Philosophy and Mission
F.C. Portland is an inclusive, community-minded, world-class development club which, through the best overall coach and player soccer programs, provides youth with personal growth, on and off the field. History
Summer of 2006 marked the Academy’s sixteenth year of summer long training for members. The Academy training sessions are geared toward the overall development of Academy members as individual players, focusing primarily on tactics and technical skills. The Academy's goal is to help each player maximize his or her skills in all areas of the game.
The Academy's competitive division program began in 1993 and has grown in every year of its existence. This division forms teams for competitive league USYSA and US Club Soccer play. F.C. Portland forms teams comprised of U11 through U19 boys & Girls. Competition is an important tool for continuing the progress of excellent individual players. The club has experienced much success since forming competitive teams. In 1994, F.C. Portland's U18 Boys earned the USYSA National Championship title and in the summer of 1997, F.C. Portland's U16 Boys finished with a second place title in the same annual National Championship. The clubs U17 Girls brought home another National Championship in 2003, winning the inaugural US Club Soccer title. To round out 2003, we were very honored to have Mike Joyce voted the USYSA National Girl's Coach of the Year
Founded in 1987 by Clive Charles
• Began as a Training Division with fifty players
• Competitive Winter Teams formed in 1993 at the request of members
• Merged with Portland Metro SC in 2001 to round out our girls program.
• Currently have 22 Competitive Teams: Approx 500 members
• 1 USYSA National Championship Title (1994)
• 3 Region IV Regional Championship Titles (’94, ’95, ’97)
• 4 Region IV Regional Championship Runner-Up Titles
• 45 Oregon State Championship Titles
• 1 US Club Soccer National Championship Title (’03)
• 2 Super Y-League National Championship Runner-Up Titles
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ABOUT THE CLUB
Born in 1951, Clive Charles grew up playing street soccer before joining West Ham United youth teams at the age of 12. When he turned 15, Clive signed with the English First Division club West Ham United as an apprentice, following in the footsteps of his older brother John. Clive turned professional and joined the first team in 1970. The club loaned him briefly (1971-1972) to the Montreal oin Canada - part of the North American Soccer League (NASL). In 1972, the defender made the first of his 14 League and 1 Cup appearances for “The Hammers”. 