Lexington v Phoenix

2025 USL Championship, Regular Season

LexingtonLexingtonLEX

9-9-12, 36 PTS

Phoenix Rising FCPhoenixPHX

9-13-8, 40 PTS

Forster Ajago - 29'

Michael Adedokun - 79'

31
Thompson
24
Sargeant
5
Burks
27
Gibert
11
Epps
3
Djeffal
13
Ferri
6
Hafferty
71
Adedokun
8
Firmino
33
Ajago

No.Name
31Brooks Thompson
5Kendall Burks
24Kieran Sargeant
27Gael Gibert
3Sofiane Djeffal 80Devon Williams
13Blaine Ferri 12Xavier Zengue
11Marcus Epps 10Christopher Olney
6Joe Hafferty
33Forster Ajago
71Michael Adedokun 22Jacob Greene
8Nicolas Firmino

Substitutes
21Kimani Stewart-Baynes
23Alfredo Midence
1Logan Ketterer

13
Henry
23
Flood
51
Essengue
4
Boye
88
Rizzo
14
Cuello
80
Emmers
8
Okello
12
Dennis
29
Formella
9
Sacko

No.Name
13Triston Henry
51Axel Essengue
4Pape Boye
23Ryan Flood
88Pierce Rizzo 91Rémi Cabral
80Xian Emmers 10Hope Avayevu
8Noble Okello 17John Scearce
14Emil Cuello 87Daniel Flores
12Charlie Dennis
29Dariusz Formella
9Ihsan Sacko 22Darius Johnson

Substitutes
35Alexander Balanzar De La Cruz
1Peter Rakovsky
19Damian Rivera
45Anthony Capetillo Hernandez

Lexington SC Stadium

6:00 PM, August 9, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Attendance: 4,233

Referees:
Alyssa Pennington

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
FC Tulsa	30	16	9	5	+20	57
Sacramento Republic FC	30	13	9	8	+17	48
New Mexico United	30	14	6	10	+4	48
El Paso Locomotive FC	30	10	11	9	+2	41
Phoenix Rising FC	30	9	13	8	0	40
San Antonio FC	30	11	7	12	+1	40
Orange County SC	30	10	9	11	-1	39
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	30	10	7	13	-12	37

Sources: New top-tier USL proposes $55K minimum salary

As part of talks on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the USL Players Association, the USL has proposed a set of minimum salaries for the Division I league set to start in 2028, sources tell ESPN.

North Carolina FC leaves USL Championship to join USL D1 in 2028

North Carolina FC announced it will not compete in the USL Championship next season, and will instead file an application to join the USL's proposed Division One league that will likely begin play in 2028.

Sources: Premier League chief Scholes to lead top-tier USL

The USL has hired English Premier League chief football officer Tony Scholes to head up the organization's new Division One league, which will likely begin play in 2028, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Sources: New top-tier USL proposes $55K minimum salary

North Carolina FC leaves USL Championship to join USL D1 in 2028

Sources: Premier League chief Scholes to lead top-tier USL