United Soccer Association
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United Soccer Association was a short-lived professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated in 1967 and helped lay the groundwork for the later North American Soccer League.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Soccer Association canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football league
ⓘ
defunct soccer league ⓘ professional sports league ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedToPopularize |
soccer in Canada
ⓘ
soccer in the United States ⓘ |
| champion | Los Angeles Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioner | Jack Kent Cooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | single table with regional divisions ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top division ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| finalMatchCity | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMatchCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMatchVenue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| folded | 1967 ⓘ |
| founded | 1966 ⓘ |
| governingBody | United Soccer Association, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedLayGroundworkFor | North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importedClubsFrom |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ England NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1967 ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to formation of North American Soccer League ⓘ |
| mergedToForm | North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedWith | National Professional Soccer League (1967) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| playedSummerSchedule | true ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professional | true ⓘ |
| reasonForImportedTeams | lack of established local professional clubs ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Washington Whips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonCount | 1 ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
soccer ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| televisionPartner | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedImportedTeams | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.