2026 Chattanooga FC season

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OwnerThomas Clark
Sheldon Grizzle
ChairmanDavid Grizzard
Head coachRichard Dixon
StadiumFinley Stadium
Chattanooga FC
2026 season
OwnerThomas Clark
Sheldon Grizzle
ChairmanDavid Grizzard
Head coachRichard Dixon
StadiumFinley Stadium
MLSNPSoutheast Division:
Eastern Conference:
MLSNP:
2026 U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Alex McGrath (4 Goals)
All: Alex McGrath (4 Goals)
Highest home attendance5,292, vs Atlanta United US Open Cup
3,256, April 10 vs Orlando City B
Lowest home attendance2,237, March 8 vs CT United FC, March 18 2,139 vs Kalonji Pro-Profile US Open Cup
Average home league attendance2,922, 3,139 with US Open Cup
Biggest winChattanooga FC 4–2 CT United FC March 8
Chattanooga FC 3–1 Orlando City B April 10
Biggest defeatChattanooga FC 1–4 Crown Legacy FC March 1
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All statistics correct as of 19:59, March 28, 2026 (UTC).

The 2026 Chattanooga season is the club's eighteenth season. It is the third season in MLS Next Pro and the third with independent teams with the Carolina Core and Connecticut United FC. The first eleven seasons Chattanooga FC competed as an amateur team in National Premier Soccer League. Chattanooga FC was a successful amateur team, winning the NPSL season champion eight times and finish second in post-season playoffs four times. Last season Chattanooga FC made the playoffs for the first time in MLS Next Pro but lost in the first round to Huntsville City FC 2–0.

Current roster

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Type Fee Ref.
November 17, 2025DF13United States Anthony SorensonUnited States Charlotte IndependenceOne-year DealNA[3]
November 24, 2025GK77United States Griffin HuffUnited States Lexington SCOne-year DealNA[4]
December 1, 2025DF2Canada Yves TcheuyapUnited States Crown Legacy FCOne-year DealNA[5]
January 6, 2026MF9Grenada Damian Barker JohnUnited States Huntsville City FCOne-year DealNA[6]
January 8, 2026FW29Argentina Alexis ArrúaArgentina Racing ClubOne-year DealNA[7]
January 12, 2026DF38Argentina Junior FloresArgentina Club Atlético ColónTwo-year DealNA[8]
January 13, 2026MF20Ghana Kenneth TsokliGhana Right to Dream AcademyOne-year DealNA[9]
January 14, 2026MF21Ghana Francis AmoatengGhana Right to Dream AcademyOne-year DealNA[10]
January 20, 2026DF4United States Mattias HanchardGermany Rot Weiss AhlenOne-year DealNA[11]
February 24, 2026FW23United States Alex KrehlSpain CD LealtadOne-year DealNA[12]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
19 FW Jamaica Ashton Gordon United States Atlanta United January 7, 2026 December 31, 2026 [13]
47 MF Sierra Leone Isaiah Jones United States Nashville SC January 9, 2026 December 31, 2026 [14]

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Fee Ref.
October 27, 2025 GK 25 United States J.P. Philpot Option Declined N/A [15]
FW 11 South Korea Minjae Kwak Option Declined N/A
DF 4 United States Logan Brown NA Released N/A
MF 27 United States Nick Mendonca United States New York Cosmos Option Declined N/A [16]
DF 20 United States Ethan Dudley United States Sporting JAX Released N/A [17]
DF 2 United States Robert Screen Released N/A
MF 8 England Callum Watson NA Released N/A
FW 10 Norway Markus Naglestad Released N/A
FW 10 United States Gavin Turner United States DC United Loan Expired N/A

Non-competitive fixtures

Competetive Fixtures

References

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