The 2026 Birmingham Legion season is the eighth season of play in the club's history in the USL Championship, the second division of American soccer.
Over the offseason, the Legion underwent a coaching change. Mark Briggs, the coach for the 2025 season, left the club to become the lead assistant head coach for FC Dallas of first division league Major League Soccer. Jay Heaps, who had previously coached the New England Revolution for six seasons from 2011 to 2017 and has been the general manager of the Legion since the club's founding, stepped into the head coaching role for the 2026 season.
Due to not qualifying for the 2025 USL Championship playoffs, the Legion didn't qualify for the 2026 US Open Cup, which was shortened to accommodate the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Squad information Roster
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Competitions
USL Championship
Standings
Match results On December 16, 2025, the USL Championship released the schedule for all 25 teams for both the regular season and the USL Cup.
All times in Central Time Zone.
USL Cup
The Legion participated in the third edition of the USL Cup, and the second edition to feature teams from both the USL Championship and League One.
Group standings
Group stage
References