By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
January 23, 2012-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is pleased to announce the 82 teams––49 girls squads and 33 boys teams––have been accepted into the prestigious ENYYSA Premier League. These squads had outstanding records in their respective leagues, applied and were accepted into the Premier League and will be facing some of the best competition that ENYYSA has to offer.
Not surprisingly, the Long Island Junior Soccer League, ENYYSA’s largest league and one of the world’s largest soccer leagues, contributes the most teams with 27. 18 Westchester Youth Soccer Soccer League teams will be competing followed by 17 East Hudson Youth Soccer League sides, 11 Capital District Youth Soccer League teams, four from the Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League, three from the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League and one team apiece from the Central New York State Youth Soccer League and the Staten Island Youth Soccer League. The schedule is being created right now with plans to kick off in March and conclude in June. Congratulations to the entire line-up of ENYYSA Premier League teams:
Girls-Under-12 Division
Alleycats Krazy Kats (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Monroe Woodbury Chargers (Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League)
North Rockland Rowdies (Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League)
East Meadow Blue United (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Massapequa Strikers (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Northport/Cow Harbor Elite 99 (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Manhattan Santos (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
New York Rush Patriots 2000 (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Girls-Under-13 Division
Alleycats Jaguar (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
East Fishkill Power (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
North Rockland Sapphires (Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League)
Commack Crush/ISA Sting 98 (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
East Meadow Blue Stars 98 (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Rockville Centre Express (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
FC Somers Cyclones (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
New York Rush Patriots 99 (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Girls-Under-14 Division
Alleycats Blackcats (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Brooklyn Patriots Lioness (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League)
Nirvana Legacy (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Rockville Centre Racers (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
FC Westchester Elite (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Girls-Under-15 Division
Alleycats Panthers (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Brooklyn Patriots (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League)
LaGrange Stingers (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Nirvana Arsenal (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Massapequa Explosion (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
North Babylon Express (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Stony Brook Academy (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Syosset Arsenal (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Gotham Girls FC Samba (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Girls-Under-16 Division
Shrub Oak Fire (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Soccer Plus Academy (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Quickstrike FC Blue (Hudson Valley Youth Soccer League)
Garden City Sparks (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Manhattan 95 United (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Rye Celtics (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
White Plains United 96 (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Girls-Under-17 Division
LaGrange Pride (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Rising Stars Soccer Club Blasters (Central New York State Youth Soccer League)
Town of Poughkeepsie Hot Shots (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Massapequa Rowdies (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Manhattan NY Pride (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Girls-Under-18 Division
Alleycats Predators (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Blackwatch Thistle (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Lewisboro Xtreme ‘94 (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Wappingers United Eagles (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Gotham Girls FC Chargers (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Staten Island United Thunderbolts (Staten Island Youth Soccer League)
Boys-Under-12 Division
Pleasant Valley Cobras (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Dix Hills Hurricanes (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Elmont Milan (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Manhattan Villa (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
New York Soccer Club 99/00 (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Boys-Under-14 Division
Alleycats Crush (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Town of Poughkeepsie PSC Heat (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Hauppauge Blue Devils (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Sachem United (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Port Chester Panthers (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Yonkers United Rush Cheetahs (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Boys-Under-16 Division
Alleycats G2 (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
LaGrange Vikings (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Pleasant Valley Vipers (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Carle Place Fireballs (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
FC New York United 95s (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League)
Boys-Under-17 Division
Alleycats Pumas (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Blackwatch Cabers (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Hyde Park Lightning (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Middlepath FC 94/95 (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Kings Park Knights (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Lake Grove Rebels (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Manorville Wizards (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
FC Westchester Boys 95 (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Boys-Under-18 Division
Alleycats 18 Empires (Capital District Youth Soccer League)
Wappingers United Knights (East Hudson Youth Soccer League)
Hicksville Eclipse (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Northport/Cow Harbor Titans (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Port Washington Predators (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Smithtown Sonic (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
Stony Brook Strikers (Long Island Junior Soccer League)
FC Westchester Elite Boys 94 (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
Port Chester Bengals (Westchester Youth Soccer League)
With 120,000 youth soccer players and more than 25,000 volunteers, the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 12 leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old, and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees and administrators. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Special Children. No child who wants to play soccer is turned away. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.
