The USL First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010.
Simon John Elliott is a New Zealand football manager and former player who most recently served as head coach of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic FC. A defensive midfielder, he spent his professional career in the |A-League, the |MLS and the Premier League. At international level, he made 69 appearances for the New Zealand national team, scoring 6 goals.
James Riley is an American former soccer player who played as a defender and is currently the head coach for USL League Two club Ballard FC. Riley previously spent eleven seasons in Major League Soccer (MLS) with the New England Revolution (2005–2007), San Jose Earthquakes (2008), Seattle Sounders FC (2009–2011), Chivas USA (2012), D.C. United (2013), LA Galaxy (2014), and the Colorado Rapids (2015). Riley served as the captain of the Cascadia soccer team in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.
Michael Alejandro Muñoz is an American soccer coach and former player. He currently works for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy as the Director of Methodology and Development overseeing all LA Galaxy Academy decisions.
North Carolina FC is an American professional soccer team in Cary, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 2006, the team previously was named the Carolina Railhawks.
Anthony Maher was a professional soccer forward. Maher was a 10-year American professional outdoor and professional indoor soccer player and also a member of the United States National Futsal team and took part in the 2007 Pan-American Games in Brazil. Maher retired in 2013 and was inducted into the New Jersey Soccer Association Hall of Fame. Maher currently holds a USSF A Pro coaching license.
Anthony Hamilton is an American soccer player.
Tyler Robert Rosenlund is a Canadian soccer player currently playing for Whitecaps FC 2 in the USL.
The 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 95th edition of the USSF's annual national soccer championship, running from June through early September.
Gordon Zdravko Kljestan is a retired American soccer player.
Sam Reynolds is a former American professional soccer player, now a player liaison for PROficient Agency, representing professional soccer players, primarily in the United States and Europe.
Richard Hunter Gilstrap Jr. is an American retired soccer player. He played professionally in the United States and Africa. He started and operated the Pittsburgh Riverhounds Goalkeeper Academy from 2010 to 2021. He also had collegiate coaching stops at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Gilstrap worked with US Youth National Teams in 2017. After moving on from pro coaching, he started the GK4FREE Podcast. Gilstrap then went on to start and found Pro Player Goalkeeping. Gilstrap has been married since 2015 to Kelly Gilstrap.
Chukwudi Ibegbunaneke 'Chuck' Chijindu is an American professional soccer player.
Jason Hotchkin is an American former professional soccer player.
Jamie Franks is an American soccer player who last played for Rochester Rhinos in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. He is currently the head coach for the University of Denver. Franks is one of four brothers; Ryan, Brad, and Kyle.
Ross LaBauex is an American soccer player.
Carlos Aguilar is an American soccer player who is currently an assistant coach at San Diego State University.
Donald Austin "Donny" Toia is an American professional soccer player.
Tony Walls is an American soccer player currently playing for the Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League.
Jake McGuire is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for North Carolina FC in the USL Championship.
