Boys in Blue open at Brooklyn FC on Mar. 8; Welcome Detroit City FC for home opener Mar. 21
Tampa, Florida (Dec. 16, 2025) – The USL Championship announced its 2026 schedule which kicks off on Sat., Mar. 7, and concludes on Sat., Oct. 24, with a full 12-game slate on the final day as teams pursue a place in the 2026 USL Championship Playoffs.
The 34-week, 375-game regular season will see each club play 30 regular season contests and four group stage games in the third edition of the 2026 Prinx Tires USL Cup, with the top eight teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences advancing to the single-elimination postseason which will kick off the weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1.
The 2026 USL Championship season will be the third in the league’s four-year broadcast agreement with CBS Sports, with games also set to air nationally on ESPN Networks, CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports Golazo Network, ESPN+ and TUDN. A full broadcast schedule will be announced later.
2026 USL Championship Season Key Dates
Mar. 7 – USL Championship Regular Season Kickoff
Mar. 17-19 – U.S. Open Cup First Round
Mar. 31-April 1 – U.S. Open Cup Second Round
Apr. 14-15 – U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
Apr. 25 – Prinx Tires USL Cup Group Stage Kickoff
Apr. 28-29 – U.S. Open Cup Round of 16
May 19-20 – U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals
July 11 – Prinx Tires USL Cup Group Stage Ends
Aug. 12 – Prinx Tires USL Cup Quarterfinals
Sept. 9 – Prinx Tires USL Cup Semifinals
Sept. 15-16 – U.S. Open Cup Semifinals
Oct. 2-4 – Prinx Tires USL Cup Final
Oct. 21 – U.S. Open Cup Final
Oct. 24 – USL Championship Regular Season Ends
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 – USL Championship Playoffs, Conference Quarterfinals
Nov. 6-8 – USL Championship Playoffs, Conference Semifinals
Nov. 13-15 – USL Championship Playoffs, Conference Finals
Nov. 20-22 – USL Championship Final
The 2026 season is Indy Eleven’s 13th overall and its ninth as part of the USL Championship, and the 16th for the league. The Boys in Blue open the campaign at expansion club Brooklyn FC on March 8 in its USL-C debut. The home opener is Sat. Mar. 21 vs. Detroit City FC at Carroll Stadium. Indy Eleven will play home-and-away series against all 12 Eastern Conference foes, along with six total matches, split home and away, with Western Conference opponents.
Indy Eleven 2026 Schedule
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time | Broadcast | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun. | Mar. 8 | at Brooklyn FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Mar. 21 | DETROIT CITY FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Mar. 28 | at Hartford Athletic | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Apr. 4 | PITTSBURGH RIVERHOUNDS SC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Apr. 11 | MONTEREY BAY FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Apr. 18 | at Birmingham Legion FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Apr. 25 | UNION OMAHA (USL Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | May 2 | at Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | May 9 | SPORTING JAX | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | May 16 | at Fort Wayne FC (USL Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | May 23 | LEXINGTON SC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | May 30 | RHODE ISLAND FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | June 6 | FORWARD MADISON FC (USL Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | June 13 | at Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | ||||||||||||||
| Wed. | June 17 | BROOKLYN FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | June 20 | at Lexington SC (USL Cup) | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | July 4 | CHARLESTON BATTERY | ||||||||||||||
| Wed. | July 15 | at Miami FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | July 18 | at Detroit City FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | July 25 | LOUDOUN UNITED FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Aug. 1 | at San Antonio FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sun. | Aug. 9 | HARTFORD ATHLETIC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Aug. 15 | at Sporting JAX | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Aug. 22 | LOUISVILLE CITY FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Aug. 29 | at Phoenix Rising FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Sept. 5 | BIRMINGHAM LEGION FC | ||||||||||||||
| Fri. | Sept. 11 | at New Mexico United | ||||||||||||||
| Sun. | Sept. 20 | OAKLAND ROOTS SC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Sept. 26 | MIAMI FC | ||||||||||||||
| Wed. | Sept. 30 | at Rhode Island FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Oct. 3 | at Loudoun United FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Oct. 10 | TAMPA BAY ROWDIES | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Oct. 17 | at Louisville City FC | ||||||||||||||
| Sat. | Oct. 24 | at Charleston Battery |
