American Soccer League
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The American Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States that operated in various incarnations during the 20th century and helped develop the sport domestically before the rise of Major League Soccer.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football league
ⓘ
defunct sports league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | ASL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | league system ⓘ |
| competitionType | club competition ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBodyType | league ⓘ |
| hadMultipleIncarnations | true ⓘ |
| helpedDevelop |
professional soccer in the United States
ⓘ
soccer in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest significant professional soccer leagues in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of domestic soccer talent in the United States
ⓘ
growth of soccer fandom in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | professional ⓘ |
| notableRole |
early professionalization of soccer in the United States
ⓘ
provided competitive structure for American soccer clubs ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| organizedIn | United States soccer pyramid (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predated | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Northeastern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States East Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional league ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teamSport | true ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | sports league ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.