The 2026 Hartford Athletic season is the club's eighth season of existence and their eighth in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer.
Hartford Athletic also played in the U.S. Open Cup for the sixth time in club history and the USL Cup for the second time, after they defeated Sacramento Republic FC in the previous year's final.
Transfers
In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSourceDF Matthew RealColorado Springs SwitchbacksFree transferDecember 10, 2025MF Barry Coffey Cobh RamblersFree transferJanuary 23, 2026GK Enzo CarvalhoBryant BulldogsFree agentJanuary 23, 2026FW Augustine WilliamsPittsburgh RiverhoundsFree transferJanuary 27, 2026MF Andrés Hernández AlianzaFree transferFebruary 5, 2026MF Christos Hadjipaschalis Akritas ChlorakasFree transferFebruary 5, 2026FW Sadat Anaku KCCA FCFree transferFebruary 13, 2026DF Britton FischerMinnesota UnitedLoanMarch 3, 2026DF Jack LouraNew York City FC IIFree agentMarch 17, 2026DF Galen FlynnSouth Carolina GamecocksFree agentMarch 17, 2026FW Spencer GordonAcademyAcademy contractMarch 17, 2026MF Sean CanadaFarmington High SchoolAcademy contractMarch 18, 2026FW Abdullah Taofeek Grassrunners FCTransferMarch 31, 2026DF Oscar PearmanAcademyAcademy contractJuly 23, 2026DF Michael AdedokunLexington SCLoanJuly 24, 2026DF Cesar MirandaAcademyAcademy contractJuly 25, 2026
Out PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSourceDF Joe FarrellRetiredN/ADecember 2, 2025MF Jonathan JiménezFree AgentEnd of ContractDecember 4, 2025MF Jack PanayotouNew England RevolutionLoan EndedDecember 4, 2025DF Owen PresthusColumbus CrewLoan EndedDecember 4, 2025FW Kyle EdwardsSacramento RepublicFree TransferJanuary 15, 2026
Competitions
Friendlies
USL Championship
Standings
Matches
U.S. Open Cup
USL Cup
Table
Group stage
Knockouts
References