Buffalo's Big Move: Joining the USL Championship in 2026 ! 

In order for a team to be in MLS an ownership group needs to buy there way in my dude. Get a billionaire to drop more than half a billion and then all these other small markets can have a team. I think MLS is ok with having USL have the scraps.

I mean… MLS has a much better product to watch and is actually building talent. Top tier talent isn’t coming the US to play in USL, they are playing in MLS.

He's been saying that

@USLInsight yeah just don't wNt to rush it especially when clubs are being added tot he leagues left and right

Haha he doesn’t want to add pro/ rel he’s just saying that to appease fans. Y’all are delusional to think USL wouldn’t be behaving like MLS if the positions were switched. But y’all are just European shills lol

Thank You !!

Our former coach does very well with the Riverhounds on a limited budget doesn't he

Its great seeing more and more teams coming to fruition

I went to the fa fest/ crest unveiling for the Hearts on Saturday, huge crowd in Thompson Point, USL in Maine is going to be huge

same !

Peoria City mentioned 🍾🥳🎊

That's really Cool !

Yeah that news was crazy !

Hope the Eleven fans can rally together and stop this one from happening. We don't need another san deigo situation at all!

​@@ZachariahK5the outlook in Indy is pretty negative. Mayor has made it very clear his goal is to kill the Eleven and it's pretty much confirmed now that the Eleven won't be getting a stadium.

Awesome, thank you!

Why do you think it is that people with more $ don't want to help build up a team that already exists ?

@@USLInsight don’t know. Sometimes it’s maybe they want a fresh clean start or the existing team’s owner(s) is stubborn (hello Chattanooga FC. Funny how CFC could’ve been in USL right now instead of the Red Wolves)

@@USLInsight I think the karma gods are hitting MLS right now. Messi has been out for a while and missed tonight’s CONCACAF cup first leg. Miami lost and now head to Monterey down 2-1. I like Messi but MLS has really gone full on greedy once they landed him and the Apple deal. Cause I know people would only join MLS Season Pass for Messi. Otherwise Apple prolly could’ve Cullen the deal soon (I looked it up and Apple can if they aren’t satisfied).

The reason is that USL2 is not a professional league and the jump into professional soccer requires exponentially more money. USL2 ownership groups don't usually have those kind of resources. The expansion fees alone cost like $20 million, but the real cost is travel across the US, paying a full professional roster, building a stadium, and paying for full-time staff rather than relying on volunteers. USL2 rosters are basically volunteer--it's college kids playing during summer. Those guys aren't available for a full-season league unless they want to give up NCAA eligibility. Most of the stadiums USL2 teams occupy also aren't available year-round because they belong to schools/universities who are using them during the other 3 seasons.

Hopefully, Buffalo Pro Soccer can become a new USL club in the next few years, and become sustainable.

yeah lets see what happens

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True

Cupsets! Ventura County FC (formerly LA Galaxy II) fall 3-0 to Irvine Zeta of NISA and northern Colorado is able to get the win in extras over Colorado Rapids 2. Only 3 remain from MLSNP: NYCFC II (they played Red Bulls II so at least one was advancing anyways), Chicago Fire II, and Carolina Core (I watched that match the most and feel Vermont was robbed cause ref seemed like he played favorites for Carolina in the second half). NISA has 2 left: Irvine of course I mentioned and Michigan Stars (the club’s owner who thinks he has a play for MLS one day). USL League One will have 8: Richmond, Charlotte, South Georgia, Greenville, Chattanooga, Omaha, Northern Colorado, and Spokane. NPSL with 2: El Farolito (the Cinderella darlings named after a Mexican restaurant) & Lubbock Matadors and Miami United of the USSL (I guess a regional league) are the other 3 that round out the 16 who’ll match up with USL Championship clubs in round 3

There's no promotion and relegation based on performance on the field. What happens with teams like FC Cincinnati is that they start in USL and build a large enough stadium, sell enough tickets, get enough investors, and then buy their way into MLS. So in a way it is like promotion but it is based on financial resources. We had a USL team in Rochester that used to get 6000-7000 attendance per game and at one time floated the idea of going into MLS but could not get enough investment to buy their way in. Some teams like Pittsburgh in USL have a smaller stadium and get attendance of about 4000 per game. Some teams have larger stadiums in USL like Sacramento and have plans to eventually buy their way into MLS and get over 10,000 per game. FC Cincinnati was getting huge crowds in their last year in USL of over 20,000 and had the top flight atmosphere going already.

Also wanna say that keeper on FC Cincinnati stops everything he's really good

No. And there never will be

@@rochesterjohnny7555in order to to join MLS a ownership group needs to buy into the league. San Diego ownership dropped half a billion just to say a team is coming . No stadium, no players, no practice facilities, just to say they are starting a team.

Full of shit

USL isn’t ready for it

It’s never gonna happen. Even if there was pro/rel the people that want it won’t tune in because then they will say the quality is bad. The US does not need pro/rel to have a successful league

European bias

Have fun watch an inferior product then.