Adelphi and Concordia (N.Y.) will affiliate with new conferences in the 2009-10 academic year.

Adelphi officially became a member of the Northeast-10 Conference on July 1 after being invited into the league in December 2007. The Panthers will field teams in 20 of the 23 Northeast-10 sports. Adelphi also sponsors men’s soccer at the Division I level.

Adelphi finished 2008-09 as a member of the East Coast Conference.

With the addition of Adelphi, the Northeast-10 now has 16 member schools (Adelphi, American International, Assumption, Bentley, Franklin Pierce, Le Moyne, Massachusetts-Lowell, Merrimack, New Haven, Pace, St. Anselm, St. Michael’s, St. Rose, Southern Connecticut State, Southern New Hampshire and Stonehill).

The Northeast-10 now is one of three Division II conferences (along with the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) with 16 members.

Meanwhile, Concordia (New York) became the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference’s 14th member. As was Adelphi, Concordia previously was a member of the East Coast Conference. The school was offered and accepted membership to the CACC in June 2008.

Concordia offers 11 sports, all of which are CACC-sponsored. All 11 programs will be immediately eligible for CACC and NCAA postseason play.