The USL is launching a women’s professional league to support the growth of women’s soccer in the United States and fill a void in the women’s soccer pipeline. USL has a long-standing commitment to the women’s game, and the addition of a second-division professional league strengthens its women’s and girls’ soccer pyramid that includes the USL W League, USL Academy, and the Super Y League. With the formation of the USL Super League, the USL now offers professional circuits for both men’s and women’s players, exemplifying its commitment to gender equity and investing in the women’s game. 

USL Super League is a second-division league that sits above the USL W League. The league aims to become the first sanctioned Division II women’s league in the United States and provides a new destination for those looking to play, coach, and work in professional soccer.

The new USL professional league and the USL W League are united by their common goals of growing the women’s game and providing more opportunities for girls and women to play, coach, work in, and watch soccer. The two leagues will work collaboratively to advance this mission and move women’s soccer forward through increased opportunity and investment. Both leagues are integral pieces of USL’s girls’ and women’s soccer pyramid atop USL’s youth offerings – the USL Academy and Super Y League.

Like the USL Championship on the men’s side, the USL Super League will be the second tier of women’s soccer in the United States. The USL is committed to establishing equitable standards for its women’s and men’s professional leagues and investing ample resources, infrastructure, and operational support for its women’s and men’s pathways.

The USL Super League will provide new opportunities in women’s professional soccer for players, fans, coaches, referees, staff and executives. The league will bring professional women’s soccer to millions of fans who currently do not have it in their local communities.

The USL Super League will begin play in August 2024 in alignment with the international women’s soccer calendar.

The USL Super League will align with the international women’s soccer calendar, playing from fall to summer. The inaugural season will kick off in August 2024, feature a mid-season winter break, and culminate with the playoffs and final in June 2025.

The minimum number of clubs required for Division II sanctioning is six, but given the heightened interest in the women's game, the USL Super League could see double that number in its inaugural season and continue to grow in subsequent years.