Founded | July 23, 2020 (As the Eastern Premier Soccer League) |
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First season | 2020–21 |
Country | United States |
Confederation | CONCACAF (North American Football Union) |
Number of clubs | 36 |
Relegation to | Metropolitan Conference Cosmopolitan Soccer League Garden State Soccer League Long Island Soccer Football League Mid-Atlantic Conference Maryland Major Soccer League Northeast Conference New England Champions League |
Domestic cup(s) | U.S. Open Cup (via qualifying tournament & NAC) National Amateur Cup (via USASA Region I) |
International cup(s) | CONCACAF Champions League (via U.S. Open Cup) |
Current champions | NY Greek Americans (1st title) (2023–24) |
Most championships | Northern Virginia FC (2 titles) |
Website | apslsoccer |
The American Premier Soccer League (APSL) is a United States Adult Soccer Association affiliated amateur soccer league that includes teams from the Eastern United States. Currently the league has members from Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia competing in five regional conferences.
Playing its first season in 2020–21 as the Eastern Premier Soccer League (EPSL), the league began as a partnership between the New York City–based Cosmopolitan Soccer League and the Maryland Major Soccer League. It is also an affiliate of the National Independent Soccer Association, a professionally sanctioned third division soccer association, and serves as the Northeast Region of the semi-professional NISA Nation.