MSC World Cup Spring Benefit

Monday, June 3rd     7:00 - 11:00 pm   404 Event Space

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Ajax & PSG win league, on to Region 1 Championships

Boys' U16 PSG (above) and U18 Ajax (top) won Region 1 Premier League titles this weekend, earning a trip to the Region 1 Championships June 28-July 2 in Kingston, Rhode Island. Ajax won their final in PKs vs. PDA, and PSG '96 defeated Century of Pennsylvania while a man down for most of the match. This will be the fifth consecutive trip to the regionals for Ajax, and the third for PSG 96, who advanced to the the national championships last summer. U15 Cruzeiro, who finished the regular season with five straight wins, did not advance, but will continue their defense of their State Cup with the semifinals next weekend.

Introducing the MSC Toddler Program

Manhattan Soccer Club has played a major role in developing soccer players the New York City area over the past sixteen years. Our current U5-8 Development Academy, U9-14 Youth Academies, and High School Academies have established a track record of excellence on both the state and regional level. The launching of our U3-5 Toddler Program is an effort toward more gradual introduction to soccer for younger children, with an emphasis on having a fun-filled exposure to the sport of soccer while learning the basic skills of the game.  

A Boston Strong Weekend for MSC

U15 Girls River Plate made a strong statement in support of the City of Boston this weekend, and they raised $100 for onefundboston.org. Over the weekend, MSC teams went 10-for-11 in elimination rounds of State Cup and NY Cup tournaments.

U16 Spurs' Alexander & ENY make finals at ODP Nationals

PSG 96 finishes third in National League Division

Boys PSG 96 went 2-1 in Vegas to finish third in the red division of the nationwide  USYSA National League. They defeated Libertyville SC of Kansas 1-0 and Sereno of Arizona 4-3, losing in the final minutes to defending national champion Fullerton Rangers from California. This weekend the boys travel to the Dallas Cup where they'll compete with teams from as far away as New Zealand and Germany. Check out the PSG 96 facebook page for updates on the trip to the Dallas Cup.

Help PSG 96 and other MSC teams with travel costs through the College Showcase and Travel Fund

The MSC College Showcase and Travel Fund was established to provide financial assistance to deserving boys and girls on high school teams that may require financial assistance to attend college showcases, ID clinics and national competitions where they can showcase their talents to college coaches. It costs money. To learn more or contribute to this fund, click here.

10 MSC Players Anchor Undefeated ODP Squad in Italy

Ten (count 'em!) MSC players from U13 Santos and U14 Courage helped lead the1999/2000 ENY State ODP to the championship of the 32 Torneo Internazionale di Calcio Giovanile (aka Agropoli Cup) in Agropoli, Italy during the final week of March, winning all four of their matches with a total of 17 goals for and zero against, including a dominant 6-0 win over Napoli in the final. 

Pictured above: Front row: Sophia Fikke. Ariana Aliprantis. Jocelyn Mayer (all Santos). Standing: Caitlin Shoemaker (Santos), Mikayla Alcorn (Santos), Grace Meade Sipp (Santos), Ana Garibaldi (Santos), Analiese 'Starbuck' Schwartz (Santos), Rain Condie (Santos), Emma Ladouceur (Courage)

MSC Director of Coaching named to EDP Board

Manhattan Soccer Club is proud to announce that Director of Coaching Ray Selvadurai has just been appointed to the Eastern Development Program (EDP) Board of Directors, in a position as Secretary. Ray will be the only Director of Coaching from the Core Clubs of EDP who will serve as an Executive Board leader.

Other roles assumed by Ray will be the Chairman of the Application Committee, which oversees new club applicants and current membership. Ray will also serve as an evaluator for EDP's prestigious Talent Identification Program (TIP), which has identified numerous players for United States Youth National Team consideration. In the rapidly-changing youth soccer landscape, it is key for MSC to be at the vanguard of restructuring travel soccer to create better programs and more competitive competitions through partnerships, memberships, and associations such as the one we currently have with EDP.  

Congratulations, Ray!

45 MSC Alums Play in NCAA Division I, II, III and Jr. College National Tournaments

Forty-five players who have worn the black, red and white of Manhattan Soccer Club participated in NCAA Division I, II, III and Junior College post-season play. For the complete list, click here.

Five helped their teams to the national semifinals:

In the Division II semifinals, MSC Pride teammates Joani Medero and Gianna Smith anchored Saint Rose, who lost a close match 0-1 to West Florida. West Florida went on to win the national championship trophy against UCSD.

More Williams players! In an epic quarterfinal that featured seven MSC alums, arch-rivals Williams (with 3 MSC players) defeated #2-seeded Amherst (4 MSC players) on PKs to advance to the DIII Final Four.  Chris Seitz, Josh Miller-Lewis, and Nathan Miller (above) represented Willams in the semis against Ohio Northern, who edged the Ephs 3-2 to go through to the final.

MSC Sirens Alum Named NSCAA College All-American

 Chelsea Davies, an alum of the MSC Sirens and a former New York City High School Player of the Year at the Beacon School was named to the 2012 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III All-America Third Team capping a brilliant four-year career at Williams College (MA). The senior captain led Williams this Fall to the NESCAC Championship and NCAA Tournament. In addition, Chelsea was named to the First Team All-NESCAC. Congratulations, Chelsea!

 Chelsea becomes the fifth college All-American in club history. The previous four: