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| Organizing body | United Soccer League |
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| First season | 2024–25 |
| Country | United States |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| TV partners | Peacock |
| Website | uslsuperleague |
| Current: 2024–25 season | |
| United Soccer League divisions |
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| Men's leagues |
| Women's leagues |
| Youth leagues |
The USL Super League (USLS) is a professional women's soccer league in the highest level of the United States league system, alongside the National Women's Soccer League. Organized by the United Soccer League (USL), it operates as its premier league for women above the pre-professional USL W League. The league consists of eight clubs who annually play four round-robins – two in the fall and two in the spring – to earn four places in a playoff tournament that determines the league's champion. Additional clubs are expected to join the league in the future. Clubs in the league have no cap on salaries or squad sizes, while minimum salaries are around US$35,000 to 37,000. There is no draft system, and squads are primarily built with free agents. The league's matches are streamed nationally on Peacock.
The USLS was established in September 2021 as part of an effort to establish a youth-to-pro pathway for women's players within the USL system. Initially planned as a division two league, numerous USL clubs explored fielding women's teams in the league, with eight markets being decided upon. The USL would later successfully seek division one sanctioning by U.S. Soccer, marking the first time that two leagues occupied the top tier of the United States women's soccer league system. Its inaugural 2024–25 season commenced on August 17.