Thursday kicks off Championship Month in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association as 45 teams will be crowned state champions in June.

The action wii take place the first two weekends in June at Stringham Park in LaGrange, N.Y.the home of the LaGrange Soccer Club, with the State Cup finals.

The finals are divided into State Open Cup (for the best teams in the state) and Arch Cup (for lower division sides).

The Arch Cup is split into Platinum and Gold competitions in most age groups so every travel team in Eastern New York has a chance to win a cup title.

The Eastern New York Premier League will hold its finals for the Boys Under-16, BU17, BU18 and BU20 age groups played in LaGrange on Saturday, June 10. The GU18 (Girls-Under-18) final, won by the Red Hook Heatwave, was played at Greig Farm Fields in Red Hook on May 21. The champion of the five other ENYPL age groups will be determined by the team with the best record during the regular season.

The schedule for the State Cup finals:

Arch Cup Finals

State Open Cup Finals

BU10

Saturday, June 3rd

BU12

Sunday, June 4th

BU11

Saturday, June 3rd

BU13

Saturday, June 3rd

BU12

Saturday, June 3rd

BU14

Saturday, June 3rd

BU13

Saturday, June 10th

BU15

Sunday, June 4th

BU14

Saturday, June 10th

BU16

Sunday, June 4th

BU15

Saturday, June 10th

BU17

Sunday, June 4th

BU16

Saturday, June 10th

BU18

Sunday, June 4th

BU19

Saturday, June 10th

GU10

Saturday, June 3rd

GU12

Sunday, June 4th

GU11

Saturday, June 3rd

GU13

Saturday, June 3rd

GU12

Saturday, June 3rd

GU14

Saturday, June 3rd

GU13

Saturday, June 10th

GU15

Sunday, June 4th

GU14

Saturday, June 10th

GU16

Sunday, June 4th

GU15

Saturday, June 10th

GU17

Sunday, June 4th

GU18

Sunday, June 4th

GU19

Saturday, June 10th

 

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.