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This is a list of soccer clubs in the United States. For clarity, teams based outside the United States that play in USSF-recognized leagues are also listed below, with their home country noted.

Men's soccer clubs

Three professional leagues of soccer teams are sanctioned by the Professional Division of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer). The top-level [league is Major League Soccer (MLS) and the second level is the USL Championship. The third level is USL League One and the National Independent Soccer Association. The USL Championship and USL League One are operated by the United Soccer League (previously "Leagues"), which also operates the semi-professional USL League Two (formerly the Premier Development League).

Major League Soccer (MLS)

See also: Expansion of Major League Soccer

MLS currently has 27 clubs. As early as 2013, the league had expressed a desire to expand to 24 teams by 2020.[1] FC Cincinnati entered the league for the 2019 season as the 24th team, while Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF began play in the 2020 season, as the 25th and 26th teams. Austin FC is scheduled to start play in 2021, with Charlotte FC following in 2022, and Sacramento Republic FC and St. Louis City SC in 2023.


Team City Stadium Capacity Joined
Eastern Conference
Atlanta United FC Atlanta, Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium1 71,000 2017
Chicago Fire FC Chicago, Illinois Soldier Field 61,500 1998
Columbus Crew SC Columbus, Ohio New Crew Stadium 20,000 1996
D.C. United Washington, D.C. Audi Field 20,000 1996
FC Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio West End Stadium 26,000 2019
Inter Miami CF Miami, Florida Initial: Inter Miami CF Stadium (Fort Lauderdale)
Permanent: Miami Freedom Park (2022) 		18,000
25,000 		2020[2]
CF Montréal* Montreal, Quebec Saputo Stadium 20,801 2012
Nashville SC Nashville, Tennessee Initial: Nissan Stadium
Permanent: Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium (2022) 		68,143
27,500 		2020[3]
New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium 20,000 1996
New York City FC New York City, New York Yankee Stadium 30,321 2015
New York Red Bulls Harrison, New Jersey Red Bull Arena 25,000 1996
Orlando City SC Orlando, Florida Exploria Stadium 25,500 2015
Philadelphia Union Chester, Pennsylvania Subaru Park 18,500 2010
Toronto FC* Toronto, Ontario BMO Field 30,000 2007
Western Conference
Austin FC Austin, Texas Q2 Stadium 20,500 2021[4]
Colorado Rapids Commerce City, Colorado Dick's Sporting Goods Park 18,061 1996
FC Dallas Frisco, Texas Toyota Stadium 20,500 1996
Houston Dynamo FC Houston, Texas BBVA Stadium 22,039 2006
LA Galaxy Carson, California Dignity Health Sports Park 27,000 1996
Los Angeles FC Los Angeles, California Banc of California Stadium 22,000 2018
Minnesota United FC Saint Paul, Minnesota Allianz Field 19,400 2017
Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon Providence Park 25,218 2011
Real Salt Lake Sandy, Utah Rio Tinto Stadium 20,213 2005
San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California Earthquakes Stadium 18,000 1996
Seattle Sounders FC Seattle, Washington Lumen Field 39,419 2009
Sporting Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Children's Mercy Park 18,467 1996
Vancouver Whitecaps FC* Vancouver, British Columbia BC Place 22,120 2011
Future teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Joining League
Charlotte FC[5] Charlotte, North Carolina Bank of America Stadium 75,523 2022
Sacramento Republic FC[6] Sacramento, California Railyards Stadium 20,100 2023
St. Louis City SC[7] St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis MLS stadium 22,500
  • * – Team based in Canada

USL Championship

The United Soccer League is the parent organization for the USL Championship (USSF Division II), USL League One (applied for USSF Division III sanctioning), USL League Two, and the youth Super Y-League.

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Locations of teams in the USL Championship
  • Western Conference
  • Eastern Conference
  • On hiatus
  • Future team


Club City Stadium Capacity Founded Joined Head coach MLS affiliate
Eastern Conference
Atlanta United 2 Kennesaw, Georgia Fifth Third Bank Stadium[i] 8,318 2017 2018 Scotland Stephen Glass Atlanta United FC
Birmingham Legion FC Birmingham, Alabama BBVA Field[i] 5,000 2017 2019 United States Tom Soehn
Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina Patriots Point Soccer Complex[i] 3,900 1993 2011 United States Mike Anhaeuser
Charlotte Independence Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews[i] 5,000 2014 2015 United States Mike Jeffries
Hartford Athletic Hartford, Connecticut Dillon Stadium[i] 5,500 2018 2019 Tunisia Radhi Jaïdi
Indy Eleven Indianapolis, Indiana IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium[ii] 10,524 2013 2018 Scotland Martin Rennie
Loudoun United FC Leesburg, Virginia Segra Field[i] 5,000 2018 2019 United States Ryan Martin D.C. United
Louisville City FC Louisville, Kentucky Lynn Family Stadium 11,700 2014 2015 United States John Hackworth
Memphis 901 FC Memphis, Tennessee AutoZone Park[iii] 10,000 2018 2019 United States Tim Mulqueen
Miami FC Miami, Florida Riccardo Silva Stadium 20,000 2015 2020 United States Nelson Vargas
New York Red Bulls II Montclair, New Jersey MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field[i] 5,000 2015 United States John Wolyniec New York Red Bulls
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Highmark Stadium[i] 5,000 1998 2011 United States Bob Lilley
Sporting Kansas City II Kansas City, Kansas Children's Mercy Park[i] 18,467 2015 2016 Brazil Paulo Nagamura Sporting Kansas City
Tampa Bay Rowdies St. Petersburg, Florida Al Lang Stadium[iii] 7,227 2008 2017 Scotland Neill Collins
Western Conference
Austin Bold FC Elroy, Texas Bold Stadium 5,000 2017 2019 Brazil Marcelo Serrano
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Colorado Springs, Colorado Weidner Field[i][iv] 8,000 2013 2015 South Africa Alan Koch Colorado Rapids
El Paso Locomotive FC El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park[iii] 9,500 2018 2019 England Mark Lowry
LA Galaxy II Carson, California Dignity Health Track Stadium[ii] 5,000 2014 United States Junior Gonzalez LA Galaxy
Las Vegas Lights FC Las Vegas, Nevada Cashman Field[iii] 9,334 2017 2018 United States Eric Wynalda
New Mexico United Albuquerque, New Mexico Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park[iii] 13,500 2018 2019 United States Troy Lesesne
Oakland Roots SC Oakland, California Laney College Football Stadium 5,500 2018 2021 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dario Pot
OKC Energy FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Taft Stadium[i] 7,500 2013 2014 United States John Pascarella
Orange County SC Irvine, California Champion Stadium[i] 5,000 2010 2011 United States Braeden Cloutier
Phoenix Rising FC Tempe, Arizona Casino Arizona Field[i] 6,200 2014 United States Rick Schantz
Real Monarchs Herriman, Utah Zions Bank Stadium[i] 5,000 2014 2015 Colombia Jámison Olave Real Salt Lake
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Edinburg, Texas H-E-B Park[i] 9,400 2015 2016 United States Gerson Echeverry Houston Dynamo
Sacramento Republic FC Sacramento, California Papa Murphy's Park[i] 11,569 2012 2014 England Mark Briggs
San Antonio FC San Antonio, Texas Toyota Field[i] 8,296 2016 Canada Alen Marcina New York City FC
San Diego Loyal SC San Diego, California Torero Stadium[ii] 8,000 2019 2020 United States Landon Donovan
Tacoma Defiance Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium[iii][v] 6,500 2014 2015 Scotland Chris Little Seattle Sounders FC
FC Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma ONEOK Field[iii] 7,833 2013 2015 Nigeria Michael Nsien Chicago Fire

Future teams

Club City Stadium Capacity Founded Joining Head coach MLS affiliate
Planned Expansion Clubs
Queensboro FC Queens, New York New stadium at York College[i] 7,500 2019 2022
Monterey Bay FC Seaside, California Freeman Stadium 6,000 2021 2022
USLC Rhode Island[8] Pawtucket, Rhode Island Riptide Stadium[i] 7,500 2020 2022

USL League One

"USL1" redirects here. For the league that existed from 2005 to 2010, see USL First Division.

USL League One
Organizing bodyUnited Soccer League
FoundedApril 2, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-02)
First season2019
CountryUnited States
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North American Football Union)
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid3
Domestic cup(s)U.S. Open Cup
League cup(s)USL Cup
Current champion(s)North Carolina FC (2023)
Current regular
season title		Union Omaha (2023)
Most championshipsGreenville Triumph SC
North Carolina FC
North Texas SC
Union Omaha
South Georgia Tormenta FC
(1 title each)
Most regular
season titles		Union Omaha (2 titles)
Top goalscorerEmiliano Terzaghi (55)
TV partners
Current: 2024 USL League One season
United Soccer League divisions
Men's leagues
Women's leagues
Youth leagues

USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championship and other leagues. As of 2024, the league has 12 teams who play 22 regular season games, followed by playoffs. All teams also participate in the USL Cup, adding an additional eight games, followed by knockout rounds.

History

The USL Championship was granted second division sanctioning by the United States Soccer Federation in January 2017, leaving the third tier of American soccer unoccupied. From 1996 to 2009, the United Soccer League operated leagues at the lower divisions under various names, including the USL Second Division in the third tier.[9] On April 2, 2017, the USL announced that it would launch a new third division league in 2019, with a minimum of eight clubs and relaxed requirements compared to the second division USL.[10][11] The new league had the temporary name USL Division III (USL D3).[10] The league announced that they would target cities with a population of 150,000 to one million, mostly in cities currently without a professional team.[12]

In the following months, the league began searching for cities and markets in which to locate new member teams. A tour of prospective cities in the southeastern United States was conducted by the league's vice president from April to May 2017,[13] followed by a visit to North Carolina and a similar tour of the Midwest in late May.[14][15] After the closing of the southeastern tour, the league announced a possible plan for Tormenta FC, a Premier Development League team from Georgia, to join the league.[16]

The unveiling of the first founding member, South Georgia Tormenta FC, took place on January 25, 2018.[17] This was followed by FC Tucson on February 6,[18][19] Greenville Triumph SC on March 13,[20][21] and Madison, Wisconsin on May 17.[22] Toronto FC II of the USL was announced on July 2,[23] and Chattanooga, Tennessee was announced on August 1.[24] Three USL Championship teams, Penn FC, the Rochester Rhinos and the Richmond Kickers, also announced plans to move to League One by 2020 due to financial difficulties.[25][26][27] On October 2, 2018, the tenth and final founding member was revealed to be the reserve team of FC Dallas. Four days later, the club unveiled its branding as North Texas SC.

The league filed for Division III status with the USSF on August 14, 2018. Ten founding teams were listed in the application.[28][29] On December 14, 2018, USSF voted to provisionally sanction League One as a Division 3 league for 2019.[30][non-primary source needed][better source needed] The league currently shares Division III status with MLS Next Pro and the National Independent Soccer Association.[31]

The first League One game was played on March 29, 2019, when Tormenta FC defeated Greenville Triumph SC 1–0 before a crowd of 3,519 at Eagle Field in Erk Russell Park. Alex Morrell scored the first goal in the 72nd minute.[32][33] At the end of the season, Lansing Ignite FC folded.[34]

For the 2020 season, Union Omaha joined the league.[35] Additionally, the New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF placed reserve teams in the league, bringing the total number of teams to 12.[36]

On June 21, 2021, Major League Soccer announced the creation of a new professional soccer league, MLS Next Pro, which began play in 2022 and would host all of MLS's reserve teams along with some independent teams.[37] Fort Lauderdale CF, New England Revolution II, North Texas SC and Toronto FC II all joined MLS Next Pro after the 2021 League One season.[38] Former League One side Orlando City B joined MLS Next Pro for the inaugural 2022 season following a hiatus that began after the club completed the 2020 League One season.[38] Rochester New York FC, formerly known as Rochester Rhinos, announced on December 5, 2021, that the club would be joining MLS Next Pro as its first independent club.[39] Rochester had announced in 2018 their intentions to join League One for the 2020 season, though stadium delays and other financial issues kept the club on hiatus for four years.[40][41] On October 5, 2021, the USL announced it had awarded Lexington Pro Soccer an expansion team for the 2023 season. It would be League One's first club based in Kentucky.[42] The club's identity was revealed as Lexington Sporting Club on March 22, 2022.[43]

Central Valley Fuego FC, Charlotte Independence and Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC began play in 2022.[44][45][46] On June 3, 2022, USL announced that they had granted a group based out of Wilmington, North Carolina the exclusive rights to pursue a League One expansion team for the area with the goal of joining in 2024. Wilmington had been the home of long time USL club Wilmington Hammerheads FC, who played in various USL leagues from 1996 until 2017.[47] On July 12, 2022, USL announced that a newly formed club, Santa Barbara Sky FC, would be joining League One for the 2024 season,[48] though their debut would later be delayed until 2025.[49] The Sky would be the league's second club in California, joining Central Valley Fuego. Following the conclusion of the 2022 regular season, FC Tucson announced a self-relegation back to USL League Two.[50] Shortly after FC Tucson announced their self-relegation, One Knoxville SC announced they would turn professional and join League One for 2023, following a successful debut season that saw them reach the USL League Two conference finals.[51] On October 7, 2022, the league announced that an expansion team in Spokane, Washington, named Spokane Velocity.[52] On December 8, 2022, it was announced that USL League Two club Lane United FC acquired exclusive rights to pursue a League One franchise in Lane County, Oregon.[53]

Over the course of autumn 2023, the league announced three more expansion teams: one in Portland, Maine,[54] named Portland Hearts of Pine,[55] one in Sherman, Texas, named Texoma FC,[56] and one in Lancaster, California,[57] named AV Alta FC.[58] The league announced a further three expansion teams in early 2024, first in Naples, Florida, later unveiled as FC Naples,[59] followed by teams in Eugene, Oregon,[60] and Mount Vernon, New York, the latter named Westchester SC.[61] All six of these teams are scheduled to begin play in the 2025 season. The Eugene team will be operated by the same group behind Lane United FC, but the team identity will be completely rebranded.[62]

In August 2024, the USL announced that Lexington SC would be moving from League One to the Championship.[63]

Teams

The league has 12 teams participating in the 2024 season.[28] <onlyinclude>

Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joined Head coach
Current teams
Central Valley Fuego FC Fresno, California Fresno State Soccer Stadium 1,000 2020 2022 United States Jermaine Jones
Charlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium 10,500 2014 2022 United States Mike Jeffries
Chattanooga Red Wolves SC East Ridge, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium 2,500 2018 2019 England Scott Mackenzie
Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field 5,000 2018 2019 United States Matt Glaeser
Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium 16,000 2018 2019 Bermuda Rick Wright
Lexington SC Lexington, Kentucky Lexington SC Stadium 7,500 2021 2023 England Darren Powell
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Windsor, Colorado 4Rivers Equipment Stadium 2,500 2021 2022 Libya Éamon Zayed
One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Regal Stadium 3,000 2021 2023 Serbia Ilija Ilić (interim)
Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium 6,000 1993 2019 United States Darren Sawatzky
South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium 5,300 2015 2019 Scotland Ian Cameron
Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium 5,100 2021 2024 England Leigh Veidman
Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park 9,023 2019 2020 England Dominic Casciato

Future clubs

Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joining Head coach
Planned expansion teams
AV Alta FC[58] Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium 5,300 2023 2025 United States Brian Kleiban
Corpus Christi Professional Soccer[64] Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Sports Complex 5,000 2024 2026 vacant
FC Naples[59] Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium 5,000 2024 2025 United States Matt Poland
Portland Hearts of Pine[55] Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium 6,000 2023 2025 vacant
Santa Barbara Sky FC[48] Santa Barbara, California Harder Stadium 17,000 2022 2025 vacant
Texoma FC[56] Sherman, Texas Historic Bearcat Stadium 6,500 2023 2025 vacant
USL Eugene[60] Eugene, Oregon Civic Park Stadium 3,500 2024 2025 vacant
Westchester SC[61] Mount Vernon, New York Memorial Field 3,900 2024 2025 Republic of Ireland Dave Carton

Location map

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USL League One clubs
Current club Future club

Former teams

Club City Stadium Capacity Joined Final season Fate Ref.
Fort Lauderdale CF Fort Lauderdale, Florida DRV PNK Stadium 18,000 2020 2021 Moved to MLS Next Pro [38]
Lansing Ignite FC Lansing, Michigan Cooley Law School Stadium 7,527 2019 2019 Folded [34]
New England Revolution II Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium 20,000 2020 2021 Moved to MLS Next Pro [38]
North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 2021 2023 Moved to USL Championship [65]
North Texas SC Arlington, Texas Choctaw Stadium 48,114 2019 2021 Moved to MLS Next Pro [38]
Orlando City B Kissimmee, Florida Osceola County Stadium 5,400 2019 2020 Moved to MLS Next Pro [38]
Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario BMO Training Ground 1,000 2019 2021 Moved to MLS Next Pro [38]
FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona Kino North Stadium 3,200 2019 2022 Moved to USL League Two [66]

Timeline

Westchester SCTexoma FCSanta Barbara Sky FCPortland Hearts of PineFC NaplesAV Alta FCSpokane VelocityOne Knoxville SCLexington SCNorthern Colorado Hailstorm FCCharlotte IndependenceCentral Valley Fuego FCNorth Carolina FCUnion OmahaNew England Revolution IIFort Lauderdale CFFC TucsonToronto FC IITormenta FCRichmond KickersOrlando City BNorth Texas SCLansing Ignite FCGreenville Triumph SCForward Madison FCChattanooga Red Wolves SC

Champions

Teams that no longer participate in USL League One are in italics.

Season Playoff champions Players' Shield[a]
2019 North Texas SC North Texas SC
2020 Greenville Triumph SC[b] Greenville Triumph SC
2021 Union Omaha Union Omaha
2022 South Georgia Tormenta FC Richmond Kickers
2023 North Carolina FC Union Omaha
  1. ^ Known as "Regular season champions" from 2019 to 2022
  2. ^ The 2020 Final was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Greenville was awarded the championship based on points per game.

USL League One Finals

Season Champions Score Runners–up Venue Attendance MVP
2019 North Texas SC 1–0 Greenville Triumph SC Toyota Stadium 3,245 Arturo Rodríguez (NTX)
2020 Greenville Triumph SC Cancelled[67] Union Omaha Legacy Early College Field N/A N/A
2021 Union Omaha 3–0 Greenville Triumph SC Werner Park 5,221 Damià Viader (OMA)
2022 South Georgia Tormenta FC 2–1 Chattanooga Red Wolves SC Optim Sports Medicine Field 3,045 Kazaiah Sterling (TRM)
2023 North Carolina FC 1–1 (5–4 PK) Charlotte Independence WakeMed Soccer Park 4,487 Raheem Somersall (NCA)

See also

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National Independent Soccer Association

Launched in 2019, NISA is a USSF third division league independent from USL.

Club City Stadium Capacity Founded First season Head coach
Spring 2021 clubs
California United Strikers FC Irvine, California Championship Stadium 5,000 2017 2019 United States Don Ebert
Chattanooga FC Chattanooga, Tennessee Finley Stadium 20,668 2009 2020 United States Peter Fuller
Detroit City FC Hamtramck, Michigan Keyworth Stadium 7,933 2012 2020 England Trevor James
Los Angeles Force Los Angeles, California Jesse Owens Stadium 5,000 2019 2019 Poland Patryk Tenorio (caretaker)
Maryland Bobcats FC Boyds, Maryland Maryland SoccerPlex 4,000 2016 2021 Cameroon Phil Nana
Michigan Stars FC Pontiac, Michigan Ultimate Soccer Arena 5,000 1982 2020 Germany Alexander Strehmel
New Amsterdam FC Warwick, New York Hudson Sports Complex 2020 2020 Germany Maximilian Mansfield (interim)
New York Cosmos Uniondale, New York Mitchel Athletic Complex 5,000 2010 2020 United States Carlos Mendes
Clubs on hiatus
San Diego 1904 FC[1] San Diego, California Vic Player Stadium 3,700 2017 2019 France Alex Gontran
Stumptown Athletic Matthews, North Carolina CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex
Sportsplex at Matthews 		1,200
5,000 		2019 2019 United States Mark Steffens
Other announced clubs
New Jersey Teamsters FC[2] Bayonne, New Jersey Don Ahern Veterans Stadium 7,000[3] 2017 2021 United States Javier Romero
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Locations of announced clubs
  • Fall 2020 club
  • Future club
  • Club on hiatus

Women's soccer clubs

National Women's Soccer League

See also: NWSL expansion

As of its next season in 2021, the National Women's Soccer League has 10 clubs.[4] Former commissioner Jeff Plush announced that the league planned to expand to 14 teams by 2020. At the time, Plush suggested that the league was in varying stages of talks with a dozen different potential expansion groups, including some from MLS organizations. In April 2016, MLS commissioner Don Garber stated that half of MLS teams could be running National Women's Soccer League teams in the near future.[5] In May 2017, FC Barcelona announced that it had approved a plan to launch an expansion team in the league as soon as 2018,[6] but those plans have yet to materialize.

The league's most recent expansion took place in 2021, with a new team in Louisville, Kentucky starting play as Racing Louisville FC.[7] The following year will see the debut of Angel City FC in Los Angeles[8] and an as-yet-unnamed team in Sacramento, California.[9]

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Locations of National Women's Soccer League teams.
Current club; Future club
Current teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joined
Chicago Red Stars Bridgeview, Illinois SeatGeek Stadium 20,000 2006 2013
Houston Dash Houston, Texas BBVA Stadium 7,000 2013 2014
Kansas City Kansas City, Kansas Field of Legends 10,385 2020 2021
North Carolina Courage Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 2009 2013
Orlando Pride Orlando, Florida Exploria Stadium 25,500 2015 2016
Portland Thorns FC Portland, Oregon Providence Park 25,218 2012 2013
Racing Louisville FC Louisville, Kentucky Lynn Family Stadium 15,304 2019 2021
OL Reign Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium 6,500 2012 2013
Sky Blue FC Harrison, New Jersey Red Bull Arena 25,000 2007 2013
Washington Spirit Washington, D.C. Audi Field 20,000 2012 2013
Leesburg, Virginia Segra Field 5,000
Future teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joining
Angel City FC Los Angeles, California Banc of California Stadium 22,000 2020 2022
Sacramento Sacramento, California TBA TBA 2021 2022

Indoor soccer clubs

Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)

By city

Pop. Rank Metropolitan Area Major League Soccer USL Championship USL League One NWSL
1 New York New York Red Bulls
New York City 		New York Red Bulls II
Queensboro FC[a] 		Sky Blue FC
2 Los Angeles LA Galaxy
LAFC 		LA Galaxy II
Orange County SC 		Angel City FC[a]
3 Chicago Chicago Fire FC Chicago Red Stars
4 Baltimore–Washington D.C. United Loudoun United FC Washington Spirit
5 San Francisco Bay Area San Jose Earthquakes Oakland Roots SC
6 Boston, Massachusetts New England Revolution New England Revolution II
7 Dallas-Fort Worth FC Dallas North Texas SC
8 Philadelphia Philadelphia Union
9 Miami Inter Miami CF Miami FC Fort Lauderdale CF
10 Houston Houston Dynamo Houston Dash
11 Atlanta Atlanta United FC Atlanta United 2
13 Seattle Seattle Sounders FC Tacoma Defiance OL Reign
14 Phoenix Phoenix Rising FC
15 Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minnesota United FC
17 Denver Colorado Rapids
19 Portland, Oregon Portland Timbers Portland Thorns FC
20 Orlando Orlando City SC Orlando Pride
21 Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Rowdies
22 St. Louis St. Louis City SC[b]
23 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
24 Charlotte Charlotte FC[a] Charlotte Independence
25 Sacramento Sacramento Republic FC[b] Sacramento Republic FC[c] Sacramento NWSL[a]
26 Salt Lake City Real Salt Lake Real Monarchs [d]
27 Kansas City Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City II KC NWSL
28 Columbus Columbus Crew SC
29 Indianapolis Indy Eleven
30 San Antonio San Antonio FC
31 Las Vegas Las Vegas Lights FC
32 Cincinnati FC Cincinnati
33 Raleigh-Durham North Carolina FC North Carolina Courage
35 Austin Austin FC Austin Bold FC
36 Nashville Nashville SC
38 Providence USLC Rhode Island[a]
40 Louisville Louisville City FC Racing Louisville FC
41 Hartford Hartford Athletic
44 Greenville–Spartanburg Greenville Triumph SC
45 Oklahoma City OKC Energy FC
46 Memphis Memphis 901 FC
47 Birmingham Birmingham Legion FC
48 Richmond Richmond Kickers[e]
51 Rochester Rochester Rhinos
53 Albuquerque New Mexico United
54 Tulsa FC Tulsa
55 Fresno Central Valley Fuego FC[a]
58 Tucson FC Tucson
56 El Paso El Paso Locomotive FC
59 Omaha Union Omaha
61 McAllen Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
69 Charleston Charleston Battery
76 Portland, Maine Portland United[a]
82 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
86 Madison Forward Madison FC
88 Fort Wayne Fort Wayne FC[b]
99 Chattanooga Chattanooga Red Wolves SC
102 Savannah Tormenta FC
124 Salinas Monterey Bay FC[a]
135 Fort Collins Northern Colorado FC[a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Currently scheduled to begin play in 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Currently scheduled to begin play in 2023.
  3. ^ Will cease USL operations after the 2022 season, with the name to be taken over by the city's new MLS side.
  4. ^ The city's former NWSL team, Utah Royals FC, ceased operations after the 2020 season; its player-related assets were transferred to a group in the Kansas City area that will start fielding an expansion team in 2021. Once the sale of the Royals' parent, Real Salt Lake, is completed, the new owners have the option to reestablish the Royals franchise in 2023.
  5. ^ Voluntarily dropped from the USL Championship to League One after the 2018 season.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Soccer specific stadium
  2. ^ a b c Shared facility; not a soccer-specific stadium
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Baseball park
  4. ^ Opening in 2021; not to be confused with the former Weidner Field, now known as Switchbacks Training Stadium, which had been the team's venue from 2015 to 2020.
  5. ^ To be replaced by a soccer-specific stadium.

References

  1. ^ Zeigler, Mark (July 28, 2020). "San Diego 1904 FC will skip fall soccer season". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.njteamstersfc.com/news/breaking-news
  3. ^ Girard, Wayne (August 17, 2020). "Descending the Pyramid: The New Jersey Teamsters Are Building a Soccer Institution". Urban Pitch. Retrieved August 17, 2020. The Don Ahern Veterans Stadium can fill 7,000 — we want to set our attendance at 2,500, and from there we will be able to expand.
  4. ^ Green, Lauren. "Report: LAFC up next for NWSL expansion in 2018". Excelle Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (June 9, 2016). "City Football Group could bring NWSL team to New York". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Rosenblatt, Ryan (May 12, 2017). "FC Barcelona approve plans to launch a women's team in NWSL". Fox Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  7. ^ "National Women's Soccer League announces expansion to Louisville in 2021" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "National Women's Soccer League awards expansion team rights to Los Angeles" (Press release). National Women’s Soccer League. July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ^ [://www.si.com/soccer/2021/01/12/nwsl-us-soccer-expansion-sacramento-draft "U.S. Soccer Not Managing NWSL Anymore; League Expanding to Sacramento in 2022"]. Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)


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