Clubs participating in the USL Academy League will field one elite youth team, made up of the  top U15-U19 prospects in their organization. With a set of league-mandated standards in place,  the league will ensure players’ exposure to a high level of competition and development result  from direct ties to the organization’s USL Senior Team. 

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The structure of the USL Academy League will provide USL clubs a progressive model to  develop local players for their Senior Teams, at a lessened cost of traditional pre-professional  academies. Doing so will also enable far more clubs and communities to participate, allowing for  a regional format which limits travel demand to teams and families. 

More than 50 clubs across 25 states comprise the wide geographic footprint of the inaugural  USL Academy League and a number of other clubs and communities have expressed interest in  joining the league for the 2022 season and beyond. As the league adds teams, its ability to  further reduce travel demand for all participating clubs increases as divisions become further  regionalized.