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2007 USL Hall of Fame Class Announced
Northern Virginia Royals to be Inducted
 United Soccer Leagues announced the 2007 inductees for the USL Hall of Fame to be honored at the Annual General Meeting during the Hall of Fame and League Awards Dinner November 18 at the Hyatt Regency Tampa. Charlotte’s Mark Steffens, Long Island’s Giovanni Savarese and Richmond’s Rob Ukrop will be inducted along with six 10+ Clubs.
Being honored as 10+ Clubs in the USL Hall of Fame will be the Bradenton Academics, Indiana Invaders, Kansas City Brass, Vermont Voltage, Western Mass Pioneers, and Northern Virginia Royals. The six clubs were all founded in 1998.
The Royals were founded as a member of the USL Second Division and played eight professional seasons, working closely with nearby DC United in player development. Focused on player development, the club has worked closely with the independent Northern Virginia Majestics W-League team in developing the sport in the community and moved the Royals to the PDL in 2006. The Royals were also one of the original 16 members of the Super Y-League in 1999, making them one of the earliest USL clubs to make a commitment to player development at the youth level.
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