Jeff Hughes is an American professional soccer player.
The U.S. state of Kentucky is currently home to four professional soccer teams: Louisville City FC, which plays in the USL Championship (USLC); Lexington SC, which moves to the USLC for 2025 after having played in USL League One; Racing Louisville FC, which plays in the National Women's Soccer League; and the Lexington SC women's section, which plays in the USL Super League. Kentucky has had professional sports teams in its past, such as the Louisville Brecks/Colonels of the NFL in the early 1920s.
The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. The league draw talent from a global talent pool with players from MLS, LigaMX and many national teams. With a new management team, the league has grown in popularity and commercially. Former USMNT and MLS star Landon Donovan played in MASL as do multiple international players.
Louisville Lightning was an American men's professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The Lightning competed in the Professional Arena Soccer League, as a member of the Eastern Division. The club began play in 2009.
The Louisville Lightning were an American professional indoor soccer team based at the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky. They joined the Professional Arena Soccer League in 2009 and suspended operations in 2012 after three full seasons.
The 2012–13 US Open Arena Soccer Championship is the fifth edition of an open knockout style tournament for arena/indoor soccer. In this edition, teams from the Professional Arena Soccer League, Premier Arena Soccer League, and other independent indoor soccer teams participate in the tournament.
The Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and playing home games in the suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky. Founded in 2013, the team played in USL League Two. The club went into hiatus during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Ohio is home to many professional and college sports teams. The metropolitan areas of Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus are home to major league professional sports teams in baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer.
USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019. The Division III league is operated by United Soccer League, the same group that operates the Division II USL Championship and other leagues. As of 2024, the league has 12 teams who play 22 regular season games, followed by playoffs. All teams also participate in the USL Cup, adding an additional eight games, followed by knockout rounds.
Terique David Mohammed is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for USL League Two club Des Moines Menace. Born in Canada, he represents Guyana at international level.
Jerome Williams Jr. is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Rhode Island FC. He previously appeared at the semi-professional level for Birmingham Hammers, Reading United, and Dayton Dutch Lions and as a professional with Columbus Crew, Atlanta United, Atlanta United 2, Birmingham Legion, FC Tulsa, Phoenix Rising, and Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Azaad Liadi is an American soccer player who plays as a winger for Lexington SC in USL League One.
Kings Hammer FC is a pre-professional soccer club that plays in Cincinnati, Ohio and based in Covington, Kentucky competing in the Great Lakes Division in USL League Two.
Irakoze Donasiyano is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship. Born in Tanzania, he plays for the Burundi national team.
The 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper featured both professional and amateur teams from the United States.
Evansville Legends FC is an American soccer club based in Evansville, Indiana. The team was founded in 2021 by Steve McCullough and competes in the River Conference of the Ohio Valley Premier League. The Legends play their home games on Old National Bank Field at Goebel Soccer Complex.
Lexington Sporting Club is an American professional soccer club based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2021 as an expansion side in USL League One, the club fields two professional and three amateur teams across the United States soccer league system, in the USL Championship, USL Super League, United Premier Soccer League, USL W League, and USL Academy.
The 2022 National Amateur Cup was the 98th edition of the National Amateur Cup, a knockout cup competition open to amateur teams affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA). It was the fourth edition of the tournament to award its champion a spot in the U.S. Open Cup.
The 2023 Lexington SC season was the club's first season since their establishment on October 5, 2021. The club made its league debut in the USL League One as well as its domestic cup debut in the U.S. Open Cup.
Enrico del Rosario (Northern Kentucky FC), 2021-present, Northern Mariana Islands National Team 
Manny Adjei, 2021-present, U.S. 6 National Team [5] 
Kalu Abass (Northern Kentucky FC), 2021-present, member of MASL Cincinnati Swerve [6] 
Paul Nicholson (Kings Hammer SC), 2020, retired who played in the United Soccer League from 2011 to 2017.
