United Premier Soccer League

United Premier Soccer League

Country	United States
Confederation	CONCACAF US Soccer
Founded	2011
Divisions	Six Divisions
Number of teams	49
Promotion to	None
Relegation to	None
Domestic cup(s)	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
League cup(s)	Admiral Cup
Current champions	Strikers FC (2015-16)
Website	http://www.upslsoccer.com

The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American adult amateur soccer league based in Southern California, founded in Santa Ana, under the United States Adult Soccer Association, within the larger American soccer pyramid.

History

The UPSL was formed in 2011 and currently has over 45 member clubs. Each UPSL team is independently owned and operated.^[1] The league play two seperate seasons each calendar year (October–April and May–August).^[2]

UPSL announced it would begin promotion/relegation system beginning in 2017.^[3][4] Teams will compete in two divisions: Pro Premier and Championship.

In November 2016 the UPSL announced the addition of a Colorado division set to begin in 2017.^[5][6]

U.S. Open Cup

Member club PSA Elite is known for reaching the fourth round of the 2014 and the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by knocking out higher level professional teams. Three UPSL teams, La Máquina FC, L.A. Wolves FC, and San Nicolas FC qualified for the 2016 U.S. Open Cup.^[7] La Máquina FC advanced all the way to the fourth round (knocking out Portland Timbers U23, Sacramento Gold and LA Wolves FC) before falling to LA Galaxy.^[8]

Teams

Arizona Division	Club	City
	Arizona Scorpions	Phoenix, AZ
	Frontera United	Yuma, AZ
	Phoenix Monsoon	Glendale, AZ
Colorado Division	Club	City
	Azteca FC	Denver, CO
	Colorado Rush	Broomfield, CO
	Colorado Springs FC	Colorado Springs, CO
	FC Boulder	Boulder, CO
	Indios Denver FC	Denver, CO
Nevada Division	Club	City
	Anahuac FC	Las Vegas, NV
	Borussia Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV
	Demilios Las Vegas FC	Las Vegas, NV
	Idaho Magic Valley FC	Twin Falls, ID
	Inter Acapulco Obson FC	Las Vegas, NV
	Inter Arizona	Phoenix, AZ
	Las Vegas City FC	Las Vegas, NV
	Las Vegas United	Las Vegas, NV
	MF10 SC	Las Vegas, NV
Northern Division	Club	City
	Arpa FC	Glendale, CA
	FC Hasental	Thousand Oaks, CA
	FC Santa Clarita Storm	Santa Clarita, CA
	FC United	Bakersfield, CA
	High Desert Rush FC	Apple Valley, CA
	Newhall Premier FC	Santa Clarita, CA
	San Fernando Valley Scorpions SC	San Fernando Valley, CA
	Valley United SC	North Hills, CA
Southeast Division	Club	City
	Anaheim Legacy FC	Anaheim, CA
	Avalanche USA FC	Fontana, CA
	Fontana International SC	Fontana, CA
	Inland Empire FC	Jurupa Valley, CA
	La Máquina FC	Santa Ana, CA
	Moreno Valley FC	Bakersfield, CA
	Newcastle United FC US	Upland, CA
	OC Crew SC	Lake Forest, CA
	Santa Ana Winds FC	Lake Forest, CA
	So Cal Troop FC	Cypress, CA
	Strikers FC South Coast	Huntington Beach, CA
	Toros Neza USA	Corona, CA
Western Division	Club	City
	Cal Arsenal	Santa Ana, CA
	CF Cachorros USA	Santa Ana, CA
	Del Rey City SC	Playa del Rey, CA
	Irvine Outcasts SC	Irvine, CA
	La Habra City FC	Lake Forest, CA
	Las Vegas Highrollers FC	Las Vegas, NV
	L.A. Wolves FC	Torrance, CA
	L.A. Wolves FC II	Torrance, CA
	Ozzie's Laguna FC	La Puente, CA
	Panamerican FC	Glendale, CA

2017 Expansion

• UFA Hawks Los Angeles
• USA Soccer Stars FC (Pasadena, CA)

Champions

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Result
2011-12
2012-13	Santa Ana Winds
2013-14
2014-15	La Máquina FC	Glory United	4-1
2015 Summer	San Nicholas FC	LA Wolves FC	2-0
2015-16	Strikers FC[9]	San Pedro Monsters	3-1
2016	TBD

Admiral Cup

Single-elimination knockout tournament.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Results
2015-16	San Pedro Monsters	Deportivo Coras USA	8-1 (aggregate)
2016-17	TBD

References

1. "UPSL Soccer Comes to Long Beach, CA with the Addition of LA Salsa SC". Goal Nation. 19 March 2015.
2. "Interview with Yan Skwara, UPSL Commissioner". Goal Nation. 3 March 2015.
3. "An American amateur fifth-tier league is about to introduce a pro/rel system". Top Drawer Soccer. 1 November 2016.
4. "United Premier Soccer League Brings Promotion And Relegation To The USA". Midfield Press. 3 November 2016.
5. "UPSL Expands To Colorado". Goal Nation. 17 November 2016.
6. "UPSL expands to Colorado, vows to bring pro/rel to American soccer". Burgandy Wave. 19 November 2016.
7. "Three SoCal Teams Involved In U.S. Open Cup Second Round Action Wednesday". Soccer Nation. 18 May 2016.
8. "HIGHLIGHTS: LA Galaxy vs. La Maquina". LA Galaxy. 15 June 2016.
9. "Strikers FC Score 3-1 Victory Over San Pedro Monsters to Capture 2016 UPSL Champioship". PR Log. 28 June 2016.

External links

• United Premier Soccer League