The CVSA Cup traces its roots to the beginning of the CVSA, with the first competition being held during the 1975-'76 season. The basic idea of the competition is to have all teams in the league participate in one inclusive tournament. It generally lasts from the fall to the spring, with games played intermittently during the regular season. The tournament gives an opportunity for lower division teams to test themselves against higher competition within the league.

The Cup is one of the four major titles awarded by the league in a calendar year. The others are the Premier Division Spring Champion, Premier Division Summer Champion, and Premier Division Fall Champion.

The trophy awarded to the winners is named for the late Arthur Ballner of Deutscher Sportclub. Mr. Ballner is one of the pioneers of adult amateur soccer in the Richmond area. In the late 1950's he led a group that started playing pickup soccer games near Byrd Airport, and became Deutscher Sportclub in 1960. Throughout the 1960's, he led the Deutscher Sportclub teams to play in Washington, DC leagues on weekends, as their weren't enough players to support a league in Richmond at the time. Their teams were good enough to win the DC Second Division at one point. As the game grew in the Richmond area Mr. Ballner branched off and founded the Internationals Soccer Club, the precursor to the very first CVSA Champions in the 1975-'76 season, and winners of two of the first three CVSA Cups. Mr. Ballner passed in 1972, three years before the founding of the league, but his enthusiasm and love of the game laid the groundwork for what is now the CVSA.

The Copa Bruce is named for longtime CVSA President S. Bruce Williams, whose idea it was to give the lower division teams a legitimate chance in cup competition. Mr. Williams led the coalition of community, business, & municipal groups who developed the Bryan Park Soccer Complex in the mid-1990's, which the CVSA uses as their primary base of operations. Mr. Williams is still an active player in the CVSA, as a leading offensive component for the Lions Masters of the CVSA Veterans Division.

Lions 80 is the current holder of the CVSA Cup, winning the 2007 tournament with a 3:2 victory over Metro Sting Masters in the championship game at Bryan Park on May 20, 2007. This was Lions 80's first CVSA Cup title as they try to match clubmate Lions FC's 6 titles. The Copa Bruce is currently held by Celtic FC I, who claimed the title over 3 Monkeys by winning a penalty kick shooutout 4:1 after a 2:2 draw could not be settled in 120 minutes of regulation or over time. This is the first cup title for Celtic.

• Preliminary Round - September / October, 2007
  All non-Coed divisions may opt out of CVSA Cup competition. In the Preliminary Round, enough teams will be drawn to reduce the field of teams to 64. All teams choosing to participate from the six Premier Division, ten First Division, eleven Second Division, eleven Third Division, eleven Fourth Division, eleven Fifth Division, eleven Sixth Division, six Masters Division, eleven Veterans Division & six Women's Division teams are eligible to be drawn for a Preliminary Round match. The teams will be randomly drawn against each other. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08; any team forfeiting will be subject to outlined penalties for forfeiture. The survivors will advance.
  
  
  • Cougars 1 vs. Southside Alliance 0
  • Athlético United 1 vs. Atlas 3
  • Lions FC 0 vs. CLG Flames 1
  • Cha-Cha's FC 0 vs. ROC 6
  • Sporting Richmond FC 2 vs. Sounders 0 - forfeit
  • West End Lions 6 vs. Lions Masters 0
  • Metro Sting FC 7 vs. Celtic FC II 0
  • Cary Street United 1 vs. Dynamo Masters 2
  • Queens Park Rats 0 vs. Richmond Blaze 8
  • Celtic FC I 5 vs. Blast HC 2
  • Miscellaneous Parts 1 vs. Turbo Sunshine 5
  • Three Lions FC 0 vs. Action FC 11
  • Daredevils 2 vs. Capital Ale FC 1
  • Red Stripes 0 vs. 3 Monkeys 8
  • Glanville United 7 vs. Capitol City Cardinals 4
  • MSFC Old School 8 vs. Kicks 1
  • Pink Panthers 0 vs. Lions 80 12
  • Richmond City FC Veterans 0 vs. Metro Sting Masters 2 - forfeit
  • Rat Masters 4 vs. Brownbeards 2
  • Jurassic Rats 2 vs. Edo's Squid Masters 1
  • Titans 3 vs. Resistance 0
  • Rogues 3 vs. Lobos Grises 1
  • Café Diem 1 vs. Screaming Eagles FC 4
  • BWR 2 vs. Lions United 0 - forfeit
  • Club Richmond United 2 vs. Thompson Street FC 10
  
  

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• First Round - November 4, 2007
  Random draw amongst the CVSA Cup Preliminary Round survivors and the participating teams which were not drawn into the Preliminary Round. No teams will be awarded byes, unless the pool of teams is odd, in which case, one team will receive a bye. Teams receiving byes in earlier rounds cannot receive byes in this round. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08; any team forfeiting will be subject to outlined penalties for forfeiture. The survivors will advance.
  
  
  • Glanville United 1 vs. Richmond City FC Masters 3
  • Spoccer Sirens 1 vs. Grey Dragons 8
  • Action FC 12 vs. Richmond Vipers 0
  • Celtic FC I 7 vs. Chaos 0
  • Screaming Eagles FC 5 vs. Rogues 0
  • Defenestrators 0 vs. Jurassic Rats 3
  • Titans 0 vs. Rat Masters 3
  • Titans Veterans 0 vs. Lightning 3
  • Sonoco 2 vs. River Reunited 10
  • RVFC 2 vs. Fan Rats 6
  • Mama Zû FC 1 vs. Thompson Street FC 2
  • Richmond City FC 0 vs. CLG Flames 1
  • PG FC 2 vs. Internationals 5
  • Nasty Squid FC 6 vs. Nomads FC 1
  • FDG 0 vs. Bluebeards 2
  • CL Silverbacks 0 vs. Gutenberg Express 7
  • Cha-Cha's FC II 2 vs. MSFC Old School 3
  • Strikers 1 vs. Metro Sting FC 10
  • Richmond Blaze 1 vs. Cougars 0 - OT
  • Richmond Internacional FC 8 vs. IFT 1
  • Galaxy FU 0 vs. X-Rams 5
  • Richmond Inferno 6 vs. CTW 1
  • Knights 2 vs. Daredevils 3
  • ROC 1 vs. Spoccer Spartans 0
  • Metro Sting Masters 3 vs. Kuba Kuba 1
  • Lions 80 4 vs. Forest FC 1
  • Sporting Richmond FC 13 vs. Spoccer Storm 0
  • BWR 3 vs. West End Lions 1
  • Capital City FC 3 vs. Amigos 2 - OT
  • Atlas 1 vs. 3 Monkeys 3
  • El Mexico 0 vs. Mutiny 2
  • Dynamo Masters 4 vs. Turbo Sunshine 0
  
  

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• Second Round - February 24, 2008
  Random draw amongst the CVSA Cup First Round survivors. Teams receiving byes in earlier rounds cannot receive byes in this round. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. The sixteen CVSA Cup Second Round losers will be relegated to the Copa Bruce; any team forfeiting will be ineligible for the Copa Bruce. The sixteen survivors will advance.
  
  
  • Captain Buzzy's* 1 vs. Screaming Eagles FC 6
  • Lightning 1 vs. 3 Monkeys 4
  • Lions 80 6 vs. River Reunited 0
  • Action FC vs. Mutiny
    Mutiny is awarded a victory as a result of Action FC's withdrawal from the CVSA.
  • Gutenberg Express 1 vs. X-Rams 8
  • MSFC Old School 2 vs. Richmond Inferno 1
  • Grey Dragons vs. Richmond Internacional FC
    Grey Dragons is awarded a victory as a result of Richmond Internacional FC's withdrawal from the CVSA.
  • ROC 4 vs. Daredevils 0
  • Metro Sting FC 2 vs. Richmond City FC Masters 1
  • Bluebeards vs. Celtic FC I
    Bluebeards is awarded a victory as a result of Celtic FC I's withdrawal from the CVSA.
  • Richmond Blaze 1 vs. Sporting Richmond FC 4
  • Dynamo Masters 4 vs. Rat Masters 3 - OT
  • Jurassic Rats 1 vs. BWR 3
  • Metro Sting Masters 2 vs. CLG Flames 0
  • Capital City FC vs. Nasty Squid FC
    Capital City FC is awarded a victory as a result of Nasty Squid FC's withdrawal from the CVSA.
  • Fan Rats 14 vs. Internationals 1
  
  Withdrawn - Action FC, Celtic FC I, Nasty Squid FC, Richmond Internacional FC
  
  * - Thompson Street FC has changed their name to Captain Buzzy's
  

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• Round of 16 - March / April 2008
  Random draw amongst the sixteen CVSA Cup Second Round survivors. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08. The eight winners will advance to the CVSA Cup Semifinals.
  
  
  • Lions 80 3 vs. Screaming Eagles FC 0
  • Metro Sting FC 4 vs. 3 Monkeys 2
  • Metro Sting Masters 4 vs. Bluebeards 0
  • Sporting Richmond FC 6 vs. Dynamo Masters 3
  • MSFC Old School 2 vs. BWR 5
  • Capital City FC 2 vs. X-Rams 11
  • ROC 0 vs. Mutiny 2
  • Fan Rats 9 vs. Grey Dragons 0

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• Quarterfinals - April / May 2008
  Random draw amongst the eight CVSA Cup Round of 16 survivors. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08. The four winners will advance to the CVSA Cup Semifinals.
  
  
  • Lions 80 5 vs. X-Rams 4 - OT
  • Mutiny 0 vs. Metro Sting FC 4
  • Metro Sting Masters 2 vs. BWR 1
  • Fan Rats 1 vs. Sporting Richmond FC 1 - 3:2 PK
  
  

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• Semifinals - May / June, 2008
  Random draw amongst the four CVSA Cup Quarterfinal winners. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08. The two winners will advance to the CVSA Cup Championship.
  
  
  • Metro Sting FC 4 vs. Fan Rats 6
  • Lions 80 4 vs. Metro Sting Masters 1
  
  

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• Championship - TBD
  CVSA Cup Semifinal winners. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner.
  
  

  2007-'08 CVSA Cup Final
  Team	1	2	Final
  Fan Rats
  Lions 80

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CVSA Cup Past Champions

1976 - West End FC
1977 - Internationals
1978 - Internationals
1979 - Deutscher Sportclub
1980 - Deutscher Sportclub
1981 - Deutscher Sportclub 3, Lions FC 1
1982 - Lions FC
1983 - Deutscher Sportclub
1984 - Lions FC
1985 - Eclipse
1986 - European FC
1987 - Lions FC
1988 - Eclipse
1989 - Spiders FC
1990 - Spiders FC
1991 - Pink Panthers 3, Fan Rats 2 - OT
1992 - Not Played
1993 - Not Played
1994 - Fan Rats 5, Lions 30 1
1995 - Not Played
1996 - Not Played
1997 - Not Played
1998 - Not Played
1999 - Dublin FC 3, Fan Rats 1
2000 - Dublin FC 4, Lions FC 2
2001 - Lions FC 4, BlackWatch FC 0
2002 - BlackWatch FC 1, Dublin FC 0
2003 - Lions FC 3, Fan Rats 2
2004 - Fan Rats 5, Lions Express 2
2005 - Lions FC 3, Team FCA 2
2006 - X-Rams 3, Fan Rats 2
2007 - Lions 80 3, Metro Sting Masters 2

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Copa Bruce

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S. Bruce Williams (1959- ) Father of the Copa Bruce Founder of the Bryan Park Soccer Complex

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• Round of 16 - March / April 2008
  Random draw amongst the sixteen CVSA Cup Second Round losers. Any team forfeiting their CVSA Cup Second Round game is ineligible for the Copa Bruce. Should less than 16 teams be involved in the 1st Round of the Copa Bruce at the time of the Copa Bruce 1st Round drawing (either due to forfeiture, withdrawal or disbandment), a special random draw will be held from the losers of the prior round of CVSA Cup matches to bring the number of Copa Bruce entrants back up to 16 teams. Any team forfeiting any of their CVSA Cup matches is ineligible for the special drawing. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08. The eight winners will advance to the Copa Bruce Quarterfinals.
  
  
  • Titans 1 vs. Lightning 1 - 2:4 PK
  • Richmond Inferno 2 vs. CLG Flames 4
  • Gutenberg Express 4 vs. Captain Buzzy's 3 - OT
  • Internationals 2 vs. Daredevils 3
  • Galaxy FU 1 vs. Jurassic Rats 0
  • Richmond Blaze 9 vs. River Reunited 1
  • Richmond City FC Masters 3 vs. FDG 1
  • Knights 2 vs. Rat Masters 3
  
  
  FDG, Galaxy FU, Knights and Titans were randomly drawn from the losers of the CVSA Cup 1st Round matches to bring the number of Copa Bruce entrants back up to 16 teams
  

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• Quarterfinals - April / May 2008
  Random draw amongst the 8 Copa Bruce Round of 16 survivors. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated from cup play for 2007-'08. The four winners will advance to the Copa Bruce Semifinals.
  
  
  
  • CLG Flames 7 vs. Gutenberg Express 0
  • Rat Masters 3 vs. Lightning 2
  • Daredevils 1 vs. Galaxy FU 9
  • Richmond City FC Masters 1 vs. Richmond Blaze 0
  
  

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• Semifinals - May 17, 2008
  Random draw amongst the four Copa Bruce Quarterfinal winners. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner. Losers are eliminated. The two winners will advance to the Copa Bruce Championship.
  
  
  • Rat Masters 0 vs. Galaxy FU 2
  • Richmond City FC Masters 1 vs. CLG Flames 2
  
  

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• Championship - June 8, 2008
  Copa Bruce Semifinal winners. Any games tied at the end of regulation will progress to two 15 minute Golden Goal Overtimes followed by kicks from the penalty spot to determine a winner.
  
  

  2007-'08 Copa Bruce Final
  Team	1	2	Final
  CLG Flames	0	2	2
  Galaxy FU	0	0	0

CLG Flames
2007-'08 Copa Bruce Champions

Galaxy FU
2007-'08 Copa Bruce Runners-Up

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Copa Bruce Past Champions

2000 - Big Nasty 3, Daredevils 1
2001 - Tyrants 2, Poe's Pub 1
2002 - Lions Express 3, Fan Rats 0
2003 - Lions Express 6, Pink Panthers 4
2004 - BlackWatch United 1, BlackWatch AARP 0 - 2OT
2005 - Bandito's 4, Sidewalk Café 1
2006 - Metro Sting Internationals FC 4, Reggae Boyz FC 3 - OT
2007 - Richmond Celtic I 2, 3 Monkeys 2 - 4:1 PK
2008 - CLG Flames 2, Galaxy FU 0

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