The USL said they would go to 3 conferences once the league got to 36 teams. I don't think it will happen next year. And inter-conference play has really been minimized. Most teams don't play any this year. With 33 I would guess two conferences of 16/17. The schedule would look pretty much like this year almost entirely intra-conference with teams playing a few opponents 3 times.
Interesting find on the West Coast team. Fresno could definitely be an option. I know San Diego has been discussed on and off (might be back on with MLS seemingly dead in SD?). And of course there's been talk of Burlingame (San Francisco) of late.
Stoked to have Vegas in the league. It's always a fun rivalry. And adding Fresno and SF would make for so much easy travel!
Hmm. There could also be 32 teams next year. I'm not sure what Ottawa is going to do with the CPL starting up after the World Cup. They might sit out the USL season to join that league in the summer or stick with the USL for all of 2018.
God, I love when any expansion team announcement instantly goes to how many times everybody is going to play everybody else and how many games that means.
I swear to GOD, you people and your lazy-ass, "I refuse to spend more than 90 seconds brainstorming THE IDENTITY OF OUR GODDAMNED CLUB." Lazy lazy lazy lazy posing forced bullshit.
Pretty much par for the course these days. It's unusual when a team doesn't just slap FC on the city name. Of course it could be worse... Deltas!
Stadium Lease approved by the Las Vegas city council http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/815340?referrer_id=2349190
Chatty talking possible move to USL: http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/...anoogfc-beginning-look-rise-pro-level/439594/
The word is they are one of the original NISA teams, not USL. They've been friendly with Peter Wilt for some time.
while the article mentions NISA and USL, I'm just not convinced that NISA will happen...we'll see I guess.
How about Birmingham and Memphis Breaking: @SocTakes understands that Birmingham and Memphis will be announced as 1st two @USL expansion teams for 2019 season.— Nipun Chopra, PhD (@NipunChopra7) August 2, 2017
so Boca Raton say they are looking for some of your $$$ in order to join the USL/NASL expansion discussion...way too funny: Boca Raton FC has developed over the past few years a reputation for providing affordable community-based entertainment. We’re extremely proud of our successes and are now actively taking steps to further grow our club and create a soccer environment that benefits everybody involved with the game in our community. Our first match of the fall will be on August 23 against Lynn University at Lynn. We’re pleased to be able to play a game in Boca Raton to be close to our fans. This also will help strengthen our ties with local Universities as we work to develop educational opportunities for our players and foster learning experiences for players from all over the world. The 2017 NPSL and APSL Spring Season proved to be a learning experience for everyone involved with our club. We experienced growing pains and won’t repeat some of the same errors we made during this period. We also pledge to be closer with the community and work to find a more permanent and accessible place to play our games. For the APSL Fall Season we will be fielding a team of mostly young, local player players. We’re not focused on results for this period though we will build a competitive and entertaining roster for our fans. In 2018, we plan to have at least 12 home games in Boca Raton or Delray Beach and we need community buy-in to make this as successful as possible. We will also be engaging in more community-oriented charitable activities going forward including around the holidays. We are also looking to develop a training center in partner with local investors which will not only be for our club but to serve as a home for competitions and to host clubs from abroad who come to south Florida for training. This will be a training facility not owned by our club but one which will be a partner in and use for our first team and academy. It will serve as a home for our club. Next year, we will field teams in the same leagues we did in 2017. However, we are in active conversations with the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) and are also open to having similar discussions with the North American Soccer League (NASL) and United Soccer League (USL) in the future. Our commitment is to bring the higher level of professional soccer to this community without compromising our values or our brand. We will not jump to a professional league until we feel we have a proper structure in our club from youth development on up to our first team. We will not play in a pro league in 2018. We need to do our homework before getting there and we need more investment partnerships and more local support before making the leap. We are pleased in our trajectory as club through three years and have confidence in our long-term plan. We need support of the local community and local businesses, if we are to move forward towards playing in a professional league. In the upcoming months we will be building collaborations and bridges to further our footprint and the viability of our club going forward. We will spend the coming months fostering existing relationship in the community and developing new ones as well. We are actively involved in seeking real investment partners who can help sustain our growth while maintaining the reputation and family feel of the club we have built in the last three years. If you want to invest in Boca Raton FC feel free to contact us. We will periodically be updating you our fans on our progress with all of this. Thanks again to our loyal fans and the greater south Florida soccer community for everything.
So to give some prospective, they are semi-pro with only a handful of college players. They played/dominated the APSL, a Florida based league, winning the spring and fall seasons in both 2015 and 2016. Moved up for the fall 2017 season to the NPSL and finished 6th out of 7 teams. Give them another few seasons they will probably challenge for the division championship. They seem like a good candidate for a USL3 or an NISL team.
Some sort of USL announcement in Birmingham tomorrow ( watch the video ) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1563421927011420&id=917670208253265
Birmingham officially announced http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/821462?referrer_id=2333971
BHam will field a PDL club next year, so at least their fans don't have to wait a year and a half. Birmingham to field PDL team starting in 2018! #Path2ProDETAILS: https://t.co/Y5KDr8UGZC pic.twitter.com/zkwlZzCTCH— USL League Two (@USLLeagueTwo) August 8, 2017