American Soccer League (2014)

This article is about the present-day soccer league. For the three previous leagues, see American Soccer League (disambiguation).
American Soccer League
Country United States
Confederation U.S. Soccer
Founded 2013
Number of teams 13
Level on pyramid 5
Domestic cup(s) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Current champions Long Island Express (2016)
Website www.aslsoccer.org
2016 ASL season

The American Soccer League (ASL) is an American soccer league that began play in August 2014.[1] The league footprint is in the northeastern United States. ASL players are paid, making it different from the NPSL or PDL models in which college-eligible players can compete.

The league announced in December 2013 that it has an agreement in place with the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) to develop a close working relationship in the areas of competition and business.[2]

American Professional Soccer (APS) is the parent company of American Soccer League (ASL). The league's goal is to eventually achieve U.S. Soccer Division 3 status. Initially, the league will be sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA).[3]

Teams

• Philadelphia Fury • Icon FC • Connecticut United FC • Delaware Stars FC • IFK Maryland • Lancaster Lions • Long Island Express • Mass United • New Hampshire Bobcats • New England FC • New Jersey FC • Philadelphia Fury Guns • Atlanta Futuro FC

Champions

Season Champion Result Runner Up
2014–15 Icon FC[4] 0–0 (6–5 PK's) Western Mass Pro
2016 Long Island Express[5] 1-0 Philadelphia Fury

Rivalry Cups

Competition Most Wins Titles Other Club(s) Titles Draws Recent winner
Commonwealth Derby Mass United FC 2 Western Mass Pioneers 0 4 Mass United FC[6]
Soccer Factory Derby Philadelphia Fury 2 AC Crusaders 1 1 Philadelphia Fury
Yankee Derby Mass United FC 1 Rhode Island Oceaneers 0 3 Mass United FC

Competition format

The 2016 ASL spring season will run from April to June. After a short break, the fall season will begin in late August and run until early November.

Organization

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About the League". American Soccer League. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Partnership with American Soccer League a Historic Occasion". Canadian Soccer League. March 13, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "ASL Receives Provisional USASA Sanctioning". ASL. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Western Mass Falls on PKs in ASL Title Match". New England Soccer Today. 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Undefeated". American Soccer League. 13 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "United Gets It Done Against Pioneers". Mass United FC. Retrieved May 12, 2014.

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