The LIJSL Academy USL Youth program will be well-represented at the Electrolit USL Youth Finals in Tampa, Fla. from December 13-17. Three teams – U12, U13, and U15 Boys – will be in action. All three sides have been busy preparing for their journey down south. “Our preparations for the USL Y Finals began the […]
With the end of 2024 approaching, LIJSL held its winter Semi-Annual General Meeting on December 10 at the Long Island Huntington Hilton. During the course of the evening, many successes were highlighted. They included the strength of the LIJSL Academy, which has three teams competing at the USL Youth Finals this weekend, new initiatives like […]
The Long Island Junior Soccer League recently announced a partnership with Ibercup, along with the creation of the Elite Clubs Alliance League. As part of that new partnership, LIJSL Sporting Director John Fitzgerald was invited to attend the IberCup Coach Development Program last week in Portugal. The IberCup Coach Development Program is a coaching symposium […]
The Long Island Junior Soccer League is excited to announce a new indoor competition that will be held from January through March. The new addition will be the Winter Showdown 6V6 League, which will be open to the U9 age group for both boys and girls. The League is designed to optimize tactical awareness, which […]
The Long Island Junior Soccer League is excited to announce a new partnership with IberCup, which will allow teams from Long Island to earn free entry into IberCup 2025 in Estoril, Portugal. To provide the qualifying platform for clubs, LIJSL has also created the Elite Clubs Alliance League (ECAL). ECAL will be open to LIJSL […]
The LIJSL Academy USL Youth program is excited to begin preparation for the 2025 season with a pair of tryout dates in early December. Both tryout dates will occur during the same weekend from December 7-8 at Brentwood Soccer Park, using fields 1 and 2. Each tryout participant will receive a pinnie and a t-shirt. […]
Shining bright under the lights. TOPSoccer players around the Long Island Junior League played “under the stars” at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School on Sunday, October 20. Around 30 players participated and clubs that were represented included Plainview-Old Bethpage, Sachem, Smithtown, HBC, East Islip, and Valley Stream. It was an opportunity that many […]
The LIJSL Academy Boys U11 and Girls U11 teams finished atop the standings in their brackets in the North Atlantic Division in USL Youth play. While the age group doesn’t currently get the reward of participating in the Electrolit Finals in Tampa, Fla. in December, LIJSL honored the achievements with a pizza party and t-shirts […]
The LIJSL Academy will have a third team headed down to the Electrolit USL Youth Nationals after the Boys U13 side earned an at-large bid. Two LIJSL Academy sides had previously earned automatic bids after winning their brackets. The BU13 team, coached by Christian Vasquez, finished in second place in their bracket in the North […]
The 2024 Long Island Junior Soccer League Fall Season begins play on September 7-8 and the full slate of games has been released. Schedules can be seen here. Good luck to all of the competing teams! To stay updated on the latest League news, be sure to follow LIJSL on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @LIJSLSoccer […]