United Soccer Leagues - last updated on 3 June 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Competition name: United Soccer Leagues
Foundation: 1989
Country: United States of America
Website: www.uslsoccer.com
A bit of history:
The USL began life in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League (SISL). In 1989 the league added an outdoor season and subsequently became known as the Southwest Independent Soccer League with many teams playing both indoor and outdoor seasons. Before the beginning the 1990/91 indoor season the league again changed its name to the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League, and again prior to the beginning of the 1991/92 indoor season the league changed its name to the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL).
In 1995, after briefly renaming themselves the United States International Soccer League (USISL), the league changed its name to the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues and formally established an amateur league, the USL Premier Development League and a professional league, the USL Second Division. The next year, the USISL established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA Division 3 sanctioned Pro League and its amateur Premier League in hopes of gaining FIFA Division 2 sanctioning. The next season, the Select League and the independent Division 2 A-League merged to form a new A-League under the USISL umbrella. In 1999 the umbrella USISL changed its name to the modern United Soccer Leagues.
Competition crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
United Soccer Leagues -
Founded in 1986
USL First Division
USL Second Division
