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SOCA Success in Showcase and Tournament Play

With fall season league play drawing to a close, eleven SOCA Travel teams spent the November 16-18 weekend competing at tournament and showcase events. Six girls Elite teams, U14 to U19, headed to the regionally prominent Bethesda Premier Cup in Maryland, where they posted an impressive record.  The U16’s finished first with an undefeated record, […]

Thank You, Coaches!

Every season SOCA delivers quality soccer programming to thousands of eager players, from five year old Hot Shot beginners, to Olympic hopeful high school seniors.  This fall season more than 4,200 players took the field across all programs in both the Augusta and Charlottesville region, and each of those players is expecting to receive instruction […]

SOCA Thanks Supporting Sponsors

SOCA is continually supported by a faithful cadre of local businesses through sponsorship programs.  SOCA is ever grateful for the many local business who support the club and its players by sponsoring programs and teams in both the Charlottesville and Augusta regions.   Over the years SOCA has nurtured valuable relationships with a wide range of […]

SOCA Wins Three State Cup Titles!

On Sunday, November 3, 2019, three SOCA Elite teams made club history by winning their age group’s State Cup championship at the Virginia Soccer Training Center in Fredericksburg.  SOCA has previously won seven VYSA State Cup titles, and have twice won two titles in a year.  The 2019 haul of three championships in the fall […]

SOCA Places Four Teams in State Cup Finals

Four SOCA Elite teams will compete in the VYSA State Cup championship match on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at the Virginia Soccer Training Center in Fredericksburg.  The four squads advanced from the semifinal round on October 26 to reach the final stage. The match-ups are as follows: U16 Boys Elite:  coached by Brent Kellum, the […]

SOCA Teams Win Seven Titles At Columbus Day Events

The Columbus Day weekend provided SOCA Travel teams the opportunity to pause their fall league schedule and take on tournament challenges around the state. SOCA-Charlottesville Premier teams all ventured to Virginia Beach where they earned four championship trophies and four second place awards.  SOCA Elite/Apprentice U11-U13 teams also traveled to the Beach, where they earned […]

SOCA Sweeps Trio of State Cup Matches at South Fork

There is nothing like the comforts of home.  On Saturday, October 5, three SOCA Elite teams swept their VYSA State Cup matches at South Fork Soccer Park and booked passage to the semi-final round of the state championship competition. The U16 Boys, U16 Girls and U17 Girls all won their quarter-final game, advancing to the […]

Three Elite Teams Advance to State Cup Final Four

SOCA Elite teams swept three State Cup matches on Saturday, September 28, with each advancing to the semi-final stage of the statewide, single-elimination, championship event. The U15 Girls, U18 Girls and U18 Boys all marched to the final four in their age group. The U15 Girls Elite posted a thrilling win via penalty kick shootout […]

SOCA Places Seven Teams in State Cup Quarter Finals

On Saturday, September 21, six SOCA Elite squads won their VYSA State Cup match and advanced to the quarter final round of the single elimination state championship event, where they will join the SOCA U15 Elite girls, who reached the final eight with an earlier win. Seven teams in the quarter final round puts SOCA […]

SOCA Wins Three Initial President’s Cup Matches

For the first time SOCA Premier teams are participating in the President’s Cup, a state-wide championship competition for teams below the elite level.  The competition format is single elimination knock-out style, similar to the State Cup. SOCA-Charlottesville Premier teams began their pursuit of President’s Cup glory on Saturday, September 14, with six matches against state-wide […]