United Soccer League

This article is about the soccer governing body. For their highest-division league (formerly known as United Soccer League), see USL Championship. For the unrelated defunct league, see United Soccer League (1984–85).

United Soccer League
IndustrySoccer
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
FounderFrancisco Marcos[1]
Headquarters
Tampa, Florida
,
U.S.
Area served
  • United States
  • Canada
Key people
  • Rob Hoskins (Chairman)
  • Alec Papadakis (CEO)
Websiteuslsoccer.com
United Soccer League divisions
Men's leagues
Women's leagues
Youth leagues

United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of soccer leagues in the United States. It operates several men's and women's leagues, both professional. Men's leagues currently organized are the USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two, and the youth league, USL Youth. 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]

  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.