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7 unusual facts about United Soccer Leagues


2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

These five levels, namely Major League Soccer, the United Soccer Leagues (First Division, Second Division, and Premier Development League), and the United States Adult Soccer Association, each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations in the months leading up to the start of the tournament proper.

Due to the reshuffling of teams and the compromise between the United Soccer Leagues and the breakaway North American Soccer League, there are only 6 teams in USL-2 and 9 eligible teams in the newly formed USSF Division 2 Professional League (Montreal Impact, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Puerto Rico Islanders are not eligible because they are Canadian or Puerto Rican clubs).

Burke Slusher

Burke Slusher is the current associate head coach and goalkeeping director of the Kansas City Brass in Premier Development League of the United Soccer Leagues.

Frank DuRoss

He serves on the Executive Committee of both the American Hockey League and the United Soccer Leagues.

MLS Supplemental Draft

From 1996 to 1999, all players playing in the United States currently playing professionally in the United Soccer Leagues were eligible for the MLS Supplemental Draft, where they could be selected by all Major League Soccer teams.

Moussa Sy

Moussa Sy (12 July 1979 in Conakry) is a Guinean football Striker with the Long Island Rough Riders of the United Soccer Leagues.

Tim Sahaydak

From 1998 to 2000, he played matches for the Project-40 team in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) A-League.


Hamilton Croatia

Notable non-Croat players include 1976 Canadian Olympians Kevin Grant and Olympic team captain Jimmy Douglas, as well as former United Soccer Leagues First Division All-Star Jamie Dodds.

Palm Beach International Polo Club

It is used for the finals in polo tournaments and as the home venue for United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League side the Palm Beach Pumas.

Sophie Reiser

Sophie Reiser (born December 21, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder for the Seattle Sounders Women of the United Soccer Leagues W-League.

Starfire Sports

Starfire features fields for indoor and outdoor soccer, and occasionally rugby union games, as well as a 4,500-seat soccer stadium previously used by the USL Seattle Sounders and now used by the MLS Seattle Sounders FC for US Open Cup matches, the Seattle Reign FC of the NWSL, and the Seattle Sounders Women of the W-League.


see also

Cleveland Stars

Cleveland City Stars, United Soccer Leagues First Division team from 2006-2009