Valparaiso Futsal Summer Program
Valparaiso is announcing a Futsal Summer Program. This high paced, exciting small sided program that is directed at the players technical development is sure to get the players excited. Please see the details about the program below.
Register fast as spots are limited!!!
When: Saturdays starting June 2nd
1st block: June 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd
2nd block: June 30th, July 7th, 14th and 21st
How long: Each session is 90 minutes long
Times: 1PM-2:30PM and 2:30PM-4:00PM
Location: Shiloh Community Church at 19021 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85050
Price: $100 for all 8 sessions, $50 per block or $15 per individual session
For sign ups please contact our Director of Coaching Sead Karaselimovic at seadk@vufc.org
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TRYOUT REGISTRATION FORM
Valparaiso 2012/13 Season Tryout Schedule
There will be three tryouts for season 2012/13.
Please look at the schedule below to find the appropriate tryout time and location.
There is a $10 tryout fee that will be collected at the tryout and covers all three tryouts. Each player will receive a numbered tryout t-shirt.
Exact park addresses are below the tryout schedule.
| Age Groups |
1st Tryout
COMPLETED |
2nd Tryout |
3rd Tryout |
| 95, 96 Boys and Girls |
May 11th - 6:00-7:30PM
Scottsdale Sports Complex
Fields 7 and 8 (North side of SSC)
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May 18th - 7:15-8:30PM
Paradise Valley Park SE and SW Soccer Fields |
June 12th - 7:15-8:30PM
Sereno Park NE Field |
| 97, 98, 99 Boys and Girls |
May 12th - 7:45-9:00PM
Scottsdale Sports Complex
Field 1 (South side of SSC)
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May 19th - 7:15-8:30PM
Paradise Valley Park SE and SW Soccer Fields
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June 12th - 6:00-7:15PM
Sereno Park NE Field
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| 00, 01, 02 Boys and Girls |
May 12th - 6:30-7:45PM
Scottsdale Sports Complex
Field 1 (South side of SSC)
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May 18th - 6:00-7:15PM
Paradise Valley Park SE and SW Soccer Fields |
June 11th - 7:15-8:30PM
Paradise Valley Park NE and NW Baseball Fields |
| 03, 04, 05, 06 Boys and Girls |
May 12th - 5:15-6:30PM
Scottsdale Sports Complex
Field 1 (South side of SSC)
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May 19th - 6:00-7:15PM
Paradise Valley Park SE and SW Soccer Fields |
June 11th - 6:00-7:15PM
Paradise Valley Park NE and NW Baseball Fields |
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Paradise Valley Park
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Sereno Park
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Scottsdale Sports Complex
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Address
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17402 N. 40th St.
Phoenix, AZ |
5702 E. Sweetwater Avenue
Phoenix, AZ
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8081 E. Princess Drive
Scottsdale, AZ
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Please consult the chart below to find your child's appropriate age group:
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TEAM
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AGE GROUP
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PLAYERS BORN BETWEEN
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95
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U18
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8/1/1994 through 7/31/1995
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96
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U17
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8/1/1995 through 7/31/1996
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97
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U16
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8/1/1996 through 7/31/1997
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98
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U15
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8/1/1997 through 7/31/1998
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99
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U14
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8/1/1998 through 7/31/1999
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00
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U13
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8/1/1999 through 7/31/2000
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01
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U12
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8/1/2000 through 7/31/2001
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02
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U11
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8/1/2001 through 7/31/2002
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03
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U10
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8/1/2002 through 7/31/2003
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04
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U9
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8/1/2003 through 7/31/2004
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05
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U8
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8/1/2004 through 7/31/2005
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06
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U7
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8/1/2005 through 7/31/2006
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Valparaiso Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting for Valparaiso United FC will be held this year at 5:00 pm, Sunday, April 15, 2012, at Phoenix Country Club (second floor conference room) which is located on the northeast corner of Thomas Road & 7th Street in Phoenix.
Valparaiso Teams Prepare For The AYSA State Cup
Our 94 Boys, 95 Girls, 95 Boys, 95 Boys SK and 97 Boys are in their final week of preparation for the State Cup. The girls and boys are ready to face our State's toughest competition over the next three weekends. All of the teams are excited to represent their Club with their heart and soul and in the spirit of Fair-Play.
GO VALPARAISO!!!
Valparaiso Teams Compete at The AYSA President's Cup
Valparaiso 97 Girls, 98 Boys and 01 GL teams played in the President's Cup in Phoenix and Tucson. Our teams fought valiantly in the ever growing Arizona President's Cup. Our 97 Girls and 98 Boys traveled a large number of miles to play games in Phoenix and Tucson and managed to fiercely defend the Club colors all across our State.
Our 01 GL team played a year up in the tournament and played and fought their way to the final game and in the process beat their some of their biggest rivals. Under the expert guidance of coach Love the boys showed their Valparaiso spirit and technical prowess against quality older competition. Great job girls and boys!!!
Valparaiso Teams Participate at The Players Showcase
Valparaiso 95 Girls, 94 Boys, and 95 Boys participated at this top National event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our teams impressed college coaches while playing a large number of games against some of the top teams in the country. The teams left Nevada tired from playing so many games but more importantly, they were more than satisfied with the work done and college contacts achieved. Tha Valparaiso 95 Boys were finalists in the U-17 top flight division.
Valparaiso 01 CC Boys Triumph at The George and Abe
During the President's Day weekend coach Chukwumah's boys played a year up at the George and Abe tournament. Playing against a year older competition from all over the Phoenix Metro area, our boys remained undefeated throughout the tournament and claim their first tournament title.
Great job boys, we are proud of you!!!
Valparaiso Future Excels at AZ Rush Tournament
Our youngest teams participated in the AZ Rush tournament where they not only won the tournament but showed tremendous skill, teamwork, and sportsmanship on their way to the title. This is more proof of our Club's bright future, and we can't wait to see all these young Valparaiso players play for our Club for many years to come!!!
Valparaiso 94 Boys and 95 Boys Compete at Disney Showcase
Our oldest boys teams competed in Orlando at the #1 Youth Soccer event in the United States, the prestigious Disney Soccer Showcase that was held in Orlando, Florida from December 26th-30th 2011. Both teams played very well and were able to make their way to the 3rd place games in their respective brackets. The 95 Boys beat the National powerhouse Reston SC from Virginia 2-0 in the 3rd place game while the 94 Boys unfortunately lost 2-1 to Bethesda from Maryland with the last kick of the game. Overall, it was a great week for our older boys who were exposed to the highest level of soccer in our country as well as an immense number of college coaches. We are very proud to say that out of 5 teams that came from Arizona to this prestigious event the only two teams that progressed out of the bracket play and into the elimination round were the two Valparaiso teams. Well done boys!!!
Valparaiso 94 Boys and 95 Boys Impress at CASL Showcase
Our Valparaiso 94 Boys and 95 Boys competed in the prestigious CASL Showcase event in Raleigh, North Carolina. From December 1st through December 4th, both teams played against some of the top teams in the country and presented themselves to a large number of the college coaches who were in attendance at our games during the event. Both teams finished the tournament with a win against some of the best teams that the East Coast has to give. Already a large number of the players have been contacted by various college coaches due to a quality performance at this wonderful event. The boys also attended the Elite 8 game in which the eventual NCAA Champion UNC defeated St. Mary's. This was a great trip for both teams, and we can't wait to be back. Well done boys!!!
Thanksgiving Tournament Rush
The Thanksgiving weekend offered dozens of games for our teams here in Phoenix and in San Diego. All of our teams defended the Club colors well with excellent results.
This past weekend, 8 Valparaiso teams participated in 3 different tournaments. Our 95 SK Boys, 97 Girls, 01 GL Boys and 01 BP Boys participated in the Tempe Thanksgiving tournament where the 01 GL Boys finished as Runners-up in a very competitive bracket. The final game loss was the only loss in 5 games as they dominated and beat the competition in the other 4. The 97 Girls and 01 BP Boys competed very well in the event and ended their run in the semi finals losing to very good competition. The 95 SK Boys fought valiantly in probably the toughest bracket in the tournament. They were unable to make it out of the bracket but they ended up playing 4 competitive games.
Our San Diego travelers had a very busy weekend as well. The 95 Girls competed in the November Nights College Showcase in Carlsbad, CA where they performed in front of a large number of college coaches who have shown great interest in our girls. The 94 Boys, 95 Boys and 97 Boys played in the Nomads Thanksgiving tournament. The 94 Boys finished the tournament with a well fought win against a National powerhouse Pateadores to finish their run. The 95 Boys won their bracket but exited the event in the Quarterfinal stage in a very tough game vs an excellent Cal South team.
But the sweetest story of the weekend were the 97 Boys who triumphed in the final game vs a very tough and physical Hawaii team. The final game ended 0-0 after 2 overtimes to see our goalkeeper Coltin Smith save his 6th PK in two days while our PK shooters calmly put all of their shots in the back of the net so our 97 Boys and the Club could claim its first Nomads Championship Trophy! Great job everybody!!!
Valparaiso 95 Girls Make an Impact at CASL Showcase in Raleigh, NC
Between November 18th and November 20th our 95 Girls competed well and showcased themselves in front of well over a hundred of Division I, II, III and NAIA College Coaches who were in attendance at the prestigious CASL Showcase in Raleigh, North Carolina. The girls played very well against extremely tough competition and impressed a number of the coaches who have already expressed desire to see them play for their respective college programs in 2012 and 2013 seasons. The girls also had an opportunity to watch a NCAA Playoff game between Ohio State and Milwaukee during our visit to the Duke campus. After such a good weekend, we are sure that the recruiting e-mails will keep on coming! Well done girls!
Valparaiso 2001 Boys GL Win Tuzos Gold Championship
The Valparaiso 2001 Boys GL team dominated the 2011 Tuzos Challenge U11Gold Division, which was held September 10-11, 2011, scoring 23 goals in four games and giving up only 3 goals on their way to the Championship. One of the newest teams at VUFC, the boys were proud to wear the VUFC badge on their chest for their first tournament victory for the Club. The Tuzos championship is the 22nd title in the history of the team. Coach Gene Love remarked, "I was pleased with the way the boys played this weekend. They played far above their age group. We had people from nearly every club at the tournament come up and ask me how the boys play like that. It is their hard work and dedication to the game that makes them able to play like that. There is lots of work ahead of us, but it is nice to take a moment and reflect on an excellent weekend.” The boys currently play in the AYSA Maricopa League and the Bimbo League, and their next tournament is the Valparaiso United Invitational Tournament on October 28-30, 2011.
Fredi Fiorentini, VP of the Alliance of the European Football Coaches' Association, visits Valparaiso
In August, Mr. Fredi Fiorentini, the current Vice President of the Alliance of the European Football Coaches' Association came to Phoenix and was the guest of Valparaiso United FC. During his stay he observed and evaluated a number of our training sessions, discussed our curriculum, club philosophy, and plans for the future. He was extremely impressed with our organization, and he plans to continue to support the club with his expertise and additional visits to our training sessions. In addition to his substantial responsibilities with AEFCA (a part of UEFA) and the position of the Board Advisor at famous HNK Hajduk, Split from Croatia, Mr. Fiorentini currently teaches soccer at the University of Zagreb and University of Split as one of the few Ph.D.'s in the field of soccer in the world. Our 94 Boys were fortunate to experience a memorable training session with Fredi while he was here. Thank you Fredi for sharing your expertise and friendship. See you soon!
Valparaiso Alum Marjani Hing-Glover starting at forward for #1 Stanford.
Click here to view Marjani's highlight goals 
Valparaiso alum Marjani Hing-Glover currently starts at forward for #1 ranked Stanford which has been undefeated this season. She started this season against ASU and scored a left-footed volley before her hometown crowd.
Valparaiso is a Different Kind of Soccer Club
Valparaiso UFC is coaches, parents, and soccer fans who believe that youth soccer should develop the complete individual – athlete, student, and citizen. We're committed to positive soccer experiences, on the field and off. We foster a commitment between our club and our loyal players and their families. Our vision is to become the premier youth soccer club for student-athletes and to create positive opportunities in life through competitive soccer. To learn more about our soccer club, visit our Club Info page.