USL League One
American professional soccer league
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| February 14 2025 | League granted an expansion team to Paterson, New Jersey, set to begin play in 2026 at Hinchliffe Stadium. |
| February 13 2025 | USL announced plans to launch a Division I league in 2027 to compete with MLS, pending USSF approval, with intentions to eventually introduce a promotion and relegation system. |
| January 1 2025 | Multiple new teams announced for future participation: AV Alta FC, FC Naples, Portland Hearts of Pine, Texoma FC, and Westchester SC set to join the league. |
| 2024 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC won the USL Championship Division II title, defeating Rhode Island FC 3-0. |
| 2024 | Planned launch of the USL Super League as a professional women's competition. |
| 2024 | Union Omaha won the USL League One Division III title, defeating Spokane Velocity FC 3-0. |
| 2024 | North Carolina Courage U23 won the W League championship, defeating Colorado Storm 3-2 in the final match. |
| 2024 | Seacoast United Phantoms won the USL League Two semi-pro title, defeating Peoria City 3-2. |
| 2024 | USL Eugene announced as a future club planning to join USL League One in 2026 |
| October 2024 | League granted expansion teams to Corpus Christi, Texas and Boise, Idaho. |
| August 2024 | USL announced that Lexington SC would be moving from League One to the Championship. |
| January 1 2024 | Spokane Velocity FC joined USL League One, continuing the league's steady growth and development. |
| 2023 | Ballard FC won the USL League Two semi-pro title, defeating Lionsbridge FC 2-1. |
| 2023 | Indy Eleven won the W League championship, defeating North Carolina Courage U23 2-1 in the final match. |
| 2023 | Phoenix Rising FC won the USL Championship Division II title, defeating Charleston Battery in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. |
| 2023 | North Carolina FC won the USL League One Division III title, defeating Charlotte Independence in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. |
| 2023 | North Carolina FC left the league to join USL Championship. |
| 2023 | AV Alta FC, One Knoxville SC, Portland Hearts of Pine, and Texoma FC founded. |
| January 1 2023 | One Knoxville SC and Lexington SC entered the league, contributing to the ongoing expansion of USL League One. |
| 2022 | Tormenta FC won the W League championship, defeating Minnesota Aurora FC 2-1 in the final match. |
| 2022 | Ventura County Fusion won the USL League Two semi-pro title, defeating Long Island Rough Riders 2-1. |
| 2022 | Tormenta FC won the USL League One Division III title, defeating Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 2-1. |
| 2022 | USL launched its women's league, the USL W League, marking the organization's expansion into women's professional soccer. |
| 2022 | San Antonio FC won the USL Championship Division II title, defeating Louisville City FC 3-1. |
| June 3 2022 | USL granted exclusive rights to a group in Wilmington, North Carolina to pursue a League One expansion team for 2024. |
| January 1 2022 | League continued to grow with Central Valley Fuego FC, Charlotte Independence, and Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC joining USL League One. |
| 2021 | Des Moines Menace won the USL League Two semi-pro title, defeating North Carolina Fusion 1-0. |
| 2021 | Orange County SC won the USL Championship Division II title, defeating Tampa Bay Rowdies 3-1. |
| 2021 | Union Omaha won the USL League One Division III title, defeating Greenville Triumph SC 3-0. |
| 2021 | One Knoxville SC and Spokane Velocity FC founded. |
| October 5 2021 | USL awarded Lexington Pro Soccer an expansion team for the 2023 season, marking League One's first club in Kentucky. |
| June 21 2021 | Major League Soccer announced the creation of MLS Next Pro, which would host all MLS reserve teams starting in 2022. |
| January 1 2021 | North Carolina FC became part of the league, further expanding the competition's roster. |
| 2020 | USL Championship and USL League One finals were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | USL League One Finals were cancelled, preventing a traditional championship determination. |
| 2020 | Fort Lauderdale CF and New England Revolution II joined the league, while Orlando City B moved to MLS Next Pro. |
| January 1 2020 | League expanded with additional teams Fort Lauderdale CF, New England Revolution II, and Union Omaha joining USL League One. |
| 2019 | USL League One was launched as the third division of professional soccer, designed to focus on smaller markets and player development with a regular season and playoff structure. |
| 2019 | North Texas SC won the USL League One Division III title, defeating Greenville Triumph SC 1-0. |
| 2019 | Real Monarchs won the USL Championship Division II title, defeating Louisville City FC 3-1. |
| 2019 | Flint City Bucks won the USL League Two semi-pro title, defeating Reading United AC 1-0. |
| March 29 2019 | First League One game played, with Tormenta FC defeating Greenville Triumph SC 1-0. Alex Morrell scored the first goal in the 72nd minute. |
| 2018 | Louisville City FC repeated as champions, defeating Phoenix Rising FC 1-0 in the championship match. |
| 2018 | Founding of multiple teams participating in USL League One, including Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, Forward Madison FC, Greenville Triumph SC, and South Georgia Tormenta FC. |
| December 14 2018 | United States Soccer Federation provisionally sanctioned League One as a Division 3 league for 2019. |
| August 14 2018 | League filed for Division III status with the United States Soccer Federation, with ten founding teams listed in the application. |
| January 25 2018 | First founding member of the league, South Georgia Tormenta FC, was unveiled. |
| 2017 | Louisville City FC won the USL championship by defeating Swope Park Rangers 1-0. |
| April 2 2017 | USL announced the launch of a new third division league (initially named USL Division III) to begin in 2019, targeting cities with populations between 150,000 and one million. |
| January 2017 | USL Championship was granted second division sanctioning, leaving the third tier of American soccer unoccupied. |
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