The inaugural U.S. Club Soccer Champions Cup will be played on Easter weekend at DisneyÆs Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Eight boys clubs and eight girls clubs will compete in U-13, U-15 and U-17 age groups April 13-16.

The boysÆ competition features: Atlanta Concorde Fire, CASL Elite, Cleveland Internationals, Colorado Rush, Massachusetts Premier Soccer, PDA, Richmond Strikers and Schulz Academy.

The girlsÆ field consists of CASL Elite, Cleveland Internationals, Colorado Rush, FC Delco, Massachusetts Premier Soccer, San Juan, Southern California Blues and Weston Fury.

HereÆs a look at the inaugural Champions Cup clubs (with the divisions in which they are competing in parentheses):

Atlanta Concorde Fire (boys)

The Concorde Fire has a long history of excellence, dating back to the early 1980s. In 2002, the Atlanta FireÆs U-16 team won a USYSA National Championship. The Concorde FireÆs alumni list includes Brian Mascarenhas, a former member of the U.S. U-17 national team residency program and Tottenham academy program, and Bryan Dominguez, a current member of the U.S. U-17 program.

CASL Elite (boys and girls)

The Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) was established over 30 years ago and serves the greater Raleigh area of North Carolina. CASL teams have won four US Club Soccer National Cup titles as well as a USYSA National Championship. CASLÆs alumni inclue Logan Pause of MLSÆs Chicago Fire and Caleb Norkus, who played in the Chilean First Division. Its current star is North Carolina-bound Casey Nogueira, daughter of former indoor goalkeeping great Victor Nogueira and a star on the U.S. U-17 girls national team.

Cleveland Internationals (boys and girls)

Based in Cleveland, Internationals Soccer Club has been training and developing boys and girls players for nearly 30 years. Its coaches include former U.S. national team players George and Louis Nanchoff. The Internationals U-13s girls were 2005 Super Y-League North American champions, while the U-14s finished second at the 2005 SYL finals. VirginiaÆs Jessica Rostedt, a member of the 2004 U.S. U-19 WomenÆs World Championship bronze-medal squad, played for Internationals.

Colorado Rush (boys and girls)

Headquartered in Lakewood, Colo., the Colorado Rush was formed in 1997 through the merger of Club Columbine and the Lakewood United Soccer Club. In the next four years, the Rush won six U.S. Youth Soccer girls national titles. In 2004, the RushÆs U-17 boys team won the U.S. Club Soccer National Cup IV Championship. Alumni include U.S. national team players Conor Casey and Todd Dunivant and former womenÆs college star Aleisha Cramer-Rose.

FC Delco (girls)

FC Delco has been the training ground for elite players from Eastern Pennsylvania and other parts of the East Coast since its founding in 1989. the opportunity to contest a national schedule. ItÆs the only club to win U.S. Youth Soccer titles at the U-19, U-18, U-17, U-16 and U-15 levels. In 2002, the U-14 girls team won the inaugural U.S. Club Soccer National Cup championship. DelcoÆs most famous alumnus is Ben Olsen, a star on D.C. United since 1998. Nicole Barnhart, an All-American goalkeeper at Stanford, has been capped by the U.S. womenÆs national team.

Massachusetts Premier Soccer (boys and girls)

Massachusetts Premier Soccer, founded in 2001, consists of the Boston Bulldogs/Renegades and the Cape Cod Crusaders/Lady Crusaders. Since its formation, Mass Premier Soccer has won five Super Y-League titles. It is the biggest soccer academy in New England, boasting 28 Super Y-League Teams, 50 School of Excellence teams (ages 9-13) and a camp and clinic program.

PDA (boys)

Player Development Academy was established in September 1998 to provide year-round training opportunities for boys and girls in Northern New Jersey. In its seven years of existence, PDA has won 40 New Jersey State Cups, 17 Region 1 trophies and the 2003 U.S. Youth Soccer U-15 girls title. Its most famous product is 2004 Olympic gold medalist Heather O'Reilly (UNC).

Richmond Strikers (boys)

Formed nearly 30 years ago, the Richmond Strikers Soccer Club was one of the first clubs in the nation to provide opportunities for both recreational and premier level players. A member of the Super Y-League, Striker teams have won 24 Virginia state titles in the past 29 years. The Strikers feature coaches hailing from Columbia, El Salvador, Argentina, Spain, Honduras, England and Bosnia. ôWe mix a little bit of every country regarding soccer and create our own style,ö said director of coaching Carlos Martinolli, an Argentina native.

San Juan SC (girls)

One of CaliforniaÆs most progressive clubs since its founding 25 years ago, San Juan Soccer Club strives to develop competitive youth soccer in the Sacramento area. The clubÆs most recent national title came in 2003, when San Juan SCÆs U-17 boys team won the US Club Soccer National Cup II competition. San Juan SC recently hired former U.S. womenÆs national team goalkeeper LaKeysia Beene as its goalkeeper coach. She will be coaching San JuanÆs U-13 girls at The Champions Cup.

Schulz Academy (boys)

Established in 2003, Schulz Academy quickly asserted itself on the national scene winning the 2004 U-14 Boys Super Y-League title and repeating as Super Y-League Champions in 2005 as U-15s. Its products include U.S. U-17 striker Josmer Altidore, recently drafted by Major League SoccerÆs Red Bull New York. Says director of coaching Josef Schulz, ôI am very positive that in our teams are several players who can join Josmer in the years to come at the professional level.ö

Southern California Blues (girls)

First conceived as an adult womenÆs soccer team in 1985, the Southern California BluesÆ all-female youth soccer club was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Easily spotted in their lime green and royal blue uniforms, Southern California Blues teams play in the extremely competitive Coast Soccer League. Known for their ball possession style, the Blues won the 2005 USYSA U-14 National Championship.

Weston Fury (girls)

The Weston Fury Soccer Club was founded in 1988 to give young soccer players residing just west of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the opportunity to train and develop their skills. The FuryÆs teams consistently compete very successfully in tournaments throughout Florida as well as at nationally recognized showcases.