The 2026 USL W League season is the 5th season for the league. The regular season began on May 9 and ends on June 28. A total 96 teams are participating, playing in 4 conferences with 16 divisions total.
Utah United are the defending champions, triumphing 4–0 over North Carolina Courage U23 in the final.
Team changes
New teams Edgewater Castle FC Hartford Athletic Los Angeles SC Loudoun United FC New England Mutiny SoCal Reds FC Port City FC Portland Cherry Bombs FC Rally Madison FC Real Colorado Rockford Raptors Snohomish United Monterey Bay Sirens https://www.montereybayfc.com/news/2026/03/28/monterey-bay-football-club-present-monterey-bay-sirens-as-their-new-usl-w-club/ Vermont Green FC Virginia Development Academy
Name Changes RKC Soccer Club to RKC Third Coast Southern Soccer Academy to Swarm FC
Transferred divisions AC Connecticut (Northeast Division) Hudson Valley Crusaders (Northeast Division) Toledo Villa FC (Valley Division)
Departing teams Academica SC Chicago Dutch Lions San Francisco Glens Greenville Liberty SC Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati Kings Hammer FC Sun City Lane United FC Lexington SC OC Sporting FC Olympic Club SC San Antonio Athenians SC Tennessee SC Virginia Marauders FC
Map
Standings
Eastern Conference Chesapeake Division
Metropolitan Division
Mid Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
Central Conference Great Forest Division
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Valley Division
Southern Conference Lone Star Division
South Atlantic Division
South Central Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference Mountain Division
Nor Cal Division
Northwest Division
SoCal Division
Playoffs Bracket
(*) Host cities for Conference Semifinals and Finals; National Semis
Conference semifinals
Conference Finals
Semifinals
USL W League Final
Most Valuable Player: Ui Kaaihue (Salmon Bay FC)
Awards
Individual awards AwardWinnerTeamReasonPlayer of the Year Ameera Hassan Salmon Bay FC in 16 games she scored 7 goals and 1 assist across 1,317 minutes of actionGolden Boot Kayleigh Goodrich Long Island Rough Riders 17 goalsGolden Glove Taylor Fox Minnesota Aurora FC 0.13 GAA, 1 Goal in 669 minutes Coaches of the Year Scott Gibson Pittsburgh Riveters SC 9-0-1 record Abby Carchio Vermont Green FC USL W League Final appearance in first ever season with a 6-0-4 record Kelly Findley Charlotte Eagles9-1-0 record dethroning the NC Courage U23 Malia Arrant Salmon Bay FC USL W League Champions with a 9-2-1 recordExecutives of the Year David Dwaihy Detroit City FC NA Tiffany Mallick Salmon Bay FC NA Hannah Esslie Hudson Valley Crusaders NA Mathes Mennell Asheville City SC NA Organizational awards AwardWinnerConferenceReasonOrganizations of the Year Pittsburgh Riveters SC Central 9-0-1 record Salmon Bay FC Western USL W League Champions in second season Eagle FC Eastern 9-1-0 record Asheville City SCSouthern 8-1-1 recordNew Organization of the Year Vermont Green FCEastern USL W League Final appearance in first season
References
External links USL W League website