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How does an organization or individual become a member of US Soccer?

Step 1 – Determine the category of Membership for your group or organization

The Federation has the following categories of membership:

(A) Associate

(B) Disabled Service Organization

(D) National Affiliate

(E) National Association

(F) National Member

(G) Other Affiliate

(H) Professional League

(I) State Association

(J) Life Member

(K) Individual Sustaining Member

The following definitions apply to the Organization Member classifications. When applying for membership with US Soccer, please select the classification of membership describing your organization.

"Associate" means an organization formed to advance a particular aspect of soccer, but not responsible for recruiting, training, fielding, and funding of soccer players.

"Disabled Service Organization" means an organization formed with the primary goal of advancing and improving soccer for disabled individuals.

"Indoor Professional League" means a professional sports organization that has professional indoor soccer teams competing against each other.

"National Affiliate" means an amateur sports organization that conducts soccer programs in which players compete in at least 26 states of the United States.

"National Association" means an amateur sports organization that conducts soccer programs in which players compete in each of at least 26 states of the United States, with at least 1,000 players in each of 26 states of the United States and at least 200,000 players in the United States and is a member of the Youth or Adult Council established under Bylaw 312 or 313.

"National Member" means a sports organization that has teams competing in each of at least 26 states, and is a sport recognized by FIFA as a discipline of soccer played other than under the "Laws of the Game".

"Other Affiliate" means an amateur sports organization that conducts soccer programs in which players compete in less than 26 states of the United States but in 4 or more states of the United States and is not a member of either the Youth or Adult Council.

"Professional League" means a professional sports organization that has professional soccer teams competing against each other.

"State Association" means the administrative body within a territory determined by the National Council to carry out the Federation’s programs for amateur youth or amateur adult players, or both.

"Life Member" is an honorary membership that can only be bestowed upon an individual by a vote of the National Council at their Annual General Meeting. This category of membership cannot be attained through application, but any voting member of the National Council may place in nomination names for Life Member status.

"Individual Sustaining Member" This membership category is currently under development. Please continue to monitor the US Soccer website for information on applying for this category of membership with US Soccer.

Once a decision is made which membership classification is appropriate,
what are the next steps?

Step 2 - Submit a letter to the Secretary General of the United States Soccer Federation requesting membership with US Soccer.

The letter should state the classification of membership desired and include the following with the letter of application:

*Copies of charter or articles of incorporation

*Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Rules of Play

*Any other governing documents appropriate to understanding the structure and activities of the organization.

If applying to be a National Association, the letter of application should include which Council, Youth or Amateur, the applicant wishes to join.

Ok, I have submitted my letter with the appropriate materials, what happens now?

Once the Secretary General receives an application for membership, it is referred to the Rules Committee to determine if all pertinent documents are included and if the organization complies with the Bylaws and Policies and requirements of the United States Soccer Federation. The committee then makes a recommendation on membership to the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors may admit the applicant to provisional membership in the Federation until the next meeting of the National Council. If the applicant does not comply, the BOD will not issue provisional membership and will recommend to the National Council that membership be denied.

Please note that only one State Association for youth players and one State Association for adult players classification will be granted. Any challenges to existing state associations must follow Bylaw 213, Section 4.

For any questions regarding membership with US Soccer, please contact us at Services@ussoccer.org

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ABOUT U.S. SOCCER
The first USFA (now U.S. Soccer) Secretary General Thomas Cahill also doubled as the U.S. MNT program's inaugural head coach on a six-game tour of Sweden and Norway in 1916.