As the USL Super League Slowly Expands, the Greenville Liberty Look to Join with New Stadium
The USL Super League has had early successes and failures, with one disappointment being the amount of empty expansion promises in markets like Chattanooga and Madison. However, one club is looking to make their intentions clear to fans.
The Greenville Liberty, sister club to USL1’s Greenville Triumph, will join the men’s team in their new 6,300 seat stadium currently under construction and set for completion in 2026. After doing so, the current USLW side will aim to go pro and join the Super League.
A Triumph and Liberty executive told Southeast Soccer Report that, “As far as Super League goes, it’s something we have been and continue to evaluate in general and with the USL. We’ve said in public and private circles before that we aspire to take the Liberty professional at some point once the time and league are right, so getting into the stadium is one of the big pieces to solving that puzzle. As you can imagine, date availability being in someone else’s stadium has been one of the biggest barriers for us up to this point (as evidenced by our inability to host any Jäger playoff matches).”
It isn’t a guarantee, but if the Liberty do join the Super League, they will be able to form close rivalries with Southeast teams in Tampa Bay, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lexington, and most importantly, the Carolina Ascent in nearby Charlotte.
The Liberty have pulled a couple thousand fans to games before, so not only would they be a boost to the league perception-wise, but they would continue the rapid growth of women’s soccer in the United States, especially in smaller markets. Let’s hope that they will indeed go pro within the next year or two.