GSSL Far West Regional Champions

Congratulations to girls U12 Mustang Fury and boys U17 Diablo FC Black Pearl 90 for their championship wins at the USYS Far West Regionals.

The Mustang Fury, coached by Ashley Irio, beat West Coast FC (Southern California) 2-1 for the region championship in Honolulu on June 22. TheFury is ranked #2 in the USA in the Gotsoccer poll. There is no further USYS national competition for this age group.

The Black Pearl is rated the number one boys U17 in the USA in the latest Gotsoccer poll.

Diablo FC 90, known as DVSC Black Pearl 90 during their three-year run as 2006-2008 State Cup champions, are now Far West Regional champions after defeating OSC Rage of Southern California 2-1 in the finalsin Honolulu.

TheBlack Pearl, coached by John Badger, will now represent the Far West Region at USYS National Championship in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 22 - 27. They will compete withregion champions from the 3 other regions of the country.

Both teams compete in the Golden State Soccer League and were 2 of the 3 Northern California teams to reach the championship game at the Far West Regionals.

June 2008

The GSSL application period is now closed. The age group divisions are now being formed and will be presented to the GSSL board for final approval at the June 10 meeting.

The divisions will be posted sometime during the following week. Contact your club representative if the information is needed sooner.

Following approval by the committee scheduling will begin. That process will take approximately 6 weeks to complete.

Clubs participating in the GSSL must be prepared to have adequate fields, sized appropriately for the age group, and referees for their home games.

The U11 age group was added this season.

Age groups are divided into divisions based on teams’ past performances. The U12 and U13 gold divisions are limited to 6 teams starting with this season. The other age group gold divisions will remain at a maximum of 8. Teams not making the gold division will be placed in silver or bronze divisions.

League play will commence on September 6 and conclude November 8. All teams must be prepared to play each Saturday and Sunday between those dates. There could be occasional evening games in some age groups. Postponements do occur and make-up dates are determined by the league. See the GSSL rules for further clarification and notification policies.

Click HERE for list of 2008 Teams (PDF)