North Carolina FC Youth explained

North Carolina FC Youth (NCFC Youth) is an American soccer club and eponymous league based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serving the 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 U.S. Soccer 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 10, 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 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

PlayerCollegeProfessional and international teams
Nazmi AlbadawiNC State WolfpackNorth Carolina FC, FC Cincinnati
Joanna BoylesNorth Carolina Tar HeelsChicago Red Stars, Orlando Pride
Maycee BellNorth Carolina Tar HeelsNJ/NY Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage
Cameron CastleberryNorth Carolina Tar HeelsWashington Spirit
Steven CurfmanWake Forest Demon DeaconsReal Salt Lake, Carolina RailHawks, Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Christina GibbonsDuke Blue DevilsFC Kansas City, Melbourne Victory FC, Sky Blue FC
Scott GoodwinNorth Carolina Tar HeelsCarolina RailHawks, Louisville City FC
Tori HansenNorth Carolina Tar HeelsOrlando Pride, Melbourne Victory FC, Brooklyn FC
Michael HarringtonNorth Carolina Tar HeelsSporting Kansas City, Portland Timbers, Colorado Rapids, Chicago Fire, North Carolina FC
Alexandra KimballNorth Carolina Tar HeelsUtah Royals FC
Forrest LassoWofford TerriersFC Cincinnati, Nashville SC, Tampa Bay Rowdies, GIF Sundsvall
Emily MoxleyNorth Carolina Tar HeelsCarolina Ascent FC
Casey NogueiraNorth Carolina Tar HeelsChicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, FC Kansas City, United States women's national team
Logan PauseNorth Carolina Tar HeelsChicago Fire
Brianna PintoNorth Carolina Tar HeelsNJ/NY Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage
Morgan ReidDuke Blue DevilsNorth Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride
Alexis ShafferVirginia CavaliersFC Kansas City
Haleigh StackpoleOle Miss RebelsNorth Carolina Courage, SK Slavia Prague
Claire WagnerClemson TigersNorth Carolina Courage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CASL, TFCA to merge, reform as North Carolina FC Youth :: WRALSportsFan.com. WRALSportsFan.com. 24 June 2017. en. 10 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Current College Commitments. https://web.archive.org/web/20140609112335/https://www.caslnc.com/Club-Information/Club-and-Player-Success/Current-College-Commitments. 2014-06-09. Capital Area Soccer League.

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