USL Youth, formerly known as the Super Y League, is a youth

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league with teams from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1999, the league is affiliated with

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and used to identify potential professional talent. USL Youth contains the youth academies of

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, United Soccer League, and

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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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