And then there were 30.  After years of competing in regional and national events, only 30 players have been invited to compete for spots on the United States Women’s National U20 team.  FC Alliance’s Summer Lanter is one of those thirty.  The ultra-quick forward on Josh Gray’s 95 Girls Black is one camp away from the greatest honor in soccer: representing you country on the world’s biggest stage.  Lanter will spend July 2-11 in Portland, Oregon, trying to prove she belongs in a red, white and blue jersey.  Click for more

The complete schedule for the 2013 FC Alliance Summer League is now available.  The club expects over 400 players to participate at two venues: Nicholas Ball Park and The Field House at Amherst.  There are still several spots open on various teams, so please inquire if you’re interested in getting on a team.  Get ready for another summer of exciting soccer!  Click for complete schedule and more information

FC Alliance would like to thank the many families who have made our club their home for the 2013-2014 season.  Tryouts this year were amazing, as the number of players who showed up was the highest it has ever been.  Several age groups expanded by multiple teams.  Directors and coaches are fully aware of the enormity of a commitment to the club and are beyond grateful to each and every one of our families.  

 With a mix and match roster, the 00 Boys Red team went into the Division 3 state tournament not entirely sure what to expect.  Questions were abounding as three guest players had to fill in due to a number of injuries prior to the tourney.  It didn’t matter to Coach Steven Townley, as he simply made a few adjustments and fielded a squad ready to compete.  The result was a fantastic display, which ended in a state title.  Click for a complete story

With four teams in Girls Division 1 state championship games, it was a huge day for FC Alliance.  Coaches Josh Gray, Shane Moore and Jonathan Thompson were all up early this morning getting ready for undoubtedly the biggest games of their teams’ seasons.  At just around 4:00PM, they are all relaxing with huge smiles.  Three of the four FC Alliance teams in the Division 1 finals won state championships, tying the club with Nashville’s TSC for the most in the state.  Only the Memphis Lobos was able to win one outside of FC Alliance and TSC, as they edged FC Alliance 95 Black 3-2 in the U18 final.  Winners were: Shane Moore’s 99 Black in a penalty kick shootout, Jonathan Thompson’s 97 Black, and Josh Gray’s 96 Black.  Click for more

The success of the FC Alliance Gold program could not be better summed up by what happened in Sunday’s U14 Girls Division 3 state championship game.  After a grueling round of pool play games, and after surviving semifinals clashes, only two out of eleven squads remained.  And they were both FC Alliance teams: the 99 Girls Gold and the 99 Girls Gold North.  Two teams from the same club meeting in a state title game is certainly a rare event, and although both teams wanted to the crown badly, there was a tremendous amount of camaraderie shown throughout.  In the end, a twelfth minute goal by 99 Gold held up, as they claimed a 1-0 win over their club brethren.   Click for more

When you look at the numbers over the last three years, you see that FC Alliance has sent more kids to college and put more teams into state finals than all of the other clubs in East Tennessee combined.  The general assumption is that most of the success involves FC Alliance Black teams.  So then… who is second?  Who puts the next highest number into college soccer?  The answer: FC Alliance Red and Gold.  Amazingly, FC Alliance Red and Gold teams have put more kids into college soccer than any other club in East Tennessee has with all their players combined.  Click for more about FC Alliance

44 College Commitments in 2013 = Player Development

37 College Signings in 2012 = Sustained Player Development

Championships at every level = Player Development + Success

Red & Gold Players playing college soccer = Everyone Matters

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FC Alliance achieved another East Tennessee first this weekend, capturing a division title in the prestigious National Premier League.  The 99 Boys Black won the six-team South Atlantic division over some of the top clubs in the southeast, including Atlanta Fire United which has a national championship to their name.  Other competitors were Triangle United, Roanoke Stars, Charlotte United, and Augusta Arsenal.  Click for more

When Montana LeBouef accepted an offer from the College of Charleston this weekend, it marked the 42nd current FC Alliance player to commit to play college soccer.  The vast majority, 37 to be exact, are in the 2013 class.  A few, such as LeBouef and Tennessee commit Josie Jennings, have started a great foundation for what is shaping up to be an impressive 2014 class.  Last year, the 2012 FC Alliance class sent 37 players to play collegiate soccer.  The 2013 group has matched that number exactly, with the potential to surpass it as several more are still making their final decisions.   Since 2010, 112 FC Alliance players have moved on to play college soccer.  Click for more on Leboeuf’s commitment.

Were there more fans or college recruiters?  That was the big question during the 97 Girls Black game against the Colorado Pride Predators recently. The two teams squared off in Las Vegas for a National League game with scores of logos of schools from across the country adorning the sidelines.  It was an impressive sight, especially considering the geographic map represented: Oregon to Duke; Wisconsin to Clemson; Arizona to Ohio State; and even Hawaii to Yale.  The game was a microcosm of the recent success FC Alliance has had with helping players get to the collegiate level.  After years of hard work, FC Alliance now finds itself on the map of most major NCAA programs in the country.  Click for more

Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Marshall, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh.... the list seems almost surreal, and that is just a sampling of the many great colleges who signed FC Alliance players on national signing day.  For the second conseuctive year, the fruits of the players’ and coaches’ labor shone bright on the biggest day of the recruiting year.  34 FC Alliance players inked their names to college scholarships, putting the grand total to over 70 in the last two years.  Represented were, amongst others, the SEC, ACC, Big East, Big 12 and Conference USA.  Click for photos and to hear what college coaches say FC Alliance players

As the year draws to an end, the awards and honors are starting to pile up for FC Alliance players.  Club directors were very pleased when the NSCAA announced that four FC Alliance players have been named high school All-Americans.  Katie Beurlein (Farragut), Tim Baker (Catholic), Arturo Rocha (McCallie) and Meg Howard (Brentwood) join an exclusive club recognizing the best high school players in the nation.  Another four players have earned prestigious high school All-South honors: Ben Holt (CAK), Caleb Lucas (Maryville), Laura Foster (CAK) and Chris Gardea (CBA).  FC Alliance, which focuses primarily on player development, announced Monday that the club is "ecstatic for this outstanding group of young men and women."  Click here for more

Simply massive.  No other term can better describe the turnout at the FC Alliance 2013-2014 team placements on Monday night.  The event saw a record 400+ players attend in the U8-U12 age groups.  In the Boys Under 11 session, there were more than 60 players being evaluated by club directors and staff.  The 30% increase from last season was certainly eye-opening, and FC Alliance was elated at the turnout.  Whether it is the allure of playing for a club which puts over 40 kids into college soccer each year, or simply learning under East Tennessee’s most successful and proven curriculum, FC Alliance attracted kids from a nearly two-hour radius around the Knoxville area.  Click for more

As we close out one successful soccer season and embark on a new season, we have several items we believe are important to communicate to all of our membership.   To read the Letter from the President, click here.