This afternoon, the USL Championship announced the All-League Teams for the 2026 season. Of those selections, Detroit City FC (DCFC) had two players named to the All-League First Team and three players chosen for the All-League Second Team. This year saw Detroit City FC’s first All-League selections since Devon Amoo-Mensah and Maxi Rodriguez in 2024. Le Rouge’s five total All-League selections were the most of any team in the USL Championship.
Detroit City FC’s defender and captain Devon Amoo-Mensah was named to the All-League First Team. Amoo-Mensah has been a stalwart on the Le Rouge back line since joining the team in 2022. In 2026, Amoo-Mensah blocked 27 shots, tied for fifth most in the league. His 3,195 minutes led Le Rouge, eclipsing the 10,000 USL Championship regular season minute mark this season.
Amoo-Mensah’s partner on the back line, defender Callum Montgomery was also named to the All-League First Team. Playing in his first season with Le Rouge, Montgomery played a major role in a historically dominant defensive season for Detroit City FC, who allowed just 21 goals across the regular season, and only five at home.
Forward Darren Smith was one of three DCFC players named to the All-League Second Team. The 30-year-old South African ranked fifth in the USL Championship with 14 goals in league play, contributing 44% of Detroit City FC’s goals. His five goals against Sporting Jax in June tied a league record, achieved just once before, by Mauricio Salles of VSI Tampa Bay FC in 2013.
Next on the list was 2026 Black Arrow MVP recipient Haruki Yamazaki. In his second season with Le Rouge, the defender led the league in fouls won, tackles, and interceptions, and was named to USL Championship Teams of the Week five times across the 2026 campaign.
Goalkeeper Carlos Herrera was Detroit City FC’s final player named to the All-League Second Team. The winner of the 2026 Golden Glove award, Herrera’s 14 clean sheets and 0.65 goal-against average led the USL Championship. His goals-against average ranks fifth-best in USL Championship history, and was the lowest mark in a full regular season since 2018.
These contributions led Detroit City FC to finish third in the Eastern Conference in 2026 with a 14-9-7 record on the year, good for 1.7 points per game, the best mark Le Rouge has posted since joining the USL Championship in 2022.
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