Anonymous wrote:A new pro women’s soccer league in the US to compete with (or complement?) NWSL. DC is one of the first markets. Exciting stuff.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/usl-super-league-receives-ussf-division-one-status-for-womens-pro-soccer-competition/

VA Union has a USL W league and Arlington just announced a W league too. Both now just one step below this new professional league presumably.

VA Union and Arlington are not W League. They are WPSL and no direct pathway to Super League.

The local USL W and USL 2 teams are:
Marauders based in Springfield, VA. They have a year round women's program. https://www.instagram.com/vamaraudersfc/
https://www.vamfc.org tryout form https://www.jotform.com/form/233185758499172

Nova based in Chantilly, VA. They have a year round Mens Program. Tryout info https://www.novafcalliance.club/tryouts

USL has pyramid for youth to pro in the DMV

USL Academy (Not super Y) Youth clubs to be announced soon. https://www.usl-academy.com
USL 2 (mens) Marauders and Nova
USL W Marauders and Nova
USL Championship Mens Loudoun team
USL Super league Women's DC team

The 2024 W League Divisional Alignment is here

➡️ bit.ly/3SF2i7X

No Mclean

The only teams associated with the USL super league are USL W league teams. WPSl is another entity completely with no pro pathway with super league

McLean is not doing W league this year
NOVA FC based in Chantilly area has mens and Womens USL teams
VA marauders in Springfield/ Fairfax has mens and Womens USL teams
Christos and PFA in MD

So, for local WPSL teams:
Arlington
Alexandria Reds
Washington Dutch Lions (Fairfax BRAVE connections?)

USL W teams (not Superleague):
McLean
NVA
Virginia Marauders
Christos FC (MD)

Arlington announced the WPSL team, right? Isn’t that a different league than the USL W league?
https://www.uslwleague.com/league-teams

hmmm, so do we know which clubs will be associated with USL?

From the website: The USL Super League sits at the top of the USL’s distinct youth-to-pro women’s pathway. The complete pathway includes the USL W League, the leading pre-professional women’s soccer league in the United States; the USL Academy, an advanced talent-development platform connected to professional and pre-professional USL clubs; and the Super Y League, a premier national youth competition.

Would be smart if USL Super league or NWSL take on an academy to lock in players

A new pro women’s soccer league in the US to compete with (or complement?) NWSL. DC is one of the first markets. Exciting stuff.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/usl-super-league-receives-ussf-division-one-status-for-womens-pro-soccer-competition/

VA Union has a USL W league and Arlington just announced a W league too. Both now just one step below this new professional league presumably.