The 2026 New York City FC season will be the club's 12th season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top division of soccer in the United States. The club plays most of its home games at Yankee Stadium and several games at Citi Field. NYCFC will begin its season on February 22 against the LA Galaxy in Carson; their first home match will be on March 7 against Orlando City SC.

Player movement In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDate45DF Kamran Acito Duke Blue DevilsHomegrown playerDecember 22, 202527MF Cooper Flax Wake Forest Demon DeaconsHomegrown playerDecember 22, 202531GK Mac Learned New York City FC IIFreeJanuary 9, 20265DF Kai Trewin Melbourne City FCTransferJanuary 27, 202615DF Kevin Pierre Georgia Southern EaglesSuperDraftFebruary 20, 202687FW Arnau Farnós New York City FC IIFreeApril 24, 20269FW Bénie Traoré FC BaselTransferJune 29, 202620FW Luighi PalmeirasLoanhttps://www.newyorkcityfc.com/news/new-york-city-fc-acquires-forward-luighi-hanri-sousa-santos-on-loan-from-se-palmeirasJuly 28, 20263DF Matt Miazga FC CincinnatiWaiversSeptember 22, 2026

Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDate80MF Justin Haak LA GalaxyFreeDecember 29, 202535DF Mitja Ilenič Raków CzęstochowaLoanJanuary 17, 202633DF Prince Amponsah Whitecaps FC 2FreeJanuary 19, 202614FW Julián Fernández Rosario CentralLoanJanuary 27, 20269FW Jovan Mijatović Eintracht BraunschweigLoanJanuary 29, 202636FW Zidane Yáñez Huntsville City FCLoanJune 3, 2026 Nashville SCTradeJuly 20, 202699FW Seymour Garfield-Reid Sporting Kansas CityLoanSeptember 3, 2026

Players and staff Roster

Out on loan

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Non-competitive matches

Preseason

Competitions Overview

All matches are in Eastern Time

Major League Soccer

Standings

Results summary

Results by round

Match results

February

March

April

May

July

August

September

October

November

U.S. Open Cup

Leagues Cup

References