What is listed here
The current guide organizes 17 youth leagues & pathways resources across local leagues & associations, national platforms.
This page explains the competition structures around youth teams: local leagues, state associations, regional conferences, and national platforms.
- Local Leagues & Associations9 guide resources currently grouped here.
- National Platforms8 guide resources currently grouped here.
Start here
These names are a starting point for comparison, not a ranking.
- Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer LeagueThe youth wing of NYC's historic soccer pyramid — club-vs-club league play across the metro area.
- Eastern New York Youth Soccer AssociationThe official youth soccer association for Eastern New York — leagues, ODP, coaching, State Cup, and member support.
- EDP North Atlantic LeagueThe NYCS-administered EDP league pathway for U8-U19 boys and girls teams across the tri-state area.
- Girls City SoccerCJSL and EDP's girls-only city league for NYC-based teams, built for strong games with less travel.
- Metrokids Youth Soccer LeagueQueens-based youth soccer league and development organization with camps, programs, and tournaments.
How to use it
Confirm which competition the player's exact team enters; a club badge does not guarantee that every age group plays at the same level.
Send updates
If a listing changed, closed, moved, added tryouts, changed venues, or deserves to be added, send the details to JOGA.