CASL Elite
| Full name | Capital Area Soccer League Elite | ||
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| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Ground | WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Owner | United States Vinny Mangelli | ||
| Head Coach | United States Scott McGuinn | ||
| League | Capital Area Soccer League USASA | ||
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CASL Elite is an American amateur soccer team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in Region III of the United States Adult Soccer Association, a network of amateur leagues at the fifth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina. The team's colors are red, white, and black.
History
[edit | edit source]CASL Elite was founded in 2009 by members of the Raleigh-based Capital Area Soccer League, and was originally intended to be a loose group which would train with and play against the upper level Capital Area Soccer League youth teams, including the club’s CASL Chelsea teams that play in the US Soccer Federation Development Academy.[1] However, when it became apparent that the wealth of talent playing for the team could compete on a more professional level, the team decided to enter the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2010
CASL Elite qualified for the 2010 tournament at the first attempt, winning their regional qualification group (which also featured NPSL teams FC Tulsa and Atlanta FC) before falling 4–2 to USL Second Division pro side Charleston Battery in the first round of tournament proper.[2]
CASL Elite is closely associated with, but is not the same team as, the Raleigh CASL Elite amateur team which competed in the USL Premier Development League for many years, and was known as the Cary Clarets in its final competitive season in 2009.
Players
[edit | edit source]2010 USOC roster
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Year-by-year
[edit | edit source]| Year | Division | League | Regular season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2013 | 4 | NPSL | 5th, Mid-Atlantic | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
Head coaches
[edit | edit source]- United States Scott McGuinn (2009–present)
Stadia
[edit | edit source]- WakeMed Soccer Park; Cary, North Carolina (2009–present)
