Tampa, FL (October 23, 2009) - The United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced the Super Y-League (SYL) Club rankings for the 2009 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. The Long Island Rough Riders were represented in all three of the USL’s categories.

The USL ranked every SYL club in North America in three categories: Club, Boys, and Girls. The Rough Riders were ranked 14th in overall clubs, 17th in boys, and 21st in girls. Scores will be recalculated after next month’s Super Y-League North American Finals in Tampa, Florida. 

The Rough Riders four boys SYL teams combined for a 27-18-15 record with two of them, the Boys Under-13 and Under-14’s qualifying for Nationals. On the girls side, the four teams finished with a 28-14-6 combined record and the Girls Under-15 and Under-16’s qualifying for Nationals as well.

The SYL launched the First and Second 11 Ranking System in 2005 with the top clubs ranked from 1-22 in three categories: overall, boys and girls. The extensive growth of the USL Super-20 League in the past three seasons has led to the inclusion of the Under-20 league in the ranking process. The rankings are based primarily upon the on-field results. Point percentage accounts for 70 percent of the score while minimum standards and operations complete the other 30 percent.

For more information on the Long Island Rough Riders Super Y-League teams and 2010 tryout information, please visit www.liroughriders.com or call (516) 622-3900.