Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. Between 1990 and 1995 it was the de facto top professional soccer league in the United States. After 1993 it was also the top league in the Canadian soccer pyramid. However it was never officially granted Level 1 / Division 1 status on the United States soccer pyramid because, at the time, FIFA would not give this status to leagues that crossed national borders. In 1993, it applied for the vacant Level 1/Division 1 role but lost out to Major League Soccer. For its final two seasons, 1995 and 1996, the APSL changed its name to the "A-League". It was subsequently absorbed by the emerging United Soccer Leagues organization. The USL retained the A-League name until 2004 when it became the USL First Division.. }
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- American_Professional_Soccer_League abstract "The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was the first outdoor soccer league to feature teams from throughout the United States since the demise of the original North American Soccer League. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. Between 1990 and 1995 it was the de facto top professional soccer league in the United States. After 1993 it was also the top league in the Canadian soccer pyramid. However it was never officially granted Level 1 / Division 1 status on the United States soccer pyramid because, at the time, FIFA would not give this status to leagues that crossed national borders. In 1993, it applied for the vacant Level 1/Division 1 role but lost out to Major League Soccer. For its final two seasons, 1995 and 1996, the APSL changed its name to the "A-League". It was subsequently absorbed by the emerging United Soccer Leagues organization. The USL retained the A-League name until 2004 when it became the USL First Division.".