For the first time in American soccer history, a professional league has adopted promotion and relegation. A supermajority of United Soccer League (USL) owners voted on Tuesday to adopt promotion ...

The USL announced Thursday that it will launch a division one men's soccer league that could rival MLS and is targeting a 2027 start for the new league.

It took years of discussions, but the status quo will go and pro-rel will be implemented once USL launches its first-tier league. Why USL owners took the leap to vote for promotion and relegation.

USL becomes the first professional sports league in the U.S. to adopt this global model, creating an interconnected three-tiered men’s professional soccer system.

The new system will interconnect the league’s current two professional leagues—the USL Championship (Division Two) and USL League One (Division Three)—with a brand new Division One league ...

The USL has revealed plans to expand in 2027 with a potential MLS-rivalling Division One set to join the mix alongside its existing lower-league structure. advertisement. The Mirror US.