2025 USL Super League final

2025 USL Super League final
EventUSL Super League final
Tampa Bay Sun FC Fort Lauderdale United FC
1 0
DateJune 14, 2025 (2025-06-14)
VenueRiverfront Stadium, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
MVPSydny Nasello
(Tampa Bay Sun FC)
RefereeDanielle Chesky
Attendance5,006

The 2025 USL Super League final was the inaugural championship match of the USL Super League, a top-division professional soccer league in the United States, and took place on June 14, 2025. It was contested between Tampa Bay Sun FC and Fort Lauderdale United FC to determine the champion of the inaugural 2024–25 season. Tampa Bay won 1–0 at their home Riverfront Stadium.[1][2]

Road to the final

Tampa Bay Sun

See also: 2024–25 Tampa Bay Sun FC season

Tampa Bay Sun FC finished second in the standings in the USL Super League's inaugural season. They were led by USL Super League All-League honorees Sydny Nasello, Natasha Flint, Vivianne Bessette, and Cecilie Fløe.[3] In the playoff semifinals, goals scored by Flint and Carlee Giammona led the Sun to a 2–1 win over the third seed Dallas Trinity FC.[4]

Fort Lauderdale United

See also: 2024–25 Fort Lauderdale United FC season

Fort Lauderdale United FC finished fourth in the inaugural standings. They were led by All-League honorees Addie McCain, Jasmine Hamid, and Laveni Vaka, but the latter suffered a season-ending knee injury before the playoffs.[3] In the playoff semifinals, two goals from midseason signing Kiara Locklear led United to a 2–1 win over the Players' Shield champion Carolina Ascent FC, with an extra-time game winner that may have been wrongly ruled onside.[5]

Match

Details

Tampa Bay Sun1–0 (a.e.t.)Fort Lauderdale United
Fløe 100' Report
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Danielle Chesky
Tampa Bay Sun FC
Fort Lauderdale United FC
GK 28 United States Ashley Orkus
LB 22 United States Paige Almendariz
CB 15 United States Brooke Hendrix
CB 4 Canada Vivianne Bessette
RB 20 Norway Victoria Haugen downward-facing red arrow 86'
DM 12 England Jade Moore downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
DM 5 United States Jordyn Listro (c) Yellow card 90+3'
AM 19 United States Carlee Giammona downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 9 England Natasha Flint Yellow card 113'
FW 13 Denmark Cecilie Fløe Yellow card 106' downward-facing red arrow 120'
FW 35 United States Sydny Nasello downward-facing red arrow 120'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Jamaica Sydney Schneider
MF 3 United States Gabby Provenzano upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
FW 8 United States Hannah Keane upward-facing green arrow 120'
FW 11 United States Parker Goins upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 24 United States Ashley Clark upward-facing green arrow 120'
MF 29 Iceland Andrea Hauksdóttir
DF 37 United States Jordan Zade upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Canada Denise Schilte-Brown
GK 1 United States Cosette Morché
LB 25 United States Sabrina McNeill
CB 19 United States Cameron Brooks Yellow card 89'
CB 28 United States Laurel Ansbrow
RB 27 United States Julia Grosso downward-facing red arrow 99'
MF 23 United States Taylor Smith downward-facing red arrow 77'
MF 12 United States Darya Rajaee downward-facing red arrow 105'
MF 18 United States Addie McCain (c) Yellow card 113'
FW 17 United States Jasmine Hamid downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 20 United States Kiara Locklear Yellow card 45+3'
FW 11 United States Sh'Nia Gordon Yellow card 103'
Substitutes:
GK 32 United States Erin McKinney
DF 2 United States Delaney Lindahl
DF 4 United States Celia Gaynor upward-facing green arrow 105'
MF 6 England Anele Komani upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 9 United States Jorian Baucom upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 21 United States Tatiana Fung upward-facing green arrow 105'
MF 22 Iceland Thelma Hermannsdóttir upward-facing green arrow 99' downward-facing red arrow 105'
Manager:
England Tyrone Mears

Most Valuable Player:
United States Sydny Nasello

Assistant referees:
Tiffini Turpin (United States)
Katarzyna Wasiak (United States)
Fourth official:
Adorae Monroy (United States)

Match rules

References

  1. ^ "Tampa Bay Sun win 1st USL Women's Super League championship". ESPN. June 15, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Tampa Bay Sun win the first USL Women's Super League championship". WUSF. June 15, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "USL Super League announces 2024/25 All-League Teams". USL Super League. June 10, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ^ Zinken, Ella (June 8, 2025). "Tampa Bay Sun defeat Dallas, advance to inaugural USL Super League final". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Cerniglia, Colin (June 8, 2025). "Carolina Ascent's inaugural season ends after controversial call in playoffs". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
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