About United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues

Founded in 1986, United Soccer Leagues has become the largest organization of elite-level soccer leagues in North America by building on the vision, commitment, and passion of players, fans, and investors. Now in its third decade of operation, USL continues to be a driving force in the growth of soccer in the United States, Canada, and Caribbean. USL provides a clearly defined path for the progression of male and female soccer players beginning at the youth level (USL Super Y-League/USL Super-20 League), continuing up through the amateur level (USL Premier Development League/USL W-League) and on up to the professional level (USL First Division/USL Second Division). A platform for countless players to reach for their dreams each year, USL is devoted to developing the sport at the grassroots level in every community across the region


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The USL Story
20+ years of building the game of soccer
USL’s historic evolution from its inception as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League in 1986 has undertaken numerous grand and often imposing endeavors, including a tour of the Soviet Union in 1990 with an All-Star group of players from the SISL indoor and outdoor clubs. Its history includes the launching of an outdoor league in a time when the success of such a venture was slim.  When the outdoor risk proved to be victorious, the league took another risk by introducing an elite women’s league, and then a national youth league. And it has all occurred under the vision of building the base for higher levels of play first and foremost.
 

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The Industry
The World Game.

The World Game.
 
Football. Futbol. Fußball. Calcio.  Soccer, as we know it in North America, is played and watched by millions around the world.  By far the largest world-wide sport, the game has seen unprecedented growth in North America over the past decade. 

 


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What makes USL unique?
The System

The System

For nearly 25 years USL has successfully evolved and navigated a dynamic and expanding soccer market in North America.  USL, by virtue of its system of soccer leagues, offers the most extensive footprint of elite level soccer in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

USL’s business model presents a unique characteristic to the USL brand; providing as the only organization offering a vertically integrated system of soccer leagues in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean ranging from the elite youth to the professional level.  Additionally, USL provides a variety of business models through its various league levels for every type of investor and market size.  Each From Brooklyn to Seattle in the U.S., Vancouver to Quebec City in Canada, and Hamilton to Bayamon in the Caribbean, USL provides a soccer entertainment experience for avid fans and families across a variety of cities and towns across North America. 

In its third decade of operation, after being founded in 1986, United Soccer Leagues continues to grow in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean. The largest organization of elite-level soccer leagues in North America, United Soccer Leagues is dedicated to growing the sport at the grassroots level in every community.  This vision and commitment to develop a soccer nation by fans, investors, administrators, coaches, and players has created the foundation for the growth of the sport, while presenting affordable, exciting family entertainment in over 100 cities and towns on the continent.


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International Partnerships
Bringing the World to North America

International Overview


USL is the cross-roads when it comes to an international influence of players, clubs, and executives in North America.  Given USL’s unique landscape of clubs from youth to professional, USL provides opportunities for foreign clubs to develop affiliations and partnerships with its franchises. It is USL’s goal to connect each franchise with a foreign club in an effort to provide opportunities for players and advance the sport in North America.

 

As part of the international partnerships initiative, USL partnered with Beswicks Sports, the specialist sports division of the UK based legal group, Beswicks. Beswicks Sports is actively working with USL and its franchises on strategically identifying European clubs that aspire to have a North American presence for player, commercial, and branding opportunities


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