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	The '''2025 USL League One season''' will be the seventh season of ], a professional men's ] league in the third tier of the ].		The '''2025 USL League One season''' will be the seventh season of ], a professional men's ] league in the third tier of the ].

	Fourteen teams will participate in the 2025 season. Five teams, ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Baxter \|first=Kevin \|date=2024-05-16 \|title=New USL League One team in Antelope Valley builds on buzz with crest, name reveal party \|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2024-05-16/lancaster-soccer \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Wasson \|first=David \|title=United Soccer League One to bring pro team to Naples' Paradise Coast Sports Complex in 2025 \|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/sports/soccer/2024/01/17/usl-league-one-bringing-team-to-naples-paradise-sports-complex-home-starting-in-2025/72247191007/ \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=Naples Daily News \|language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=York \|first=Jason \|date=2024-07-22 \|title=USL League One: Why Portland is buzzing about next year's Hearts of Pine debut \|url=https://www.soccerjournal.com/usl-league-one-why-portland-is-buzzing-about-next-years-hearts-of-pine-debut/ \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=New England Soccer Journal \|language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2024-12-18 \|title=Sherman soccer club announces debut season schedule \|url=https://www.kten.com/sherman-soccer-club-announces-debut-season-schedule/article_4d7d80d0-be43-11ef-919e-a39d5ca39aed.html \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=KTEN \|language=en}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Stern \|first=Gary \|date=2024-04-25 \|title=Men's pro soccer team set to represent Westchester, begin play in Mount Vernon in 2025 \|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2024/04/25/westchester-soccer-club-to-play-pro-sport-mount-vernon-ny-memorial-field-usl-league-one/73412152007/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240427032750/https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2024/04/25/westchester-soccer-club-to-play-pro-sport-mount-vernon-ny-memorial-field-usl-league-one/73412152007/ \|archive-date=2024-04-27 \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|work=The Journal News \|language=en-US}}</ref> joined as expansion franchises. ~~Three teams left the USL League One, with~~ ] ~~joining~~ ~~the~~ ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Jordan \|date=2024-08-13 \|title=Lexington Sporting Club is set to join the USL Championship \|url=https://fox56news.com/news/local/lexington/lexington-sporting-club-is-set-to-join-the-usl-championship/ \|access-date=2024-12-25 \|website=Fox 56}}</ref> ~~and both~~ ] ~~and~~ ~~] being let go from~~ the league.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gligich \|first=Daniel \|date=2024-11-14 \|title=Central Valley Fuego FC parts ways with USL League One \|url=https://sjvsun.com/sports/central-valley-fuego-fc-parts-ways-with-usl-league-one/ \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=The San Joaquin Valley Sun \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coloradoan \|date=2024-11-15 \|title=Northern Colorado soccer club booted from league \|url=https://www.9news.com/article/sports/local-sports/northern-colorado-hailstorm-franchise-agreement-terminated-usl-league/73-0e1a16cb-df11-45d7-89ba-5e6c6dd78766 \|access-date=2024-12-25 \|website=9News}}</ref>		Fourteen teams will participate in the 2025 season. Five teams, ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Baxter \|first=Kevin \|date=2024-05-16 \|title=New USL League One team in Antelope Valley builds on buzz with crest, name reveal party \|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2024-05-16/lancaster-soccer \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Wasson \|first=David \|title=United Soccer League One to bring pro team to Naples' Paradise Coast Sports Complex in 2025 \|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/sports/soccer/2024/01/17/usl-league-one-bringing-team-to-naples-paradise-sports-complex-home-starting-in-2025/72247191007/ \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=Naples Daily News \|language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=York \|first=Jason \|date=2024-07-22 \|title=USL League One: Why Portland is buzzing about next year's Hearts of Pine debut \|url=https://www.soccerjournal.com/usl-league-one-why-portland-is-buzzing-about-next-years-hearts-of-pine-debut/ \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=New England Soccer Journal \|language=en-US}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2024-12-18 \|title=Sherman soccer club announces debut season schedule \|url=https://www.kten.com/sherman-soccer-club-announces-debut-season-schedule/article_4d7d80d0-be43-11ef-919e-a39d5ca39aed.html \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=KTEN \|language=en}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Stern \|first=Gary \|date=2024-04-25 \|title=Men's pro soccer team set to represent Westchester, begin play in Mount Vernon in 2025 \|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2024/04/25/westchester-soccer-club-to-play-pro-sport-mount-vernon-ny-memorial-field-usl-league-one/73412152007/ \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240427032750/https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2024/04/25/westchester-soccer-club-to-play-pro-sport-mount-vernon-ny-memorial-field-usl-league-one/73412152007/ \|archive-date=2024-04-27 \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|work=The Journal News \|language=en-US}}</ref> joined as expansion franchises. ] left to join ],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Adams \|first=Jordan \|date=2024-08-13 \|title=Lexington Sporting Club is set to join the USL Championship \|url=https://fox56news.com/news/local/lexington/lexington-sporting-club-is-set-to-join-the-usl-championship/ \|access-date=2024-12-25 \|website=Fox 56}}</ref> ] voluntarily left the league.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gligich \|first=Daniel \|date=2024-11-14 \|title=Central Valley Fuego FC parts ways with USL League One \|url=https://sjvsun.com/sports/central-valley-fuego-fc-parts-ways-with-usl-league-one/ \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=The San Joaquin Valley Sun \|language=en-US}}</ref> The franchise agreement for the ] was terminated when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Coloradoan \|date=2024-11-15 \|title=Northern Colorado soccer club booted from league \|url=https://www.9news.com/article/sports/local-sports/northern-colorado-hailstorm-franchise-agreement-terminated-usl-league/73-0e1a16cb-df11-45d7-89ba-5e6c6dd78766 \|access-date=2024-12-25 \|website=9News}}</ref>

	The regular season will start on March 8.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=USL Soccer Staff ~~\|first=~~ \|date=2024-12-19 \|title=USL League One reveals the 2025 season schedule \|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1326679 \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=USL League One \|language=en-us}}</ref> The 2025 season also included a new format of the in-season tournament, the ] (known as the USL ] Cup for sponsorship reasons) which featured a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional ] leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One, to be played between April and September.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Silverman \|first=Alex \|date=2024-12-12 \|title=USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams \|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/12/12/usl-jaegermeister-cup \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=Sports Business Journal \|language=en}}</ref>		The regular season will start on March 8.<ref name="schedule">{{Cite web \|last=USL Soccer Staff \|date=2024-12-19 \|title=USL League One reveals the 2025 season schedule \|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1326679 \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=USL League One \|language=en-us}}</ref> The 2025 season also included a new format of the in-season tournament, the ] (known as the USL ] Cup for sponsorship reasons) which featured a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional ] leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One, to be played between April and September.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Silverman \|first=Alex \|date=2024-12-12 \|title=USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams \|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/12/12/usl-jaegermeister-cup \|access-date=2024-12-26 \|website=Sports Business Journal \|language=en}}</ref>

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

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			=== Managerial changes ===
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			\| December 4, 2024<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ian Fuller Announced as One Knox Head Coach \|url=https://www.oneknoxsc.com/news/2024/12/04/ian-fuller-head-coach/ \|date=December 4, 2024 \|website=OneKnoxSC.com \|publisher=One Knoxville SC \|access-date=December 4, 2024 \|language=en-US}}</ref>
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			==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.<ref name="schedule"/>

			===League table===
			{{2025 USL League One table}}

	==USL Cup==		==USL Cup==

Latest revision as of 05:05, 27 December 2024

Football league season

USL League One
Season	2025
Dates	March 8 – October 25 (regular season) November 1 – November 14-16 (playoffs)
← 2024 2026 → All statistics correct as of December 25, 2024.

The 2025 USL League One season will be 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 will participate in the 2025 season. Five teams, AV Alta FC, FC Naples, Portland Hearts of Pine, Texoma FC, and Westchester SC, joined as expansion franchises. Lexington SC left to join USL Championship, Central Valley Fuego FC voluntarily left the league. The franchise agreement for the Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC was terminated when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The regular season will start on March 8. The 2025 season also included a new format of the in-season tournament, the USL Cup (known as the USL Jägermeister Cup for sponsorship reasons) which featured a group stage and knockout round between all 38 teams in the two professional USL leagues, the USL Championship and the USL League One, to be played between April and September.

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

Teams

AVA

CLT

CHA

MAD

GVL

NAP

KNX

PHP

RIC

TRM

SPK

TXO

OMA

WESclass=notpageimage| 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	2,500	Scott Mackenzie	Adidas	Transcard
Forward Madison FC	Madison, Wisconsin	Breese Stevens Field	5,000	Matt Glaeser	Hummel	Dairyland Insurance Company
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	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	Adidas	Ukrop's
South Georgia Tormenta FC	Statesboro, Georgia	Tormenta Stadium	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	TBA
Union Omaha	Papillion, Nebraska	Werner Park	9,023	Dominic Casciato	Hummel	Centris Federal Credit Union
Westchester SC	Mount Vernon, New York	Memorial Field	3,900	Dave Carton	Hummel	Northwell Health

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

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.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	AV Alta FC	Playoffs
2	Charlotte Independence
3	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
4	FC Naples
5	Forward Madison FC
6	Greenville Triumph SC
7	One Knoxville SC
8	Union Omaha
9	Portland Hearts of Pine
10	Spokane Velocity FC
11	Richmond Kickers
12	South Georgia Tormenta FC
13	Texoma FC
14	Westchester SC

First match(es) will be played: March 8, 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.

USL Cup

Main article: 2025 USL Cup

References

Baxter, Kevin (May 16, 2024). "New USL League One team in Antelope Valley builds on buzz with crest, name reveal party". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
Wasson, David. "United Soccer League One to bring pro team to Naples' Paradise Coast Sports Complex in 2025". Naples Daily News. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
York, Jason (July 22, 2024). "USL League One: Why Portland is buzzing about next year's Hearts of Pine debut". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
"Sherman soccer club announces debut season schedule". KTEN. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
Stern, Gary (April 25, 2024). "Men's pro soccer team set to represent Westchester, begin play in Mount Vernon in 2025". The Journal News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
Adams, Jordan (August 13, 2024). "Lexington Sporting Club is set to join the USL Championship". Fox 56. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
Gligich, Daniel (November 14, 2024). "Central Valley Fuego FC parts ways with USL League One". The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
Coloradoan (November 15, 2024). "Northern Colorado soccer club booted from league". 9News. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
^ USL Soccer Staff (December 19, 2024). "USL League One reveals the 2025 season schedule". USL League One. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
Silverman, Alex (December 12, 2024). "USL expanding Jägermeister Cup to all teams". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
"Triumph Announces New 10,000-Seat Multi-Use Stadium at BridgeWay Station". greenvilletriumph.com. October 30, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
"Union Omaha, Alliance Sports announce plans for soccer-specific downtown". uslleagueone.com. January 25, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
"Ian Fuller Announced as One Knox Head Coach". OneKnoxSC.com. One Knoxville SC. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

External links

USL League One official website

2025 in American soccer

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National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Major League Soccer (All-Star Game, Playoffs, MLS Cup)
Level 2	USL Championship (Playoffs)
Level 3	MLS Next Pro (Playoffs) USL League One (Playoffs) NISA
Amateur	NPSL USL League Two NISA Nation UPSL
Collegiate	NCAA Division I Division II Division III NAIA NJCAA

Cup competitions

Domestic	U.S. Open Cup (Qualification, Final) USL Cup National Amateur Cup NISA Independent Cup Steinbrecher Cup
International	FIFA Club World Cup CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup group stage knockout stage final

Youth competitions

Under-23	NCAA College Cup (Final)
Under-18	MLS Next 2024–25 2025–26

Club seasons
MLS	Atlanta United FC Austin FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC Cincinnati Colorado Rapids Columbus Crew D.C. United FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Inter Miami CF LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
USLC	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Detroit City FC El Paso Locomotive FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Las Vegas Lights FC Loudoun United FC Louisville City Lexington SC Miami FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United North Carolina FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC Tampa Bay Rowdies FC Tulsa
MLS Next Pro	Atlanta United 2 Austin FC II Carolina Core FC Chattanooga FC Chicago Fire FC II FC Cincinnati 2 Colorado Rapids 2 Columbus Crew 2 Crown Legacy FC Houston Dynamo 2 Huntsville City FC Inter Miami CF II Jacksonville Armada Los Angeles FC 2 Ventura County FC Minnesota United FC 2 New England Revolution II New York City FC II New York Red Bulls II North Texas SC Orlando City B Philadelphia Union II Portland Timbers 2 Real Monarchs The Town FC St. Louis City 2 Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II Whitecaps FC 2
USL1	AV Alta Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves Forward Madison Greenville Triumph FC Naples Portland Hearts of Pine One Knoxville Richmond Kickers Santa Barbara Sky Spokane Velocity Texoma FC South Georgia Tormenta Union Omaha Westchester SC
NISA	Arizona Monsoon Capo FC Club de Lyon Georgia FC Irvine Zeta Las Vegas Legends Los Angeles Force Maryland Bobcats Michigan Stars Savannah Clovers

v t e USL League One
Teams	AV Alta FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC One Knoxville SC FC Naples Union Omaha Portland Hearts of Pine Richmond Kickers Spokane Velocity Texoma FC Tormenta FC Westchester SC
Future teams	Corpus Christi, Texas (2026) USL Eugene (2026) Boise Pro Soccer (TBA)
Former teams	Central Valley Fuego FC Fort Lauderdale CF Lansing Ignite FC Lexington SC New England Revolution II North Carolina FC North Texas SC Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Orlando City B Toronto FC II FC Tucson
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
USL Cup	2024 2025
Miscellaneous	United Soccer League USL Championship USL League Two

v t e United States Soccer – Division 3 seasons
USISL Pro / D-3 Pro / USL Second Division	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
USL Pro / United Soccer League	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
USL League One	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Independent Soccer Association	2019–20 2020–21 Fall 2021 2022 2023 2024
MLS Next Pro	2022 2023 2024

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