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2025/2026
COMPETITION
SEASON
The 2025-26 Season is Underway!
U.S. Drone Soccer and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are excited to announce that the U.S. Drone Soccer 2026 National Championship will be held on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach May 18 & 19, 2026. Our "Battle at the Beach" will showcase the top 24 U.S. Drone Soccer teams from across the United States with the winning team earning FAI F9A Team USA honors and the opportunity to compete on the world stage. FAI.org/WDSC
A season of students learning, achieving, and successfully competing will be capped off with an incredible learning experience on the campus of the most pre-eminent aviation learning institution in the world. Over 200 students will visit the campus to experience student life and learning on an aviation campus.
Embry-Riddle will not only host our championship but will also expose students to UAS and full scale career opportunities. Students will see learning labs on air traffic control, aircraft maintenance, un-crewed and full scale flight technologies, and more.
Additional exciting news: Embry-Riddle is waiving application fees and they are making available several scholarship opportunities based on student history and performance as tracked through our Fly.DroneSoccer.US.
2025-26 Season Calendar of Events
District Leaders meeting -> Aug. 27
Rules Committee meeting -> Sept 3
Town Hall Kick off -> Sept 24
• Friendlies Scrimmages Sessions: Oct -> Dec 2025
• Qualifiers Season: Jan -> Feb 2026
• District Championships: March -> April 2026
• U.S. Drone Soccer National Championship -> May 18,19
We now enter the Friendlies Scrimmages Sessions - where students are recruited, teams are formed, aircraft are built, programmed, tuned... and plans are made and added to the calendar. This is an important period of learning and organizing.
See the Full Calendar Here.