North Carolina FC Youth

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.

[1] 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 "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.

[2] On March 10, 2017, North Carolina FC 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.

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.