The CVSA Cup

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 opening drawing for the 2023-'24 CVSA Cup & Copa Bruce will be Monday, September 11, 6:30PM, at Longdale.

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
- Screaming Eagles RVA vs. Glanville United
- Sunday Scaries vs. Richmond City FC LOKO
- Sporting Abeergut FC vs. Brambly Park Rangers
- Top G International vs. C.H.A.O.S.
- Home FC Home vs. Turning Hat Tricks FC
- Magic Moments vs. Lightning

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
- Partizan FC vs. Athletico United
- Brambly Park FC vs. NuWave FC
- Young Boys of Ivory Stripes vs. Sporting 804 D1
- Team 804 vs. Brambly Park Blazers FC
- Jamaica House FC vs. Sporting 804
- Screaming Eagles FC vs. Cafeteros
- FC Bosnia vs. Inter Richmond
- Renegades vs. Pete's Mom FC
- Legend of Ivory Stripes FC vs. Fan Rats
- Screaming Eagles RVA / Glanville United vs. Ashland Town FC
- Richmond City FC vs. Sporting Abeergut FC / Brambly Park Rangers
- Top G International / C.H.A.O.S. vs. Short Pump FC
- Richmond Capitals vs. Home FC Home / Turning Hat Tricks FC
- Sunday Scaries / Richmond City FC LOKO vs. Misfits FC
- Wiseguys FC vs. Magic Moments / Lightning

Round of 16
Eight games randomly drawn amongst the 16 CVSA Cup First Round Round winners. 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

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

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 Division, or Third Division team is ineligible for the 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
- Ardent FC vs. Sporting 420
- Absolute Humphrey FC vs. THPFC
- Die Macht FC vs. Screaming Eagles Masters
- Escudo Azul vs. Dab City Oilers
- Palm Valley FC vs. BVB
- Ganga FC vs. Embrace FC
- Richmond City FC Galacticos vs. Lionhearts FC
- Puff Puff Pass FC vs. Xeneizes FC
- Hardywood Park FC vs. Washed FC

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 is ineligible for the 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
- HC United vs. Rodeo FC
- Screaming Eagles Classic vs. Purple Haze FC
- Inter Montpelier vs. American Outlaws RVA FC
- Humphrey Champions vs. Deadheaders FC
- Richmond FC vs. Gooners Guild
- Richmond City FC Classico vs. Chesterfield Wild FC
- Humphrey Pickup FC vs. Escudo Azul / Dab City Oilers
- Ganga FC / Embrace FC vs. Titans
- Puff Puff Pass FC / Xeneizes FC vs. Knights
- Ardent FC / Sporting 420 vs. Glanville Rowdies
- Richmond City FC Galacticos / Lionhearts FC vs. Bad Astronauts FC
- Palm Valley FC / BVB vs. Hardywood Park FC / Washed FC
- Dubai Jet FC vs. Die Macht FC / Screaming Eagles Masters
- Station 2 FC vs. Absolute Humphrey FC / THPFC

Quattro Dermis FC

Ivory Stripes FC

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

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