2026 National Premier Soccer League season

The 2026 National Premier Soccer League season is the 24th season of the National Premier Soccer League.

The regular season began on May 2 and is set to end on July 4. In total, 55 teams are set to participate in this season in 8 conferences.

On July 9, U.S. Soccer announced that the 2026 Champions and two additional teams would qualify directly for the 2027 U.S. Open Cup.

Teams Note: Teams that are italicized previously played in the NPSL and are returning from hiatus.

Incoming teams AC Newport Dakota Fusion FC Hub City FC Mint Hill FC Santa Cruz FC Statesville FC Sun City FC Vacaville Elite

Departing teams Appalachian FC (joined USL2) Arkansas Wolves FC (attempting to join NISA) FC Florida (joined Florida Champions League) Fort Worth Vaqueros FC (joined USL2) Hickory FC (joined USL2) Iowa Demon Hawks (kept team in MASL2) Jacksonville Armada U-23 (joined Florida Champions League) Lubbock Matadors SC (joined USL2) Naples United FC (played independent schedule) Oklahoma United FC (joined TLFC) Pennsylvania Classics AC (joined USL2) Port City FC (joined USL2) PSC FC Florida (joined TLFC) Syracuse FC (kept team in UPSL) West Texas FC (joined USL2)

Teams on hiatus or folded Alexandria Rough Diamonds Brownsville NPSL California Odyssey SC CF10 Houston FC Club de Lyon Electric City Shock SC Global Soccer Pathways Hartford City FC Miami Dutch Lions FC New Orleans Jesters Philadelphia Union Sacramento Gold FC San Leandro United FC

Standings and results

Central States Conference

Golden Gate Conference

Great Lakes Conference

Keystone Conference

Mid-Atlantic Conference

North Atlantic Conference Source:

North Conference

Southeast Conference

Playoffs Notes: Games are hosted by the highest seed unless noted otherwise. NPSL announced all Playoff formats, except for Golden Gate Conference, on June 10.

Conference playoffs Central States Conference playoffs