Diadora United FC (DUFC) is a club out of Aiken, SC that is working a similar version to what is happening in Charleston. For the past three seasons DUFC has played in the Super Y-League (SYL) with some success. Last season our U17 team played in the SYL National Finals in Orlando and came in second in our group. We also sent 9 players to the SYL ODP camp in Cocoa Beach. This season we are looking to add more South Atlantic champions and will increase the number of players who will be identified for the ODP combines. Even though we have not entered the SCYSA arena yet the US Club Soccer alternative has allowed DUFC to compete in some tournaments that have exposed our players to college coaches and a high level of soccer.
Our U16 Girls are a good example. We have players from Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, and Charlotte that participated in the Orange Classic last December. This team will play this summer in the SYL and will also be entering Score at the Shore, Raleigh Shootout and Orange Classic this fall.
The 2005 teams will have between 20-25 players in each of the following age groups:
Boys
U13
U14
U15
U16
U19
Girls
U13
U16
Each team will play 10-12 games against the following clubs: Atlanta United, Atlanta Silverbacks, Charlotte Soccer Club, Wilmington Hammerheads, CASL, Triangle FC, Greensboro Dynamo, Richmond Strikers, Richmond Kickers.
