Vinyard League

Vinyard League

Founded	September 8th, 2035 (12 years ago)
First season	2036
Country	New California
Number of teams	24
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	Redwood League
Relegation to	League 5 (proposed)
Domestic cup(s)	Vinyard Trophy
Current champions	Barstow SC
Website	vinyardleague.co.ns

The Vinyard League (VL) is a Californian soccer league and the lowest level of the New California soccer league system, after the Redwood League (RL). The VL was founded in September of 2035 after 22 more clubs joined the RL. Since then, two more clubs have joined leaving the VL with 24, two higher than the minimum.

The VL operates on a round-robin 72-game season beginning around early April and ending in September (excluding the playoffs). The season is split into thirds, after each of which a 12-day break takes place. The top six clubs advance to the playoffs after the regular season has ended, with a 15-day break. The two-round tournament determines who will advance to the RL, the top four teams being promoted; the Vinyard Trophy is awarded to the winner of the tournament. Barstow SC are the most recent champions, having won in 2047.

Clubs

Alturas

Fort Bragg

West Sacramento

Davis

Vacaville

Rohnert Park

Walnut Creek

SSFFC

Hillsborough

Foster City

Turlock

Santa Clara

Hollister

Carmel

Porterville

Los Alamos

Gosford

Solvang

Palmdale

Hesperia

Moreno Valley

Compton

Hemet

Encinitas

Overview of VL Clubs (2048 season)

Club	Placement last season	City
Alturas FC	24th	Alturas, Modoc
Fort Bragg United	8th	Fort Bragg, Mendocino
West Sacramento SC	22nd in Redwood League (relegated)	West Sacramento, Yolo
Davis USC	15th	Davis, Yolo
Vacaville FC	21st in Redwood League (relegated)	Vacaville, Solano
Rohnert Park FC	17th	Rohnert Park, Sonoma
Walnut Creek SC	11th	Walnut Creek, Contra Costa
South San Francisco FC	20th in Redwood League (relegated)	South San Francisco, San Mateo
Hillsborough United	7th	Hillsborough, San Mateo
Foster City FC	14th	Foster City, San Mateo
Turlock United	23rd	Turlock, Stanislaus
Santa Clara SC	19th in Redwood League (relegated)	Santa Clara, Santa Clara
Hollister FC	16th	Hollister, San Benito
Carmel United	20th	Carmel By-the-Sea, Monterey
Porterville FC	10th	Porterville, Tulare
CF Paso Robles	18th	Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo
Gosford United	22nd	Gosford, Kern
FC Solvang	6th	Solvang, Santa Barbara
Palmdale SC	5th	Palmdale, Angeles
Hesperia FC	19th	Hesperia, San Bernardino
Moreno Valley Wildcats FC	13th	Moreno Valley, Riverside
Compton FC	9th	Compton, Angeles
Hemet Warthogs FC	21st	Hemet, Riverside
Tiburones de El Centro	12th	El Centro, Imperial