The United States Soccer Federation's State Soccer Associations are the local governing bodies of soccer in the United States. State Soccer Associations exist to govern all aspects of soccer in the United States. They are responsible for administering club and player registration as well as promoting development amongst those bodies and referees .
Most of the State Soccer Associations align roughly along state boundaries, although some of the more populated states have multiple soccer associations broken by geography (i.e. California, New York, and Texas).
The state soccer associations often host their own statewide cups and premier leagues for amateur outfits, often as a mechanism of regional qualification for the U.S. Open Cup competition.
List of state soccer associations
The following state associations are affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation as the state association.
AssociationFoundedMain State Cup Alabama 1980 Alabama Adult State Cup Alaska 1995 Arizona 1966 Arkansas 1979 California North 1902 California South 1974 Colorado 1978 Connecticut 1913 Delaware 1974 Florida 1974 Georgia 1968 Hawaii 1975 Idaho 1980 Illinois 1916 Indiana 1978 Iowa Kansas 1950 Kentucky 1982 Louisiana 1985 Maine Maryland 1924 Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota 1957 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska 1969 Nevada New Hampshire 1977 New Jersey 1913 New Mexico Eastern New York 1913 Western New York 1913 North Carolina 1984 North Dakota 1985 Ohio Oklahoma 1967 Oregon Eastern Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee 1976 Northern Texas Southern Texas Utah Vermont Virginia 1977 Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
See also United States Soccer Federation Soccer in the United States County Football Association, a similar concept in England
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