2025 USL Championship season
15th season of the USL Championship
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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.
- March 8 – October 25
(regular season) - November 1–22
(playoffs)
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates |
|
| Champions | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (1st title) |
| Players' Shield | Louisville City FC (2nd title) |
| Best Player | |
| Top goalscorer | (18 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | (10 clean sheets; 0.70 goals against average; 80 save percentage) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
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
Changes from 2024
Expansion clubs
- Lexington SC (from USL League One)[7]
Departing clubs
- Memphis 901 FC (franchise rights transferred to Santa Barbara Sky FC)[8]
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and sponsorships
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio FC | Mutual separation | October 31, 2024[9] | December 16, 2024[10] | ||
| Sacramento Republic FC | Mutual separation | November 4, 2024[11] | December 21, 2024[12] | ||
| Phoenix Rising FC | End of interim period | November 7, 2024[13] | November 18, 2024[14] | ||
| Oakland Roots SC | End of interim period | November 12, 2024 | November 12, 2024[15] | ||
| FC Tulsa | Promoted to Technical Director | November 13, 2024 | November 13, 2024[16] | ||
| Lexington SC | Promoted to front office | October 27, 2024[17] | December 4, 2024[18] | ||
| New Mexico United | Hired by |
November 20, 2024[19] | December 24, 2024[20] | ||
| Orange County SC | End of interim period | December 13, 2024 | December 13, 2024[21] | ||
| Las Vegas Lights FC | Hired by |
December 24, 2024[22] | January 9, 2025[23] | ||
| Miami FC | End of interim period | January 23, 2025 | January 23, 2025[24] | ||
| Birmingham Legion FC | Fired | April 9, 2025 | 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 |
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:
- 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 |
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:
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
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 East | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Hartford Athletic | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 6:30 PM ET | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 4,932 Referee: Elijio Arreguin | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| November 1, 2025 East | Louisville City FC | 0–1 | Detroit City FC | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 7:00 PM ET | Report | Amoo-Mensah |
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Greg Dopka |
| November 1, 2025 East | North Carolina FC | 1–0 | Loudoun United FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:30 PM ET | Anderson |
Report | Stadium: First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Natalie Simon |
| November 1, 2025 West | FC Tulsa | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 7:00 PM CT | Lukic |
Report | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 7,583 Referee: Ryan Carrigan |
| November 1, 2025 West | New Mexico United | 2–0 | San Antonio FC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:00 PM MT | Report | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Joshua Encarnación |
| November 1, 2025 West | El Paso Locomotive FC | 0–1 | Phoenix Rising FC | El Paso, Texas |
| 7:30 PM MT | Report | Dennis |
Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Jeremy Scheer |
| November 2, 2025 East | Charleston Battery | 0−0 (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 West | Sacramento Republic FC | 0–0 (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 East | North Carolina FC | 0–2 | Rhode Island FC | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 PM ET | Report | Dikwa |
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 FC | Pittsburgh, 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 FC | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 8:00 PM ET | Lukic |
Report | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 7,917 Referee: Brandon Stevis |
| November 8, 2025 West | New Mexico United | 2–1 | Orange County SC | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 9:00 PM ET | Report | Pinto |
Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Elton García |
Conference Finals
| November 15 East | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 1–0 | Rhode Island FC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 6:30 PM | Mertz |
Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 6,745 Referee: Nabil Bensalah |
| November 15 West | FC Tulsa | 3–0 | New Mexico United | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 8:30 PM | Report | Stadium: Oneok Field Attendance: 9,180 Referee: Greg Dopka |
USL Championship Final
| November 22 Final | FC Tulsa | 0–0 (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
Hat-tricks
| Player | Team | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Locomotive FC | New Mexico United | 3–0 (H)[28] | May 3 | |
| Louisville City FC | Birmingham Legion FC | 4–2 (H)[29] | June 14 | |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
- ^ Scored four goals.
Assists
Clean sheets
USL Cup
League awards
Individual awards
| Award | Winner | Team | Reason | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Boot | Oakland Roots SC | 18 goals in 28 goals | [32] | |
| Golden Glove | Louisville City FC | 10 shutouts; 0.70 goals against average; 80 save percentage | [32] | |
| Golden Playmaker | Indy Eleven | 11 assists | [32] | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | Louisville City FC | 10 shutouts; 0.79 goals against average; 80 save percentage | [33] | |
| Defender of the Year | Louisville City FC | 159 duels overall at a 66% success rate | [34] | |
| Coach of the Year | Louisville City FC | Led Louisville to the second-straight Players' Shield title | [35] | |
| Young Player of the Year | Loudoun United FC | 12 goals; 2 assists | [36] | |
| Player of the Year | Louisville City FC | 4 goals, 9 assists, 190 recoveries, 40 tackles won | [37] |
All-league teams
| First team[38] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Second team[38] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |