List of United States soccer teams - Simple English Wikipedia

# List of United States soccer teams

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## [edit] Different levels of men's soccer

A league is a group of teams that play against each other. There are three professional leagues of soccer teams in the Professional Division of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer). (A professional team has players who get payment for playing; an amateur team has players who do not get paid.) The top level league is Major League Soccer (MLS). The United Soccer Leagues make up the lower divisions; the USL First Division is a 2nd division league and the USL Second Division is a 3rd division league. Under these three leagues is the 4th division league, the USL Premier Development League.

### [edit] Major League Soccer

- Eastern Conference
  - Chicago Fire
  - Columbus Crew
  - D.C. United
  - Kansas City Wizards
  - New England Revolution
  - Red Bull New York
- Western Conference
  - C.D. Chivas USA
  - Colorado Rapids
  - FC Dallas
  - Houston Dynamo
  - Los Angeles Galaxy
  - Real Salt Lake

### [edit] USL First Division

- Atlanta Silverbacks
- Charleston Battery
- Miami FC
- Minnesota Thunder
- Montreal Impact
- Portland Timbers
- Puerto Rico Islanders
- Rochester Raging Rhinos
- Seattle Sounders
- Toronto Lynx
- Vancouver Whitecaps
- Virginia Beach Mariners

### [edit] USL Second Division

- Charlotte Eagles
- Cincinnati Kings
- Harrisburg City Islanders
- Long Island Rough Riders
- New Hampshire Phantoms
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds
- Richmond Kickers
- Western Mass Pioneers
- Wilmington Hammerheads

### [edit] USL Premier Development League

- Central Conference
  - Great Lakes Division
    - Chicago Fire Reserves
    - Cleveland Internationals
    - Fort Wayne Fever
    - Indiana Invaders
    - Kalamazoo Kingdom
    - Michigan Bucks
    - West Michigan Edge
  - Heartland Division
    - Boulder Rapids Reserve
    - Colorado Springs Blizzard
    - Des Moines Menace
    - Kansas City Brass
    - Sioux Falls Spitfire
    - St. Louis Lions
    - Thunder Bay Chill
- Eastern Conference
  - Mid Atlantic Division
    - Northern Virginia Royals
    - Richmond Kickers Future
    - Virginia Beach Submariners
    - West Virginia Chaos
    - Williamsburg Legacy
  - New England Division
    - Albany Admirals
    - Cape Cod Crusaders
    - Ottawa Fury
    - Rhode Island Stingrays
    - Vermont Voltage
  - Northeast Division
    - Brooklyn Knights
    - Delaware Dynasty
    - Ocean City Barons
    - Reading Rage
    - Westchester Flames
- Southern Conference
  - Mid South Division
    - Austin Lightning
    - DFW Tornados
    - El Paso Patriots
    - Laredo Heat
    - New Orleans Shell Shockers
  - Southeast Division
    - Ajax Orlando Prospects
    - Bradenton Academics
    - Central Florida Kraze
    - Cocoa Expos
    - Palm Beach Pumas
  - South Atlantic Division
    - Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
    - Augusta Fireball
    - Carolina Dynamo
    - Nashville Metros
    - Raleigh Elite
- Western Conference
  - Northwest Division
    - Abbotsford Rangers
    - BYU Cougars
    - Cascade Surge
    - Ogden Outlaws
    - Tacoma FC
    - Yakima Reds
  - Southwest Division
    - Bakersfield Brigade
    - California Gold
    - Fresno Fuego
    - Los Angeles Storm
    - Orange County Blue Star
    - San Diego Gauchos
    - San Fernando Valley Quakes
    - San Francisco Seals
    - Southern California Seahorses

## [edit] Structure of women's soccer

The professional division of U.S. Soccer first had a 1st division women's league in 2001. However, because of debts, it ended on September 15, 2003 after 3 years. The 2nd division league is the W-League, part of the United Soccer Leagues.

### [edit] Women's United Soccer Association

- Atlanta Beat
- Boston Breakers
- Carolina Courage
- New York Power
- Philadelphia Charge
- San Diego Spirit
- San Jose CyberRays
- Washington Freedom

### [edit] 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

## [edit] 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 national league playing indoor soccer in North America, the Major Indoor Soccer League. The MISL is part of the USSF. It is also the only league in the United States to have a Mexican team.

### [edit] Major Indoor Soccer League

- Baltimore Blast
- California Cougars
- Chicago Storm
- Detroit Ignition
- Milwaukee Wave
- Philadelphia Kixx

## [edit] See also

- United States soccer league system

## [edit] Other Web sites (Web pages)

Official sites

- U.S. Soccer
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
- Major League Soccer
- United Soccer Leagues
  - USL First/Second Divisions
  - W-League
  - USL Premier Development League
- Women's United Soccer Association
- Major Indoor Soccer League

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