Reimagine the future of American soccer
USA – Rise of USL is a Football Manager mod that simulates a best-case scenario where the United Soccer League launches a successful Division One and reshapes the entire U.S. soccer landscape. Through promotion and relegation, steady TV revenue growth, and even the potential poaching of MLS clubs, the USL emerges as the dominant force in American soccer.
System Overview:
--USL Premier--
18 teams in a single table
8-team championship playoff
Bottom 3 relegated
--USL Championship--
24 teams (East/West) with balanced schedules
Top team from each side promoted
2nd-place teams enter playoff semifinals
1 additional promotion via playoffs overall
1 relegated per conference, plus a 3rd via playoff
--USL League One--
36 teams (East/West)
No interconference matches
--USL League Two (Semi-Professional)--
72 teams across 4 regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, West
-Entry point for all new clubs-
The USL System includes all current and rumored expansion teams, in the situations where the team doesn't exist in the FM database I reused existing assets the best I could to represent those teams(e.g., Portland Phoenix for Portland HOP and New Orleans Jesters for the unannounced New Orleans club)
Key Features:
Promotion & Relegation Across 4 Tiers – A dynamic league system that evolves season after season
Natural Expansion – New teams can only enter through USL League Two
400+ Inactive Clubs – Includes real and placeholder teams that can randomly enter the system, including all MLS clubs, many US Amateur clubs with revamped potential and many extinct US clubs.
USL Jager Cup- an inter-league cup for the top 3 tiers
A Mod Built for Longevity
Whether you're looking to take a USL League Two club up the ladder, witness MLS clubs slowly trickle into a reshaped pyramid, or watch American soccer evolve over decades—Rise of USL gives you the tools to write that story.
A few other notes:
I have tried to be a bit more thorough with this database, things like record books should be working properly and I have tried my best to balance things like TV money and prize money.
Screenshots are from the year 2033- just a random snapshot of what the database starts to look like over time. I have had some very different simulations occur though. Sometimes an MLS team will come up in year one, rise through the ranks and dominate. Other times there wont be any for years and when they finally come up they get stuck in USL L1 or the championship.
This mod will work without any modifications to the North American Champions League system, but I have attached a revamped version of it that I find makes the NACL a bit more enjoyable.
Also this mod uses updated rosters from Sortitoutsi, but I do have a version with the default version if anyone requests it.
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