United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced earlier this month the final Super Y-League (SYL) First and Second-11 Club rankings for the 2011 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. Northern Virginia Royals (boys) and Majestics (girls) youth soccer teams, together with partner club VA Alliance, earned thirteenth place overall of the 110 Super Y-league clubs in North America. 

 

With the 2011 ranking, Northern Virginia finished in the top twenty Super Y-League rankings for the fifth consecutive year.  Additionally, the Northern Virginia Royals program landed a number ten spot in separate First-11 Club honors for their success the past season.
 

Taking top honors across both the boys and girls divisions were MPS Bulldogs/Renegades Soccer Club from Boston, Massachussetts as the club accumulated a total of 93.97 points. The Northern Virginia Majestics/Royals grabbed the prestigious number one ranking a two years ago with a score of 81.80 for the 2009 season.

 

United Soccer Leagues announced today the player selections for the Super Y-League’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) National Camps to be held at the IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida next February.  Northern Virginia FC is well represented on the list of chosen attendees, claiming thirty spots in the national elite pool.

 

Each nominated player has been identified as one of the top players in their birth year, and among the top 2% of players in the previous 2010 Super Y-League season. 

 

The Super Y-League ODP camp represents an elite group of players coming together to display their soccer talent and work ethic to collegiate and national team scouts. The ODP focus groups this year will be for the top players (216 Girls & 216 Boys) born in either 1994/1995 or 1996/1997. The additional lists showing those players born in 1992 & 1993 are posted to recognize the top players from those birth years. That list will be promoted to over 1,000 colleges as well as to the USSF National Staff or the Canadian Soccer Association.

 

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United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced earlier this week the Super Y-League (SYL) First and Second-11 Club rankings for the 2010 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. Northern Virginia Royals (boys) and Majestics (girls) youth soccer teams garnered the third spot on the list and partner club NOVA FC earned eighteenth place, finishing near the top of the 88 Super Y-league clubs in North America. 

 

Taking top honors across both the boys and girls divisions were Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club from British Columbia, Canada as the club accumulated a total of 79.39 points. The Northern Virginia Majestics/Royals grabbed the prestigious number one ranking a year ago with a score of 81.80 for the 2009 season.

 

Additionally, the Northern Virginia Royals and Majestics Super 20 program landed a number five spot in separate First-11 Club honors for their success the past season.

2010 Super Y-League Regular Season First 11 Club Rankings [+]

With two victories in the final week of July, the Northern Virginia Football Club claimed both of the South Atlantic Division berths to the Super Y-League North American Finals in the U16 Boys age group. The U16 Northern Virginia Royals and U16 NOVA FC Boys each earned a trip to Tampa in November and their shot at a continental title.

 

The Royals and NOVA FC U16 boys squads remained tied with each other for first place in the division, both maintaining a six point lead over Alpharetta United. With two games remaining against each other, both teams are guaranteed the championship bids as teams vied for two championship slots within the group.  Alpharetta has concluded their season and can therefore earn no further points.

 

NOVA FC garnered their spot in the North American Finals courtesy of a solid 6-2 win over Triangle FC in Raleigh, NC, last weekend. The Royals squad grabbed their share of first place in dramatic fashion, thumping nearby rival Fredericksburg 9-0.

United Soccer Leagues released today both the U15 Boys and U16 Girls All-Tournament Teams following the 11th Annual Super Y-League North American Finals, hosted at Ed Radice Soccer Complex in northwest Tampa, Florida from Friday, November 20-24. Northern Virginia Royal Aaron Etienne and Northern Virginia Majestic Dominique Evans each grabbed spots on their respective lists for their performance over the five-day tournament.

 

Royal U15 midfielder Etienne, who also plays for the NVSC Jr. Royals 92, anchored a Northern Virginia side that finished the tournament at 1-1-2. Etienne’s top performances came in a 3-2 victory over Ironbound SC (New Jersey) and a 3-3 draw with the Cape Cod Crusaders (Massachusetts). In addition to votes from these clubs, Etienne garnered a third nomination following an early scoreless draw with eventual semifinalist Westchester Flames (New York).

 

Northern Virginia Majestics U16 forward Evans was one of only four players to earn three votes at the North American Finals. The others were forwards Shelby Beck (Surrey WFC), defender Nicole Smith (Quickstrike SC), and defender Taryn Hatcher (South Jersey Banshees). Evans received votes from opposing coaches representing the Boston Renegades, Surrey WFC (British Columbia), and Blackwatch SC (Rhode Island).

 

United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced today the Super Y-League (SYL) First and Second-11 Club rankings for the 2009 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. Northern Virginia FC, comprised of the Royals (boys) and Majestics (girls) youth soccer teams, garnered the prestigious number one spot, finishing as the top Super Y-league club in North America. 

 

The top overall club in the SYL this season, the Northern Virginia Majestics/Royals scored an 81.80 to edge out the second-best club in the league, the MPS Bulldogs/Renegades (Massachusetts), by less than a tenth of a percent.

 

The Northern Virginia Royals were an impressive 41-3-14 during the SYL Regular season. They finished fourth in the boys rankings with a score of 78.11. Their U14, U15 and U17 boys went undefeated, while their U13, U16 and Super-20 League teams each had just a single loss. All five of the club’s SYL teams will be present at the SYL North American Finals.

Northern Virginia’s girls, the Majestics were 36-10-4 this season, finishing fourth in the girls rankings with a score of 79.27. The Majestic’s U13, U14 and U16 girls will all compete for a North American Championship in Tampa.

2009 Super Y-League Regular Season First 11 Club Rankings [+]

United Soccer Leagues released the final North American Finals All-Tournament Teams for the 2009 season, highlighting the U16 and U17 Boys Division of the Super Y-League.  Northern Virginia again earned recognition on both lists as U16 Royal Brian Henken and U17 Royal Ahroon Nusraty were each named to their respective squads.

Northern Virginia Football Club, comprised of the Northern Virginia Royals (male), Northern Virginia Majestics (female), and NOVA FC (male and female) USL teams, was represented by the a club record of nine teams in the 2009 North American Finals as well as thirty-three players in the 2009/2010 SYL ODP Camp pool.  Northern Virginia earned a prestigious number one ranking in the Super Y-League for the 2009 season.  

In unprecedented fashion, the Northern Virginia Football Club earned five bids to the North American Finals from results on the last day of their Super Y-League regular season. With two teams previously qualified and two late wild card additions, Northern Virginia FC has set a new club record with nine teams bound for the United Soccer Leagues youth championship tournament later this fall.

 

The U14 Royals (7-0-3) swept their last five matches of the season to win the Group B title in the South Atlantic Division and gain entry into continental finals. The U14 Royals netted fifteen goals while only allowing three in their late season run. A 2-0 result over local rival Fredericksburg Gunners clinched the regular season group title and their spot at the championships.

 

On the girl’s side, the U14 Majestics faced a late season, uphill battle with their talented Richmond Kicker counterparts. The Kickers avenged an earlier 2-1 loss to the Majestics, winning 2-1 on a goal in the waning moments of the match. With record and head-to-head result dead even, the Majestics and Kickers found themselves both unable to cede a single point and locked in a race for goal differential with their remaining schedules. With Richmond ahead by eight goal differential points, the young Majestics managed to narrowly edge the Kickers goal totals in the final two games to earn the championship berth.