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Thursday, November 15

TAMPA – The 2007 USL Super Y-League North American Finals will begin tomorrow, November 16 and continue through Championship Tuesday, November 20 at Ed Radice Sports Complex in Northwest Tampa and Land O’Lakes Recreation Center in Land O’Lakes Florida. The 140 youth teams competing at the U13-U17 age level from across the United States and Canada will arrive in Tampa Thursday evening.

The 2007 North American Finals will be the largest in the nine year history of the event. By including the local community with a Five-A-Side Frenzy soccer tournament, the event will draw more than 50 teams from the greater Tampa Bay area. The addition of these teams required the construction of additional fields, seating and various other extensions to the Players Village at Ed Radice Sports Complex.

Further adding to the excitement of the event, USL’s Annual General Meeting, being held in downtown Tampa in conjunction with the North American Finals is a gathering of soccer executives from the league’s two professional systems, the USL First and Second Division. Representatives from USL’s two amateur leagues, the Premier Development League and W-League will also be attending the AGM.

“We are excited to welcome the participants of the North American Finals and team representatives from our senior teams to our Annual General Meeting,” said USL President and Founder Francisco Marcos. “The ninth version of the North American Finals will be our largest and most competitive youth event to date. Including the local community will only add to the energy of an already spectacular celebration of soccer.”

The North American Finals and AGM will combine on Saturday evening at Ed Radice Sports Complex for the Saturday Night Soccer Celebration. The highlight of the event will be the match between local club Real Salt Lake Florida and Parsippany SC of New Jersey. Part of the group play stage of the U17 boys competition, both sides won their respective divisions in the Super Y-League.

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About the Super Y-League North American Finals
The USL Super Y-League North American Finals is an annual competition in which the best youth soccer clubs around the United States and Canada qualify for through the Super Y-League regular season competition within the various geographic divisions.

With 140 teams scheduled to participate in more than 300 matches, the competition has developed every year since six teams competed in the inaugural Super Y-League North American Finals in 1999. The event has become a proving ground for players, with more than 100 college, national team, and professional scouts at the event.

During the North American Finals, USLSoccer.com will provide coverage of the event including select match summaries and photos. Coverage will begin following the first day of competition. Match scores will be updated throughout the finals.