United Women's Soccer

What United Women's Soccer does

United Women's Soccer (UWS) is a national pre-professional women's soccer league founded in December 2015 and sanctioned by U.S. Soccer through USASA. The league operates a dual-tier structure consisting of the premier UWS division and UWS2, providing a structured summer competitive season (May–July) for collegiate athletes, aspiring professionals, and former or current professionals. Competition is organized across six regional conferences (East, West, Northeast, Midwest, Great Lakes, Southwest) spanning the United States and Canada, with teams qualifying for a National Championship event.

The league's product portfolio includes the UWS competition itself, the second-tier UWS2, and the Path2Pro developmental pathway program, which has produced 38+ NWSL draftees and 100+ professional contracts since inception. UWS's technology footprint is limited to its SportsEngine-powered website and Sports Relationship Management (SRM) platform supporting schedules, results, news, and team profiles. The league does not maintain a native mobile app.

UWS is structured as a nonprofit organization governed by a board of directors and administered by EDP (Event Directors and Promoters), based in East Brunswick, NJ, with the league's headquarters in Metuchen, NJ. Commissioner Joe Ferrara leads operations. The business model centers on membership and sanctioning fees paid by 80+ member clubs, with supplementary revenue from sponsorships (e.g., Select Sport). No public pricing is disclosed, and no financial information has been published. The league has grown from 8 founding teams in 2016 to 80+ member clubs across two tiers as of 2026.

Name

United Women's Soccer

Legal name

United Women's Soccer

Website

https://uwssoccer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

United Women's Soccer is a U.S. Soccer-sanctioned national pre-professional women's soccer league operating a dual-tier competition across the U.S. and Canada, serving collegiate players, aspiring professionals, and member clubs through a summer season and documented pathway to the NWSL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports League

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Women's soccer league
• Pre-professional soccer
• Amateur sports league
• Player development pathway
• Sports league operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Metuchen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. League Membership and Sanctioning: UWS is a national pro-am women's soccer league sanctioned by U.S. Soccer through USASA. The league operates with member teams that pay to participate, with EDP serving as administrators overseeing day-to-day operations, marketing, and scheduling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

United Women's Soccer operates a U.S. Soccer-sanctioned national pre-professional women's soccer league organized into regional conferences across the United States and Canada. The league runs a summer competitive season (May–July) across two tiers (UWS and UWS2), culminating in an annual National Championship, and provides a structured Path2Pro development pathway connecting collegiate, aspiring, and former professional players to professional opportunities.

Product overview

United Women's Soccer operates as a dual-tier national pre-professional women's soccer league system. The core offering consists of United Women's Soccer (UWS), the premier tier providing high-level competition for college players, aspiring and former professionals, and international stars during the summer season. UWS2 serves as the second tier, offering additional development opportunities for emerging talent. The league also includes the Path2Pro program as a structured pathway initiative. Teams compete across regional conferences (East, West, Northeast, Midwest, Great Lakes, Southwest) and the season culminates in a National Championship event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• United Women's Soccer (UWS) League

Quantifiable outcome

• 38+ NWSL draftees and 100+ professional contracts produced
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Select SportminorOthersSelect Sport is visible as a sponsor/promotional partner on the UWS website, appearing in call-to-action sections with imagery of soccer equipment. The partnership provides promotional visibility for the equipment brand on the league's digital platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Women's Soccer League (NWSL): The NWSL is the top-tier professional women's soccer league in the United States. It is comparable because UWS explicitly serves as a player-development feeder into the NWSL, and many UWS clubs and players (including 38+ draftees) target NWSL contracts as the league's primary outcome.
• USL Super League: The USL Super League is a Division 1 professional women's soccer league launched under the USL umbrella, positioned above the pre-professional USL W League. It is comparable because it competes for the same women's soccer attention, sponsors, and pathway partnerships, and it sits directly above UWS's UWS2/UWS tiers in the development pyramid.
• NCAA Women's Soccer: NCAA women's soccer is the dominant collegiate competition structure for female soccer players in the United States. It is comparable because UWS explicitly bridges the gap between NCAA competition and the professional ranks, with collegiate athletes serving as UWS's primary player pool.

Emerging players

• UPSL (United Premier Soccer League): UPSL is a semi-professional soccer league in the United States whose women's division supplies some UWS member clubs (e.g., Club Atlético Internacional, a three-time UPSL champion). It is comparable because UPSL Women's and UWS compete for the same pool of aspiring-pro women's clubs and players.
• National Women's Soccer League Reserve / NWSL Challenge Cup Programs: NWSL club reserve and pre-season initiatives provide alternative high-level playing opportunities for collegiate and aspiring-professional women. These programs compete with UWS for the same summer-window player attention and may draw clubs that might otherwise join UWS as member teams.
• Elite Clubs National League (ECNL): The ECNL Girls is the leading youth development league for elite female soccer players in the United States. It is comparable because ECNL member clubs (e.g., Chicago Inter Soccer Club per source) often feed directly into UWS rosters, positioning UWS as the next developmental step after ECNL competition.

Direct peers

• USL W League: The USL W League is the pre-professional women's summer league operated by the United Soccer League, offering another USASA-sanctioned pathway for collegiate and aspiring professional players. It directly competes with UWS for member clubs, players, and sponsorships in the same May–July window.
• Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL): The WPSL is the largest women's soccer league in the world and the most direct competitor to UWS, operating as a semi-professional/amateur summer league with member clubs across the United States. Both leagues target collegiate players and aspiring professionals during the summer season, and both rely on membership-based club structures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uwssoccer
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQZEz5Er1v_olbUjq9-UdFA
• Facebookfacebook.com/uwssoccer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uwssoccer
• Instagraminstagram.com/uwssoccer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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