SCCSA is proud and excited to join the Pennsylvania Regional Club League (PRCL) as a founding member. We look forward to starting the 2020/2021 season with a league that fosters top level player development and completion through the National Premier League (NPL).
Check out the full press release below for more information on this outstanding new partnership. Keep an eye on our SCCSA social media platforms for more info as the season approaches.
Pennsylvania Regional Club League Joins NPL
Wayne, PA - The National Premier Leagues is proud to welcome its newest member league, the Pennsylvania Regional Club League, with clubs spanning eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. The league will offer two levels of play for 9-U through 19-U boys and girls teams with top divisions of 13-U and older age groups participating in the NPL pathway.
The Pennsylvania Regional Club League was created to form a regional environment focused on player development. A list of the founding clubs will be announced soon.
The youngest age groups – 9-U through 14-U – will play a 16-game season split between the fall and the spring, while the older NPL divisions play 12 games from November to May. Calendars are designed to include off weekends for tournament and showcase play.
APL Tournaments, a tournament provider in the Mid-Atlantic, is administering the league. "We are excited to offer a new league through US Club Soccer with a platform to a regional and national championships," said Alex Kulp, APL's Senior Tournament Director. "APL will now be able to provide clubs in our market a full set of offerings including tournaments, leagues and showcase events."
As an NPL member league, the Pennsylvania Regional Club League enjoys a pathway to NPL postseason opportunities for both its boys and girls clubs. At the end of the 2020-21 regular season, top performing teams will advance to the 2021 NPL postseason to compete for ENPL national championships on the boys side and the NPL Finals on the girls side.
The PRCL is excited to announce its newest members joining for the fall 2020/2021. Registration will open on June 12, 2020.
Delaware Union (Middletown, DE)
Lehigh Valley United (Allentown, PA)
Next Level Soccer (Montgomery, MD)
Next Level Soccer Academy (Pennington, NJ)
PA Classics (Lancaster, PA)
PA Dominion (Harleysville, PA)
Penn FC (Harrisburg, PA)
Penn Fusion SA (West Chester, PA)
Pipeline Soccer Club (Baltimore, MD)
Reading Rage (Berks, PA)
Southern Chester County Soccer Association (Chester County, PA)
For more information please feel free to contact Alex Kulp ([email protected]) or John Hatt ([email protected]).
More clubs to be announced in the coming weeks!