In 2019, Detroit City FC transitioned from amateur to professional, joining the NISA from the NPSL. It moved to the USL Championship for the 2022 season.
Dan Vaughn
Dan Vaughn is the founder and editor of Protagonist Soccer, which launched in 2018.
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The League is set to launch men’s amateur circuit with backing from women’s league
Changes are coming to amateur soccer this year, or so fans have been told for the last decade. Every year leagues make promises of new approaches, better consolidation, more effective structuring, but general things have remained the same. But 2025 may be different. Announced in July 2024, The League for Clubs is preparing to launch […]
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Minnesota Super Cup is amateur model for state cup competition
They say necessity is the mother of invention and two years ago, Jon Martinson had a problem. “A couple of us were sitting around, drinking some beers, and kicking around ideas and said, ‘Shoot let’s come up with a way to get these clubs, which don’t normally interact because they’re in different leagues, but are […]
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National Amateur Cup tells the story of the beautiful game
In a country as young as the United States, 100 years is a long time. In 1924, the National Amateur Cup final was played for the first time, crowning a champion of American amateur soccer. Every year since, excluding the 2020 pandemic year, amateur clubs from around the country have played through a bracket until […]
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Richmond Ivy builds something far bigger than itself
Richmond Ivy wrapped up its first regular season in the USL W League. Though the team finished fourth in the Mid Atlantic Division and outside the playoff picture, the season has been an unmitigated success.