SCYSL offers a Fall Recreational soccer program for boys and girls from the Under 6 to Under 14 age groups. The Recreational Soccer season runs from August through November, and registration takes place during the month of May. Regardless of skill or past playing experience, all players receive equal playing time, and sportsmanship is emphasized throughout our program. SCYSL also supports Class 3 "Comp" and Class 1 "Select" soccer teams from Under 8 through Under 19 age groups. Competitive teams typically compete year-round and tryouts are normally held to select players. SCYSL competitive teams compete in local soccer leagues and touraments within the Bay Area. Our league is also affiliated with the Santa Clara Sporting Club which provides competitive soccer at the highest levels. Their teams compete in both local and Regional leagues, and compete in tournaments across California and sometimes the Western Region of the US.

Student athletes from Santa Clara University handed-out SCYSL Scholar Athlete Awards last year

January 29, 2012

Register and join us at the 2011-12 SCYSL Scholar Athlete Awards Ceremony in March. Every season, we highlight the importance of education within our soccer community, and celebrate the success of our student athletes off the field through the SCYSL Scholar Athlete Award. Improving one’s soccer game is fun and rewarding, but of more importance is the need to have a strong academic foundation. Our league launched the Scholar Athlete Program years ago to recognize those players in our league that receive academic honors (B average or higher) during the playing season. The program is open to all SCYSL players from the kindergartner grade through high school. Players recognized as Scholar Athletes will receive a medal, certificate and a bumper sticker during a ceremony to recognize each student-athlete.

Players in grades kindergartner through twelfth are eligible for the Scholar Athlete Award. In order for eligible players to receive the award a player must receive a B average or higher on a report card during the fall season. A current report card or a completed Verification of Academic Excellence Form must be submitted.

• Download the submittal form
• All submittals must be received by February 24, 2012

The 2011-12 SCYSL Scholar Athlete Awards wi1l be held in early March at the Santa Clara Sporting Bingo Hall located at 282 Brokaw Road in Santa Clara.

January 29, 2011

Join the Santa Clara University Girls Soccer Academy this spring at one of their soccer camps hosted at Stanton Field on the SCU campus. The objective of the camp is to develop players who are creative, skillful and comfortable with the ball. They have two camps to choose and participants will also receive a season pass to the Santa Clara University women’s home games. Download flyer for details and registration form.

Camp #1 - Grades 1st through 4th

• Dates: Feb 28th, March 6th, 13th, 20th
• Location: Stanton Field at Santa Clara University
• Fee: $100

Camp #2 - Grades 5th through 8th

• Dates: March 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
• Location: Stanton Field at Santa Clara University
• Fee: $100

Download flyer for details and registration form. If you have questions, please contact Gregg Murphy at gmurphy@scu.edu or call (408)-554-2713

December 6, 2011

The Santa Clara Vipers Girls U10 soccer team were crowned champions at the North Valley December Classic Soccer Tournament held December 3rd-4th in Milpitas. The U10 girls division was divided into two brackets of three teams each. After three games, the top two ranked teams on point totals from each bracket would play a fourth game to determine first and second place finishes. The Vipers played their first game on Saturday at 11am; they easily won 5-0. Their second game at 2pm was against the MYSC Dragonflies, who hadn’t lost a game all season, and also won their first tournament game. After a tough-fought match, Santa Clara pulled out a 1-0 victory. At that point, the Vipers had earned 18 points, but weren’t guaranteed to play in the Finals until they played their third game on Sunday.

On the second day of the tournament, they competed against the NV Chicks With Kicks Team, and beat them 4-1 to earn the right to play in the 2 o’clock championship match. It turned-out that the Vipers got to play against a fellow Santa Clara team, called the Pink Panthers, who were competitive all season long. After another hard-fought game, the Vipers prevailed 5-1 to win first place for their bracket. The team only gave-up two goals during the entire tournament! The majority of this team has played together for a couple of years now, and they are truly a great team in every sense of the word. 

Congratulations to all the players, and head coach Eddie Laranjo, and assistant coaches Frank Nunes and Brandon Paris.

December 6, 2011

The Santa Clara Fusion Girls U14 soccer team were Finalists at the North Valley December Classic Soccer Tournament held December 3rd-4th in Milpitas. The U14 girls bracket had four teams competing in the tournament, so every team would play every team once, and then total points earned would determine first, second, and third place.  The Fusion started the tournament on Saturday, winning their first 8:30am game (burr cold!) by a 1-0 score.  Later that afternoon at 3pm, the Fusion faced a team that beat Santa Clara 1-4 during regular season competition, but the Fusion girls turned the result around this time and won 1-0.  The U14 Fusion girls knew they were headed into their final game on Sunday that would determine a first or second place result in the event because Sunday’s opponent, the CV Hot Tamales had also won both of their games.  

The Hot Tamales Team had a one point edge over Santa Clara leading up to the Final match, and the Fusion knew they had to win to earn a first place result.  The championship match was well played by both teams, and the Fusion took a 1-0 lead at halftime, but the CV Hot Tamples tied-up the game in the second half, and that score would stand.  Both teams earned four more points, but the Hot Tamales had that one point lead prior to the championship, so the Fusion earned a well-fought 2nd Place Finalist result.  The game was well-played by both teams, and the game could have gone either way. Giving-up only one goal the entire tournament, and winning two games and tieing one is very impressive! They deserved first place just as easily as the Hot Tamales. 

Congratulations to the players, and head coach Eddie Laranjo and assistant coaches Art Patlan and Dean Hartmann for a great season!

October 24, 2011

The Santa Clara Strikers ’96 U15 Boys team competed in the District II Fall Cup on October 22nd-23rd advancing to the finals after scoring eight goals and only allowing two goals in their three qualifying games. The team faced the Almaden Valley United team and won a hard fought championship in hot weather by the score of 2-0, winning the Bronze Division and posting its 3rd shutout in four games. Congratulations to the team for a great tournament!

August 24, 2011

The Santa Clara Fire U11boys team participated in the Soccer by the Bay last weekend in San Mateo. With allowing only 3 goals and scoring 14 in 4 games, Santa Clara Fire took first place overall in the bronze division. Fire also had two shutouts during their 4-0-0 championship run and faced a tough Peninsula Hawks team for the final. Way to go FIRE!

August 18, 2011

The Santa Clara Sporting Club and the Santa Clara Youth Soccer League are extremely excited to announce the launch of our first Annual Jonathan Manzo Chavez Soccer Award !

Starting this 2011 season, Santa Clara Sporting and SCYSL will recognize four soccer players who demonstrate the same passion, dedication and support for his/her teammates that Jonathan carried throughout his life. Sporting and SCYSL will award four exceptional players every calendar year (1 Santa Clara Sporting U10 boys player, 1 Santa Clara Sporting U10 girls player, 1 Santa Clara Youth Soccer U10 boys player, and 1 Santa Clara Youth Soccer U10 girls player) with a JMC Soccer Award and a $75 gift certificate that can be used towards the purchase of a pair of cleats at All-Star Soccer in Sunnyale. Player nominations will be made by the coach of each team, and a special committee will select the four soccer players to receive the award.

This award is created to honor and celebrate the life of Jonathan "Pretty Boy" Manzo Chavez;a young Santa Clara Sporting soccer player who embodied the most passion, dedication to soccer and support for his teammates you could ever find in a 10 year old. Unfortunataly, on November 15, 2008, we lost Jonathan in a tragic traffic automobile accident while his family was traveling home from a soccer tournament. Jonathan showcased his talents in front of those he loved the most, and celebrated the end of a perfect day of soccer by putting one goal in the back of the net. Jonathan was a member of Santa Clara Sporting ’98 Green Boys Team.

With this prestigous soccer award, we will celebrate his memory and recognize "Pretty Boy" in our hearts every soccer season!

August 18, 2011

Congratulations to the Santa Clara Stingrays U19 girls soccer team for winning the 2011 North vs. South Summer Classic tournament August 13th-14th in San Luis Obispo. The Stingrays have competed in this fun event for many years, and this time they brought the championship cup back to Santa Clara.  On Saturday, the team won their first game 1-0 against the San Ramon Azuri 94 team, then tied the Fram CQ team 1-1 in a closly fought game. The Stingrays beat the Almaden Valley Flames 2-0 to earn a spot in the championship match, and went on to defeat the North CAL Norcal Elite team in the finals.  All the games were played at Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo.

Premier Soccer Coaching Spring Break Soccer Camps - Download Flyer for more information

These soccer camps are always a lot of fun and players get to spend a lot of time working on improving their individual skills and small group tactical understanding of the game. Players will receive training from top level professional soccer coaches that are highly trained and have many years of coaching experience. The camps are open to players of all ages and abilities. We also have a small number of scholarship places on the camp for any SCYSL players that need financial assistance. Please e-mail me for more details on the scholarships.

There are two up coming Premier Soccer Coaching Spring Break Soccer Camps that we will be hosting in April 2012.

Week 1

• When - Monday April 9th to Friday April 13th
• Where - Santa Clara @ Curtis field - (890 Pomeroy Ave, Santa Clara)
• From - 9am to 12 noon
• Cost - $129 Per Player

Week 2

• When - Monday April 16th to Friday April 20th
• Where - Sunnyvale @ The Sunnyvale Soccer Complex - (1095 Dunford Way, Sunnyvale)
• From - 9am to 12 noon
• Cost - $149 Per Player

If you want to register for the camp or have any questions then please feel free to contact John Slegg at johnslegg@hotmail.com or 408-250-3638.

Games  - prior to the start of each game, all referees are required to evaluate field conditions and determine whether a game can safely be played. Unless it has been raining steadily the night prior to, and morning of the game, coaches should expect to arrive at your scheduled game. Referees will make a decision on the safety to play or not. If there is rain, and a threat of thunder and lightning after the game has started, referees and coaches should immediately end the game.  

In the event games are cancelled on Friday night, recreation age group coordinators will contact coaches that night to inform coaches Saturday games have been cancelled.

Note: Even though the City may allow games to be played at theSoccerPark the referee in his/her opinion may decide to cancel the game due to inclement weather.