The United Soccer League (USL) is set to launch a new division one men’s professional league, with the aim of expanding its presence in the U.S. and increasing the availability of top-tier soccer across the continent.
The USL currently fields two professional leagues: the second-division USL Championship and third-division USL League One. It now intends to have a 12- or 14-team first-division league up and running in 2027-28 that would operate as a separate and competing D1 entity from Major League Soccer (MLS).