USL League Two

USL League Two
Sport
TipoClub
FederazioneUSASA
PaeseStati Uniti (bandiera) Stati Uniti
Canada (bandiera) Canada
OrganizzatoreUnited Soccer Leagues
Cadenzaannuale
Aperturamaggio
Chiusuraagosto
Partecipanti158 squadre (2026)
FormulaStagione regolare più play-off
Sito InternetSito Ufficiale
Storia
Fondazione1995
Detentore Vermont Green
Record vittorie Flint City Bucks (4)
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La USL League Two (USL2), precedentemente nota come Premier Development League (PDL), è una lega calcistica maschile che opera negli Stati Uniti e nel Canada, e in passato anche nelle Bermuda. Fondata nel 1995, viene organizzata dalla USL. Nel 2026 la lega è composta da 158 partecipanti provenienti da 37 stati.

La USL League Two può essere considerata come uno dei più importanti campionati dilettantistici degli USA. Infatti è uno dei due tornei di livello nazionale affiliati alla USASA, l'organo della federazione preposto al calcio dilettantistico.

Formula del torneo

Nonostante vari cambi di formula, la USL League Two segue lo schema classico dei vari campionati nordamericani: una prima fase di stagione regolare e una fase finale di playoff per decretare il vincitore finale. Non sono previste promozioni o retrocessioni.

Al 2025 la USL League Two è divisa in 4 Conference (Eastern, Central, Southern e Western), suddivise a loro volta in Division.

La stagione regolare USL League Two si svolge durante l'estate da inizio maggio a metà luglio. Ogni squadra gioca un programma di 12/14 partite contro i rispettivi avversari di Division, con andata e ritorno.

In base al regolamento della lega, ciascuna squadra può avere in rosa un massimo di 26 giocatori, di cui massimo 8 che abbiano più di 23 anni e almeno 3 che ne abbiano meno di 18. Vista questa vocazione allo sviluppo di giovani giocatori, spesso la USL PDL è il trampolino di lancio per quei giocatori che vogliono sbarcare nel professionismo.

Storia

Il campionato nacque nel 1995, quando la lega USISL decise di creare due distinti campionati: il primo a carattere semiprofessionistico denominato Professional League, il secondo dilettantistico chiamato Premier League. Nel 1997 il torneo cambiò nome in Premier Development Soccer League, per poi semplificarlo nel 1999 in Premier Development League (PDL). Dal 2019 assume la denominazione di USL League Two.

Squadre partecipanti nel 2026

Club Città Stato Conference
AC ConnecticutHartfordConnecticutEastern
AC Houston SurSouth HoustonTexasSouthern
Academica SCTurlockCaliforniaWestern
AFC Ann ArborAnn ArborMichiganCentral
AHFC RoyalsHoustonTexasSouthern
Akron CityAkronOhioCentral
Albany RushAlbanyNew YorkEastern
Albion SC ColoradoLafayetteColoradoWestern
Almaden FCSan JoseCaliforniaWestern
AMSG FCHuntington BeachCaliforniaWestern
Annapolis BluesAnnapolisMarylandEastern
Apotheos FCAtlantaGeorgiaSouthern
Appalachian FCBooneNorth CarolinaEastern
Asheville City SCAshevilleNorth CarolinaSouthern
Atlético UniónGreeleyColoradoWestern
Ballard FCSeattleWashingtonWestern
Bethesda SCBethesdaMarylandEastern
Bigfoot FCMaple ValleyWashingtonWestern
Birmingham Legion 2BirminghamAlabamaSouthern
Black Rock FCManchesterVermontEastern
Boston BoltsNewtonMassachusettsEastern
Boston City FCRevereMassachusettsEastern
Brave SCSummerfieldFloridaSouthern
Brevard SCMelbourneFloridaSouthern
Brooke House FCMaitlandFloridaSouthern
Capo FCSan Juan CapistranoCaliforniaWestern
Cedar Stars RushTeaneckNew JerseyEastern
Charlotte EaglesCharlotteNorth CarolinaEastern
Charlotte Independence IIRock HillSouth CarolinaEastern
Charlottesville BluesCharlottesvilleVirginiaEastern
Chicago Dutch LionsRiver ForestIllinoisCentral
Christos FCBaltimoraMarylandEastern
City SCCarlsbadCaliforniaWestern
Cleveland Force SCClevelandOhioCentral
Colorado International Soccer AcademyAuroraColoradoWestern
Colorado StormDenverColoradoWestern
Columbus UnitedColumbusOhioSouthern
Connecticut RushOld SaybrookConnecticutEastern
Davis Legacy SCDavisCaliforniaWestern
Dayton Dutch LionsWest CarrolltonOhioCentral
Delaware FCHockessinDelawareEastern
Denton DiablosDentonTexasSouthern
Des Moines MenaceDes MoinesIowaCentral
Dothan United DragonsDothanAlabamaSouthern
Eagle FCMechanicsburgPennsylvaniaEastern
East Atlanta FCAtlantaGeorgiaSouthern
Edgewater CastleChicagoIllinoisCentral
Erie Sports CenterEriePennsylvaniaCentral
FC AmbushCreve CoeurMissouriCentral
FC BuffaloBuffaloNew YorkCentral
FC Miami CityLauderhillFloridaSouthern
FC MotownMorristownNew JerseyEastern
FC OlympiaOlympiaWashingtonWestern
FC TucsonTucsonArizonaWestern
Flatirons FCArvadaColoradoWestern
Flint City BucksFlintMichiganCentral
Fort Lauderdale UnitedFort LauderdaleFloridaSouthern
Fort Worth VaquerosRiver OaksTexasSouthern
Global Football Innovation AcademySpringTexasSouthern
Hattiesburg FCHattiesburgMississippiSouthern
Hickory FCHickoryNorth CarolinaEastern
Hill City FCLynchburgVirginiaEastern
Hill Country LobosKyleTexasSouthern
Houston FCHoustonTexasSouthern
Hudson Valley HammersNewburghNew YorkEastern
Inter GainesvilleGainesvilleFloridaSouthern
Ironbound SCNewarkNew JerseyEastern
Jackson BoomJacksonTennesseeSouthern
Kalamazoo FCKalamazooMichiganCentral
Kings HammerColumbusOhioCentral
Lakeland UnitedLakelandFloridaSouthern
Lansing CityLansingMichiganCentral
Laredo HeatLaredoTexasSouthern
Lehigh Valley UnitedBethlehemPennsylvaniaEastern
Lionsbridge FCNewport NewsVirginiaEastern
Little Rock RangersLittle RockArkansasSouthern
Lonestar SCAustinTexasSouthern
Long Island Rough RidersHempsteadNew YorkEastern
Lorain County LeviathanAvonOhioCentral
Loudoun United 2LeesburgVirginiaEastern
Louisiana Krewe FCLafayetteLouisianaSouthern
Louisville City 2LouisvilleKentuckyCentral
Lubbock MatadorsLubbockTexasSouthern
Manhattan SCNew York CityNew YorkEastern
Marin Legends FCMarin CountyCaliforniaWestern
McKinney ChupacabrasMcKinneyTexasSouthern
Memphis FCMemphisTennesseeSouthern
Miami ACMiamiFloridaSouthern
Midlakes UnitedBellevueWashingtonWestern
Midwest United FCGrand RapidsMichiganCentral
Minneapolis City SCMinneapolisMinnesotaCentral
Mississippi BrillaClintonMississippiSouthern
Montgomery UnitedMontgomeryAlabamaSouthern
Morris Elite SCLivingstonNew JerseyEastern
New England FCMendonMassachusettsEastern
New Jersey Copa FCMetuchenNew JerseyEastern
NONA FCOrlandoFloridaSouthern
North Carolina FC U23CaryNorth CarolinaEastern
Northern Indiana FCGrangerIndianaCentral
Northern Virginia FCLeesburgVirginiaEastern
Oakland County FCClawsonMichiganCentral
Ocean City Nor'eastersOcean CityNew JerseyEastern
Patuxent Football AthleticsPatuxentMarylandEastern
Pennsylvania ClassicLancasterPennsylvaniaEastern
Peoria CityPeoriaIllinoisCentral
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2PittsburghPennsylvaniaCentral
Port CityWilmingtonNorth CarolinaEastern
Portland BangersPortlandOregonWestern
Project 510OaklandCaliforniaWestern
Reading United ACReadingPennsylvaniaEastern
Real Central New JerseyWest WindsorNew JerseyEastern
Real ColoradoCentennialColoradoWestern
Red River RaidersShreveportLouisianaSouthern
Redlands FCRedlandsCaliforniaWestern
River Light FCAuroraIllinoisCentral
RKC Third CoastRacine e KenoshaWisconsinCentral
Rochester FCRochesterMinnesotaCentral
Rockford RaptorsRockfordIllinoisCentral
Saint Croix LegendsStillwaterMinnesotaCentral
Salem CityCaryNorth CarolinaEastern
San Antonio FC 2San AntonioTexasSouthern
San Francisco City FCSan FranciscoCaliforniaWestern
San Francisco Glens SCSan FranciscoCaliforniaWestern
San Juan SCRancho CordovaCaliforniaWestern
Santafé WanderersKansas CityKansasCentral
Sarasota Paradise 2SarasotaFloridaSouthern
SC United BantamsColumbiaSouth CarolinaEastern
Seacost United PhantomsEppingNew HampshireEastern
Shark Coast FCNew Smyrna BeachFloridaSouthern
Snohomish UnitedSnohomishWashingtonWestern
Southern California EaglesLa MiradaCaliforniaWestern
Southern Soccer Academy SwarmDallasGeorgiaSouthern
Sporting Club JacksonvilleJacksonvilleFloridaSouthern
Springfield FCSpringfieldIllinoisCentral
Stars FCGlendaleArizonaWestern
Staten Island Athletic SCStaten IslandNew YorkEastern
Steel City FCCheswickPennsylvaniaCentral
Sueño FCJolietIllinoisCentral
Sunflower State FCOverland ParkKansasCentral
Tacoma Stars FCTacomaWashingtonWestern
Texoma FCShermanTexasSouthern
Tobacco Road FCDurhamNorth CarolinaEastern
Toledo Villa FCToledoOhioCentral
Twin City ToucansBryanTexasSouthern
Union FC MacombMacombMichiganCentral
Utah UnitedUtah CountyUtahWestern
Ventura County FusionVenturaCaliforniaWestern
Vermont Green FCBurlingtonVermontEastern
Virginia Beach United FCVirginia BeachVirginiaEastern
Virginia Marauders FCWinchesterVirginiaEastern
Wake FCHolly SpringsNorth CarolinaEastern
West Chester United SCWest ChesterPennsylvaniaEastern
West Seattle Junction FCSeattleWashingtonWestern
West Texas FCMidlandTexasSouthern
West Virginia UnitedDunbarWest VirginiaCentral
Westchester FlamesNew RochelleNew YorkEastern
Western Mass PioneersLudlowMassachusettsEastern
Weston FCWestonFloridaSouthern

Albo d'oro

Stagione Campione Risultato Finalista Vincitore regular season
USISL Premier League 1995   Richmond Kickers 3 - 1 Cocoa Expos   San Francisco All-Blacks
USISL Premier League 1996   Central Coast Roadrunners 2 - 1 Cocoa Expos   Central Coast Roadrunners
USL Premier Development Soccer League 1997   Central Coast Roadrunners 2 - 1 Cocoa Expos   Spokane Shadow
USL Premier Development Soccer League 1998 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3 - 2 Jackson Chargers   Jackson Chargers
USL Premier Development League 1999   Chicago Sockers 3 - 1 Spokane Shadow   Jackson Chargers
USL Premier Development League 2000   Chicago Sockers 1 - 0 Michigan Bucks   Westchester Flames
USL Premier Development League 2001   Westchester Flames 3 - 1 Calgary Storm   Calgary Storm
USL Premier Development League 2002   Cape Cod Crusaders 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids Reserves   Des Moines Menace
USL Premier Development League 2003   Cape Cod Crusaders 2 - 0 Chicago Fire Res.   New Orleans Shell Shockers
USL Premier Development League 2004   Central Florida Kraze 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids Reserves   Chicago Fire Res.
USL Premier Development League 2005   Des Moines Menace 0 - 0 (6 - 5) d.c.r. El Paso Patriots   OC Blue Star
USL Premier Development League 2006   Michigan Bucks 2 - 1 Laredo Heat   Carolina Dynamo
USL Premier Development League 2007   Laredo Heat 0 - 0 (4 - 3) d.c.r. Michigan Bucks   Hampton Roads Piranhas
USL Premier Development League 2008   Thunder Bay Chill 1 - 1 (4 - 1 d.c.r.) Laredo Heat   Michigan Bucks
USL Premier Development League 2009   Ventura C.F. 2 - 1 Chicago Fire Res.   Reading Rage
USL Premier Development League 2010 Portland Timbers U-23 4 - 1 Thunder Bay Chill Portland Timbers U-23
USL Premier Development League 2011   Kitsap Pumas 1 - 0 Laredo Heat   C.V. Fuego
USL Premier Development League 2012   Forest City London 2 - 1 Carolina Dynamo   Michigan Bucks
USL Premier Development League 2013   Austin Aztex 3 - 1 Thunder Bay Chill   Thunder Bay Chill
USL Premier Development League 2014   Michigan Bucks 1 - 0 Kitsap Pumas   Des Moines Menace
USL Premier Development League 2015   K-W United 4 - 3 N.Y. Red Bulls U23   Michigan Bucks
USL Premier Development League 2016   Michigan Bucks 3 - 2 Calgary Foothills   Michigan Bucks
USL Premier Development League 2017   Charlotte Eagles 2 - 1 Thunder Bay Chill   N.Y. Red Bulls U23
USL Premier Development League 2018   Calgary Foothills 4 - 2 Reading United   Des Moines Menace
USL League Two 2019 Flint City Bucks 1 - 0 (d.t.s.) Reading United   Des Moines Menace
USL League Two 2020 Stagione annullata
USL League Two 2021   Des Moines Menace 1 - 0 North Carolina Fusion   Des Moines Menace
USL League Two 2022   Ventura C.F. 2 - 1 L.I. Rough Riders Lionsbridge
USL League Two 2023 Ballard 2 - 1 Lionsbridge Chicago City
USL League Two 2024 Seacost United Phantoms 3 - 2 (d.t.s.) Peoria City Seacost United Phantoms
USL League Two 2025 Vermont Green 2-1 Ballard   Motown
USL League Two 2026 Vermont Green 2-1 Flint City Bucks   Minneapolis City

Campionati

Squadra Titoli Anno
Flint City Bucks
4
 2006, 2014, 2016, 2019
  Central Coast Roadrunners
2
 1996, 1997
  Chicago Sockers
2
 1999, 2000
  Cape Cod Crusaders
2
 2002, 2003
  Des Moines Menace
2
 2005, 2021
  Ventura C.F.
2
 2009, 2022
Vermont Green
2
 2025, 2026
  Richmond Kickers
1
 1995
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
1
 1998
  Westchester Flames
1
 2001
  Central Florida Kraze
1
 2004
  Laredo Heat
1
 2007
  Thunder Bay Chill
1
 2008
Portland Timbers U-23
1
 2010
  Kitsap Pumas
1
 2011
  Forest City London
1
 2012
  Austin Aztex
1
 2013
  K-W United
1
 2015
  Charlotte Eagles
1
 2017
  Calgary Foothills
1
 2018
Ballard
1
 2023
Seacost United Phantoms
1
 2024

Vittorie regular season

Squadra Titoli Anno
  Des Moines Menace
5
 2002, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
Flint City Bucks
4
 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016
  Jackson Chargers
2
 1998, 1999
  San Francisco All-Blacks
1
 1995
  Central Coast Roadrunners
1
 1996
  Spokane Shadow
1
 1997
  Westchester Flames
1
 2000
  Calgary Storm
1
 2001
  New Orleans Shell Shockers
1
 2003
  Chicago Fire Res.
1
 2004
  OC Blue Star
1
 2005
  Carolina Dynamo
1
 2006
  Hampton Roads Piranhas
1
 2007
  Reading Rage
1
 2009
Portland Timbers U-23
1
 2010
  C.V. Fuego
1
 2011
  Thunder Bay Chill
1
 2013
N.Y. Red Bulls U23
1
 2017
Lionsbridge
1
 2022
Chicago City
1
 2023
Seacost United Phantoms
1
 2024
  Motown
1
 2025
  Minneapolis City
1
 2026

Note

  1. ↑ (EN) About USASA, su usadultsoccer.com. URL consultato il 29 ottobre 2016.
  2. ↑ (EN) Path2Pro, su uslpdl.com. URL consultato il 29 ottobre 2016 (archiviato dall'url originale il 14 ottobre 2016).
  3. ↑ (EN) USL unveils new structure: one central brand, three leagues, evolving for the future, su uslsoccer.com, 28 settembre 2018. URL consultato il 21 ottobre 2018.
  4. ↑ (EN) United Soccer League provides update on 2020 seasons, su uslsoccer.com, 30 aprile 2020. URL consultato l'11 maggio 2020.
  5. 1 2 titoli vinti come Michigan Bucks

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