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2026 Rhode Island FC season

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Rhode Island FC
2026 season
Head coach Khano Smith
Stadium Centreville Bank Stadium, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
USL Championship Eastern Conference: 10th place
U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
USL Cup TBD, Group 5
Highest home attendance6,758 (March 14)
Lowest home attendance1,156 (March 17)
Average home league attendance6,758
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All statistics correct as of 0:00, April 2, 2026 (UTC).

The 2026 Rhode Island FC season will be the third season for Rhode Island FC, and their third in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States.

Contents

RIFC will play an unbalanced 30-game regular season schedule, plus four USL Cup games. They will play their Eastern Conference opponents twice, each home and away, and six of the teams in the Western Conference, three home and three away. The top eight teams in each conference will make the playoffs. [1]

The group stage of the 2026 USL Cup will have six teams competing in Group 5, each playing four games, two home and two away. [2] RIFC will also enter in the first round of the 2026 U.S. Open Cup.

Preseason

RIFC's preseason included a local training camp in Rhode Island, followed by extended training in Florida at IMG Academy. RIFC played closed-door scrimmages against New England Revolution II, Sporting Club Jacksonville, Sarasota Paradise, Philadelphia Union II, and Hartford Athletic. [3] An open exhibition game against Brooklyn FC was canceled due to after-effects of the Blizzard of '26, which left 30 inches of snow in Pawtucket.

The team's season-opening game against Loudoun United FC, scheduled for March 7, was also postponed due to the blizzard. The game was moved to mid-October. [4]

Player movement

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
8 FW Flag of Brazil.svg Leo Afonso Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United Free transferJanuary 8, 2026 [5]
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg Nick Scardina Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC Free transferJanuary 9, 2026 [6]
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Castro Flag of the United States.svg Tacoma Defiance Free transferJanuary 13, 2026 [7]
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Rodríguez Flag of Argentina.svg Club Atlético Lanús LoanJanuary 14, 2026 [8]
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg Jamin Gogo Peters Flag of the United States.svg Brown University Free transferFebruary 16, 2026 [9]
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg Logan Dorsey Flag of the United States.svg Minnesota United FC 2 LoanFebruary 25, 2026 [10]
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg CJ Williams Flag of the United States.svg Boston College Free transferMarch 3, 2026 [11]

Out

DatePos.PlayerTransactionDetailsNew ClubRef.
December 19, 2025 MF Flag of the United States.svg Maxi Rodriguez TransferUndisclosed fee Flag of the United States.svg Detroit City FC [12]
January 9, 2026 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg Albert Dikwa TransferUndisclosed fee Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC [13]
January 16, 2026 DF Flag of Zambia.svg Aimé Mabika ReleaseMutual consent [14]
February 14, 2026 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg Mathieu NdongoTransferUndisclosed fee Flag of the United States.svg Miami FC [15]

Roster

As of March 3, 2026 [16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Koke Vegas
2 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Dani Rovira
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aldair Sanchez
4 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Hugo Bacharach
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grant Stoneman
7 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Dwayne Atkinson
8 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Leo Afonso
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA JJ Williams
10 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Agustín Rodríguez (on loan from Lanús )
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Fuson
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Clay Holstad
13 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Meyer
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Dorsey(on loan from Minnesota United FC 2 )
15 DF Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Frank Nodarse
17 MF Flag of Rwanda.svg  RWA Jojea Kwizera
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Vang
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamin Gogo Peters
21 MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Zachary Herivaux
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Scardina
24 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Karifa Yao
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA CJ Williams
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Castro
32 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Hamady Diop
77 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amos Shapiro-Thompson

Competitions

Preseason Friendlies

As they did in their first two seasons, RIFC held a limited training camp in Rhode Island, before heading to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for preseason training. The team announced closed-door scrimmages against teams from MLS Next Pro and both USL leagues, ahead of the start of the regular season. [17] They also played an unannounced preseason friendly against the New England Revolution. [18]

January 28 New England Revolution II 5–4 Rhode Island FC Weymouth, MA
  • Da Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Buck Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)
  • George Soccerball shade.svg48'
  • Trialist Soccerball shade.svg80'
  • Trialist Soccerball shade.svg85'
 Report Not ReportedStadium: Union Point Sports Complex
Note: Closed-door scrimmage
February 1 Sporting Club Jacksonville v Rhode Island FC Bradenton, FL
Report Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. Though RIFC posted pictures to social media, no results were officially released by either team.
February 7 Sarasota Paradise 1–2 Rhode Island FC Bradenton, FL
O'Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg Report Not reportedStadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage. No box score was posted, but a goal was scored by Chandler O'Dwyer. [19]
February 12 Philadelphia Union II v Rhode Island FC Bradenton, FL
Stadium: IMG Academy
Note: Closed-door scrimmage.
February 20 Hartford Athletic v Rhode Island FC Hartford, CT
February 28 Rhode Island FC v Brooklyn FC Pawtucket, RI
Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Note: Game canceled due to the Blizzard of '26

USL Championship

Eastern Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Louisville City FC 3300104+69 Playoffs
2 Hartford Athletic 320151+47
3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 220040+46
4 Charleston Battery 220053+26
5 Miami FC 311156−14
6 Detroit City FC 211042+23
7 Indy Eleven 21102203
8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 312047−33
9 Brooklyn FC 413028−63
10 Loudoun United FC 201123−11
11 Rhode Island FC 201135−21
12 Sporting Club Jacksonville 302138−51
13 Birmingham Legion FC 302124−21
Updated to match(es) played on March 25, 2026. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins against conference opponents; 2) goal differential against conference opponents; 3) goals scored against conference opponents; 4) head-to-head points against conference opponents; 5) points per game against conference opponents; 6) points per game against non-conference opponents; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
301247 −3101011 000236 −3

Last updated: March 28, 2026.
Source: Match reports

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
StadiumHAAHAHHHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDLL
Eastern Conference81010
Updated to match(es) played on March 28, 2026. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

March 7n/a Rhode Island FC v Loudoun United FC Pawtucket, RI
2:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Note: Game postponed due to the Blizzard of '26.
March 141 Rhode Island FC 1–1 Sporting Club Jacksonville Pawtucket, RI
4:00PM
 Report
Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Attendance: 6,758
Referee: Thomas Snyder
March 212 Louisville City FC 4–2 Rhode Island FC Louisville, KY
4:00PM
 Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 8,121
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
March 283 Miami FC 2–1 Rhode Island FC Miami, FL
7:00PM
  • Rocha Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Ndongo Soccerball shade.svg50'
  • Rodriguez Yellow card.svg 68'
  • Tori Yellow card.svg 79'
  • Milesi Yellow card.svg 84'
 Report
Stadium: Pitbull Stadium
Attendance: 1,289
Referee: Luis Arroyo
April 44 Rhode Island FC v Detroit City FC Pawtucket, RI
4:00PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
April 115 Lexington SC v Rhode Island FC Lexington, KY
7:00PMStadium: Lexington SC Stadium
April 226 Rhode Island FC v Charleston Battery Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
May 27 Rhode Island FC v Birmingham Legion FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
May 98 Rhode Island FC v Tampa Bay Rowdies Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
May 239 Rhode Island FC v Brooklyn FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
May 3010 Indy Eleven v Rhode Island FC Indianapolis, IN
7:00PMStadium: Caroll Stadium
June 1311 Loudoun United FC v Rhode Island FC Leesburg, VA
6:00PMStadium: Segra Field
July 412 Rhode Island FC v Orange County SC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
July 813 Sacramento Republic FC v Rhode Island FC Sacramento, CA
10:30PMStadium: Heart Health Park
July 1814 Rhode Island FC v Hartford Athletic Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
July 2515 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Rhode Island FC Pittsburgh, PA
7:00PMStadium: Highmark Stadium
August 116 Birmingham Legion FC v Rhode Island FC Birmingham, AL
8:00PMStadium: Protective Stadium
August 817 Rhode Island FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
August 1518 Tampa Bay Rowdies v Rhode Island FC St. Petersburg, FL
7:30PMStadium: Al Lang Stadium
August 2219 Rhode Island FC v Monterey Bay FC Pawtucket, RI
Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
August 2920 FC Tulsa v Rhode Island FC Oneok Field
8:30PMReferee: Tulsa, OK
September 521 Rhode Island FC v Louisville City FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
September 1222 Sporting Club Jacksonville v Rhode Island FC Jacksonville, FL
7:00PMStadium: Hodges Stadium
September 1923 Rhode Island FC v Miami FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
September 2624 Charleston Battery v Rhode Island FC Mount Pleasant, SC
7:00PMStadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
September 3025 Rhode Island FC v Indy Eleven Pawtucket, RI
Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
October 326 Brooklyn FC v Rhode Island FC Brooklyn, NY
7:00PMStadium: Maimonides Park
October 1027 Detroit City FC v Rhode Island FC Hamtramck, MI
7:00PMStadium: Keyworth Stadium
October 1428 Rhode Island FC v Loudoun United FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Note: Game rescheduled due to the Blizzard of '26
October 1729 Rhode Island FC v Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
October 2430 Hartford Athletic v Rhode Island FC Hartford, CT
7:00PMStadium: Trinity Health Stadium

U.S. Open Cup

Rhode Island entered in the First Round of the 2026 U.S. Open Cup, joining the competition at the same time as 16 other USL Championship teams. [20] Their first round game against the amateur team CD Faialense of the Bay State Soccer League was played on Tuesday, March 17 at Centreville Bank Stadium. [21] [22] They were drawn at home against rivals Hartford Athletic for a Second Round game on April 1.

After their victory in the second round, they were paired with New England Revolution in a Round of 32 game. The Revolution were seeded as designated hosts, but Gilette Stadium is not available for New England to play in their home stadium. The game is being played at Centreville Bank Stadium, but RIFC is officially considered the "away" team. [18]

March 17First Round Rhode Island FC (USLC) Flag of Rhode Island.svg 4–0 Flag of Massachusetts.svg CD Faialense (BSSL) Pawtucket, RI
7:00PM
 Report
  • Fernandez Yellow card.svg 77'
  • Krause Yellow card.svg 87'
Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,156
April 1Second Round Rhode Island FC (USLC) Flag of Rhode Island.svg 2–0 Flag of Connecticut.svg Hartford Athletic (USLC) Pawtucket, RI
7:00PM
Fuson Yellow card.svg 63'
 Report
Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
Attendance: 4,857
Referee: John Matto
April 14Round of 32 New England Revolution (MLS) Flag of Massachusetts.svg v Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island FC (USLC) Pawtucket, RI
7:00PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium

USL Cup

PosTeam
PldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Brooklyn FC 000000000Advance to knockout stage
2 Hartford Athletic 000000000
3 New York Cosmos 000000000
4 Portland Hearts of Pine 000000000
5 Rhode Island FC 000000000
6 Westchester SC 000000000
First match(es) will be played: April 25, 2026 (2026-04-25). Source:

Matches

Group Rounds

Hartford Athletic v Rhode Island FC
April 25Round 1 Hartford Athletic v Rhode Island FC Hartford, CT
7:00PMStadium: Trinity Health Stadium
May 16Round 2 Portland Hearts of Pine v Rhode Island FC Portland, ME
4:00PMStadium: Fitzpatrick Stadium
June 6Round 3 Rhode Island FC v Westchester SC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium
July 11Round 4 Rhode Island FC v Brooklyn FC Pawtucket, RI
7:30PMStadium: Centreville Bank Stadium


Player statistics

Goals

PlacePos.No.NameUSL ChampionshipUS Open CupUSL CupUSLC PlayoffsTotal
1 FW 14 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Dorsey10001
1 DF 2 Flag of the United States.svg Dani Rovira 01001
1 DF 25 Flag of the United States.svg CJ Williams01001
1 DF 22 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Scardina 01001
1 MF 17 Flag of Rwanda.svg Jojea Kwizera 10001
1 MF 12 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Holstad 10001
1 MF 7 Flag of Jamaica.svg Dwayne Atkinson 10001
1 DF 3 Flag of the United States.svg Aldair Sanchez01001
1 FW 9 Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams 01001
Own Goals01001
Total460010


Assists

PlacePos.No.NameUSL ChampionshipUS Open CupUSL CupUSLC PlayoffsTotal
1 FW 9 Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams 11002
2 DF 19 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Vang 01001
2 DF 4 Flag of Spain.svg Hugo Bacharach 01001
2 DF 3 Flag of the United States.svg Aldair Sanchez01001
2 FW 8 Flag of Brazil.svg Leo Afonso 10001
2 FW 10 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Rodríguez 01001
Total25007

Clean Sheets

PlacePos.No.NameUSL ChampionshipUS Open CupUSL CupUSLC PlayoffsTotal
1 GK 1 Flag of Spain.svg Koke Vegas 02002
Total02002

Disciplinary

No.Pos.NameUSL ChampionshipUS Open CupUSL CupUSLC PlayoffsTotal
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
4DF Flag of Spain.svg Hugo Bacharach 1111
8FW Flag of Brazil.svg Leo Afonso 22
9FW Flag of the United States.svg JJ Williams 11
11FW Flag of the United States.svg Noah Fuson 11
14FW Flag of the United States.svg Logan Dorsey11
17MF Flag of Rwanda.svg Jojea Kwizera 11
24DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Karifa Yao 11
Total5220000072


References

  1. ↑ Staff, USLChampionship com (December 10, 2025). "USL Championship Announces Competition Format for 2026 Season". USL Championship. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  2. ↑ Staff, USLChampionship com (December 16, 2025). "Prinx Tires named entitlement partner of USL Cup". USL Championship. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Releases 2026 Preseason Schedule". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Home Opener vs. Loudoun United FC Postponed". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Signs Forward Leo Afonso For 2026 Season". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Signs Defender Nick Scardina For 2026 Season". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Signs Goalkeeper Jacob Castro For 2026 Season". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Adds Midfielder Agustín "Pity" Rodríguez on Loan For 2026 Season". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Signs Former Brown University Forward Jamin Gogo Peters". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Acquires Minnesota United FC Forward Logan Dorsey on Loan for 2026 Season". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Signs Former Boston College Defender CJ Williams for 2026 Season". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Rodriguez Returns to Detroit City FC on Multi-Year Deal". Detroit City FC. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Transfers Albert Dikwa "Chico" to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Rhode Island FC, Aimé Mabika Agree to Mutual Contract Termination". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Miami FC Acquires Forward Mathieu Ndongo in Transfer with Rhode Island FC". Miami FC. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Roster Archive". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Releases 2026 Preseason Schedule". Rhode Island FC. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Revolution Draw Rhode Island FC in Round of 32". The Blazing Musket. April 2, 2026. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  19. ↑ @SRQ_Paradise (February 7, 2026). "GOAL by O'Dwyer" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  20. ↑ Sillick, Jake (December 4, 2025). "2026 US Open Cup format: FIFA World Cup shrinks 111th tournament" . Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Format, Schedule and Participating Teams Finalized for 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  22. ↑ "2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Kicks Off with 32-Game First Round Pitting Amateur vs. Pro Clubs". ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
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