California Soccer League

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California Soccer League
California Soccer League logo.png
FoundedOctober 15th, 2033 (14 years ago)
First season2034
CountryNew California
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams22
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSan Andreas League
Domestic cup(s)California Cup
International cup(s)CONCACAF Champions Cup
Pacific Cup
Current championsSan Diego FC
(2nd title)
Most championshipsLA Galaxy
(4 titles)
Most appearancesMike Gomez (399)
Top goalscorerCharlie Toro (101)
Websitecslsoccer.co.ns

The California Soccer League (CSL) is a Californian soccer league and the highest level of the New California soccer league system. It is one of New California's big five major leagues, comprising 22 clubs within a single, unitary conference. The CSL carried over four clubs from Major League Soccer (MLS), but unlike its predecessor, the CSL employs a relegation and promortion system similar to those in Europe.

The CSL was founded in 2033, but did not begin play until the next year. Each following season saw the inclusion of more clubs from across the country, subsequently developing more relegation leagues, eventually stopping with the Vinyard League. Several groups of clubs not in the New California soccer league system have developed local leagues, such as the Sandstorm Association, a soccer league for clubs in the Mojave Desert, which has led to the possibility of there being a 6th tier of soccer clubs. The last four clubs promoted to the CSL were San Rafael USC, Tulare United, Hayward United, and Eureka FC. The youngest club in the CSL is the Leónes de Monterey.

The CSL operates on a round-robin 84-game season beginning around early April and ending in September (excluding the playoffs). Because of this, the season is split into quarters, in which every club plays each of the others, and after which a 10-day break takes place. The top six clubs advance to the playoffs after the regular season has ended, the 10-day break expanding to 15 days. The two-round tournament culminates with the California Cup series, the winner of which competes in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The LA Galaxy have won the most cups with 4, and San Diego FC are the most recent champions, having defeated the San Jose Earthquakes to win their second title in five years.

The CSL is the fourth-largest professional sports league in New California by revenue, behind the Pacific Basketball League. Soccer games are broadcast through television, radio, and the internet in New California and some parts of Willamette and Mexico. The CSL has the sixth-highest annual attendance of any professional sports league on the West Coast, averaging at around 20.4 million annual spectators, trailing the Willamette Football League.

Clubs are relegated to the San Andreas League (SAL), which was formed in 2035. The New California Soccer Association (NCSA) oversees all tiers of Californian soccer, including the California Winter Soccer League (CWSL).

Clubs

Overview of CSL Clubs (2048 season)
Club City Stadium Founded First year in CSL Location last season
Eureka FC Eureka, Humboldt Sequoia Park Stadium 2036 2048 2nd (SAL)
Chico FC Chico, Butte DeGarmo Park Stadium 2034 2044 9th
Sacramento United Sacramento, Sacramento I Street Stadium 2033 2034 3rd
Vallejo SC Vallejo, Solano Bodnar Field 2040 2047 16th
San Rafael USC San Rafael, Marin Albert Park 2036 2048 1st (SAL)
Stockton FC Stockton, San Joaquin Hebert Stadium 2033 2034 11th
Hayward United Hayward, Alameda Foothills Stadium 2040 2046 4th (SAL)
San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, Santa Clara Mineta Park 1996 2033 2nd
Toros de Merced Merced, Merced Merced County Stadium 2035 2037 18th
Fresno AFC Fresno, Fresno Roeding Park 2036 2038 16th
Leones de Monterey Monterey, Monterey Breaker Stadium 2043 2047 6th
Tulare United Tulare, Tulare Prosperity Park Stadium 2038 2046 2nd (SAL)
Bakersfield SC Bakersfield, Kern Henry Park 2036 2046 14th
CF Santa Maria Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Preisker Park 2035 2045 12th
Oxnard FC Oxnard, Ventura 'olołkoy Beach Park 2035 2037 8th
San Bernardino Flames FC San Bernardino, San Bernardino Blair Park Stadium 2034 2035 5th
LA Galaxy Carson, Angeles Carson Stadium 1996 2033 12th
Los Angeles FC Los Angeles, Angeles Exposition Park Stadium 2014 2033 13th
Anaheim Dynamite FC Anaheim, Orange Maxwell Park 2033 2034 7th
Long Beach FC Long Beach, Angeles Blair Field 2034 2035 4th
Campeones de Irvine Long Beach, Angeles Blair Field 2040 2045 17th
San Diego FC San Diego, San Diego Aztec Stadium 2022 2033 1st