The Super Y-League was formed by United Soccer Leagues (USL) in 1999 to address the need for a national youth league to further develop the upper 1% of youth soccer players throughout the United States.  Instead of having talented players spread out among several local clubs and playing against each other in local leagues, the Super Y-League promotes bringing together the best possible players within each city to compete against teams of similar talent within their region in a home and away format.  The USL is positioning the Super Y-League to be the most competitive youth league in the United States.  

The SYL is designed specifically for the elite level player.  Hence, the expanded roster sizes, no recruiting restrictions and the club pass system.  The SYL is a week in - week out league.  A heavy importance is focused on home and away series, for competitive reasons.  The League wants to promote quality play rather than overplay.  An extended league format is a better alternative for these players because it does not overload their play.  The number of quality matches without overloading a player is the most important aspect to player development.

Since its conception in 1999, the Super Y-League has maintained the philosophies and goals to provide a comprehensive elite national youth soccer league that contains the top one percent of players between the ages of 14 and 19.  Over the past few years the success of the league and its structure has enabled the top players to compete in a highly competitive environment.  The involvement of professional soccer has also aided the development of the league with many teams at the professional ranks establishing comprehensive youth programs for elite players in their areas.  The league structure also provides a resource to U.S. National Team Programs to identify players. 

In August of 2002, the Super Y-League was officially granted ODP status by the United States Olympic Committee and U.S. Soccer.  The designation of these ODP programs will further advance the opportunities for elite players that aspire to compete at the international level. 
New for Super-Y in 2003: