
The USL Championship is one of the most successful professional soccer leagues in the world, reaching a population of more than 84 million and fueling the growth of the game across North America. Sanctioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation as a Division II professional league, The Championship includes a membership of more than 30 clubs across the United States.
The USL Championship has seen strong, continued growth both as a league in its membership and in attendance across its venues. The league surpassed 2.28 million total attendance in 2023 with clubs averaging more than 5,900 fans per game, almost tripling the average attendance of the league’s first season in 2011.
The USL Championship has national media partnerships with both ESPN and CBS, showcasing matches across CBS, CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports’ 24-7 soccer fast channel Golazo Network, ESPN linear networks, and ESPN+. The League also operates USL Productions, which includes a state-of-the-art facility that produces more than 600 matches and 1,200 hours of live content for local, national, and international partners making the USL the most widely accessible soccer league in the United States.
