The Central Virginia Soccer Association
40 Years of the Best Adult Soccer in the Richmond Area

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, D.C. leagues on weekends, as there weren't enough players to support a league in Richmond at the time. Their teams were good enough to win the D.C. Second Divison 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 2023-'24 CVSA Cup and Copa Bruce will be conducted in accordance with Article III.B of the Bylaws of the Central Virginia Soccer Association, and Article XIII.A.3 of the Constitution of the Central Virginia Soccer Association.

2023-'24 CVSA Cup

All teams properly registered in the CVSA are eligible for the CVSA Cup. All Premier, First, Second, Third, & Fourth Division teams are automatically entered. All Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Womens, Coed, & Veterans teams will need to opt-in by contacting the Cups Chairman.
Any teams who forfeited out of the 2022-'23 CVSA Cup are ineligible for 2023-'24 cup competition.

2023-'24 Copa Bruce

The tournament is open to all Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Womens, Coed, & Veterans teams.
All Coed teams must maintain their 7:4 gender ratio. All Womens teams must remain all-women.
All Veterans players must have a birthdate on or before December 31, 1983 for the fall session, December 31, 1984 for the spring session.
Womens, Coed, & Veterans teams will need to opt-in by contacting the Cups Chairman.
Players rostered on eligible teams, who are also rostered at any time on Premier, First, Second, or Third Division teams, in either the Fall '23 or Spring '24 seasons, are ineligible for the Copa Bruce.
Any teams who forfeited out of the 2022-'23 Copa Bruce are ineligible for 2023-'24 cup competition.

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 finally retired, but his tenure with the Lions Soccer Club is well remembered.

Brambly Park FC is the current holder of the CVSA Cup, winning the 2022-'23 tournament with a 2:1 victory over the Richmond Capitals at the Longdale Soccer Complex on Saturday, June 3. This is Brambly Park FC's first CVSA Cup, rebounding from last season's runner-up campaign. Brambly Park FC nabbed the winner late in the second half, and held for their first CVSA Major Championship.

Jamaica House FC ended Chesterfield Wild FC's Cinderella run, pulling away in the second half to cruise to a 7:0 vixctory in the Copa Bruce. Chesterfield Wild, a Seventh Division team, slalomed their way through the bracket, spreading the pain by taking down teams from the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Veterans Divisions before the run ended. For Jamaica House, they started out a Fifth Division team in the fall, and were promoted to the Third Division for the spring, and will look forward to duplicating this season's run - in the CVSA Cup - come October.

For 2023-'24 the tentative date for the cup finals is Saturday, June 1, 2024. Plan your vacations accordingly.

Brambly Park FC
2022 - '23 Central Virginia Soccer Association Cup Champions

First Round
12 games randomly drawn amongst the nine Second Division, ten Third Division, and nine Fourth Division teams; in addition, one Coed Division team has opted in, and is not subject to the gender ratio rules of their division in the CVSA Cup. One Second Division team is ineligible due to a forfeit in the 2022-'23 CVSA Cup. Home teams are listed first. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Misfits FC 1 vs. Defenestrators 0
- Inter Richmond 4 vs. Bean FC 0
- Fan Rats 5 vs. Cardinal FC 1
- Cafeteros FC 4 vs. Penny Lane Pub FC 1
- Jamaica House FC 4 vs. Top Basukis FC 3
- Pete's Mom FC 2 vs. NCF Villalobos FC 1
- Sunday Scaries 1 vs. Richmond City FC LOKO 1 (4:5 PK)
- Magic Moments 8 vs. Lightning 1
- Screaming Eagles RVA 4 vs. Glanville United 4 (3:4 PK)
- Home FC Home 3 vs. Turning Hat Tricks FC 0 - forfeit; Turning Hat Tricks FC is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Top G International 1 vs. C.H.A.O.S. 1 (2:4 PK)
- Sporting Abeergut FC 1 vs. Brambly Park Rangers 5

Second Round
16 games randomly drawn amongst the 12 CVSA Cup First Round winners, the 4 CVSA First Round Cup bye teams, the six Premier Division teams, and the ten First Division teams; Coed Division teams are not subject to the gender ratio rules of their division in the CVSA Cup. Home teams are listed first. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Quilmes FC 4 vs. RVA Reggae Boyz FC 1
- Jamaica House FC 3 vs. Sporting 804 8
- Renegades 11 vs. Pete's Mom FC 0
- Partizan Richmond FC 1 vs. Athletico United 5
- Team 804 4 vs. Brambly Blazers FC 0
- Screaming Eagles FC 3 vs. Cafeteros FC 0 - forfeit; Cafeteros FC is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Wiseguys FC 2 vs. Magic Moments 3
- FC Bosnia 4 vs. Inter Richmond 0
- Brambly Park FC 3 vs. NuWave FC 0 - forfeit; NuWave FC is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Legend of Ivory Stripes FC 2 vs. Fan Rats 3
- Young Boys of Ivory Stripes 1 vs. Sporting 804 D1 1 (2:4 PK)
- Glanville United 3 vs. Ashland Town FC 1
- Richmond City FC 0 vs. Brambly Park Rangers 1
- C.H.A.O.S. 0 vs. Short Pump FC 13
- Richmond Capitals 3 vs. Home FC Home 2
- Richmond City FC LOKO 4 vs. Misfits FC 3

Round of 16
Eight games randomly drawn amongst the 16 CVSA Cup First Round Round winners. Coed Division teams are not subject to the gender ratio rules of their division in the CVSA Cup. Home teams are listed first. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Richmond City FC LOKO 0 vs. Athletico United 3 - forfeit; Richmond City FC LOKO is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Team 804 3 vs. Magic Moments 0
- Sporting 804 4 vs. Brambly Park FC 0
- Screaming Eagles FC 5 vs. Renegades 0
- Fan Rats 6 vs. Glanville United 3
- Sporting 804 D1 3 vs. FC Bosnia 2
- Brambly Park Rangers 1 vs. Quilmes RFC 4
- Short Pump FC 3 vs. Richmond Capitals 2

Quarterfinals
Four games randomly drawn amongst the eight CVSA Cup Round of 16 winners. Home teams are listed first. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Sporting 804 9 vs. Quilmes RFC 0
- Fan Rats vs. Team 804 Dorey Park #3, 6:15PM
- Screaming Eagles FC vs. Athletico United Dorey Park #3, 8:15PM
- Sporting 804 D1 vs. Short Pump FC

Semifinals
Two games randomly drawn amongst the four CVSA Cup Quarterfinal winners. Home teams are listed first. Ties will be settled by two 15-minute golden goal overtime periods, then a penalty kick shootout. The winner of the first pairing drawn (*) will be the home team in the CVSA Cup Final. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Sporting 804 D1 / Short Pump FC vs. Sporting 804 *
- Screaming Eagles FC / Athletico United vs. Fan Rats / Team 804

Championship
CVSA Cup Semifinal winners. A tie will be settled by two 15-minute golden-goal overtimes, and then a penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.

2023 - '24 CVSA Cup Final *Saturday, June 1* *Longdale #3*
Team	1	2	Final

CVSA Cup Past Champions

1975-'76

1976-'77

1977-'78

1978-'79

1979-'80

1980-'81

1981-'82

1982-'83

1983-'84

1984-'85

1985-'86

1986-'87

1987-'88

1988-'89

1989-'90

1990-'91

2 (OT)

1991-'92

Not Played

1992-'93

Not Played

1993-'94

1994-'95

Not Played

1995-'96

Not Played

1996-'97

Not Played

1997-'98

Not Played

1998-'99

1999-'00

2000-'01

2001-'02

2002-'03

2003-'04

2004-'05

2005-'06

2006-'07

2007-'08

2008-'09

2009-'10

2010-'11

2011-'12

2012-'13

2013-'14

2014-'15

2015-'16

2016-'17

2017-'18

2018-'19

2019-'20

2020-'21

Not Played

2021-'22

2022-'23

2023-'24

Copa Bruce

S. Bruce Williams Father of the Copa Bruce Founder of the Bryan Park Soccer Complex CVSA President, 1985-1999

Jamaica House FC
2022 - '23 Copa Bruce Champions

First Round
Ten games randomly drawn amongst the ten Fifth Division, ten Sixth Division, ten Seventh Division, ten Eighth Division, two Coed Division, and one Veterans Division teams. One Eighth Division team is ineligible due to a forfeit in the 2022-'23 CVSA Cup. Veterans Competitive, Veterans Recreational, Coed Competitive, Coed Recreational, & Womens Divisions are eligible on an opt-in basis, and will not be automatically entered. All Coed teams entered in the Copa Bruce may have no more than seven men on the field at any time. All Veterans teams must consist of players born 1983 or before. Any player registered on a Premier, First, Second, or Third Division team at any point during the 2023-'24 session is ineligible for the 2023-'24 Copa Bruce. Home teams are listed first. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Chesterfield Wild FC 1 vs. Richmond Citizens FC 0
- Ganga FC 0 vs. Embrace FC 3 - forfeit; Ganga FC is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Puff Puff Pass FC 2 vs. Xeneizes FC 0
- Ardent FC 1 vs. Sporting 420 2
- Absolute Humphrey FC 0 vs. THP FC 1
- Palm Valley FC 2 vs. BVB 1
- Hardywood Park FC 0 vs. Washed FC 3 - forfeit; Hardywood Park FC is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Richmond City FC Galacticos 1 vs. Lionhearts FC 4
- Escudo Azul 2 vs. Dab City Oilers 2 (3:2 PK)
- Die Macht FC 2 vs. Screaming Eagles Masters 6

Second Round
Random drawing amongst the ten Copa Bruce First Round winners, and the 22 Copa Bruce entrants receiving a First Round bye. Home teams are listed first. All Coed teams entered in the Copa Bruce may have no more than seven men on the field at any time. All Veterans teams must consist of players born 1983 or before. Any player registered on a Premier, First, Second, or Third Division team at any point during the 2023-'24 session is ineligible for the 2023-'24 Copa Bruce. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Quattro Dermis FC 4 vs. FISA 1
- Liesfeld FC 1 vs. Ivory Stripes FC 2
- Sporting 420 9 vs. Glanville Rowdies 0
- Screaming Eagles Classic 3 vs. Purple Haze FC 1
- Richmond City FC Classico 1 vs. Chesterfield Wild FC 1 (0:3 PK)
- Inter Montpelier 7 vs. American Outlaws RVA FC 1
- Humphrey Pickup FC 2 vs. Escudo Azul 5
- Humphrey Champions 0 vs. Deadheaders FC 4
- HC United 4 vs. Rodeo FC 3
- Lionhearts FC 3 vs. Bad Astronauts FC 0 - forfeit; Bad Astronauts FC is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Richmond FC 7 vs. Gooners Guild 0
- Puff Puff Pass FC 3 vs. Knights 0 - forfeit; Knights is ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Palm Valley FC 1 vs. Washed FC 6
- Dubai Jet FC 4 vs. Screaming Eagles Masters 6
- Station 2 FC 1 vs. THP FC 0
- Embrace FC 2 vs. Titans 2 (2:4 PK)

Round of 16
Eight games randomly drawn amongst the 16 Copa Bruce Second Round Round winners. Home teams are listed first. All Coed teams entered in the Copa Bruce may have no more than seven men on the field at any time. Any player registered on a Premier, First, Second, or Third Division team at any point during the 2023-'24 session is ineligible for the 2023-'24 Copa Bruce. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Station 2 FC 2 vs. Washed FC 4
- HC United 3 vs. Ivory Stripes FC 2
- Screaming Eagles Classic 4 vs. Escudo Azul 2
- Chesterfield Wild FC 0 vs. Richmond FC 6
- Lionhearts FC 2 vs. Quattro Dermis FC 5
- Sporting 420 5 vs. Screaming Eagles Masters 2
- Inter Montpelier FC 3 vs. Puff Puff Pass FC 4
- Titans 4 vs. Deadheaders FC 0

Quarterfinals
Four games randomly drawn amongst the eight Copa Bruce Round of 16 winners. Home teams are listed first. Any player registered on a Premier, First, Second, or Third Division team at any point during the 2023-'24 session is ineligible for the 2023-'24 Copa Bruce. Ties will be settled by penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Richmond FC 5 vs. Quattro Dermis FC 0
- Sporting 420 3 vs. Screaming Eagles Classic 0
- Titans 4 vs. Washed FC 4 (4:3 PK)
- Puff Puff Pass FC vs. HC United Dorey Park #2, 6:15PM

Semifinals
Two games randomly drawn amongst the four Copa Bruce Quarterfinal winners. Home teams are listed first. Any player registered on a Premier, First, Second, or Third Division team at any point during the 2023-'24 session is ineligible for the 2023-'24 Copa Bruce. Ties will be settled by two 15-minute golden-goal overtimes, and then a penalty kick shootout. The winner of the first pairing drawn (*) will be the home team in the CVSA Cup Final. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.
- Puff Puff Pass FC / HC United vs. Richmond FC *
- Sporting 420 vs. Titans

Championship
Copa Bruce Semifinal winners. Any player registered on a Premier, First, Second, or Third Division team at any point during the 2023-'24 session is ineligible for the 2023-'24 Copa Bruce. Ties will be settled by two 15-minute golden-goal overtimes, and then a penalty kick shootout. Any teams forfeiting are ineligible for 2024-'25 cup competition.

2023 - '24 Copa Bruce Final *Saturday, June 1* *Longdale #3*
Team	1	2	Final

Copa Bruce Past Champions

1999-'00

2000-'01

2001-'02

2002-'03

2003-'04

0 (2OT)

2004-'05

2005-'06

3 (OT)

2006-'07

2 (4:1 PK)

2007-'08

2008-'09

0 (OT)

2009-'10

2010-'11

2011-'12

2012-'13

2013-'14

2014-'15

1 (4:2 PK)

2015-'16

1 (OT)

2016-'17

3 (OT)

2017-'18

2018-'19

2 (OT)

2019-'20

2020-'21

Not Played

2021-'22

2022-'23

2023-'24

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The Central Virginia Soccer Association 40 Years of the Best Adult Soccer in the Richmond Area

Copa Bruce

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