SOCA Travel teams completed an unprecedented sweep of league play championships this spring season, by winning over-all club titles at the Elite, Premier and Classic levels.  This remarkable achievement is the result of consistently high quality throughout the club’s Travel teams, across all levels of play.

In the Elite level Club Champions League, the over-all club championship is determined by points allocated for the final standing of all teams, U12 to U18/19.  The points are accumulated over the course of the entire soccer year.  CCL is composed of 16 of the highest level clubs in Virginia, DC and Maryland, making it a nationally recognized regional league.  More league info and standings here: https://clubchampionsleague.com/

The Skyline Club Soccer League, home to SOCA’s Premier and Classic teams, uses a point accumulation system similar to the CCL to determine the club champion at both the Premier and Classic level. The Skyline league serves the west central portion of Virginia, providing the highest level of competition at the Premier and Classic levels.  Find more league info and standings here: https://www.socaspot.org/skyline-league/

Elite Win CCL
Three SOCA teams claimed division titles to lead the charge to the top in this highly competitive competition:  Girls U15 Elite (undefeated, untied), U14 Boys Elite and U18/19 Boys Elite.  In total, SOCA nudged out the nearest club competitor by four points to earn the overall crown.  SOCA teams were remarkably consistent in their performance and the club has earned a reputation for high quality, skillful play and savvy coaching.

Charlottesville Premier Co-Champs in SCSL
The SOCA-Charlottesville Premier teams are co-champions with New River United for the spring 2019 season.  Charlottesville and NRU are tied on 62 championship points each. SOCA-Charlottesville U13 Boys are division champions with a perfect 10-0-0 record, while the SOCA-Augusta U12 Girls also had an unblemished 10-0-0 record to lead SOCA-Augusta to an overall third place finish in the league standings.

Charlottesville Classic Tops in SCSL
Both the U12 Girls and the U14 Girls White squads were division winners, helping SOCA-Charlottesville outdistance the nearest club rival by 15 league points.

The comprehensive performance speaks to the success of the club mission, says Bill Mueller, SOCA’s Director of Soccer.  “We have an intentional plan to provide quality soccer programming to all our participants, at every level.  These recent club-wide successes are an indicator of SOCA’s commitment to that plan.  The successes are a function of careful planning and long-term building, to be sure.  They are also very definitely the result of talented players, thoughtful coaches, and supportive families.  We’re grateful to all the people who commit themselves every day to supporting their child, their team and their club.”

With the conclusion of the 2018/2019 season, the focus now turns to planning and developing players in the next annual soccer cycle.  “Each year presents new opportunity and new challenges.  We have a restructured Skyline League to compete in, and new challenges in the CCL to face.  We’re eager to develop our players to take on these new tests,” says Mueller.