The Eastern New York Premier League kicked off its spring season earlier this month.

Seventy-two teams from all over the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association from the Hamptons to Plattsburgh, N.Y. will compete in the ENYPL this spring.

More than half the teams come from the New York City metro area with, in order, New York City, Long Island and Westchester having the most teams.

The ENYPL is the oldest continuous premier ;eague in the United States as it enters its 17th year in 2017.

It is organized under the expertise of ENYPL chairperson Andreas Touros andhas both spring and fall seasons.

The spring season finals will be held at Kissena Park in Queens Saturday, May 20. It’s the same venue for the ENYPL All-Star Showcase the next day, Sunday, May 21.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.