By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
May 20, 2021-The State Cup semifinals in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) will be played this Saturday, May 22. This is the first time that the State Cup, an annual event, is being played in the past two years as it was canceled last spring because of Covid.
The semifinal winners will play their championship game at a neutral site, Stringham Park in LaGrange (photo above), on the weekend of June 5 and 6.
“The LaGrange Soccer Club is excited to be hosting the State Cup finals in 2021. We've had the privilege of hosting the finals before and consider it an honor that Eastern New York has chosen Stringham Park as the location for their event,” said LaGrange Soccer Club President Kara Gadonniex. “Our fields are centrally located within the state association and allows it to host the entire event in one location in the beautiful Hudson Valley. We are looking forward to a great weekend of competitive soccer.”
State Open Cup champions crowned that weekend qualify for the East Regionals from June 25 to July 1 at Hammonton, New Jersey as part of the National Championship Series.
For more information about the State Cup, please contact the Eastern New York office at 516-766-0849.
With approximately 100,000 youth soccer players––both boys and girls––and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with nine 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 Children With Special Needs. 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. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/