The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s. A professional works to receive payment for an activity (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

This league should not be confused with the current United Soccer Leagues, the parent organization of minor league soccer in the United States. The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). ... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ...

History

After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL. The original plan for the league was to avoid the problems that plagued both the ASL and the North American Soccer League. The USL was to feature primarily American players and fiscal responsibilty as well as orderly expansion. Initially, the league was to have both indoor and outdoor seasons so that clubs could play year round. The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the FIFA-sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National Professional Soccer League. ... This article is primarily regarding indoor soccer as played in North America. ...

The USL played its first season in 1984 with nine teams in three divisions. Fort Lauderdale won the league's first championship. However, before the league could play its indoor season, seven teams ceased operations, cancelling the indoor season. 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Four teams managed to begin the 1985 season. However, after the first half of the season was completed, creditors foreclosed on the league. League officials were locked out of their offices, and the USL never played another game. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Teams

• Buffalo Storm
• Charlotte Gold
• Dallas Americans
• El Paso/Juarez Gamecocks
• Fort Lauderdale Sun (South Florida Sun in 1985)
• Houston Dynamos
• Jacksonville Tea Men
• New York Nationals
• Oklahoma City Stampede
• Rochester Flash
• Tulsa Tornados