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(<a href="/wiki/Talk:USL_First_Division#Merger_proposal_(2025)" title="Talk:USL First Division">Discuss</a>)<small><i> Proposed since February 2025.</i></small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Football league</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:auto; min-width:21em; max-width:25em"><caption class="infobox-title">USL First Division</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USL_First_Division_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/USL_First_Division_logo.svg/150px-USL_First_Division_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/USL_First_Division_logo.svg/225px-USL_First_Division_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/USL_First_Division_logo.svg/300px-USL_First_Division_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="307" data-file-height="326" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">2005</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Folded</th><td class="infobox-data">2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other club(s) from</th><td class="infobox-data">Canada, Puerto Rico</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">11–12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Level on pyramid</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">Promotion</a> to</th><td class="infobox-data">None</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">None</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a>, <br /> <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">International cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CFU_Club_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="CFU Club Championship">CFU Club Championship</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2010">2010</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC_(1986%E2%80%932010)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a><br />(2 titles each)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partners</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Soccer Channel">Fox Soccer Channel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usl1.uslsoccer.com">usl1<wbr />.uslsoccer<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>USL First Division</b> (usually referred to as <b>USL-1</b>) was a professional men's <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> league in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> from 2005 to 2010. </p><p>During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">United States soccer league system</a> behind <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a>. It was operated by <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">United Soccer Leagues</a> (USL) and was known as the <a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League</a>, from 1997 until 2004. </p><p>Several teams left the league in 2009 to form the new <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a>, with the intent of running their own second-tier league. Following a brief legal dispute, the two leagues operated in tandem under <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">United States Soccer Federation</a> (USSF) mediation as the <a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">USSF Division 2 Professional League</a> in 2010 before the split became final. The teams that remained in the First Division were merged with the <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL Second Division</a> in 2011 to form <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Pro</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <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=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995-2004)#History" class="mw-redirect" title="A-League (1995-2004)">A-League (1995-2004) § History</a></div> <p>When the A-League became the USL First Division in 2005, the league comprised 12 teams: <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Thunder" title="Minnesota Thunder">Minnesota Thunder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)">Portland Timbers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Raging Rhinos">Rochester Raging Rhinos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Lynx" title="Toronto Lynx">Toronto Lynx</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach_Mariners" title="Virginia Beach Mariners">Virginia Beach Mariners</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Mustangs_(USL)" title="Calgary Mustangs (USL)">Calgary Mustangs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Aviators" title="Edmonton Aviators">Edmonton Aviators</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Salty_Dogs" title="Syracuse Salty Dogs">Syracuse Salty Dogs</a>, all of whom competed in the final A-League season in 2004, folded during the offseason, and did not take up their places in the new league. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a> won the inaugural USL1 championship, beating Richard on penalty kicks in the championship game after a 1–1 tie in regulation time. The <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC_(1986%E2%80%932010)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> won the first of their two USL1 titles in 2006 by beating the <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Raging Rhinos">Rochester Raging Rhinos</a> 3–0 in the championship game, while Seattle won their second title in 2007 by overcoming the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> in a one-sided 4–0 final. Vancouver won their second USL1 championship in 2008 by beating the <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> 2–1 in the first USL1 final to feature no American teams; the championship went north of the border again in 2009 when <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a> won their first USL1 title, beating Vancouver 6–3 on aggregate over two legs in the first all-Canadian affair. </p><p>On August 27, 2009, <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> agreed to sell its stake in the <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues">United Soccer Leagues</a> (USL) to <a href="/wiki/Rob_Hoskins" title="Rob Hoskins">Rob Hoskins</a> and Alec Papadakis of <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>-based NuRock Soccer Holdings, instead of to the USL Team Owner's Association (TOA), a group comprising the owners of several USL First Division clubs. In the months that followed, several prominent TOA members began to voice their concerns about the state of the league in general, its management structure and ownership model, the leadership of USL president Francisco Marcos, and about the sale of the league to NuRock, which the TOA felt was counter-productive and detrimental to the development of the league. Within several weeks, a number of TOA member clubs threatened to break away from USL and start their own league; this break away became official on November 10, 2009, when the majority of USL-1 clubs, as well as one of the expected 2010 expansion franchises, applied to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">United States Soccer Federation</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_Association" title="Canadian Soccer Association">Canadian Soccer Association</a>, and <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> for approval to create a new <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a>,<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> reducing the league's membership to just three teams. </p><p>After lawsuits were filed and heated press statements exchanged, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">United States Soccer Federation</a> (USSF) declared they would sanction neither the NASL nor the USL First Division in 2010, and ordered both "camps" to work together on a plan to temporarily allow their teams to play a 2010 season. The interim solution was announced on January 7, 2010, with the USSF running the new <a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">USSF D2 Pro League</a> comprising clubs from both USL-1 and NASL.<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> All 12 teams from the USL First Division and the NASL competed in the USSF D2 Pro League in 2010, which was won by the <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a>. </p><p>On September 8, 2010, the USL announced the formation of <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">USL Pro</a> which would merge the USL First Division and <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL Second Division</a> to begin play in 2011. The merger is meant to consolidate USL's position within the American professional soccer landscape and focus on commercial growth and professional development of soccer in 4 main regions throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean.<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> The First Division was formally dissolved following the completion of the temporary season to make way for <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">USL Pro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_and_contraction">Expansion and contraction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Expansion and contraction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to 2010, the league had a steady rate of expansion and contraction. Richmond was voluntarily relegated to the <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL Second Division</a> in 2006 to cut costs, Toronto was voluntarily relegated to the <a href="/wiki/USL_Premier_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Premier Development League">USL Premier Development League</a> in 2007 because of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> expansion, and on March 30, 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach_Mariners" title="Virginia Beach Mariners">Virginia Beach Mariners</a> folded just prior to the start of the 2007 season due to an ownership dispute which left the team without financing. These teams were replaced by two new teams: the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks FC">Carolina RailHawks</a> from the <a href="/wiki/The_Triangle_(North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Triangle (North Carolina)">Triangle</a> region of <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, playing out of <a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a>, and <a href="/wiki/California_Victory" title="California Victory">California Victory</a>, a team in Northern <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> under the ownership of <a href="/wiki/Dmitry_Piterman" title="Dmitry Piterman">Dmitry Piterman</a> (chairman of Spanish team <a href="/wiki/Deportivo_Alav%C3%A9s" title="Deportivo Alavés">Deportivo Alavés</a>) which folded after the end of the 2007 season, having played only one season. </p><p>In November 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> announced that they would sit out the 2009 season to "reassess the landscape," and would possibly return at a future date.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a> left prior to the 2009 season due to the imminent entrance of <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a> into <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a>. Their spot in the league was taken by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_City_Stars" title="Cleveland City Stars">Cleveland City Stars</a>, who won the <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL Second Division</a> title in 2008, and voluntarily moved up to USL-1 for the 2009 season,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> folded at the end of the year. On December 2, 2009, Inside Minnesota Soccer reported that the USL had asked the City Stars to terminate the contracts of all the players, as the franchise was to be dissolved. Posting an email addressed to all players under contract with the Cleveland City Stars and written by team president Jonathan Ortlip and executive director Aaron Tredway, the club executives went on to accept the decision to terminate the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 19, 2008, an announcement was made that an expansion slot had been awarded to a <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay, Florida">Tampa Bay, Florida</a>-based franchise led by main investors <a href="/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Nestor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Nestor (page does not exist)">Andrew Nestor</a> (CEO) and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hinds_Howard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hinds Howard (page does not exist)">Hinds Howard</a> (chairman) of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Citrus_Ventures&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Citrus Ventures (page does not exist)">Citrus Ventures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plan was for the club to join the league in 2010 and be named the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_rumors">Expansion rumors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Expansion rumors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Possible cities mentioned for future campaigns included <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida" title="Fort Lauderdale, Florida">Fort Lauderdale, Florida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a>. Syracuse had had a highly attended team in the A-League from 2002 to 2004, but it folded due to stadium issues, having ground-shared with the local baseball team. Fort Lauderdale also had a history of teams from the NASL, <a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1933-1983)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Soccer League (1933-1983)">American Soccer League</a>, and USL First Division. There was also discussion that Argentinian team <a href="/wiki/Club_Atl%C3%A9tico_River_Plate" title="Club Atlético River Plate">River Plate</a> is interested in putting a second USL team in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, as well as discussion that recent start-up team, the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Flash" title="San Diego Flash">San Diego Flash</a> may also join either the USL or NASL. </p><p>Prior to the 2009 NASL split several other cities had been mentioned as being locations where future USL-1 franchises might launch, including <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a> (led by the current <a href="/wiki/USL_Premier_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Premier Development League">USL Premier Development League</a> (PDL) franchise <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Lions" title="St. Louis Lions">St. Louis Lions</a>);<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a> (with Mexican side <a href="/wiki/C.F._Pachuca" title="C.F. Pachuca">Pachuca</a> being rumored as connected to it);<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a>; <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, Michigan</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton, Ontario</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio, Texas</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottawa, Ontario">Ottawa, Ontario</a>. On September 1, 2009, a group from Ottawa formally applied for USL-1 team, contingent on the approval of updates to <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Park" title="Lansdowne Park">Lansdowne Park</a>. The team would share a field with the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Redblacks" title="Ottawa Redblacks">Ottawa Redblacks</a> football team.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ottawa group subsequently committed to the NASL.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unlike most other nations, there is no system of merit-based <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> in the <a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_Pyramid" class="mw-redirect" title="American Soccer Pyramid">American</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_Pyramid" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Soccer Pyramid">Canadian pyramids</a>, meaning that the champions of USL-1 could not move up to <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> and, similarly, the worst teams in MLS were not in danger of being demoted to USL-1. However, some USL-1 teams had in the past chosen to take voluntary relegation to a lower level of the USL system, often to reduce operating costs, while teams had also decided to move up to USL-1 after finding success at the lower levels. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoff_format">Playoff format</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Playoff format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The top seven teams advanced to the playoff tournament, with the Commissioner's Cup winner (regular season champion) receiving a bye into the semi-finals. Each round consisted of two legs, the lower seeded team hosting the first leg, and the higher seed hosting the second. Prior to 2009, the final was played as a single leg at the higher seed's stadium. After the first legs were completed, the lowest remaining seed played the Commissioner's Cup winner, and the higher seeds played each other. The highest remaining seed hosted the penultimate game of the Finals. The playoffs started the week after the completion of the regular season, and typically ended in mid-October. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> (2005–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Aztex_FC" title="Austin Aztex FC">Austin Aztex</a> (2008–09) (2010 season played in <a href="/wiki/USSF_D2_Pro_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USSF D2 Pro League">USSF D2 Pro League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Victory" title="California Victory">California Victory</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">Carolina RailHawks</a> (2007–09) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League for NASL Conference)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" title="Charleston Battery">Charleston Battery</a> (2005–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_City_Stars" title="Cleveland City Stars">Cleveland City Stars</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FC_Tampa_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="FC Tampa Bay">FC Tampa Bay</a> (2010) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Miami FC</a> (2006–09) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League for NASL Conference)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Thunder" title="Minnesota Thunder">Minnesota Thunder</a> (2005–09)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a> (2005–09) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League for NASL Conference)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)">Portland Timbers</a> (2005–10) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> (2005–10) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a> (2005–10) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a> (2005–08)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Lynx" title="Toronto Lynx">Toronto Lynx</a> (2005–06)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> (2005–09) (2010 season played in USSF D2 Pro League for NASL Conference)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach_Mariners" title="Virginia Beach Mariners">Virginia Beach Mariners</a> (2005–06)</li></ul> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_hnlhbh8ifudt6xmo1nlfm15rjv74xdi"><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Cleveland_City_Stars" coords="302,341,449,362" title="Cleveland City Stars" alt="Cleveland City Stars" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Austin_Aztex_FC" coords="223,320,326,341" title="Austin Aztex FC" alt="Austin Aztex FC" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" coords="145,300,282,320" title="North Carolina FC" alt="North Carolina FC" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/California_Victory" coords="145,279,282,300" title="California Victory" alt="California Victory" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers" coords="458,258,627,279" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers" alt="Fort Lauderdale Strikers" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Miami_FC_(2006)" coords="67,258,148,279" title="Miami FC (2006)" alt="Miami FC (2006)" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach_Mariners" 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href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" coords="-10,155,115,175" title="Rochester Rhinos" alt="Rochester Rhinos" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" coords="112,134,254,155" title="USL Second Division" alt="USL Second Division" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" coords="-10,134,115,155" title="Richmond Kickers" alt="Richmond Kickers" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" coords="-10,113,142,134" title="Puerto Rico Islanders" alt="Puerto Rico Islanders" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers" coords="458,93,583,113" title="Portland Timbers" alt="Portland Timbers" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" coords="-10,93,115,113" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)" alt="Portland Timbers (2001–10)" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/CF_Montreal" coords="536,72,655,93" title="CF Montreal" alt="CF Montreal" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2" coords="380,72,455,93" title="USSF Division 2" alt="USSF Division 2" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" coords="-10,72,109,93" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)" alt="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Minnesota_Thunder" coords="-10,51,126,72" title="Minnesota Thunder" alt="Minnesota Thunder" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" coords="458,31,533,51" title="United Soccer League" alt="United Soccer League" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" coords="380,31,477,51" title="USL Second Division" alt="USL Second Division" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Charleston_Battery" coords="-10,31,126,51" title="Charleston Battery" alt="Charleston Battery" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" coords="458,10,516,30" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)" alt="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)" /><area shape="rect" href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" coords="-10,10,131,30" title="Atlanta Silverbacks" alt="Atlanta Silverbacks" /></map><img usemap="#timeline_hnlhbh8ifudt6xmo1nlfm15rjv74xdi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/hnlhbh8ifudt6xmo1nlfm15rjv74xdi.png" /></div> <p>†The Austin Aztex have been awarded a <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">USL Pro</a> franchise and will begin play in 2015 in that league. </p><p><small><span style="background-color:rgb(190,186,218); color:;">Active clubs</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,179); color:;">Former Club</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(0,255,255); color:;">USSF D2 Season (2010)</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(255,153,255); color:;">Club moved to MLS</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(102,179,255); color:;">Club moved to NASL</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(141,211,199); color:;">Club moved to USL</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(230,179,179); color:;">Club moved to USL 2nd Div or PDL</span>   <span style="background-color:rgb(255,204,153); color:;">Club on hiatus</span> </small> </p> <ul><li><i>See also <a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_champions_/_top_goal_scorer"><span id="League_champions_.2F_top_goal_scorer"></span>League champions / top goal scorer</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: League champions / top goal scorer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/USL-1_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="USL-1 Championship">USL-1 Championship</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Winner </th> <th>Score </th> <th>Runner-up </th> <th>Top Goalscorer(s) </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_USL_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 USL First Division">2005</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a></b> </td> <td>1–1 <small>(PK)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Jordan_(soccer)" title="Jason Jordan (soccer)">Jason Jordan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> </td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2006">2006</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a></b> </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Raging Rhinos">Rochester Raging Rhinos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio" title="Romário">Romário</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cam_Weaver" title="Cam Weaver">Cam Weaver</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC_(2006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami FC (2006)">Miami FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a> </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2007">2007</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a></b> </td> <td>4–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Le_Toux" title="Sébastien Le Toux">Sébastien Le Toux</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Gbeke" title="Charles Gbeke">Charles Gbeke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2008">2008</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a></b> </td> <td>2–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Afonso" title="Alex Afonso">Alex Afonso</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC_(2006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami FC (2006)">Miami FC</a> </td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2009">2009</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a></b> </td> <td>6–3<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Gbeke" title="Charles Gbeke">Charles Gbeke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> </td> <td>12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Leg 1:Vancouver 2–3 Montreal<br />Leg 2: Montreal 3–1 Vancouver</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_champions_(Commissioner's_Cup_winners)"><span id="Regular_season_champions_.28Commissioner.27s_Cup_winners.29"></span>Regular season champions (Commissioner's Cup winners)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Regular season champions (Commissioner's Cup winners)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Winner </th> <th>Record (W–L–T) </th> <th>Points </th> <th>Playoff </th> <th>Runners-Up </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_USL_First_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 USL First Division">2005</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a></b></td> <td>18–3–7</td> <td>61 </td> <td>Lost in semifinal series </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Raging Rhinos">Rochester Raging Rhinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_United_Soccer_Leagues" title="2006 United Soccer Leagues">2006</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a></b></td> <td>14–5–9</td> <td>51 </td> <td>Lost in semifinal series </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Raging_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Raging Rhinos">Rochester Raging Rhinos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_United_Soccer_Leagues" title="2007 United Soccer Leagues">2007</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a></b></td> <td>16–6–6</td> <td>54 </td> <td>Won Championship </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)">Portland Timbers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_United_Soccer_Leagues" title="2008 United Soccer Leagues">2008</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a></b></td> <td>15–6–9</td> <td>54 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2008">Lost in final</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_United_Soccer_Leagues" title="2009 United Soccer Leagues">2009</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)">Portland Timbers</a></b></td> <td>16–4–10</td> <td>58 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues 2009">Lost in semifinal series</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks FC">Carolina RailHawks FC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Most_successful_clubs">Most successful clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Most successful clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Championships </th> <th>Runners-up </th> <th>Regular season Championships </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_(1994%E2%80%932008)" title="Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)">Seattle Sounders</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_(1986%E2%80%932010)" title="Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Timbers_(2001%E2%80%9310)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland Timbers (2001–10)">Portland Timbers</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Kickers" title="Richmond Kickers">Richmond Kickers</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_average_attendance">League average attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: League average attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Regular season</th> <th>Playoffs </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>4,527</td> <td>12,498 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>4,667</td> <td>5,998 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>4,420</td> <td>7,741 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>5,164</td> <td>7,786 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>4,720</td> <td>4,702 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-time_USL_leaders">All-time USL leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USL_First_Division&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: All-time USL leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Baena" title="Mark Baena">Mark Baena</a></td> <td>86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" 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<a href="/wiki/Mauro_Biello" title="Mauro Biello">Mauro Biello</a></td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Jason_Jordan_(soccer)" title="Jason Jordan (soccer)">Jason Jordan</a></b></td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Chance_Fry" title="Chance Fry">Chance Fry</a></td> <td>68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Domenic_Mobilio" title="Domenic Mobilio">Domenic Mobilio</a></td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jamel_Mitchell" title="Jamel Mitchell">Jamel Mitchell</a></td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Trinidad and Tobago"><img alt="Trinidad and Tobago" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/23px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg/35px-Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.svg.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mauro_Biello" title="Mauro Biello">Mauro Biello</a></td> <td>320 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_DeSantis" class="mw-redirect" title="Nick DeSantis">Nick DeSantis</a></td> <td>245 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Barker_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lloyd Barker (soccer)">Lloyd Barker</a></td> <td>242 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <b><a href="/wiki/Nevio_Pizzolito" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevio Pizzolito">Nevio Pizzolito</a></b></td> <td>228 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lenin_Steenkamp" title="Lenin Steenkamp">Lenin Steenkamp</a></td> <td>219 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sedgewick" title="Bill Sedgewick">Bill Sedgewick</a></td> <td>218 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="History of soccer in the United States">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1869_Princeton_vs._Rutgers_football_game" title="1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game">First game</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_soccer" title="College soccer">College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Soccer Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_soccer_trophies_and_awards" title="Category:American soccer trophies and awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_the_United_States" title="List of soccer clubs in the United States">Clubs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_soccer_clubs_in_international_competitions" title="American soccer clubs in international competitions">International competition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_and_Canadian_soccer_champions" title="List of American and Canadian soccer champions">Champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Soccer_venues_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Soccer venues in the United States">Venues</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_stadiums_in_the_United_States" title="List of soccer stadiums in the United States">stadiums by capacity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">soccer-specific stadium</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Women's soccer in the United States">Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men'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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">Senior</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team_results" title="United States men's national soccer team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_men%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of United States men's international soccer players">players</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-23 soccer team">U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-20 soccer team">U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-18_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-18 soccer team">U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-17 soccer team">U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_boys%27_national_under-15_soccer_team" title="United States boys' national under-15 soccer team">U15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_beach_soccer_team" title="United States men's national beach soccer team">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_futsal_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national futsal team">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_arena_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national arena soccer team">indoor soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_Paralympic_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States men's Paralympic soccer team">Paralympic</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-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Major_League_Soccer" title="History of Major League Soccer">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs" title="MLS Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Division_One" title="USL Division One">USL Division One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Championship Final">USLC Final</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next 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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" 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 League of Pennsylvania">USLPA</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/American_Football_Association_(1884%E2%80%931924)" title="American Football Association (1884–1924)">AFA (1884–1924)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_of_Professional_Football" title="American League of Professional Football">ALPF (1894)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Premier_Soccer_League" class="mw-redirect" title="American Premier Soccer League">APSL (2015–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_Football_League" title="National Association Football League">NAFL (1895–1898)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1921%E2%80%931933)" title="American Soccer League (1921–1933)">ASL (1921–1933)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1933%E2%80%931983)" 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">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/US_Youth_Soccer_National_Championships" title="US Youth Soccer National Championships">US Youth Soccer National Championships</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By city</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/Soccer_in_Houston" title="Soccer in Houston">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Los_Angeles" title="Soccer in Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_New_York_metropolitan_area" title="Soccer in the New York metropolitan area">New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_Seattle" class="mw-redirect" 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="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a 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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 id="Tier_132" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Tier 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League">Canadian Premier League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_playoffs" title="Canadian Premier League playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_Finals" title="Canadian Premier League Finals">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs" title="MLS Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Tier 3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Canada" title="League1 Canada">League1 Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Alberta" title="League1 Alberta">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_British_Columbia" title="League1 British Columbia">British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_Ontario" title="League1 Ontario">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue1_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Ligue1 Québec">Québec</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Below tier 3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">United 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Canada" title="League1 Canada">League1 Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Alberta" title="League1 Alberta">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_British_Columbia" title="League1 British Columbia">British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_Ontario_(women)" title="League1 Ontario (women)">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue1_Qu%C3%A9bec_(women)" title="Ligue1 Québec (women)">Québec</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">United Women's Soccer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor and futsal 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/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">MASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal_Canadian_Championship" title="Futsal Canadian Championship">Futsal Canadian Championship</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%">Pro / pro-am</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/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Championship_finals" title="List of Canadian Championship finals">Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageurs_Cup" title="Voyageurs Cup">Voyageurs Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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title="Ontario Cup">ON</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other 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/Soccer_at_the_Canada_Games" title="Soccer at the Canada Games">Soccer at the Canada Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian-North_American_Soccer_Tournament" title="Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament">Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">College and university soccer</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/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer" title="U Sports men's soccer">U Sports men's</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer_championship" title="U Sports men's 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(1987–1992)">Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Soccer_League" title="Canadian National Soccer League">National Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Soccer_League_(1908%E2%80%931973)" title="Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908–1973)">Pacific Coast Soccer League (1939–1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Canada_Professional_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League">Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Canada_Soccer_League" title="Western Canada Soccer League">Western Canada Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Major_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League">Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct American 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/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">United Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">National Professional Soccer League (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)">North American Soccer League (1968–1984)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl" title="Soccer Bowl">Soccer Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">Western Soccer Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Soccer_League" title="American Professional Soccer League">American Professional Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">USL First Division</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">USSF Division 2 Professional League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League (2011–2017)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="Soccer Bowl (2011–2017)">Soccer Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">North American Soccer Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">USL W-League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related American leagues</th><td 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