Chattanooga FC crowned MLS NEXT Pro Cup champions

The Boys in Blue deliver Chattanooga's first professional national championship in history!

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (November 8, 2026) — Chattanooga FC became the first professional sport national champions in Chattanooga history on Sunday night with a 1-0 victory in front a MLS NEXT Pro Cup-record crowd of 10,228 fans at Finley Stadium.

Damien Barker John scored the winning goal in the 31st minute with a beautiful, curling effort

Chattanooga FC is the first independent club in league history to win MLS NEXT Pro Cup.

Box Score

Chattanooga FC - LAFC 2

Finley Stadium | Chattanooga, Tenn.

Attendance: 10,228

Final score: 

CFC: 1

LAFC: 0 

Scoring summary:

31': Damien Barker John, A: Anthony Sorenson

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Discipline:

76' - LAFC, Decarlo Guerra (Caution)

Lineups:

Chattanooga FC starters: Eldin Jakupović, Yves Tcheuyap, Farid Sar-Sar, Nathan Koehler, Anthony Sorenson, Isaiah Jones (Luke Husakiwsky 67'), Tate Robertson, Alex McGrath (C), Daniel Mangarov (Anthony Garcia 67'), Damien Barker John, Alex Krehl

Substitutes not used: Michael Barrueta, Mattias Hanchard, Steeve Louis Jean, Darwin Ortiz, Francis Amoateng, Alexis Arrúa, Yuval Cohen

Head Coach: Richard Dixon

LAFC 2 starters: Ethan Scally, Skylar Kaplan, Christian Diaz, Giuliano Whitchurch, Travis Babineau (Ernesto Rodriguez 83'), Charlie Kosakoff, Jude Terry, Decarlo Guerra (C), Sebastian Nava, Tommy Mihalic, Marius Aiyenero (Nathan Mardaresco 89')

Substitutes not used: Benjamin Failla, Erick Diaz, Emir Ponciano, Lisandro Torres, Liam Lambert, Jacob Machuca, Eduardo Villeda

Head Coach: Fabian Sandoval