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.

USA - USL W-League - Damer

USL W-League är en av två professionella kvinnliga fotbollsligor i USA och kännetecknas av hög kvalitet på spelet och konkurrenskraftiga matcher. Ligan, som grundades 1995, består av 24 lag uppdelade i tre regionala divisioner: öst, central och väst.

USL W-League är en viktig utvecklingsmiljö för kommande kvinnliga fotbollsstjärnor och har fostrat många spelare som gått vidare till att representera USA:s landslag och spela i högsta ligan NWSL (National Women's Soccer League).

Matcherna i USL W-League spelas vanligtvis på universitets- och skolplaner och lockar en lojal skara av fans som uppskattar den höga nivån på fotboll och den tillgång som erbjuds till några av världens bästa kvinnliga fotbollsspelare.