The vacancy in the third division of U.S. soccer could be filled by a new league the United Soccer League is looking to launch in 2019, according to a report in Sports Illustrated.
Brian Straus reported Thursday that USL is “on the verge of revealing its intention to launch a new D3 competition in 2019.” A formal announcement could be coming by the end of the week, Straus wrote.
The USL opened its 2017 season last weekend as a D2 league, a distinction it now shares with the eight-team North American Soccer League after being granted provisional D2 status by U.