An outstanding season brings Crown Legacy FC into the playoffs with high expectations.
Crown Legacy's dominant regular season run harkens back to 2024, when the club also took the top spot in the East and have already ousted defending MLS NEXT Pro Cup champs Red Bull New York II with a 2-1 win to open their postseason campaign.Â
The club finished first in the Eastern Conference with 58 points and a 15W-5L-8T record. It will face Crew 2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals (7 PM Sunday | MLSNEXTPro.com).
Season series
Crown Legacy and Crew 2 are meeting for the first time in 2026 in the Conference Semifinals.
Player spotlight
It's been an incredible year from Nathan Richmond and Hugo Mbongue. Mbongue leads the team with 14 goals, and Richmond is the team's engine with 9g/10a.
Road from here
With a win, Crown Legacy FC would arrive to the Eastern Conference final, a round they've never been to, and face the winner between Chattanooga FC vs. CT United FC.
