Country U.S. Soccer, USASA Founded 1959 Divisions 2 | Confederation CONCACAF First season 1959-1960 season Number of teams 16 | |
The United Soccer League of PA is an amateur soccer league that operates in Eastern PA, primarily in the greater Philadelphia area. The USLofPA the premier Amateur Soccer league in the Philadelphia region and southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Overview
The league currently has 16 teams, in two divisions: The Major Division, and the Women's Major division. In the past the league has had additional divisions, in addition to these, such as, 1st divisions, 2nd divisions, over 30 divisions, as well as intermediate divisions.
History
The United Soccer League of PA, originated from "United Soccer", an organization founded in the mid-1950s to sponsor international soccer games in our area. Eventually a few men from the organization came up with the idea to form a "German League". These men had pledged support from the Philadelphia United German-Hungarians, Phoenix SC, and the Vereinigung Erzgebirge. After a few weeks these men had their first open meeting and the preliminary work was done to form the league. A call went out to several other organizations such as Norristown, Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem, Camden, and Reading. In 1959, the idea of a "German League" was dropped and the UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE OF PENNSYLVANIA was founded.
Seasons
Over 200 organizations have played soccer in the USLofPA in several divisions.