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Each state is only guaranteed two teams.If a team qualifies automatically for the next years league and then wins state cup then only the state finalist who lost to them will get in automatically. The 3rd place teams can apply for entry but it is highly unlikely that they will be accepted over the teams from GA,NC and FL who will be applying as wildcards.



Not according to the SCYSA Administrative Manual which says "...If your team finished or is declared a 1st or 2nd place finish in the previous years Premier league then you will be asked to play in the Region III Premier League, if this opportunity arises, then 3rd place team in the Publix Challenge Cup will be asked to play."

By this policy, the CUFC U15 girls who finished third in the U14 Challenge Cup last spring played in the R3PL this fall as a third SC team.

My understanding is that this was a new policy effective for the 2008-2009 seasonal year.