The Champions Soccer League USA (CSL USA) was an American men's
soccer league. The league was sanctioned by the
United States Adult Soccer Association
The United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) is a national organization for amateur soccer in the United States. It consists of 55 state organizations as well as national, regional and state leagues.
The National Premier Soccer League, NI ...
(USASA). The league announced that after the 2017 season CSL USA would use
promotion and relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues ...
policies; however, the league did not survive long enough to implement this planned structure.
History
The CSL USA began in 2014 with the initial season beginning in 2015. St. Pete Raiders captured the first league title with an 8-1-1 record. The league began in Florida and has expanded to locations around the United States beginning with the Northeast region.
On April 6, 2017 CSL USA was granted status as a USASA national league (clubs in all four regions, at least 32 member clubs located in a minimum of 12 different states) just the third league (
NPSL,
PDL) with this distinction. It is the first-ever national league to use promotion and relegation in
US Soccer
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.
CSL USA did not have a 2018 season, and some teams from the league moved to the
United Premier Soccer League
The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was found ...
.
Teams
Champions
References
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External links CSL USA website
Soccer leagues in the United States
Soccer in Florida
2015 establishments in Florida