{"id":4288,"date":"2021-05-19T07:58:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclub.gotsportsites.com\/?p=4288"},"modified":"2021-07-27T10:02:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:02:29","slug":"south-atlantic-premier-league-announces-two-more-league-additions-for-2021-22-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/south-atlantic-premier-league-announces-two-more-league-additions-for-2021-22-season\/","title":{"rendered":"South Atlantic Premier League announces two more league additions for 2021-22 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4288\" class=\"elementor elementor-4288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5083912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5083912\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b626e89\" data-id=\"b626e89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca3319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ca3319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0942265 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0942265\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f39627\" data-id=\"6f39627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab61059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab61059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Atlantic Premier League announces two more league additions for 2021-22 season<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99f22aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99f22aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a65b7ae\" data-id=\"a65b7ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61ce5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e61ce5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The South Atlantic Premier League will head into its tenth year in the National Premier Leagues with an expanded membership. The league is welcoming two more clubs in addition to the previously announced clubs:\u00a0<strong>SSA North Georgia Soccer Academy<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Tennessee United Soccer Club<\/strong>, which will field U-13 through U-19 boys teams, beginning with the 2021-22 season.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/npl-south-atlantic-premier-league\">South Atlantic Premier League<\/a>\u00a0boys member clubs span Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennesee:<\/p><ul><li>AFC Lightning (GA)<\/li><li>Bar\u00e7a Academy Charlotte (NC)<\/li><li>Charleston SC (SC)<\/li><li>Charlotte Soccer Academy (NC)<\/li><li>Hoover Vestavia (AL)<\/li><li>SC Surf (SC)<\/li><li>SSA (GA)<\/li><li>SSA North Georgia Soccer Academy\u00a0(GA)<\/li><li>Tennessee United Soccer Club (TN)<\/li><li>Tormenta FC (GA)<\/li><li>Triangle United (NC)<\/li><li>UFA (GA)<\/li><li>Wake FC (NC)<\/li><li>Wake FC North (NC)<\/li><\/ul><p>The league has found success in US Club Soccer postseason competitions, and four clubs have been accepted as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usclubsoccer.org\/players-first-licensing\">Players First-licensed clubs<\/a>: Bar\u00e7a Academy Charlotte, SSA, Triangle United and UFA.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are excited that the South Atlantic Premier League is welcoming two additional clubs for the 2021-22 season,\u201d said Leo Garcia, US Club Soccer\u2019s VP of Competitions and NPL General Manager. \u201cAs I mentioned in the previous announcement of additional clubs, the\u00a0quality of competition provided by the member clubs is impressive and we look forward to continuing our support of the league through the programs, resources and competitions US Club Soccer provides.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Clubs interested in learning more about the South Atlantic Premier League, please contact Tom Phillips at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tphillips.ltmc@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tphillips.ltmc@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p>Quotes from new member clubs:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Kerem Daser, SSA North Georgia Director:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;SSA North Georgia Soccer Academy (NGSA) is very excited to play in the NPL this fall. NGSA has grown in the last five years and we are ready for this next level. The NPL has some of the top soccer academies in the southeast region. SSA NGSA looks forward to our NPL matches and playing in this NPL league will help our local players with college soccer opportunities.&#8221;<\/li><li><strong>Steve Hensen, Tennessee United Soccer Club Executive Director:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWe are honored and humbled to have been accepted into the National Premier Leagues. The NPL core standards align with the TUSC core values which place players\u00a0first. 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