The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American for-profit soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was founded in 2011 by Santa Ana Winds FC President Leonel López as a regional league for teams in Greater Los Angeles, but expanded to include 400 teams from 41 states as of the 2022 season.

Two seasons are played each year, with regional play culminating in a playoff system that crowns a single national champion each season. The league features internal promotion and relegation with up to three levels in some regions; only clubs in the top tier Premier Division are eligible to compete for the national championship.

The league is a National Affiliate member of United States Soccer Federation, and a National League within the larger United States soccer league system.

History

The UPSL was formed in 2011 with 10 teams, and has grown to include over 400 member clubs across the nation. Now featuring numerous MLS U19 teams including LAFC, Philadelphia Union and LA Galaxy, the Premier Division is widely regarded as occupying the unofficial 4th tier of US Soccer. Each UPSL team is independently owned and operated. The league consists of two seasons each calendar year, with the Spring season beginning in March and ending with national playoffs in July, and a Fall season with play beginning in September with national playoffs in December.

UPSL announced it would begin promotion/relegation system beginning in 2017. Teams will compete in two divisions: Pro Premier and Division One.

In November 2016 the UPSL announced the addition of a Colorado conference set to begin in 2017.

In August 2017, the league announced that all eleven clubs of the Premier League of America would be joining the UPSL as a new Midwest Conference. The conference will initiate friendlies during the 2017 Fall Season and begin league play in 2018.

U.S. Open Cup

Former member club PSA Elite is known for reaching the fourth round of the 2014 and the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by knocking out higher-level professional teams. Three UPSL teams, La Máquina FC, L.A. Wolves FC, and San Nicolas FC qualified for the 2016 U.S. Open Cup. La Máquina FC advanced to the fourth round (knocking out Portland Timbers U23, Sacramento Gold, and LA Wolves FC) before falling to LA Galaxy. The UPSL's participants in the 2016 US Open Cup altogether defeated teams from the PDL (Timbers U-23), NPSL (Sacramento Gold), and USL (Orange County Blues FC). The UPSL had five teams qualify for the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, with the L.A. Wolves FC advancing the furthest, making it to the third round before being knocked out by USL team Orange County SC. 2018 saw five more UPSL teams qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, with Sporting Arizona FC before falling to USL team Fresno FC. Only one team, Florida Soccer Soldiers qualified from UPSL for the 2019 U.S. Open Cup, advancing to the third round prior to losing to USL Championship team North Carolina FC. The U.S. Open cup was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19. UPSL had four teams qualify for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup with two teams advancing to the second round of the competition. In 2023, UPSL only had two teams qualify for the U.S. Open Cup, with UDA Soccer advancing to the second round before falling to USL Championship team New Mexico United. With more slots being taken in the tournament proper by USL League 2 and National Premier Soccer League teams, the UPSL had seen a decrease in the number of teams to make it through the qualifying rounds. Starting in 2024, UPSL is guaranteed a slot in the first round of the Open Cup. This slot is given to the UPSL Spring Champions, and in 2024 was earned by AS Frenzi.


미국 축구 대회 "유나이티드 프리미어 사커 리그"는 미국에서 개최되는 최고의 축구 대회 중 하나입니다. 이 대회는 전국의 다양한 도시와 지역에서 참가하는 팀들이 경쟁하는 것으로 유명합니다. 유나이티드 프리미어 사커 리그는 높은 수준의 경기력과 열정적인 경기 분위기로 알려져 있으며, 많은 축구 팬들에게 큰 관심을 받고 있습니다.

이 대회는 다양한 남녀 팀들이 참가하며, 각 팀은 자신의 도시나 지역을 대표하여 경기에 나섭니다. 경기는 주로 주말에 개최되며, 많은 관중들이 경기장에 모여 열광적으로 응원합니다. 유나이티드 프리미어 사커 리그는 미국 축구의 미래를 모색하고 발전시키는 데 큰 역할을 하고 있으며, 많은 유망한 선수들이 이 대회를 통해 주목받고 있습니다.

이 대회는 경기력과 스킬을 겨루는 것뿐만 아니라, 친목과 교류의 장을 제공하기도 합니다. 참가 팀들은 경기 이외에도 다양한 활동과 이벤트에 참여하며, 다른 팀과의 교류를 통해 친선을 도모합니다. 이를 통해 축구를 사랑하는 사람들이 모여 즐거운 시간을 보낼 수 있습니다.

유나이티드 프리미어 사커 리그는 미국 축구의 역사와 문화를 대표하는 대회로, 많은 사람들에게 큰 인기를 누리고 있습니다. 이 대회는 미국 축구의 발전과 성장을 위해 지속적으로 노력하며, 미래의 축구 스타들을 발굴하고 육성하는 데 큰 역할을 합니다. 유나이티드 프리미어 사커 리그는 미국 축구 팬들에게 놓치지 않을 가치 있는 경기들을 제공하며, 미국 축구의 향후 발전을 기대하게 합니다.