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Expansion clubs

Departing clubs

Stadiums and locations

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Team Stadium Capacity
Birmingham Legion FC Protective Stadium 47,000
Charleston Battery Patriots Point Soccer Complex 5,000
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Weidner Field 8,000
Detroit City FC Keyworth Stadium 7,933
FC Tulsa ONEOK Field[A] 7,833
El Paso Locomotive FC Southwest University Park[A] 9,500
Hartford Athletic Trinity Health Stadium[A] 5,500
Indy Eleven IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium[A] 10,524
Las Vegas Lights FC Cashman Field 9,334
Lexington SC Lexington SC Stadium 7,500
Loudoun United FC Segra Field 5,000
Louisville City FC Lynn Family Stadium 15,304
Miami FC Pitbull Stadium[A] 25,000
Monterey Bay FC Cardinale Stadium 6,000
North Carolina FC Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000
New Mexico United Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park[A] 13,500
Oakland Roots SC Oakland Coliseum[A] 53,200 (15,000[B])
Orange County SC Championship Soccer Stadium 5,000
Phoenix Rising FC Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium 10,000
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Highmark Stadium 5,000
Rhode Island FC Beirne Stadium[A] 5,252
Sacramento Republic FC Heart Health Park 11,569
San Antonio FC Toyota Field 8,296
Tampa Bay Rowdies Al Lang Stadium[A] 7,227
  1. ^
    Non-soccer specific stadium.
  2. ^
    Soccer seating capacity.

Personnel and sponsorships

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Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Birmingham Legion FC United States Tom Soehn Hummel Coca-Cola
Charleston Battery United States Ben Pirmann Hummel The Ideal Life
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Republic of Ireland James Chambers Capelli Sport CommonSpirit Health
Detroit City FC England Danny Dichio Adidas Metro Detroit Area Chevrolet Dealers
El Paso Locomotive FC Colombia Wilmer Cabrera Hummel Southwest University at El Paso
FC Tulsa United States Luke Spencer Puma Williams
Hartford Athletic United States Brendan Burke Hummel Trinity Health of New England
Indy Eleven England Sean McAuley Under Armour Ford
Las Vegas Lights FC Vacant Hummel LiUNA!
Lexington SC United States Terry Boss Nike UK HealthCare Sports Medicine
Loudoun United FC United States Ryan Martin Capelli Sport CORAS
Louisville City FC United States Danny Cruz Adidas GE Appliances
Miami FC Brazil Marcello Alves (interim) Macron micromobility.com
Monterey Bay FC England Jordan Stewart Puma Montage Health
New Mexico United United States Dennis Sanchez Meow Wolf (home)
Sandia Resort and Casino (away)
North Carolina FC United States John Bradford Adidas EmergeOrtho
Oakland Roots SC Turks and Caicos Islands Gavin Glinton Charly Elevance Health
Orange County SC England Danny Stone Hummel Hoag
Phoenix Rising FC Norway Pa-Modou Kah Adidas Carvana
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC United States Bob Lilley Charly Allegheny Health Network (home)
84 Lumber (away)
Rhode Island FC Bermuda Khano Smith Capelli Sport Breeze Airways
Sacramento Republic FC Scotland Neill Collins Hummel UCDavis Health
San Antonio FC United States Carlos Llamosa Puma Community First Health Plans
Tampa Bay Rowdies Scotland Robbie Neilson Puma DEX Imaging

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
San Antonio FC Canada Alen Marcina Mutual separation October 31, 2024[6] United States Carlos Llamosa December 16, 2024[7]
Sacramento Republic FC England Mark Briggs Mutual separation November 4, 2024[8] Scotland Neill Collins December 21, 2024[9]
Phoenix Rising FC Spain Diego Gómez (interim) End of interim period November 7, 2024[10] Norway Pa-Modou Kah November 18, 2024[11]
Oakland Roots SC Turks and Caicos Islands Gavin Glinton (interim) End of interim period November 12, 2024 Turks and Caicos Islands Gavin Glinton November 12, 2024[12]
FC Tulsa United States Mario Sanchez Promoted to Technical Director November 13, 2024 United States Luke Spencer November 13, 2024[13]
Lexington SC England Darren Powell Promoted to front office October 27, 2024[14] United States Terry Boss December 4, 2024[15]
New Mexico United United States Eric Quill Hired by United States FC Dallas November 20, 2024[16] United States Dennis Sanchez December 24, 2024[17]
Orange County SC England Danny Stone (interim) End of interim period December 13, 2024 England Danny Stone December 13, 2024[18]
Las Vegas Lights FC United States Dennis Sanchez Hired by United States New Mexico United December 24, 2024[19] TBD

Regular season

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Format

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The teams will play a unbalanced 30-game schedule plus four USL Jägermeister Cup games. Each team will play their conference opponents twice, home and away, and 8 of the 12 teams in the opposite conference. The top 8 teams in each conference will make the playoffs.[1]

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Birmingham Legion FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Detroit City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hartford Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Indy Eleven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Loudoun United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Louisville City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Miami FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 North Carolina FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rhode Island FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 8, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

Western Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2 El Paso Locomotive FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Las Vegas Lights FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Lexington SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Monterey Bay FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 New Mexico United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Oakland Roots SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Orange County SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Phoenix Rising FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sacramento Republic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 San Antonio FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FC Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: March 8, 2025. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots

USL Cup

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Main article: 2025 USL Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b "USL Championship reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL Championship. USL Championship Staff. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "901 FC leaving Memphis for Santa Barbara: USL". WREG. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "USL Expands Jägermeister Cup, Launches First Pro Interleague Competition Created by a Domestic Soccer League". USLSoccer.com. USLSoccer.com Staff. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Drummond, Cameron (August 15, 2024). "Lexington Sporting Club moving to higher-level men's professional soccer league". kentucky.com. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Dylan, Jonah (November 13, 2024). "How Memphis 901 FC's yearslong stadium dilemma festered, leading to ultimate demise". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "San Antonio FC and Alen Marcina Mutually Agree to Part Ways". sanantoniofc.com. SAFC Communications. October 31, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "San Antonio FC Announces Carlos Llamosa As Head Coach". sanantoniofc.com. SAFC Communications. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. ^ Ogata-Beutler, Grace (November 4, 2024). "Republic FC and Mark Briggs Mutually Agree to Part Ways". sacrepublicfc.com. Sacramento Republic FC. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "2021 USL Coach of the Year Neill Collins Named Republic FC Head Coach". sacrepublicfc.com. SAFC Communications. December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Hill, Tyson (November 7, 2024). "Phoenix Rising Parts Ways with Interim Head Coach Diego Gomez". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Hill, Tyson (November 18, 2024). "Phoenix Rising Names Pa-Modou Kah Head Coach". Phoenix Rising Communications. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Oakland Roots Soccer Club Announces Gavin Glinton As Full-Time Head Coach Heading Into 2025". Oakland Roots Soccer Club. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  13. ^ Creider, Ben (November 13, 2024). "FC Tulsa Promotes Luke Spencer to Head Coach, Mario Sanchez to Focus on Technical Director Role". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Fields, Emily (October 27, 2024). "Lexington Sporting Club to Transition Head Coach Darren Powell to a New Role". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Lilian, David (December 4, 2024). "Terry Boss Named Head Coach of Lexington Sporting Club's USL Championship Men's Team". Lexington Sporting Club. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED'S ERIC QUILL APPOINTED HEAD COACH OF FC DALLAS". New Mexico United. November 20, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  17. ^ "NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF HEAD COACH DENNIS SANCHEZ". New Mexico United. December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  18. ^ "Orange County SC Announce Danny Stone As Head Coach For 2025 USL Championship Season". Orange County SC Communications. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  19. ^ "Las Vegas Lights FC Head Coach Dennis Sanchez to Depart Club". Las Vegas Lights FC. December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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