The USL Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer and the USL First Division, and one step up from the USL Premier Development League and other leagues in the fourth tier.
United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of soccer leagues in the United States. It operates several men's and women's leagues, both professional. Men's leagues currently organized are the USL Championship, USL League One, USL League Two, and the youth league, USL Youth. A women's league, the USL W League, began play in 2022. It is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation and the United States Adult Soccer Association. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
The San Diego Flash were an American soccer team based in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1998, the team returned to competitive play in 2011 and most recently played in the Southern Conference of the West Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. For the 2001 season the team was known as San Diego F.C..
The New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers was an American soccer club that competed in the USISL from 1993 to 1999. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, the club was renamed the New Orleans Storm in 1998. The team folded after the 1999 season.
Jerome Watson is an American former U.S. soccer forward who spent time in the Western Soccer Alliance, American Professional Soccer League and the A-League.
Jeff Baicher is a retired American soccer forward whose professional career took him through multiple leagues, including the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He ended his playing career with the Bay Area Seals of the USL A-League. He earned two caps with the U.S. national team and coaches youth soccer.
The Silicon Valley Ambassadors were an American soccer team based in Los Altos Hills, California that played in the USISL. The club played in the USISL Premier League, Western Conference, Southwest Division in 1998–1999. General manager and club owner was Silvian Centiu. head coach Joe Silveira (1998). Their home field was at the Foothill College, Los Altos Hills.
Mark Semioli is a retired American soccer defender who played six seasons in Major Soccer League, four in American Professional Soccer League and three in USISL. He won the 1994 U.S. Open Cup with the San Francisco Greek Americans.
Guillermo Jara is an American former soccer forward who played four seasons in Major League Soccer.
Charles "Chugger" Adair is a retired American soccer player and current soccer coach. He spent two seasons in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, two in the National Professional Soccer League and seven in the USISL A-League / USL First Division.
Pat O'Kelly is an Irish former soccer defender who was a two-time first team All-American at Seton Hall University. He played two seasons in the American Professional Soccer League and at least four in the USISL.
David Banks was an English-American soccer defender who is currently the Director of Notts F.C., a youth soccer team in San Diego, California. He was the 1991 Major Soccer League Rookie of the Year and played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, USISL and USL A-League.
Emmanuel "Manny" Oudin is the former head soccer coach of the Lehigh University women's soccer team. Oudin finished his career at Lehigh after eight seasons ending in 2009. He previously had an extensive playing and coaching career both at the collegiate and professional levels. He played as a defender both indoors and out, winning the 1995 National Professional Soccer League with the Cleveland Crunch. He also coached at the high school, college and professional levels before becoming head coach at Lehigh University.
Paulo Dos Santos is a Cape Verdean soccer midfielder who played two seasons with the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer, four seasons in the USISL and six seasons in Norway.
Gerson Echeverry is an American retired soccer forward who played professionally in Major League Soccer, USISL and the National Professional Soccer League.
Jason Annicchero is a retired American soccer defender who spent six seasons in A-League.
Kevin Rueda is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the USISL and USL A-League.
Paul Riley is an English former football player and coach.
Rick Iversen is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the American Professional Soccer League and USISL.
Ralph Robertson is an American former professional soccer midfielder. He last played for Seattle Sounders of the USL A-League.
