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HQ-led decisions
USL Super League
Youth servicesSoftware purchasing at USL Super League is controlled at the headquarters level by a tight executive team including CEO Alec Papadakis, COO Justin Papadakis, and President Jake Edwards. The most recent 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document does not mandate or recommend any specific technology systems, leaving the current tech stack undefined. The total addressable market in terms of unit count is not disclosed in the FDD.
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Total units
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Item 19, 2023
Royalty
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Ad fund
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Initial fee
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Investment range
$13.68M–$18.77M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
5 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
16 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 9 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
no more than 20 days after the end of every month, provide to the League Office unaudited financial statements for the previous month
How the franchisor buys
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
Based on our 2022 financial statements, we did not derive any revenue, rebates or material consideration from any of the required purchases or leases of goods, services or real estate described in this Franchise Disclosure Document in 2022.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We (and our affiliates) may receive payments or other compensation from suppliers on account of your (and other franchisees’) dealings with them, and we may use all amounts so received for any purpose we deem appropriate.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
1Item 8
For 2022, the estimated proportion of required purchases and leases from suppliers by franchisees relative to franchisees’ total purchases and leases of goods and services required to establish and operate a franchise Franchise Disclosure Document Page 19 of 51 is less than one percent (1%).
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to purchase goods or services from suppliers other than those previously designated as exclusive suppliers or otherwise approved by us, you must first submit to us a written request for authorization to purchase such items, and you shall not purchase from any supplier unless and until it has been…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
At the request of the League Office, the Team Operator shall immediately notify and make arrangements with its telephone service provider that the telephone number then currently assigned to the Team Operator reverts to and becomes the property of the League Office;
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 9
Inspections and audits Section 4.17, 4.21, Item 7 t.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may change the Manuals in writing, provided that revisions to rules shall apply only after the time that the revision is communicated to you.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Within that territory, you must obtain access to a stadium that we approve and that meets the requirements for the League and USSF (described in Item 7 above).
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not establish a separate website without our prior written approval.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Currently, we have seven required suppliers: (1) one for soccer balls; (2) one for League patches; (3) one for broadcast production and transmission services; (4) one for the website; (5) one for mobile applications; (6) one for video clips; and (7) one for ticketing.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
we have seven required suppliers: (1) one for soccer balls; (2) one for League patches; (3) one for broadcast production and transmission services; (4) one for the website; (5) one for mobile applications; (6) one for video clips; and (7) one for ticketing.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
The Team Operator shall deliver to the League Office those documents the League Office requires from time to time to authorize the League Office to automatically debit the Team Operator’s checking account for those payments due on an established schedule to League Office Entities.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Additionally, you must employ a minimum number and type of personnel, including a President, Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Director of Marketing, Director of Ticket Sales, Director of Corporate Sales, Director of Operations, Director of Communications/Media Relations, Director of Promotions/Community Relations, four…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If you request additional assistance from us (and we agree to provide such assistance), you will pay to us per diem charges and our out of pocket expenses in providing such additional assistance.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
However, mandatory continuing education sessions and workshops are provided to all franchisees at the Annual General Meeting and at other times throughout the year in our discretion.
The filing answers no to 9 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at USL Super League
USL Super League operates as part of United Soccer Leagues, LLC, a youth services organization headquartered in Florida. For software vendors, the addressable market size is opaque—the 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document does not disclose the total number of franchised or company-owned units. This lack of transparency on unit count means vendors must rely on direct discovery to size the opportunity. The franchise offers an initial term of 10 seasons, with a renewal term also set at 10 seasons, subject to several conditions including executing the then-current form of franchise agreement and meeting updated financial responsibility standards.
Who controls software purchasing
Purchasing authority is concentrated at headquarters. The FDD’s Item 1 lists the leadership team: Robert Hoskins serves as Chairman of the Board, Alec Papadakis is Director and Chief Executive Officer, Justin Papadakis holds the roles of Director, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Real Estate Officer, and Jake Edwards is President. With no multi-unit operators mapped in the FranCloud corpus, the buying center is clearly the C-suite. A pitch to this franchise should target Alec Papadakis for executive-level software decisions, with Justin Papadakis as a key influencer given his operational and real estate oversight.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2023 FDD contains no Item 11 disclosures mandating or recommending any specific technology systems or vendors. No POS, scheduling, CRM, or back-office platforms are named. This absence of a mandated tech stack signals that USL Super League does not currently force franchisees onto a standard software suite. For a vendor, this represents a greenfield opportunity—but also means you must build the business case from scratch without the leverage of an existing, unhappy user base tied to a competitor.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD provides no extract regarding procurement requirements, leaving the supplier approval process undefined. This likely means there is no formal designated supplier program, and purchasing decisions are made on an ad hoc basis at the HQ level. The renewal process, detailed in Item 17, offers a potential trigger for software evaluation. Franchisees must provide written notice of intent to renew before the first official game of the penultimate season of their 10-season term. They must also meet updated standards, execute a new agreement, and pay a renewal fee. This contractual inflection point could be an ideal time to introduce new operational or financial software that helps franchisees meet the franchisor’s evolving standards.
How to read the USL Super League FDD
The FDD is the foundational document for understanding the franchisor-franchisee relationship. For a software vendor, the critical items are Item 1 (executives), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), Item 11 (mandated technology), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). In this 2023 filing, the executive roster is specific, but the technology and procurement sections are notably silent. This means the FDD confirms that the path to a sale runs directly through the named C-suite officers, with no pre-existing vendor relationships to displace. To build a ranked target list of franchise systems with clearer tech mandates and disclosed unit counts, explore the FranCloud platform.
Questions vendors ask
USL Super League, answered from the filing
The buying center is the C-suite. The 2023 FDD lists Alec Papadakis (CEO), Justin Papadakis (COO), and Jake Edwards (President) as key officers. These executives are the likely decision-makers for any enterprise software pitch.
The 2023 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended point-of-sale, operational, or other technology systems. The tech stack appears to be open, with no vendor lock-in evident from the filing.
The total number of franchised and company-owned units is not disclosed in the 2023 FDD. The franchise system is part of United Soccer Leagues, LLC, but a specific location count is unavailable.
The procurement model is not explicitly defined in the provided FDD extracts. Item 8 contains no signal regarding designated or approved suppliers, suggesting an open procurement environment for software vendors.
The initial franchise term is 10 seasons. Renewal requires written notice before the penultimate season, creating a potential window for new vendor evaluation tied to the 10-season cycle. Specific timing is not disclosed.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2023. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below for detailed legal and financial disclosures.
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Operator footprint
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Ownership
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