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CCL ANNOUNCES 25th ANNIVERSARY EXPANSION

By CCL Staff, 04/12/22, 4:00PM EDT

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A History of Helping Clubs Develop from Within

Charlottesville, Virginia (April 12, 2022) -

The Club Champions League (CCL), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is excited to announce its Silver Anniversary, celebrating 25 years of soccer innovation, leadership, and service to players, families, coaches, and clubs. Founded in 1997 as the Virginia Club Champions League (VCCL) with five member clubs from southern Virginia, the league now boasts 25 clubs from Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. 

Having pioneered the “Club v Club” league model, the CCL is innovating once again with its collaborative relationship with USYS, VYSA, MSYSA, and EDP Soccer to support and promote the new Club v Club + Team v Team format for the USYS National League South Atlantic Conference, managed by EDP Soccer. This new hybrid format features regionalized travel, advancement pathways to the USYS Eastern Regional Championships and USYS National League P.R.O., access to top showcases, and participation from over 100 of the most competitive clubs from around the region.

In addition, the CCL is pleased to announce an expanded league structure offering regionalized conference play with Club v Club and Team v Team options at the following levels: U8-U10 NextGen, U11-U12 Super League, U13-U19 DMV Premier League, U9-U19 Premier League East, and PRO23 U11-U19 Premier League West with. The CCL PRO23 summer league for college players continues to grow with over 35 participating clubs.

The CCL will continue to offer enhanced value and opportunities to its membership through soccer programming and business partnerships in four key areas:

League Play. National, Regional, and local opportunities in Club v Club and Team v Team formatsEvents and Showcases. Guaranteed acceptance, top membership discounts, professional administrationExclusive Partnerships. Partnerships with national brands to help clubs save moneyTravel/Camps/Clinics.  International travel, camps, clinics, and coaching education

In addition, the CCL will be expanding its membership options to include Clubs desiring to participate in some, but not all, CCL offerings.

“Over the past 25 years, the CCL has developed tremendous assets and an experienced, dedicated staff that will continue to provide players, families, coaches, teams, and clubs with competitive, meaningful matches while saving money,” said Brian Kuk, CCL Executive Director.  

Bo Eskay, CCL Chair and FC Frederick Executive Director had this to say, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we believe this opportunity will give more clubs and teams access to top leagues and events, with less travel, and access to gold-standard partnerships that provide amazing benefits clubs cannot negotiate on their own.” 

CCL’s league play will focus on the South Atlantic region and host the following league programming and events for travel teams, boys and girls, ages 8-23 and older:
 

CCL LEAGUE OPTIONS

LEAGUE

AGE

GENDER

REGISTRATION OPTIONS

GEOGRAPHY

NextGen

U8-U10

Boys & Girls

Full Slate Boys + Girls, Boys or Girls Side Only, Individual Teams

Northern Virginia, Maryland, D.C., West Virginia

Super League

U11-U12

Boys & Girls

Full Slate Boys + Girls, Boys or Girls Side Only, Individual Teams

Northern Virginia, Maryland, D.C., West Virginia

DMV Premier League

U13-U19

Boys & Girls

Open to Individual Teams

Northern Virginia, Maryland, D.C., West Virginia

Premier League East

U9-U19

Boys & Girls

Open to Clubs & Individual Teams

Central, East, Southeast Virginia

Premier League West

U11-U19

Boys & Girls

Open to Clubs & Individual Teams

Central, West, Southwest Virginia

PRO23

U16+

Men/Women

Open to Individual Teams

South Atlantic Region

 

CCL EVENTS

EVENT

AGE

GENDER

REGISTRATION OPTIONS

GEOGRAPHY

NextGen ScrimmageFest

U8-U12

Boys & Girls

August 28-29, 2022; Open to Individual Teams

Manassas, Virginia

Adidas Fall Festival

U9-U19

Boys & Girls

September 24-25, 2022; Open to Individual Teams

Richmond, Virginia

CCL College Showcase

U15-U19

Boys & Girls

December 2-4, 2022; Open to Individual Teams

Richmond, Virginia

South Atlantic College Showcase

U15-U19

Boys & Girls

February 3-5, 2023; Open to individual team

Richmond, Virginia

College Combine

U15-U19

Boys & Girls

February 11-12, 2023; Open to Individual Players

Richmond, Virginia

The adidas National Cup

U11-U19

Boys & Girls

February 17-19, 2023; Open to Individual Teams

Richmond, Virginia

NextGen ScrimmageFest

U8-U12

Boys & Girls

May 20-21, 2023; Open to Individual Teams

Manassas, Virginia

North American Soccer Championships

U12-U19

Boys & Girls

June 2023; Open to Individual Teams

Tampa, Florida

CCL United

U13/U15/U17

Boys & Girls

July 2023; Select CCL Players and Coaches

Minnesota / Denmark / Sweden


Visit www.ClubChampionsLeague.com for additional information.

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