The 2026 USL Super League (referred to as USLS) is the third season of the USL Super League, a top division of women's soccer in the United States. Eight teams are competing in the season, which began on August 15, 2026. The 2026 season is abbreviated, with each team playing 14 matches, as the USLS is slated to adopt its first spring-to-fall campaign starting with the 2027 season.
The reigning champions and Players' Shield holders are Lexington SC. Spokane Zephyr FC, which began play in the inaugural USLS season, folded in May 2026, reducing the league back down to eight teams.
Teams The 2026 USL Super League season features eight teams competing in a 14-match balanced regular season with 7 home and 7 away matches per club. The top four teams advance 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 Stadium7,500Sporting 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)Shorts Sponsor Brooklyn FC Alex Smith Breanna Norris Diaza Liquid Death None TBANone Carolina Ascent FC Philip Poole Taylor Porter Capelli Sport Nucor Novant Health Food LionNone Dallas Trinity FC Lee Nguyen Sophia Braun Nike None Relay Human Cloud (2024-25) Trust & Will (2025) El Rio Grande Latin MarketThe Wine Group/Cupcake Vineyards DC Power FC Omid Namazi Susanna Fitch Capelli Sport Agile Defense None NoneNone Fort Lauderdale United FC Tyrone Mears Haley Thomas Nike Omega XL La Croix All Year CoolingNone Lexington SC Kosuke Kimura Taylor Aylmer Nike UK HealthCare Sports Medicine None NoneNoneSporting Club Jacksonville Stacey Balaam Sophie JonesAdidasAscension St. Vincent'sNoneNoneNone Tampa Bay Sun FC Denise Schilte-Brown Jordyn Listro Capelli Sport Tampa General Hospital None NoneNone
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming managerDate of appointmentBrooklyn FC Tomás TengarrinhaRelieved of dutiesMay 19, 2026 Alex SmithJuly 8, 2026Fort Lauderdale United FC Paul Jennison (interim)End of interim periodJune 6, 2026 Tyrone MearsJune 6, 2026Dallas Trinity FC Nathan ThackerayRelieved of dutiesJuly 2, 2026 Lee NguyenJuly 2, 2026
League table
Attendance
Average home attendances
Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.
+ Regular season Rank Team 1 Carolina Ascent 1 5,907 5,907 5,907 5,907 2 Lexington 2 7,644 4,311 3,333 3,822 3 Dallas Trinity 2 3,490 2,041 1,449 1,745 4 DC Power 1 1,519 1,519 1,519 1,519 5 Fort Lauderdale United 2 2,648 1,357 1,291 1,324 6 Sporting JAX 2 1,604 908 696 802 7 Brooklyn 1 660 660 660 660 8 Tampa Bay Sun 0 0 0 0 0 Total 11 23,472 5,907 660 2,134
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Highest attendances
+ Regular season Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium 1 Carolina Ascent 1–2 Tampa Bay Sun 5,907 August 29, 2026American Legion Memorial Stadium 2 Lexington 1–2 DC Power 4,311 August 29, 2026Lexington SC Stadium 3 Lexington 3–0 Brooklyn 3,333 August 15, 2026Lexington SC Stadium 4 Dallas Trinity 1–1 Tampa Bay Sun 2,041 August 15, 2026Cotton Bowl 5 DC Power 0–1 Carolina Ascent 1,519 August 15, 2026Audi Field 6 Dallas Trinity 1–3 Carolina Ascent 1,449 August 22, 2026Cotton Bowl 7 Fort Lauderdale United 0–1 Sporting JAX 1,357 August 15, 2026 Amerant Bank Field 8 Fort Lauderdale United 3–0 Brooklyn 1,291 August 28, 2026Amerant Bank Field 9 Sporting JAX 3–2 Tampa Bay Sun 908 August 22, 2026Hodges Stadium 10 Sporting JAX 2–0 Dallas Trinity 696 August 29, 2026Hodges Stadium
Playoffs
Season statistics
Goals RankPlayerClubGoals1 Baylee DeSmitSporting JAX72 Shea ConnorsTampa Bay Sun4 Jasmine HamidDallas Trinity4 Catherine BarryLexington3 Loza AberaDC Power6 Addie McCainLexington2 Tori ZierenbergTampa Bay Sun Catherine ZimmermanBrooklyn Sh'nia GordonFort Lauderdale United Audrey ColemanCarolina Ascent Emma JaskaniecDC Power Jill AguileraCarolina Ascent Mia CorbinCarolina Ascent Onyeka GameroDallas Trinity Reese TappanCarolina Ascent Seven CastainDallas Trinity Shea GroomCarolina Ascent Tatum ThomasonDC Power19 Mac MidgleyLexington1 AJ HennesseySporting JAX Felicia KnoxDallas Trinity Hannah WhiteLexington Jordan ZadeTampa Bay Sun McKenzie WeinertLexington Paige KentonSporting JAX Sydny NaselloTampa Bay Sun Tziarra KingBrooklyn Abi HughFort Lauderdale United Jordan ThompsonBrooklyn Ashlyn PuertaSporting JAX Claire ConstantDC Power Emily ColtonDC Power Jenna ButlerCarolina Ascent Maggie IlligSporting JAX Nicole VernisFort Lauderdale United Rylee BaisdenCarolina Ascent Sophia BomanSporting JAX Tyler LussiDC Power
Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Jill AguileraCarolina Ascent3 Mia CorbinCarolina Ascent3 Sydny NaselloTampa Bay Sun2 Ashlyn PuertaSporting JAX Camryn LancasterDallas Trinity Sophie JonesSporting JAX7 Coco ThistleSporting JAX1 Cat RappSporting JAX Sabrina McNeillTampa Bay Sun Alyssa WalkerDC Power Jennifer CudjoeBrooklyn Mak WhithamDC Power Addie McCainLexington Allison PantusoLexington Allyson BrownLexington Alyssa BourgeoisLexington Emma LovingBrooklyn Hannah WhiteLexington Jordan ZadeTampa Bay Sun Jordyn ListroTampa Bay Sun Paige KentonSporting JAX Tori ZierenbergTampa Bay Sun Ashlyn MillerBrooklyn Catherine ZimmermanBrooklyn Darya RajaeeLexington Farrah WaltersFort Lauderdale United Jamie ShepherdDallas Trinity Kelsey OylerFort Lauderdale United Kiara LocklearFort Lauderdale United Sh'nia GordonFort Lauderdale United Abby BoyanDC Power Addisyn MerrickCarolina Ascent Baylee DeSmitSporting JAX Cyera HintzenDallas Trinity Emily MorrisCarolina Ascent Jenna ButlerCarolina Ascent Loza AberaDC Power Mackenzie GeorgeCarolina Ascent Meg HughesSporting JAX Sydney CheesmanDallas Trinity
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean Sheets1 Sydney MartinezCarolina Ascent42 Ryan CampbellLexington33 Jamie GerstenbergSporting JAX24 Haley CraigFort Lauderdale United1 Neeku PurcellDallas Trinity
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 3 Sofia Cedeño Most red cards: 0 No players
Team Most yellow cards: 14 Carolina Ascent Fewest yellow cards: 3 Two teams Most red cards: 0 No teams Fewest red cards: 0 All teams
Awards
Media
Streaming All regular-season games and all three playoff matches will stream exclusively on Peacock.
References