The USL Super League intends to apply to U.S. Soccer for Division I sanctioning by Sept. 1, 2023, it announced Tuesday.
This is a change from the league’s previous announcement in 2021 that the Super League would apply for Division II sanctioning with the intention to launch in 2023 — that is now being pushed back to 2024. The Super League hopes to launch as a 10- to 12-team league next year, though it has eight initial markets at the time of the news release, with more to be announced in coming months.
Initial markets for 2024 season
| City | Owner(s) | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
|
Charlotte, N.C. |
Jim McPhilliamy |
American Legion Memorial Stadium |
|
Dallas/Forth Worth, Texas |
The Neil family |
TBD |
|
Lexington, Ky. |
Bill Shively, Donna Shively, Stephen Dawahare |
W League team currently in Toyota Stadium, future stadium plans underway |
|
Phoenix, Ariz. |
Phoenix Rising FC ownership group |
Phoenix Rising FC stadium |
|
Spokane, Wash. |
Aequus Sports, LLC (Katie Harnetiaux, Ryan Harnetiaux) |
Stadium currently under construction, to open fall 2023 |
|
Tampa Bay, Fla. |
Darryl Shaw, David Laxer, Jeff Fox |
Exploring temporary stadium sites, future stadium planned |
|
Tucson, Ariz. |
Jon Pearlman, Jeff Arnold |
TBD |
|
Washington, D.C. |
Attain Sports and Entertainment (Greg Baroni), in partnership with D.C. United |
TBD |
Four other cities are also…
