Two New York Magic teams will head to Tampa, Florida in November ’07 to compete in the Super Y National Championship games. 

Both the New York Magic U-14 and U-16 teams were undefeated in the ’07 season qualifying them to head to Tampa for the Nationals.  The Magic U-14s finshed the season with a record of  (10-0-4) while the Magic U16s record was (7-0-3).  The New York Magic Super Y teams compete in the Mid-Atlantic Division against other powerhouse teams such as FC Delco, the Washington Freedom and the New Jersey Stallions.  The Magic players, coaches, managers and owners are lookling forward to the competition and excited to compete at a National Level in the USL SoccerFest. 

New York Magic owners Nino DePasquali and Lyndelle Phillips are excited to have two of the New York Magic teams represented in the Super Y North American Finals.  Since Nino and Lyndelle will also be attending the USL Annual Meeting in Tampa on those dates it will be even more exciting to watch their Magic youth teams compete in the Championship games.

The Magic U-14s are coached by Rachel Saferstein and managed by Ed Marron while the U-16s are coached by Bobby Cuzmak and managed by Jennifer Camardello.

ABOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN FINALS

The USL SoccerFest, launched in the fall of 2005, is comprised of the USL Annual General Meeting and the Super Y-League North American Finals.

The USL SoccerFest is an annual event in Tampa with a multi-year partnership between USL and the TBSC that makes Tampa the home of the USL SoccerFest through 2008.

“The 2006 USL SoccerFest was extremely successful on a number of different fronts,” said USL Director of Business Development James Ward. “In 2007 we are looking at ways to bring the event to an entirely new level by creating additional elements that will integrate local organizations and businesses throughout the community. Our goal is to make this soccer celebration an event in which the entire area can become involved.”

The USL Annual General Meeting will be held at the host hotel, the Hyatt Regency Tampa. The USL AGM will draw hundreds of key figures from USL’s First and Second Division tiers of professional soccer, the Premier Development League, W-League, Super-20 League and Super Y-League. The event will be held Friday, November 16 through Monday, November 19.

The Super Y-League North American Finals runs parallel to the AGM. The event begins Thursday, November 15 and concludes Tuesday, November 20. The SYL finals are considered one of the top youth soccer events in North America.