The biggest change in area boys soccer this fall will come on the sidelines. Five of the 10 teams will have new coaches including one, Ricky Carvalho of Hollis/Brookline, who is moving over from Nashua North.

But new coaches at a school doesn’t mean they are new to the game. Steve Levine takes over at Campbell after 35 years as the only coach in the history of Tewksbury (Mass.) High School, while new Nashua North coach Jack Belcher has extensive coaching experience, most of it in the Ocala, Fla., area.

Departing after 19 years, two state titles and five final appearances at Bishop Guertin is Tony Bellinger, who once played professionally in the North American Soccer League. Taking his place, former University of Rhode Island standout Pat Mulcahy, went on to play professionally with both the New England Revolution and Phantoms of New Hampshire.

Jeff Blackwell is the new coach at Alvirne. He was the girls’ junior varsity coach last year, but has experience coaching boys at the club level, including a number of his current player.

Meanwhile, the area’s youngest coaches are racking up years of experience. Steve Martus, who guided Wilton-Lyndeborough to its first state title in 48 years last fall, is celebrating his fifth season at the helm although he’s only 26.

Carvalho, only 23 when he took over at Nashua North last fall, already has his second varsity job.

The local boys coach will the longest tenure now is Souhegan’s Steve Saxe, who is entering his 16th season with the Sabers.

Who has the best crack at a championship this fall? It has to be Wilton, with seven returning starters from its championship team, including 28-goal scorer Adam Edmunds and midfield standout Stephen Taliadoros.

The dominant powers entering the Div. II season are six-time defending champion Hanover and Bedford. Both schools will move up to Div. I next year.

Manchester Central, which has appeared in the finals the last two years – winning it all in 2009 – could be the team to beat in Div. I. But defending champion Pinkerton, winner of two of the last three finals, won’t give up the crown easily and Exeter is always in the running.

Campbell will be looking to get back into contention in Div. III, which has been dominated in recent years by Hopkinton and Gilford. For Gilford it was the 14th title and it trails only Hanover (17) on the all-time list.

DIVISION I

ALVIRNE

COACH: Jeff Blackwell (first year)

LAST YEAR: 3-12-2, lost in the preliminary round of the Div. I tournament.

RETURNING STARTERS: N/A.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Jimmy Tomaswick sr., k; Zach Melanson, sr., d; Mat Kulch, sr., d; Tyler Lambert, sr., d; Corey Landry, sr., f; Ryan Forrence, sr., mid; Joan Villaneuva, sr., d; John Gardner, sr., f; Richie Eaton, jr., mid.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Michael Deminico, jr., mid; Marcos Viera, jr., mid, Daniel Teague, jr., mid; Adam Chandonnet, jr., d; Matt Poegel, jr., f; Cam Cormay, jr., mid; Kyle Calucco, so, d; P.J. Busnach, so., f.

COACH’S COMMENT: “I certainly think we’ve ready to make the next step,’’ Blackwell said. “If we keep working hard and improving, that’s all I can ask.’’

BISHOP GUERTIN

COACH – Patrick Mulcahy (first year)

RETURNING STARTERS – Kevin Deignan, sr., d; Matt Feenan, sr., d; Nick Christie, jr., d; Rodrigo Mena, sr., f; Noah Arling, jr., mid; Adam Ascensao, so., mid; Tony Beaulieu, sr., mid; Jeff L’Heureux, sr., k.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS – John Kassis, jr., mid; Kyle Espinola, jr., mid; Colin Swanson, jr., d; Chris Arling, fr., f; Reed Farhat, jr., d; David Swallow, jr., k; Teddy Claire, jr., d; Josh Behler, sr., mid.

COACH’S COMMENTS: “We will be successful this season if everyone sticks together and plays within their strengths,” Mulcahy said.

MERRIMACK

COACH: James Goodwin, (second year)

LAST YEAR: 6-10-1, lost in the Div. I preliminary round.

RETURNING STARTERS: Elias Kim, sr., mid.; Tommy Lee, sr., d; Anders Dahl, sr., d; Kevin Palm, sr., d; Dylan Bradbury, sr., mid.; Ian Therriault, sr., mid.; Alec Watkinson, sr., f; Justin Harrington, jr., f; Jeremy Gruber, jr., d.

OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Zack Hickman, sr., f; Cooper Hett, sr., mid; Chris Lore, jr., mid; Cameron Knowles, jr., mid; Nate Cushman, jr., g.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Joey Sutton, sr., f; Alex Dano, fr., mid; Matt Stephens, sr., g; Zack Smalley, sr., mid; John McElwain, jr., f; Andrew Curran, jr., d.

NASHUA NORTH

COACH: Jack Belcher (first year)

LAST YEAR: 6-12, lost in Div. I quarterfinals.

RETURNING STARTERS: Alejandro Soto, sr., d; Nathanael Pike, sr., d; Cameron Motivala, so., mid; Tim Closson, so., g.

OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: None.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Alejandro Herrera, so., F; Jake Maden, jr., mid; Emanuel Perez, sr., mid.

COACH’S COMMENT: “We have a very young team,’’ Belcher said.

“Our numbers are good, we need to focus on getting better every day and we will improve as the season goes on.’’

NASHUA SOUTH

COACH: Tony Estrada (third year)

LAST YEAR: 1-14-1.

RETURNING STARTERS: Cameron Vallie, sr., d; Andrew Wood, sr., d; Phil Budzinski, jr., d.

OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Moacir Gouivea, jr., mid; Joe Ferreira, jr., mid; Jovani Chavira, jr., mid; Hugh Phillis, jr., mid.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Paulo Goncalves, sr., f; Noah Marsh, sr., f; Alejandro Alcerro, sr., mid; Oisin McKenna, jr., mid.

COACH’S COMMENT: “When I tell the kids I want to improve on last year’s record they laugh,’’ Estrada said. “I think we have more strength at the attacking end. It will all come down to working things out on defense.’’

Division II

HOLLIS/BROOKLINE

COACH: Rick Carvalho (first year)

LAST YEAR: 8-7-2, lost in preliminary round of the Div. II tournament.

RETURNING STARTERS: N/A.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Cody Modelski, sr., mid; Jeff Kulpa, sr., mid.; Danny Estrada, sr., g; Andrew Cappetta, jr., d; Connor Walsh, jr., d; Christian Beiter, jr., San VanNoy, so., d.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Sam Whitaker, so., d; Bradley Whitaker, jr., d; Ryan Papineau, so., mid; Gavin Cotton, jr., f; Jack Laurent, jr., mid.; Artie Napolitano, sr., d; Eric Teichman, jr., d; Linds Cadwell, fr., g; Ludwig Ahgren, jr., d; Cole Owens, fr., f; Harrison Fetter, so., mid; Ian Rowe, jr., mid.

COACH’S COMMENT: “We need to keep our work rate at high intensity,’’ Carvalho said. “If we do we’re capable of beating anyone.’’

MILFORD

COACH: Jim Tallarico (sixth year)

RETURNING STARTERS: Wes Walker, sr., d; Richie Moore, sr., mid; Kevin Poulter, sr., f; Steven Tallarico, jr., b; Nick Smart, jr, d; Nick Simo, jr., mid.; Connor Gosselin, so., g.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Kyle Joyce, sr., mid.; Kyle Merrill, sr., d; Dakota Richardds, sr., f; Zack Colclasure, jr., mid.; Ben Lambert, jr., mid.; Zack Ruth, jr., mid.; Ryan Clark, so., f; Jimmy Spaulding, so., b; Ross Briggs, so., f.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Michael Arnoldy, sr., mid.; Colin Chaput, sr., b; Nick Hanlon, sr., mid.; Craig Gomes, sr., mid.; Steven Knott, jr., mid.; Josh Hamel, sr., f.

COACH’S COMMENT: “We need to stay healthy and play as a cohesive unit,’’ Tallarico said. “If we do that I think we can be competitive against everyone.’’

SOUHEGAN

COACH: Dave Saxe (15th season)

LAST YEAR: 14-2-2, lost in Div. II quarterfinals.

RETURNING STARTERS: Josh Norton, sr., mid; Sam Leedy, jr., b; Willis Griffith, jr., mid; James Sheldon, sr., f; Dimitri Elias, jr, b; Peter Annunziata, sr., mid; Alfredo Chiappini, sr., mid.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Jack Chapman, sr., mid/f; Neil O’Rouke, sr., mid.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Alex Kempf, sr., k; Brendan Dix, jr., K/B; Matt Hopfenspira, fr., mid; Ryan Peterson, jr., mid; Ben Pham, jr., b; Liam Brown, jr., b; Kade Colen, jr., mid; Greg Snow, jr., mid.

COACHES COMMENT: “We lost a lot, but what we’ve seemed to develop already is trust within the team,’’ Saxe said.

“The key for us will be how organized we are in the back.’’

DIVISION III

CAMPBELL

COACH: Steve Levine (first year)

LAST YEAR: 10-7, lost in preliminary round.

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Tim Heaton, sr., mid; Jacob Mercier, sr., midfield; Kyle Mun, sr., b; John Paul Galvez, jr, f; Tyler Guarino, jr., mid; Ian Hutchinson, jr., f; Jacob Morgan, jr., k; Justin Prindle, jr., mid; Conor Douglas, so., b; Matthew Latsha, so., f; Keegan Tanguay, so., back.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Jonathan Donaghey, fr., mid; Benjamin Billings, so., b; Jesse Pettis, jr., mid; Michael Vigeant, sr., mid.

COACH’S COMMENT: “We will be competitive and we will try to bring forth an exciting brand of soccer,’’ Levine said. “But it might take a few weeks for all of us to adjust as a team.’’

DIVISION IV

WILTON-LYNDEBOROUGH

COACH – Steve Martus (fifth year)

LAST YEAR: 18-2, won Div. IV championship.

RETURNING STARTERS: Marshall Davidson, sr., k; Willie Tremblay, sr., b; Stephen Taliadoros, sr., mid; Adam Edmunds, sr., f; Kyle Jennings, sr., mid; James Edmunds, so., mid.

OTHER RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Casey Melrose, jr., b; John Lemire, so., b; Colton Salisbury, so., f; Taylor Roche, jr., F.

PROMISING NEWCOMERS: Chris Ballou, fr., d/mid; Jason Care, fr., mid.

COACH’S COMMENT: “We have most of our key people back,’’ Martus said.

“The key will be how the younger guys fill in for the seniors we lost from last year.’’