Recreation Teams Battle Snow at Frostbite Tournament
Over the weekend of December 8 and 9, 13 intrepid SOCA Recreational teams competed in the annual fall season finale Frostbite Tournament where they faced spirited competition among themselves and an unexpected wallop of winter. The tournament was original scheduled one week earlier, but the incessant fall rains forced delaying the wrap-up tournament to accommodate […]
SOCA-Charlottesville Classic Teams Win Fall League Championship
SOCA-Charlottesville Classic teams combined efforts to win the Skyline Club Soccer League Club Championship for a record eleventh consecutive season. The Club Championship is determined by points earned by each club based on the placement of teams in each division. Leading the way, three SOCA-Charlottesville squads claimed first place in their respective divisions: U12 Girls, […]
ACAC Makes $100,000 Contribution to SOCA Field House
ACAC Fitness & Wellness Centers recently made a $100,000 donation to the Soccer Organization of the Charlottesville Area (SOCA). The gift supports SOCA’s plans to build a new Field House in the Belvedere neighborhood just north of Charlottesville. The Field House will serve as SOCA’s home and include a state-of-the-art synthetic playing field, fitness room, […]
U13 and U15 Boys Elite Win Titles at Bethesda
Two SOCA Elite Boys teams made the trip to the weather-impacted Bethesda Premier Cup and returned with championship finishes. The Bethesda event is considered a top-flight east coast tournament, drawing teams from throughout the eastern United States and Canada. The U13 Boys Elite swept through group play with three wins over squads from New Jersey, […]
SOCA Successes Continue in Tournament and CCL Play
SOCA Travel teams continued to collect tournament hardware over the November 9-11 weekend. The Elite Girls teams traveled to the Bethesda Premier Cup in Maryland where three squads claimed championship crowns. The U18/19 Girls Elite topped their bracket over teams from Pittsburg, New York City and Central Pennsylvania. The U16 Girls Elite won their group […]
SOCA Wins Two State Cup Titles
On Sunday, November 4 at the Virginia Soccer Training Center in Fredericksburg, SOCA added its second and third girls State Cup trophies to the growing trove of club accolades by virtue of championship performances by the U15 Elite and U16 Elite teams. The club now has collected seven State Cup titles. The U15 Girls Elite, […]
SOCA Sends Five Teams to the Cup Final Four
Five SOCA Elite teams pushed through to the VYSA State Cup semi-finals after a busy day of Cup action on Saturday, October 14. SOCA had eight teams battling in the quarterfinal round and with five of them advancing to claim coveted Final Four spots the club has demonstrated its prowess. Five matches in the statewide […]
State Cup Quarterfinal Match-ups Set for October 13.
The next round of VYSA State Cup fixtures has been released for the Saturday, October 13 game day, as the surviving teams battle in the quarterfinals seeking advancement to a coveted final four placement. Eight SOCA Elite squads remain in the single elimination, knock out competition and of those, five will have the home field […]
SOCA Elite and Premier Teams Claim Columbus Day Tourny Crowns
SOCA teams were spread to the distant corners of Virginia over the Columbus Day holiday weekend, where a total of eight SOCA teams won championships in tournaments located throughout the state. Five Elite girls squads of the high school age groups trekked north to the famous WAGS event in northern Virginia, and both the U19 […]
Eight SOCA Teams Now Advanced to State Cup Quarterfinal Round
The VYSA State Cup quarterfinal round is filling up with SOCA Elite squads. On Saturday, September 29, five top local teams advanced to the quarterfinal round of the single-elimination competition by virtue of their knock-out wins at home, joining their club mates who had advanced the previous week. A total of eight SOCA Elite teams […]
