TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced today the home openers for the 2026 season, with both the league’s new arrivals set to kick off at home as part of a 10-game slate of action on the opening weekend of the regular season campaign.

Brooklyn FC will play its first game in the USL-C against Indy Eleven at Maimonides Park on Sunday, March 8, while Sporting Club Jacksonville will welcome Hartford Athletic to Hodges Stadium on Saturday, March 7 to kick off their respective campaigns.

Other notable games on the opening day of the season see defending title-holders Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC visit Old Guard Shield rivals the Charleston Battery at Patriots Point, defending Western Conference title-holder FC Tulsa head to visit Sacramento Republic FC, and Players’ Shield holder Louisville City FC visit in-state rival Lexington SC in the opening Commonwealth Cup clash of the season.

Regional clashes are also front and center as the season kicks off as Birmingham Legion FC plays host to the Tampa Bay Rowdies, El Paso Locomotive FC hosts Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Monterey Bay FC hosts Oakland Roots SC, and San Antonio FC hosts Phoenix Rising FC.

Pittsburgh will play its home opener on Saturday, March 28 as it faces Sporting Club Jacksonville at Highmark Stadium.

The full 2026 USL Championship schedule will be released on Tuesday, December 16.

2026 USL Championship Home Openers SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 7
Birmingham Legion FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies
Charleston Battery vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
El Paso Locomotive FC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Lexington SC vs. Louisville City FC
Monterey Bay FC vs. Oakland Roots SC
Rhode Island FC vs. Loudoun United FC
Sacramento Republic FC vs. FC Tulsa
San Antonio FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC
Sporting Club Jacksonville vs. Hartford Athletic

Sunday, March 8
Brooklyn FC vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, March 14
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Las Vegas Lights FC
Detroit City FC vs. Brooklyn FC
Louisville City FC vs. Miami FC
Oakland Roots SC vs. New Mexico United
Phoenix Rising FC vs. Orange County SC
FC Tulsa vs. San Antonio FC

Saturday, March 21
Indy Eleven vs. Detroit City FC
Loudoun United FC vs. Miami FC
Orange County SC vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

Saturday, March 28
Hartford Athletic vs. Indy Eleven
Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Monterey Bay FC
Miami FC vs. Rhode Island FC
New Mexico United vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. Sporting Club Jacksonville