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min-width:21em; max-width:25em"><caption class="infobox-title">Women's League Soccer</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg/140px-WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg/210px-WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/eb/WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg/280px-WMLSC70b-A01eT03a-Z.jpg 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="311" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Folded</th><td class="infobox-data">2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_association_football" title="Geography of association football">Confederation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of clubs</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Level on pyramid</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">Relegation</a> to</th><td class="infobox-data">WLS Division 2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130209102501/http://www.womensleaguesoccer.com/">womensleaguesoccer.com</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Template:Usurped/doc" title="Template:Usurped/doc">[usurped]</a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Women's League Soccer</b> (<b>WLS</b>) was a regional <a href="/wiki/Semi-professional_sports" title="Semi-professional sports">semi-professional</a> <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">women's soccer</a> league in the United States that was created in 2010 and began its first season 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 2012 season, the league transitioned to <a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">indoor soccer</a> under the name "Women's Arena Soccer League".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Contrasting significantly from other soccer leagues in the U.S., WLS intended to be an open entry, <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> competition. The league observes all <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> standards, rules, player transfer windows and international calendar. The league consisted of six teams and the seasons lasted from May to the end of July. The league was largely the idea of <a href="/wiki/Shek_Borkowski" title="Shek Borkowski">Shek Borkowski</a>. It was initially planned to be named "Women's Major League Soccer", but was changed prior to the start of the first season.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Women%27s_League_Soccer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>WLS Elite Division consists of six teams. It is intended that future entrants will join the league's Division 2 and require promotion to the top level, while the club finishing last is replaced with the winner of Division 2. An Elite Division season will consist of 10 games combined. Each club will play a home-and-home set against each other. The season started in May and ended in June. </p><p>WLS Division 2 currently consists of five teams and plays six games per season. </p><p>The team in first place after the last day of play is the champion, gaining the title of <i>WLS Champion</i>. Standings are determined by points a club has gained during a season. A win is worth 3 points, a draw 1, and a loss 0. The tiebreakers are in descending order goal difference, goals for, and head-to-head results. If the tie cannot be broken a tiebreaking game is held. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_clubs">Current clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Women%27s_League_Soccer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><big>Elite Division</big> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_United_Breeze" title="Chicago United Breeze">Chicago Breeze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Saints" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Saints">Cincinnati Saints</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Internationals_Women" title="Cleveland Internationals Women">Cleveland FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F.C._Indiana_(W-League)" class="mw-redirect" title="F.C. Indiana (W-League)">FC Indiana 1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Wayne_SC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fort Wayne SC (page does not exist)">Fort Wayne SC</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indiana_Invaders_FC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Indiana Invaders FC (page does not exist)">Indiana Invaders FC</a></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><big>Division 2</big> </p> <ul><li>Evansville*</li> <li>Kalamazoo</li> <li>Lansing</li> <li>Michigan City</li> <li>Westfield</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><small>*To switch leagues for 2012 season</small><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (August 2019)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Women%27s_League_Soccer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Women%27s_League_Soccer_season" title="2011 Women's League Soccer season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Women%27s_League_Soccer_season" title="2012 Women's League Soccer season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_Women%27s_League_Soccer_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 Women's League Soccer season (page does not exist)">2013</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosmopolitan_Soccer_League" title="Cosmopolitan Soccer League">CSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Premier Soccer League">EPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Premier_League" title="Evergreen Premier League">EPLWA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Premier_League" title="Gulf Coast Premier League">GCPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_League_for_Clubs" title="The League for Clubs">LfC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Premier_League" title="Midwest Premier League">MWPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Premier_League" title="Ohio Valley Premier League">OVPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Soccer_Football_League" title="San Francisco Soccer Football League">SFSFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">UPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_of_Pennsylvania" title="United Soccer 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title="American Soccer League (1933–1983)">ASL (1933–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">NASFL (1946–47)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">USA (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">NPSL (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1968–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%9385)" title="United Soccer League (1984–85)">USL (1984–85)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Soccer_Alliance" title="Lone Star Soccer Alliance">LSSA (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1988%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Soccer League (1988–89)">ASL (1988–89)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">WSA (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL 2nd (1990–2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Soccer_League" title="American Professional Soccer League">APSL (1990–1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League (1996–2004)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL 1st (2005–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">D2 Pro (2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League_of_America" title="Premier League of America">PLA (2015–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL (2011–2017)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">MASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League_2" title="Major Arena Soccer League 2">MASL2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League_3" title="Major Arena Soccer League 3">MASL3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Indoor_Soccer_(2022-present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Indoor Soccer (2022-present)">MLIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Premier Arena Soccer League">PASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Western Indoor Soccer League">WISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)">MISL (1978–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%932001)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)">NPSL (1984–2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Continental Indoor Soccer League">CISL (1993–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Indoor Soccer League">EISL (1997–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="World Indoor Soccer League">WISL (1998–2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%932008)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)">MISL (2001–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="American Indoor Soccer League">AISL (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xtreme_Soccer_League" title="Xtreme Soccer League">XSL (2008–09)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2008%E2%80%932014)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014)">MISL (2008–2014)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Futsal leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Futsal" title="Major League Futsal">MLF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Futsal_League" title="Professional Futsal League">PFL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Cup" title="USL Cup">USL Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Amateur_Cup" title="National Amateur Cup">National Amateur Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Steinbrecher_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hank Steinbrecher Cup">Hank Steinbrecher Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Open_Cup_for_Arena_Soccer" title="United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer">U.S. Open (indoor)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Amateur_Football_Association_Cup" title="American Amateur Football Association Cup">AAFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Cup" title="American Cup">American Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cup" title="Lewis Cup">Lewis Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">Senior</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_women%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of United States women's international soccer players">players</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-23 soccer team">U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-20 soccer team">U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-19_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-19 soccer team">U19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-18_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-18 soccer team">U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-17 soccer team">U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_girls%27_national_under-15_soccer_team" title="United States girls' national under-15 soccer team">U15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_futsal_team" title="United States women's national futsal team">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_deaf_soccer_team" title="United States women's national deaf soccer team">Deaf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outdoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_Challenge_Cup" title="NWSL Challenge Cup">NWSL Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_Shield" title="NWSL Shield">NWSL Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_playoffs" title="NWSL playoffs">Playoffs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USL Super League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPSL_PRO" title="WPSL PRO">WPSL PRO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amateur</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_W_League" title="USL W League">USL W League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">WPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">UWS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Premier_League" title="Ohio Valley Premier League">OVPL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Premier Arena Soccer League">PASL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Futsal leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Futsal" title="Major League Futsal">MLF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SheBelieves_Cup" title="SheBelieves Cup">SheBelieves Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Nations" title="Tournament of Nations">Tournament of Nations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Club competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USASA_National_Women%27s_Open" title="USASA National Women's Open">Women's Open</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USASA_National_Women%27s_Amateur" title="USASA National Women's Amateur">Women's Amateur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">W-League (1995–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_United_Soccer_Association" title="Women's United Soccer Association">WUSA (2001–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer" title="Women's Professional Soccer">WPS (2009–2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League_Elite" title="Women's Premier Soccer League Elite">WPSL Elite (2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Youth</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Youth_Soccer_Organization" title="American Youth Soccer Organization">AYSO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elite_Clubs_National_League" title="Elite Clubs National League">ECNL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Federation_of_State_High_School_Associations" title="National Federation of State High School Associations">NFHS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Youth_Soccer_Association" title="United States Youth Soccer Association">USYSA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Y_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Y League">Super Y League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next" title="MLS Next">MLS Next</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Academy_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Academy League">USL Academy</a></li></ul> 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title="History of soccer in Seattle">Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_St._Louis" title="Soccer in St. Louis">St. Louis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_American_soccer_transfers" title="List of most expensive American soccer transfers">Most expensive American soccer transfers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_broadcasting_contracts_in_the_United_States#Soccer" title="Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States">Broadcast rights</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soccer_America" title="Soccer America">Soccer America</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">NASFL (1946–1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">USA (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">NPSL (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1968–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%9385)" title="United Soccer League (1984–85)">USL (1984–1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">WSA (1985–1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Soccer_Alliance" title="Lone Star Soccer Alliance">LSSA (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1988%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Soccer League (1988–89)">ASL (1988–1989)</a></li> 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_basketball" title="Women's basketball">Basketball</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Unrivaled_(basketball)" title="Unrivaled (basketball)">Unrivaled</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_American_Basketball_Association" title="Women's American Basketball Association">WABA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Development_Association" title="Women's Basketball Development Association">WBDA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Athletes_Unlimited#Basketball" title="Athletes Unlimited">Athletes Unlimited</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_League_(1996%E2%80%931998)" title="American Basketball League (1996–1998)">American League</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_American_Basketball_Association_(1984)" title="Women's American Basketball Association (1984)">WABA (1984)</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Basketball_Association" title="Women's Basketball Association">WBA</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Basketball_League" title="National Women's Basketball League">NWBL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Basketball_League" title="Women's Professional Basketball League">WBL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament">NCAA Division II</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_women%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament">NCAA Division III</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Women%27s_Basketball_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Women's Basketball Championships">NAIA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_basketball" title="U Sports women's basketball">U Sports</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey#Women's_ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Professional_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Professional Women's Hockey League">PWHL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NCAA_women%27s_ice_hockey_tournament" title="NCAA women's ice hockey tournament">NCAA Division I</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_women%27s_ice_hockey" title="NCAA Division III women's ice hockey">NCAA Division III</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_ice_hockey" title="U Sports women's ice hockey">U Sports</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Women's Hockey League">CWHL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Western Women's Hockey League">WWHL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Premier_Hockey_Federation" title="Premier Hockey Federation">PHF</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">Soccer</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USL Super League</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">WPSL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">UWS</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Liga_MX_Femenil" title="Liga MX Femenil">Liga MX</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Liga_Mexicana_de_F%C3%BAtbol_Femenil" title="Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil">LIMEFFE</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_soccer_tournament" title="NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament">NCAA Division I</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NAIA_women%27s_soccer_championship" title="NAIA women's soccer championship">NAIA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_soccer" title="U Sports women's soccer">U Sports</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer" title="Women's Professional Soccer">WPS</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_United_Soccer_Association" title="Women's United Soccer Association">WUSA</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">WLS</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League_Elite" title="Women's Premier Soccer League Elite">WPSL Elite</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/USL_W_League" title="USL W League">USL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">USL (1995)</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><i><a href="/wiki/Northern_Super_League" title="Northern Super League">Northern Super League</a> (beginning play in 2025)</i></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">Softball</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Fastpitch_Professionals" title="Association of Fastpitch Professionals">AFP</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Athletes_Unlimited#Athletes_Unlimited_Softball_League" title="Athletes Unlimited">AUSL</a></dd> <dd><a 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title="Women's Football Alliance">WFA</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/United_States_Women%27s_Football_League" title="United States Women's Football League">USWFL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Women%27s_Football_League" title="Maritime Women's Football League">MWFL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_Women%27s_Canadian_Football_League" title="Western Women's Canadian Football League">WWCFL</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Women%27s_League" title="American Football Women's League">AFWL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Independent_Women%27s_Football_League" title="Independent Women's Football League">IWFL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Legends_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Legends Football League">LFL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/LFL_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="LFL Canada">LFL Canada</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Football_Association" title="National Women's Football Association">NWFA</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_American_Football_League" title="Women's American Football League">WAFL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_Association_(2002%E2%80%9303)" title="Women's Football Association (2002–03)">WFA</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_League" title="Women's Football League">WFL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Football_League" title="Women's Professional Football League">WPFL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rugby_union" title="Women's rugby union">Rugby union</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Elite_Rugby" title="Women's Elite Rugby">WER</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_League_Rugby" title="Women's Premier League Rugby">WPL</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_lacrosse" title="Women's lacrosse">Lacrosse</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Lacrosse_League" title="United Women's Lacrosse League">UWLX</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Lacrosse_League" title="Women's Professional Lacrosse League">WPLL</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Athletes_Unlimited_Pro_Lacrosse" class="mw-redirect" title="Athletes Unlimited Pro Lacrosse">Athletes Unlimited</a> (<i>defunct</i>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Lacrosse_League" title="Women's Lacrosse League">WLL</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_volleyball" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's 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