Greenville Lions were an American soccer team, founded in 2001, and was a member of the United Soccer Leagues

United Soccer Leagues

The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 D-3 Pro League

USL Second Division

The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...

 and Premier Development League (PDL), the third and fourth tiers of the American Soccer Pyramid

American Soccer Pyramid

The United States soccer pyramid is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in the United States. The country's governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation , oversees the system but does not operate any of its component leagues—with one temporary...

, until 2003, when the team left the league and the franchise was terminated.

The Lions played their home games at Sirrine Stadium

Sirrine Stadium

Sirrine Stadium is a stadium in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It was used by Furman University's American football team from 1936 to 1980. It has a seating capacity of 15,000. It is currently used by the Greenville High School Red Raiders and in the last couple of years the HBCU Classic....

 on the grounds of Greenville High School

Greenville Technical Charter High School

Greenville Technical Charter High School is a small school located on the Barton Campus of Greenville Technical College in Greenville, South Carolina. GTCHS has 420 students and is a Middle College/Early College High School....

 in the city of Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville, South Carolina

-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...

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Final Squad

vs Raleigh Elite, 19 July 2003

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Open Cup
2001	3	USL D-3 Pro League	3rd, Southern	Final	Did not qualify
2002	3	USL D-3 Pro League	2nd, Southern	1st Round	2nd Round
2003	4	USL PDL	6th, Mid-Atlantic	Did not qualify	Did not qualify