Congratulations to five Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) teams, including two LIJSL teams, that were selected to compete in the Region 1 Presidents Cup on Memorial Day weekend--May 25 to 28, 2012--in Londonberry and Nashua, New Hampshire. The five teams chosen are the Boys-Under-14 Oceanside United Pirates and Girls-Under-15 Lake Grove Fusion of the Long Island Junior Soccer League, Boys-Under-16 White Plains Tyros and the Boys-Under-17 Manhattan SC Sparta of the Westchester Youth Soccer League, plus the Girls-Under-16 Capital United Fusion of the Capital District Youth Soccer League. This Capital United team with most of the same players won the Region 1 Presidents Cup in Albany and represented ENYYSA at the Nationals in Iowa last year.
“Our Capital United Fusion team had a fabulous experience last year in the Presidents Cup Regionals and Nationals,” commented Capital United President Keith Villamil. “In addition to the outstanding competition and excellent facilities, one of the most memorable times for the girls was exchanging items from each state and meeting other players from varying backgrounds. The national championship competition was the most professionally-run event that we’ve ever attended with top-notch fields, scoreboards, referees and a competitive environment. We would love an opportunity to again compete for a chance to represent Eastern New York at the Nationals in California in 2012!”
“We thank everyone at Eastern New York for their support and look forward to the Presidents Cup Regional in New Hampshire,” Keith concluded.
The Region 1 Presidents Cup is the regional qualifier for the U.S. Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup. All age group winners of the regional Presidents Cups move on, except Under-13s, to play in the National Presidents Cup in Sacramento, California on July 11 to 15, 2012.
The Presidents Cup is a mid-level tournament for those youth teams looking to play against squads of similar abilities for a national title.