About
Who We Are
The Association Football Club (AFC) was founded by the Castro Valley Soccer Club (CVSC), Clippers Football Club (CFC), and Piedmont Soccer Club (PSC) in 2017 aiming to provide competitive youth soccer players at U13-U19 in the East Bay Area of San Francisco with the best environment, coaching, and programs to enable them to fulfill their potential to play at High School, College, or beyond. With over 4,300 players across the four clubs, AFC and it’s affiliates, are one of the largest soccer communities in Northern California. Our coaching staff is one of our key differentiators. AFC has one of the highest credentialed professional coaching staffs in the state. Our teams compete across some of the countries highest level leagues including ECNL, ECNL-RL, DPL, NPL, and NorCal Premier.
Mission
Develop skilled and highly motivated players who can perform in teams with a clearly defined style of playing.
Vision
We aspire to provide our community with the highest levels of quality soccer coaching and experiences to support players’ long-term growth as leaders on and off the field and ignite a lifelong passion and involvement with the game.
Philosophy
Creating opportunities, developing excellence, inspiring our community!
“AFC’s staff is second to none. My daughter developed immensely and was able to achieve her goal of playing collegiate soccer.”
— AFC Parent
