The Upstate Soccer Alliance was formed when members of the West Spartanburg Soccer Club joined with Saint Margaret’s Soccer Club in order to enhance the playing experience for all the members.  This alliance was formed on the basis of similar guiding principles that were shared by both of the organizations.  The Upstate Soccer Alliance remains an outreach program of the Episcopal Diocese, holds fast to the church values, and believes that any player that desires to achieve and dedicates themselves to training can and will develop themselves to their maximum ability.  As a club, we dedicate ourselves to these young athletes to help them achieve their dreams, and believe that they will be (and are) winners no matter what the score of the game.

The West Spartanburg Soccer Club (WSSC) was formed in 1999 by Mike Kinally, and started with a single U12 boys team that desired to step up their game.  Since that time, the club had expanded it’s offering and trained players from micro through U18’s.

Saint Margaret’s Soccer Club (SMSC) was a somewhat younger club (founded in the fall of 2001) that also was formed by people that desired to heighten the level of soccer in the north Spartanburg area.  Starting off with about 9 recreational teams, SMSC quickly expanded it’s breadth of play to the classic arena and most recently also had added micro soccer development for the young.

Together, the Upstate Soccer Alliance has become larger than the combined numbers from both clubs.  “If you build it, they will come”, and the word is out.  This fall season, the USA will take the fields with 11 select teams and introduce itself to the South Carolina soccer community at the Aiken Soccer Cup in August.  Supporting these select teams are a host of recreational, development, and micro players whose goals are to someday also play for an Alliance select program.

The history for the USA is just now being written, but the WSSC and SMSC groups bring with them a past which we intend to defend….

Fall 2003 – U18-Boys Classic State Champions

Spring 2004 – U14-Girls Classic State Champions