[U.S. OPEN CUP] When the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open begins play June 14, 40 teams will compete in the 98th edition of the oldest soccer trophy in the United States.Notable by its absence is representation from the North American Soccer League, whose failure to secure provisional sanctioning until last week precluded its five U.S. teams […]
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2011 W-League Schedule
[DATEBOOK] The W-League will kick off the 2010 season on May 14 with 27 teams playing in three geographic conferences. Five new teams will play in2011. The Dayton Dutch Lions, LA Strikers and Victoria Highlanders will kick off their inaugural seasons on May 14. Also playing their first seasons will be the Fredericksburg Impact and […]
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D2 soccer loses its shine
[MY VIEW] Once the only pro game in town, second division soccer appears to be on its way out in the United States. And it’s too bad. D2 leagues propped up U.S.pro soccer in the lean years after the North American Soccer League folded in 1985 and before MLS launched in 1996. Without D2 soccer, […]
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New league to debut with 15 teams
[USL PRO] United Soccer Leagues’ new USL PRO will debut on April 2 with 15 teams. Plans call for the pro league to emphasize regional play and eventually expandto as many as 32 teams, but the league will include a lone team — Los Angeles Blues — from west of the Mississippi River playing in […]
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Teams added in Los Angeles and Puerto Rico
[USL PRO] United Soccer Leagues has added the Los Angeles Blues — its first team on the West Coast — and Puerto Rico United Sporting Club — its the thirdteam from the Puerto Rico Soccer League and fourth team in the Caribbean Division in the new USL PRO. The Los Angeles Blues will be led […]
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Hammerheads to return for 2011
[USL PRO] The Wilmington (N.C.) Hammerheads, winners of the USL Second Division title in 2003, will return after a one-year hiatus in 2011 as part of USLPRO. Majority owner Bill Rudisill and Head Coach/Director of Soccer David Irving will lead the Hammerheads,who will rejoin many of the former USL-2 teams against whom they played. Wilmington […]
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Rhinos switch to new league
[USL PRO] The Rochester Rhinos, the 2010 USSF D-2 Pro League regular-season champions, are leaving the NASL for USL PRO, the United Soccer Leagues’ newprofessional division, where they will be joined by the Austin Aztex, who were second in the overall D-2 Pro League standings and will move to Orlando, where they will be known […]
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Flash owner granted expansion franchise
[WPS] Women’s Professional Soccer has granted an expansion franchise to Joe Sahlen, owner of the W-League championBuffalo Flash, in Western New York for the 2011 season. The Flash played its W-League games at Canisius College in Buffalo, but the WPS team whose name has yet to be confirmed will playits games at the 4,000-seat Niagara […]
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Pro divisions are merged
[USL] United Soccer Leagues, which has operated second- and third-division leagues since its move into pro soccer in the mid-1990s, has merged its First andSecond Divisions into USL PRO, a single league property for 2011, signaling a ceasefire in the battle for control of Division 2 soccer. Team owners and league officials met in Tampa […]
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Charleston holds on for third pro title
[USL-2] Despite playing the last 61 minutes with 10 players, the Charleston Battery won the United Soccer Leagues Second Division championship in its firstseason back at the third level of American pro soccer with a 2-1 win over the Richmond Kickers in front of 4,523 at Blackbaud Stadium. The Battery got goals from USL-2 MVP […]