The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia and Washington. Although the league is affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA)*, and teams could potentially qualify for the US Open Cup through USASA channels, the league is generally considered to be roughly equal with the USL Premier Development League (USL PDL) and the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) in the American Soccer Pyramid. The USL PDL and NPSL qualify for the US Open Cup from their own competitions not through the USASA. In the Canadian Soccer Pyramid it is roughly Division 4. The winner of the Challenge Cup or league playoffs has a berth in the British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship for the Province Cup. The Province Cup winner plays for the The Challenge Trophy denoting the Canadian national amateur champion. The PCSL does not qualify teams for the professional teams' Canadian Championship. The league has a short 2.5 month summer season and although the top division is open, several clubs are primarily post-secondary players similar to the USL PDL and NPSL in the United States.
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