USL W-League

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developmental league sports league women's soccer league

The USL W-League was a North American women’s soccer league that served as a key developmental and semi-professional competition prior to the establishment of fully professional women’s leagues in the United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
USL W League	7
USL W-League canonical	5
USISL W-League	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	developmental league ⓘ sports league ⓘ women's soccer league ⓘ
ageCategory	senior ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	USL W-League ⓘ surface form: USL W League
competitionFormat	conference-based regular season with playoffs ⓘ
competitionLevel	pre-professional ⓘ
competitionType	amateur ⓘ semi-professional ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developmentalRelation	feeder to professional women's leagues in the United States ⓘ
featuredPlayersFrom	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States other CONCACAF nations ⓘ
focus	college player off-season competition ⓘ player development ⓘ
folded	2015 ⓘ
founded	1995 ⓘ
gender	women ⓘ
geographicScope	United States and Canada ⓘ
governedByRules	FIFA Laws of the Game ⓘ
governingBody	United Soccer Leagues ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Tampa, Florida ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the longest-running women's soccer leagues in North America prior to fully professional leagues ⓘ
inauguralSeason	1995 ⓘ
lastSeason	2015 ⓘ
levelOnPyramid	second tier ⓘ
notableCountryOfClubs	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
numberOfConferences	4 ⓘ
numberOfTeamsAtPeak	over 40 ⓘ
organizer	United Soccer Leagues ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Soccer Leagues ⓘ
partOf	United Soccer Leagues ⓘ surface form: United Soccer Leagues system
region	North America ⓘ
role	developmental league for women's soccer ⓘ pathway to professional women's leagues ⓘ
seasonPlayedIn	summer ⓘ
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ soccer ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
successorLeague	United Women's Soccer ⓘ WPSL Elite ⓘ surface form: WPSL Elite (partial overlap)
typeOfTeams	club teams ⓘ
website	http://wleague.uslsoccer.com ⓘ