Ohio Valley Premier League

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Ohio Valley Premier League
Founded2019
Country United States
Confederation CONCACAF
Number of clubsMen - 22; Women - 12
Domestic cup(s) U.S. Open Cup
National Amateur Cup
Current championsOhio Premier (Summer 2024)
Most championships Ohio Premier (2)
Top goalscorerFin Sallows (24)
Broadcaster(s) YouTube.com
Website ovplsoccer.com
Current: N/A

The Ohio Valley Premier League (OVPL) is a USASA-affiliated league through US Club Soccer that includes teams from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The regular season of the OVPL runs May through July.

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The men's division was announced in November 2019 and the women's division was announced in February 2020. Both were due to begin play in summer 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer season was cancelled and a fall season was started. In 2021, the OVPL also hosted a spring season.

Background

The OVPL is a competitive soccer circuit to offer the only amateur competition throughout the Ohio Valley (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) region. [1]

The Ohio Valley Premier League (OVPL) has received sanctioning from US Club Soccer and is set to kick off in May 2020. A first of its kind in the region, the OVPL will seek to provide a competitive league for players of all ages, beginning with a competitive amateur men's division.

As a league, the OVPL will operate within Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to help local communities grow the beautiful game through competitive matches and local soccer culture. The amateur men's division allows for players as young as sixteen (16) years old to compete in a structure that provides an opportunity for competition in the country's longest-running tournament in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Due to the structure of the OVPL, no players will jeopardize amateur status within their youth clubs, high schools, or universities.

With the sanctioning of the OVPL through US Club Soccer, the regionalized league is a first of its kind for the Ohio Valley area.

Clubs

Current

Men's Division [2]

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoined OVPLHead coachOther Affiliation
Indy Saints FC Indianapolis, IN Cardinal Ritter High School 20172020TBD WPSL
Lexington Landsharks Lexington, KY Transylvania University 20192020TBDN/A
Cincy SC Cincinnati, OH TBD20152020TBDN/A
Valhalla FC Milford, OH Milford High School 20182020TBDN/A
Cincinnati Swerve Fairfield, OH Fairfield High School 20152020Rudy Argueta PASL
Ohio Premier Soccer Club Plain City, OH OP Training Facility19932020TBD ECNL
Croatia Juniors Mentor, OH Mentor High School 19572020TBDGLA/NPL
Ohio Galaxies FC Dayton, OH DOC Stadium19742020Arturo Rodriguez USL2
Hoosier FC Noblesville, IN TBD20032020TBDN/A
Cincinnati Saints SC Crestview Hills, KY Thomas More University 20202020TBDN/A
Clermont County FC Batavia, OH TBD20202020Tim FarrellN/A
Dana Gardens FC/Xavier Club Norwood, OH Xavier University 20202020Steve AbbenhausN/A
Northern Kentucky FC Highland Heights, KY Highland Heights Soccer Field20152020Sean EubanksN/A
Cleveland Force SC Willoughby, OH Lost Nation Sports ParkTBD2021Bill Lawrence USL2
Soccer Field Academy Grove City, OH Grove City Christian School 20162021James FieldSuper Y League
Century United Pittsburgh, PA Century Field19842021John Lichina WPSL
Blast FC Marengo, OH Highland High School19862021TBDTBD
Evansville Legends FC Evansville, IN Old National Bank Field 20212021Jesse SharpTBD
Club Ohio Dublin, OH TBD19972021TBDTBD
Wheeling Highlanders FC Wheeling, WV East Wheeling Turf Field20212021Ryan WallN/A
Old Bhoys SC Indianapolis, IN Cardinal Ritter High School 20172021Steve BushreN/A
University of Cincinnati Men's Club Soccer Cincinnati, Ohio Gettler Stadium 20012021Randy AndersonMidwest Alliance Soccer Conference
Ambassadors FC Ohio (AFC Ohio) [3] Macedonia, Ohio Pioneer Park / CVCA Stadium 1990 (as Ambassadors in Sport) / 2021 (as AFC Ohio)2022Ryan Dean [4] NOSL

Women's Division

TeamCityStadiumFoundedJoined OVPLHead coachOther Affiliation
Lexington Fillies Lexington, KY Transylvania University 20192020Jim BormanN/A
Cincinnati Sirens FC I Fairfield, OH Fairfield High School 20162020Jake Morrison WPSL/PASL
Cincinnati Saints SC Crestview Hills, KY Thomas More University 20202020TBDN/A
Cincinnati Saints SC II Crestview Hills, KY Thomas More University 20202020TBDN/A
Cleveland Ambassadors FC I Macedonia, OH Nordonia High School 19902020TBD WPSL
Club Ohio Dublin, OH TBD19972021TBDTBD
Empire FC Bridgeport, WV Bridgeport Recreational Complex20182021Hannah AbrahamTBD
Ohio Premier Soccer Club Plain City, OH OP Training Facility19932021TBD ECNL
Cincinnati Sirens FC II Fairfield, OH Fairfield High School 20162021TBD PASL
Ohio Galaxies FC Dayton, OH DOC Stadium19742021Javier Iriart WPSL
Croatia Juniors Mentor, OH Mentor High School 19572021TBDGLA/NPL

Former

TeamFoundedJoined OVPLLeft OVPLOther AffiliationNotes
Cincinnati Dutch Lions 201320202020 USL League Two Club folded
FC Pride200120202021 WPSL Hiatus
Kings Hammer SC 201220202021 USL2/USLW Hiatus
1927 SC192720222022N/AMoved to Midwest Premier League

Champions

SeasonLeague ChampionsRiver DivisionValley Division
2024 SummerOhio PremierValhalla FcOhio Premier
2023 SummerOhio PremierValhalla FCSpire Academy
2022 Summer1927 SC1927 SCWheeling Highlanders FC
2021/22 Fall/SpringValhalla FCN/AN/A
2021 SummerEvansville Legends FCEvansville Legends FCOhio Premier
2021 SpringOhio Galaxies FCN/AN/A
2020 Fall Kings Hammer SC N/AN/A
2020 SummerPandemic cancelledN/AN/A

Summer season is split into Valley and River Divisions.

Notable players

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ "OVPL to begin play in 2020!". November 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Valley Premier League". ovplsoccer.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ambassadors Football Club". Ambassadors Football Club. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Dean - Men's Soccer Coaching Profile". LinkdIn. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Men's Soccer Alum Adjei Called up to USA 6 National Team". April 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kalu Abass". Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Risers late rally short circuts BC Swerve in M2 season opner in Cincinnati". December 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Norman".
  9. ↑ "Ryan Gray".
  10. ↑ "Sean Eubanks".
  11. ↑ "Triumph SC Signs Defender Jacob Goodall". March 23, 2021. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Maxwell Miller | FC Cincinnati".
  13. ↑ "Register" . Retrieved September 14, 2023– via LinkedIn.
  14. ↑ @ADChalatenango (January 9, 2023). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "Homegrown talent Diallo Irakoze signs with Lexington Sporting Club". www.lexsporting.com. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Abubakar Kasule Returns To Express". www.the-sportsnation.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Charlie Trout Toma El Mando De La Selección Masculina En Puerto Rico De Cara A Las Próxima Ventana De La Liga De Naciones". www.fpfpuertorico.com (in Spanish). March 19, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Draft Tracker: MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas | MLSsoccer.com". www.mlssoccer.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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