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By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

August 11, 2017-The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) is very pleased to offer an improved format for our State Open Cup, which is part of the National Championship Series. Starting in 2018, entry in the State Open Cup will be limited to the first 32 teams per age group who apply and pay the $225 entry fee and the competition will return to its single elimination roots.

Additionally, the final two teams in the State Open Cup tournament bracket and the top two teams of the Eastern New York Premier League (ENYPL) will advance to the semifinal round of the State Open Cup so there are now two pathways to make the final four:

• Playing in an Eastern New York league and registering for the State Open Cup

• Registering for the Eastern New York Premier League AND registering for the State Open Cup

The ENYPL is America’s oldest continuous Premier league, having originally kicked off play in 2001.

The Arch Cup, sponsored by Arch Capital Group, will continue to be divided into Platinum and Gold competitions, group play will remain for the first round and the entry fee is $200 per team. 

“We are happy to include the top two teams from the ENYPL in the State Open Cup final four starting in 2018 to make the competition more inclusive,” stated Eastern New York President Richard Christiano. “Additionally, we’re pleased to continue to offer two levels of competition in the Arch Cup so that every travel team in Eastern New York has a legitimate shot to win a cup next spring.”

To register your team for the State Open Cup or the Arch Cup, click here:

http://www.enysoccer.com/state_cups/registration/

With over 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 11 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 Association. For more information, please log onto http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.

By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

June 26, 2015-Start spreading the news that boys soccer teams from New York City swept all five age groups of the ENY Champions Cup, played on Sunday, June 21 at Owl Hollow Fields on Staten Island. This big event, for the top Division 1 teams from each of the 11 member leagues of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), was organized by the volunteers from Eastern New York as well as the Staten Island Youth Soccer League (SIYSL). There was a Final Four format with both the semifinals and finals played on the same day and when the 21 games were completed, these teams were top of the list:

Boys-Under-11: New York Kids (Big Apple Youth Soccer League) defeated B/W Gottschee ‘01 Blue (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League), 5-4

Boys-Under-12: AC Breukelen (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League) defeated the Beacon Burn (East Hudson Youth Soccer League), 4-2

Boys-Under-13: Latin Star SA Scorpions (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League) defeated B/W Gottschee ‘03 Royal (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League), 2-1

Boys-Under-14: B/W Gottschee (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League) defeated SC Gjoa Fire (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League), 2-1

Boys-Under-15: Staten Island United Gunners (Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League) shut out JPS Blue Devils (Westchester Youth Soccer District), 4-0

The festivities were part of Championship Weekend on Staten Island as the ENY Premier League finals were played the day before, also at Owl Hollow Fields. The Staten Island United Gunners took the Championship Weekend moniker literally as they won the ENY Premier League title on Saturday and the ENY Champions Cup on Sunday to complete a rare double of two championships in one weekend in their home borough.

“Thank you, Eastern New York, for organizing the ENY Champions Cup. It was a great day on good fields and our team was able to play against teams that we have not met before,” commented Rheyan Cader, coach of Boys-Under-12 finalist Beacon Burn.

With over 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 11 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.

By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

February 10, 2015-Over 100,000 kids––both boys and girls––from the East End of Long Island to the Canadian border are part of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA). They obviously play soccer, not Cupid, but our non-profit organization is so large that many have a name that makes the upcoming Valentine’s Day special to them:

Six girls in Eastern New York have Valentine as a first name and 70 kids have Valentine as a last name.

24 boys in Eastern New York have Valentino as a first name and 78 kids use it as their surname.

There is just one player named Valentina and that’s a last name.

98 players definitely agree that “Love will find a way.” After all, four use Love as their first name while 94 have it as their last name.

If you said, “That’s Amore,” eight players in Eastern New York would turn around as that is their last name.

Five players are named after the Roman goddess of love. Just one has Venus as a first name while four have it as their last name.

There are 133 kids in Eastern New York named Rose.

And nearly 300 of our players have a dual celebration on February 14th as it’s also their birthday.

Perhaps one of these players will become as famous as another New Yorker with a Valentine’s Day-themed name, Rudolph Valentino. Born in Italy, he emigrated to the U.S. and starred in top silent films such as “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” and “The Sheik.” Valentino died in 1926 at the age of 31 because of severe pleuritis. Scores of despondent women attended his funeral at St. Malachy’s Catholic Church in Times Square as an estimated 100,000 in Manhattan that day paid their final respects to one of the top actors of the 1920s.

With over 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 11 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.

By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

June 4, 2014-The Levittown Gunners of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) are having a very successful Spring Season. Levittown are semifinalists in the Eastern New York Premier League (ENYPL) and recently won the Boys-Under-12 State Open Cup final. The game for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) cup title took place on Saturday, May 31 at Stringham Park in LaGrange.

The match was scoreless through regulation and overtime so it went to the shootout, which Levittown won, 5-4, in six rounds. Justin Weinert scored the winning penalty kick and Levittown keeper Ethan Wood scored on his attempt in the fifth round.

“We had some opportunities to score during the game, we pressed but could not put the ball in the net yet we advance through the shootout,” commented Levittown coach Mike Borra.

Levittown received a $2,000 check from Eastern New York to defer the costs of playing in the Regionals from June 26 to July 1 in Kingston, Rhode Island. The accolades keep on coming as they also received the Howard Rubenstein Sportsmanship Award as selected by the match officials.

With 123,843 youth soccer players––68,587 boys and 55,256 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 11 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.

Congratulations to our Challenge Cup champions:

By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

By Tim Bradbury, Director of Coaching, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association