Cosmopolitan Soccer League
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| Founded | 1923 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1923–24 |
| Country |  United States |
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North American Football Union) |
| Number of teams | 112 |
| Level on pyramid | 5 |
| Domestic cup(s) | U.S. Open Cup |
| International cup(s) | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Current champions | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (8th title) |
| Most championships | German-Hungarian SC (11 titles) |
| Website | cosmosoccerleague |
The Cosmopolitan Soccer League is a regional soccer league consisting of clubs based in and around New York City. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States and has contributed greatly to the nation's soccer history.
Currently, the league has four open divisions. The first two divisions require all clubs to also field reserve teams, a requirement that some leagues have abolished, but which the Cosmopolitan Soccer League believes makes its competition some of the strongest in United States soccer. The league also has an over-30 and an over-36 division. The league is USASA-affiliated.
The Cosmopolitan Soccer League plays a traditional international schedule with competition beginning the second weekend of September and running through June, with a winter break from the middle of December to early or middle March. During the winter months, the league runs an indoor tournament due to New York's cold climate.
History
The Cosmopolitan Soccer League was formed as the German American Soccer League in 1923. In 1927, the association changed its name to the German American Football Association. The league was highly successful in the 1920s and, in New York, was behind only baseball and basketball in terms of popularity. The league struggled through the Great Depression and by the 1940s the game was viewed by most Americans as an "ethnic" sport. Attendance and popularity declined sharply until the founding of the North American Soccer League in 1968. By the mid-1970s, league officials recognized that in order to maintain the league's viability in the same market as the star-studded New York Cosmos, it needed to appeal to a wider audience and in 1977, it voted to change its name to the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.
Prior to the professionalizing of the modern American game, the United States national team often consisted of Cosmopolitan League players.
2018–2019 team list
List of the participants in the current season:
Division 1
- Cedar Stars Academy
- Central Park Rangers FC Whites
- Doxa FC
- Hoboken FC 1912
- Lansdowne Bhoys FC
- New York Athletic Club
- New York Greek Americans
- New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
- Shamrock SC
- Zum Schneider FC 03
Division 2
North
- Brishna
- CD Iberia
- Central Park Rangers FC Reds
- FC Spring Valley
- KidSuper Samba AC
- Manhattan Celtic[1]
- NYPD FC
- Real Ole FC[1]
- Sporting SC
South
- Beyond FC [2]
- FC Japan
- FC Ulqini
- Manhattan Kickers [3]
- NY Ukrainian SC
- Panatha USA
- Polonia Gwardia NY
- Stal Mielec NY
- Williamsburg International F.C.
Metro Division 1
East
West
- FC Ulqini Metro
- Flushing FC
- Kelmendi FC NY
- Lansdowne Yonkers FC Metro
- NY Greek Americans Metro
- Ridgewood Romac SC
Metro Division 2
North
- FC Partizani NY
- Laberia FC
- Missile FC
- Mommas Boys FC
- NYC Metro Stars
- NYC Afghanistan FC
- NY Galicia
- NYPD Futbol Enforcers
- S.C. Eintracht
- Santa Fe NY
- Borgetto FC
South
- Barnstonworth Rovers FC
- Beyond FC Metro
- Brooklyn Bound SC
- Brooklyn North FC
- FC Sandzak
- FC Ulqini Metro 2
- Shamrock SC 1960
- NY Irish SC
- Sons of Queens
Over 30 Division
East
- Manhattan Celtic Bhoys
- Manhattan Celtic Legends
- Manhattan Kickers Premier
- New York Greek Americans Over-30
- New York Pancyprian-Freedoms Over-30
- Shamrock SC Over-30
West
- Between Rivers FC
- Central Park Rangers FC Grays[4]
- Central Park Rangers FC Old Boys[5]
- Central Park Rangers FC Oranges[6]
- Hoboken FC 1912 Over-30
- Megas Alexandros
Over 39 Division
In 2014 the league was finally able to convince clubs to create an older division with a view to eventually having a fully fledged Over 40's division. Initially started as the Over 35's with 3 exemptions of 30–34, in 2018–2019 the division is currently Over 39 with 3 exemptions of 34–38. Next year the division will finally be Over 40, with the exemptions status unknown depending upon league votes.
- America FC 1927
- Banatul SC
- Barnstonworth Rovers Old Boys
- Barnstonworth Rovers Veterans
- Central Park Rangers FC Legends[7]
- Cozmoz FC
- Doxa FC Legends
- Manhattan Celtic Masters
- Manhattan Kickers Legends
- NY Greek Americans
- Shamrock SC Legends
- SC Eintracht Legends
- SC Gjoa
Inactive Clubs
Past Champions
| Club | No. of titles | Championship Season |
|---|---|---|
| German-Hungarian SC | 11 | 1929–1930, 1932–1933, 1933–1934, 1939–1940, 1940–1941,
1950–1951, 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1954–1955, 1955–1956, 1957–1958 |
| Greek American AA | 9 | 1963–1964, 1967–1968, 1968–1969, 1969–1970, 2004–2005,
2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2011–2012, 2016–2017 |
| New York Pancyprian-Freedoms | 8 | 1978–1979, 1979–1980, 1981–1982, 2002–2003, 2003–2004,
2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2018–2019 |
| Elizabeth S.C. | 7 | 1937–1938, 1946–1947, 1947–1948, 1948–1949, 1952–1953,
1970–1971*, 1972–1973 |
| New York Athletic Club | 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–1999, 1999–2000,
2000–2001, 2012–2013 | |
| Brooklyn Italians | 6 | 1976–1977, 1977–1978, 1980–1981, 1983–1984, 2005–2006,
2006–2007 |
| New York Hungaria | 1956–1957, 1958–1959, 1959–1960, 1960–1961, 1961–1962,
1992–1993 | |
| SC Eintracht | 5 | 1942–1943, 1943–1944, 1944–1945, 1945–1946, 1949–1950 |
| DFC Newark | 4 | 1927–1928, 1928–1929, 1931–1932, 1936–1937 |
| Lansdowne Bhoys FC | 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018 | |
| DSC Brooklyn | 3 | 1934–1935, 1935–1936, 1938–1939 |
| Inter-Guiliana SC | 1971–1972, 1973–1974, 1975–1976 | |
| New York Croatia SC | 1985–1986, 1988–1989, 1997–1998 | |
| New York Hota/Bavarian SC | 1970–1971*, 1986–1987, 1987–1988 | |
| Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC | 2 | 1962–1963, 1990–1991 |
| New York Albanians | 1989–1990, 2001–2002 | |
| New York Ukrainians | 1965–1966, 1966–1967 | |
| 1st SC Vienna | 1 | 1930–1931 |
| Blue Star SC | 1964–1965 | |
| Clarkstown SC | 1993–1994 | |
| German-American AC | 1941–1942 | |
| Hoboken FC 1912 | 1984–1985 | |
| Hudson Dalmatians | 1974–1975 | |
| Sportfriends SC | 1991–1992 | |
| Vasco Da Gama SC | 1982–1983 |
- Both Elizabeth S.C. and New York Hota/Bavarian SC hold the title of champion for the 1970–1971 season
Year by year
| Season | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1928 | DFC Newark |
| 1929 | DFC Newark |
| 1930 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1931 | 1st SC Vienna |
| 1932 | DFC Newark |
| 1933 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1934 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1935 | DSC Brooklyn |
| 1936 | DSC Brooklyn |
| 1938 | Elizabeth S.C. |
| 1939 | DSC Brooklyn |
| 1940 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1941 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1942 | German-American AC |
| 1943 | S.C. Eintracht |
| 1944 | S.C. Eintracht |
| 1945 | S.C. Eintracht |
| 1946 | S.C. Eintracht |
| 1947 | Elizabeth S.C. |
| 1948 | Elizabeth S.C. |
| 1949 | Elizabeth S.C. |
| 1950 | S.C. Eintracht |
| 1951 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1952 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1953 | Elizabeth S.C. |
| 1954 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1955 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1956 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1957 | New York Hungaria |
| 1958 | German-Hungarian SC |
| 1959 | New York Hungaria |
| 1960 | New York Hungaria |
| 1961 | New York Hungaria |
| 1962 | New York Hungaria |
| 1963 | Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC |
| 1964 | Greek American AA |
| 1965 | Blue Star SC |
| 1966 | New York Ukranians |
| 1967 | New York Ukranians |
| 1968 | Greek American AA |
| 1969 | Greek American AA |
| 1970 | Greek American AA |
| 1971 | Elizabeth S.C./New York Hota/Bavarian SC (shared) |
| 1972 | Inter-Guiliana SC |
| 1973 | Elizabeth S.C. |
| 1974 | Inter-Guiliana SC |
| 1975 | Hudson Dalmatians |
| 1976 | Inter-Guiliana SC |
| 1977 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 1978 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 1979 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 1980 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 1981 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 1982 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 1983 | Vasco Da Gama SC |
| 1984 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 1985 | Hoboken FC 1912 |
| 1986 | New York Croatia SC |
| 1987 | New York Hota/Bavarian SC |
| 1988 | New York Hota/Bavarian SC |
| 1989 | New York Croatia SC |
| 1990 | New York Albanians |
| 1991 | Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC |
| 1992 | Sportfriends SC |
| 1993 | New York Hungaria |
| 1994 | Clarkstown SC |
| 1995 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 1996 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 1997 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 1998 | New York Croatia SC |
| 1999 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 2000 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 2001 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 2002 | New York Albanians |
| 2003 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 2004 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 2005 | Greek American AA |
| 2006 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 2007 | Brooklyn Italians |
| 2008 | Greek American AA |
| 2009 | Greek American AA |
| 2010 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 2011 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
| 2012 | Greek American AA |
| 2013 | New York Athletic Club S.C. |
| 2017 | Greek American AA |
| 2019 | New York Pancyprian-Freedoms |
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ "Real Ole FC (2018/2019)". www.cosmosoccerleague.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
External links
- Cosmopolitan Soccer League
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120324062138/http://www.manhattankickersfootballclub.com/game.html
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