2025 USL Championship season

USL Championship
Season2025
Dates
  • March 8 – October 25
    (regular season)
  • November 1–22
    (playoffs)
ChampionsPittsburgh Riverhounds (1st title)
Players' ShieldLouisville City FC (2nd title)
Best PlayerUnited States Taylor Davila
Top goalscorerLiberia Peter Wilson
(18 goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Damian Las
(10 clean sheets; 0.70 goals against average; 80 save percentage)
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The 2025 USL Championship season was the 15th season of the USL Championship, the eighth season under Division II sanctioning, and 30th season overall of a national division 2 league, in the United States.

Twenty-four teams in two conferences competed in the regular season.[1] Lexington SC joined from USL League One. Memphis 901 FC withdrew because it was unable to secure the construction of a soccer-specific stadium. The team transferred their franchise rights to Santa Barbara Sky FC, which said they'd begin play in the 2026 season before announcing another delay, this time to the 2027 season.[2][3][4][5] 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 participated in the USL Jägermeister Cup alongside the 14 USL League One teams.[6]

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

Teams

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

Changes from 2024

Expansion clubs

Departing clubs

Stadiums and locations

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 First Horizon 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 Centreville Bank Stadium 10,500
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

Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Birmingham Legion FC United States Mark Briggs Rwanda Phanuel Kavita Hummel Coca-Cola
Charleston Battery United States Ben Pirmann Trinidad and Tobago Leland Archer Hummel The Ideal Life
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Republic of Ireland James Chambers United States Matt Mahoney Capelli Sport CommonSpirit Health
Detroit City FC England Danny Dichio Republic of Ireland Stephen Carroll Adidas Metro Detroit Area Chevrolet Dealers
El Paso Locomotive FC Colombia Wilmer Cabrera Hummel Southwest University at El Paso
Hartford Athletic United States Brendan Burke Jamaica Jordan Scalett Hummel Trinity Health of New England
Indy Eleven England Sean McAuley United States Aodhan Quinn Under Armour Ford
Las Vegas Lights FC Italy Antonio Nocerino England Charlie Adams Hummel LiUNA!
Lexington SC United States Terry Boss Jamaica Speedy Williams
United States Marcus Epps 		Hummel UK HealthCare Sports Medicine
Loudoun United FC United States Ryan Martin United States Zach Ryan
United States Drew Skundrich 		Capelli Sport CORAS
Louisville City FC United States Danny Cruz United States Brian Ownby Puma GE Appliances
Miami FC Argentina Gastόn Maddoni Puerto Rico Nicolás Cardona Macron micromobility.com
Monterey Bay FC England Jordan Stewart Montserrat Nico Gordon Charly Montage Health
New Mexico United United States Dennis Sanchez United States Talen Maples
United States Kalen Ryden 		Puma Meow Wolf (home)
Sandia Resort and Casino (away)
North Carolina FC United States John Bradford England Paco Craig Charly EmergeOrtho
Oakland Roots SC Turks and Caicos Islands Gavin Glinton United States Tyler Gibson Charly Elevance Health
Orange County SC England Danny Stone England Tom Brewitt Hummel Hoag
Phoenix Rising FC Norway Pa-Modou Kah Senegal Pape Mar Boye Adidas Carvana
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC United States Bob Lilley United States Danny Griffin Charly Allegheny Health Network (home)
84 Lumber (away)
Rhode Island FC Bermuda Khano Smith Spain Koke Vegas Capelli Sport Breeze Airways
Sacramento Republic FC Scotland Neill Collins United States Rodrigo López Hummel UCDavis Health
San Antonio FC United States Carlos Llamosa United States Mitchell Taintor Charly Community First Health Plans
Tampa Bay Rowdies Scotland Robbie Neilson Mexico Aaron Guillen Charly Spectrum
FC Tulsa United States Luke Spencer France Abdoulaye Cissoko Hummel Williams

Managerial changes

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[9] United States Carlos Llamosa December 16, 2024[10]
Sacramento Republic FC England Mark Briggs Mutual separation November 4, 2024[11] Scotland Neill Collins December 21, 2024[12]
Phoenix Rising FC Spain Diego Gómez (interim) End of interim period November 7, 2024[13] Norway Pa-Modou Kah November 18, 2024[14]
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[15]
FC Tulsa United States Mario Sanchez Promoted to Technical Director November 13, 2024 United States Luke Spencer November 13, 2024[16]
Lexington SC England Darren Powell Promoted to front office October 27, 2024[17] United States Terry Boss December 4, 2024[18]
New Mexico United United States Eric Quill Hired by United States FC Dallas November 20, 2024[19] United States Dennis Sanchez December 24, 2024[20]
Orange County SC England Danny Stone (interim) End of interim period December 13, 2024 England Danny Stone December 13, 2024[21]
Las Vegas Lights FC United States Dennis Sanchez Hired by United States New Mexico United December 24, 2024[22] Italy Antonio Nocerino January 9, 2025[23]
Miami FC Brazil Marcello Alves (interim) End of interim period January 23, 2025 Argentina Gastόn Maddoni January 23, 2025[24]
Birmingham Legion FC United States Tom Soehn Fired April 9, 2025 England Mark Briggs April 30, 2025[25]

Regular season

Format

The teams played an unbalanced 30-game schedule plus four USL Jägermeister Cup games. Each team played 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

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Louisville City FC (S) 30 22 1 7 56 19 +37 73 Playoffs
2 Charleston Battery 30 19 6 5 62 32 +30 62
3 North Carolina FC 30 13 11 6 40 39 +1 45
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (C) 30 12 10 8 32 28 +4 44[a]
5 Hartford Athletic 30 13 12 5 48 36 +12 44[a]
6 Loudoun United FC 30 12 12 6 45 48 −3 42
7 Rhode Island FC 30 10 12 8 29 28 +1 38
8 Detroit City FC 30 9 11 10 33 35 −2 37
9 Indy Eleven 30 10 15 5 44 52 −8 35
10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 9 14 7 43 50 −7 34
11 Miami FC 30 8 16 6 29 44 −15 30
12 Birmingham Legion FC 30 5 13 12 36 50 −14 27
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
(C) Champions; (S) Players' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC are ahead of Hartford Athletic on head-to-head points. PGH 6, HFD 0.

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Tulsa 30 16 5 9 50 30 +20 57 Playoffs
2 Sacramento Republic FC 30 13 8 9 44 27 +17 48[a]
3 New Mexico United 30 14 10 6 45 41 +4 48[a]
4 El Paso Locomotive FC 30 10 9 11 47 45 +2 41
5 Phoenix Rising FC 30 9 8 13 48 48 0 40[b]
6 San Antonio FC 30 11 12 7 39 38 +1 40[b]
7 Orange County SC 30 10 11 9 44 45 −1 39
8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 30 10 13 7 35 47 −12 37
9 Lexington SC 30 9 12 9 31 42 −11 36
10 Oakland Roots SC 30 8 14 8 42 52 −10 32
11 Monterey Bay FC 30 7 15 8 27 45 −18 29
12 Las Vegas Lights FC 30 6 15 9 23 50 −27 27
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Sacramento Republic FC are ahead of New Mexico United on head-to-head points: SAC 6, NMU 0.
  2. ^ a b Phoenix Rising FC are ahead of San Antonio FC on head-to-head points: PHX 6, SAN 0.

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club Match[26]
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
Birmingham Legion FC
(BHM)		 LDN LOU DET PGH ELP HFD TBR RI DET MIA IND LOU SAC OAK CHS RI NCA COS PHX HFD PGH OCO TUL TBR IND SAN NCA LDN MIA CHS
1–3 1-1 2-2 0–2 3-1 0-1 2-2 0-1 1-1 2-1 0-1 2-4 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 3-2 0-1 3-3 1-4 1-1 4-4 1-1 1–4 1–2 0–0 1-1 1-0 2-3 1–2
Charleston Battery
(CHB)		 LOU RI NCA TBR PGH IND HAR TBR SAN DET LDN HFD MIA PHX BHM NCA NMU MIA LOU PGH LDN RI IND OAK ELP OCO COS DET SAC BHM
1–2 2-1 1–2 2-1 2-1 3-1 4-2 3-1 4-0 3-1 1-1 2-1 0-1 4-1 0-0 1–0 2-1 3-0 1-4 2-1 4-1 0-1 2-1 3–3 2-0 2–2 5-0 1-1 0-1 2-1
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
(COS)		 ELP DET SAC IND MB ELP SAN PHX LVL PGH OCO NMU OAK LEX LOU BHM LEX OAK OCO PHX TUL MB TBR SAC HFD NMU SAN CHB LVL TUL
2-2 1-2 2-2 3-2 1-2 1-1 2-3 1-1 0-0 1-0 1–3 1-1 1-0 1-2 0-1 1-0 3–1 2–1 0-1 1-4 2–0 2–1 3–3 0-2 1–2 0–2 1-0 0-5 1–0 0-3
Detroit City FC
(DET)		 MIA COS BHM LOU MB PHX RI IND HFD BHM CHS PGH LDN MIA OAK HFD PGH RI IND NCA TBR SAN OCO NMU LEX LOU NCA LDN CHS TBR
2-0 2-1 2-2 0-2 0-0 3-2 2-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 1–3 0-2 2-3 2-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 2–0 1-1 4–1 0-4 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 1-1 1-1
El Paso Locomotive FC
(ELP)		 COS PHX NMU HFD LEX BHM COS NMU TUL IND LVL OAK OCO MB SAN SAC LVL MIA MB SAC PHX LDN NCA CHS RI OAK OCO LEX TUL SAN
2-2 4-4 0-1 2-1 2-1 1-3 1-1 3-0 1-1 3-1 2-1 0-0 0-3 2-1 1-2 0-3 6-0 0-0 2-2 1-0 3-3 1-2 0-1 0-2 2-2 3-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 2-5
Hartford Athletic
(HFD)		 LEX PGH ELP LDN BHM CHS DET LOU IND NCA CHS LDN DET TBR RI NMU MIA BHM TUL RI IND NCA MIA MB PGH COS OAK SAC TBR LOU
0-2 0-1 1–2 0-2 1-0 2-4 0-0 1-1 4-4 0-1 1-2 3-0 2-1 0-1 0-0 4–0 2-0 4–1 1-1 3-0 3-2 0-2 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 3-1 3-2 2-3 0-1
Indy Eleven
(IND)		 MIA LEX COS NCA CHS DET SAC ELP HFD BHM PGH LVL TBR MB RI NCA TBR DET LDN MIA LOU HFD CHS RI BHM TUL LOU PGH LDN OCO
3-1 1-1 3-2 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-1 1-3 4-4 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-3 3–0 1-0 2-4 1–3 0-1 2-3 3-2 1-3 2-0 1-2 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1-2 2–1 1-2
Las Vegas Lights FC
(LVL)		 TBR NMU OAK OCO LEX TUL LDN COS SAC ELP PHX SAN MB IND SAC TUL OCO ELP SAN NMU NCA LEX PHX MIA LOU PGH RI OAK COS MB
1–0 2-3 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-4 1–0 0-0 0-5 1–2 0–1 0-3 2-0 1-0 0-2 3-4 0-4 0-6 1-1 2-2 1–2 1–0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0–1 1-3 2-2 0-1 1-1
Lexington SC
(LEX)		 HFD OCO IND SAN ELP LVL MB LOU LDN TUL TBR MB NMU COS PHX MIA SAC COS PHX SAN OAK LVL NCA OCO DET NMU TUL ELP SAC OAK
2-0 2-2 1-1 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-5 0-2 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-3 2-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-1 1-1 1–0 1–2 0-3 1-2 2–2 0-3
Loudoun United FC
(LDN)		 BHM NCA LOU RI HFD TBR PGH LVL LEX MIA CHS DET HFD LOU OCO PGH OAK TUL RI IND CHS MIA ELP SAN PHX TBR BHM DET IND NCA
3-1 2-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 0-1 5-1 1-2 1-1 3-2 0-3 1-4 0-0 2-2 0-2 2-3 0-0 3-2 1-4 3-1 2–1 2–5 2-2 2-2 0-1 1–0 1-2 0-1
Louisville City FC
(LOU)		 CHS BHM LDN DET SAC TBR LEX PGH HFD MB TBR RI BHM NCA LDN COS TUL NCA CHS MIA NMU IND RI PGH LVL DET IND MIA OCO HFD
2-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 2-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 2-0 2-1 2-1 4-2 1-2 4-1 1-0 1-1 4-1 4–1 4-2 0-0 3-1 1-0 2–0 3-1 1–0 2-0 1-0 0-0 1–0
Miami FC
(MIA)		 DET IND TBR NMU SAN NCA MB LDN BHM RI TBR CHS DET TUL LEX CHS PGH HFD ELP LOU IND LDN HFD LVL RI NCA PGH LOU BHM SAC
0-2 1-3 1-2 0-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 2-1 1–2 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-2 2–2 1-1 0-3 1-1 0-2 0-0 2-4 2-3 1-3 0–1 0-0 0–1 0–1 3-1 0–1 3-2 1–0
Monterey Bay FC
(MB)		 SAN OAK OCO PHX DET COS LEX NMU MIA RI PHX LOU LEX LVL ELP IND OCO TUL TUL SAC ELP SAN OAK COS HFD NMU SAC TBR PGH LVL
0-1 3-2 3-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 2-1 0-2 1-2 0-3 2-1 1-2 2-3 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-4 1-1 1–0 0-4 0-3 1-1
New Mexico United
(NMU)		 SAC LVL ELP MIA NCA MB ELP PHX OCO OAK COS LEX SAN PGH CHS HFD TUL LVL LOU SAC SAN DET TUL MB COS LEX PHX OCO OAK RI
1-2 2-3 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-3 1-2 3-0 3-0 1-1 1-2 4-2 0-1 1-2 0-4 2-5 2-2 0-0 0-2 1-0 4-0 0-1 1-1 2–1 2-1 1-0 3-3 3-3 2-1
North Carolina FC
(NCA)		 PGH LDN TUL CHS IND NMU MIA PGH OCO OAK HFD RI LOU CHS BHM IND LOU TBR DET LVL HFD LEX ELP TBR MIA BHM DET PHX RI LDN
1–1 1-2 1-0 2-1 2-2 0-1 1-2 2-0 1-0 4-2 1-0 1-2 2-1 0-1 2-3 4-2 1-4 2-1 1-1 2–1 2-3 1-2 1-0 2-2 1–0 1-1 0-2 0–2 0-0 1–0
Oakland Roots SC
(OAK)		 OCO MB SAN LVL RI TUL OCO SAC SAN NCA NMU ELP COS BHM DET PHX LDN COS SAC LEX MB PGH CHS TUL PHX ELP HFD LVL NMU LEX
2-4 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-3 2-1 2-0 0-1 2-1 2-4 0–3 0-0 0-1 1-0 2–0 1-2 2-0 1-2 3-3 1-2 1–0 0-2 3–3 1-1 3–3 1-3 1-3 2-2 3-3 3–0
Orange County SC
(OCO)		 OAK LEX MB LVL SAC OAK TUL NCA NMU COS PHX ELP LDN MB LVL PHX PGH COS TUL BHM DET LEX SAN CHS SAC ELP NMU SAN LOU IND
4-2 2-2 0-3 0-1 2-1 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-3 3-1 1-3 3-0 0-0 1-2 4-0 4–1 1-1 1-0 0-1 4-4 1–4 1-1 1-3 2–2 1-2 0-0 3-3 1-0 0-0 2–1
Phoenix Rising FC
(PHX)		 TUL ELP RI MB SAN DET SAC COS NMU MB LVL OCO TUL CHS LEX OAK OCO BHM LEX TBR COS ELP LVL SAC LDN OAK NMU NCA SAN PGH
0-1 4-4 2-2 1-1 2-1 2-3 2-2 1-1 2-1 2-0 1-0 3-1 1-1 1-4 0-1 2-1 1-4 3-3 0-2 1-1 4–1 3-3 0-0 2-2 2-2 3–3 0-1 2–0 1-0 0-0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
(PGH)		 NCA SAN HFD BHM CHS LDN NCA LOU COS RI DET IND TBR NMU LDN DET MIA RI OCO CHS BHM TBR OAK LOU HFD LVL MIA IND MB PHX
1-1 0-2 1-0 2-0 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-0 2-0 0-1 2-1 1-0 2-2 0-0 1–1 2-0 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 2-0 0–2 2–1 1-0 1-3 2-1 3-0 0-0
Rhode Island FC
(RI)		 CHS PHX LDN OAK DET SAN MB BHM TBR PGH MIA LOU NCA SAC BHM IND HFD PGH DET LDN HFD CHS LOU IND MIA ELP LVL TBR NCA NMU
0-2 2-2 0-2 3-0 0-2 0-0 1-1 1-0 3-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 2-1 0-2 1–1 0-1 0-0 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-3 1–0 0-1 1–0 1-0 2-2 3-1 5-0 0-0 1-2
Sacramento Republic FC
(SAC)		 NMU COS TUL LOU OCO PHX OAK IND LVL TUL SAN BHM RI LVL ELP LEX SAN MB OAK ELP NMU TBR PHX COS MB OCO HFD LEX CHS MIA
2-1 2-2 0-1 1-1 1-2 2-2 1-0 1-1 5-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 2-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 3-1 1-0 3-3 0-1 2–0 2-0 2-2 2–0 0–1 2-1 2-3 2–2 1–0 0–1
San Antonio FC
(SAN)		 MB PGH OAK LEX PHX MIA COS RI OAK CHS TUL LVL SAC NMU ELP TBR SAC LVL LEX MB DET NMU LDN OCO BHM COS TUL OCO PHX ELP
1-0 2-0 2-1 3-2 1-2 1-2 3-2 0-0 1-2 0-4 1-1 3-0 0-0 2-4 2-1 1-0 1-3 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 5–2 3-1 0–0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 5–2
Tampa Bay Rowdies
(TBR)		 LVL TUL MIA CHS LDN LOU BHM CHS RI LEX LOU MIA PGH IND SAN HFD IND NCA PHX DET PGH SAC COS BHM NCA LDN MB RI HFD DET
0-1 0-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-2 1-3 0-3 1-1 1-2 2-1 1-2 3-1 0-1 1-0 3-1 1-2 1-1 0–2 2-1 0–2 3–3 4–1 2-2 2-2 4–0 0-5 3-2 1-1
FC Tulsa
(TUL)		 PHX TBR NCA SAC OAK LVL OCO ELP LEX SAN SAC PHX MIA LVL MB LOU LDN MB NMU HFD OCO COS BHM NMU OAK IND LEX SAN ELP COS
1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 1-4 1-2 1-1 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-2 4-3 2-1 1-1 3–2 3–2 5–2 1-1 1-0 0-2 1-1 1-0 1-1 1–2 3-0 2-0 1-1 3-0

Playoffs

Main article: 2025 USL Championship playoffs

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals
November 1–2 		Conference Semifinals
November 8 		Conference Finals
November 14–16 		USL Championship Final
November 22
            
E1 Louisville City FC 0
E8 Detroit City FC 1
E8 Detroit City FC 0 (3)
E4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0 (4)
E4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p) 0 (4)
E5 Hartford Athletic 0 (2)
E4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1
Eastern Conference
E7 Rhode Island FC 0
E3 North Carolina FC 1
E6 Loudoun United FC 0
E3 North Carolina FC 0
E7 Rhode Island FC 2
E2 Charleston Battery 0 (3)
E7 Rhode Island FC (p) 0 (5)
E4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (p) 0 (5)
W1 FC Tulsa 0 (3)
W1 FC Tulsa (a.e.t.) 1
W8 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0
W1 FC Tulsa (a.e.t.) 1
W5 Phoenix Rising FC 0
W4 El Paso Locomotive FC 0
W5 Phoenix Rising FC 1
W1 FC Tulsa 3
Western Conference
W3 New Mexico United 0
W3 New Mexico United 2
W6 San Antonio FC 0
W3 New Mexico United 2
W7 Orange County SC 1
W2 Sacramento Republic FC 0 (4)
W7 Orange County SC 0 (5)

Playoff Schedule

Conference Quarterfinals

November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Hartford AthleticPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 4,932
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Penalties
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) EastLouisville City FC0–1 Detroit City FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:00 PM ET Report Amoo-Mensah 34' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Greg Dopka
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) East North Carolina FC 1–0Loudoun United FCCary, North Carolina
7:30 PM ET Anderson 6' Report Stadium: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Natalie Simon
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) West FC Tulsa 1–0 (a.e.t.)Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCTulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CT Lukic 92' Report Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 7,583
Referee: Ryan Carrigan
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) West New Mexico United 2–0San Antonio FCAlbuquerque, New Mexico
7:00 PM MT
Report Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 8,287
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
November 1, 2025 (2025-11-01) WestEl Paso Locomotive FC0–1 Phoenix Rising FC El Paso, Texas
7:30 PM MT Report Dennis 86' (pen.) Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) EastCharleston Battery0−0 (a.e.t.)
(3−5 p)		 Rhode Island FC Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
2:00 PM ET Report Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Elton Garcia
Penalties
November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) WestSacramento Republic FC0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Orange County SC Sacramento, California
6:00 PM PT Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,367
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
Penalties

Conference Semifinals

November 8, 2025 EastNorth Carolina FC0–2 Rhode Island FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 PM ET Report Dikwa 81', 90+3' Stadium: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,287
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
November 8, 2025 East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Detroit City FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:30 PM ET Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,220
Referee: Natalie Simon
Penalties
November 8, 2025 West FC Tulsa 1–0 (a.e.t.)Phoenix Rising FCTulsa, Oklahoma
8:00 PM ET Lukic 120+2' Report Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 7,917
Referee: Brandon Stevis
November 8, 2025 West New Mexico United 2–1Orange County SCAlbuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 PM ET
Report Pinto 68' Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 10,150
Referee: Elton García


Conference Finals

November 15 East Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 1–0Rhode Island FCPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6:30 PM Mertz 55' Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,745
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
November 15 West FC Tulsa 3–0New Mexico UnitedTulsa, Oklahoma
8:30 PM
Report Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 9,180
Referee: Greg Dopka


USL Championship Final

November 22 FinalFC Tulsa0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Tulsa, Oklahoma
12:00 PM EST Report Stadium: Oneok Field
Attendance: 9,507
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Penalties

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
Sacramento Republic FC 15 147,020 11,569 8,176 9,801
Louisville City FC 15 146,264 13,611 8,147 9,751
New Mexico United 15 142,913 11,581 6,713 9,528
Indy Eleven 15 141,969 10,375 7,017 9,465
Rhode Island FC 15 133,713 10,749 7,072 8,914
Oakland Roots SC 15 125,632 26,575 4,765 8,375
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 15 108,563 8,023 6,059 7,238
San Antonio FC 15 95,493 8,164 3,735 6,366
Detroit City FC 15 93,440 7,235 5,047 6,229
El Paso Locomotive FC 15 82,709 8,432 4,049 5,514
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 15 74,479 6,115 3,808 4,965
Hartford Athletic 15 73,707 5,500 4,034 4,914
Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 73,614 7,326 3,692 4,908
Phoenix Rising FC 15 73,018 7,563 3,757 4,868
Orange County SC 15 68,627 5,500 3,020 4,575
Birmingham Legion FC 15 68,106 6,920 2,762 4,540
Lexington SC 15 63,735 6,012 3,471 4,249
Charleston Battery 15 59,133 5,080 2,480 3,942
Monterey Bay FC 15 50,098 5,160 2,420 3,340
FC Tulsa 15 47,654 4,012 2,289 3,177
Las Vegas Lights FC 15 42,048 4,570 1,851 2,803
North Carolina FC 15 38,058 3,774 1,472 2,537
Loudoun United FC 15 34,991 4,204 583 2,333
Miami FC 15 17,491 2,033 768 1,166
Total 360 2,002,663 26,575 583 5,563

Player statistics

As of October 25, 2025

Goals

Rank Player Club Goals[27]
1 Liberia Peter Wilson Oakland Roots SC 18
2 United States Cal Jennings Charleston Battery 17
3 United States Taylor Calheira FC Tulsa 15
United States MD Myers Charleston Battery
5 Argentina Francisco Bonfiglio Miami FC 14
Canada Woobens Pacius Tampa Bay Rowdies
7 United States Phillip Goodrum Louisville City FC 13
8 Egypt Abdellatif Aboukoura Loudoun United FC 12
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kyle Edwards Hartford Athletic
10 Mexico Jorge Hernandez San Antonio FC 11
United States Ethan Zubak Orange County SC
Haiti Ronaldo Damus Birmingham Legion FC

Hat-tricks

Player Team Against Score Date
Colombia Wilmer Cabrera Jr. El Paso Locomotive FC New Mexico United 3–0 (H)[28] May 3
United States Phillip Goodrum Louisville City FC Birmingham Legion FC 4–2 (H)[29] June 14
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored four goals.
    2.

Assists

Rank Player Club Assists[30]
1 United States Aodhan Quinn Indy Eleven 11
2 Colombia Juan Torres Charleston Battery 10
Ghana Hope Avayevu Phoenix Rising FC
4 United States Taylor Davila Louisville City FC 9
5 United States Chris Hegardt Orange County SC 8
France Florian Valot Loudoun United FC
United States Michael Maldonado North Carolina FC
8 United States Ben Mines Loudoun United 7
United States Gennaro Nigro Las Vegas Lights FC
Brazil Gabriel Torres El Paso Locomotive FC

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[31]
1 United States Danny Vitiello Sacramento Republic FC 12
2 Spain Koke Vegas Rhode Island FC 11
United States Eric Dick Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
4 Cuba Raiko Arozarena Las Vegas Lights FC 10
United States Damian Las Louisville City FC
6 Cameroon Antony Siaha Hartford Athletic 9
7 United States Kendall McIntosh Oakland Roots SC 7
United States Johan Peñaranda FC Tulsa
United States Colin Shutler Orange County SC
United States Luis Zamudio Charleston Battery

USL Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

League awards

Individual awards

Award Winner Team Reason Ref.
Golden Boot Liberia Peter Wilson Oakland Roots SC 18 goals in 28 goals [32]
Golden Glove United States Damian Las Louisville City FC 10 shutouts; 0.70 goals against average; 80 save percentage [32]
Golden Playmaker United States Aodhan Quinn Indy Eleven 11 assists [32]
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Damian Las Louisville City FC 10 shutouts; 0.79 goals against average; 80 save percentage [33]
Defender of the Year New Zealand Kyle Adams Louisville City FC 159 duels overall at a 66% success rate [34]
Coach of the Year United States Danny Cruz Louisville City FC Led Louisville to the second-straight Players' Shield title [35]
Young Player of the Year Egypt Abdellatif Aboukoura Loudoun United FC 12 goals; 2 assists [36]
Player of the Year United States Taylor Davila Louisville City FC 4 goals, 9 assists, 190 recoveries, 40 tackles won [37]

All-league teams

First team[38]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Damian Las (LOU) New Zealand Kyle Adams (LOU)
United States Joshua Jones (LOU)
United States Aiden McFadden (LOU)
United States Sean Suber (PIT) 		United States Taylor Davila (LOU)
Republic of Ireland Aaron Molloy (CHS)
Colombia Juan David Torres (CHS) 		United States Taylor Calheira (TUL)
United States Cal Jennings (CHS)
Liberia Peter Wilson (OAK)
Second team[38]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Danny Vitiello (SAC) United States Lamar Batista (TUL)
England Jack Gurr (SAC)
United States Talen Maples (NM)
United States Sean Totsch (LOU) 		Ghana Hope Avayevu (PHX)
Mexico Jorge Hernández (SA)
United States Aodhan Quinn (IND) 		Egypt Abdellatif Aboukoura (LDN)
Argentina Francisco Bonfiglio (MIA)
United States MD Myers (CHS)

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