2026 Season Overview
START DATE: April 4, 2026
END DATE: August 1, 2026
BYE WEEKS: May 30, 2026 (Memorial Day Weekend), July 4, 2026 (Independence Day)
GAMES PER WEEK: 1 (Every Saturday)
WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAY: Weeks 1-8
EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAY: Weeks 9-16
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: August 8, 2026
X CUP CHAMPIONSHIP: August 15, 2026
Western Conference Regular Season
DALLAS SOUND | DENVER RUSH | LOS ANGELES BLACK STORM | SEATTLE THUNDER
| Week | Date | Away Team |
 Home Team
|
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 4, 2026 | Denver Rush | Los Angeles Black Storm | 7pm Kickoff |
| 2 | April 11, 2026 | Seattle Thunder | Dallas Sound | 7pm Kickoff |
| 3 | April 18, 2026 | Dallas Sound | Denver Rush | 7pm Kickoff |
| 4 | April 25, 2026 | Los Angeles Black Storm | Seattle Thunder | 7pm Kickoff |
| 5 | May 2 2026 | Dallas Sound | Los Angeles Black Storm | 7pm Kickoff |
| 6 | May 9, 2026 | Seattle Thunder | Denver Rush | 7pm Kickoff |
| 7 | May 16, 2026 | Denver Rush | Seattle Thunder | 7pm Kickoff |
| 8 | May 23, 2026 | Los Angeles Black Storm | Dallas Sound | 7pm Kickoff |
| Memorial Day Bye Week: May 30, 2026 | ||||
Eastern Conference Regular Season
ATLANTA EMPIRE | CHICAGO BLITZ | MIAMI TEQUESTAS | NEW ENGLAND DEFENDERS
| Week | Date | Away Team |
Home Team
|
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | June 6, 2026 | Chicago Blitz | Atlanta Empire | 7pm Kickoff |
| 10 | June 13, 2026 | Miami Tequestas | New England Defenders | 7pm Kickoff |
| 11 | June 20, 2026 | New England Defenders | Chicago Blitz | 7pm Kickoff |
| 12 | June 27, 2026 | Atlanta Empire | Miami Tequestas | 7pm Kickoff |
| 4th of July Bye Week: July 4, 2026 | ||||
| 13 | July 11, 2026 | New England Tequestas | Atlanta Empire | 7pm Kickoff |
| 14 | July 18, 2026 | Miami Tequestas | Chicago Blitz | 7pm Kickoff |
| 15 | July 25, 2026 | Chicago Blitz | Miami Tequestas | 7pm Kickoff |
| 16 | August 1, 2026 | Atlanta Empire | New England Defenders | 7pm Kickoff |
Postseason Schedule
Conference Championships
| Date | Matchups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 8, 2026 |
Western Conference Championship: 1st Seed vs 2nd Seed Eastern Conference Championship: 1st Seed vs 2nd Seed |
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X Cup Championship
| Date | Matchups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Western Conference Champion vs Eastern Conference Champion | |||