The United soccer league has revealed Asheville City SC as the latest club to join the USL W league ahead of the inaugural season in 2022.
The club is the second club to join the W league out of the Carolinas, joining Greenville, South Carolina. established in 2016 as a team in USL league 2, Asheville City SC has fielded a women’s team since 2018.
“The addition of our second club out of the Carolinas speaks volumes about the growth of women’s pre-professional soccer in the South Atlantic region,” stated Betsy Haugh, director of women’s soccer for the USL W League. “Asheville City SC has a long history of success both on the field as well as within the higher Asheville community. We are excited to be adding a club of this caliber to the ranks of the W league as well as look ahead to all of the fantastic work they will perform in bringing understanding Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Japón to the women’s pre-professional space.”
Asheville City joins teams in Chattanooga, Tennessee; Camiseta Selección de fútbol de México Hartford, Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Spokane, Washington; Queens, new York; Minnesota; Kansas City, Kansas as well as Statesboro, Georgia.
“We couldn’t be more excited to join the USL W league at this point in our club’s history,” stated Lydia Jackson, Asheville City SC technical director. “We’ve come to understand the professionalism with which the USL conducts its leagues with our experience in USL league two Camiseta Feyenoord as well as we’re looking ahead to contending against clubs that share our vision as well as aspiration for the women’s game.”
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