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| Founded | March 28, 2024 |
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| Ground | TBD |
| President | Peter Marlette Jr |
| League | USL Championship |
Buffalo Pro Soccer is an upcoming American professional soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 2024, the team plans to make its debut in the USL Championship in 2026.
On March 28, 2024, the USL awarded an expansion team to the city of Buffalo, New York. [1] [2] [3] The club will play on the grounds of a stadium to be determined.
Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos and later the Rochester Rhinos, was an American soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. In 2023, the club withdrew from the professional level in MLS Next Pro. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-MLS team has won the U.S. Open Cup since MLS started play in 1996.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. Since 2013, the Riverhounds have played their home games at the 5,000-seat Highmark Stadium, a soccer-specific stadium located in Station Square. Their current head coach is Bob Lilley. Saint Lucian international David Flavius currently holds the club records for most appearances and goals which he set over his eight seasons with the Riverhounds between 1999 and 2006. In June 2017, the Riverhounds entered into a developmental partnership with the Ocean City Nor'easters of the Premier Development League, running through the 2018 season.
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.
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