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Tiers 1-9

Level	Leagues
1	MLS 20 clubs ↓ relegate 2.5
2	USL Championship 24 clubs↑ promote 2.5 ↓ relegate 2.5
3	USL League One 24 clubs↑ promote 2.5 ↓ relegate 2.5
4	USL League Two 24 clubs (2 conferences)↑ promote 2.5 ↓ relegate 2
5	National Independent Soccer Association (NISA)32 clubs (2 conferences)
	NISA East 16 clubs (2 conferences)↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2								NISA West 16 clubs (2 conferences)↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2
6	National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)64 clubs (4 conferences)
	NPSL Northeast 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2				NPSL Southeast 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2				NPSL Central 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2				NPSL West 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2
7	United Premier Soccer League (UPSL)112 clubs (8 conferences)
	UPSL Northeast 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Mid-Atlantic 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Southeast 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Gulf Coast 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Great Lake 14 clubs ↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Midwest 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL West 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Mountain 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2
8	United Premier Soccer League 2 (UPSL)128 clubs (8 conferences)
	UPSL Northeast 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Mid-Atlantic 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Southeast 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Gulf Coast 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Great Lakes 14 clubs ↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Midwest 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL West 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2		UPSL Mountain 14 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2
	Regional Premier Leagues (RPL)320 clubs (16 conferences)
9	Cosmopolitan Soccer League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	New England Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Chesapeake Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Colonial Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Florida Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Southern Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Delta Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Texas Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Great Plains Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Texas Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Great Lakes Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Valley Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Pacific Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Cascadia Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Southwest Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2	Rockies Premier League 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2
	Regional First Divisions (RD1)
	New York New Jersey	Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont	Maryland Virginia Washington, D.C. West Virginia	Delaware Pennsylvania	Florida	Georgia North Carolina South Carolina	Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee	Arkansas Kentucky Tennessee

Tiers 9 and below

Cosmopolitan Soccer League

Contains the states of New York and New Jersey.

Level	Leagues
9	Cosmopolitan Soccer League (CSL) 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2
10	Cosmopolitan Soccer League Division 1 (CSL-1) 20 clubs↑ promote 1-2 ↓ relegate 2
11	Cosmopolitan Soccer League Division 2 (CSL-2) 24 clubs (2 conferences)↑ promote 2.5 ↓ relegate 2
12	Cosmopolitan Soccer League Division 3 (CSL-3) 32 clubs (2 conferences)
	CSL South 32 clubs (4 conferences)↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 4				CSL North 32 clubs (4 conferences)↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 4
13	NYNJ Adult Soccer Associations D-1 (NYNJASA) 64 clubs (4 conferences)
	New Jersey Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	CNYC Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	WNYC Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	Long Island Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	NNY Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	Hudson Valley Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	Upstate NY Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2	WNY Premier League 16 clubs↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2
14	NYNJ Adult Soccer Associations D-2 (NYNJASA) 64 clubs (4 conferences)
	New Jersey Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	CNYC Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	WNYC Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	Long Island Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	NNY Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	Hudson Valley Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	Upstate NY Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2	WNY Division 1 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2
15	NYNJ Adult Soccer Associations D-3 (NYNJASA) 64 clubs (4 conferences)
	New Jersey Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	CNYC Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	WNYC Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	Long Island Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	NNY Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	Hudson Valley Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	Upstate NY Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2	WNY Division 2 16 clubs↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 1-2
16 and below	Local Leagues Various clubs; structures vary
	Northern New Jersey Leagues Southern New Jersey Leagues	Manhattan Leagues Staten Island Leagues	Brooklyn Leagues Queens Leagues	Eastern Long Island Leagues Western Long Island Leagues	The Bronx Leagues Rockland County Leagues OCNY Leagues Westchester County Leagues	Albany Leagues Lower Hudson Leagues Poughkeepsie Leagues Ticonderoga Leagues	Adirondack Leagues Buffalo Leagues Rochester Leagues	Binghamton Leagues Ithaca Leagues Syracuse Leagues Utica Leagues

States by UPSL region

UPSL Northeast: ME, MA, CT, RI, VT, NH, NJ, NY

UPSL Mid-Atlantic: PA, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV

UPSL Southeast: NC, SC, GA, FL

UPSL South Central: TN, KY, AL, MS, LA, AR

UPSL Central: MT, SD, ND, MN, NE, KS, IA, MO, OK, TX

UPSL Midwest: WI, MI, IL, IN, OH

UPSL West: CA, HI, OR, WA, WY, MT, AK

UPSL Southwest: AZ, NV, NM, UT, CO

New England Premier League

Contains the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Chesapeake Premier League

Contains the states of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Dixie Premier League

Contains the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee

Carolinas Premier League

Contains the states of North and South Carolina

Gulf Coast Premier League

Contains the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Southeast Premier League

Contains the states of Florida and Georgia

Great Plains Premier League

Contains the states of Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota

South Plains Premier League

Contains the states of Texas and Oklahoma

Valley Premier League

Contains the states of Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Pacific Premier League

Contains the states of California and Hawaii.

Cascadia Premier League

Contains the states of Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho

Southwest Premier League

Containes the states of Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico

Rockies Premier League

Containes the states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho

See also

• List of clubs in the American soccer tiers 1–8