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.
X-Rams
is
the current holder of the CVSA Cup, winning the 2009 tournament with a 1:0
victory over FC Bosnia in the championship game at Bryan Park on June 7,
2009. This was the fourth CVSA Cup title for X-Rams (2 were won as Dublin FC) in
five trips to the finals. The Copa Bruce is currently held by Richmond Celtic
FC, who claimed the title over 3 Monkeys by winning a 1:0 contest
that went to extra time. Celtic has now claimed two of the past three Copa Bruce
titles.
2010 CVSA Cup Champions
Richmond Celtic FC
First
Round All
non-Coed divisions may opt out of CVSA Cup competition. Teams from the Premier
Division, First Division and Second Division are only eligible to play in the
CVSA Cup. Teams from all other non-coed divisions may choose to participate in
either the CVSA Cup or the Copa Bruce, but not both. All teams choosing to
participate from the six Premier Division, ten First Division, ten Second
Division, ten Third Division, ten Fourth Division, ten Fifth Division, nine
Sixth Division, six Seventh Division, nine Veterans Division & seven
Women's Division teams are will be drawn for a First Round match. The teams
will be randomly drawn against each other. If there are an odd number of teams
entered, the last team drawn will receive a bye through the First 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. Any
team forfeiting will be subject to outlined penalties for forfeiture and will
be eliminated from all cup play for 2009-'10. The survivors will advance,
losers are not relegated to the Copa Bruce; but may have a chance for second
life in the CVSA Cup.
ROC
vs. Lions 80 - Lions 80 Advances
Thundercats
vs. 3 Monkeys - SU Pescados (formerly 3 Monkeys) Advances
Mutiny
vs. Atlas - Atlas Advances
Lions
FC vs. Richmond Vipers - Spring 2010
Metro
Sting United vs. Forest FC - Metro Sting United
Advances
Galaxy
FU vs. Richmond City FC - Richmond City Premier
Advances
Richmond
City FC Masters vs. Athlético United - Spring 2010
FC
Bosnia vs. Richmond Internazionale FC - FC Bosnie Advances
Richmond
Celtic FC vs. Metro Sting FC - Spring 2010
X-Rams
vs. Partizan Richmond FC Premier - Partizan Richmond FC Premier
Advances
Heart
& Soul Café vs. Partizan Richmond FC - Partizan Richmond FC
Advances
United
FC vs. CLG Flames - CLG Flames Advances
Dream
Team vs. Screaming Eagles FC - Screaming Eagles FC
Advances
Round
of 16 - Held April 18, 2010 Random draw amongst the CVSA Cup First Round survivors. Should less
than 16 teams be involved in the 2nd Round of the CVSA Cup at the time of the
Round of 16 drawing (either due to forfeiture, withdrawal, disbandment, or
simply an incomplete field of teams for the First Round), a special random
draw will be held from the losers of the prior round of CVSA Cup matches to
bring the number of CVSA Cup entrants back up to 16 teams. Any team forfeiting
any of their CVSA Cup matches is ineligible for the special drawing.
Conversely, if more than 16 teams are alive in the CVSA Cup at the time of the
Round of 16 drawing, a special draw will be made pairing teams into "Round of
16 Play-In" matches. In this case, enough teams will be drawn to reduce the
field to 16 teams. No teams will be awarded a bye. 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 2009-'10; any team forfeiting will be subject to outlined
penalties for forfeiture. The survivors will advance.
Home
Away
Lions
FC
SU
Pescados
Athletico
United
Richmond
Partizan FC
Atlas
CLG
Flames
Metro
Sting United
Partizan
Richmond FC Premier
SU
Bogart's
Screaming
Eagles
Lions
80
Richmond
City Premier
Richmond
Celtic FC
FC
Bosnia
Richmond
Vipers
United
FC
Quarterfinals
- Held May 18, 2010 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 2009-'10. The four winners will advance to the
CVSA Cup Semifinals.
Home
Away
Lions 80
Partizan Richmond FC Premier
Richmond Partizan FC
CLG Flames
Lions FC
SU Bogart's
Richmond Celtic FC
Richmond
Vipers
Semifinals
- Held June 6, 2010 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 2009-'10. The two winners will advance to the CVSA Cup
Championship.
Home
Away
Partizan Richmond FC
Premier
Richmond Partizan
FC
Richmond Celtic
FC
Lions
FC
Championship
- Held June 6, 2010 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.
Home
Away
Richmond Celtic FC -
2
Partizan Richmond FC
Premier -
0
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 2008 - Fan
Rats 3, Lions 80 1 2009 -
X-Rams 1, FC Bosnia 0
Copa
Bruce
S.
Bruce Williams
(1959-
)
Father
of the Copa Bruce
Founder
of the Bryan Park Soccer Complex
2010 Copa Bruce Champions
Sticky Rice
First
Round - October / November / December, 2009 All non-Coed divisions may opt out of CVSA Cup competition. Teams from
the Premier Division, First Division and Second Division are only eligible to
play in the CVSA Cup. Teams from all other non-coed divisions may choose to
participate in either the CVSA Cup or the Copa Bruce, but not both. All teams
choosing to participate from the ten Third Division, ten Fourth Division, ten
Fifth Division, nine Sixth Division, six Seventh Division, nine Veterans
Division & seven Women's Division teams are will be drawn for a First
Round match. The teams will be randomly drawn against each other. If there are
an odd number of teams entered, the last team drawn will receive a bye through
the First 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. Any team forfeiting will be subject to outlined penalties
for forfeiture and will be eliminated from all cup play for 2009-'10. The
survivors will advance, losers may have a chance for second life in the Copa
Bruce.
Brew
Crew vs. Falcore Industries - Brew Crew Advances
Richmond
United vs. Cougars - Cougars Advances
Capital
Ale FC II vs. BlackFinn - BlackFinnAdvances
Lions
Masters vs. Capital City Crew - Lions Masters Advances
Rogues
vs. Galaxy FU II - Spring 2010
Sticky
Rice FC vs. Titans - Spring 2010
Gus'
Bar & Grill vs. Resistance - ResistanceAdvances
Captain
Buzzy's vs. Lobos Grises - Captain
Buzzy'sAdvances
Richmond
Blaze vs. Lightning - Lightning Advances
Upper
90 FC vs. Titans Veterans - Titans Veterans
Advances
Capital
Ale FC I vs. Boca Juniors - Capital Ale FC I Advances
Great
Scott vs. Spoccer Spartans - Spring 2010
The
Market U's vs. Absolute D - Spring 2010
Capital
City FC vs. Rainbow Strikers - Capital City FC
Advances
Blast
HC vs. Somali Pirates - Somali Pirates Advances
Fan
Rats vs. Spoccer Storm - Fan Rats Advances
Random
Heroes FC vs. Glanville United - Glanville United
Advances
Wellesley
FC vs. Advanced FC - Wellesley FC Advances
River
Plate vs. Mamma Zû FC - Mamma Zu Advances
Celtic
1888 FC vs. Sonoco Packers - Celtic 1888 Advances
Richmond
Sting vs. Legend Brewing Company - Legend Brewing Company
Advances
Richmond
Rebels vs. BNH FC - BNH FC Advances
Edo's
Squid vs. Lions United - Edo's Squid Advances
Knights
vs. Miscellaneous Parts - Knights Advances
Richmond
Inferno vs. Defenestrators - Defenestrators Advances
Strictly
Soccer FC vs. MSFC Old School - MSFC Old School
Advances
Bye
- Sounders
Second
Round – Held April 18, 2010 Random draw amongst the Copa Bruce First Round survivors. Should less
than 32 teams be involved in the 2nd Round of the Copa Bruce at the time of
the 2nd Round drawing (either due to forfeiture, withdrawal, disbandment, or
simply an incomplete field of teams for the First Round), a special random
draw will be held from the losers of the prior round of Copa Bruce matches to
bring the number of Copa Bruce entrants back up to 32 teams. Any team
forfeiting any of their Copa Bruce matches is ineligible for the special
drawing. Conversely, if more than 32 teams are alive in the Copa Bruce at the
time of the 2nd Round drawing, a special draw will be made pairing teams into
"2nd Round Play-In" matches. In this case, enough teams will be drawn to
reduce the field to 32 teams. No teams will be awarded a bye. 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 2009-'10; any team forfeiting will be subject to
outlined penalties for forfeiture. The survivors will advance.
Home
Away
Knights
Glanville
United
Somali
Pirates
Brew
Crew
Great
Scott
Celtic
1888
MSFC
Old School
Edo's
Squid
Capital
City FC
Mamma
Zu
Lions
Masters
Lightning
Defenestrators
Fan
Rats
Absolute
D
SU
Rogues
Titans
Veterans
BNH
FC
Sounders
Richmond
Blaze
Capital
Ale FC I
Captain
Buzzy's
Cougars
BlackFinn
Sticky
Rice
Wellesley FC
Resistance
Legend
Brewing Company
Misc
Parts
Club
Atletico River Plate
Cap
City Crew
Titans
Round
of 16 – Held May 2, 2010 Random draw amongst the sixteen Copa Bruce Second Round 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 2009-'10. The eight winners will
advance to the Copa Bruce Quarterfinals.
Home
Away
Richmond
Blaze
Lightning
Cap
City Crew
BlackFinn
Somali
Pirates
Captain
Buzzy's
SU
Rogues
Capital
City FC
Titans
Veterans
Sticky
Rice
MSFC
Old School
Glanville
United
Fan
Rats
Resistance
Club
Atletico River Plate
Great
Scott
Quarterfinals
- Held May 18, 2010 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 2009-'10. The four winners will advance to the Copa Bruce
Semifinals.
Home
Away
Lightning
Captain Buzzy's
Sticky Rice
Fan Rats
BlackFinn
Glanville United
SU Rogues
Great
Scott
Semifinals
- Held June 6, 2010 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.
Home
Away
Lightning
Sticky Rice
SU Rogues
Glanville United
Championship
- Held June 6, 2010 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.
Home
Away
Sticky Rice -
1
Glanville United -
0
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 2009
- Richmond Celtic FC 1, 3 Monkeys 0 - OT