American professional soccer league
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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 men's Division 2USL Championship , women's Division 1 leagueUSL Super League and other leagues. As of 2026,[update] USL Cup , adding four games, followed by knockout rounds.
[ 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] [ 2] [ 3] USL Division III (USL D3 ).[ 2] [ 4]
TheGreenville Triumph SC (here pictured in 2019) 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] [ 6] [ 7] Tormenta 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] FC Tucson on February 6,[ 10] [ 11] Greenville Triumph SC on March 13,[ 12] [ 13] Madison, Wisconsin on May 17.[ 14] Toronto FC II of the USL was announced on July 2,[ 15] Chattanooga, Tennessee was announced on August 1.[ 16] Penn FC , theRochester Rhinos and theRichmond Kickers , also announced plans to move to League One by 2020 due to financial difficulties.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] North 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] [ 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] Lansing Ignite FC folded.[ 26]
[ edit ] For the 2020 season,Union Omaha joined the league.[ 27] New 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] Orlando 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] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] Lexington 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] Wilmington, 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] Santa Barbara Sky FC , would be joining League One for the 2024 season,[ 40] [ 41] USL Championship beginning in 2026.[ 42] FC Tucson announced a self-relegation back toUSL League Two .[ 43] 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] Spokane, Washington , namedSpokane Velocity .[ 45] Lane United FC acquired exclusive rights to pursue a League One franchise inLane County, Oregon .[ 46] Sporting Cascades FC .[ 47]
[ edit ] Throughout autumn 2023, the league announced three more expansion teams: one inPortland, Maine ,[ 48] Portland Hearts of Pine ,[ 49] Sherman, Texas , namedTexoma FC ,[ 50] Lancaster, California ,[ 51] AV Alta FC .[ 52] Naples, Florida , later unveiled asFC Naples ,[ 53] Mount Vernon, New York , 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]
The growth of the league in the mid-2020s has been aided by pseudo-promotion of clubs from the pre-professionalUSL League Two (One Knoxville SC pictured In October 2024, the league granted expansion teams toCorpus Christi, Texas , andBoise, Idaho , the latter being namedAthletic Club Boise .[ 56] [ 57] [ 58] Corpus 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] The 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] New 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] revived 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]
In April 2025,Fort Lauderdale United FC , a women's team competing in theUSL Super League , originally announced that it would form a men's team to compete in USL League One for 2026.[ 66] [ 67]
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.[ 68]
Following their inaugural season in League One, the ownership group for Texoma FC announced that the Texoma franchise would be moving to USL League Two for at least the 2026 season with the intent of moving back to League One in the future.[ 69] Celina, Texas ,Rodeo SC , with an intention to compete in the 2027 season.[ 70]
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Locations of● current and● future USL League One teams.
For its 2026 season, eighteen teams will compete in USL League One, including nine in thesouth and three each in themidwest ,northeast , andwest .[ 71] "franchise rights" to field a team into the league.[ 72] [ 73] [ 74] [ 75] [ 76]
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 .[ 77] Charlotte Independence and Kickers previously played in theUSL Championship ,[ 78] [ 79] Corpus Christi FC ,Fort Wayne FC ,One Knoxville SC ,Sarasota Paradise , and Tormenta moved fromUSL League Two .[ 80] [ 81] [ 82] expansion clubs that commenced play in USL League One. A League Two club (Fort Lauderdale United FC ) and three expansion clubs (Port St. Lucie SC ,Rodeo SC , andSporting Cascades FC ) have been granted entry into League One for the 2027 season.[ 67] [ 68] [ 70]
The USL is currently in discussions with municipal governments for potential League One or Championship expansion clubs based inBrevard County, Florida ,[ 83] Brownsville, Texas ,[ 84] [ 85] Firestone, Colorado ,[ 86] Fresno, California ,[ 87] [ 88] Green Bay, Wisconsin ,[ 89] [ 90] Medford, Oregon ,[ 91] Modesto, California ,[ 92] [ 93] Pensacola, Florida ,[ 94] [ 95] Pico Rivera, California ,[ 96] [ 97] Riverside, California ,[ 98] [ 99] Santa Rosa, California ,[ 100] [ 101] Springfield, Missouri ,[ 102] Winter Garden, Florida .[ 103] [ 104] Everett, Washington is exploring a possible expansion club to co-inhabit a planned multi-purpose stadium with theEverett AquaSox baseball club.[ 105] [ 106]
Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joined Head coach Current teams Athletic Club Boise Garden City, Idaho Stadium at Expo Idaho [ i] 6,000 2024 2026 Nate Miller AV Alta FC Lancaster, California Lancaster Municipal Stadium [ i] 5,300 2023 2025 Charlotte 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 Corpus Christi FC Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi Stadium[ i] 5,000 2017 2026 Éamon Zayed Fort Wayne FC Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne FC Park[ i] 9,200 2019 2026 Mike Avery Forward Madison FC Madison, Wisconsin Breese Stevens Field [ i] 5,000 2018 2019 Matt Glaeser Greenville Triumph SC Mauldin, South Carolina GE Vernova Park [ i] [ 107] 6,300 2018 2019 [ 108] FC Naples Naples, Florida Paradise Coast Sports Complex Stadium [ i] 5,000 2024 2025 New York Cosmos Paterson, New Jersey Hinchliffe Stadium [ ii] 10,000 2025 2026 One Knoxville SC Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park [ ii] 6,355 2021 2023 Ian Fuller Portland Hearts of Pine Portland, Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium [ iii] 6,000 2023 2025 Bobby Murphy Richmond Kickers Richmond, Virginia City Stadium [ i] 6,000 1993 2019 Darren Sawatzky Sarasota Paradise Lakewood Ranch, Florida Premier Sports Campus[ i] 3,000 2022 2026 South Georgia Tormenta FC Statesboro, Georgia Tormenta Stadium [ i] 5,300 2015 2019 Mark McKeever Spokane Velocity FC Spokane, Washington ONE Spokane Stadium [ iii] 5,100 2021 2024 Leigh Veidman Union Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Morrison Stadium [ iii] 9,023 2019 2020 Vincenzo Candela Westchester SC Mount Vernon, New York The Stadium at Memorial Field [ iii] 3,900 2024 2025 [ 109]
Notes 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] [ 114] 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 [ 115] 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 [ 116] 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] [ 117] Orlando City B Kissimmee, Florida Osceola County Stadium [ i] 5,400 2019 2020 Moved toMLS Next Pro [ 30] Texoma FC Sherman, Texas Historic Bearcat Stadium [ i] 6,500 2025 2025 Moved toUSL League Two [ 118] 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 [ 119]
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) 168 (Toronto) [ 126] 2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021 12 1,721 3,098 3,287 (Omaha) 151 (New England) [ 127] 2022 11 2,203 2,865 4,759 (Madison) 516 (Northern Colorado) [ 128] 2023 12 2,363 2,604 4,786 (Richmond) 735 (Central Valley) [ 129] 2024 12 2,329 3,262 4,672 (Richmond) 728 (Central Valley) [ 130] 2025 14 2,785 3,968 5,808 (Portland)4,369 (Richmond)
719 (South Georgia)773 (Charlotte)
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