2025 USL League One season

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The 2025 USL League One season was the seventh season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.

Season2025
Dates
  • March 7 – October 25
    (regular season)
  • November 1 – November 14-16
    (playoffs)
ChampionsOne Knoxville SC (1st title)
Players' ShieldOne Knoxville SC (1st title)
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
USL League One
Season2025
Dates
  • March 7 – October 25
    (regular season)
  • November 1 – November 14-16
    (playoffs)
ChampionsOne Knoxville SC (1st title)
Players' ShieldOne Knoxville SC (1st title)
Matches209
Goals597 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerHonduras Juan Carlos Obregón Westchester SC (17 goals)
Biggest home win5 goals:
OMA 5–0 TEX (September 6)
POR 6–1 SPK (October 21)
Biggest away win4 goals:
GRE 0–4 SPO (March 29)
Highest scoring9 goals: CHT 4–5 GRE (August 9)
Longest winning run6 matches:
South Georgia Tormenta FC (August 30 - October 3)
Longest unbeaten run13 matches:
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC (July 5 – September 27)
Longest winless run14 matches:
AV Alta FC (July 16 – October 10)
Longest losing run4 matches:
Texoma FC (March 22 - April 13)
South Georgia Tormenta FC (April 20 – June 7)
Forward Madison FC (June 7 – July 5)
Charlotte Independence (August 20 – September 13)
Greenville Triumph SC (August 23 – September 13)
Richmond Kickers (September 13 – September 27)
Highest attendance6,440
POR 6–1 SPK (October 21)
Lowest attendance216
TEX 0–1 POR (July 12)
Total attendance582,001
Average attendance2,785
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of November 22, 2025.
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Fourteen teams participated in the 2025 season, playing 30 league games each. Five teams, AV Alta FC,[1] FC Naples,[2] Portland Hearts of Pine,[3] Texoma FC,[4] and Westchester SC,[5] joined as expansion franchises. Lexington SC left to join USL Championship,[6] Central Valley Fuego FC voluntarily left the league.[7] The franchise agreement for the Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC was terminated when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[8] NoCo and Fuego’s U23 team ended up in The League for Clubs.[9][10]

The regular season was originally scheduled to start on March 8, though it actually started a day earlier on March 7.[11] The 2025 season also includes a new format of the in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). It features a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional USL leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One. The tournament will be played between April and September.[12]

Union Omaha were the defending league champions and Player's Shield winners.

One Knoxville defeated Spokane Velocity in the final 2–0 to win their first title, completing the USL League One 'double' after having won the Player's Shield only weeks earlier.

Teams

Locations of teams for the 2025 USL League One season
More information Team, City ...
Team City Stadium Capacity Head coach Jersey manufacturer Jersey sponsor
AV Alta FC Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium[i] 5,300 United States Brian Kleiban Hummel Parris Law Firm
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium[i] 10,500 United States Mike Jeffries Capelli Sport Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC East Ridge, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium[i] 2,500 England Scott Mackenzie Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field[i] 5,000 United States Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium[ii] 16,000 Bermuda Rick Wright Hummel Scansource
FC Naples Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium[i] 5,000 United States Matt Poland Hummel Physicians Regional Healthcare System
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park[iii] 6,500 United States Ian Fuller Hummel KUB Fiber
Portland Hearts of Pine Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium[ii] 5,500 United States Bobby Murphy Hummel Visit Maine
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium[i] 6,000 United States Darren Sawatzky Hummel Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium[i] 3,500 Republic of Ireland Mark McKeever Puma SubAir Sport
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium[i] 5,100 England Leigh Veidman Capelli Sport Local community sponsors
Texoma FC Sherman, Texas Historic Bearcat Stadium[i] 6,500 England Adrian Forbes Hummel Sherman Medical Center
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park[iii] 9,023 Colombia Vincenzo Candela (interim) Hummel Centris Federal Credit Union
Westchester SC Mount Vernon, New York The Stadium at Memorial Field[ii] 3,900 Republic of Ireland Dave Carton Hummel Northwell Health
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  1. [i]
    Soccer specific stadium
  2. [ii]
    Shared facility
  3. [iii]
    Baseball Park

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
One Knoxville SC Serbia Ilija Ilić (interim) End of interim period December 4, 2024 United States Ian Fuller December 4, 2024[13]
Union Omaha England Dominic Casciato Left club July 8, 2025 Colombia Vincenzo Candela (interim) July 9, 2025[14]
South Georgia Tormenta FC Scotland Ian Cameron Left club August 8, 2025 Republic of Ireland Mark McKeever[a] August 8, 2025[15][16]
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  1. [a]
    McKeever was initially named the interim manager, but was appointed permanent manager on September 24.

Regular season

Format

Each team plays the others twice, home and away, plus four additional matches. The top eight teams at the end of the season will qualify for the playoffs.[11]

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 One Knoxville SC (S, C) 30 16 5 9 43 26 +17 57 Playoffs
2 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 30 15 5 10 42 30 +12 55
3 Spokane Velocity FC 30 14 7 9 41 35 +6 51
4 FC Naples 30 13 9 8 40 32 +8 47
5 Union Omaha 30 13 10 7 51 39 +12 46
6 South Georgia Tormenta FC 30 13 11 6 55 47 +8 45[a]
7 Portland Hearts of Pine 30 11 7 12 48 38 +10 45[a]
8 Charlotte Independence 30 10 13 7 45 50 −5 37
9 AV Alta FC 30 8 10 12 42 47 −5 36
10 Forward Madison FC 30 8 11 11 31 43 −12 35
11 Greenville Triumph SC 30 8 14 8 38 43 −5 32
12 Texoma FC 30 7 14 9 35 55 −20 30
13 Richmond Kickers 30 8 17 5 43 53 −10 29
14 Westchester SC 30 5 16 9 43 59 −16 24
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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.
(C) Champions; (S) Players' Shield winner
Notes:
  1. [a]
    South Georgia is ahead of Portland on total wins, South Georgia 13, Portland 11

Results table

More information Color Key: Home • Away • Win • Loss • Draw, Club ...
Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
ClubMatch[11]
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AV Alta FC
(AVA)		TRMRICWESCHASPKTXOGVLCLTSPKWESPORNAPPOROMAKNXNAPMADSPKGVLTXOOMACHAMADKNXTRMNAPTXOCLTRICPOR
0–21–32–03–21–20–02–22–10–05–21–14–12–02–11-31-10-00–21-13-30–20-03-31–20-30–41–12–32–02-2
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		RICCHAGVLMADTRMTXOWESKNXAVATRMSPKGVLTXOOMAMADPORKNXTXOGVLWESOMAPORCHANAPRICKNXSPKAVACHANAP
1–00–00–11–13–24–33–23–11–22–01–11–02–31–21–11–12-23–34-51–01-42-40–10–13–20–10–13–21–20–2
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
(CHA)		NAPCLTTRMAVAGVLRICNAPTRMPORNAPGVLKNXRICTXOSPKWESMADOMATXOTRMAVACLTPORSPKOMAKNXGVLMADCLTWES
1–10–02–22–31–00–03–12–12–12–21–31–02–01–13-03-12–12–21–02–00-01–01–12–10–30–20-01–22–12–1
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)		NAPRICCLTTXOOMAKNXWESPOROMASPKWESTXOGVLCLTTRMAVACHAKNXNAPSPKTXOTRMAVARICGVLWESPORCHAOMARIC
0–22–11–11–10–01–11–11–10–11–21–20–23–11–11-00–01–22–20–00–13–00–43-31–00–31–03–12–10–41-5
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)		WESOMASPKCLTKNXCHARICAVATXONAPOMACLTCHAWESMADPORRICTRMCLTAVATXOPORNAPTRMMADSPKCHAOMATRMKNX
1–13–00–41–00–10–13–32–20–11–10–10–13–13–01–31–32–02–25-41–10–13–21–21–23–01–00-00-01–40–1
FC Naples
(NAP)		CHAMADSPKPORTXORICKNXCHAPOROMAGVLCHATRMAVAWESAVARICTRMTXOMADKNXWESGVLCLTPORAVAOMAWESSPKCLT
1–12–01–00–03–02–10–11–31–23–11–12–21–21–42–11–12–12–12–10–00–02-22–11–00–14–01–20–20–12-0
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)		SPKTXOGVLNAPPORMADCLTWESTRMCHATRMAVAWESCLTPORMADOMARICRICNAPSPKTRMAVAOMACLTCHARICPORTXOGVL
2–22–01–01–01–11–11–31–13–00–12–13-11–12–21–02–21–02–00–10–01–01–22–12–21–02–01–23–12–11-0
Portland Hearts of Pine
(POR)		NAPSPKTRMKNXOMANAPMADCHAOMAAVAAVATRMTXOGVLCLTKNXRICWESCLTGVLCHARICNAPTXOOMAMADKNXWESSPKAVA
0–00–01–21–12–22–11–11–23–11–10–21–11–03-11–10–10–03-24-23-21–15-21–01–00–11–31–32–26–12-2
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		TRMCLTAVAMADOMANAPWESGVLCHASPKWESTXOSPKOMACHAGVLNAPPORTRMKNXKNXWESMADPORCLTTRMKNXTXOAVAMAD
4–20–13–11–21–01–24–43–30–00–12–21–20–14–30–20–21–20–02-30–21–02–00–12–52–32–42-10–10–25-1
Tormenta FC
(TRM)		RICAVAOMACHAPORCLTSPKCHACLTTXOKNXNAPPORKNXOMAMADGVLNAPWESRICCHAMADKNXGVLAVARICWESSPKGVLTXO
2–42–01–32–22–12–30–11–20–22–20–32–11–11–22–10–12–21–23-33-20–24-02–12-13-04–23–11–14-13-0
Spokane Velocity FC
(SPK)		KNXNAPGVLPORTXOAVAWESTRMRICAVACLTMADRICTXOWESCHAOMAAVAMADKNXWESTXOOMACHAGVLCLTTRMNAPPOROMA
2–20-14–00–04–12–13–11–01–00–01–12–11–01–10-30-32–12–01–00-12-13–32–21–20–11–01–11–01–62–2
Texoma FC
(TXO)		KNXWESNAPSPKMADCLTAVAOMAGVLRICTRMCLTSPKMADPORCHACLTNAPCHAAVAGVLMADOMASPKWESPORAVARICKNXTRM
0–21–30–31–41–13–40–02–11–02–12–23–21–12–00–11–13-31-20–13-31–00–30–53–31–20–11–11–01–20–3
Union Omaha
(OMA)		GVLTRMRICMADPORTXONAPMADGVLPORRICAVACLTTRMSPKWESCHAKNXCLTAVATXOWESSPKKNXCHAPORNAPGVLMADSPK
0–33-10–10–02–21–21–31-01–01–33–41–22–11–21–22–12–20–14–12–05–02–12–22–23–01–02–10-04–02–2
Westchester SC
(WES)		GVLTXOAVARICSPKCLTMADRICKNXAVAMADGVLNAPSPKKNXCHAOMATRMCLTPORNAPRICSPKOMATXOMADTRMNAPPORCHA
1–13–10–24–41–32–31–12–21–12–52–10–31–23–01–11–31–23-30–12-32-20–21–21–22–10–11–32–02–21–2
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Playoffs

The 2025 USL League One Playoffs (branded as the 2025 USL League One Playoffs presented by TERMINIX for sponsorship reasons) is the post-season championship of the USL League One season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
         
1 Tennessee One Knoxville SC 2
8 North Carolina Charlotte Independence 1
1 Tennessee One Knoxville SC 1
4 Florida FC Naples 0
4 Florida FC Naples 0 (4)
5 Nebraska Union Omaha 0 (3)
1 Tennessee One Knoxville SC 2
3 Washington (state) Spokane Velocity 0
2 TennesseeChattanooga Red Wolves SC 0
7 Maine Portland Hearts of Pine 1
7 Maine Portland Hearts of Pine 2 (5)
3 Washington (state) Spokane Velocity 2 (6)
3 Washington (state) Spokane Velocity 1 (4)
6 Georgia (U.S. state) South Georgia Tormenta FC 1 (3)

Schedule

Quarterfinals

1 November 2025 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC0–1 Portland Hearts of Pine East Ridge, Tennessee
7 PM ET Report
Stadium: CHI Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,203
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
1 November 2025 FC Naples 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Union OmahaNaples, Florida
7:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium
Attendance: 3,636
Referee: Cristian Campo
Penalties
2 November 2025 One Knoxville SC 2–1Charlotte IndependenceKnoxville, Tennessee
4 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Covenant Health Park
Attendance: 4,635
Referee: Atahan Yaya
2 November 2025 Spokane Velocity 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		South Georgia Tormenta FCSpokane, Washington
8 PM ET
Report
Stadium: ONE Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Gerald Flores
Penalties

Semifinals

8 November 2025 One Knoxville SC 1–0FC NaplesKnoxville, Tennessee
7:00 PM EDT
Report
  • Cisneros Yellow card 42'
 Stadium: Covenant Health Park
Attendance: 4,285
Referee: John Griggs
9 November 2025 Spokane Velocity 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Portland Hearts of PineSpokane, Washington
6:00 PM PDT
  • Gil 45'
  • Miller Yellow card 90+1'
  • Lewis Yellow card 90+1'
  • Vinyals 120+1'
  • Hernandez Yellow card 120+4'
 Report
Stadium: ONE Spokane Stadium
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
Penalties

USL League One Final

16 November 2025 One Knoxville SC 2–0Spokane VelocityKnoxville, Tennessee
5 PM ET
Report Stadium: Covenant Health Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Brandon Stevis

Championship Game MVP: Nico Rosamilia (KNX)

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

More information Team, GP ...
Team GP Total High Low Average
Portland Hearts of Pine1587,4396,4405,6805,829
Richmond Kickers1566,2405,5422,8274,416
AV Alta FC1562,8885,4333,4034,193
Forward Madison FC1559,8595,0103,3683,991
FC Naples1552,3144,6182,2673,488
Union Omaha1545,6404,4291,4993,043
One Knoxville SC14‡42,4155,4201,5473,030
Spokane Velocity FC1535,2042,8481,6802,347
Greenville Triumph SC1531,3033,8831,0802,087
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC1530,8112,2041,9862,054
Westchester SC15†23,7742,9581,0781,698
Texoma FC1519,0863,2092161,272
Charlotte Independence1510,7091,057565714
Tormenta FC1510,1961,079377680
Total209*582,0016,4402162,785
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  • † 1 match forfeited
  • * 1 match missing
  • ‡ 1 match was moved to City Stadium in Richmond

Player statistics

As of October 25, 2025

Goals

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubGoals[17]
1 Honduras Juan Carlos Obregón Westchester SC 17
2 United States Karsen Henderlong FC Naples 14
3 Barbados Niall Reid-Stephen South Georgia Tormenta FC 13
4 United States Christian Chaney Charlotte Independence 12
5 United States Derek Gebhard Forward Madison FC 11
United States Eduardo Blancas AV Alta FC
Israel Yaniv Bazini South Georgia Tormenta FC
8 Spain Sergio Ors Union Omaha 10
United States Pedro Hernández Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Senegal Babacar Diene One Knoxville SC
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, Team ...
Player Team Against Score Date
Cameroon Souaibou Marou Charlotte Independence Westchester SC 2–3 (A)[18] May 10
England Ollie Wright Portland Hearts of Pine Union Omaha 3–1 (H)[19] June 14
United States Eduardo Blancas AV Alta FC FC Naples 4–1 (H)[20] June 28
Jamaica Chevone Marsh Greenville Triumph SC Charlotte Independence 4–5 (A)[21] August 9
Japan Masashi Wada Portland Hearts of Pine Richmond Kickers 2–5 (A)[22] September 17
Ghana Ropapa Mensah Greenville Triumph SC Forward Madison FC 3–0 (H)[23] September 20
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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored four goals.
    2.

Assists

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubAssists[24]
1 United States Charlie Ostrem Union Omaha 10
2 Spain Jon Bakero Charlotte Independence 9
3 England Ollie Wright Portland Hearts of Pine 8
4 Barbados Niall Reid-Stephen South Georgia Tormenta FC 7
England Mason Tunbridge South Georgia Tormenta FC
6 United States Sebastian Cruz AV Alta FC 6
Greece Stavros Zarokostas One Knoxville SC
United States Connor Evans Greenville Triumph SC
9 United States Isidro Martinez Union Omaha 5
Spain Rodrigo Robles Greenville Triumph SC
Haiti Jerry Desdunes AV Alta FC
Republic of Ireland Kevin O'Connor FC Naples
United States Eduardo Blancas AV Alta FC
United States Simon Fitch Richmond Kickers
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubClean Sheets[25]
1 United States Jason Smith Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 11
2 United States Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC 10
Mexico Carlos Merancio Spokane Velocity FC
4 United States Gunther Rankenburg Greenville Triumph SC 8
United States Edward Delgado FC Naples
6 Ghana Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha 7
7 Philippines Bernd Schipmann Forward Madison FC 6
United States Hunter Morse Portland Hearts of Pine
9 United States Javier Garcia Texoma FC 5
United States Matt Levy Charlotte Independence
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Saves

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubSaves[26]
1 United States Hunter Morse Portland Hearts of Pine 83
2 Mexico Carlos Merancio Spokane Velocity FC 77
3 United States Austin Pack South Georgia Tormenta FC 76
4 United States James Sneddon Richmond Kickers 74
5 United States Javier Garcia Texoma FC 70
6 United States Gunther Rankenburg Greenville Triumph SC 66
7 United States Matt Levy Charlotte Independence 64
8 United States Edward Delgado FC Naples 61
9 United States Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC 59
10 Mexico Carlos Avilez AV Alta FC 58
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League awards

Individual awards

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Team Reason Ref.
Player of the Year Honduras Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. Westchester SC 17 goals [27]
Golden Boot Honduras Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. Westchester SC 17 goals [28]
Golden Glove United States Jason Smith Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 11 shutouts; 0.875 goals against average; 43 saves [28]
Golden Playmaker United States Charlie Ostrem Union Omaha 10 assists [28]
Defender of the Year England Jordan Skelton One Knoxville SC 34 blocked shots [29]
Young Player of the Year United States Mark Bronnik Union Omaha 6 goals at 19 years old [30]
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC 73.4 save percentage on 59 saves [31]
Coach of the Year Scotland Scott Mackenzie Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Best campaign in club history, 1.011 ppg improvement over 2024 season [32]
Most Valuable Performer Colombia Anuar Peláez Spokane Velocity FC +6.59 goals added mark, 1.4 goals per game [33]
Comeback Player of the Year United States Mikey Lopez Portland Hearts of Pine 55 tackles at a 72.2% success rate, two assists, 43 interceptions and 124 recoveries after an Achilles tear the previous season [34]
Goal of the Year Trinidad and Tobago Nathaniel James Portland Hearts of Pine Goal on October 21 against Spokane Velocity FC [35]
Save of the Year United States Hunter Morse Portland Hearts of Pine Save on August 9 against Richmond Kickers [36]
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All-league teams

More information First Team, Goalkeeper ...
First Team[37]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Sean Lewis (KNX) Spain David García (SPK)
England Nathan Messer (POR)
England Jordan Skelton (KNX)
Republic of Ireland Declan Watters (CHA)		 United States Luis Gil (SPK)
Germany Max Schneider (OMA)
Japan Masashi Wada (POR)		 United States Karsen Henderlong (NAP)
Honduras Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. (WES)
Barbados Niall Reid-Stephen (TOR)
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More information Second Team, Goalkeeper ...
Second Team[37]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Mexico Carlos Merancio (SPK) Jamaica Jaheim Brown (KNX)
United States Jake Dengler (NAP)
United States Brecc Evans (NAP)
United States Charlie Ostrem (OMA)		 United States Eduardo Blancas (AVA)
Senegal Bachir Ndiaye (CLT)
United States Ajmeer Spengler (TXO)		 Senegal Babacar Diene (KNX)
United States Derek Gebhard (MAD)
England Ollie Wright (POR)
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Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month References
Player Club Position Coach Club
March United States Karsen Henderlong FC Naples Forward United States Matt Poland FC Naples [38][39]
April Colombia Anuar Peláez Spokane Velocity FC Forward United States Ian Fuller One Knoxville SC [40][41]
May United States Javier Garcia Texoma FC Goalkeeper United States Bobby Murphy Portland Hearts of Pine [42][43]
June United States Eduardo Blancas AV Alta FC Forward United States Brian Kleiban AV Alta FC [44][45]
July Spain Rodrigo Robles Greenville Triumph SC Midfielder Scotland Scott Mackenzie Chattanooga Red Wolves SC [46][47]
August England Ollie Wright Portland Hearts of Pine Midfielder Scotland Scott Mackenzie Chattanooga Red Wolves SC [48][49]
September Spain Sergio Ors Navarro Union Omaha Midfielder Scotland Mark McKeever South Georgia Tormenta FC [50][51]
October Senegal Babacar Diene One Knoxville SC Forward United States Ian Fuller One Knoxville SC [52]
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Weekly awards

More information Goal of the Week, Week ...
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More information Save of the Week, Week ...
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More information Team of the Week, Week ...
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USL Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

See also

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