USISL Select League

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defunct soccer league second division soccer league

The USISL Select League was a mid-1990s professional soccer league in the United States that served as a precursor to the modern lower-division structure beneath Major League Soccer.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
USISL Pro League 3
USISL Select League canonical 2
1996 USISL Select League season 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct soccer league ⓘ
second division soccer league ⓘ
competitionFormat league system ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1996 ⓘ
divisionLevel second tier ⓘ
era mid-1990s ⓘ
founded 1996 ⓘ
geographicScope national ⓘ
governingBody United Soccer Leagues ⓘ
surface form: United States Interregional Soccer League
homeAndAwayFormat yes ⓘ
leagueLevelRelativeToNASL successor era to original NASL in U.S. soccer pyramid ⓘ
leagueSystemPosition below Major League Soccer ⓘ
legacy helped establish a national second-division framework in U.S. soccer ⓘ
mergedInto A-League ⓘ
A-League ⓘ
surface form: USISL A-League
numberOfTeamsAtInception about 20 ⓘ
organizedBy Francisco Marcos ⓘ
parentOrganization USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USISL
playoffsIncluded yes ⓘ
predecessor USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USISL Pro League
primarySeason USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 1996 USISL Select League season
professionalStatus professional ⓘ
professionalTier Division II ⓘ
surface form: Division II (USSF)
reasonForEnd consolidation of U.S. second-division leagues ⓘ
relatedCompetition USISL Premier League ⓘ
USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: USISL Pro League

USL W-League ⓘ
surface form: USISL W-League
relationshipToMLS operated as a lower-division league beneath Major League Soccer ⓘ
roleInPyramid precursor to modern lower-division structure beneath Major League Soccer ⓘ
sanctioningBody United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
seasonCount 1 ⓘ
shortName Select League ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
successor A-League ⓘ
A-League ⓘ
surface form: USISL A-League

Referenced by (8)

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

Richmond Kickers → formerLeague → USISL Select League ⓘ
1996 U.S. Open Cup → includesTeamsFromLeague → USISL Select League ⓘ
1996 U.S. Open Cup → includesTeamsFromLeague → USISL Select League ⓘ
this entity surface form: USISL Pro League
USISL Select League → parentOrganization → USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USISL
USISL Select League → predecessor → USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USISL Pro League
USISL Select League → primarySeason → USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1996 USISL Select League season
USISL Select League → relatedCompetition → USISL Select League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: USISL Pro League
Rochester Rhinos → leagueParticipation → USISL Select League ⓘ
this entity surface form: A-League (USISL/USL)