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	USL Second Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Soccer Leagues Second Division is a professional men's soccer league in North America, part of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) league pyramid.
		It is the third division of soccer in the United States behind Major League Soccer (top division) and the USL First Division (second division).
		It was known as the USL Pro Soccer League until 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USL_Second_Division (107 words)

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		United Soccer Leagues announced today the founding of the Harrisburg City Islanders, an expansion club set to begin play in the USL Pro Soccer League in the 2004 season, at a press conference in the Harrisburg City Government Center.
		The A-League's Pittsburgh Riverhounds will be moving to the PSL for the 2004 season while the organization focuses on the development of a stadium project in the greater Pittsburgh area.
		USL Hall of Fame member Joe Brown also announced he is stepping down as general manager and coach and will be taking the position as Executive Vice President.
	www.uslsoccer.com /home/62797.html (336 words)

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		The league is made up of a series of regional leagues within the framework of a North American League containing the top clubs and players from the United States and Canada.
		USL is the leader in player development and is dedicated to growing the game in North America.
		USL operates the A-League, second division men's professional; the USL Pro Soccer League, third division men's professional; the Premier Development League, North American U23 amateur league; the W-League, North American women's amateur league; and the Super Y-League, North American youth leagues.
	supery.uslsoccer.com /home/74741.html (580 words)

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		The W-League, the oldest national soccer league for women, is a 37-team league for 2004.
		United Soccer Leagues has evolved from the initial Southwest Indoor Soccer League founded in 1986 to the largest organization of soccer leagues in North America and was the vision of founder Francisco Marcos.
		The league is dedicated to growing the sport at the grassroots level in every community across the US and Canada, and in providing a quality family entertainment experience that is accessible, exciting and educational.
	pdl.uslsoccer.com /home/65298.html (908 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		TAMPA, FL — United Soccer Leagues announced Wednesday that the organization and its member professional teams have restructured the two professional leagues, A-League and Pro Soccer League, under the USL umbrella to form a new two-tiered professional division.
		The USL Second Division will be eastern-based in 2005 with the 2004 finalist Charlotte Eagles, Harrisburg City Islanders, Long Island Rough Riders, New Hampshire Phantoms, Northern Virginia Royals, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Western Mass Pioneers and Wilmington Hammerheads all returning with the addition of a new franchise in Cincinnati.
		The restructuring of the USL professional division has initially set the USL First Division Championship Playoffs to consist of eight teams if there are greater than 14 teams in the league and six if there are fewer than 14, which is the case with 12 in 2005.
	www.uslsoccer.com /home/86556.html (855 words)

	Minnesota Soccer Scene: USL Restructures Pro Leagues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		United Soccer Leagues announced last week that the organization and its member professional teams have restructured its two professional leagues, A-League and Pro Soccer League, under the USL umbrella to form a new two-tiered professional division.
		To further emphasize regular season excellence, the regular season champion will be awarded the Commissioner’s Cup, which was utilized by the APSL prior to the league’s merger with USL before to the 1997 season.
		The professional division of United Soccer Leagues will consist of 21 teams in 2005, with 12 in the USL First Division and nine in the USL Second Division.
	mnsoccer.blogspot.com /2004/11/usl-restructures-pro-leagues_16.html (214 words)

	United States Soccer Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The USSF is also responsible for sanctioning referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States.
		Major League Soccer is the first division soccer league in the United States.
		The WUSA held soccer festivals in the summer of 2004 to raise both awareness and revenue.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/united_states_soccer_federation (353 words)

	Encyclopedia: USL Second Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The American Soccer Pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States.
		Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top soccer league in the United States in the American Soccer Pyramid, sanctioned by the professional division of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF or U.S. Soccer), a member of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
		The Atlanta Silverbacks are an American professional soccer club who currently play in the USL First Division, a division of the United Soccer Leagues, and the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USL-Second-Division (979 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA).
		The USL is the parent organization for the men's lower division leagues of US Soccer A-League (second division), USL Pro Soccer League (third division), and Premier Development League (PDL) (fourth division).
		The USL structure allows for the USL Pro Soccer League champion to be promoted to the A-League, provided that the team to be promoted meets criteria set by USL and the USSF, and space exists.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/united_soccer_leagues (286 words)

	USL offseason update
		HARRISBURG, PA – United Soccer Leagues announced today the founding of the Harrisburg City Islanders, an expansion club set to begin play in the USL Pro Soccer League in the 2004 season, at a press conference in the Harrisburg City Government Center.
		Upon completion, Atlanta Silverbacks Park will be the one of the premier soccer facilities in the South-Eastern United States and will provide DeKalb County and the metropolitan Atlanta area with a state of the art facility and soccer fields.
		United Soccer Leagues announced the formation of the USL Hall of Fame Election Committee.
	www.mysoccer.com /usl3/usl0925.phtml (1294 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		United Soccer Leagues is pleased to announce the addition of the USL Players’ Village to the 2005 USL SoccerFest.
		United Soccer Leagues is pleased to announce the hiring of Kristin Lettiere as the Director of the USL W-League.
		Kristin comes to USL from the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Milwaukee Wave where she was the Director of Business Operations.
	www.uslsoccer.com (495 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		United Soccer Leagues announced Wednesday that the organization and its member professional teams have restructured the two professional leagues, A-League and Pro Soccer League, under the USL umbrella to form a new two-tiered professional division.
		The two tiers of USL’s professional division will be officially referred to as the USL First Division and USL Second Division, eliminating the A-League name adopted by the then independent American Professional Soccer League in 1995.
		DHT Sports Management, a subdivision of the NH Phantoms ownership, have announced the acquisition of All-Around Sports in Hampstead, NH on October 13th 2004.
	prosoccer.uslsoccer.com (123 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the second round six teams from the USL Pro Soccer League and two A-League teams join the mix to take on the first round winners.
		The U.S. Open Cup, which is recognized as U.S. Soccer’s National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer.
		The 2003 USL Pro Soccer League champion Wilmington Hammerheads will join five qualifiers as determined by four designated regular season qualifying matches, two home and two away.
	www.soccer365.com /US_NEWS/Breaking_News/page_131_66249.shtml (1222 words)

	LogoServer - Soccer Logos - USL
		The A-League, which is just below Major League Soccer on the pyramid, represents the Division II level of professional soccer in the U.S. USL Second Division
		The I-League is a regional indoor league that served as an outlet for USL players during the winter months.
		Since the dawn of USL, the I-League has been a constant, beginning in 1986 when the system was known as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League.
	www.logoserver.com /USL.html (225 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		For many years, soccer aficionados in the United States, including the leadership of the United States Soccer Federation, the sports national governing body, have grappled with the issue of player development.
		Many professional teams from Major League Soccer, the A-League and the USL Pro Soccer League, have initiated youth development programs for the elite level players in their area.
		The major amateur clubs in the Premier Development League and the top women’s league in the world, the W-League, have developed their youth teams in the Super Y-League.
	supery.uslsoccer.com /2005/LeagueOverview/index_E.html (751 words)

	Pro Major League Soccer Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Soccer columnist Paul Oliu first suggested a letter writing campaign directed towards MLS sponsors, partners and suppliers in his article A lesson from the sixties: The Pro-MLS movement on the internetsoccer.com website in March of 2000.
		As a fan of the league, I appreciate the investment you've made, and I'm confident that as support for the game and league continues to grow here in the USA, your investment and your company will be credited as primary reasons for soccer's success here in America.
		You're support of MLS and of soccer will without a doubt be warmly met by the many diverse demographics of Americans that support the world's most popular sport in the USA.
	www.soccernova.com /html/activism/pro-mls_movement.htm (372 words)

	Harrisburg City Islanders Soccer
		After an exciting season in USL Second Division, the Harrisburg City Islanders are taking their success in the professional ranks and bringing it to the youth soccer players of Central Pennsylvania.
		The USL Super Y-League is a professionalized system that is the first step for developing youth soccer players in North America.
		Affiliated with US Soccer and partnered with US Club Soccer, the league is designed to give talented youth players a chance to be selected for US National Team programs and eventually embark on professional careers.
	www.cityislanders.com (371 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult SoccerAssociation (USASA) and the Canadian SoccerAssociation (CSA).
		The USL also includes a women'sleague W-League and the top flight youth league the Super Y-League.
		Each team is permitted a maximum of five(5) foreign players on its active game-day roster and a maximum of seven (7) foreign players on its master roster.
	www.therfcc.org /united-soccer-leagues-10812.html (232 words)

	Virginia Beach Mariners - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Virginia Beach Mariners playing in USL Division 1 and the Virginia Beach Submariners playing in the PDL division of the USL are pleased to announce the following dates for their 2006 Player Combines (Tryouts).
		The 2005 United Soccer Leagues First Division All-League Teams were announced Thursday.
		The Virginia Beach Mariners are very pleased to confirm they have obtained the franchise rights from United Soccer Leagues (USL) for a team in the Premier Development League (PDL) Team for the Hampton Roads area.
	www.marinerssoccer.com (531 words)

	United States National Soccer Players Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The exciting program that was launched in the United States by Andrulis in 2003, will capitalize on soccer fans' passion for the sport to raise money for a disease that is very important to Greg and his family, Juvenile Diabetes.
		Soccer fans bid on-line at TheCrew.com and MatchNight.com for a chance to win autographed soccer jerseys of premier soccer players from the U.S. and around the world, as well as a chance to experience the thrill of match day at Columbus Crew Stadium.
		Major League Soccer All-Stars Landon Donovan and Alecko Eskandarian (D.C. United) will join San Jose Earthquakes general manager and former U.S. World Cup star Alexi Lalas in the ringing of the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Tuesday at 9:25 a.m.
	www.ussoccerplayers.com /latest_soccer_news/441440.html (1460 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		In addition to the soccer facilities, there are softball/baseball batting cages for both personal and team use.
		The sports complex is situated on 20 acres of land and the goal is to open the first outdoor field in the fall of ’05.
		With the acquisition of the facility the organization is in a position to have a major effect on the development of the game of soccer in the state of New Hampshire.
	wleague.uslsoccer.com /home/84896.html (517 words)

	ussoccer.com - News - Full Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The field of teams is up from 34 to 40 last year, with the first round featuring solely amateur squads, with the professional teams from United Soccer Leagues and Major League Soccer entering in rounds two through four.
		In the second round, six teams from USL’s Pro Soccer League (USL-PSL) and the A-League’s Syracuse Salty Dogs and Virginia Beach Mariners join the mix for matches on June 15.
		At stake in the tournament is $180,000 in prize money broken down as follows: $100,000 to the champion, $50,000 to the runner up and $10,000 to the team which advances deepest in the tournament from each of the Division II, Division III and amateur levels.
	www.ussoccer.com /news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=64826&itype=113&iCategoryID=0 (1117 words)

	MatchNight - U.S. OPEN CUP Coverage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Cup competitions, which usually run concurrent with a country's league season, are open in the early stages to any club that can qualify, giving local amateur teams a chance to compete against the best teams a country has to offer.
		Hunt, the owner of the Kansas City Wizards and Columbus Crew of MLS and the owner of the Texas Tornado of the old NASL, was one of the sport's first major ownership figures and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
		This website is an unofficial and independently-operated source of soccer news and information and is not directly affiliated with or endorsed by any team, league or their owners.
	www.matchnight.com /mn-opencup.cfm?Page=OPENCUP101 (810 words)

	USL Premier Development League -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is popular with U.S. college players since they can play in it during the summer months and still maintain their collegiate eligibility.
		A maximum of eight players on each team's 26-man roster can be over 23 years old, and at least three players on each team's roster must be 18 or younger.
		The professional leagues in the United States are (highest to lowest):
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USL_Premier_Development_League2.htm (229 words)

	WSC Legacy - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Drafted by the Baltimore Blast of the Indoor Soccer League, Albert has the opportunity to play professional soccer when the team’s preseason tryouts begin in September.
		Still, the Indoor Soccer League has many talented players and puts only the best on the field.
		Since Brown’s calling probably will not be as a professional soccer player, he wants to have a strong showing in his last postseason with the Legacy.
	www.williamsburglegacy.com /news1.htm (3396 words)

	PSL - Professional Soccer League - Utah Blitzz Professional Soccer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		PSL - Professional Soccer League - Utah Blitzz Professional Soccer
		The Blitzz, who won the title for the second time in four years, lost to Charlotte in the then-D3 Pro League semifinals here in 2000.
		CHARLOTTE, N.C. - When the Pro Soccer League national championship game was over, the Utah Blitzz's celebration went on and on.
	www.utahblitzz.com (214 words)

	United Soccer Leagues (USL)
		The defending A-League champion Charleston Battery tied 1-1 with the defending PSL champion Wilmington Hammerheads tonight at Blackbaud Stadium in front of 4,803.
		The Charleston Battery lost to Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew tonight at Blackbaud Stadium by a score of 3-1 in front of 1,620.
		The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will open their month-long training camp on Monday, March 15 as the 'Hounds gear up for the 2004 season in the USL’s Pro Soccer League.
	prosoccer.uslsoccer.com /preseason/index_E.html (443 words)

	Coaches Bios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Upon his relocation to the US, Bobby signed on with the USL A League and played 4 years in combination with the Carolina Dynamo and Charleston Battery.
		Prior to joining Davidson, he was the assistant men's soccer coach for three seasons at Springfield College in Massachusetts and assistant coach for both the men's track and men's soccer teams at Sewanee where he was an all-conference soccer player.
		Head Coach - Winnie Corrigan is in her second year on the Davidson College Women's soccer staff after setting many Wildcat records as a goalkeeper at Davidson from 1997 to 2000 including the school's single-season records for goals against average (0.84) and shutouts (eight).
	www.cmsa.nc-soccer.net /coach%20bios.htm (2053 words)

	Parsippany Soccer Club
		Tampa, Fla. - United Soccer Leagues announced today the formation of the leagues Northeast Conference for the Super Y-League, SYL, 2004 season.
		The Northeast Conference is primarily within Region I of US Soccer," added Matt Weibe, Director of the Super Y-League.
		Affiliated with US Soccer, the league is designed for talented youth players destined for professional or international careers.
	www.parsippanysoccerclub.org /Travel%20Teams/66127.html (448 words)

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