Vermont Green FC, the reigning USL League Two champion defeated West Chester United SC 4-1 to win the 2026 Hank Steinbrecher Cup.

The final was a sell-out (2,500 fans) at Virtue Field in Burlington, Vermont, one of the hottest small markets for college and amateur soccer.

This was the 11th edition of the tournament named after the late Hank Steinbrecher, the former U.S. Soccer secretary general.


June 6 in Burlington, Vermont
Vermont Green 4 West Chester United SC 1
. Goals: Marco Dos Santos (Kpardeh) 8, Moloney 60, Rosas (Ajagbe) 68, Bakken (Moloney) 90+5; Wetzel (Grabfelder) 41.
Vermont Green — 
Wilson, Godinho (Loebus 66), Marshall, Pop, Moloney, Miller (McHenry 66), Caton, Dos Santos (Ajagbe 61), Zellefrow (Picotto 74), Kpardeh (Bakken 74), Matshazi (Rosas 61)
West Chester United SC — 
Evans (Kneis 46), Brentinger (Tanaka 46), Hilton (Donzo 63), Costin, Wetzel,  Brenes, Bernstein (M.Miller 80), Grabfelder, Flynn (Birch 73), Zhang (Larkin 46),Robinson (Steinickle 73).
Referee: Gurhan Dolgun. ARs: Sam Conroy, Aruna Kenyi. 4th Official: Corey Cenate.
Att.: 
2,500.

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Paul Kennedy is the Editor in Chief & General Manager of Soccer America.