The Rowdies opened the 2026 season with four straight wins and never looked back. They went unbeaten in 12 games before suffering their first loss on June 13. The Tampa Bay architect is Englishman Dominic Casciato, the head coach and technical director. He undertook an offseason overhaul that has paid big dividends. The seven Rowdies who have played 2000 or more minutes are all first-year players signed from teams in the USL Championship or League One.
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Soccer America’s 2026 USL Championship guide
There are just two weeks left in the 2026 USL Championship regular season, Soccer America presents a team-by-team look at the 25 teams. It is an important season for the USL, which has plans to launch USL Premier in 2028 with promotion and relegation. Teams in the USL Championship are expected to form the core of USL Premier, the new top tier. The fate of several USL Championship teams, though, is uncertain amidst stadium problems and poor support.
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U.S. under-19 men’s national team roster
U.S. under-19 men’s national team head coach Rob Valentino called up 20 players for a camp Sept. 24-Oct. 6 in Marbella, Spain. Games are scheduled against Wales, England and Norway.
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USL: Clubs to receive share of national revenue streams
The USL and its professional men’s clubs have approved a new revenue-sharing model that Louisville City owner John Neace said, “allows us to work more cohesively and make decisions that are good for the game, not just our own individual interests.” The USL previously has not shared national revenue with its clubs in the way […]
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USL: Athletic Club Boise is moving up after one season
The USL has plans to introduce promotion and relegation in 2028. Athletic Club Boise is moving up in 2027, joining the USL Championship after one season in USL League One. AC Boise set a USL League One record with more than 6,000 season ticket sales before its first match and has sold out every home game. It will add 3,000 seats to its stadium and also start construction on a training facility.
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USL: Players ratify Championship CBA
The agreement, which also covers the start of USL Premier, offers increases in minimum base compensation starting at $42,000 for players in the USL Championship. Offering health insurance is now required, and, significantly, the cost will no longer be included in the minimum compensation
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USL: Charleston Battery’s Colton Swan headed to Hibs in January
The Charleston Battery’s top goal scorer will join Hibernian at the end of the 2026 USL Championship season on a six-figure transfer deal. The U.S. U-20 leads the Battery with 11 goals across all competitions in 2026, his first pro season after spending his freshman season at Indiana University.
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Chicharito headed to Atlético Dallas in 2027
Atlético Dallas, which will begin debut in the USL Championship in 2027, has made 38-year-old Mexican great Javier “Chicharito” Hernández its first signing. The son and grandson of Mexican internationals, Chicharito played in three World Cups (2010, 2014 and 2018) but has not played for El Tri since 2019.
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Trevor Amann needs 207 seconds to record hat trick in USL Championship
In the span of 3 minutes, 27 seconds, Trevor Amann recorded the fastest hat trick in USL Championship history for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in their 3-1 victory over Louisville City at F.N.B. Stadium — and on its World Cup Sunday CBS broadcast. Amann tore up USL League One with the short-lived Northern Colorado Hailstorm (23 goals in […]
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Oakland Roots leaving the Coliseum
After two seasons, the Oakland Roots will be leaving the Oakland Coliseum. The USL Championship team is seeking a new venue for 2027. The Roots’ return to Oakland began with a record crowd of 26,575 for the inaugural game at Oakland Coliseum, the former home of the Raiders and A’s. But the Roots determined at […]