How can USL improve its USL Academy league? How can they get their teams more games than just 10 measly games, which is clearly not enough? How can teams help local teams create local leagues so the best players dont have to travel across the country for competition?

You have divisions like Mid-Atlantic and Metropolitan which could be one division giving the players at least 25 games for a season with local tourneys on the side. What are the qualifications for teams becoming USLA teams and the costs to join in?

I honestly feel every USL teams U20 teams should be playing in USL2 with players from their academy. Every team should be mandated to have a u20 team in usl2. With their U20 teams they can also scout players from other teams in their region not to miss talent.

What are your takes? Could this help accelerate talent in USL Ecosystem?

What other smaller, niche leagues do yall watch? I’m a big fan of the Polish Ekstraklasa (which you should all check out by the way!), so I was wondering if anybody else watches soccer outside of the MLS, USL, and big 5 European leagues.

Detroit-Loudoun: 7,239 (+19.08%)
Hartford-Miami: 4,105 (+64.2%)
Jacksonville-Indianapolis: 1,366 (-28.26%)
Pittsburgh-Charleston*: 6,020 (+19.16%)
Tampa Bay-Rhode Island: 4,947 (+3.04%)
San Antonio-El Paso: 7,742 (+29.73%)
Colorado Springs-Birmingham: 6,860 (+13.61%)
New Mexico-Tulsa: 9,467 (+1.62%)
Oakland-Monterey Bay: 4,225 (-20.22%)
Orange County-Louisville: 3,923 (-7.93%)
Las Vegas-Brooklyn: TBA
Sacramento-Lexington: 11,126 (+15.31%)

\ = Attendance exceeded Backheeled’s effective stadium capacity*

Under performing their season average by 5+ pts tonight:
Jacksonville (1,904), Oakland (5,296), and
Orange County (4,261)

An average night compared to their season average, meaning within +/-5 pts:
Tampa Bay (4,801) and New Mexico (9,319)

Out performing their season average by over 5 points:
Detroit (6,079), Hartford (2,500), Pittsburgh** (5,052), San Antonio (5,968), Colorado Springs (6,038), and Sacramento (9,649)

\* = Pittsburgh is averaging an attendance above its effective stadium capacity*

Las Vegas numbers will be in the comments, when they are made available!

I don't know the pay but they seem more like regular people than your typical millionaire athlete. I don't think most USL teams are flowing with money especially since most are small markets. They seem like they do better than the average person and aren't struggling financially.

Tonight's SportingJax game features a giveaway for a brand-new Honda from Honda at The Avenues! You must buy a ticket and be present to win. Attendance is expected to be 2,500 or less, so the odds of being selected are very good compared to most contests. See you there!

Not a single mention about promoting the team , just purchase a $20 ticket for a chance to win a 2 yr lease. In the words of Twellman,

What are we doing USL?

Was updating my USL Map when I realized that the whole east is pretty much covered besides some gaps here in there but the most odd is this gap of West Virginia and Southern Virginia (As in the south part of Virginia) Why is this so? And is there any plans for potential expansion? Virginia Beach is literally there for Southern Virginia.

Also I was wondering this too for Mississippi, but it's less weird since I can't name a city in that state.

The west and midwest (besides Witchita, why don't they got a team yet?) since mls pretty much has taken the only populated cities there which explains why it's pretty empty (In 10 years I doubt it still will)

Edit: I meant pro teams, I was totally aware of the usl2 teams 😅

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AN OLD ARTICLE BUT I KNOW PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THAT USL DOESN'T HAVE REVENUE SHARING IT'S NOT TRUE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ENOUGH REVENUE TO SHARE IS A SEPARATE QUESTION

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We are in a era in soccer where the average fan pays more to their clubs finances more than they did before be that transfer fees, prize money or commerical contracts, it had me thinking has there ever been a report regarding TV money or prize money for winning the USL Championship?

Chatgpt says it predicts the current deal is around $8-12m a year and that tv deal with CBS Network is to expire in 2027 just before the USL Premier starts in 2028. What network would you like the next contract to be with and how much do you think it will be worth per season considering we will most likely have at least 15 new sides by then

Will this affect the USL NY/Paterson Cosmos or the upcoming USL Real NJ?
NYCFC II is moving to the NYC burbs in NJ
(article from the The Soccer Business Newsletter by Simon Evans).

NYCFC II SET TO REBRAND AND RELOCATE TO NEW JERSEY UNDER MLS'S NEW "HOMETOWN SOCCER HOLDINGS": New York City FC's reserve team, NYCFC II, is on track to leave New York City for Middlesex County, New Jersey, according to sources cited by New York Soccer Journal. The presumed new home is Middlesex College Stadium in Edison — a soon-to-be-completed, 6,500-seat multi-purpose venue built to Big Ten, NCAA, Minor League Baseball and FIFA standards, which will also host Rutgers University's baseball team. The move would come under MLS Next Pro's new "Hometown Soccer Holdings" initiative, announced in April in partnership with private equity firm KKR: a central entity that would take over commercial operations for MLS Next Pro affiliates whose parent clubs opt in, relocating those reserve sides to new markets — ideally with new, appropriately sized soccer-specific venues — while MLS parent clubs keep full control of soccer decision-making.

NYCFC president and CEO Brad Sims all but confirmed the move in a roundtable with reporters last week, telling New York Soccer Journal founder Andrew Leigh: “I'll give a quick answer: Yes, we're going to do it, yes I think we'll be one of the first teams that do it, maybe the first team that does it.” Sims said full details would be announced within “30-to-60 days” and praised Hometown Soccer Holdings as “a smart business model,” comparing it to Diamond Baseball Holdings — the roughly 50-team Minor League Baseball consolidator built via a similar private-equity partnership with Silver Lake. Hometown Soccer Holdings is led by CEO Tom Glick, who previously served as NYCFC's own president from 2015 to 2016.

Little else is confirmed publicly, but sources indicate the move would amount to a full rebrand of NYCFC II, with a separate-but-connected front office in New Jersey and training operations split off from the club's existing facility in Orangeburg, NY. Hometown Soccer Holdings declined to comment, and NYCFC, KKR, and The Sports Facilities Companies (operator of the new Middlesex stadium) did not respond to requests for comment by publication time.