Los Angeles was a founding city of Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a proud home of the North American Soccer League a generation ago. Many historic football matches have been staged in the Los Angeles Stadium including the 1994 FIFA World Cup USA™ Final, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 1999™ Final, and many key Concacaf Gold Cup matches.
These events have helped further grow the game and today there are 130,000 registered players, 10,300 teams, and 240 leagues and clubs across Southern California. Los Angeles is the only city in the US with seven teams in the five major American sports leagues and two teams in the MLS – Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC.
