United States Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation
CONCACAF
Short nameUSSF
FoundedApril 5, 1913 (1913-04-05)[1]
Headquarters303 E Wacker Drive
Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
FIFA affiliationAugust 2, 1913 (provisional)
June 27, 1914 (full member)
CONCACAF affiliationSeptember 18, 1961
(original member)[2]
PresidentCindy Parlow Cone
Websiteussoccer.com

The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is a full member of FIFA and governs American soccer at the international, professional, and amateur levels, including: the men's and women's national teams, Major League Soccer, National Women's Soccer League, youth organizations, beach soccer, futsal, Paralympic, and deaf national teams. U.S. Soccer sanctions referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States. The U.S. Soccer Federation also administers and operates the U.S. Open Cup and the SheBelieves Cup.

  1. ^ "U.S. Soccer celebrates 100th anniversary". CONCACAF. April 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". La Nación (Google News Archive). September 23, 1961. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

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