USL League Two
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| Full name | United Soccer Leagues League Two |
| abbreviation | USL2 |
| Association | United States Soccer Federation |
| First edition | 1995 |
| hierarchy | 4th league |
| Teams | 74 |
| master | Flint City Bucks (2019) |
| Record champions | Flint City Bucks (4) |
| Website | uslleaguetwo.com |
| Qualification for | Lamar Hunt US Open Cup |
The USL League Two (USL2) is an amateur football league in the United States and Canada . It is considered a development league and, together with the National Premier Soccer League, constitutes the highest amateur league in the USA.
It is subordinate to the United Soccer Leagues and, together with the National Premier Soccer League, is regarded as the fourth highest level in American football . There is no promotion or relegation regulation. The league was founded in 1995 as part of the restructuring of regional North American football. In the 2015 season, a total of 67 teams will compete in four conferences .
At the end of September 2018, the league was renamed USL League Two. This happened as part of an announcement about the realignment of the United Soccer Leagues.
particularities
The USL2 is primarily an amateur league, but teams that pay their players are also increasingly taking part in the game. Since 2007, eight USL League Two teams have qualified for participation in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup .
The squad size is limited to 26 players, of which a maximum of eight may be over 23 years old, and 3 players must be under 18. The league is used by many college players during the college soccer break during the summer months , as players can take part in the league without losing their college eligibility.
Some teams also serve as minor league teams for franchises from the Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League .
Before the start of the 2015 game year, there was another name change in American football; in February 2015 the former ULS Pro was renamed the United Soccer League again and the previous USL PDL lost its catchphrase USL and from now on only appeared as the Premier Development League .
master
- 1995 USISL Prem - Richmond Kickers
- 1996 USISL Prem - Central Coast Roadrunners
- 1997 PDSL - Central Coast Roadrunners
- 1998 PDSL - San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
- 1999 USL PDL - Chicago Sockers
- 2000 USL PDL - Chicago Sockers
- 2001 USL PDL - Westchester Flames
- 2002 USL PDL - Cape Cod Crusaders
- 2003 USL PDL - Cape Cod Crusaders
- 2004 USL PDL - Central Florida Kraze
- 2005 USL PDL - Des Moines Menace
- 2006 USL PDL - Michigan Bucks
- 2007 USL PDL - Laredo Heat
- 2008 USL PDL - Thunder Bay Chill
- 2009 PDL-Pro - Ventura County Merger
- 2010 PDL-Pro - Portland Timbers U-23
- 2011 USL PDL - Kitsap Pumas
- 2012 USL PDL - Forest City London
- 2013 USL PDL - Austin Aztex
- 2014 USL PDL - Michigan Bucks
- 2015 PDL - KW United FC
- 2016 PDL - Michigan Bucks
- 2017 PDL - Charlotte Eagles
- 2018 PDL - Calgary Foothills FC
- 2019 USL2 - Flint City Bucks
Teams 2019
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ USL Unveils New Structure: One Central Brand, Three Leagues, Evolving for the Future. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
- ↑ USL Rising - United Soccer League ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed October 6, 2015
