Mission:  It is the goal of the Southern Alameda County Youth Soccer League (SACYSL) to promote health, welfare, camaraderie, family unity and well-being among youth and their families in this community, through the teachings and practice of soccer.

History:  Southern Alameda County Youth Soccer League (SACYSL) began serving the San Leandro and San Lorenzo communities in 1974 and became a part of US Soccer and CYSA in 1975.  By 1979, SACYSL had incorporated other surrounding cities including, Castro Valley, Hayward and Union City.  A Board of Directors committee was created in 1989 to support the decisions made for the club.  The board held 6 seats and 18 officers in a variety of positions, some of which included:  Team Coordinators, Newsletter and Select Rep, Daily Review Report, Picture Coordinator and Publicity/Youth- Adult Dance Coordinator.  Surprisingly, the Youth Dance Crew referred a whopping 400+ players to the league, which grew the number of youth soccer participants in SACYSL to 1,400!  Just a few short years later, the league grew to total the largest amount of registered players to date 2500+ including select players!

As an extremely community-driven club, SACYSL began holding annual tournaments.  In 1992, SACYSL brought in teams from neighboring communities to participate in what was called the SACYSL Cup Tournament.  The same year the Pee Wee program was born and the league was successful in forming of 6 teams.

The year 2000 brought about significant change to the club.  Technology help encourage SACYSL to develop their own website, in addition to a rotating newsletter “The Goal Post” delivered to the club’s registrants.  In 2002 dreams became reality when H.A.R.D. (Hayward Area Recreation and Park District) built what is now considered to be SACYSL’s home turf field at the San Lorenzo Community Center “Duck Pond” which became life-changing for the club.  The following year current Technical Director of Coaching for SACYSL Paul McCallion created the club’s competitive division and branded the name “California Northstars”