Cleveland Force SC Joins USL W League for the 2023 Season

Northeast Ohio-based Club Has a Rich History of Producing Premier Youth Talent

TAMPA, Fla. & CLEVELAND— The United Soccer League (USL) today announced Cleveland Force Soccer Club as an expansion team for the 2023 USL W League season.

“We are extremely excited to embark on our inaugural USL W League season this summer. The W League offers the players and staff at Cleveland Force Soccer Club, and the surrounding community, an elevated pre-professional pathway that can aid in advancing professional careers.” Rob Miller, Girls Director at Cleveland Force SC, said.

Cleveland Force SC was formed in 2018 after a merger of three of Cleveland's most prestigious Youth Soccer Clubs: CSA Impact, Cleveland United, and Internationals SC. More than a dozen youth and senior national team players, more than 40 professional players, and more than 500 collegiate players have come through the Force organization. 

“We are excited to welcome Cleveland Force SC to the USL W League for the 2023 season,” said Joel Nash, Vice President of Pre-Professional and Youth Properties. “Ohio is a great soccer state with tons of high-caliber talent in greater Cleveland. We look forward to providing those players the opportunity to further their careers in the W League’s second season.”

Cleveland Force Soccer Club offers Northeast Ohio’s most competitive soccer player pathways, starting from age three on to NCAA and pre-professional status. Cleveland Force competed in the USL Academy beginning in 2020 and joined USL League Two this past season.

The club’s key values are Commitment, Humility, Integrity, Respect, and Passion and their mission is to provide soccer players with a club structure, focused on empowering hardworking, responsible, and humble boys and girls, who approach goals with a positive outlook, both on and off the field.

About USL W League

The USL W League is an elite pre-professional women’s soccer league offering a summer platform for aspiring professionals in the United States. The USL W League strives to use women’s soccer as a force for societal good by creating a national platform to increase opportunity, gender equity, and career development. The League and its member clubs are committed to investing in women’s soccer – through not only financial resources but also with time, energy, and attention – and are united in our mission to grow the women’s game. 

The USL W League will serve as the nation’s premier pre-professional league, developing the next generation of women’s talent both on and off the field, and enhancing the women’s soccer pipeline between college and professional soccer. With over 50 teams across the United States, the USL W League will bring elite women’s soccer to communities across the U.S., creating more opportunities to play, watch, and work in the women’s game. 

About Cleveland Force Soccer Club

Cleveland Force Soccer Club offers Northeast Ohio’s most competitive soccer player pathways, starting from age three on to NCAA and pre-professional status. All programs are led by the largest and most professional coaching staff in the region. Cleveland Force uses a unique academic approach through a guided curriculum that trains and develops youth at the highest local, regional, and national levels.