USISL Select League

E286743

defunct soccer league second division soccer league

The USISL Select League was a mid-1990s professional soccer league in the United States that served as a precursor to the modern lower-division structure beneath Major League Soccer.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
USISL Pro League	4
USISL	2
USISL Select League canonical	2
1996 USISL Select League season	1
A-League (USISL/USL)	1
USISL professional leagues	1
United States Interregional Soccer League	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2664905 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USISL Select League
Context triple: [Richmond Kickers, formerLeague, USISL Select League]

A. USL Super League
The USL Super League is a professional women's soccer league in the United States organized by the United Soccer League as part of its expanding domestic soccer pyramid.
B. United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues is an American organization that operates and oversees multiple professional and semi-professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada.
C. USL League One
USL League One is a professional third-division soccer league in the United States that operates under the United Soccer League and features clubs competing in the American soccer pyramid.
D. USL League Two
USL League Two is a North American pre-professional soccer league primarily serving as a development platform for collegiate players and a pathway to the professional ranks.
E. USL First Division
The USL First Division was a former professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada that served as a second-tier competition below Major League Soccer.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USISL Select League
Target entity description: The USISL Select League was a mid-1990s professional soccer league in the United States that served as a precursor to the modern lower-division structure beneath Major League Soccer.

A. USL Super League
The USL Super League is a professional women's soccer league in the United States organized by the United Soccer League as part of its expanding domestic soccer pyramid.
B. United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues is an American organization that operates and oversees multiple professional and semi-professional soccer leagues in the United States and Canada.
C. USL League One
USL League One is a professional third-division soccer league in the United States that operates under the United Soccer League and features clubs competing in the American soccer pyramid.
D. USL League Two
USL League Two is a North American pre-professional soccer league primarily serving as a development platform for collegiate players and a pathway to the professional ranks.
E. USL First Division
The USL First Division was a former professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada that served as a second-tier competition below Major League Soccer.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct soccer league ⓘ second division soccer league ⓘ
competitionFormat	league system ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dissolved	1996 ⓘ
divisionLevel	second tier ⓘ
era	mid-1990s ⓘ
founded	1996 ⓘ
geographicScope	national ⓘ
governingBody	United States Interregional Soccer League ⓘ linked to: United Soccer Leagues
homeAndAwayFormat	yes ⓘ
leagueLevelRelativeToNASL	successor era to original NASL in U.S. soccer pyramid ⓘ
leagueSystemPosition	below Major League Soccer ⓘ
legacy	helped establish a national second-division framework in U.S. soccer ⓘ
mergedInto	A-League ⓘ USISL A-League ⓘ linked to: A-League
numberOfTeamsAtInception	about 20 ⓘ
organizedBy	Francisco Marcos ⓘ
parentOrganization	USISL ⓘ linked to: USISL Select League
playoffsIncluded	yes ⓘ
predecessor	USISL Pro League ⓘ linked to: USISL Select League
primarySeason	1996 USISL Select League season ⓘ linked to: USISL Select League
professionalStatus	professional ⓘ
professionalTier	Division II (USSF) ⓘ linked to: Division II
reasonForEnd	consolidation of U.S. second-division leagues ⓘ
relatedCompetition	USISL Premier League ⓘ USISL Pro League ⓘ linked to: USISL Select League USISL W-League ⓘ linked to: USL W-League
relationshipToMLS	operated as a lower-division league beneath Major League Soccer ⓘ
roleInPyramid	precursor to modern lower-division structure beneath Major League Soccer ⓘ
sanctioningBody	United States Soccer Federation ⓘ
seasonCount	1 ⓘ
shortName	Select League ⓘ
sport	association football ⓘ
successor	A-League ⓘ USISL A-League ⓘ linked to: A-League

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richmond Kickers → formerLeague → USISL Select League ⓘ

1996 U.S. Open Cup → includesTeamsFromLeague → USISL Select League ⓘ

1996 U.S. Open Cup → includesTeamsFromLeague → USISL Pro League ⓘ