New York City Youth Soccer Teams Sweep the ENY Champions Cup
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.
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association: 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.
