# North Carolina FC Youth

North Carolina FC Youth (NCFC Youth) is an American soccer club and eponymous league based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serving the greater Research Triangle. It is the largest youth-to-professional soccer club in the country.

## Club

NCFC Youth was founded as Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization and provides recreational and competitive programs for youth in the greater Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area. NCFC Youth offers teams in all divisions of North Carolina youth soccer including "classic" (first tier competitive teams in US regional and statewide leagues), "challenge" (second tier competitive teams locally), and recreational soccer. NCFC Youth "classic" teams compete at the highest level of competition in the nation including Elite Clubs National League, Region III Premier League, and U.S. Soccer Development Academy in partnership with the North Carolina FC. They utilize venues throughout the area including WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, and the WRAL Soccer Center in Raleigh. NCFC Youth sends many players on to play collegiately each year, including NCAA Division I and local NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III schools.

### Merger with North Carolina FC

On March 10, 2017, North Carolina FC announced that it would be merging CASL and TFC Alliance, two of the largest youth clubs in the Raleigh area, and they would become part of the NCFC family as North Carolina FC Youth soccer.

## League

In addition to recreational divisions which include only club teams, North Carolina FC Youth serves as a league organizer for competitive leagues in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.

### Professional alumni

| Player | College | Professional and international teams |
| Nazmi Albadawi | NC State Wolfpack | North Carolina FC, FC Cincinnati |
| Joanna Boyles | North Carolina Tar Heels | Chicago Red Stars, Orlando Pride |
| Maycee Bell | North Carolina Tar Heels | NJ/NY Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage |
| Cameron Castleberry | North Carolina Tar Heels | Washington Spirit |
| Steven Curfman | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Real Salt Lake, Carolina RailHawks, Wilmington Hammerheads FC |
| Christina Gibbons | Duke Blue Devils | FC Kansas City, Melbourne Victory FC, Sky Blue FC |
| Scott Goodwin | North Carolina Tar Heels | Carolina RailHawks, Louisville City FC |
| Tori Hansen | North Carolina Tar Heels | Orlando Pride, Melbourne Victory FC, Brooklyn FC |
| Michael Harrington | North Carolina Tar Heels | Sporting Kansas City, Portland Timbers, Colorado Rapids, Chicago Fire, North Carolina FC |
| Alexandra Kimball | North Carolina Tar Heels | Utah Royals FC |
| Forrest Lasso | Wofford Terriers | FC Cincinnati, Nashville SC, Tampa Bay Rowdies, GIF Sundsvall |
| Emily Moxley | North Carolina Tar Heels | Carolina Ascent FC |
| Casey Nogueira | North Carolina Tar Heels | Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, FC Kansas City, United States women's national team |
| Logan Pause | North Carolina Tar Heels | Chicago Fire |
| Brianna Pinto | North Carolina Tar Heels | NJ/NY Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage |
| Morgan Reid | Duke Blue Devils | North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride |
| Alexis Shaffer | Virginia Cavaliers | FC Kansas City |
| Haleigh Stackpole | Ole Miss Rebels | North Carolina Courage, SK Slavia Prague |
| Claire Wagner | Clemson Tigers | North Carolina Courage |