USL Youth, formerly known as the Super Y League, is a youth
soccer
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league with teams from the
United States
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and
Canada
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. Founded in 1999, the league is affiliated with
U.S. Soccer and used to identify potential professional talent. USL Youth contains the youth academies of
Major League Soccer
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,
United Soccer League
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, and
Premier Development League
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clubs.
USL Youth operates the following age groups for boys and girls: U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16/17, U-18/19. From 2006 to 2015, the oldest age group was branded as the Super-20 League. The league was known as the Super Y League until 2024.
Former clubs
References
External links
Official website
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United Soccer League
Youth soccer leagues in the United States
1999 establishments in the United States
Sports leagues established in 1999