Club History

EMFC was formed in 2006 under the guidance of a number of committed parents and coaches to improve the environment for competitive players in Eugene and Springfield. The mission statement of Eugene Metro FC was to "encourage and motivate special needs, recreational, and competitive soccer players in our community to advance their individual and team skills by providing quality training, committed teams, and skilled coaching. Eugene Metro FC's programs are designed to serve the diverse cultures and income levels of the community."

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In the last five years the club has grown from a modest three teams to one of the most recognized clubs outside of the Portland Metro area boosting over 20 teams in all age and gender groups as well as a growing Little Metro program with over 100 6-10 year old soccer players. Mac Wilson was the club's first Director of Coaching and he established a rigorous curriculum, recruited coaches, formed teams and put the club on Oregon's competitive club map. Jurgen Ruckaberle, a staff coach from the beginning took over the club's leadership in 2008 when Mac Wilson took over a college coaching position at the University of Oregon. Mac is still a member of the EMFC coaching staff and trains teams whenever his time allows.

The EMFC board of directors also grew from the original 6 members with Evon Smith at the helm to a much bigger board representing a much larger constituency in our community. The EMFC board currently has 12 directors with Jason Giles as President of the Board of Directors.