2026 USL Super League season
Football league season
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The 2026 USL Super League (referred to as USLS) is the third season of the USL Super League, a top division of women's soccer in the United States.[1] Eight teams are competing in the season, which will begin on August 15, 2026. With the USLS slated to adopt its first spring-to-fall campaign in 2027, the 2026 season is an abbreviated season with 14 matches per team.[2][3]
(regular season)
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| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 15, 2026 – November 28, 2026 (regular season) |
← 2025–26 2027 → | |
The reigning champions and Players' Shield holders are Lexington SC. Spokane Zephyr FC, which began play in the inaugural USLS season, folded in May 2026, reducing the league back down to eight teams.[4]
Teams
The 2026 USL Super League season features eight teams competing in a 14-match balanced regular season with 7 home and 7 away matches per club. The top four teams advance to the playoffs, culminating in three postseason matches to determine the league champion.[2]
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain(s) | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt Sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn FC |  Alex Smith |
Diaza | Liquid Death | None | TBA | None | |
| Carolina Ascent FC |  Philip Poole |
Taylor Porter |
Capelli Sport | Nucor | Novant Health | Food Lion | None |
| Dallas Trinity FC | Lee Nguyen |
Nike | None | Relay Human Cloud (2024-25)
Trust & Will (2025) |
El Rio Grande Latin Market | The Wine Group/Cupcake Vineyards | |
| DC Power FC | Omid Namazi |
 Claire Constant |
Capelli Sport | Agile Defense | None | None | None |
| Fort Lauderdale United FC | Tyrone Mears |
Nike | Omega XL | La Croix | All Year Cooling | None | |
| Lexington SC |  Kosuke Kimura |
Nike | UK HealthCare Sports Medicine | None | None | None | |
| Sporting Club Jacksonville | Stacey Balaam |
Sophie Jones |
Adidas | Ascension St. Vincent's | None | None | None |
| Tampa Bay Sun FC |  Denise Schilte-Brown |
Jordyn Listro |
Capelli Sport | Tampa General Hospital | None | None | None |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn FC |  Tomás Tengarrinha |
Relieved of duties | May 19, 2026[13] | Alex Smith |
July 8, 2026[14] |
| Fort Lauderdale United FC | Paul Jennison (interim) |
End of interim period | June 6, 2026[15] | Tyrone Mears |
June 6, 2026[15] |
| Dallas Trinity FC | Nathan Thackeray |
Relieved of duties | July 2, 2026[16] | Lee Nguyen |
July 2, 2026[16] |