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USL League One (USL1 ) is a professional men'ssoccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in2019 . TheDivision 3 league is operated by theUnited Soccer League , the same group that operates the Division 2USL Championship and other leagues. As of 2025,[update] the league has 14 teams who play 30 regular season games, followed by playoffs. All teams also participate in theUSL Cup , adding four games, followed by knockout rounds.
Early years (2017–2020)[ edit ] TheUSL Championship was granted second-division sanctioning by theUnited States Soccer Federation in January 2017, leaving the third tier of American soccer unoccupied. From 1996 to 2009, theUnited Soccer League operated leagues at the lower divisions under various names, including theUSL Second Division in the third tier.[ 1] 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.[ 2] [ 3] The new league had the temporary nameUSL Division III (USL D3 ).[ 2] 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.[ 4]
TheGreenville Triumph SC (pictured) was one of the ten founding members of the USL League One. 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,[ 5] followed by a visit to North Carolina and a similar tour of the Midwest in late May.[ 6] [ 7] After the closing of the southeastern tour, the league announced a possible plan forTormenta FC , aPremier Development League team fromGeorgia , to join the league.[ 8]
The unveiling of the first founding member,South Georgia Tormenta FC , took place on January 25, 2018.[ 9] This was followed byFC Tucson on February 6,[ 10] [ 11] Greenville Triumph SC on March 13,[ 12] [ 13] andMadison, Wisconsin on May 17.[ 14] Toronto FC II of the USL was announced on July 2,[ 15] andChattanooga, Tennessee was announced on August 1.[ 16] Three USL Championship teams,Penn FC , theRochester Rhinos and theRichmond Kickers , also announced plans to move to League One by 2020 due to financial difficulties.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] 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 asNorth Texas SC .
The league filed for Division III status with theUSSF on August 14, 2018. Ten founding teams were listed in the application.[ 20] [ 21] On December 14, 2018, USSF voted to provisionally sanction League One as a Division 3 league for 2019.[ 22] [non-primary source needed ] [better source needed ] The league currently shares Division III status withMLS Next Pro and theNational Independent Soccer Association .[ 23]
The first League One game was played on March 29, 2019, whenTormenta FC defeatedGreenville Triumph SC 1–0 before a crowd of 3,519 atEagle Field in Erk Russell Park.Alex Morrell scored the first goal in the 72nd minute.[ 24] [ 25] At the end of the season,Lansing Ignite FC folded.[ 26]
Departure of MLS reserve teams and first wave of expansion (2020–2022)[ edit ] For the 2020 season,Union Omaha joined the league.[ 27] Additionally, theNew England Revolution andInter Miami CF placed reserve teams in the league, bringing the total number of teams to 12.[ 28]
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.[ 29] Fort Lauderdale CF ,New England Revolution II ,North Texas SC andToronto FC II all joined MLS Next Pro after the2021 League One season .[ 30] Former League One sideOrlando City B joined MLS Next Pro for the inaugural 2022 season following a hiatus that began after the club completed the2020 League One season .[ 30] 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.[ 31] 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.[ 32] [ 33] 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.[ 34] The club's identity was revealed asLexington Sporting Club on March 22, 2022.[ 35]
TheSpokane Velocity (pictured) was one of the many expansion clubs that joined USL League One during its post-MLS reserve team departure expansion period. Central Valley Fuego FC ,Charlotte Independence andNorthern Colorado Hailstorm FC began play in 2022.[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] On June 3, 2022, USL announced that they had granted a group based out ofWilmington, North Carolina the exclusive rights to pursue a League One expansion team for the area to join in 2024. Wilmington had been the home of long-time USL clubWilmington Hammerheads FC , which played in various USL leagues from 1996 until 2017.[ 39] On July 12, 2022, USL announced that a newly formed club,Santa Barbara Sky FC , would be joining League One for the 2024 season,[ 40] though their debut would later be delayed until 2025,[ 41] then cancelled entirely, instead joiningUSL Championship beginning in 2026.[ 42] Following the conclusion of the 2022 regular season,FC Tucson announced a self-relegation back toUSL League Two .[ 43] 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.[ 44] On October 7, 2022, the league announced an expansion team inSpokane, Washington , namedSpokane Velocity .[ 45] On December 8, 2022, it was announced that USL League Two clubLane United FC acquired exclusive rights to pursue a League One franchise inLane County, Oregon .[ 46] This club will begin play in 2026 asSporting Cascades FC .[ 47]
Second wave of expansion (2023–present)[ edit ] Throughout autumn 2023, the league announced three more expansion teams: one inPortland, Maine ,[ 48] namedPortland Hearts of Pine ,[ 49] one inSherman, Texas , namedTexoma FC ,[ 50] and one inLancaster, California ,[ 51] namedAV Alta FC .[ 52] The league announced two more expansion teams in early 2024, first inNaples, Florida , later unveiled asFC Naples ,[ 53] andMount Vernon, New York , the latter namedWestchester SC .[ 54]
In August 2024, the USL announced thatLexington SC would be moving from League One to the Championship for the 2025 season.[ 55]
In October 2024, the league granted expansion teams toCorpus Christi, Texas , andBoise, Idaho , the latter being namedAthletic Club Boise .[ 56] [ 57] [ 58] Both are expected to join for the 2026 season, with the Corpus Christi team retaining theCorpus Christi FC identity it had used in League Two.
On November 14, 2024, the USL announced that it had terminated Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC's franchise agreement and that Central Valley Fuego and the league "had come to a mutual decision to part ways."[ 59] Both of these teams would eventually move toThe League for Clubs .[ 60] [ 61]
In mid-February 2025, the league granted an expansion team toPaterson, New Jersey to begin play for the 2026 season at historicHinchliffe Stadium .[ 62] The team's name was revealed as theNew York Cosmos in July 2025, adopting the identity of the legendaryNew York team that competed in the originalNorth American Soccer League (NASL) and fielded the likes ofPelé andGiorgio Chinaglia .[ 63] The Cosmos name had previously beenrevived in 2010 for therelaunch of the NASL , but that club played only four professional matches after the second NASL failed in 2017, and had played none since 2020 after briefly joining theNational Independent Soccer Association .[ 63]
Also in February 2025, two League Two teams,Sarasota Paradise andFort Wayne FC , declared their intention to go fully professional and join League One in 2026.[ 64] [ 65] Should the league see no departures after the 2025 season and all seven expansion teams slated to join in 2026 do so, the league would have 21 teams in the 2026 season.
On October 13, 2025,Port St. Lucie SC was announced as the newest USL League One franchise, based inPort St. Lucie, Florida and set to begin play in 2027.[ 66]
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As of its 2025 season, fourteen teams compete in USL League One, including eight in thesouth and two each in themidwest ,northeast , andwest . The league operates under a franchise model, where the USL grants a club"franchise rights" to field a team into the league.[ 67] [ 68] [ 69] The minimum salary for a player in the league is $2,200 per month, with no flex contracts like those in the USL Championship being offered.[ 70] [ 71]
Of the charter members of its inaugural2019 season , five continue to play in the league: theChattanooga Red Wolves SC ,Forward Madison FC ,Greenville Triumph SC ,Richmond Kickers , andTormenta FC .[ 72] TheCharlotte Independence and Kickers previously played in theUSL Championship ,[ 73] [ 74] whileOne Knoxville SC and Tormenta moved fromUSL League Two .[ 75] [ 76] The rest of the league's membership areexpansion clubs that commenced play in USL League One.
Four League Two clubs (Corpus Christi FC ,Fort Lauderdale United FC ,Fort Wayne FC , andSarasota Paradise ) and three expansion clubs (Athletic Club Boise ,New York Cosmos , andSporting Cascades FC ) have been granted entry into League One for the2026 season . The USL is currently in discussions with the municipal government ofWinter Garden, Florida for a potential future expansion club.[ 77] [ 78] The municipal government ofEverett, Washington is exploring a possible expansion club to co-inhabit a planned multi-purpose stadium with theEverett AquaSox baseball club.[ 79] [ 80]
Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joined Head coach Current teams AV Alta FC Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium [ i] 5,300 2023 2025 Brian KleibanCharlotte Independence Charlotte, North Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium [ i] 10,500 2014 2022 Mike Jeffries Chattanooga Red Wolves SC East Ridge, Tennessee CHI Memorial Stadium [ i] 2,500 2018 2019 Scott MackenzieForward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field [ i] 5,000 2018 2019 Matt Glaeser Greenville Triumph SC Greenville, South Carolina Paladin Stadium [ ii] [ i] [ 81] 16,000 2018 2019 Rick WrightFC Naples Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium [ i] 5,000 2024 2025 Matt PolandOne Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park [ iii] 6,355 2021 2023 Ian Fuller Portland Hearts of Pine Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium [ ii] 6,000 2023 2025 Bobby Murphy Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium [ i] 6,000 1993 2019 Darren Sawatzky South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium [ i] 5,300 2015 2019 Mark McKeever [ 82] Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium [ ii] 5,100 2021 2024 Leigh Veidman Texoma FC Sherman, Texas Historic Bearcat Stadium [ i] 6,500 2023 2025 Adrian Forbes Union Omaha Papillion, Nebraska Werner Park [ i] [ iii] [ 83] 9,023 2019 2020 Vincenzo Candela Westchester SC Mount Vernon, New York The Stadium at Memorial Field [ ii] 3,900 2024 2025 Dave Carton
Notes Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joining Head coach Planned expansion teams Athletic Club Boise [ 57] Boise, Idaho The Stadium at Expo Idaho[ i] [ 84] 6,000 2024 2026 TBD Corpus Christi FC [ 56] Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Stadium[ i] [ 85] 5,000 2017 2026 Éamon Zayed [ 86] Fort Lauderdale United FC [ 87] Fort Lauderdale, Florida Beyond Bancard Field [ i] [ 88] 7,000 2025 2026 TBD Fort Wayne FC [ 89] Fort Wayne, Indiana New Fort Wayne Stadium[ i] [ 90] 8,400 2019 2026 Mike Avery [ 91] New York Cosmos [ 62] Paterson, New Jersey Hinchliffe Stadium [ ii] [ 92] 10,000 2025 2026 Davide Corti[ 93] Sarasota Paradise [ 94] Lakewood Ranch, Florida Premier Sports Campus[ i] [ 95] 3,000 2022 2026 Mika Elovaara[ 96] Sporting Cascades FC [ 97] Eugene, Oregon Civic Park Stadium[ i] [ 98] 3,500 2024 2026 TBD Port St. Lucie SC [ 99] Port St. Lucie, Florida Walton & One Stadium[ i] [ 100] 6,000 2025 2027 TBD
Notes Club City Stadium Capacity Joined Final season Fate Ref. Central Valley Fuego FC Fresno, California Fresno State Soccer Stadium[ i] 1,000 2022 2024 Moved toThe League for Clubs [ 59] [ 101] Fort Lauderdale CF Fort Lauderdale, Florida DRV PNK Stadium [ i] 18,000 2020 2021 Moved toMLS Next Pro [ 30] Lansing Ignite FC Lansing, Michigan Cooley Law School Stadium [ ii] 7,527 2019 2019 Folded [ 26] Lexington SC Lexington, Kentucky Lexington SC Stadium [ i] 7,500 2023 2024 Moved toUSL Championship [ 102] New England Revolution II Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium [ iii] 20,000 2020 2021 Moved toMLS Next Pro [ 30] North Carolina FC Cary, North Carolina WakeMed Soccer Park [ i] 10,000 2021 2023 Moved toUSL Championship [ 103] North Texas SC Arlington, Texas Choctaw Stadium [ iii] 48,114 2019 2021 Moved toMLS Next Pro [ 30] Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC Windsor, Colorado 4Rivers Equipment Stadium [ i] 2,500 2022 2024 Moved toThe League for Clubs [ 59] [ 104] Orlando City B Kissimmee, Florida Osceola County Stadium [ i] 5,400 2019 2020 Moved toMLS Next Pro [ 30] Toronto FC II Toronto, Ontario BMO Training Ground [ i] 1,000 2019 2021 Moved toMLS Next Pro [ 30] FC Tucson Tucson, Arizona Kino North Stadium [ i] 3,200 2019 2022 Moved toUSL League Two [ 105]
Notes Teams that no longer participate in USL League One are initalics .
^ Known as "Regular season champions" from 2019 to 2022 ^ The 2020 Final was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic . Greenville was awarded the championship based on points per game. USL League One Finals [ edit ] Season Teams League avg. Playoff avg. Highest teams Lowest teams Ref 2019 10 1,911 3,217 4,292 (Madison) 3,468 (Richmond) 168 (Toronto) 203 (Orlando) [ 112] 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021 12 1,721 3,098 3,287 (Omaha) 2,761 (Madison) 151 (New England) 849 (North Texas) [ 113] 2022 11 2,203 2,865 4,759 (Madison) 3,551 (Richmond) 516 (Northern Colorado) 1,041 (South Georgia) [ 114] 2023 12 2,363 2,604 4,786 (Richmond) 4,310 (Madison) 735 (Central Valley) 1,322 (South Georgia) [ 115] 2024 12 2,329 3,262 4,672 (Richmond) 4,242 (Madison) 728 (Central Valley) 1,077 (Charlotte) [ 116]
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