United Soccer League of Pennsylvania

United Soccer League of Pennsylvania

Founded	1959
First season	1959-1960 season
Country	U.S. Soccer, USASA
Confederation	CONCACAF
Divisions	2
Number of teams	16
Domestic cup(s)	U.S. National Amateur Cup, USASA Open Cup, U.S. Open Cup
Current champions	West Chester United (2017-2018)
Most championships	Philadelphia United German-Hungarians, (16 USL titles)
Website	http://uslofpa.leagueapps.com/
2018-2019

The United Soccer League of PA is an amateur soccer league that operates in Eastern PA, primarily in the greater Philadelphia area. The USL of PA the premier amateur soccer league in the Philadelphia region and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Overview

The league currently has 30 teams, spanning four divisions: The Major Division, The Major II Division, the Over 30 Division, and the Women's Major division. The Major II Division is comprised mainly of reserve squads of the Major Division Teams.^[1]

History

The United Soccer League of PA, originated from "United Soccer", an organization founded in the mid-1950s to sponsor international soccer games in our area. Eventually a few men from the organization came up with the idea to form a "German League". These men had pledged support from the Philadelphia United German-Hungarians, Phoenix SC, and the Vereinigung Erzgebirge. After a few weeks these men had their first open meeting and the preliminary work was done to form the league. A call went out to several other organizations such as Norristown, Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Camden, and Reading. In 1959, the idea of a "German League" was dropped and the UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE OF PENNSYLVANIA was founded.

References

External links

• United Soccer League of Pennsylvania // Facebook
• United Soccer League of Pennsylvania // United States Adult Soccer Association
• United Soccer League (Archive) // The Philly Soccer Page