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North American Soccer Tables 1992-93

National Premier Soccer League (USA) 2020

Confederacao Brazileiro de Football Rio-Sao Paulo State Championships 2000

Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup 2000

Asian Football Confederation West Asian Zone King Hussain Tournament 2000

COSAFA Castle Cup 2000

United Soccer League 2 2020

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American Professional Soccer League Table 1992 [Reference: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	APSL Championship
26.09.1992	Colorado Foxes	1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0

APSL Championship Game 1992 [Reference: 3]

	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
*Vancouver 86ers	24	15	9	43	35	126
*Colorado Foxes	24	15	9	40	34	121
*Tampa Bay Rowdies	24	12	12	53	47	118
*Los Angeles Salsa	24	12	12	41	27	109
Toronto Blizzard	24	10	14	35	41	96
Fort Lauderdale Strikers	24	9	15	39	52	93
Montreal Impact	24	11	13	33	26	90

American Professional Soccer League Standings 1993 [Reference: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
1993	Vancouver 86ers	2	Los Angeles Salsa	3 so
1993	Colorado Foxes	1	Tampa Bay Roedies	0
	Final
1993	Los Angeles Salsa	1	Colorado Foxes	3

APSL Playoffs 1993 [Reference: 4]

	P	W	L	SO	F	A	PTs
*Montreal Impact	24	17	7	1-1	47	27	51
*Seattle Sounders	24	18	6	5-2	40	24	51
*Vancouver 86ers	24	10	14	0-3	43	43	33
*Atlanta Ruckus	24	13	11	8-1	29	41	32
Colorado Foxes	24	8	16	1-6	35	41	29
New York Centaurs	24	6	18	1-3	21	39	20

A-League 1995 [Reference: 6]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship Series
1995	Atlanta	1 (3s)	Seattle	1 (1s)
1995	Seattle	3	Atlanta	0
1995	Seattle	1 (3s)	Atlanta	1 (1s)

A-League 1995 Championship Series Results [Reference: 6]

1992-1993: 6 Pts Win in Regulation or Overtime, 4 pts Shootout Win, 2 Pts Shootout Loss, 1 Pt Each goal scored in Regulation, up to a maximum of 3 per game. [Reference: 4]

1995: 3 Pts Regulation Victory, 2 Pts Shootout Victory, 1 Pt for Shootout Loss. (SO denotes W-L record in shootouts).

The American Professional Soccer League was the Premier Soccer League in the United States of America prior to the formation of Major League Soccer in 1996.

It was formed from the merger of two separate leagues – the Western Soccer League and the American Soccer League (Eastern) in 1990. In 1996 it became the A-League, and the Official United States Soccer Federation-sanctioned Division 2 League.

[3] Gardner, Paul (1992) “USA” World Soccer. November 1992. pg. 26.

[4] Gardner, Paul (1993) “USA” World Soccer. November 1993. pg. 48.

[6] Van Hoof, Serge & Parr, Michael (1996) “The North & Latin American Football Guide 95/96” pp. 401-402. Heart Books, Rijmenam, Belgium.

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	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group 1
*Atlante	38	14	13	11	66	55	41
*Veracruz	38	14	9	15	56	55	37
*Santos	38	7	14	17	34	61	28
Queretaro	38	10	7	21	30	54	27
Universidad Tamaulipas	38	6	12	20	27	55	24
Group 2
*Necaxa	38	23	8	7	76	43	54
*America	38	18	11	9	51	42	47
*UA Guadalajara	38	15	16	7	42	32	46
Puebla	38	16	11	11	58	56	43
Morelia	38	8	14	16	43	61	30
Group 3
*Cruz Azul	38	17	10	11	70	45	44
*Universidad Nuevo Leon	38	14	16	8	57	52	44
*Atlas	38	12	13	13	48	50	37
Guadalajara	38	11	11	16	43	54	33
Universidad Guadalajara	38	8	14	16	35	54	30
Group 4
*Leon	38	17	13	8	64	38	47
*Monterrey	38	15	15	8	51	39	45
*UNAM	38	17	10	11	70	53	44
Toluca	38	9	14	15	50	49	32
Pachuca	38	10	7	21	39	55	27

Mexican First Division Soccer Table 1992-93 [Reference: 1]

Note: *Qualify for Playoffs

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
1993	Atlante	1	Monterrey	0
1993	Monterrey	0	Atlante	3
	(Atlante won 4-0 on Agg)

Mexican First Division Soccer Playoffs 1992-93 [Reference: 2]

American Professional Soccer League Table 1992 [Reference: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	APSL Championship
26.09.1992	Colorado Foxes	1	Tampa Bay Rowdies	0

APSL Championship Game 1992 [Reference: 3]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Vancouver 86ers	20	11	3	6	42	28	36
*North York Rockets	20	8	6	6	25	20	30
*Winnipeg Fury	20	8	1	11	27	43	25
*Montreal Supra	20	6	7	7	29	24	25
London Lazers #	20	6	7	7	25	32	22
Toronto Blizzard #	20	6	6	8	28	29	21

Canadian Soccer League Table 1992 [Reference: 4]

Note: *Qualify for Playoffs, # 3 Pts Deducted for unsportsmanlike Conduct.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
1992	Vancouver 86ers	W	Montreal Supra	L
1992	North York Rockets	L	Winnipeg Fury	W
	League Cup Final
1992	Winnipeg Fury	2	Vancouver 86ers	0
1992	Vancouver 86ers	1	Winnipeg Fury	1
	(Winnipeg won 3-1 on Pts)

Cabadian Soccer League Playoffs 1992 [Reference: 5]

The Mexican First Division, American Professional Soccer League and Canadian Soccer League were the top level men’s Professsional Soccer Leagues in North America before the creation of the Liga MX, Major League Soccer and Canadian Premier League.

Titles were decided on playoffs after the end of the regular season.

[1] Anon. (1993) “Tables: Mexico” World Soccer. July 1993. pg. 44

[2] Anon. (1993) “Tables: Mexico” World Soccer. August 1993. pg. 41.

[3] Gardner, Paul (1992) “USA” World Soccer. November 1992. pg. 26.

[4] Jose, Colin (1992) “Canada” World Soccer. November 1992. pg. 26.

[5] Jose, Colin (1992) “Canada” World Soccer. December 1992. pg. 38.

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National Premier Soccer League Logo [Reference: 2]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Southeast Conference Division
Georgia Revolution FC
North Alabama FC
Inter Nashville FC
Atlanta FC
Keystone Conference Division
Electric City Shock
FC Motown
Torch FC
West Chester United FC
Philadelphia Lone Star FC
FC Monmouth
Hershey FC
Atlantic City FC
Mid-Atlantic Conference Division
Virginia Beach City FC
Northern Virginia United
FC Baltimore Christos
Maryland Bobcats FC
FC Frederick
First State FC
Charlottesville Alliance FC
South Atlantic Conference Division
Valeo FC
Rhode Island Reds
Greater Lowell Rough Diamonds
New York Athletic Club
Hartford City FC
Kingston Stockade
Boston City FC

National Premier Soccer League East Region Conference 2020 Standings [Reference: 1]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
North Conference Division
Minneapolis City SC
Duluth FC
Milwaukee Torrent
LC Aris FC
Med City FC
Dakota Fusion FC
Great Lakes Conference Division
Toledo Villa FC
Muskegon Risers
FC Columbus
Kalamazoo FC
FC Indiana
Fort Wayne FC
Carpathia FC
Rust Belt Conference Division
Syracuse FC
Erie Commodores FC
Rochester Lancers
FC Buffalo
Pittsburgh Hotspurs
Cleveland SC

National Premier Soccer League Mid-West Region Conference Standings 2020 [Reference: 1]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Gulf Coast Conference Division
Port City FC
Jacksonville Armada FC U23
Tallahassee SC
New Orleans Jesters
Pensacola SC
AFC Mobile
Sunshine Conference Division
Storm FC
Central Florida Panthers
Naples United FC
Miami Dutch Lions FC
Miami United FC
Boca Raton FC
Lone Star Conference Division
Midland-Odessa Sockers FC
Laredo Heat SC
Denton Diablos
Katy 1895 FC
FC Brownsville
Fort Worth Vaqueros
Austin United FC
Heartland Conference Division
Tulsa Athletic
Dallas City FC
Ozark FC
Demize NPSL
Little Rock Rangers
Club Athletico Saint Louis

National Premier Soccer League South Region Conference Standings 2020 [Reference: 1]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Southwest Conference Division
ASC San Diego
Club Xolos USA U23
FC Golden State
Oxnard Guerreros FC
Temecula FC
Las Vegas Legends FC
FC Arizona
High Desert Elite FC
AS Los Angeles
Northwest Conference Division
Tacoma Stars
International Portland Select FC
Spokane SC Shadow
OSA Seattle FC
PDX FC
Crossfire Redmond
Golden Gate Conference Division
Sonoma County Sol FC
Sacramento Gold FC
El Farolito
Project 510
FC Davis
Napa Valley 1839 FC
Academica SC

National Premier Soccer League West Region Conference Standings 2020 [Reference: 1]

The National Premier Soccer League is the United States Soccer Federation Officially-recognised Division 5 League. The NPSL makes up the Fifth Division in the US Soccer Pyramid, and is the equivalent of the National League in English Football. It is officially an Amateur Division, comprising U23 players, so they can maintain College Eligibility.

United States Men’s Soccer Pyramid

Major League Soccer
United Soccer League Championship
United Soccer League 1
United Soccer League 2
National Premier Soccer League

[1] National Premier Soccer League (2020) Standings Summer 2020 [Internet] Available from: http://npsl.bonzidev.com/sam/standings/league/standings.php?leagueId=MTM1Ng%3D%3D [Accessed 16 February 2020]

[2] 1000 Logos (2018) National Premier Soccer League Logo [Internet] Available from: https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NPSL-logo.jpg [Accessed 16 February 2020]

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	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Sao Paulo	6	4	0	2	13	12	12
*Botafogo RJ	6	3	1	2	11	8	10
Flamengo	6	2	2	2	14	10	8
Santos	6	1	1	4	6	14	4
Group B
*Palmerias	6	4	1	1	14	9	13
*Vasco Da Gama	6	3	2	1	9	7	11
Corinthians	6	2	1	3	5	7	7
Fluminense	6	1	0	5	4	12	3

Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament 2000 Tables [Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
19.02.2000	Botafogo	0	Palmeiras	0
23.02.2000	Palmeiras	3	Botafogo	1
	(Palmeiras won 3-1 on Agg)
19.02.2000	Sao Paulo	0	Vasco Da Gama	3
23.02.2000	Vasco Da Gama	2	Sao Paulo	1
	(Vasco Da Gama won 5-1 on Agg)
	Final
26.02.2000	Vasco Da Gama	1	Palmeiras	2
02.03.2000	Palmeiras	4	Vasco Da Gama	0
	(Palmeiras won 6-1 on Agg)

Rio-Sao Paulo Tournament Finals 2000 [Reference: 1]

Campeonato Carioca Logo [Reference: 5]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1st Stage
*Vasco Da Gama	11	10	1	0	35	5	31
Botafogo	11	8	2	1	26	10	26
Flamengo	11	7	2	2	31	12	23
Americano	11	4	4	3	19	23	16
Fluminense	11	3	4	4	13	12	13
Madureira	11	3	4	4	14	18	13
Olaria	11	4	1	6	15	23	13
America	11	2	5	4	11	18	11
Bangu	11	3	2	6	11	19	11
Friburguense	11	2	5	4	10	18	11
Volta Redonda	11	1	3	7	9	19	6
Cabo Frio	11	0	5	6	4	21	5

Rio (Carioca) State Championship 1st Stage Table 2000 [Reference:2]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
2nd Stage
*Flamengo	9	7	1	1	25	12	22
Vasco Da Gama	9	5	2	2	21	10	17
Botafogo	9	5	2	2	17	10	17
Fluminense	9	5	1	3	17	16	16
Bangu	9	2	4	3	13	16	10
Americano	9	3	1	5	10	13	10
Olaria	9	3	1	5	12	18	10
Friburguense	9	2	3	4	9	13	9
America	9	2	3	4	12	17	9
Madureira	9	1	2	9	5	16	5

Rio (Carioca) State Championship 2nd Stage Table 2000 [Reference:4]

Note * Stage Winners Qualify for Championship Playoff

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship
11.06.2000	Flamengo	3	Vasco Da Gama	0
17.06.2000	Vasco Da Gama	1	Flamengo	2
	(Flamengo won 5-1 on Agg)

Rio (Carioca) State Championship Final 2000 [Reference: 4]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
2nd Stage Group 3
*Sao Paulo	10	8	1	1	25	12	25
*Guarani	10	4	2	4	10	11	14
Barbarense	10	3	3	4	11	16	12
Portuguesa Sant	10	3	1	6	12	14	10
2nd Stage Group 4
*Corinthians	10	8	0	2	29	10	24
*Ponte Preta	10	4	3	3	14	13	15
Matonense	10	3	5	2	15	12	14
Aracatuba	10	1	1	8	7	27	4
2nd Stage Group 5
*Palmeiras	10	6	2	2	19	14	20
*Rio Branco	10	4	1	5	19	22	13
Uniao Sao Joao	10	1	6	3	15	18	9
Botafogo	10	2	2	6	9	13	8
2nd Stage Group 6
Portuguesa	10	4	5	1	18	13	17
Santos	10	4	4	2	19	15	16
Inter Limeira	10	3	2	5	13	15	11
Mogi Mirim	10	3	0	7	10	20	9

Sao Paulo State Championship 2nd Stage Tables 2000 [Reference:

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
3rd Stage Group 7
*Santos	6	4	1	1	9	5	13
*Sao Paulo	6	3	2	1	13	7	11
Portuguesa	6	2	1	3	10	11	7
Guarani	6	1	0	5	5	14	3
2nd Stage Group 8
*Corinthians	6	3	3	0	16	10	12
*Palmeiras	6	3	2	1	14	11	11
Ponte Preta	6	2	0	4	9	14	6
Rio Branco	6	0	3	3	6	10	3

Sao Paulo State Championship 3rd Stage Tables 2000 [Reference: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
27.05.2000	Santos	0	Palmeiras	0
03.06.2000	Palmeiras	2	Santos	3
	(Santos won 3-2 on Agg)
28.05.2000	Sao Paulo	2	Corinthians	1
03.06.2000	Corinthians	0	Sao Paulo	2
	Final
10.06.2000	Santos	0	Sao Paulo	1
18.06.2000	Sao Paulo	2	Santos	2
	(Sao Paulo won 3-2 on Agg)

Sao Paulo State Championship Finals 2000 [Reference: 4]

The Brazilian Football Confederation has a National Championship featuring teams from every state, but each of the top teams also continues to compete in their State Championships, the most prominent being the Carioca (Rio de Janeiro) and Sao Paulo State Chamionships.

[1] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. May 2000, pg. 45.

[2] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. June 2000, pg. 53.

[3] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. Summer 2000, pg. 99.

[4] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. July 2000, pg. 60.[1] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. August 2000, pg. 39-41.

[5] Agencia de Noticias das Fafelvas (2019) Cameonato Carioca Logo {Internet] Available from: https://www.anf.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/caioca.png [Accessed 15 February 2020]

[6] PNG Image (2018) Cameonato Paulista Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pngimage.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/campeonato-paulista-png-5.png [Accessed 15 February 2020]

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Oceania Football Confedration Logo [Reference: 2]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Australia	2	2	0	0	23	0	6
*Solomon Islands	2	1	0	1	5	7	3
Cook Islands	2	0	0	2	1	22	0
Group B
*New Zealand	2	2	0	0	5	1	6
*Vanuatu	2	1	0	1	4	5	3
Tahiti	2	0	0	2	2	5	0

OFC Nations Cup Group Tables 2000 [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
25.06.2000	Australia	1	Vanuatu	0
25.06.2000	New Zealand	2	Solomon Islands	0
	3rd Place Playoff
29.06.2000	Solomon Islands	2	Vanuatu	1
	Final
29.06.2000	Australia	2	New Zealand	0

OFC Nations Cup Semi-Finals & Final 2000 [Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
20.06.2000	Australia	17	Cook Islands	0
22.06.2000	Solomon Islands	5	Cook Islands	1
23.06.2000	Australia	6	Solomon Islands	0
	Group B
20.06.2000	Tahiti	0	New Zealand	2
22.06.2000	New Zealand	3	Vanuatu	1
23.06.2000	Tahiti	2	Vanuatu	3

OFC Nations Cup Group Results 2000 [Reference: 1]

Australia comfortably won the OFC Nations Cup 2-0 over New Zealand in the Final, after beating Cook Islands 17-0 and Solomon Islands 6-0 in the Group Stage, and then Vanuatu 1-0 in the Semi-Finals in their closest match.

New Zealand also topped their group before winning 2-0 against the Solomon Islands in the Semi-Finals, who went on to claim third place after defeating Vanuatu 2-1 in the Third Place Playoff.

The OFC Nations Cup is the Continental Championship for Men’s National Teams in the Oceania Continental Confederation (Australia & the Pacific Islands).

[1] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. August 2000, pg. 39-41.

[2] 1000 Logos (2018) OFC Logo [Internet] Available from: https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OFC-logo.jpg [Accessed 15 February 2020]

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Asian Football Confederation Logo [Reference: 2]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
*Iran	3	2	1	0	5	1	7
*Syria	3	2	0	1	5	1	6
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	3	9	3
Palestine	3	0	1	2	3	5	1
Group B
*Iraq	3	2	1	0	6	1	7
*Jordan	3	1	2	0	2	0	5
Libya	3	1	1	1	3	2	3
Kyrgyzstan	3	0	0	3	0	8	0

King Hussain Tournament Group Tables 2000 [Reference: Compiled from Results in: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
06.2000	Syria	0 (5p)	Iraq	0 (3p)
06.2000	Iran	1	Jordan	0
	3rd Place Playoff
06.2000	Iraq	4	Jordan	1
	Final
06.2000	Iran	1	Syria	0

King Hussain Tournament 2000 [Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group A
06.2000	Iran	3	Kazakhstan	0
06.2000	Palestine	0	Syria	1
06.2000	Kazakhstan	0	Syria	4
06.2000	Iran	1	Palestine	1
06.2000	Iran	1	Syria	0
06.2000	Kazakhstan	3	Palestine	2
	Group B
06.2000	Jordan	2	Kyrgyzstan	0
06.2000	Iraq	2	Libya	1
06.2000	Libya	2	Kyrgyzstan	0
06.2000	Jordan	0	Iraq	0
06.2000	Iraq	4	Kyrgyzstan	0
06.2000	Jordan	0	Libya	0

King Hussain Tournament 2000 [Reference: 1]

Iran went undefeated in the tournament, beating Syria 1-0 in the Final, after beating hosts Jordan 1-0 also in the Semi-Final, and topping their group winning two of their three matches, only dropping one goal and one point over the entire tournament to Palestine.

Syria had finished runners-up in Group A to Iran and beat Iraq on Penalties in the Semi-Finals. Iraq had topped Group B, with two wins and a draw from their three matches, with hosts Jordan qualifying for the semi-finals as runners-up.

The King Hussain Tournament is a regional West Asian Zone Soccer Tournament for Men’s National Teams, held in Amman, Jordan.

[1] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. August 2000, pg. 39-41.

[2] Law in Sport (2019) Asian Football Confederation Logo [Internet] Available from: https://d3qfk7u7s63iel.cloudfront.net/media/zoo/images/Asian_Football_Confederation_Logo_698162ede6cd78fe6f85da0b2fc0e751.jpg [Accessed 26 December 2019]

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COSAFA Logo [Reference: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
20.05.2000	Malawi	0 (5p)	Angola	0 (4p)
11.06.2000	Lesotho	0 (3p)	Zambia	0 (1p)
18.06.2000	South Africa	2	Swaziland	0
	Semi-Finals
23.07.2000	Lesotho	2	Angola	1
28.07.2000	South Africa	0	Zimbabwe	1
	Final		2 Legs
13.08.2000	Lesotho	0	Zimbabwe	3
27.08.2000	Zimbabwe	3	Lesotho	0
	(Zimbabwe won 6-0 om Agg)

COSAFA Castle Cup Results 2000 [Reference: 1-3]

Zimbabwe comfortably won the COSAFA Castle Cup 6-0 on Aggregate against Lesotho after a shock win against South Africa in the Semi-Finals. Lesotho reached the Final after first beating Zambia on Penalties after a 0-0 draw and then beating Angola in the Semi-Finals.

The COSAFA (Council of Southern Africa Football Associations) first organised the Castle Cup in 1997. It is the Regional Men’s Tournament for National Teams, and is run on an annual basis.

[1] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. August 2000, pg. 39-41.

[2] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. September 2000, pg. 44-45.

[3] Anon. (2000) “World Service: Internationals”.World Soccer. October 2000, pg. 40-41.

[4] COSAFA Pinterest (2020) COSAFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f2/ee/4b/f2ee4b0b026354068b5add656973ba67.png [Accessed 15 February 2020]

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United Soccer League 2 Logo [Reference: 2]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Great Lakes Division
Cincinnati Dutch Lions
Dayton Dutch Lions
Flint City Bucks
AFC Ann Arbor
South Bend Lions
Oakland County FC
Grand Rapids FC
Louisville City U23
Heartland Division
Chicago FC United
Des Moines Menace
Green Bay Voyageurs
Kaw Valley FC
St. Louis Lions
Thunder Bay Chill
FC Manitoba
Peoria City
Mid South Division
AHFC Royals
Brazos Valley Cavalry FC
Corpus Christi FC
Houston FC
Mississippi Brilla FC
Texas United

United Soccer League 2 Central Conference Standings 2020 [Reference: 1]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Northeast Division
AC Connecticut
Black Rock FC
Boston Bolts
GPS Portland Phoenix
Seacoast United Phantoms
Western Mass Pioneers
Mid Atlantic Division
Evergreen FC
Lehigh Valley United
Ocean City Nor’easters
Reading United AC
Philadelphia Lone Star FC
FC Bermuda Bascome
West Chester United FC
Metropolitan Division
Manhattan SC
Westchester Flames
Cedar Stars Rush
FA Euro New York
Long Island Rough Riders
New York Red Bulls U23

United Soccer League 2 Eastern Conference Standings 2020 [Reference: 1]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Deep South Division
Charlotte Eagles
Dalton Red Wolves SC
Charlotte Independence II
Peachtree City MOBA
SC United Bantams
South Georgia Tormenta FC 2
East Atlanta FC
Southern Soccer Academy Kings
Asheville City FC
Southeast Division
Daytona SC
FC Miami City
Florida Elite SA
Sarasota Metropolis SC
The Villages SC
Treasure Coast Titans
Weston FC
Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
South Atlantic Division
West Virginia Alliance FC
North Carolina Fusion U23
Lionsbridge FC
North Carolina FC U23
Tobacco Road FC
Tri-Cities Otters
Virginia Beach United
Wake FC

United Soccer League 2 2020 Southern Conference Standings [Reference: 1]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Mountain Division
Ogden City FC
Park City Red Wolves SC
Colorado Rush
New Mexico United U23
Northwest Division
Calgary Foothills FC
Lane United FC
Portland Timbers U23
Sound FC
Vancouver TSS FC Rovers
TFA Willamette
Southwest Division
FC Golden State Force
San Francisco City FC
San Francisco Glens SC
Santa Cruz Breakers FC
Southern California Seahorses
Ventura County Fusion

United Soccer League 2 Western Conference 2020 Standings [Reference: 1]

The United Soccer League is the United States Soccer Federation Officially-recognised Minor League affiliate of Major League Soccer. United Soccer League 2 makes up the Fourth Division in the US Soccer Pyramid, and is the equivalent of the EFL 2 in English Football. It is officially an Amateur Division.

United States Men’s Soccer Pyramid

Major League Soccer
United Soccer League Championship
United Soccer League 1
United Soccer League 2
National Premier Soccer League

[1] USL2 (2020) USL2 Standings [Internet] Available from: https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/league-standings [Accessed 14 February 2020]

[2] DMV Soccer (2019) USL 2 Logo [Internet] Available from: https://dmvsoccer96.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/usl-league-2.png [Accessed 14 February 2020]

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	P	W	D	L	Pts
Carlow Town (C)	22	18	0	4	36
Athy Town	22	15	3	4	33
Edenderry Town	22	15	2	5	32
Newbridge Rangers	22	14	2	6	30
Killavilla	22	10	4	8	24
Birr Town	22	8	7	7	23
Goodbodys	22	8	6	8	22
Mountmellick	22	8	6	8	22
Connell Rovers	22	9	2	11	20
Derry Rovers	22	5	2	15	12
Portlaoise	22	4	2	16	10
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Leinster Junior League Premier Counties Final Table 1975-76 [Reference: 1]

Promoted from Division I Counties after 1975-76 season: Devoy Rangers, Knockville.

Note: Goodbodys left league after 1975-76 season. Mountmellick demoted to Division I Counties.

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Edenderry Town (C)	22	19	1	2	39
Carlow Town	22	14	6	2	34
Portlaoise	22	14	4	4	32
Athy Town	22	11	4	7	26
Killavilla	22	9	7	6	25
Newbridge Rangers	22	10	4	8	24
Knockville	22	9	3	10	21
Birr Town	22	7	6	9	20
Devoy Rangers	22	8	3	11	19
Clara Town (R)	22	6	6	10	18
Ferbane Town (R)	22	1	2	19	4
Connell Rovers (R)	22	1	0	21	2

Leinster Junior League Premier Counties Final Table 1976-77 [Reference: 2]

Promoted from Division I Counties after 1976-77 Season: Mountmellick.

Note: CPR United and Mullingar Town joined League. Carlow Town joined LJL Metro Premier Division and replaced by Carlow Town B in Counties Premier Division.

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Edenderry Town (C)	22	19	2	1	40
Killavilla	22	17	3	2	37
Birr Town	22	11	8	3	30
Mullingar Town	22	10	5	7	25
Mountmellick	22	11	2	9	24
Portlaoise	22	9	6	7	24
Newbridge Rangers	22	8	4	10	20
Knockville	22	8	4	10	20
CPR United	22	7	6	9	20
Athy Town	22	4	4	14	12
Carlow Town	22	3	2	17	8
Devoy Rangers	22	2	0	20	4

Leinster Junior League Premier Counties Final Table 1977-78 [Reference: 3]

Carlow Town won the Leinster Junior League Premier Counties Division in 1975-76, with Edenderry Town, from Co. Offaly winning the next two Titles in 1976-77 & 1977-78.

The Leinster Junior League was the Junior Level Soccer League for South Dublin and neighbouring Counties such as Kildare, Offaly & Carlow, before it was absorbed by the Leinster Senior League.

There were two parallel sections: the main (Metro) section for South Dublin and a Counties Section for the Regional Leinster Counties. The Premier Division was the Top Division in the Leinster Junior League.

Republic of Ireland Men’s Club Soccer is divided into three levels – Senior, Intermediate and Junior.

Senior Level The Football Association of Ireland League of Ireland constitutes the Senior Level with 2 Divisions – Premier Division and Division 1.
Intermediate Level: Provincial Leagues – Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Connacht – which contain the Intermediate ranked teams.
Junior Level: Below the Intermediate Provincial Leagues are the Junior County Leagues.
Local Level: Football Fives constitute an unofficial fourth level in pyramid, with each League based in a Local Football Fives Complex.

[1] Anon. (1976) “Leinster Junior League” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 22, 1976. [pg. 12-13 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[2] Anon. (1977) “Up-to-date league tables” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 28, 1977. [pg. 13 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[3] Anon. (1978) “Leinster Junior League” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 20, 1978. [pg. 12 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

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	P	W	D	L	Pts
Fatima Rangers (C)	26	23	3	0	49
Zhivago Celtic	26	21	3	2	45
St. Audeons	26	15	6	5	36
St. Teresa’s	26	15	3	8	33
Carnlough Rovers	26	14	2	10	30
Alto United	26	12	4	10	28
Dorset Celtic	26	11	5	10	27
Ringsend Rovers	26	10	5	11	25
Spiddel Park	26	11	3	12	25
Liffey Wanderers	26	10	2	14	22
Anner United	26	6	3	17	15
Palmerstown Rangers	26	7	1	18	15
St. Mochta’s (R)	26	6	2	18	14
Oliver Bond Rangers (R)	26	0	0	26	0

Leinster Junior League Premier Division Final Table 1976-77 [Reference: 2]

Promoted from Division 1 after 1976-77 season: St. Agnes, Maynooth Town, Drimnagh Dynamo. Carlow Town joined from LJL Premier Counties Division (Regional Leinster Division).

	P	W	D	L	Pts
Fatima Rangers (C)	30	25	3	2	53
St. Teresa’s	30	25	3	2	53
Drimnagh Dynamo	30	18	5	7	41
Maynooth Town	30	16	6	8	38
St. Audeon’s	30	17	4	9	38
Palmerstown Rangers	30	15	5	11	34
St. Agnes	30	11	7	12	29
Zhivago Celtic	30	10	9	11	29
Spiddal Park	30	11	6	13	28
Alto United	30	8	9	13	25
Anner United	30	9	6	15	24
Carlow Town	30	9	6	15	24
Liffey Wanderers	30	8	7	15	23
Carnlough Rovers (R)	30	8	4	18	20
Dorset Celtic (R)	30	3	5	22	11
Ringsend Rovers (R)	30	4	3	23	11

Leinster Junior League Premier Division Final Table 1977-78 [Reference: 3]

Playoff: Fatima Rangers beat St. Teresa’s in test match to become Champions. [Reference: 3]

Promoted from Division 1 after 1977-78 season: Mourne Celtic, Ballymun Athletic.

Note: After season Alto United changed name to Rialto. Carlow Town left League.

	P	W	D	L	Pts
St. Teresa’s (C)	26	17	5	4	39
Zhivago Celtic	26	16	5	5	37
Spiddal Park	26	14	6	6	34
Tymon Bawn	26	14	3	9	31
Drimnagh Dynamo	26	11	8	7	30
East Cabra	26	10	7	9	27
Palmerstown Rangers	26	11	6	9	28
Liffey Wanderers	26	7	8	11	22
Mourne Celtic	26	9	5	12	23
St. Agnes	26	9	3	14	21
Ballymun Athletic	26	7	6	13	20
Maynooth Town	26	6	8	12	20
Rialto (R)	26	7	6	13	20
Anner United (R)	26	3	5	18	11

Leinster Junior League Premier Division Final Table 1978-79 [Reference: 4]

Promoted from Division 1 after 1978-79 season: St. Mochta’s, Athy Town.

	P	W	D	L	Pts
St. Teresa’s (C)	26	22	4	0	48
St. Mochta’s	26	19	4	3	42
Drimnagh Dynamo	26	18	2	6	38
Palmerstown Rangers	26	13	5	8	31
Ballymun Athletic	26	11	6	9	28
Rialto FC	26	12	3	11	27
Liffey Wanderers	26	10	4	12	24
Mourne Celtic	26	10	4	12	24
Maynooth Town	26	10	3	13	23
East Cabra	26	7	7	12	21
Spiddal Park	26	6	7	13	19
Athy Town	26	6	7	13	19
Tymon Bawn	26	8	2	16	18
St. Agnes	26	1	1	24	3

Leinster Junior League Premier Division Final Table 1979-80 [Reference: 5]

Fatima Rangers won the Premier Division Title in 1976-77 & 1977-78, the latter after a victory against St. Teresa’s in a Test Match after the two sides finished level on points. St. Teresa’s made no mistake the following two seasons, winning the title on both occasions.

The Leinster Junior League was the Junior Level Soccer League for South Dublin and neighbouring Counties such as Kildare, Offaly & Carlow, before it was absorbed by the Leinster Senior League.

Republic of Ireland Men’s Club Soccer is divided into three levels – Senior, Intermediate and Junior.

Senior Level The Football Association of Ireland League of Ireland constitutes the Senior Level with 2 Divisions – Premier Division and Division 1.
Intermediate Level: Provincial Leagues – Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Connacht – which contain the Intermediate ranked teams.
Junior Level: Below the Intermediate Provincial Leagues are the Junior County Leagues.
Local Level: Football Fives constitute an unofficial fourth level in pyramid, with each League based in a Local Football Fives Complex.

[2] Anon. (1977) “Up-to-date league tables” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 28, 1977. [pg. 13 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[3] Anon. (1978) “Leinster Junior League” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 20, 1978. [pg. 12 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[4] Anon. (1979) “Leinster Junior League” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 26, 1979. [pg. 14 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

[5] Anon. (1980) “Bernadettes triumph in Conway Cup” Evening Herald. Tuesday, June 10, 1980. [pg. 12 Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ ]

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