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.

CASL Elite
Full nameCapital Area Soccer League Elite
Founded2009
GroundWakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, North Carolina
Capacity10,000
OwnerUnited States Vinny Mangelli
Head CoachUnited States Scott McGuinn
LeagueCapital Area Soccer League
USASA

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

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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

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2010 USOC roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   USA John Ball
DF   USA Evan Brown
DF   USA Shane Carew
DF   NGA Chiedu Chukwumah
FW   USA Jacob Coggins
MF   USA Steven Curfman
MF   USA Pat Danford
DF   USA Tim Evans
GK   USA Chris McClellan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   USA Scott McGuinn
MF   USA Tim Merritt
MF   SKN John Queeley
MF   USA Dave Sartorio
FW   USA Scott Schweitzer
MF   USA Dustin Swinehart
MF   USA Andy Truex
GK   USA Matt Waldrop
DF   USA Mike Walters

Year-by-year

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Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs Open Cup
2013 4 NPSL 5th, Mid-Atlantic Did not qualify Did not qualify

Head coaches

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Stadia

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References

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