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USL W League unveils 2025 Divisional Alignment

By USLWLeague.com Staff, 02/11/25, 1:00PM EST

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The pre-professional women's league will feature 15 divisions and 93 teams

The USL W League is gearing up for its fourth season, kicking off in less than three months. The 2025 W League season will feature 93 teams across 15 divisions. 

During the offseason, the W League has established three new divisions: the SoCal Division, the Great Forest Division and the Chesapeake Division. Five clubs will compete in the SoCal and Chesapeake divisions, while six clubs will make up the Great Forest Division. 

The 2025 season will feature 28 expansion clubs with at least one new club in 13 of the 15 divisions. More about the 2025 W League expansion clubs can be found here

Each team will play either 10 or 12 matches against divisional opponents over the course of the regular season. Upon the start of playoffs, conferences will be used to regionalize match ups with player welfare in mind. More information of the W League playoffs will be released prior to season kickoff.  

The W League will release its full 2025 season schedule on Tuesday, February 18.    


2025 USL W League

*Denotes 2025 expansion club 

Central Conference 

Great Forest Division

  • Cleveland Force SC 

  • Erie Sports Center* 

  • FC Buffalo* 

  • Flower City 1872* 

  • Pittsburgh Riveters SC* 

  • Steel City FC* 

Heartland Division

  • Chicago City Dutch Lions FC 

  • Minnesota Aurora FC 

  • RKC Third Coast 

  • River Light FC 

  • Rochester FC 

  • Sioux Falls City FC* 

Great Lakes Division

  • AFC Ann Arbor 

  • Detroit City FC 

  • Kalamazoo FC 

  • Midwest United FC 

  • Toledo Villa FC* 

  • Union FC Macomb* 

Valley Division

  • Dayton Dutch Lions FC* 

  • Indy Eleven 

  • Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati 

  • Lexington SC 

  • Racing Louisville FC 


Eastern Conference

Chesapeake Division

  • Annapolis Blues FC*  

  • Charlottesville Blues FC 

  • Richmond Ivy SC 

  • USL Norfolk* 

  • Virginia Beach United FC* 

South Atlantic Division

  • Carolina Ascent FC 

  • Charlotte Eagles 

  • NC Courage U23 

  • North Carolina Fusion 

  • South Carolina United Bantams 

  • South Georgia Tormenta FC 

  • Wake FC 

Metropolitan Division

  • AC Connecticut 

  • Cedar Stars 

  • Hudson Valley Crusaders* 

  • Long Island Rough Riders 

  • Manhattan SC 

  • Morris Elite SC 

  • NJ Copa FC* 

  • Paisley Athletic FC 

Mid Atlantic Division

  • Eagle FC 

  • Lancaster Inferno 

  • Northern Virginia FC 

  • Patuxent Football Athletics 

  • Virginia Marauders FC 


Southern Conference

Lone Star Division

  • AHFC Royals 

  • Challenge SC 

  • Lonestar SC Austin 

  • Lonestar SC San Antonio* 

  • San Antonio Athenians SC 

South Central Division

  • Asheville City SC 

  • Birmingham Legion WFC 

  • Chattanooga Red Wolves SC 

  • Greenville Liberty SC 

  • Southern Soccer Academy 

  • Tennessee SC 

  • USL Knoxville* 

Southeast Division

  • Brevard Riptide 

  • Brooke House FC 

  • FC Miami City* 

  • Fort Lauderdale United FC* 

  • Kings Hammer FC Sun City 

  • Miami AC 

  • Sporting JAX 

  • TLH Reckoning 


Western Conference

Mountain Division

  • Albion SC Colorado 

  • CISA 

  • Colorado Storm 

  • Flatirons FC 

  • Utah United* 

Northwest Division

  • Bigfoot FC* 

  • FC Olympia 

  • Lane United FC 

  • Salmon Bay FC* 

  • Tacoma Galaxy 

  • West Seattle Rhodies FC* 

Nor Cal Division

  • Academica SC 

  • California Storm 

  • Marin FC 

  • Oakland Soul SC 

  • Olympic Club 

  • Pleasanton RAGE 

  • San Francisco Glens SC 

  • San Juan SC* 

  • Stockton Cargo SC 

SoCal Division

  • AMSG FC* 

  • Capo FC* 

  • Santa Clarita Blue Heat FC* 

  • Southern California Dutch Lions FC* 

  • Additional club to be announced soon* 

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