2026 USL W League season
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Season2026
DatesMay 9 - June 28
(regular season)
July 3 – July 19(playoffs)
(regular season)
July 3 – July 19(playoffs)
| Season | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 9 - June 28 (regular season) July 3 – July 19(playoffs) |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 USL W League season will be the 5th season for the league. The regular season will begin on May 9 and end on June 28. A total 96 teams will participate, playing in 4 conferences with 16 divisions total.[1]
Utah United are the defending champions, triumphing 4-0 over North Carolina Courage U23 in the final.[2]
Map
New teams
- Edgewater Castle FC[3]
- Hartford Athletic[4]
- Los Angeles SC[5]
- Loudoun United FC[6]
- New England Mutiny[7]
- SoCal Reds FC[8]
- Port City FC[9]
- Portland Cherry Bombs FC[10]
- Rally Madison FC[11]
- Real Colorado[12]
- Rockford Raptors[13]
- Snohomish United[14]
- USL Monterey Bay[15]
- Vermont Green FC[16]
- Virginia Development Academy[17]
Name Changes
- RKC Soccer Club to RKC Third Coast
- Southern Soccer Academy to Swarm FC
Transferred divisions
- AC Connecticut (Northeast Division)
- Hudson Valley Crusaders (Northeast Division)
- Toledo Villa FC (Valley Division)
Departing teams
- Academica SC
- Chicago Dutch Lions
- San Francisco Glens
- Greenville Liberty SC
- Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati
- Kings Hammer FC Sun City
- Lane United FC
- Lexington SC
- OC Sporting FC[18]
- Olympic Club SC
- San Antonio Athenians SC
- Tennessee SC
- Virginia Marauders FC
Charlottesville Blues FC
Richmond Ivy
Virginia Development Academy
Virginia Atlantic FC
Virginia Beach United
Cedar Stars Academy women
Eagle FC women
Lancaster Inferno
Patuxent Football Athletics women
Hartford Athletic
Hudson Valley Crusaders
Erie Sport Center
Flower City 1872
Kalamazoo FC women
Union FC Macomb
River Light FC women
RKC Third Coast women
Racing Louisville FC Academy
AHFC Royals Women
Challenge SC Women
Lonestar SC Women
Lonestar SC San Antonio
Port City FC
Asheville City SC women
One Knoxville SC women
Brevard SC Riptide
Brooke House FC
FC Miami
Miami AC women
Sporting JAX
TLH Reckoning
Albion SC Colorado
Colorado International Soccer Academy
Colorado Storm
Flatirons Rush
Utah United
San Juan SC
USL Monterey Bay
Bigfoot FC
Tacoma Galaxy
West Seattle Rhodies FC
Capo FC
Southern California Dutch Lions FC
USL W League clubs
Chesapeake Division; 
Metropolitan Division; 
Mid-Atlantic Division; 
Northeast Division; 
South Atlantic Division; 
Great Forest Division; 
Great Lakes Division; 
Heartland Division; 
Valley Division; 
Lone Star Division; 
South Central Division; 
Southeast Division; 
Mountain Division; 
Northwest Division; 
Nor Cal Division; 
SoCal Division
Chesapeake Division; 
Metropolitan Division; 
Mid-Atlantic Division; 
Northeast Division; 
South Atlantic Division; 
Great Forest Division; 
Great Lakes Division; 
Heartland Division; 
Valley Division; 
Lone Star Division; 
South Central Division; 
Southeast Division; 
Mountain Division; 
Northwest Division; 
Nor Cal Division; 
SoCal Division
