Title: List of soccer clubs in the United States Content: This is a list of soccer clubs in the United States. == Major League Soccer == * Eastern Conference **Atlanta United FC **Charlotte FC **Chicago Fire FC **Columbus Crew **FC Cincinnati **D.C. United **Inter Miami CF **CF Montréal **New England Revolution **New York City FC **New York Red Bulls **Orlando City SC **Philadelphia Union **Toronto FC * Western Conference **Austin FC **Colorado Rapids **FC Dallas **Houston Dynamo FC **LA Galaxy **Los Angeles FC **Minnesota United FC **Nashville SC **Portland Timbers **Real Salt Lake **San Jose Earthquakes **Seattle Sounders FC **Sporting Kansas City **Vancouver Whitecaps FC * Future teams ** St. Louis City SC – starts play in 2023 ==USL Championship== ;Eastern Conference *Atlanta United 2 *Birmingham Legion *Charleston Battery *Detroit City FC *Hartford Athletic *Indy Eleven *Loudoun United *Louisville City FC *Memphis 901 *Miami FC *New York Red Bulls II *Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC *Tampa Bay Rowdies *FC Tulsa ;Western Conference *Colorado Springs Switchbacks *El Paso Locomotive FC *LA Galaxy II *Las Vegas Lights FC *Monterey Bay FC *New Mexico United *Oakland Roots SC *Orange County SC *Phoenix Rising FC *Portland Timbers 2 *Rio Grande Valley FC Toros *Sacramento Republic FC *San Antonio FC *San Diego Loyal SC ;On hiatus *OKC Energy FC – plans to resume play in 2023 * Fort Worth – last played in 2021 as Austin Bold FC; relocated to Fort Worth and plans to resume play in 2024 ;Future teams *Queensboro FC – plans to start play in 2023 * Buffalo – plans to start play in 2023 * Rhode Island FC – plans to start play in 2023 * Des Moines – plans to start play in 2024 == USL League One == One of three leagues that forms the current third level. * Central Valley Fuego FC * Charlotte Independence * Chattanooga Red Wolves SC * Forward Madison FC * Greenville Triumph FC * North Carolina FC * Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC * Union Omaha * Richmond Kickers * South Georgia Tormenta FC * FC Tucson ;Future teams * Fort Wayne FC – plans to start play in 2023 * Lexington SC – plans to start play in 2023 * Spokane – plans to start play in 2023 == National Independent Soccer Association == * AC Syracuse Pulse * Albion San Diego * Bay Cities FC * California United Strikers FC * Chattanooga FC * Flower City Union * Los Angeles Force * Maryland Bobcats * Michigan Stars FC * Valley United FC == MLS Next Pro == Formed in 2021, starting play in 2022, as a dedicated MLS developmental league also at the third level. Of the 21 teams in the first season, only Rochester New York FC is not owned and operated by an MLS team. ;Eastern Conference * Chicago Fire FC II * FC Cincinnati 2 * Columbus Crew 2 * Inter Miami CF II * New England Revolution II * New York City FC II * Orlando City B * Philadelphia Union II * Rochester New York FC * Toronto FC II ;Western Conference * Colorado Rapids 2 * Houston Dynamo 2 * Minnesota United 2 * North Texas SC (FC Dallas) * Portland Timbers 2 * Real Monarchs * San Jose Earthquakes II * Sporting Kansas City II * St. Louis City SC 2 * Tacoma Defiance (Seattle Sounders FC) * Whitecaps FC 2 (Vancouver) ==USL League Two== *Central Conference **Great Lakes Division ***Chicago Fire Premier – reserve side of the MLS team ***Chicago Inferno ***Cincinnati Kings ***Hamilton Rage (from Hamilton, Ontario) ***Forest City London (from London, Ontario) ***Flint City Bucks ***River City Rovers (from Louisville, Kentucky) ***Toronto Lynx **Heartland Division ***Des Moines Menace ***Kansas City Brass ***Real Colorado Foxes (from Highlands Ranch, a suburb of Denver) ***Springfield Demize ***St. Louis Lions ***Thunder Bay Chill ***WSA Winnipeg *Eastern Conference **Mid-Atlantic Division ***Baltimore Bohemians ***Bermuda Hogges ***Brooklyn Knights ***Central Jersey Spartans ***Jersey Express ***Long Island Rough Riders ***New Jersey Rangers ***Ocean City Nor'easters ***Reading United ***Westchester Flames **Northeast Division ***Boston Victory ***Connecticut FC Azul ***GPS Portland Phoenix ***Ottawa Fury ***Seacoast United Phantoms (from Portsmouth, New Hampshire) ***Vermont Voltage ***Western Mass Pioneers ***Worcester Hydra **South Atlantic Division ***Carolina Dynamo ***Fredericksburg Hotspur ***Nashville Metros ***Northern Virginia Royals ***Palmetto FC Bantams (from Greenwood, South Carolina) ***Real Maryland Monarchs ***Southern West Virginia King's Warriors (from Beckley) ***Virginia Beach Piranhas ***West Virginia Chaos (from Charleston) *Southern Conference **Mid-South Division ***Austin Aztex ***El Paso Patriots ***Laredo Heat ***New Orleans Jesters ***Texas Dutch Lions ***West Texas Sockers (from Midland) **Southeast Division ***Bradenton Academics ***FC JAX Destroyers ***Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy ***Mississippi Brilla (from Jackson) ***Ocala Stampede ***Orlando City U-23 – reserve side of the USL Pro team Orlando City ***Panama City Beach Pirates ***VSI Tampa Flames *Western Conference **Northwest Division ***Fraser Valley Mariners (from Abbotsford, British Columbia) ***Kitsap Pumas (from Bremerton, Washington) ***North Sound SeaWolves (from Everett, Washington) ***Portland Timbers U23's – reserve side of the MLS team ***Seattle Sounders U23's – reserve side of the MLS team ***Vancouver Whitecaps Residency – reserve side of the MLS team ***Victoria Highlanders ***Washington Crossfire (from Seattle, plays home games in nearby Redmond) **Southwest Division ***BYU Cougars – owned and operated by Brigham Young University, but not part of the school's NCAA athletic department ***Fresno Fuego ***Pali Blues – reserve side of the USL Pro team Los Angeles Blues ***Los Angeles Misioneros ***Ogden Outlaws ***Orange County Blue Star ***Southern California Seahorses ***FC Tucson ***Ventura County Fusion ==Structure of women's soccer== The professional division of U.S. Soccer has had three different first-division women's leagues. The first, the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), was founded in 2001, but folded due to large debts after the 2003 season. The second, Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), was effectively a successor to WUSA, although it did not begin until 2009. Like WUSA before it, WPS played three seasons, but also lost large amounts of money; it first decided not to play its planned 2012 season, and then completely folded in May of that year. After WPS folded, the effective top level of women's soccer in the U.S. was WPSL Elite, a "semi-pro" league that had both professional and amateur teams. WPSL Elite was created by the Women's Premier Soccer League, one of two second-division women's leagues, as an outlet for former WPS teams, as well as WPSL teams that wanted to play professionally. WPSL Elite played in 2012 with eight teams; six were professional, and three once played in WPS. The other second-division league was the W-League, part of the United Soccer Leagues. WPSL Elite was planned as a temporary league before a possible return of WPS. In late 2012, a totally new top-level league was created, known as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It was run by U.S. Soccer until 2020, and started play in 2013 with eight teams, four of which had been members of WPS. The league added teams in 2014 and 2016 to become a 10-team league, making it the first professional women's league in the U.S. to have more than eight teams and last more than three seasons. The league dropped to 9 teams in 2017, but returned to 10 in 2021 and further expanded to 12 for 2022. ===Women's United Soccer Association=== Operated from 2001 to 2003. *Atlanta Beat *Boston Breakers *Carolina Courage *New York Power *Philadelphia Charge *San Diego Spirit *San Jose CyberRays *Washington Freedom ===Women's Professional Soccer=== Operated from 2009 to 2011. *Atlanta Beat (joined WPS in 2010) *Boston Breakers (now in the NWSL) *Chicago Red Stars (dropped to the WPSL after the 2010 season; later in WPSL Elite, and now in the NWSL) *FC Gold Pride (from the San Francisco Bay Area; folded after the 2010 season) *Los Angeles Sol (folded after the 2009 season) *magicJack (formerly the Washington Freedom; played in South Florida) *Philadelphia Independence (joined WPS in 2010) *Saint Louis Athletica (folded during the 2010 season) *Sky Blue FC (from the New York City area; now in the NWSL as NJ/NY Gotham FC) *Washington Freedom (moved to South Florida after the 2010 season and renamed magicJack) *Western New York Flash (an offshoot of the WPSL's Buffalo Flash, and playing home games in Rochester; joined WPS in 2011, later moved to WPSL Elite, still later to the NWSL; now a youth-only operation) ===WPSL Elite=== * ASA Chesapeake Charge (based in the Baltimore area) * Boston Breakers * Chicago Red Stars * FC Indiana (based in the Indianapolis area; plays throughout the state) * New England Mutiny (based in the Springfield, Massachusetts area) * New York Fury (based on Long Island) * Philadelphia Fever * Western New York Flash ===National Women's Soccer League=== Currently Operating * Angel City FC * Chicago Red Stars * Houston Dash * Kansas City Current * NJ/NY Gotham FC * North Carolina Courage * OL Reign * Orlando Pride * Portland Thorns FC * Racing Louisville FC * San Diego Wave FC * Washington Spirit ===W-League=== *Central Conference **Atlantic Division ***Atlanta Silverbacks ***Bradenton Athletics ***Carolina Dynamo ***Central Florida Krush ***Charlotte Lady Eagles ***Cocoa Expos ***Hampton Roads Piranhas ***Richmond Kickers Destiny **Midwest Division ***Chicago Gaels ***Cincinnati Ladyhawks ***Cleveland Internationals ***Fort Wayne Fever ***London Gryphons ***Michigan Hawks ***Minnesota Lightning ***West Michigan Firewomen *Eastern Conference **Northeast Division ***Boston Renegades ***Long Island Lady Riders ***New Hampshire Lady Phantoms ***New Jersey Wildcats ***New York Magic ***Northern Virginia Majestics ***South Jersey Banshees ***Western Mass Lady Pioneers **Northern Division ***Hamilton Avalanche ***Laval Comets ***Ottawa Fury ***Rochester Rhinos ***Sudbury Canadians ***Toronto Lady Lynx ***Vermont Lady Voltage *Western Conference **Fort Collins Force **Mile High Edge **Real Colorado Cougars **San Diego Gauchos **Seattle Sounders **Vancouver Whitecaps ==Professional indoor soccer== Indoor soccer is a form of soccer played inside a building, sometimes called an arena, instead of in a stadium on a grass field. There is one league playing indoor soccer in North America, and that is the Major Arena Soccer League. The MASL is part of the USSF. It is also the only league in the United States to have a Mexican team. ===Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)=== * Eastern Division ** Baltimore Blast ** Harrisburg Heat ** Syracuse Silver Knights ** Waza Flo * Central Division ** Cedar Rapids Rampage ** Chicago Mustangs ** Milwaukee Wave ** Kansas City Comets ** St. Louis Ambush * Southwest Division ** Atletico Baja (Mexico) ** Brownsville Barracudas ** Las Vegas Legends ** Saltillo Rancho Seco (Mexico) ** Sacramento Surge ** Turlock Express * Pacific Division ** Dallas Sidekicks ** Ontario Fury ** San Diego Sockers ** Sonora Suns (Mexico) ** Tacoma Stars ==Related pages== *United States soccer league system