The last of our 2013 Soccer Registration process is about to be completed.  May 11th is the only walk-in date for late registration.  A $75.00 late fee will apply.

Registration Process

The recreation league registration process has two steps.  Step 1 is the online registration.  Step 2 is the walk-in registration.  YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH PARTS OF THE PROCESS, INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF FEES TO BE FULLY REGISTERED.

STEP 1 - ONLINE REGISTRATION

Click on the following link to access and complete the online registration process:

https://ssl.demosphere.com/73673/

Since this is the first year with this new system, please click on "No player in my family has ever played in BYSL."

If you owe volunteer fees, please click yes when you get to the volunteer fee section.  You must pay the $100.00 per family volunteer participation fee if you are new to BYSL, or if you are returning and did not work your required hours the year prior.  Click no if you already paid your volunteer participation fee, and worked your required hours the year prior.  This will be verified during walk-in registration.

STEP 2 - WALK-IN REGISTRATION

Families must attend ONE of the following walk-in registration dates to deliver all documents and fees (if not paid online). This step MUST be completed for players to be registered and placed on a team. Step 2 of the registration process will be held at the BYSL Offices 985 Lincoln Ave.

Saturday May 11th (10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.)  Late Registration ($75.00 Late Fee Applies)

All players will be asked to deliver a copy of the R002-Y player registration form at one of the walk-in registration dates. This form must be signed in BLUE INK.  When you complete the online process, a blue box will appear toward the top of the page that reads "Print US Club Soccer Medical Form for..."  If you click on this link it will fill out the R002Y for you.  If you print the form, all you need to do is sign it and bring it with you to walk-in registration.  If you do not want to do the form online, you may also click on the form below and save it to your computer so you can fill it out and bring it to walk-in registration.

R002-Y Player Registration Form

docs/Registration/RecreationTeamRegistration/R002-Y - Youth Player Registration Form.doc

Please bring a copy of the following to registration:

1. Player birth certificat for any new player (not needed for players returning from last year).

2. Online registration receipt.

3. R002-Y player registration form.

This is the 2013 Fall age matrix which will determine which age group your child will particiapte in based on the year and month in which they were born. * Please note that we do not currently offer a U4 division. ** We also combine odd and even age groups as follows U6,U8,U10,U12,U14,U16,U18 therefore if your child falls into the U7 category listed below you will register for U8 and so on.

Birth Month/ Year

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

January

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

February

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

March

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

April

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

May

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

June

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

July

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

August

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

September

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

October

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

November

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

December

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

U10

U11

U12

U13

U14

U15

U16

U17

U18

If you have questions about registration, or if you are interested in volunteering during our walk-in registration, please contact Mike Salinas at registrar@beniciasoccer.org

The Benicia Arsenal FC 99 Boys team finished their season in style this weekend by winning the NorCal Premier State Cup Division 3 championship in Woodland CA. The semi-final took place on Saturday in a wind swept Woodland with the team already in fine form in the competition having topped their group to reach the quarterfinals the weekend prior.

Arsenal won the semi final in dramatic fashion with a golden goal scored in the first period of overtime from centre forward Tyler Caruso. Jacob Watson had put the gold and black ahead 1-0 with a fantastic run and fine finish but Impact 99 from Brentwood hit back with an equalizing goal moments into the second half. With the score level at 1-1 after 70 minutes the game went into overtime. A through ball to Caruso from Watson seconds before the end of the first period was calmly controlled and scooped over the keeper to send his team into the Final of State Cup amongst wild celebrations from teammates and parents alike.

The final saw Arsenal drawn against the Napa Soccer Club Gladiators who had scored the most goals in the competition up until the final. Benicia however has an outstanding group of defenders in Mario Ferreira , Jared Gormley , Christopher Caffey , Kobe Tooch and Justin Cruz who commanded by team Goalkeeper Jose Hernandez worked hard together to not concede a single goal in the final.

The midfield ahead of them in Matthew Ramierz , Angel Silva , Fernanado Soria and substitute Andreas Archilla worked tirelessly and creatively to find opportunities for the forwards to feed off of and as the team took the field for the second half the hero of the hour was found as substitute Nathan Morimoto pounced on a cross from Watson to calmly fire the ball into the corner of the net and send Benicia 1-0 up. The 99 boys team were not done however and as Caruso and Watson chased every loose ball it was fitting that the cup MVP Jacob Watson who had accumulated 5 goals in his last 6 outings went on one of his trademark powerful runs towards the opposition penalty area to round the last defender and drive the ball low and hard past the Gladiators goalkeeper to put the game beyond reach and send an ecstatic Arsenal team to victory as NorCal State Cup champions for only the second time in the clubs history and become the first boys team from Benicia to win the tournament at any level.

Other notable contributions from the following players helped the team reach the final: Cody King who was outstanding as backup goalkeeper, Gabe Nelson , Karissa Ruble , Michael Nord and Julia Lindemuth.

The team will resume their season in January at Tryouts on 26,27^th January and February 2^nd, 3rd at Community Park. www.beniciasoccer.org.

Team Photo: Back Row: left to right:  Cody King , Fernando Soria , Nathan Morimoto , Angel Silva , Tyler Caruso , Andreas Archilla. Middle Row: Glen Ramerez (Asst Coach) Jacob Watson , Justin Cruz , Christopher Caffey , Kob Tooch , Jared Gormley , Jose Hernandez – Gonzalez , Mario Ferreira , Lochlin Caffey (Asst Coach) Front Row: Matthew Ramerez , Alex Lobban (Head Coach)

The Benicia Arsenal U15 Boys completed an undefeated NorCal league season this past weekend with two victories over the ACC Ajax squad of El Cerrito.  Saturday’s 3-0 victory clinched the league championship, the first for this team.  Sunday’s 3-0 win in Benicia completed a 7 win, 1 draw campaign.

 "This team has grown so much over the course of the season," Coach Greg Coan shared.  "We started the season with one returning defender, and we completely changed our base formation right before league season.  We also overcame significant injuries.  This group of boys has done an incredible job this year, and I can’t be prouder of them."

 Over the course of the eight game campaign, the boys scored 35 goals while only conceding six.  Over the last four league games, the defense only conceded one goal (none in open play).  

The boys will be playing competitive futsal in January, and will resume soccer in mid February as they prepare for the NorCal State Cup tournament.

The Benicia Arsenal U15 Boys are:

Front Row (L to R): Spencer Vercelli, Austin Royce, Josh Jovanelly

Middle Row:  Coach Greg Coan, Nicholas Carvalho, Isaac Doi, Justin Coan, Alex Donabedian, Andrew Fulton, Coach Darrell Doi

Back Row: Coach Mike Carvalho, Connor Hatfield, Jason, Kirby, John Kuta, Gabe Watson, Imani McNorton     

 Benicia Arsenal FC ’s CYSA State Cup Winning U19 Girls Team have three players who have recently received college scholarships to play soccer; Brianna Vega, Alyssa Bonotan and Elyza Montano.  Brianna and Elyza will play for Western State College of Colorado, and Alyssa will play for Hastings College in Nebraska.

The club would like to congratulate them all on their hard work and dedication to soccer in order to accomplish this outstanding achievement in their young soccer lives.

Club Director of Coaching Alex Lobban also an Assistant coach at Diablo Valley College said " Our club is proud to support all our young soccer players in trying to realize their potential to play at the next level beyond club level soccer and these three outstanding young ladies have put in the required hard work and dedication to both practice and games in order to realize their dreams in soccer. We wish Elyza , Brianna and Alyssa all the very best in their future soccer endeavors and look forward to hearing about their progress at Western State and Hastings College."

Benicia Arsenal F.C is proud to congratulate our U19 Girls Team on bringing home the 2012 CYSA North State Cup Championship. The team that originally formed eight years ago has worked long and hard in order to achieve their ultimate target of winning a state championship. The final that took place on April 28, 2012 at Bartholomew Field in Elk Grove saw the Arsenal Girls defeat Hayward Chaos in a fiercely contested game, which saw the Gold and Black run out victorious 3 -0. Benicia Arsenal F.C would like to congratulate Hayward for playing a great game and for their competitive spirit, which made for a fantastic final. Our girls have advanced to the US Youth Soccer Region IV Championship (Far West Regional’s) held in Phoenix, Arizona on June 18 2012. We would like to wish them all the very best of luck and look forward to reporting on their travels.

Benicia Arsenal F.C. 95 girls finish second with 2 wins and 1 loss in NorCal State Cup silver division.  Arsenal started their quest for the NorCal State Cup on April 14^th versus Pacific FC Navigators of Lodi California.  Benicia started the game strong and fast with a goal by Baylee Rowley in the first 8 minutes. Once Arsenal scored the goal they took control of the game with strong mid-field play by Michelle Li, Michelle Minnehan, Gabriel Hingley, Kimberly Fiori and Kristina Ruble.  Arsenal was able to preserve the early goal and a 1 – 0 victory to move them into the semi-finals.

The Semi-final game took place on May 5^th versus Cap FC United from Modesto California.  Benicia again came out hard and fast playing a beautiful game.  Coach Joshua Bradley said that the first 20 minutes of the game Arsenal played the best game they have played all season, the way the team was passing the ball and creating space could not have been more beautiful.  By the time Cap FC knew what hit them they were down 2 – 0. The first goal was a created by Michelle Li scoring with a piercing shot from 25 yards out, and Kimberly Fiori scored the second goal off of combination play that created a 1v1 opportunity for Fiori to put the ball in the back of the net.  After going up 2-0 Benicia’s defense led by Dominique Calloway, Baylee Rowley, Emily Wolfe and Abigail Heuschel took over and controlled the rest of the game.  Cap FC was able to put in a last second goal, but it was too late, Arsenal was on their way to the championships the next day. 

The AFC 95 girl’s team took a 2 game winning streak into the championship match versus Cal Blues Alliance 96.  Cal Blues was Arsenals first game of the season way back in July that game ended up with the Blues winning 7-2; Arsenal was not going to let that happen again.  The game started with both teams playing cautious, at about the 20-minute mark, Cal Blues struck with a penetrating pass down the middle that put the Blues player 1v1 on the Arsenal keeper.  Blues went up 1-0 and it stayed that way going into half.  Coach Bradley gave the team an inspirational speech at half time and Arsenal was able to equalize the score 14 seconds into the second half.  The goal was created by Michelle Li and Kimberly Fiori taking the kick off working combination passes all the way down the field, until Fiori was in front of the goal and put the ball in the back of the net.  Cal Blues picked up the tempo but Arsenal defense led by goalkeeper Alexa Torres and Dominique Calloway kept the blues from scoring.  Alas, the Blues finally found their way to goal and was able to put away the game-winning goal.  During this game Arsenal played the game without 3 starting defensive players and lost top goal scorer Michelle Li early in the second half.  Arsenal still fought and played their hearts out till the last whistle.  Coach Bradley told the team after the heart breaking defeat that they all should hold their heads high and that he was very proud of all of them.

Bottom left-Right: Kristina Ruble, Abigail Heuschel, Virginia Henderson, Dominique Calloway, Baylee Rowley, Brandy Caffey.  Top Left-Right: Sara Hingley, Anjuli Peters, Gaby Hingley, Alexa Torres, Gianna Nardone, Emily Wolfe, Jenna Rogenski, Kimberly Fiori, Carly Prompradit, Breanna McBride, Michelle Li, Michelle Minahen, Coach Joshua Bradley.

This impressive showing comes on the heels of the team winning the highly competitive CYSA East Bay Bronze Fall League which featured strong teams from soccer powerhouses Mustang, Ballistic, Fremont, San Ramon, and Dublin among others.  The Arsenal boys claimed the league championship by winning 11 games and losing only one while notching 44 goals for and only 14 against. 

The CYSA state competition continues this coming weekend at noon in Elk Grove with the team taking on the Santa Rosa Turfbreakers, winner of the Sacramento Metro League first division.  The Arsenal boys faced the Turfbreakers in two of this past summer’s tournaments, defeating the Turfbreakers 3-1 and losing to them 2-0 so the team expects a close and hard fought match.

Players names: From Photograph

Front row: Tony Iniguez

Second row: Bryant Acosta, Thomas Watabayshi, Peter Park, Brendan Duhow, Alex Perez

Top row: Coach Steve Castellano, Eric Endert, Ivan Flores, Chris Rydman, Cristian Ramierz, Zach Coan, Alex Newman, Jose Cisneros, Joe Sarchett, Anthony Ray, Ryan Castellano, Coach Doug Duhow.

Benicia Arsenal FC is pleased to welcome in the 2012/13 soccer season. We are currently in the process of running team meetings for our Arsenal Travel soccer teams and getting ready for Spring soccer practice. Our in House Recreational soccer program will also be announcing registration dates shortly. We look forward to having your child play soccer with us this season.

We woud like to thank all those players that took part and hope they continue to enjoy soccer with our club all season long!