In 2021 Eugene Metro FC applied and was admitted to the Girls Academy League, a national platform for top female players. The Girls Academy is the leading youth development platform for the best female soccer players in the United States. GA is the only national youth soccer platform that represents the collective vision of member clubs and actively engages the voice of the players to take real ownership of the league. The GA embraces the desire of club members and players to maintain an unrivaled standard of excellence in coaching, competition, and regional and national showcase events throughout the year.
GA is committed to cultivating an environment that empowers each player to reach their best potential as an exceptional athlete and human being by celebrating the player’s journey with a lifelong love of the game through competition, showcases, and camaraderie.
All U13-19 Birth year (2012-2006) EMFC Girls Premier teams will play in the Girls Academy League.
Season 2024-25
After tryouts in May, teams will train typically 3 times a week. Each of the GA teams will have a Tournament schedule and a GA League schedule:
Preliminary Tournament Schedule
The summer tournaments are already set for time. Once the GA events for Fall, Winter and Spring/Summer 2024/25 are announced we will provide those.
- 2007/06, 2008, 2009 and 2010 attend GA Winter or Spring Showcase (Dates and locations will be announced in June 2024)
- 2011 and 2012 Regional West GA event most likely in Spring of 2025 (Date and location will be announced in June 2024)
- 2008, 2009, and 2010 will attend GA Summer Showcase (Date and location will be announced in June 2024)
Preliminary GA League Schedule
The 2024-25 season will have the following 11 clubs in our GA Pacific Northwest Division (EMFC, CFC, Columbia Premier SC, LFC International Academy, Seattle Reign, WA Rush, Spokane Sounders, WA East Surf
- our 2011 and 2010 teams will play a 8 game GA schedule in the fall 2023 with 1 trip to Spokane and 1 trip to Seattle.
- 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2005/06 will be in high school during the fall
- GA League schedule for all 6 teams will begin in January through mid May with GA games. All 6 teams will play same club in same location. We will play 16 games with 1 trip to Spokane, 2 trips to Seattle.
- Teams who qualify through Conference play will participate in Playoffs during GA Summer Showcase in Silver Lakes, Norco, CA (June 19-26, 2024)
- National Playoffs are in June 2024 for those teams that qualify
Other Sports
Soccer is the primary sport; coaches and families should communicate to develop a plan that allows multi-sport athletes to participate while considering the needs of the team.
U15/8th Grade Players
Who: 2009 girls who will be in 8th grade for the 2023-2024 season. U15 age girls who will be freshman in high school but choose not to play high school soccer may also participate.
Fall Fee: U15/8th grade programming is not included in the respective annual club fees listed above. Fall programming is $250. Please contact Jurgen at doc@emfc.org
Girls High School Soccer Season: August-November
How it works:
- U15/8th grade players will try out with the other 2008 U15 players for placement on ability based rosters for the 2023-24 season.
- U15/8th grade players will train and compete on their respective teams throughout the year except during high school season.
- During high school season, we will pool the U15/8th grade players who seek to continue training and games together, regardless of ability. The U15/8th grade teams will train 2x per week and if we have enough players to form an 8th grade team we will register them in an OYSA league
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