“North Carolina FC Youth”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Active teams of North Carolina FC

USL

NWSL

PDL

Youth

The North Carolina FC Youth (NCFC Youth) is an American soccer club and eponymous league based in Raleigh, North Carolina and serving greater Research Triangle. It is the largest youth-to-professional soccer club in the country.^[1]

Club

NCFC Youth was founded as Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization and provides recreational and competitive programs for youth in the greater Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area. NCFC Youth offers teams in all divisions of North Carolina youth soccer including "classic" (first tier competitive teams in US regional and statewide leagues), "challenge" (second tier competitive teams locally), and recreational soccer. NCFC Youth "classic" teams compete at the highest level of competition in the nation including Elite Clubs National League, Region III Premier League, and USSF Development Academy in partnership with the North Carolina FC. They utilize venues throughout the area including WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, and the WRAL Soccer Center in Raleigh. NCFC Youth sends many players on to play collegiately each year, including NCAA Division I and local NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III schools.^[2]

Merger with North Carolina FC

On March 10th, 2017, North Carolina Football Club announced that it would be merging CASL and TFC Alliance, two of the largest youth clubs in the Raleigh area, and they would be become part of the NCFC family as North Carolina FC Youth soccer.

League

In addition to recreational divisions which include only club teams, North Carolina FC Youth serves as a league organizer for competitive leagues in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.

Professional Alumni

Player

College

Professional and International Teams

Nazmi Albadawi

North Carolina State University Wolfpack

North Carolina FC, FC Cincinnati

Steven Curfman

Wake Forest University Demon Deacons

Real Salt Lake, Carolina RailHawks, Wilmington Hammerheads

Scott Goodwin

University of North Carolina Tar Heels

Carolina RailHawks

Michael Harrington

University of North Carolina Tar Heels

Portland Timbers, Sporting Kansas City, Colorado Rapids, North Carolina FC

Casey Nogueira

University of North Carolina Tar Heels

Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, FC Kansas City, US Women's National Team

Logan Pause

University of North Carolina Tar Heels

Chicago Fire

Forrest Lasso

Wofford College Terriers

FC Cincinnati

Claire Wagner

Clemson University Tigers

North Carolina Courage

Christina Gibbons

Duke University Blue Devils

FC Kansas City

Alexis Schaffer

University of Virginia Cavaliers

FC Kansas City

Cameron Castleberry

University of North Carolina Tar Heels

Washington Spirit

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=CASL, TFCA to merge, reform as North Carolina FC Youth :: WRALSportsFan.com|url=http://www.wralsportsfan.com/casl-tfca-to-merge-reform-as-north-carolina-fc-youth/16576744/|website=WRALSportsFan.com|accessdate=24 June 2017|language=en|date=10 March 2017}}
2. ^http://www.caslnc.com/Club-Information/Club-and-Player-Success/Current-College-Commitments