Cosmopolitan Soccer League

The Cosmopolitan Soccer League is a regional soccer league consisting of clubs based in and around New York City. Established in 1923, it is one of the oldest soccer leagues in the United States and has contributed greatly to the nation's soccer history.

Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Founded1923 (1923)
First season1923–24
Country United States
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North American Football Union)
Number of teams112
Level on pyramid5
Domestic cup(s)U.S. Open Cup
International cup(s)CONCACAF Champions League
Current championsNew York Pancyprian-Freedoms
(8th title)
Most championshipsGerman-Hungarian SC
(11 titles)
Websitecosmosoccerleague.com

Currently, the league has four open divisions. The first two divisions require all clubs to also field reserve teams, a requirement that some leagues have abolished, but which the Cosmopolitan Soccer League believes makes its competition some of the strongest in United States soccer. The league also has an over-30 and an over-36 division. The league is USASA-affiliated.

The Cosmopolitan Soccer League plays a traditional international schedule with competition beginning the second weekend of September and running through June, with a winter break from the middle of December to early or middle March. During the winter months, the league runs an indoor tournament due to New York's cold climate.

History
Further information: German-American Soccer League

The Cosmopolitan Soccer League was formed as the German American Soccer League in 1923. In 1927, the association changed its name to the German American Football Association. The league was highly successful in the 1920s and, in New York, was behind only baseball and basketball in terms of popularity. The league struggled through the Great Depression and by the 1940s the game was viewed by most Americans as an "ethnic" sport. Attendance and popularity declined sharply until the founding of the North American Soccer League in 1968. By the mid-1970s, league officials recognized that in order to maintain the league's viability in the same market as the star-studded New York Cosmos, it needed to appeal to a wider audience and in 1977, it voted to change its name to the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.

Prior to the professionalizing of the modern American game, the United States national team often consisted of Cosmopolitan League players.

2020–2021 team list

List of the participants in the current season:[1] The main CSL teams will play in Eastern Premier Soccer League, and together with Maryland Major Soccer League, will create a regional based multi-league promotion and relegation system between these leagues.[2][3]

Eastern Premier Soccer League

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3
  • Alba FC
  • Aurora FC
  • Brooklyn City FC[12]
  • CD Iberia
  • Central Park Rangers FC II
  • Gotham Argo
  • KidSuper Samba AC II
  • Laberia FC
  • Lansdowne Yonkers FC Metro
  • Missile FC
  • New York Athletic Club II
  • New York Galicia
  • New York International FC
  • New York Irish SC
  • New York Ittihad FC
  • New York Shamrocks SC 1960
  • NYC Afghanistan FC
  • NYC Metro Stars[13]
  • NYPD Futbol Iliria
  • Panatha USA
  • Ridgewood Romac SC

Metro Division
  • Barnstonworth Rovers F
  • Borgetto FC
  • Brooklyn Bound SC[14]
  • DeSportiva Sociedad NY Metro
  • FC Partizani NY
  • NYPD FC Finest
  • New York Croatia
  • Sons of Queens

Over 30 Division

Over 40 Division

In 2014 the league was finally able to convince clubs to create an older division with a view to eventually having a fully fledged Over 40's division. Initially started as the Over 35's with 3 exemptions of 30–34, in 2018–2019 the division is currently Over 39 with 3 exemptions of 34–38. Next year the division will finally be Over 40, with the exemptions status unknown depending upon league votes.

Inactive Clubs

Past League Champions
Club No. of titles Championship Season
German-Hungarian SC 11 1929–1930, 1932–1933, 1933–1934, 1939–1940, 1940–1941,

1950–1951, 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1954–1955, 1955–1956,

1957–1958

Greek American AA 9 1963–1964, 1967–1968, 1968–1969, 1969–1970, 2004–2005,

2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2011–2012, 2016–2017

New York Pancyprian-Freedoms 8 1978–1979, 1979–1980, 1981–1982, 2002–2003, 2003–2004,

2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2018–2019

Elizabeth S.C. 7 1937–1938, 1946–1947, 1947–1948, 1948–1949, 1952–1953,

1970–1971*, 1972–1973

New York Athletic Club 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1998–1999, 1999–2000,

2000–2001, 2012–2013

Brooklyn Italians 6 1976–1977, 1977–1978, 1980–1981, 1983–1984, 2005–2006,

2006–2007

New York Hungaria 1956–1957, 1958–1959, 1959–1960, 1960–1961, 1961–1962,

1992–1993

SC Eintracht 5 1942–1943, 1943–1944, 1944–1945, 1945–1946, 1949–1950
DFC Newark 4 1927–1928, 1928–1929, 1931–1932, 1936–1937
Lansdowne Yonkers FC 2013–2014, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018
DSC Brooklyn 3 1934–1935, 1935–1936, 1938–1939
Inter-Guiliana SC 1971–1972, 1973–1974, 1975–1976
New York Croatia SC 1985–1986, 1988–1989, 1997–1998
New York Hota Bavarian SC 1970–1971*, 1986–1987, 1987–1988
Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC 2 1962–1963, 1990–1991
New York Albanians 1989–1990, 2001–2002
New York Ukrainians 1965–1966, 1966–1967
SC Vienna 1 1930–1931
Blue Star SC 1964–1965
Clarkstown SC 1993–1994
German-American AC 1941–1942
Hoboken FC 1912 1984–1985
Hudson Dalmatians 1974–1975
Sportfriends SC 1991–1992
Vasco Da Gama SC 1982–1983
  • Both Elizabeth S.C. and New York Hota/Bavarian SC hold the title of champion for the 1970–1971 season

Year by year
Season League Champion League Cup Champions Indoor Tournament Champions
1927–1928 DFC Newark No Tournaments Held No Tournaments Held
1928–1929 DFC Newark
1929–1930 German-Hungarian SC
1930–1931 1st SC Vienna
1931–1932 DFC Newark
1932–1933 German-Hungarian SC
1933–1934 German-Hungarian SC
1934–1935 DSC Brooklyn
1935–1936 DSC Brooklyn
1936–1937 DFC Newark
1937–1938 Elizabeth S.C.
1938–1939 DSC Brooklyn
1939–1940 German-Hungarian SC
1940–1941 German-Hungarian SC
1941–1942 German-American AC
1942–1943 S.C. Eintracht
1943–1944 S.C. Eintracht
1944–1945 S.C. Eintracht
1945–1946 S.C. Eintracht
1946–1947 Elizabeth S.C.
1947–1948 Elizabeth S.C.
1948–1949 Elizabeth S.C.
1949–1950 S.C. Eintracht
1950–1951 German-Hungarian SC
1951–1952 German-Hungarian SC
1952–1953 Elizabeth S.C.
1953–1954 German-Hungarian SC
1954–1955 German-Hungarian SC
1955–1956 German-Hungarian SC
1956–1957 New York Hungaria
1957–1958 German-Hungarian SC
1958–1959 New York Hungaria
1959–1960 New York Hungaria
1960–1961 New York Hungaria
1961–1962 New York Hungaria New York Hungaria
1962–1963 Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC Blau-Weiss Gottschee
1963–1964 Greek American AA New York Greek-American AC
1964–1965 Blue Star SC New York Hota Bavarian SC
1965–1966 New York Ukrainians New York Hota Bavarian SC
1966–1967 New York Ukrainians German-Hungarian SC
1967–1968 Greek American AA New York Hota Bavarian SC
1968–1969 Greek American AA Giuliana SC
1969–1970 Greek American AA German-Hungarian SC
1970–1971 Elizabeth S.C. & New York Hota Bavarian SC (shared) German-Hungarian SC
1971–1972 Inter-Guiliana SC Elizabeth S.C.
1972–1973 Elizabeth S.C. German-Hungarian SC
1973–1974 Inter-Guiliana SC Inter-Giuliana SC
1974–1975 Hudson Dalmatians Inter-Giuliana SC
1975–1976 Inter-Guiliana SC Dalmatinac SC
1976–1977 Brooklyn Italians Brooklyn Italians
1977–1978 Brooklyn Italians Inter-Giuliana SC
1978–1979 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms New York Atlas Turkish SC
1979–1980 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms Kearny-Americans New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
1980–1981 Brooklyn Italians Kearny-Americans Blue Star SC
1981–1982 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms Elizabeth S.C. New York Atlas
1982–1983 Vasco Da Gama SC Elizabeth S.C. New York Atlas
1983–1984 Brooklyn Italians New York Ukrainians Brooklyn Italians
1984–1985 Hoboken FC 1912 Banatul SC Brooklyn Italians
1985–1986 New York Croatia SC New York Croatia SC Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC
1986–1987 New York Hota Bavarian SC Hoboken FC 1912 Adriatic SC
1987–1988 New York Hota Bavarian SC Shamrock SC Vllaznimi SC
1988–1989 New York Croatia SC New York Hota/Bavarian SC Madlost SC
1989–1990 New York Albanians Hoboken FC 1912 Elizabeth S.C.
1990–1991 Blau-Weiss Gottschee SC SC Gjoa SC Gjoa
1991–1992 Sportfriends SC Clarkstown SC SC Gjoa
1992–1993 New York Hungaria Istria SC Adriatic SC
1993–1994 Clarkstown SC No Tournament Held FC Porto
1994–1995 New York Athletic Club S.C. Polonia SC Clarkstown SC
1995–1996 New York Athletic Club S.C. St. Barnabas New York Athletic Club S.C.
1996–1997 New York Athletic Club S.C. SC Gjoa New York Greek-American Atlas
1997–1998 New York Croatia SC No Tournament Held New York Greek-American Atlas
1998–1999 New York Athletic Club S.C. New York Shamrock SC Istria SC
1999–2000 New York Athletic Club S.C. New York Shamrock SC New York Hungaria
2000–2001 New York Athletic Club S.C. New York Pancyprian-Freedoms New York Albanians
2001–2002 New York Albanians New York Albanians Koha SC
2002–2003 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms No Tournaments Held ZPA SC
2003–2004 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms New York Bozniyak
2004–2005 Greek American AA New York Greek-American Atlas
2005–2006 Brooklyn Italians No Tournaments Held
2006–2007 Brooklyn Italians
2007–2008 Greek American AA Stal Mielec New York
2008–2009 Greek American AA New York Croatia
2009–2010 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms New York Croatia
2010–2011 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms Polonia SC New York Athletic Club S.C.
2011–2012 Greek American AA Central Park Rangers FC Manhattan Celtic
2012–2013 New York Athletic Club S.C. Central Park Rangers FC Vistula Garfield
2013–2014 Lansdowne Bhoys CD Iberia No Tournament Held
2014–2015 Lansdowne Bhoys CD Iberia New York Croatia
2015–2016 Lansdowne Bhoys Zum Schneider FC 03 Sporting Astoria SC
2016–2017 Greek American AA New York Athletic Club S.C. Cedar Stars Academy
2017–2018 Lansdowne Bhoys New York Shamrock SC Cedar Stars Academy
2018–2019 New York Pancyprian-Freedoms Zum Schneider FC 03 Doxa SC
2019–2020 Season and tournaments not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic

Source[15]

See also

References
Notes
  1. "Cosmopolitan Soccer League Teams". www.cosmosoccerleague.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. Mwamba, Jay (2 September 2020). "Lansdowne go semi-pro, join EPSL". Irish Echo. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. Lewis, Michael. "REGIONALLY SPEAKING: CSL, Maryland Majors join Eastern Premier Soccer League". www.frontrowsoccer.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "Sporting Astoria official website". www.sportingsc.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. "Hoboken FC 1912 official website". www.hobokenfc.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. "Manhattan Celtic official website". www.manhattanceltic.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. "Manhattan Kickers official website". www.mk-fc.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. "Real Ole FC (2018/2019)". www.cosmosoccerleague.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  9. "Stal Mielec New York official website". stalmielecnewyork.futbolowo.pl. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. "Hoboken FC 1912 official website". www.centralparkrangers.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  11. "Flushing FC official website". www.flushingfc.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. "Brooklyn City FC official website". www.brooklyncityfc.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  13. "NYC Metro Stars official website". www.nycmetrostars.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  14. "Brooklyn Bound SC official website". www.brooklynboundsc.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  15. "League Champions". Cosmopolitan Soccer League. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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