The Vardar U17 Girls edged the Michigan Hawks 1-0 on Oct. 18 at Independence Park in Canton to win the 2009 Michigan State Cup Championship. Kyla Cross of Clinton Township scored the only goal. Megan Siebert of Troy was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament and Anna Sieloff of Troy was named Most Valuable Goalkeeper.

The Vardar-Hawks match-up was the sixth year in a row that the two teams met in the Final and the fifth year that Vardar took the championship crown. The Girls State Cup is the first level of competition in the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series. State Cup winners advance to the Regional Championship which will be held June 19-24, 2009 in Sioux Falls, SD, and regional winners advance to the National Championships held July 21-26 in Lancaster, MA.

The 2009 Michigan State Cup Championship culminates a 6-0 tournament for the Vardar girls. In preliminary matches the Vardar girls beat North Stars (16-1), Gators Blue (6-0), LCSC Meteors (4-0), Canton Celtic (2-0) and Hawks Red (2-0). 

For six seniors of the 17 Vardar girls, the State Cup win was the last opportunity to compete in this format as they are graduating from high school.

The team is coached by Demir Muftari (Royal Oak). This is Muftari’s third State Cup win with this team.

Once again excellent job and good luck with the rest of your season!

(October 7, 2008) – Over the weekend Vardar Ann Arbor sent 4 teams to the FC Pride tourney in Indianapolis and 3 out of the 4 teams made it to the Finals.   Congratulations to all the players that participated in the tourney.

The U12 boys Black went 4-0 winning their 1^st tourney of the fall season.  Nice job boys! 

The U13 boys Black lost in the finals 2-1 in shootouts, playing up in the U14 boys division.  Great Stuff!  The U13 girls Black were a bit unlucky and lost 1-0 in the finals, but played extremely well throughout the entire weekend.  Keep your head up girls, you played very well!  Finally, the U13 boys White struggled to find the back of net, but played well defensively and throughout the midfield. Keep working hard boys!

(January 18 2008) – Tom Allot will have the unique pleasure of training and playing at the Chelsea Football Club. The historic club have invited the Disney Soccer Showcase All-Stars to train at Chelsea FC and compete in the inaugural Chelsea FC Youth Cup which takes place in August 2008. The All-Star team was selected from teams competing at the Disney Soccer Showcase. There were eighteen U16 boys selected from the participating teams.

The Vardar Soccer Club is proud of Tom’s achievement and we wish him all the best at Chelsea this August.

Disney's Soccer Showcase All-Star Team, comprising of at least one player from each team in the U-16 boys showcase bracket, has been invited by English Premier League team Chelsea Football Club to train at compete at the club's world-class facilities near London.

Players were selected based on their performances at Disney's Soccer Showcase, the premier youth soccer tournament in the U.S.

The 64 teams will be divided into eight conferences, each comprised of eight teams based largely on geographic proximity. Each team will play approximately 30 matches during an eight-month season, with the winner of each conference playing in the Academy Finals at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Additional Development Academy program elements such as a Technical Workshop and Best Practices seminars are being finalized.

“The clubs participating in the inaugural Academy season represent a shared vision of player development and the desire to change the current landscape,” said U.S. Soccer’s Director of Coaching Education Bob Jenkins. “These clubs were selected because of their ability to implement the best development environment for our elite youth players.”

(January 23, 2008) – Vardar teams have been attending the nation’s finest events and impressing college coaches across the country. 

The U7 girls attended the Raleigh Shootout the first weekend in December and throughout the three day showcase were viewed by over 110 Universities. The girls put in fine performances against the Rochester Jr Rhinos, Solar, and the Colorado Rush. The girls also participated in the Orange Classic in Fort. Lauderdale were they competed in the highest bracket and faced Parkland Predators, Soccer Rhode Island, and Arsenal World Class. 

The U16 girls returned from the prestigious Final Four Showcase in Texas where they faced the Dallas Texans, the Texas Challenge, and Tophat. The girls played in front of, and impressed, many coaches from the biggest conferences in the nation as they went undefeated in their three games and showed why they are one of the top teams in the nation. The team was very proud of their efforts and the opportunity to showcase their skills to the nation’s elite college programs. 

Vardar  Boys also took part in showcase events as the two Vardar Academy teams traveled to the Nike Friendlies in Bradenton Florida. This elite events brings together the top clubs in the country and some of the top national youth teams in the world, including the United States and Brazilian U17 squads. The U15/16 Academy competed against Metropolitan Oval from Brooklyn, the Chicago Sockers, and the Clearwater Chargers. The U16/17 Academy faced Real Colorado, FC Delco, and the United States Under 17 National Team. All the Vardar boys represented the club proudly and had the opportunity to play in front of National Team Staff, MLS staff, and the very large number of college coaches.

Following the Nike Friendlies the boys traveled to the Disney Soccer Showcase. The U15s, and the two Vardar Academies participated in this fine showcase event and performed at the highest level.

Coming up Vardar Girls have their final two showcases as they will compete in the Buckeye Showcase on Presidents day in Cincinnati and then the Vardar Soccer Club will host the Vardar College Combine on March 9th at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas.