Wikipedia - USL W League

The USL W League (USLW) is a pre-professional women's soccer league in the United States which began play in May 2022. It follows the USL W-League, a similar league that existed from 1995 to 2015.

History

The league was originally announced by the United Soccer League with eight clubs, six of which would be women's sides for existing men's USL teams, and two of which would be entirely new franchises. At launch, the USL said the inaugural season would include at least 30 teams. The inaugural season began on May 6, 2022 with 44 teams across 20 states. By the 2023 season the league had grown to 65 teams. The growth of the league, resulted in the development of a four conference system, which is broken down into 10 divisions. Each team plays it divisional opponents to qualify for regional play-offs.

Amerikai USL W-League - nők

Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok harmadosztályú női bajnoksága, melyet 2003-ban hoztak létre. A bajnokság rendszerint május elején kezdődik és július végén ér véget, a csapatok pedig 10 vagy 12 mérkőzést játszanak a szezon során. Jelenleg a bajnokságban 12 csapat szerepel, melyek 3 csoportba vannak osztva. Az alapszakasz után a legjobb két helyezett csapat játszik a bajnoki címért.