The 2025–26 USL Super League (referred to as Gainbridge Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the USL Super League, a top division of women's soccer in the United States. Nine teams are competing in the season, which began on August 23, 2025. The league will pause between mid-December and late January for a winter break.https://www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/league-schedule/
The reigning champions are the Tampa Bay Sun FC, and the reigning Players' Shield holders are the Carolina Ascent FC. One new team, Sporting Club Jacksonville, joined the league as an expansion franchise.
Lexington SC won their first title, defeating the Ascent 3–1 in the final.
Teams The 2025–26 USL Super League season featured nine teams competing in a 28-match unbalanced regular season, split into fall and spring schedules with a winter break. Each team faces the others three to four times, for a total of 28 matches. The top four teams advanced to the playoffs, culminating in three postseason matches to determine the league champion.
Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. +TeamLocationStadiumCapacityBrooklyn FCBrooklyn, New YorkMaimonides Park7,000Carolina Ascent FCCharlotte, North CarolinaAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium10,500Dallas Trinity FCDallas, TexasCotton Bowl Stadium90,000DC Power FCWashington, D.C.Audi Field20,000Fort Lauderdale United FCDavie, FloridaBeyond Bancard Field7,000Lexington SCLexington, KentuckyLexington SC Stadium7,500Spokane Zephyr FCSpokane, WashingtonOne Spokane Stadium5,100Sporting Club JacksonvilleJacksonville, FloridaHodges Stadium12,000Tampa Bay Sun FCTampa, FloridaSuncoast Credit Union Field5,000
Personnel and kits + Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt Sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Brooklyn Tomás Tengarrinha Kelsey Hill Diaza BrooklynChildren's Museum None None Carolina Ascent Philip Poole Taylor Porter Capelli Sport Nucor Novant Health Food Lion Dallas Trinity Nathan Thackeray Amber Wisner Nike Scottish Ritefor Children(Home)UT Southwestern(Away) Trust & Will (2025) El Rio GrandeLatin Market DC Power Omid Namazi Susanna Fitch Capelli Sport Agile Defense None None Fort Lauderdale United Paul Jennison Sh'Nia Gordon Nike Omega XL Visit Lauderdale (top)La Croix (bottom) All Year Cooling Lexington Kosuke Kimura Taylor Aylmer Hummel UK HealthCareSports Medicine None None Spokane Zephyr Nicole Lukic Sarah McCoy Capelli Sport Davenport Hotel Rosauers ZapposSporting JAXStacey BalaamSophie Jones AdidasAscensionSt. Vincent'sPRI Productions (top)VyStar Credit Union (bottom)BomaniEspresso Martinis Tampa Bay Sun DeniseSchilte-Brown Jordyn Listro Capelli Sport Tampa General Hospital Vanguard Attorneys Seminole Hard RockHotel and CasinoTampa
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentSpokane Zephyr Jo JohnsonStepping downMay 31, 2025 Josh McAllister(interim)June 21, 2025Dallas Trinity Pauline MacDonaldRelieved of dutiesJune 25, 2025 Chris Petrucelli (interim)June 25, 2025Lexington Sam Stockley (interim)End of interim periodJune 26, 2025 Masaki HemmiJuly 7, 2025DC Power Phil Nana (interim)End of interim periodJuly 10, 2025 Omid NamaziJuly 10, 2025Brooklyn Fabio Barros (interim)End of interim periodAugust 5, 2025 Tomás TengarrinhaAugust 5, 2025Fort Lauderdale United Tyrone Mears (interim)End of interim periodSeptember 16, 2025 Ali RogersSeptember 16, 2025Spokane Zephyr Josh McAllister (interim)End of interim periodOctober 7, 2025 Nicole LukicOctober 7, 2025Lexington Masaki HemmiReassignmentDecember 9, 2025 Kosuke KimuraDecember 9, 2025Dallas Trinity Chris Petrucelli (interim)End of interim periodJanuary 20, 2026 Nathan ThackerayJanuary 20, 2026Fort Lauderdale United Ali RogersRelieved of dutiesFebruary 10, 2026 Paul Jennison (interim)February 11, 2026
League table
Attendance Average home attendances Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
+ Regular season Rank Team 1 Sporting JAX 14 104,910 9,783 1,120 7,494 2 Carolina Ascent 14 43,860 6,566 1,703 3,133 3 Dallas Trinity 14 42,698 5,682 1,527 3,050 4 Lexington 14 30,639 5,187 1,323 2,189 5 Fort Lauderdale United 14 27,264 3,750 1,236 1,947 6 Tampa Bay Sun 14 26,829 2,896 1,343 1,916 7 Spokane Zephyr 14 21,921 2,186 825 1,566 8 DC Power 14 19,404 4,842 251 1,386 9 Brooklyn 14 14,317 1,502 624 1,023 Total 126 331,842 9,783 251 2,634
Note:
Highest attendances + Regular season Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium 1 Sporting JAX 1–3 DC Power 9,783 23 August 2025Hodges Stadium 2 Sporting JAX 2–0 Brooklyn 8,978 4 April 2026Hodges Stadium 3 Sporting JAX 2–1 Brooklyn 8,954 3 May 2026Hodges Stadium 4 Sporting JAX 1–2 Lexington SC 8,744 25 April 2026Hodges Stadium 5 Sporting JAX 1–1 Tampa Bay Sun 8,391 18 October 2025 Hodges Stadium 6 Sporting JAX 3–0 Spokane Zephyr 8,377 11 February 2026Hodges Stadium 7 Sporting JAX 0–1 DC Power 8,358 7 February 2026Hodges Stadium 8 Sporting JAX 3–1 Tampa Bay Sun 8,272 20 December 2025Hodges Stadium 9 Sporting JAX 1–0 Carolina Ascent 8,247 31 January 2026Hodges Stadium 10 Sporting JAX 2–0 Fort Lauderdale United 8,136 22 November 2025Hodges Stadium
Playoffs The four-team playoffs consisted of single-legged semifinals and a final.</onlyinclude>
Semi-finals
Championship
Season Statistics
Goals RankPlayerClubGoals1 Catherine BarryLexington162 Baylee DeSmitSporting JAX12 Ashlyn PuertaSporting JAX4 Paige KentonSporting JAX10 McKenzie WeinertLexington6 Rebecca CookeBrooklyn9 Addie McCainLexington8 Gianna GourleyDC Power89 Alyssa WalkerDC Power7 Lena SilanoSpokane Zephyr Loza AberaDC Power12 Catherine ZimmermanBrooklyn6 Kiara LocklearFort Lauderdale United Sophia BomanSporting JAX Sydny NaselloTampa Bay Sun16 Ally CookSpokane Zephyr5 Rylee BaisdenCarolina Ascent Carlee GiammonaTampa Bay Sun Sealey StrawnDallas Trinity22 Madison MercadoCarolina Ascent4 Tyler LussiCarolina Ascent Tori ZierenbergSpokane Zephyr Dasia TorbertDC Power Ella SimpsonFort Lauderdale United Felicia KnoxSpokane Zephyr Allie ThorntonDallas Trinity Camryn LancasterDallas Trinity Jasmine HamidDallas Trinity Emma JaskaniecSpokane Zephyr Kelli Van TreeckFort Lauderdale United Jill AguileraCarolina Ascent Sarah GriffithLexington35 Bethany BosDallas Trinity3 Jaydah BedoyaDC Power Sydney StuderCarolina Ascent Jade PennockSporting JAX Shea MoyerLexington Mia CorbinCarolina Ascent Hope BreslinBrooklyn Amber WisnerDallas Trinity Mackenzie GeorgeCarolina Ascent Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ashlyn PuertaSporting JAXCarolina Ascent4–3 (A)September 28, 2025 Catherine BarryLexingtonTampa Bay Sun4–0April 18, 2026
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Ashlyn PuertaSporting JAX7 Meg HughesSporting JAX Paige KentonSporting JAX Samantha KroegerBrooklyn Sophia BomanSporting JAX6 Tatiana FungLexington5 Audrey ColemanCarolina Ascent Jessica GarzianoBrooklyn Sarah GriffithLexington10 Emina EkićLexington4 Emily ColtonDC Power Sabrina McNeillTampa Bay Sun Chioma UbogaguDallas Trinity Kiara LocklearFort Lauderdale United Lena SilanoSpokane Zephyr Mia CorbinCarolina Ascent Catherine BarryLexington Taylor AylmerLexington19 Tamara BoltDallas Trinity3 Tori ZierenbergSpokane Zephyr Hannah JohnsonLexington Rebecca CookeBrooklyn Jill AguileraCarolina Ascent Camryn LancasterDallas Trinity Sydny NaselloTampa Bay Sun Addie McCainLexington27 Stella NyamekyeFort Lauderdale United2 Lexi MissimoDallas Trinity Ally CookSpokane Zephyr Cameron TuckerSpokane Zephyr Mylena FreitasBrooklyn Jessie HuntSporting JAX Julia LesterSporting JAX Alexis TheoretDC Power Justina GaynorDC Power Wayny BalataDallas Trinity Dasia TorbertDC Power Gianna GourleyDC Power Jilly ShimkinTampa Bay Sun Ginger FontenotSpokane Zephyr Baylee DeSmitSporting JAX Hannah WhiteLexington Samar GuidryDallas Trinity Allie ThorntonDallas Trinity Jasmine HamidDallas Trinity Loza AberaDC Power Kelli Van TreeckFort Lauderdale United Sydney CummingsDC Power Alyssa BourgeoisLexington Leah ScarpelliBrooklyn Allison PantusoLexington Cyera HintzenDallas Trinity Mackenzie GeorgeCarolina Ascent
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean Sheets1 Kat AsmanLexington112 Kaitlyn ParksSporting JAX10 Hope HiseySpokane Zephyr4 Sydney MartinezCarolina Ascent75 Rylee FosterDallas Trinity4 Morgan AquinoDC Power7 Bella HaraFort Lauderdale United3 Meagan McClellandCarolina Ascent Kelsey DaughertyBrooklyn Tyler McCameyDallas Trinity11 Makenna GottschalkDC Power2 Breanna NorrisBrooklyn Emory WegenerTampa Bay Sun Sydney SchneiderTampa Bay Sun14 Sara WojdelkoDC Power1 Jamie GerstenbergSporting JAX
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 9 Jordyn Listro Most red cards: 2 Taylor Smith
Team Most yellow cards: 62 Brooklyn Fewest yellow cards: 24 DC Power Most red cards: 4 Fort Lauderdale United Fewest red cards: 0 DC Power
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthSave of the MonthRef.ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubSeptemberTyrone MearsAlissa RogersFort Lauderdale UnitedAshlyn PuertaSporting JAXEmma JaskaniecSpokane ZephyrHope HiseySpokane ZephyrOctoberPhillip PooleCarolina AscentAudrey HardingCarolina AscentSarahGriffithLexingtonKaitlyn ParksSporting JAXNovemberMasaki HemmiLexingtonPaige KentonSporting JAXMcKenzie WeinertLexingtonBella HaraFort Lauderdale UnitedDecemberStacey BalaamSporting JAXChioma UbogaguDallas TrinityChioma UbogaguDallas TrinityRylee FosterDallas TrinityFebruaryStacey BalaamSporting JAXKaitlyn ParksSporting JAXFelicia KnoxSpokane ZephyrEmory WegenerTampa Bay SunMarchPhillip PooleCarolina AscentTyler LussiCarolina AscentFaith WebberTampa Bay SunHaley CraigFort Lauderdale UnitedAprilPhillip PooleCarolina AscentCatherine BarryLexington
Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Bench September Hope Hisey, SPK Sydney Cummings, DC Julia Lester, JAX Sydny Nasello, TB Gianna Gourley, DC Maddie Mercado, CAR Sealey Strawn, DAL Kat Asman, LEX October Hope Hisey, SPK (2)November Kaitlyn Parks, JAXDecember Rylee Foster, DALFebruary Kaitlyn Parks, JAX (2)March Sydney Martinez, CARApril Sydney Martinez, CAR (2)
Media All regular-season games and three playoff matches will stream on Peacock. Select matches are simulcast on the free NBC Sports NOW FAST channel.
Locally, games are aired on the following networks: +TeamNetworkNotes/SourceBrooklyn FC (Since 2024–25 season)SNY Sporting Club Jacksonville (Since 2025–26 season)WJXTWTLVWJXXWJXX-DT2Seven matches on WJXT, four matches on WTLV, one each on WJXX and WJXX-DT2 Fort Lauderdale United FC (Since 2025–26 season)WPLG Carolina Ascent (Since 2024–25 season)WAXN-TV/WSOC-DT2All games selected for television air in English or WAXN, select games air in Spanish on WSOC-DT2.
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