United States soccer league system, the Glossary
The United States soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based, in whole or in part, in the United States.[1]
Table of Contents
70 relations: A-League (1995–2004), Association football, Bermuda, Canada, Canadian Soccer Association, Canadian soccer league system, Chicago Tribune, College soccer, CONCACAF, CONCACAF Champions Cup, COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, D.C. United Women, Expansion of Major League Soccer, FIFA, Liga MX Femenil, List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs, List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs, List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs, List of soccer clubs in the United States, List of USASA affiliated leagues, Major Arena Soccer League, Major Arena Soccer League 2, Major Arena Soccer League 3, Major League Soccer, Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, Mexican Football Federation, MLS Next Pro, MLS Reserve League, National Amateur Cup, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Independent Soccer Association, National Premier Soccer League, National Women's Soccer League, NISA Nation, North American Soccer League (2011–2017), NWSL Challenge Cup, Premier Arena Soccer League, Promotion and relegation, Puerto Rico, Record attendances in United States club soccer, Soccer in the United States, The Athletic, The Sporting News, U.S. Open Cup, United Premier Soccer League, United Soccer League, United States Adult Soccer Association, United States Soccer Federation, United Women's Soccer, USASA National Women's Amateur, ... Expand index (20 more) »
- Football league systems in North America
- Soccer leagues in the United States
A-League (1995–2004)
The A-League was a professional men's soccer league which featured teams from the United States and Canada.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Bermuda
Bermuda (historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
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Canadian Soccer Association
The Canadian Soccer Association (Association canadienne de soccer; branded as Canada Soccer) is the governing body for soccer in Canada.
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Canadian soccer league system
The Canadian soccer league system, also called the Canadian soccer pyramid, is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in Canada. United States soccer league system and Canadian soccer league system are football league systems in North America.
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Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
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College soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities.
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CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF (typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football.
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CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup (previously known as the CONCACAF Champions League) is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF.
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COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan.
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D.C. United Women
D.C. United Women was an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competed in the USL W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States.
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Expansion of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer has expanded several times since the league began play in 1996.
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FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, more commonly known by its acronym FIFA, is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal.
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Liga MX Femenil
The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico.
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List of NCAA Division I men's soccer programs
This is a list of men's college soccer programs in the United States, that play in NCAA Division I. As of the upcoming 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, 210 schools in the United States sponsored Division I varsity men's soccer; 204 of these schools are full Division I members, six (Le Moyne, Lindenwood, Mercyhurst, Queens, Southern Indiana, and Stonehill) were in transition from Division II to Division I, and one (St.
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List of NCAA Division I women's soccer programs
This is a list of women's college soccer programs in the United States that play in NCAA Division I. As of the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season, 347 schools in the United States sponsor Division I varsity women's soccer; all are full Division I members except Colorado College, a Division III member which competes in Division I only for women's soccer and men's ice hockey, ten schools that are transitioning from Division II, and the University of St.
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List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs
This is a list of the schools in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States and Canada that have men's soccer as a varsity sport.
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List of soccer clubs in the United States
This is a list of soccer clubs in the United States.
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List of USASA affiliated leagues
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization and sanctioning body for amateur soccer in the United States.
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Major Arena Soccer League
The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league.
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Major Arena Soccer League 2
The Major Arena Soccer League 2 is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League.
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Major Arena Soccer League 3
The Major Arena Soccer League 3 (MASL3) is a North American indoor soccer league that serves as the developmental league of the Major Arena Soccer League and MASL2. United States soccer league system and Major Arena Soccer League 3 are soccer leagues in the United States.
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Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. United States soccer league system and Major League Soccer are soccer leagues in the United States.
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Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada
Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada traditionally include four leagues: Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Mexican Football Federation (abbreviated as FEMEXFUT or FMF) is the governing body of association football in Mexico.
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MLS Next Pro
MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer. United States soccer league system and MLS Next Pro are soccer leagues in the United States.
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MLS Reserve League
The MLS Reserve League was a soccer league for the reserve teams of Major League Soccer with teams in both the United States and Canada.
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National Amateur Cup
The National Amateur Cup, also known as the USASA Amateur Cup, is an American knockout soccer competition open to all amateur teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation through United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA).
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.
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National Independent Soccer Association
The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. United States soccer league system and National Independent Soccer Association are soccer leagues in the United States.
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National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. United States soccer league system and National Premier Soccer League are soccer leagues in the United States.
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National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system (alongside the USL Super League).
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NISA Nation
NISA Nation is a semi-professional men's soccer league in the United States. United States soccer league system and NISA Nation are soccer leagues in the United States.
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North American Soccer League (2011–2017)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league based in the United States.
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NWSL Challenge Cup
The NWSL Challenge Cup is an annual supercup competition organized by the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top-tier women's league in the United States soccer league system.
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Premier Arena Soccer League
The Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) is a professional men's and women's indoor soccer league; along with a number of amateur teams across North America.
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In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams can move up and down between multiple divisions arranged in a hierarchical structure, based on their performance over a season.
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Puerto Rico
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Record attendances in United States club soccer
Competitive men's professional soccer has been played in the United States since 1912 and since 2001 for women's.
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Soccer in the United States
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) governs most levels of soccer in the United States, including the national teams, professional leagues, and amateur leagues, being the highest soccer authority in the country.
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The Athletic
The Athletic is a subscription-based sports journalism website, and the sports department of The New York Times.
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The Sporting News
The Sporting News is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium.
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U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America.
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United Premier Soccer League
The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American for-profit soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. United States soccer league system and United Premier Soccer League are soccer leagues in the United States.
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United Soccer League
United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of soccer leagues in the United States. United States soccer league system and United Soccer League are soccer leagues in the United States.
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United States Adult Soccer Association
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for amateur soccer in the United States.
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United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States.
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United Women's Soccer
United Women's Soccer (UWS) is a national pro-am women's soccer league in the United States.
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USASA National Women's Amateur
The USASA National Women's Amateur is an American women's soccer tournament run by the United States Adult Soccer Association.
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USASA National Women's Open
The USASA National Women's Open was an American women's soccer tournament run by the United States Adult Soccer Association.
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USL Championship
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began play in 2011. United States soccer league system and USL Championship are soccer leagues in the United States.
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USL First Division
The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010.
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USL League One
USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. United States soccer league system and USL League One are soccer leagues in the United States.
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USL League Two
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is an amateur / semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league system. United States soccer league system and USL League Two are soccer leagues in the United States.
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USL Second Division
The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL).
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USL Super League
The USL Super League (USLS) is a future Division I professional women's soccer league in the United States.
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USL W League
The USL W League (USLW) is a pre-professional women's soccer league in the United States which began play in May 2022.
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USL W-League (1995–2015)
The USL W-League was a North American amateur women's soccer developmental organization.
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USSF Division 2 Professional League
The USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro League) was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for the 2010 season.
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Washington Spirit
The Washington Spirit is an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that participates in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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Western New York Flash
The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that most recently competed in the United Women's Soccer league in 2018.
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Women's Independent Soccer League
The Women's Independent Soccer League (WISL) will be a professional women's soccer league in the United States.
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Women's Premier Soccer League
The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States.
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Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
The Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL Elite) was a women's semi-professional soccer league created by the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) to support the sport in the United States, both from continued interest by WPSL teams in professionalism and as a response to the suspension (and ultimate demise) of the WPS.
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Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States.
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Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals.
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The World Minifootball Federation (WMF) is the global governing body for mainly 6-a-side and other versions of minifootball (also called arena soccer).
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2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA.
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2019 NPSL season
The 2019 National Premier Soccer League season is part of the 107th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 17th season of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).
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See also
Football league systems in North America
- Canadian soccer league system
- Jamaican football league system
- Mexican football league system
- Trinidad and Tobago football league system
- United States soccer league system
Soccer leagues in the United States
- American Premier Soccer League
- American Soccer League (2014–2017)
- Champions Soccer League USA
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League
- Eastern Premier Soccer League
- Elite Clubs National League
- Evergreen Premier League
- Girls Academy
- Great Lakes Premier League
- Greater Los Angeles Soccer League
- ISLANO
- MLS Next Pro
- Major Arena Soccer League 3
- Major League Soccer
- Midwest Premier League
- NCAA soccer
- NISA Nation
- National Adult League
- National Independent Soccer Association
- National Premier Soccer League
- National Professional Soccer League (1967)
- North Coast Soccer League
- Northern Michigan Soccer League
- Ohio Valley Premier League
- Pacific Coast Soccer League
- Pacific Premier League
- Premier League of America
- Sacramento Adult Soccer League
- San Francisco Soccer Football League
- U.S. Soccer Development Academy
- U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program
- USL Championship
- USL League One
- USL League Two
- United Premier Soccer League
- United Soccer League
- United Soccer League of Pennsylvania
- United States soccer league system
- Washington Area Girls Soccer League
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system
Also known as American Soccer Pyramid, American association football teams, American football pyramid, American soccer league system, U.S. soccer league system, U.S. soccer pyramid, US soccer league system, US soccer pyramid, United States Soccer League, United States football league system, United States football pyramid, United States soccer pyramid, Untied States soccer league system, Women's professional soccer in the United States.
, USASA National Women's Open, USL Championship, USL First Division, USL League One, USL League Two, USL Second Division, USL Super League, USL W League, USL W-League (1995–2015), USSF Division 2 Professional League, Washington Spirit, Western New York Flash, Women's Independent Soccer League, Women's Premier Soccer League, Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, Women's Professional Soccer, Women's United Soccer Association, World Minifootball Federation, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 NPSL season.