The 2026 USL League Two season is the ongoing 31st season of USL League Two (USL2), a semi-professional soccer league in the United States. The league has 158 teams that are organized into the Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western conferences. The Southern Conference added the newly established Ranger Division. The conferences are split into 20 total divisions, ranging from 4 to 6 divisions in each conference, with 6 to 11 teams in each division.
The regular season is scheduled to run from May 3 to July 12, with 12-14 matches for each team depending on the division. The playoffs are scheduled to be played from July 13 to August 1.
All USL2 matches during the regular season are planned to be broadcast on SportsEngine Play, an online streaming service operated by NBC Sports Group.
Vermont Green FC enters the season as the reigning playoff champions, while FC Motown enters as the regular season champions.
On July 9, U.S. Soccer announced that the 2026 Champions and six additional teams would qualify directly for the 2027 U.S. Open Cup.
Team changes
New teams Appalachian FC Atlético Union Bethesda FC Connecticut Rush Eagle FC Edgewater Castle FC Fort Worth Vaqueros FC Hickory FC Hill City FC Jackson Boom Lakeland United FC Lorain County Leviathan FC Loudoun United FC 2 Louisville City FC U23 Lubbock Matadors SC Memphis FC Pennsylvania Classics Philadelphia Lone Star FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2 Port City FC Real Colorado Rockford Raptors FC San Antonio FC 2 Shark Coast FC Texoma FC (from USL1) West Texas FC
Departing teams Athens United FC Coachella SC Corpus Christi FC (to USL1) Fort Wayne FC (to USL1) Kings Hammer FC Kings Hammer Sun City Lane United FC Lexington SC Monterey Bay FC 2 Sarasota Paradise (to USL1) St. Petersburg FC Tennessee SC
Moves Central (Great Forest) to Central (Valley) Toledo Villa FC
Central (Great Lakes) to Central (Valley) Northern Indiana FC
Southern (Mid South) to Southern (Ranger) Denton Diablos FC McKinney Chupacabras FC
Southern (South Central) to Eastern (South Atlantic) Asheville City SC
Southern (Southeast) to Southern (South Florida) Brevard SC
Map
Standings Eastern Conference Northeast Division
Mid Atlantic Division
Metropolitan Division
Chesapeake Division
South Atlantic Division
Central Conference Great Forest Division
Great Lakes Division
Great Plains Division
Heartland Division
Valley Division
Southern Conference South Central Division
Southeast Division
South Florida Division
Mid South Division
Lone Star Division
Ranger Division
Western Conference Mountain Division
Northwest Division
Nor Cal Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs The competition format for the 2026 USL League Two Playoffs consists of 35 teams: all 20 division winners and 15 additional teams that are runners up or third place from pre-selected divisions. The single-elimination tournament begins on July 13, and the league final will take place on August 1. Bracket
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
Semifinals
USL League Two Final
Championship MVP: Ryan Zellefrow Vermont Green FC
Awards Monthly Awards MonthPlayer of the MonthReferences Player Club Position ReasonMay Seth Hammond Hill City FC Forward 6 goals in 4 gamesMay Aaron Leon Snohomish United Forward 9 goals in 5 games, including 4 game winners
Team of the Month Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards May Mawer (WVU) Pop (VER) Palomino (PGF) Mané (FTL) Alves (NEFC) Campos (DOT) Arce (OAK) Silva (UTU) Adagani (PEO) Hammond (HCF) Okerayi (ROY) June Helias (OCN) Jackson (IRN) Lezzar (VCF) Behrmann (CH2) Ramos (BSC) Gonzalez (51O) Richards (CDL) Alomari (BUF) Donovan (MCS) Faust (OCN) Leon (SNO) Yearly Awards AwardWinnerTeamReasonGolden Boot Nathan Donovan Minneapolis City SC 16 Goals in 11 games Diego Robles West Texas FC 16 Goals in 12 gamesGolden Glove Sep Habibi Colorado Storm 0.25 Goals Against Average; 9 Cleansheets Defender of the Year Brandon Marshall Vermont Green FC 86% overall passing percentage and 91% passing accuracy in the middle-third across the regular seasonYoung (U20) Player of the Year NA NA NAPlayer of the Year Nathan Donovan Minneapolis City SC 16 Goals in 11 gamesGoal of the Year NA NA NACoach of the Year NA NA NA
Divisional Players of the YearDivisionPlayerTeamEastern ConferenceChesapeake Santiago HoyosLionsbridge FCMetropolitan Julian LacherFC Motown STAMid-Atlantic Nicholas BustosLVU RushNortheast Jeremy FrancouVermont Green FCSouth Atlantic Russell BerkoAppalachian FCCentral ConferenceGreat Forest Ali AlomariFC BuffaloGreat Lakes Enzo BeatrixKalamazoo FCGreat Plains Jony MuñozSantafé Wanderers FCHeartland Nathan DonovanMinneapolis City SCValley Gabriel StevenatoWest Virginia UnitedSouthern ConferenceLone Star Mere EscobarLaredo Heat SCMid South Abubaker MayanjaRed River FCRanger Diego RoblesWest Texas FCSouth Central Ian ShaulSwarm FCSouth Florida Lukas CortesWeston FCSoutheast Caue RamosBrave SCWestern ConferenceMountain Sep HabibiColorado StormNor Cal Dane PendletonSan Francisco City FCNorthwest Aaron LeonSnohomish UnitedSouthwest Jose De La TorreRedlands FC
Conference Teams of the Year
Eastern Conference F: Santiago Hoyos (LIO), Gabriel Faust (OCN), Russell Berko (APP) *, Jeremy Francou (VER) M: Jonas Sundli-Hardig (CLT), Ashton Bilow (ASH), Connor Miller (VER) D: Brandon Marshall (VER) (Defender of the Year), Marcus Jackson (IRN), Nicholas Bustos (LVU) G: Alan Rutkowski (STA)
Southern Conference F: Parker Plaxco (TEX), Abubaker Mayanja (RR), Julen Recalde (MIS), Diego Robles (WTX) (Co-Golden Boot) * M: Caue Ramos (BRV), Mere Escobar (LAR), Ian Shaul (SWA) D: Daniel Losfablos (LRR), Joshua Hallenberger (DOT), Vasco Tavares (LAR) G: Nigel Van Haveren (FLU)
Central Conference F: Ali Alomari (BUF), Hakeem Morgan (MCS), Oliver Moller-Jensen (FCB), Nathan Donovan (MCS) (Co-Golden Boot and Player of the Year) * M: Theo Da Silva (WVU), Jony Muñoz (SFW), Enzo Beatrix (KAL) D: Jackson Kasanzu (PEO), Alex Barger (SUE), Kai Forsyth (MWU) G: Josh Lane (STC)
Western Conference F: Dane Pendleton (SFC) *, Aaron Leon (SNO), Edgar Leon (SNO), Malcolm Zalayet (MAR) M: Miles Merritt (VCF), Zach Ramsey (BAL), Roberto Gonzalez (51O) D: Siddiq Lezzar (VCF), Tate Richards (POR), Elijah Bishop (COL), G: Sep Habibi (COL) (Golden Glove)
* denotes Player of the Conference
References
External links USL League Two website