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Major League Soccer
North American Soccer League
USL Championship
USL League Two
Structure of women's soccer
Professional indoor soccer
- Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
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Major League Soccer

Eastern Conference
- Atlanta United FC
- Chicago Fire SC
- Columbus Crew SC
- Cincinnati FC
- D.C. United
- Inter Miami CF
- Orlando City SC
- Montreal Impact
- Nashville SC
- New England Revolution
- New York City FC
- New York Red Bulls
- Philadelphia Union
- Toronto FC
Western Conference
- Colorado Rapids
- FC Dallas
- Houston Dynamo
- Los Angeles FC
- Los Angeles Galaxy
- Minnesota United FC
- Portland Timbers
- Real Salt Lake
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Seattle Sounders FC
- Sporting Kansas City
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC

North American Soccer League

The current NASL was officially disbanded as of November 2018.

USL Championship

Eastern Conference

Atlanta United 2
Birmingham Legion
Charleston Battery
Charlotte Independence
Hartford Athletic
Indy Eleven
Loudoun United
Louisville City FC
Memphis 901
Miami FC
New York Red Bulls II
North Carolina FC
Philadelphia Union II
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Sporting Kansas City II
St. Louis FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies

Western Conference

Austin Bold FC
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
El Paso Locomotive FC
LA Galaxy II
Las Vegas Lights FC
New Mexico United
OKC Energy FC
Orange County SC
Phoenix Rising FC
Portland Timbers 2
Real Monarchs
Reno 1868 FC
Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Sacramento Republic FC
San Antonio FC
San Diego Loyal
Tacoma Defiance
Tulsa FC

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)
    - - 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 is run by U.S. Soccer 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.

Women's United Soccer Association

Operated from 2001–2003.

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 2009–2011.

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)
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, and now in the NWSL)

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

Chicago Red Stars
Utah Royals FC (begins play in 2018; owned by Real Salt Lake of MLS)
Houston Dash (began play in 2014; owned by the Houston Dynamo of MLS)
Orlando Pride (began play in 2016; owned by Orlando City SC of MLS)
Portland Thorns FC (owned by the Portland Timbers of MLS)
Seattle Reign FC
Sky Blue FC
Western New York Flash
North Carolina Courage

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

United States soccer league system

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