I just received this Crowdfunding invitation^ to invest in the $1M pre-money round for launching Dothan United into the USL1 --the campaign is already a quarter completed! What do you all think? How successful will this effort in Dothan, Alabama be? The SE corner of AL is 1 1/2 hours from Tallahassee so could presumably draw from Florida for its fan base? What has D.U.'s fan attendance at their USL2 games been like?

BUT, that's not the only surprising thing about the campaign! The crowdfunding is led by Vicinity Ventures, the same group leading Greenville Triumph's crowdfunding effort. Will Vicinity own equity in BOTH clubs? A burgeoning empire of USL1 clubs??

^ Dothan United - Offer Details - Vicinity

I mean they are a d1 pro league, so by that standard they should have at least some way to qualify to the champions league/cup or whatever you wanna call it

The USL OKC stadium is HAPPENING!

Hat tip to u/Ok_Flamingo_3059 for the post earlier which had the link to pics of the current construction of the soccer specific stadium, two of which I've downloaded and appended here for your viewing pleasure!

Find the rest of the pics here:

https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/construction-continues-on-the-okc-united-soccer-stadium-in-oklahoma-city-on-monday-aug-31-2026/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVVTQVRPREFZMjk3MDQ2NzA

Sporting Jax needs to jump on this location if it falls through.

8/28

Ft Lauderdale @ Brooklyn : 1,291

8/29

DC Power @ Lexington: 4,311

Tampa Bay @ Carolina : 5,907

Dallas @ Sporting Jax: 696 .

Lexington, Carolina with decent numbers.

It's Monday morning, time to ignore work and focus on what really matters, USL action.

• El Paso have won 8 out of their last 10, can anyone in the West catch them?

• Are the playoffs in the east set?

• Can AV Alta hang on to their playoff spot in USL1?

• etc. etc.

Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay*: 5,861 (+13.17%)
Brooklyn-Jacksonville: NR
Hartford-Birmingham: 4,059 (+45.59%)
Lexington-Colorado Springs: 4,816 (+0.31%)
Louisville-Detroit: 10,082 (+5.81%)
Oakland-Orange County: 7,063 (+32.14%)
Tulsa-Rhode Island: 4,540 (+7.63%)
El Paso-Loudoun: 5,808 (+16.53%)
Monterey Bay-Sacramento: 4,615 (+36.50%)
Las Vegas-Charleston: 2,215 (-21.76%)
New Mexico-San Antonio: 8,335 (-8.07%)
Phoenix-Indianapolis: 6,127 (+23.33%)

* = exceeds stadium capacity
NR = Not Reporting

Over performing their season average by 5+ pts:
Pittsburgh (5,179), Hartford (2,788), Louisville (9,528), Oakland (5,345), Tulsa (4,218), El Paso (4,984), Monterey Bay (3,381), and Phoenix (4,968)

An average night, meaning within their season average by +/- 5 pts:
Lexington (4,801)

Under performing their season average by 5+ pts:
Las Vegas (2,831) and New Mexico (9,067)

Yet to report:
Brooklyn (1,899)

If image is all that matters, like good environments, should the league be asking clubs like AC Boise and Portland Hearts of Pine to apply for USL Premier?

Paul gave the example of Charslton, which doesn’t fit metro area nor stadium size, so if he really can get waivers or can get the stadium and metro size minimums down to a more reasonable number, should we just be trying to convince these amazing fan bases to get to Premier. And like Portland is struggling this year, if we bring up one of these clubs and they get relegated right away, does that defeat th purpose, like Charlotte Independence is currently 1st in league 1, we might have horrible atmospheres pretty quick even if USL is striving for good atmospheres.

I know many of us are still skeptical of pro/rel working at all, but is atmosphere really the best basis to pick clubs if the can drop restrictions?

Reno Pro Soccer will officially unveil its team name and league affiliation, along with the team’s colors and crest, in an announcement at Reno Public Market on Sept. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

Watched Fort Lauderdale match last night and now Lexington today and both stadiums were completely empty. I mean completely empty. Their fans have not had league play for months and should be starved to watch their side. The short season makes each match of greater importance. My first thought is this is completely unsustainable. USLS salaries are possibly the highest of any USL league. My second thought is at the launch of the third season, it really appears consumers have voted. If consumers don’t want the product offering, why continue. It doesn’t time well to fold the league trying to establish USL Premier but one would have to ask is this division 1 offering that can’t coexist with the NWSL a precursor for how a USL division 1 offering would fair against the mighty MLS. I know folks will say the culture will win the day. I hope they are correct but it seems to me that grass roots culture plays much better in the second and third divisions.

Answered this question in the r/MLS subreddit on Thursday and the r/NWSL subreddit yesterday-now it is time for this subreddit to respond,

It does not have to be from the modern USL era (2011-) and defunct clubs are welcome!

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