United States Soccer Federation

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national football association non-profit organization sports governing body

The United States Soccer Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing soccer at all levels in the United States, including the national teams and professional leagues.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
United States Soccer Federation canonical	188
U.S. Soccer Federation	76
U.S. Soccer	10
USSF	9
U.S. Soccer-affiliated clubs	2
United States Soccer Football Association	2
U.S. Soccer Development Academy	1
U.S. Soccer Federation Open Cup Committee	1
United States Soccer Federation members	1
United States Soccer Federation-affiliated teams	1
United States of America Football Association	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7902 — 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: United States Soccer Federation
Context triple: [New England Revolution, governingBody, United States Soccer Federation]

A. Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is the top-tier professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada.
B. New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the Eastern Conference.
C. U.S. Open Cup
The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer tournament in the United States, featuring a knockout competition among professional and amateur clubs from across the American soccer pyramid.
D. ECUSA
ECUSA is a common abbreviation for the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, a mainline Anglican Christian denomination based in the U.S.
E. Portland Thorns FC
Portland Thorns FC is a professional women's soccer club competing in the National Women's Soccer League and known for its large, passionate fan base and multiple league championships.
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: United States Soccer Federation
Target entity description: The United States Soccer Federation is the national governing body responsible for organizing and overseeing soccer at all levels in the United States, including the national teams and professional leagues.

A. Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is the top-tier professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada.
B. New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is a professional Major League Soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in the Eastern Conference.
C. U.S. Open Cup
The U.S. Open Cup is the oldest ongoing national soccer tournament in the United States, featuring a knockout competition among professional and amateur clubs from across the American soccer pyramid.
D. ECUSA
ECUSA is a common abbreviation for the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, a mainline Anglican Christian denomination based in the U.S.
E. Portland Thorns FC
Portland Thorns FC is a professional women's soccer club competing in the National Women's Soccer League and known for its large, passionate fan base and multiple league championships.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national football association ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ
abbreviation	USSF ⓘ linked to: United States Soccer Federation
affiliation	CONCACAF ⓘ FIFA ⓘ United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
founded	1913 ⓘ
governs	United States beach soccer team ⓘ United States futsal team ⓘ United States men's national soccer team ⓘ United States men's national under-20 soccer team ⓘ United States men's national under-23 soccer team ⓘ United States women's national soccer team ⓘ United States women's national under-20 soccer team ⓘ
governsCategory	amateur soccer ⓘ beach soccer ⓘ futsal ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ professional soccer ⓘ youth soccer ⓘ
governsSportIn	United States of America ⓘ
headquartersCountry	United States of America ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Chicago, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	501(c)(3) non-profit organization ⓘ
memberOf	CONCACAF ⓘ FIFA ⓘ National Council of Youth Sports ⓘ
organizes	Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup ⓘ linked to: U.S. Open Cup United States national team matches ⓘ
originalName	United States of America Football Association ⓘ linked to: United States Soccer Federation
oversees	Major League Soccer ⓘ National Women's Soccer League ⓘ U.S. Open Cup ⓘ United Soccer League system ⓘ linked to: USL League One
president	Cindy Parlow Cone ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
renamedAs	United States Soccer Federation ⓘ United States Soccer Football Association ⓘ linked to: United States Soccer Federation
responsibleFor	coaching education programs ⓘ development of soccer in the United States ⓘ referee education programs ⓘ sanctioning amateur soccer competitions in the United States ⓘ sanctioning professional soccer leagues in the United States ⓘ
shortName	U.S. Soccer ⓘ linked to: United States Soccer Federation USSF ⓘ linked to: United States Soccer Federation
sport	association football ⓘ soccer ⓘ
website	https://www.ussoccer.com ⓘ

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Referenced by (292)

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

New England Revolution → governingBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

Major League Soccer → foundedBy → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

2007 U.S. Open Cup → organizedBy → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

2007 U.S. Open Cup → openTo → United States Soccer Federation-affiliated teams ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

Portland Thorns FC → governingBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

Revs → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

U.S. Open Cup → organizer → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

U.S. Open Cup → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

New England Revolution → governingBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

subject linked to: NE

United States Soccer Federation → shortName → USSF ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation → shortName → U.S. Soccer ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation → originalName → United States of America Football Association ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation → renamedAs → United States Soccer Football Association ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation → renamedAs → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

United States Soccer Federation → abbreviation → USSF ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

2006 U.S. Open Cup → organizedBy → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

USL First Division → governingAssociation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

New York Red Bulls → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

USL Second Division → sanctioningBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

Eastern Conference (MLS) → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

subject linked to: Eastern Conference

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

New York City FC → federation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

2013 NWSL Championship → governingBody → U.S. Soccer ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

Philadelphia Union → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

USL Premier Development League → governingBodyAffiliation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

National Women's Soccer League → governingBodySupport → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

United States Adult Soccer Association → affiliation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

United States Adult Soccer Association → memberOf → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

FC Dallas → governingBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

USL League One → federation → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

USL League One → professionalTierRecognitionBy → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

Sacramento Republic FC → federation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

Major League Soccer regular season → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

National Independent Soccer Association → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

National Independent Soccer Association → sanctionedBy → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

2020 NWSL Fall Series Community Shield → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

USL Championship → sanctioningBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

Inter Miami CF → fifaAffiliationCountry → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

San Jose Earthquakes → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

St. Louis City SC → federation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

OL Reign → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

United States men's national under-23 soccer team → governingBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

United States men's national under-23 soccer team → governingBodyAbbreviation → USSF ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

United States men's national under-23 soccer team → fifaMemberAssociation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

United States men's national under-23 soccer team → homeCountryAssociation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

U.S. Open Cup 2011 → organizer → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

U.S. Open Cup 2011 → governingBody → U.S. Soccer Federation Open Cup Committee ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

U.S. Open Cup 2011 → eligibility → U.S. Soccer-affiliated clubs ⓘ

linked to: United States Soccer Federation

Portland Timbers → affiliation → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

Cindy Parlow Cone → employer → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

United States men's national soccer team → governingBody → United States Soccer Federation ⓘ

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Referenced by (292)

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