USSF Division 2 Professional League

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association football league defunct sports league second division football league

The USSF Division 2 Professional League was a temporary second-tier North American soccer league sanctioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation for the 2010 season to bridge organizational turmoil between existing professional leagues.

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USSF D-2 Pro League 1
USSF D2 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf association football league ⓘ
defunct sports league ⓘ
second division football league ⓘ
alsoKnownAs USSF Division 2 Professional League ⓘ
surface form: USSF D-2 Pro League

USSF Division 2 Professional League ⓘ
surface form: USSF D2
competitionLevel professional ⓘ
competitionType league competition ⓘ
confederation CONCACAF ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 2010 ⓘ
division second division ⓘ
followedBy North American Soccer League (2011–2017) ⓘ
surface form: North American Soccer League
format regular season and playoffs ⓘ
foundedBy United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
geographicScope United States and Canada ⓘ
governanceModel USSF-operated interim league ⓘ
governingBody United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
inception 2010 ⓘ
includesClubsFrom Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
isTemporaryCompetition true ⓘ
levelOnPyramid Division II ⓘ
numberOfSeasons 1 ⓘ
numberOfTeams 12 ⓘ
organizer United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
purpose temporary second-tier league ⓘ
to bridge organizational turmoil between existing professional leagues ⓘ
reasonForEstablishment dispute between USL and NASL ownership groups ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
replaced USL First Division ⓘ
teams from the planned North American Soccer League ⓘ
sanctionedBy United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
seasonCount 1 ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
soccer ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
temporalCoverage 2010 season ⓘ
tierInPyramid second tier ⓘ
topTierRelation below Major League Soccer ⓘ

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USSF Division 2 Professional League → alsoKnownAs → USSF Division 2 Professional League ⓘ
this entity surface form: USSF D-2 Pro League
USSF Division 2 Professional League → alsoKnownAs → USSF Division 2 Professional League ⓘ
this entity surface form: USSF D2
North American Soccer League (2011–2017) → replaced → USSF Division 2 Professional League ⓘ
USL First Division → successor → USSF Division 2 Professional League ⓘ