Virginia Dream FC

Full nameVirginia Dream Football Club

Founded2022; 4 years ago

Capacity2,000

Virginia Dream FC

Full name

Virginia Dream Football Club

Founded

2022; 4 years ago

Stadium

Capacity

2,000

Owner

Head Coach

CJ Taylor

League

Website

Home colors

Current season

Virginia Dream FC is an American soccer club. It currently competes in the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the National Premier Soccer League, considered the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system.

The team's home field is Meridian High School Stadium in Falls Church, Virginia.

Virginia Dream FC was founded by 2016 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year and former professional player Lucas Mendes in 2022.^[1] The team joined the National Premier Soccer League later the same year with plans to debut in the 2023 season.^[2] The team's first match was a 2–2 draw on the road against fellow expansion side Greenville United FC on May 6, 2023.^[3]

In May 2023, the team was announced as a participant in the inaugural edition of The Soccer Tournament in Cary, North Carolina.^[4]^[5] Dream was drawn into Group C alongside teams representing Liga MX side Club Necaxa, 13-time Israeli Premier League champion Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., and SLC FC of Canada. The team lost all three of its group stage matches and failed to advance to the knockout round.^[6]

In November 2024, Dream qualified for the U.S. Open Cup for the first time, defeating Aegean Hawks to qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open Cup^[7]

↑ McClain, Buzz (June 15, 2023). "Virginia Dream Has a High-Fashion Take on Soccer". Northern Virginia Magazine. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ "Virginia Dream Football Club Joins the NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. December 14, 2022.
↑ Reflector, The Daily (May 6, 2023). "NPSL: Greenville United opens season with 2-2 draw vs. Virginia Dream". Reflector. Retrieved June 23, 2023. (subscription required)
↑ "Virginia Dream FC to Participate in The Soccer Tournament (TST) in Support of Soccer Without Borders". soccerwithoutborders. May 25, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ Bonagura, Kyle (May 4, 2023). "The $1m TST will be full of soccer legends and Hollywood headliners". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ Bonn, Kyle (June 2, 2023). "The Soccer Tournament schedule, standings, results, for TST 2023 in North Carolina". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
↑ Diamond, George (November 17, 2024). "2025 US Open Cup Qualifying: Mike Akinkoye's late winner sends Virginia Dream to first USOC". thecup.us. Retrieved December 25, 2024.

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