The Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) is an American soccer league located in North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

's capital, Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

. The league is home to over 800 men's, women's, and youth clubs from the Triangle

The Triangle (North Carolina)

The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of...

 area. There are several CASL teams that are among the top-tier teams in the nation, including the 91 Elite team mentioned below, and United States soccer rankings can be found at http://soccerincollege.com/rank.aspx.

The league was founded in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization and has grown in size ever since.

The league uses several top class venues throughout the area including WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, and the WRAL Soccer Center

WRAL Soccer Center

The WRAL Soccer Center is a soccer complex featuring a 3,200-seat, lighted soccer-specific stadium located on Perry Creek Road in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is situated between Capital Boulevard and Louisburg Road , and just north of Interstate 540. The complex features a total of 25 soccer...

 in Raleigh.

CASL used to run a USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

 team, the Raleigh CASL Elite.

On 2007-12-30, the CASL 91 Elite team won the Disney Soccer Showcase at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex

Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a athletic complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort. The complex includes 9 venues and hosts numerous amateur and professional sporting events throughout the year....

 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The team upset the world-renowned Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

U-16 team. Goals were scored by Magnus Sorensen and Glenn Scott.