USL Championship

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professional soccer league second-division soccer league

The USL Championship is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that operates as a second-division competition beneath Major League Soccer.

Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form As subject As object
USL Championship playoffs 0 4
USL Pro 0 4
USL Championship Western Conference 0 2
2014 USL Pro Championship 0 1
Eastern Conference of the USL Championship 0 1
USL Championship (as historical ancestor) 0 1
USL Championship Eastern Conference 0 1
USL Championship clubs 0 1
USL Championship regular season 0 1
USL Pro Championship 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf professional soccer league →
second-division soccer league →
aboveLeague Major League Soccer →
ageRestriction senior →
broadcastPartner ESPN family of networks →
clubMembershipType franchise-based →
competitionGender men →
competitionType league →
confederation CONCACAF →
continent North America →
country Canada →
United States of America →
surface form: United States
divisionLevel second division →
fieldType outdoor →
fifaCodeCountry CAN →
United States of America →
surface form: USA
formerName USL Championship self-linksurface differs →
surface form: USL Pro

United Soccer Leagues →
surface form: United Soccer League
foundedBy United Soccer Leagues →
surface form: United Soccer League
genderCategory men's →
governingBody United Soccer Leagues →
surface form: United Soccer League
hasChampionshipFinal yes →
hasConferences yes →
hasInternationalPlayers yes →
hasPlayoffs yes →
hasPromotionTo no formal promotion to Major League Soccer →
hasRelegationTo USL League One →
hasReserveTeams some clubs operate reserve or affiliate teams →
matchFormat 11-a-side →
organizer United Soccer Leagues →
surface form: United Soccer League
participatesInCup U.S. Open Cup →
primaryMarket United States soccer market →
professionalStatus professional →
professionalTier second-highest professional tier in United States →
pyramidPosition second tier of United States soccer pyramid →
region North America →
ruleset Laws of the Game of association football →
surface form: IFAB Laws of the Game
sanctioningBody United States Soccer Federation →
surface form: U.S. Soccer Federation
seasonFormat regular season and playoffs →
seasonTiming spring-to-fall calendar →
shortName USL Championship self-link →
sport soccer →
sportFormat association football →
teamType club teams →
trophyName USL Championship trophy →
typicalConferenceNames Eastern Conference →
Western Conference →
websiteType official league website →

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USL Super League → associatedLeague → USL Championship →
Tower Bridge Battalion → associatedWith → USL Championship →
Indy Eleven → competition → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship playoffs
SRFC → competition → USL Championship →
subject surface form: Sacramento Republic FC
this entity surface form: USL Championship Western Conference
Heart Health Park → competitionLevelHosted → USL Championship →
Indy Eleven → conference → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship Eastern Conference
San Diego Loyal SC → conference → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship Western Conference
this entity surface form: USL Championship clubs
New York Red Bulls II → formerLeague → USL Championship →
Richmond Kickers → formerLeague → USL Championship →
USL Championship → formerName → USL Championship self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: USL Pro
Charleston Battery → hasCompetition → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship regular season
Charleston Battery → hasCompetition → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship playoffs
Charleston Battery → hasWonCompetition → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Pro championship
Republic → honour → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Pro Championship
U.S. Open Cup → includesClubsFrom → USL Championship →
Birmingham Legion FC → league → USL Championship →
Charleston Battery → league → USL Championship →
Harrisburg City Islanders → league → USL Championship →
Indy Eleven → league → USL Championship →
Republic → league → USL Championship →
Sacramento Republic FC → league → USL Championship →
SRFC → league → USL Championship →
subject surface form: Sacramento Republic FC
San Diego Loyal SC → league → USL Championship →
The Quails → league → USL Championship →
Orlando City Stadium → leagueHosted → USL Championship →
Charlotte Eagles → leagueParticipation → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Pro
A-League (1995–2004) → linkedTo → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship (as historical ancestor)
Frank Yallop → managedInLeague → USL Championship →
United Soccer Leagues → operatesLeague → USL Championship →
Birmingham Legion FC → participatesIn → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship playoffs
Sacramento Republic FC → participatesIn → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Championship playoffs
SRFC → playsAssociation → USL Championship →
subject surface form: Sacramento Republic FC
Birmingham Legion FC → playsIn → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: Eastern Conference of the USL Championship
Harrisburg City Islanders → reachedFinal → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Pro Championship 2011
MLS Next Pro → relatedCompetition → USL Championship →
USL League One → relatedCompetition → USL Championship →
USL League Two → relatedCompetition → USL Championship →
USL Second Division → replacedBy → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Pro
American soccer pyramid → secondTierLeague → USL Championship →
USL Championship → shortName → USL Championship self-link →
USL First Division → successor → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: USL Pro
Sacramento Republic FC → wonCompetition → USL Championship →
this entity surface form: 2014 USL Pro Championship