Dear SFCE members,
We are excited to announce that the Directors of VA Revolution Soccer Club and Shenandoah FC Elite Soccer Club have agreed in principle to a merger that would take place starting with Recreational registration and Competitive Team tryouts at the end of this Spring season. Both clubs will continue their operations as separate entities for the remainder of the spring, and once all necessary paperwork has been filed the merger will become official heading into next season.
After much discussion leadership from both organizations feel that it is in the best interest of all parties to move forward in operating as one club. Bringing together two premier youth soccer organizations in the Northern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley areas create multiple new avenues for all youth players from recreation to EDP (Elite Develop League) level
Key info for the merged club:
* The merged club will operate as VA Revolution Soccer Club beginning in the 2021-2022 Fall season
* The focus and mission of VA Revolution will remain on developing excellence in all players on and off the field.
* Niko Eckart will remain in the Executive Director role with VA Revolution.
* Cosmo Balio, current SFCE Executive Director, will have a soccer Director role with VA Revolution.
With this merger comes the need to communicate important information to our families. Please pay attention to this communication as we try to keep everyone informed over the course of the next two months! Information will be emailed and posted on our social media accounts and club websites.
We appreciate all of the members across both organizations that provided input throughout the process of this exiting merger. We feel prepared to take this next step and thank everyone for their patience while we worked to get to this point.
Sincerely,
Cosmo Balio
Executive Director
Shenandoah FC Elite Soccer Club