League III Season 2026 -- Group A Round 26 Recap

Here is the recap for Group A Round 26 of League III (Season 2026), which took place on Wednesday, September 30, 2026:

Match Results

• Atlético Ottawa (CND) 1 - 3 Toronto FC (CND) — Toronto FC secured an away victory at TD Place Stadium.

• Raja (MOR) 3 - 2 AZ Alkmaar (NEATH) — Raja edged out AZ Alkmaar in a five-goal thriller at Stade Mohamed V.

• Coquimbo Unido (CHI) 2 - 2 Excelsior Rotterdam (NEATH) — Points were shared after a tight draw at Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez.

• Cobresal (CHI) 2 - 3 SC Heerenveen (NEATH) — SC Heerenveen picked up a close away win at El Crobe.

• Viking FK (NOR) 2 - 1 Casa Sports (SEN) — Viking FK defended home turf at Viking Stadion.

• FC Köln (GER) 3 - 3 AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur (SEN) — An entertaining draw played out at the RheinEnergieStadion.

• FC Union Berlin (GER) 2 - 2 ASCE La Linguère (SEN) — Both sides walked away with a point from Stadion An der Alten Försterei.

• RB Leipzig (GER) 1 - 1 FC Akron Tolyatti (RUS) — A deadlock at the Red Bull Arena.

• Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (CHN) 2 - 3 Dynamo Moscow (RUS) — Dynamo Moscow edged a high-scoring away match at Karaiskakis Stadium.

• Shandong Luneng Taishan (CHN) 2 - 1 PFC CSKA Moscow (RUS) — Shandong Luneng Taishan triumphed at UCV Olympic Stadium.

• Chaco Petrolero (BOL) 3 - 2 Pirata FC (PER) — Chaco Petrolero took all three points at Estadio Hernando Siles.

• Club Deportivo Palestino (CHI) 2 - 2 Audax Italiano (CHI) — A domestic stalemate at Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna.

• Defence Force (TB) 4 - 1 Deportes Iquique (CHI) — Defence Force secured a dominant home victory at Hasely Crawford Stadium.

Round Highlights & Context

• Scoring Action: It was a high-scoring round overall, featuring multiple tightly contested draws (such as 3-3 between Köln and Dakar Sacré-Cœur, and 2-2 draws for Coquimbo Unido, Union Berlin, and Palestino).

• League Stakes (50 Rounds Total): With teams fighting through the grueling 50-round schedule, results in the middle and upper tiers of Group A continue to heavily influence the race for the top promotion spot, the 2nd–9th place playoff spots, and qualification places for the Friendly Cup (10th) and King's Cup (11th–12th).