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Atlanta United 2 vs. Birmingham Legion FC - Game Highlights | 07-06-2022

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Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Detroit City FC - Game Highlights | 07-02-2022

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2019 USL Championship Final

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Phoenix Rising FC vs. Orange County SC - Game Highlights | 07-02-2022

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Indy Eleven vs. Miami FC - Game Highlights | 07-02-2022

The USL Championship (USLC), is a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation as a Division II Professional League since 2017, placing it under Major League Soccer in the hierarchy. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
  • Founding (2010) 

  • Play begins (2011–2012) 

  • Beginnings of MLS partnership (2013–2014) 

  • Expansion of MLS partnership and first rebranding (2015–2016) 

  • Surpassing NASL for Division II sanctioning (2016–present) 

  • Timeline 

  • Media coverage 

  • Attendance