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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would appreciate learning the differences between the two State Cup tournaments played in Virginia: (1) VYSA, which runs in the fall and (2) NPL, which runs in the spring.

I "get" VYSA feeds into USYS and USYS feeds into U.S. Soccer.

I also "get" VPSL feeds into NPL, which feeds into US Club Soccer.

All this aside, is one tournament more prestigious than the other? If so, why?

Thanks![/quote]

State Cup feeds into Region 1 tournament which feeds Nationals but that is all under the USYS umbrella. The USYS pyramid is older and nationals was the pinnacle back in the day when teams had to earn their place. Now with DA and ECNL not part of that structure and teams placed by politics and connections rather than merit now there are multiple teams who will never play each other all claiming to be national champions. NPL also has a parallel pyramid with regional and national competitions for leagues rostered through US Club instead of state associations. Whether one or the other is more prestigious depends on where you live.

USYS national league also recruits from the four regional tournaments so winning state cup is the first step to qualifying for that competition.

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