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The United States Youth Soccer Association (USYS) was founded in 1974 with a modest base of 100,000 registered players. The organization's primary goal was to create a structured environment for youth soccer in the United States, promoting the sport at the grassroots level and providing opportunities for young athletes to grow and compete in a supportive, organized system.
This is a list of soccer clubs in the United States. For clarity, teams based outside the United States that play in USSF -recognized leagues are also listed below with their home country noted. Five professional leagues of men's soccer teams [ citation needed ] are sanctioned by the Professional Division of the United States Soccer Federation ...
Organized youth soccer affiliated with Major League Soccer began with various MLS academy teams playing in the Super Y-League at its foundation in 1999. In 2007, the United States Soccer Federation created an elite academy league called the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which featured academy teams of MLS teams, along with several non-MLS academies across the United States and Canada.
Below is a list to links to the list of Super Y League clubs. The Super Y League is one of the most competitive youth soccer leagues in American soccer along with the Development Academy. Many of the past and current clubs are affiliated with MLS and USL professional teams. Super Y was also hit hard by the creation of the Development Academy ...
In 2019, top boys' and girls' clubs from the DA, all-star teams drawn from the ECNL and other domestic youth clubs, and youth clubs from FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, and Manchester City F.C. competed in the second International Champions Cup Futures Tournament, staged by Relevent Sports Group alongside their senior ...
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy (DA) was an American soccer league. Formed in 2007, the league featured youth academies and youth clubs from various organizations, including Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League. The DA's mission was to provide education, resources, and support to impact everyday club environments in order to ...
US Club Soccer gained recognized as a national organization by the United States Soccer Federation in 2001. [2] The initial intent of the organization was to be a lobbying organization to effect change in United States Youth Soccer Association, but it had to change to a player-based organization to gain momentum. [3]
Founded in 1999, the league is affiliated with U.S. Soccer and used to identify potential professional talent. USL Youth contains the youth academies of Major League Soccer, United Soccer League, and Premier Development League clubs. USL Youth operates the following age groups for boys and girls: U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16/17, U-18/19.