United Soccer League

United Soccer League
Industry	Soccer
Founded	1986; 38 years ago
Founder	Francisco Marcos
Headquarters	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Area served	United States; Canada;
Key people	Rob Hoskins (Chairman); Alec Papadakis (CEO);
Website	uslsoccer.com

United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of

Super Y League. A women's league, the USL W League, began play in 2022.^[2] It is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Adult Soccer Association. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.^[3]

History

Year by year

1986 – The original USL is established as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League.

1989 – An outdoor league, known as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League is added.

1990 – The indoor and outdoor leagues merge, becoming the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League.

1991 – The SISL is renamed the United States Interregional Soccer League.

1995 – The USISL is renamed the United States International Soccer League. Later that year, the USISL is renamed United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues and formally establishes professional Pro League and amateur Premier Development League. The USL W-League women's semi-pro league is also launched.
1996 – Select League is established consisting of strongest teams from Division 3 Pro League and Amateur Premier League in hopes of gaining Division 2 sanctioning.
1997 – Select League and the former American Professional Soccer League merge to form A-League under the USISL umbrella.
1999 – Umbrella USISL changes its name to the United Soccer Leagues. The A-League's Rochester Raging Rhinos defeat four Major League Soccer teams to win the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, the first—and to date, only—team outside of Division I to win the Open Cup in its modern era (1995–present).
2009 –
Tampa Bay Rowdies, Vancouver Whitecaps, and the AC St. Louis expansion group.^[4]^[5] The United Soccer League becomes a division in the temporary USSF Division 2 league, due to a dispute between the NASL and the USL over Division 2 status.^[6]

2010 – The USL announce the formation of
USL Pro, which merged the USL First Division and USL Second Division.^[7]

2011 – The Inaugural season of USL Pro is held. The USL takes over operation of the

Major Indoor Soccer League

.

2013 – USL Pro and Major League Soccer announce a multi-year agreement, beginning that season, to integrate MLS Reserve League play with USL Pro teams, first through team affiliations and "interleague" play, eventually fully merging MLS Reserves into the USL Pro structure. The W-20 League is launched, a youth league that is operationally aligned with the USL W-League.^[8]
2015 – USL Pro is renamed the United Soccer League. The USL W-League and W-20 League cease operations.^[9]
2017 – The USL is granted Provisional Division II status by U.S. Soccer.^[10] The USL also creates the USL Division III league, filing for Division III status with U.S. Soccer.
2018 – The USL announces re-branding of its top league to the USL Championship, USL Division III to USL League One, and the Premier Development League to USL League Two beginning with the 2019 season.
2019 – USL League One launches with 10 teams.
2021 – The USL announces two new women's competitions, the amateur W League launching in the 2022 season and the professional Super League launching in 2024.
2024 – The USL reorganizes and rebrands
Super Y League as USL Youth. USL Super League receives Division I sanctioning from U.S. Soccer
and launches with 8 teams.

Narrative

Founded in 1985 by Francisco Marcos, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League was first intended as a minor indoor league associated with

Austin Sockadillos, entered the league giving it six teams. By 1989, the league had set its sights on greater prospects than remaining a small, semi-professional indoor league. A 1989 press release stated, "It is envisioned the league will be part of the USSF's plan to professionalize soccer in the USA prior to the 1994 World Cup, and the league plans to push its teams to be considered for the "three-tiered first, second and third divisions" plan the USSF envisions for soccer."^[12]

Complete historical team list

UISL/USISL

Amarillo Challengers (Indoor: 1986–1990, 1991–92)
Ann Arbor Elite
(1995)
Arizona Cotton
(1993–94, Indoor: 1991–93, as Phoenix Hearts in 1991–92)
Arkansas A's (1990–1992, 1994, Indoor: 1989–1992, as Arkansas Diamonds in 1994)
Georgia Steamers/Atlanta Lightning (Indoor: 1990–1992)
Atlanta Magic (1993–94, Indoor: 1991–96, as Atlanta Lasers in 1993)
Austin Lone Stars (1989–94, Indoor: 1987–91, as Austin Sockadillos in 1992–93)
Baltimore Bays
(1993–94, Indoor: 1992–98)
Birmingham Grasshoppers (1993–94)
Boca Raton Sabres (1992–94)
Boston Storm
(1994)
Brandon Braves (Indoor: 1994–96)
Cape Cod Crusaders (1994)
Central California Valley Hydra (1994)
Charlotte Eagles (1993–94)
Charleston Battery (1993–94)
Chattanooga Express (1992–94, Indoor: 1992–96, as Chattanooga Railroaders in 1992–93)
Chico Rooks (1993–94)
Cincinnati Cheetahs (1994)
Cocoa Expos (1994, Indoor: 1993–94)
Colorado Comets (1989–91, Indoor: 1989–92)
Columbia Heat (1993–94, as Columbia Spirit in 1993)
Connecticut Wolves (1993–94)
Coral Springs Kicks (1993)
Dallas Rockets (1992–94, Indoor: 1991–92, as North Texas Mid-Cities Flyers in 1991–92)
Dallas/Fort Worth Toros (1989–94, Indoor: 1986–93, 95/96, various names)
Tyler Lightning
in 1993, as Texas Lightning in 1993–94)
Delaware Wizards (1993–94)
Des Moines Menace (1994)
Detroit Wheels (1994–95)
East Bay Red Riders (1992–93)
East Los Angeles Cobras (1993–94)
El Paso Patriots (1991–1994, Indoor: 1989–1991, as El Paso Sixshooters in 1989/90, as El Paso Spurs in 1990/91)
Florida Stars (1994)
Fort Lauderdale Kicks (1994)
Greensboro Dynamo
(1993–94, Indoor: 1993–94)
Gwinnett County Steamers (1991–1992, Indoor: 1990/91)
Hampton Roads Hurricane (1994)
Hawaii Tsunami (1994)
Houston Express (Indoor: 1988/89–89/90)
Jacksonville Fury (1994–95)
Jersey Dragons (1994)
Kansas City All-Stars (Indoor: 1996–97)
Knoxville Impact (Indoor: 1992–96)
Las Vegas Quicksilver
(1994)
Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (1994)
Lincoln Brigade (1997) (Indoor: 1996–97)
Long Island Rough Riders (1994)
Louisville Thoroughbreds (1994)
Lubbock Lazers (1989–91, Indoor: 1986–93, as Lubbock Tornado in 1991–92)
Memphis Jackals
(1991–94, Indoor: 1990–92, as Memphis Survivors in 1991–92, as Memphis United Express in 1992)
Mesquite Kickers (Indoor: 1994–97)

Michigan Madness (1996)
Milwaukee Rampage (1994)
Minnesota Thunder (1994)
Montclair Standard Falcons
(1993–94)
Myrtle Beach Boyz (1995)
Nashville Metros (1991–94, Indoor: 1990–94)
New Mexico Chiles (1989–1991, 1994, Indoor: 1986/87–90/91, as Albuquerque Outlaws in 1986/87, as Albuquerque Gunners in 1987/88–1990, as New Mexico Roadrunners in 1990/91)
New Orleans Storm (1993–99; as New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers in 1993–97)
New York Fever (1994)
North Bay Breakers (1992–94)
North Jersey Imperials (1994)
Ohio Xoggz
(1994–96, as Columbus Xoggz in 1994–95)
Oklahoma City Slickers (1993–96, as Oklahoma City Heat in 1996)
Oklahoma City Warriors (1989–93, Indoor: 1986–93)
Oklahoma City Warriors (Indoor: 1996–98, as Oklahoma City Alliance in 1996–97)
Omaha Flames (1996–97, Indoor: 1996–98)
Orlando Lions (1992–94, Indoor: 1993–96)
Permian Basin Mirage (1990, Indoor: 1989–92)
Philadelphia Freedom (1994, Indoor: 1995–97, as Pennsylvania Freedom in 1994–96)
Phoenix Hearts
(Indoor: 1989/90–90/91; Outdoor: 1990–91)
Raleigh Flyers
(1993–95)
Reading Rage
(Indoor: 1995–96)
Reno Rattlers (1994)
Richardson Rockets
(Indoor: 1989/90–90/91; Outdoor: 1990–91)
Richmond Kickers (1993–94, Indoor: 1993–94)
Rockford Raptors (1994)
St. Louis Knights (1994)
San Antonio Pumas (1989–1994, Indoor: 1988–93, as San Antonio Generals in 1991–93, as San Antonio Heat in 1988/89–1989))
San Diego Top Guns (1994)
San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles
(1993–94)
San Francisco United All Blacks
(1992–94, as San Francisco All Blacks in 1992)
San Francisco Bay Diablos (1993–94)
San Jose Hawks
(1993)
Santa Cruz Surf (1993–94)
Shasta Scorchers (1994)
Silicon Valley Firebirds (1992–94, as Palo Alto Firebirds in 1992)
Sioux City Breeze (1994)
South Florida Flamingos (1994)
Texas Arsenal (Indoor: 1992–94, as Texas Stampede in 1992–93)
Toledo Twisters (Indoor: 1993–94)
Tucson Amigos (1990–94, Indoor: 1989–93)
Tulsa Renegades (1989–91, Indoor: 1989–92)
Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–99, Indoor: 1993–98, as Green County Roughnecks in 1999)
Virginia Kickers/Richmond Kickers (1997–98)
Waco Kickers (1990, Indoor: 1989/90, merged into North Texas United after 1990 season)
Washington Mustangs (1994)
Wichita Blue (1995–96, 1999, as Wichita Blue Angels in 1994)
Wichita Tornado (Indoor: 1988/89)

Champions

Indoor seasons

The USL began operations in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League, a semi-professional indoor league. The league quickly expanded and added an outdoor season in 1989. In 1991, the league renamed itself the United States Interregional Soccer League. By then, the outdoor league overshadowed the indoor league which continued to slowly dwindle in importance. By the 1997–98 season, only five teams remained indoors while the outdoor season had over a hundred teams divided into a three-division structure. This led the league to stop running an indoor league.

In 2010, the USL began to consider relaunching an indoor season. However, it decided instead to take over operations of the

Major Indoor Soccer League

; beginning indoor operations in 2011. The champions were determined by a single games in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1998. The champions were determined by a best of three series in 1998 and a best of five series in 1989, 1990 and 1991 and a home-and-home series in 2012 and 2013.

Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
1986/87	Addison Arrows	7–2	Lubbock Lazers
1987/88	Oklahoma City Warriors	3–0	Austin Sockadillos
1988/89	Lubbock Lazers	3 games to 2	Austin Sockadillos
1989/90	Addison Arrows	3 games to 0	Phoenix Hearts
1990/91	Colorado Comets	3 games to 0	Oklahoma City Warriors
1991/92	Oklahoma City Warriors	7–2	Atlanta Magic
1992/93	Atlanta Magic	11–7	Arizona Cotton
1993/94	Atlanta Magic	8–3	Chattanooga Express
1994/95	Atlanta Magic	6–3	Oklahoma City Slickers
1995/96	Baltimore Bays	10–8	Atlanta Magic
1996/97	Baltimore Bays	5–4; 13–10	Tulsa Roughnecks
1997/98	Baltimore Bays	11–4	Tulsa Roughnecks
The USISL ceased operating its own indoor league in 1998. From 2011–2014, the USL operated the MISL.
2011/12	Milwaukee Wave	14–2; 12–10	Baltimore Blast
2012/13	Baltimore Blast	21–12; 8–6	Missouri Comets
2013/14	Missouri Comets	15–8; 4–19; 6–4	Baltimore Blast

Outdoor seasons 1989–2010

In 1989, the Southwest Indoor Soccer League added a summer, outdoor season known as the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League. In 1990, the league dropped both "indoor" and "outdoor" from its name as it ran both a semi-professional indoor and outdoor season. By 1995, the outdoor season had grown to such a size that the USISL, as it was known at the time, split the league into two levels, the aptly named, fully professional Professional League and the semi-professional Premier League. In 1996, the USISL added a third, higher, Select League. This was formed from the strongest teams from both the Professional and Premier League. The Select League, along with the competing

USL Pro

.

Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
Semi-pro
1989	Colorado Comets	3–1	Addison Arrows
1990	Colorado Comets
1991	Richardson Rockets	3–0	New Mexico Chiles
1992	Palo Alto Firebirds	1–0	Tucson Amigos
1993	Greensboro Dynamo	2–1	Orlando Lions
1994	Greensboro Dynamo	2–1 (SO)	Minnesota Thunder

Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up	Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up	Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
Division II				Division III				Semi-pro
				1995 Professional	Long Island Rough Riders	2–1	Minnesota Thunder	1995 Premier	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Cocoa Expos
1996 Select	California Jaguars	2–1 (SO)	Richmond Kickers	1996 Professional	Charleston Battery	3–2 (SO)	Charlotte Eagles	1996 Premier	Central Coast Roadrunners	2–1	San Francisco Bay Seals
1997 A-League	Milwaukee Rampage	1–1 (3–0)	Carolina Dynamo	1997 D-3 Pro	Albuquerque Geckos	4–1	Charlotte Eagles	1997 PDSL	Central Coast Roadrunners	2–1	Cocoa Expos
1998 A-League	Rochester Raging Rhinos	3–1	Minnesota Thunder	1998 D-3 Pro	Chicago Stingers	3–2 (OT)	New Hampshire Phantoms	1998 PDSL	San Gabriel Valley Highlanders	3–2	Jackson Chargers
1999 A-League	Minnesota Thunder	2–1	Rochester Raging Rhinos	1999 D-3 Pro	Western Mass Pioneers	2–1	South Jersey Barons	1999 PDL	Chicago Sockers	3–1	Spokane Shadow
2000 A-League	Rochester Raging Rhinos	3–1	Minnesota Thunder	2000 D-3 Pro	Charlotte Eagles	5–0	New Jersey Stallions	2000 PDL	Chicago Sockers	1–0	Mid-Michigan Bucks
2001 A-League	Rochester Raging Rhinos	2–0	Hershey Wildcats	2001 D-3 Pro	Utah Blitzz	1–0	Greenville Lions	2001 PDL	Westchester Flames	3–1	Calgary Storm
2002 A-League	Milwaukee Rampage	2–1 (OT)	Richmond Kickers	2002 D-3 Pro	Long Island Rough Riders	2–1	Wilmington Hammerheads	2002 PDL	Cape Cod Crusaders	2–1	Boulder Rapids Reserves
2003 A-League	Charleston Battery	3–0	Minnesota Thunder	2003 Pro Soccer	Wilmington Hammerheads	2–1 (OT)	Westchester Flames	2003 PDL	Cape Cod Crusaders	2–0	Chicago Fire Reserves
2004 A-League	Montreal Impact	2–0	Seattle Sounders	2004 Pro Soccer	Utah Blitzz	2–2 (5–4 PK)	Charlotte Eagles	2004 PDL	Central Florida Kraze	1–0	Boulder Rapids Reserves
2005 First Division	Seattle Sounders	1–1 (4–3 PK)	Richmond Kickers	2005 Second Division	Charlotte Eagles	2–2 (5–4 PK)	Western Mass Pioneers	2005 PDL	Des Moines Menace	0–0 (6–5 PK)	El Paso Patriots
2006 First Division	Vancouver Whitecaps	3–0	Rochester Raging Rhinos	2006 Second Division	Richmond Kickers	2–1	Charlotte Eagles	2006 PDL	Michigan Bucks	2–1	Laredo Heat
2007 First Division	Seattle Sounders	4–0	Atlanta Silverbacks	2007 Second Division	Harrisburg City Islanders	1–1 (8–7 PK)	Richmond Kickers	2007 PDL	Laredo Heat	0–0 (4–3 PK)	Michigan Bucks
2008 First Division	Vancouver Whitecaps	2–1	Puerto Rico Islanders	2008 Second Division	Cleveland City Stars	2–1	Charlotte Eagles	2008 PDL	Thunder Bay Chill	1–1 (4–1 PK)	Laredo Heat
2009 First Division	Montreal Impact	3–2; 3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps	2009 Second Division	Richmond Kickers	3–1	Charlotte Eagles	2009 PDL	Ventura County Fusion	2–1	Chicago Fire Premier
2010 D2 Pro League	Puerto Rico Islanders	2–0; 1–1	Carolina RailHawks	2010 Second Division	Charleston Battery	2–1	Richmond Kickers	2010 PDL	Portland Timbers U23s	4–1	Thunder Bay Chill

Outdoor seasons 2011–2018

USL Pro / United Soccer League				Premier Development League (PDL)
Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up	Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
Division III				Semi-pro
2011 USL Pro	Orlando City SC	2–2 (3–2 PK)	Harrisburg City Islanders	2011 PDL	Kitsap Pumas	1–0	Laredo Heat
2012 USL Pro	Charleston Battery	1–0	Wilmington Hammerheads	2012 PDL	Forest City London	2–1	Carolina Dynamo
2013 USL Pro	Orlando City SC	7–4	Charlotte Eagles	2013 PDL	Austin Aztex	3–1	Thunder Bay Chill
2014 USL Pro	Sacramento Republic FC	2–0	Harrisburg City Islanders	2014 PDL	Michigan Bucks	1–0	Kitsap Pumas
2015 USL	Rochester Rhinos	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	LA Galaxy II	2015 PDL	K-W United FC	4–3	New York Red Bulls U-23
2016 USL	New York Red Bulls II	5–1	Swope Park Rangers	2016 PDL	Michigan Bucks	3–2	Calgary Foothills FC
Division II				Semi-pro
2017 USL	Louisville City FC	1–0	Swope Park Rangers	2017 PDL	Charlotte Eagles	2–1	Thunder Bay Chill
2018 USL	Louisville City FC	1–0	Phoenix Rising FC	2018 PDL	Calgary Foothills FC	4–2 ( a.e.t. )	Reading United AC

United Soccer League 2019–present

USL Championship (Division II)				USL League One (Division III)				USL League Two (Semi-pro)
Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up	Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up	Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
2019	Real Monarchs	3–1	Louisville City FC	2019	North Texas SC	1–0	Greenville Triumph SC	2019	Flint City Bucks	1–0 ( a.e.t. )	Reading United AC
2020	Final canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[13]			2020	Greenville Triumph SC	N/A^[14]	Union Omaha	2020	Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[15]^[16]
2021	Orange County SC	3–1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2021	Union Omaha	3–0	Greenville Triumph SC	2021	Des Moines Menace	1–0	North Carolina Fusion
2022	San Antonio FC	3–1	Louisville City FC	2022	Tormenta FC	2–1	Chattanooga Red Wolves SC	2022	Ventura County Fusion	2–1	Long Island Rough Riders
2023	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1 (3–2 PK)	Charleston Battery	2023	North Carolina FC	1–1 (5–4 PK)	Charlotte Independence	2023	Ballard FC	2–1	Lionsbridge FC

W-League seasons 1995–2015

Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
1995 W-League	Long Island Lady Riders	3–0	Southern California Nitemares
1996 W-League	Maryland Pride	3–0	Dallas Lightning
1997 W-League	Long Island Lady Riders	2–1 (OT)	Chicago Cobras
1998 W-League W-1	Raleigh Wings	4–3	Boston Renegades
1998 W-League W-2	Fort Collins Force	3–1	Hampton Roads Piranhas
1999 W-League W-1	Raleigh Wings	3–2 (OT)	Chicago Cobras
1999 W-League W-2	North Texas FC	5–1	Springfield Sirens
2000 W-League W-1	Chicago Cobras	1–1 (4–2 PSO)	Raleigh Wings
2000 W-League W-2	Springfield Sirens	2–1	Charlotte Lady Eagles
2001 W-League W-1	Boston Renegades	5–1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
2001 W-League W-2	Charlotte Lady Eagles	3–1	Memphis Mercury
2002 W-League	Boston Renegades	3–0	Charlotte Lady Eagles
2003 W-League	Hampton Roads Piranhas	1–0	Chicago Cobras
2004 W-League	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	0–0 (4–2 PSO)	New Jersey Wildcats
2005 W-League	New Jersey Wildcats	3–0	Ottawa Fury Women
2006 W-League	Vancouver Whitecaps Women	3–0	Ottawa Fury Women
2007 W-League	Washington Freedom	3–1	Atlanta Silverbacks Women
2008 W-League	Pali Blues	2–1	F.C. Indiana
2009 W-League	Pali Blues	2–1	Washington Freedom Reserves
2010 W-League	Buffalo Flash	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps Women
2011 W-League	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	6–1	Ottawa Fury Women
2012 W-League	Ottawa Fury Women	1–1 (4–3 PSO)	Pali Blues
2013 W-League	Pali Blues	1–0	Laval Comets
2014 W-League	Los Angeles Blues	6–1	Washington Spirit Reserves
2015 W-League	Washington Spirit Reserves	2–1	Colorado Pride
The W-League ceased operations after the 2015 season.

W League seasons 2022–present

Season	Winner	Final score	Runner-up
2022 W League	Tormenta FC	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	Minnesota Aurora FC
2023 W League	Indy Eleven	2–1 ( a.e.t. )	North Carolina Courage U23

Staff

Alec Papadakis – Chief executive officer
Justin Papadakis – Chief operating officer and chief real estate officer
Paul McDonough – President and chief soccer officer^[17]

References

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External links

Official website

[1] Kennedy, Paul (March 7, 2018). "Francisco Marcos: 'The impatient train left a long time ago'". Soccer America. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.

[2] "USL announces return of the W League from 2022 – SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

[3] "About". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[4] "USL outcasts set to launch new league in 2010". Soccerbyives.net. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[5] Molinaro, John F. (November 10, 2009). "CBC Sports: Whitecaps, Impact to form breakaway league". Cbc.ca. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[6] "US Soccer Federation To Oversee Combined NASL/USL League". Goal.com. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

[7] "USL Restructures Professional Division". www.uslsoccer.com. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

[8] "W-20 League Set for 2013 Debut". www.uslsoccer.com. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.

[9] "W-League Statement". United Soccer Leagues (USL). November 7, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

[10] "U.S. Soccer Board of Directors Grants Provisional Division II Status to NASL and USL". U.S. Soccer. January 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

[11] "Indoor Soccer Comes to City Warriors Feature "Cream of Crop' Players". December 22, 1986. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[12] "earlyyears". www.unm.edu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[13] "USL Championship Final Cancelled, Season Concludes with Tampa Bay, Phoenix as Conference Title-Winners". USLChampionship.com. October 31, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

[14] "USL League One Final Cancelled, Greenville Named 2020 Title-Winners". USLLeagueOne.com Staff. October 29, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[15] "USL League Two cancels 2020 season". Matthew Ralph. brotherlygame.com. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on June 7, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[16] "USL cancels 2020 League Two season, extends pro league suspensions". Jenny Hojnacki. sbisoccer.com. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[17] "United Soccer League Names Experienced Soccer Executive Paul McDonough as USL President and Chief Soccer Officer". United Soccer League. May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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v t e USL Championship
Eastern Conference	Birmingham Legion FC Charleston Battery Detroit City FC Hartford Athletic Indy Eleven Loudoun United FC Louisville City FC Miami FC North Carolina FC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Rhode Island FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
Western Conference	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC El Paso Locomotive FC Las Vegas Lights FC Memphis 901 FC Monterey Bay FC New Mexico United Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Phoenix Rising FC Sacramento Republic FC San Antonio FC FC Tulsa
Future teams	Brooklyn FC (2025) Sporting Club Jacksonville (2025) Milwaukee Pro Soccer (2026) USL Arkansas (2026) Buffalo Pro Soccer (2026) USL Pro Iowa (TBD) USL New Orleans (TBD) USL Palm Beach (TBD) OKC Energy FC (on hiatus)
Former teams	Antigua Barracuda FC Atlanta United 2 Austin Aztex Charlotte Eagles Charlotte Independence FC Cincinnati Dayton Dutch Lions Fresno FC LA Galaxy II FC Montreal Nashville SC F.C. New York New York Red Bulls II Orlando City B Orlando City SC Ottawa Fury FC Penn FC Philadelphia Union II Phoenix FC Portland Timbers 2 Puerto Rico United Real Monarchs Reno 1868 FC Richmond Kickers Rio Grande Valley FC Toros River Plate Puerto Rico Rochester Rhinos Saint Louis FC San Diego Loyal SC Sevilla FC Puerto Rico Sporting Kansas City II Tacoma Defiance Toronto FC II VSI Tampa Bay FC Whitecaps FC 2 Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Miscellaneous	Foreign players USL Championship Final United Soccer League USL League One USL League Two

v t e USL League One
Teams	Central Valley Fuego FC Charlotte Independence Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Forward Madison FC Greenville Triumph SC One Knoxville SC Lexington SC Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Union Omaha Richmond Kickers Spokane Velocity Tormenta FC
Future teams	Santa Barbara Sky FC (2025) Antelope Valley, CA (2025) Portland, ME (2025) Texoma FC (2025) Naples, FL (2025)
Former teams	Fort Lauderdale CF Lansing Ignite FC New England Revolution II North Carolina FC North Texas SC Orlando City B Toronto FC II FC Tucson
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
USL Cup	2024
Miscellaneous	United Soccer League USL Championship USL League Two

v t e USL Super League
Current Teams	Brooklyn FC Carolina Ascent FC Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas Fort Lauderdale United FC Lexington SC Spokane Zephyr FC Tampa Bay Sun FC Washington, D.C.
Future teams	East Ridge, Tennessee (TBD) Indianapolis, Indiana (2025) Sporting Club Jacksonville (2025) Madison, Wisconsin (2025) Oakland, California (TBD) Phoenix, Arizona (TBD) Tucson, Arizona (TBD) USL Arkansas (2026) USL Palm Beach (2025)
Seasons	2024-2025