Boys ECNL Southwest Conference Gains Strength

San Diego Soccer Club has joined the Boys ECNL Southwest Conference The US Soccer Development Academy has been shuttered. Many competitive youth soccer clubs are now searching for new leagues for their top teams and players. On the girls side, the Girls Academy League has been announced. For the boys, Major League Soccer will be […]

EPL & MLS Champs in San Diego, Youth Edition #ManCityCup

Manchester City are the reigning English Premier League champions.Atlanta United are the reigning Major League Soccer champions.Both teams, as well as a host of other top international clubs, are sending their 2005 boys’ teams to compete in the 2019 Nexen Man City Cup International Super Group in San Diego over Memorial Day weekend. Games to […]

Surf Soccer Club Sends Seniors off in Style

High school athletes in America love “Senior Day.” It is a cherished tradition. For soccer players who have chosen to play in the Development Academy, however, “Senior Day” is one item in the long list of sacrifices made to purse the highest levels of their sport. The “High School vs DA” debate marches on, and […]

Albion, you’ve just won National Cup! What are you going to do next?

“We’re going to Disneyland!” Next year, they’re headed to the US Soccer Development Academy. The girls of Mike Whittaker’s Albion SC 2006 team have one last summer under the US Youth Soccer (USYS) umbrella, and they’ve just extended their USYS season by winning the Cal South National Cup. The Albion girls battled San Diego Surf […]

SoCal Surf Drop PDL Home Opener to San Diego Zest

In front of a cautiously optimistic crowd on a brisk and blustery evening, San Diego’s two Premier Development League teams met in a season opening skirmish at Southern California Surf’s home base at the Army Navy Academy in Carlsbad. San Diego Zest FC walked away with all three points, courtesy of a 1-0 win in […]

U.S. U-20 Drawn Into Group F For Upcoming 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team (MNT) has learned who they will face in the group stage matches at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. Drawn into Group F, the U.S. U-20 MNT will open the tournament against Ecuador on May 22, which will be followed by Senegal on May 25. The […]

2016 WINTER YOUTH CAMPS

Freshen up your skills this winter! Top youth soccer clubs in San Diego are offering winter camps for soccer players — and most are open to everyone. Check them out, invite a friend or attend as a team — after all, players should take advantage of the sunny and brisk San Diego weather during the […]

North County Battalion and San Diego Surf Soccer Club Join Forces to Move into the USL’s PDL

When Joe Barone, Chairman of the National Premier Soccer League, described the lower leagues of American soccer as being subject to “organized, structured chaos,” the first thing that comes to mind for people familiar with the literature of George R.R. Martin is Petyr Baelish’s definition of chaos (viewer discretion advised). Baelish described chaos as a ladder, […]

Q&A with San Diego Surf’s Josh Henderson

In an exclusive interview with Soccer Nation’s Cesar Hernandez, the senior director of coaching for Surf Soccer Club opened up about his goals for the club, his thoughts on San Diego soccer, and perhaps even a bit about his favorite place to chow down on some tacos. SN: What inspired you to start playing soccer? […]

Albion Pros Unbeaten in League, Held by SoCal SC

On Saturday, San Diego Albion Pros hosted SoCal SC in a National Premier Soccer League game with the chance to move 9 points clear atop the Southwest Conference. Neither team could get their way and had to settle for a point apiece. With the draw, Albion extends their lead at the top of the Southwest […]

San Diego Surf Looking For New Talent

Fresh off expansion to the East Coast, San Diego Surf Soccer Club will be hosting tryouts this week at the Polo Fields in Del Mar.  Tryouts were postponed due to an unusual rainstorm that hit the San Diego area last weekend. For boys and girls born from 1998 through 2001, this is their chance to […]