2025 USL League One season

USL League One
Season2025
Dates
  • March 7 – October 25
    (regular season)
  • November 1 – November 14-16
    (playoffs)
Matches played90
Goals scored250 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Leonardo Castro Greenville Triumph SC
Joshua Kirkland Richmond Kickers (7 Goals Each)
Biggest home win3 goals:
GRE 3–0 OMA (March 12)
SPO 4–1 TEX (April 13)
KNO 3–0 SGT (June 21)
AVA 4–1 NAP (June 28)
Biggest away win4 goals:
GRE 0–4 SPO (March 29)
Highest scoring8 goals: RIC 4–4 WES (April 19)
Longest winning run5 matches:
Spokane Velocity (April 13 – May 18)
Longest unbeaten run12 matches:
Spokane Velocity (March 29 – Present)
Longest winless run10 matches:
Forward Madison FC (April 11 – Present)
Longest losing run4 matches:
Texoma FC (March 22 - April 13)
South Georgia Tormenta FC (April 20 – June 7)
Forward Madison FC (June 7 – Present)
Highest attendance5,784
POR 1–1 KNO (May 4)
Lowest attendance378
TOR 0–1 SPO (May 10)
Total attendance240,942
Average attendance2,677
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of July 7, 2025.

The 2025 USL League One season is the seventh season of USL League One, a professional men's soccer league in the third tier of the United States league system.

Fourteen teams are participating in the 2025 season. Five teams, AV Alta FC,[1] FC Naples,[2] Portland Hearts of Pine,[3] Texoma FC,[4] and Westchester SC,[5] joined as expansion franchises. Lexington SC left to join USL Championship,[6] Central Valley Fuego FC voluntarily left the league.[7] The franchise agreement for the Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC was terminated when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[8] NoCo and Fuego’s U23 team ended up in The League for Clubs.[9][10]

The regular season was originally scheduled to start on March 8, though it actually started a day earlier on March 7.[11] The 2025 season also includes a new format of the in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons). It features a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional USL leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One. The tournament will be played between April and September.[12]

Union Omaha are the defending league champions and Player's Shield winners.

Teams

Locations of teams for the 2025 USL League One season
Team City Stadium Capacity Head coach Jersey manufacturer Jersey sponsor
AV Alta FC Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium 5,300 Brian Kleiban Hummel Parris Law Firm
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 Mike Jeffries Capelli Sport Novant Health
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC East Ridge, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium[i] 2,500 Scott Mackenzie Adidas Transcard
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 Matt Glaeser Hummel Dairyland Insurance
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium 16,000 Rick Wright Hummel Scansource
FC Naples Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium 5,000 Matt Poland Hummel Physicians Regional Healthcare System
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park[ii] 6,500 Ian Fuller Hummel KUB Fiber
Portland Hearts of Pine Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium 6,000 Bobby Murphy Hummel Visit Maine
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 6,000 Darren Sawatzky Hummel Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium[i] 5,300 Ian Cameron Puma Optim Healthcare
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium 5,100 Leigh Veidman Capelli Sport Local community sponsors
Texoma FC Sherman, Texas Historic Bearcat Stadium 6,500 Adrian Forbes Hummel Sherman Medical Center
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park[ii] 9,023 Vincenzo Candela
(interim) 		Hummel Centris Federal Credit Union
Westchester SC Mount Vernon, New York The Stadium at Memorial Field 3,900 Dave Carton Hummel Northwell Health
  1. ^ a b Soccer specific stadium
  2. ^ a b Baseball Park

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
One Knoxville SC Ilija Ilić (interim) End of interim period December 4, 2024 Ian Fuller December 4, 2024[13]
Union Omaha Dominic Casciato Left club July 8, 2025 Vincenzo Candela (interim) July 9, 2025[14]

Regular season

Format

Each team plays the others twice, home and away, plus four additional matches. The top eight teams at the end of the season will qualify for the playoffs.[11]

League table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spokane Velocity FC 14 8 1 5 22 9 +13 29 Playoffs
2 AV Alta FC 14 7 3 4 25 17 +8 25
3 Charlotte Independence 13 7 3 3 21 15 +6 24
4 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 14 6 3 5 21 17 +4 23
5 FC Naples 15 6 5 4 21 19 +2 22
6 Texoma FC 15 5 6 4 19 25 −6 19
7 One Knoxville SC 11 5 2 4 15 10 +5 19
8 Richmond Kickers 15 4 7 4 24 26 −2 16
9 Greenville Triumph SC 15 4 7 4 18 20 −2 16
10 Portland Hearts of Pine 13 3 3 7 14 14 0 16
11 Union Omaha 13 4 7 2 16 22 −6 14
12 South Georgia Tormenta FC 14 3 8 3 18 27 −9 12
13 Forward Madison FC 13 2 5 6 12 16 −4 12
14 Westchester SC 13 2 6 5 20 29 −9 11
Updated to match(es) played on July 13, 2025. Source: USL League One
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) points earned against top four finishers; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.

Results table

Color Key: Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw
Club Match[11]
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
AV Alta FC
(AVA)		 TRM RIC WES CHA SPK TXO GVL CLT SPK WES POR NAP POR OMA KNX NAP MAD SPK GVL TXO OMA CHA MAD KNX TRM NAP TXO CLT RIC POR
0–2 1–3 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 5–2 Jun 21 Jun 28 Jul 2 Jul 5 Jul 16 Jul 19 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 20 Aug 23 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Oct 4 Oct 10 Oct 18 Oct 25
Charlotte Independence
(CLT)		 RIC CHA GVL MAD TRM TXO WES KNX AVA TRM SPK GVL TXO ONA MAD POR KNX TXO GVL WES OMA POR CHA NAP RIC KNX SPK AVA CHA NAP
1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 4–3 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 Jun 21 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 19 Jul 30 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 15 Aug 20 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 12 Sep 20 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 17 Oct 25
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
(CHA)		 NAP CLT TRM AVA GVL RIC NAP TRM POR NAP GVL KNX RIC TXO SPK WES MAD OMA TXO TRM AVA CLT POR SPK OMA KNX GVL MAD CLT WES
1–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 Jun 21 1–0 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 19 Aug 1 Aug 6 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 21 Sep 27 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 11 Oct 17 Oct 25
Forward Madison FC
(MAD)		 NAP RIC CLT TXO OMA KNX WES POR OMA SPK WES TXO GVL CLT TRM AVA CHA KNX NAP SPK TXO TRM AVA RIC GVL WES POR CHA OMA RIC
0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 Jul 5 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 23 Aug 2 Aug 6 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 21 Aug 27 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 4 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25
Greenville Triumph SC
(GVL)		 WES OMA SPK CLT KNX CHA RIC AVA TXO NAP OMA CLT CHA WES MAD POR RIC TRM CLT AVA TXO POR NAP TRM MAD SPK CHA OMA TRM KNX
1–1 3–0 0–4 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 Jun 21 Jul 2 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 20 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 23 Sep 3 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Oct 4 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25
FC Naples
(NAP)		 CHA MAD SPK POR TXO RIC KNX CHA POR OMA GVL CHA TRM AVA WES AVA RIC TRM TXO MAD KNX WES GVL CLT POR AVA OMA WES SPK CLT
1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 Jun 25 Jun 28 Jul 12 Jul 19 Aug 2 Aug 6 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 27 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 12 Sep 21 Sep 27 Oct 5 Oct 12 Oct 18 Oct 25
One Knoxville SC
(KNX)		 SPK TXO GVL NAP POR MAD CLT WES RIC TRM CHA TRM AVA WES CLT POR MAD OMA RIC NAP SPK TRM AVA OMA CLT CHA RIC POR TXO GVL
2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 Jun 13 Jun 21 Jul 5 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 19 Jul 30 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 17 Aug 23 Aug 27 Aug 31 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 21 Sep 26 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 10 Oct 19 Oct 25
Portland Hearts of Pine
(POR)		 NAP SPK TRM KNX OMA NAP MAD CHA OMA AVA AVA TRM TXO GVL CLT KNX RIC SPK WES CLT GVL CHA RIC NAP TXO OMA MAD KNX WES AVA
0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 Jun 21 Jul 2 1–1 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 19 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 17 Aug 24 Aug 30 Sep 3 Sep 13 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 27 Oct 1 Oct 4 Oct 10 Oct 18 Oct 25
Richmond Kickers
(RIC)		 TRM CLT AVA MAD OMA NAP WES GVL CHA SPK WES TXO KNX SPK OMA CHA GVL NAP POR TRM KNX WES MAD POR CLT TRM KNX TXO AVA MAD
4–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–4 3–3 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 Jun 13 Jun 21 Jun 25 Jul 12 Jul 20 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 23 Sep 3 Sep 13 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 27 Oct 4 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25
Tormenta FC
(TRM)		 RIC AVA OMA CHA POR CLT SPK CHA CLT TXO KNX NAP POR KNX OMA MAD GVL NAP WES RIC CHA MAD KNX GVL AVA RIC WES SPK GVL TXO
2–4 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 Jun 21 Jun 25 Jul 6 Jul 12 Jul 18 Jul 23 Aug 2 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Oct 3 Oct 10 Oct 18 Oct 25
Spokane Velocity FC
(SPK)		 KNX NAP GVL POR TXO AVA WES TRM RIC AVA CLT MAD RIC TXO WES CHA OMA AVA POR MAD KNX WES TXO OMA CHA GVL CLT TRM NAP OMA
2–2 0-1 4–0 0–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 Jun 21 Jul 2 Jul 16 Jul 19 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 17 Aug 21 Aug 31 Sep 7 Sep 13 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 27 Oct 3 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25
Texoma FC
(TXO)		 KNX WES NAP SPK MAD CLT AVA OMA GVL RIC TRM CLT SPK MAD POR CHA CLT NAP CHA AVA GVL MAD OMA SPK WES POR AVA RIC KNX TRM
0–2 1–3 0–3 1–4 1–1 3–4 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 Jun 21 Jul 2 2–0 Jul 12 Jul 16 Aug 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 20 Aug 23 Aug 27 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 21 Sep 27 Oct 4 Oct 11 Oct 19 Oct 25
Union Omaha
(OMA)		 GVL TRM RIC MAD POR TXO NAP MAD GVL POR RIC AVA CLT TRM SPK WES CHA KNX CLT AVA TXO WES SPK KNX CHA POR NAP GVL MAD SPK
0–3 3-1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 1-0 1-0 1–3 Jun 25 Jul 5 Jul 12 Jul 18 Aug 2 Aug 6 Aug 9 Aug 17 Aug 20 Aug 23 Sep 6 Sep 13 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 27 Oct 1 Oct 5 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 25
Westchester SC
(WES)		 GVL TXO AVA RIC SPK CLT MAD RIC KNX AVA MAD GVL NAP SPK KNX CHA OMA TRM CLT POR NAP RIC SPK OMA TXO MAD TRM NAP POR CHA
1–1 3–1 0–2 4–4 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–5 2–1 Jul 2 Jul 12 Jul 16 Jul 19 Aug 1 Aug 6 Aug 10 Aug 15 Aug 24 Aug 30 Sep 3 Sep 7 Sep 13 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 3 Oct 12 Oct 18 Oct 25

Attendance

Average home attendances

Ranked from highest to lowest average attendance.

Team GP Total High Low Average
Portland Hearts of Pine 5 28,643 5,784 5,703 5,729
Richmond Kickers 8 35,398 5,542 2,827 4,425
AV Alta FC 9 37,209 5,433 3,507 4,134
FC Naples 8 28,786 4,618 2,974 3,970
Forward Madison FC 6 23,136 4,383 3,463 3,856
One Knoxville SC 2 7,025 4,510 2,515 3,513
Union Omaha 3 9,751 4,017 2,388 3,250
Spokane Velocity FC 9 20,485 2,644 1,755 2,276
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 6 12,249 2,109 1,986 2,042
Greenville Triumph SC 7 13,617 3,450 1,080 1,945
Westchester SC 6 10,616 2,492 1,078 1,769
Texoma FC 10 12,657 3,209 216 1,266
Charlotte Independence 6* 4,139 956 565 690
Tormenta FC 9 5,756 1,048 377 640
Total 96 253,672 5,784 216 2,670

|note=*1 game missing

Player statistics

As of July 13, 2025

Goals

Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Juan Carlos Obregón Westchester SC 7
Karsen Henderlong FC Naples
Joshua Kirkland Richmond Kickers
Leonardo Castro Greenville Triumph SC
5 Darwin Espinal Richmond Kickers 6
Matt Bentley Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Anuar Peláez Spokane Velocity
Christian Chaney Charlotte Independence
Eduardo Blancas AV Alta FC
Souaibou Marou Charlotte Independence

Hat-tricks

Player Team Against Score Date
Souaibou Marou Charlotte Independence Westchester SC 3–2 (A)[16] May 10
Ollie Wright Portland Hearts of Pine Union Omaha 3–1 (H)[17] June 14
Eduardo Blancas AV Alta FC FC Naples 4–1 (H)[18] June 28
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

  1. ^
    Scored four goals.
    2.

Assists

Rank Player Club Assists[19]
1 Charlie Ostrem Union Omaha 5
2 Alfredo Midence Charlotte Independence 4
Stavros Zarokostas One Knoxville SC
Sebastian Cruz AV Alta FC
5 Pierre Reedy Spokane Velocity FC 3
Rodrigo Robles Greenville Triumph SC
Jerry Desdunes AV Alta FC
Lucky Opara Spokane Velocity FC
Maximiliano Schenfeld Richmond Kickers
Joshua Ramos Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
Gabriel Alves South Georgia Tormenta FC
Karsen Henderlong FC Naples
Nils Seufert Richmond Kickers
Philip Spengler Texoma FC
Connor Evans Greenville Triumph SC

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean[20]
1 Carlos Merancio Spokane Velocity FC 6
2 Jason Smith Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 5
3 Edward Delgado FC Naples 4
Matt Levy Charlotte Independence
5 Javier Garcia Texoma FC 3
Rashid Nuhu Union Omaha
Carlos Avilez AV Alta FC
Hunter Morse Portland Hearts of Pine
Gunther Rankenburg Greenville Triumph SC
10 Johan Garibay One Knoxville SC 2
Sean Lewis One Knoxville SC
James Sneddon Richmond Kickers

USL Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

See also

References

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