Soccer Announces 2026 Schedule
FAYETTEVILLE – The 2026 Razorback soccer schedule is here.
Arkansas will play a total of 16 regular-season matches and two exhibitions, with 11 of the 18 total matches occurring at Razorback Field.
The first exhibition will take place on Aug. 5 against Kansas City at Razorback Field and is free to the public. The Razorbacks will travel to Memphis, the 2025 AAC champions, on Aug. 8 for final preseason preparation.
In the non-conference slate, the Hogs will host a pair of teams that were ranked in last year’s United Soccer Coaches final top 25: No. 15 Baylor (Aug. 12) and No. 13 North Carolina (Aug. 20). The Bears and Tar Heels join Clemson (Aug. 27) as Arkansas’ three non-conference opponents to appear in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The Razorbacks will play one non-conference game on the road, at Loyola Maryland on Aug. 16.
Arkansas will open conference play at Razorback Field on Sept. 11 against Texas. The following week, Arkansas will hit the road for the first time since the match against the Greyhounds to take on Alabama on Sept. 18. Georgia (Sept. 24), Auburn (Sept. 27), Missouri (Oct. 2) and Florida (Oct. 18) will also travel to Fayetteville. In addition to the Tide, the Razorbacks will visit LSU (Oct. 9), Tennessee (Oct. 15), Oklahoma (Oct. 23) and Kentucky (Nov. 1).
The SEC Tournament will kick off on Nov. 8, with the championship game set for Sunday, Nov. 15, at Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida.
The NCAA Tournament will commence on Friday, Nov. 20 and end on Monday, Dec. 14, in Cary, North Carolina.
Kickoff times and television information will be announced at a later date.
Head coach Colby Hale had three goals in mind when putting together the 2026 slate.
“Our goals in putting together a non-conference schedule are multi-faceted,” Hale said. “We want to challenge ourselves, we want to set ourselves up with a strong RPI for NCAA Tournament seeding and we want to make sure our amazing fans get to see us play some top teams at home. We have accomplished all three goals with this schedule.”
In total, 10 of Arkansas’ 16 opponents were ranked at some point in last year’s top 25, eight of 16 finished inside the NCAA RPI top 50 and eight teams made it to the NCAA Tournament. Baylor and North Carolina each made it to the Elite 8.
The Razorbacks finished the 2025 campaign with a record of 10-5-4 (7-1-2 SEC) and won the SEC regular season title for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. Arkansas earned a No. 5 seed for the NCAA Tournament but lost to 4-seed Washington, 1-0, in the second round.
2026 Schedule
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