<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Soccer in the United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> CenturyLink Field , home of the Seattle Sounders </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> U.S. Soccer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National team </Th> <Td> Men 's Women 's </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First played </Th> <Td> 1862 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Registered players </Th> <Td> 4,186,778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clubs </Th> <Td> 9,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> National competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> U.S. Open Cup ( men 's ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Club competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's : Major League Soccer United Soccer League North American Soccer League Women 's : National Women 's Soccer League </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> International competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's national team : CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF Gold Cup FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Women 's national team : SheBelieves Cup CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament CONCACAF Women 's Gold Cup FIFA Women 's World Cup </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Audience records </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Single match </Th> <Td> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's : 109,318 ( Man . Utd. 3 -- 1 Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium , 2014 ) Women 's : 90,185 ( USA 5 - 4 ( pk ) China at Rose Bowl , 1999 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's : 77,691 ( New York Cosmos 8 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers ) at Giants Stadium , 1977 ) Women 's : 34,148 ( Washington Freedom 1 -- 0 Bay Area CyberRays at RFK Stadium , 2003 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Soccer in the United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> CenturyLink Field , home of the Seattle Sounders </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governing body </Th> <Td> U.S. Soccer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National team </Th> <Td> Men 's Women 's </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First played </Th> <Td> 1862 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Registered players </Th> <Td> 4,186,778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Clubs </Th> <Td> 9,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> National competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> U.S. Open Cup ( men 's ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Club competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's : Major League Soccer United Soccer League North American Soccer League Women 's : National Women 's Soccer League </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> International competitions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's national team : CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF Gold Cup FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Women 's national team : SheBelieves Cup CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament CONCACAF Women 's Gold Cup FIFA Women 's World Cup </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Audience records </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Single match </Th> <Td> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's : 109,318 ( Man . Utd. 3 -- 1 Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium , 2014 ) Women 's : 90,185 ( USA 5 - 4 ( pk ) China at Rose Bowl , 1999 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> List ( show ) <Ul> <Li> Men 's : 77,691 ( New York Cosmos 8 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers ) at Giants Stadium , 1977 ) Women 's : 34,148 ( Washington Freedom 1 -- 0 Bay Area CyberRays at RFK Stadium , 2003 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did soccer come to the united states
when did soccer come to the united states
1862
1862