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ABOUT SM SPORTING FC:
Santa Monica Sporting FC is a men’s amateur soccer club, selected from the best of the best, the top 1-2% of the almost 2000 players in the Santa Monica Adult Soccer Leagues.
SM SPORTING FC is also a 501 (c) (4), public benefit corporation with the focus of promoting Santa Monica Soccer in a positive and beneficial way to its community and those beyond by raising awareness for worthwhile and charitable events, through the beautiful game of soccer.
SM SPORTING FC is looking forward to developing into one of the top amateur teams in Southern California, representing both the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Adult Soccer Leagues players, coaches, and managers, in a positive and professional manner as it creates a sporting and social benefit for all involved.
SPORTING FC TO BENEFIT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
As a representative team from Santa Monica, and as consideration for charitable efforts, the advisors have given consideration to the positive aspects that SPORTING FC can play in public, social and sporting benefit for individuals involved and for communities both local and those that may be far away.
HOW DID THE IDEA OF CREATING SM SPORTING FC GET STARTED?
In the summer of 2010, (during the 2010 World Cup competition), a number of team managers in the SMASL were discussing (actually, they were complaining) about what to do again when the SMASL would finish it’s season and stop playing at the end of August 2010 (just as it does every year, from September through the end of January)
This discussion had been the same in the prior years, where the managers and players complained about not being able to play year round, however, this time, Rolando Marchis, one of the CO-Director of the SMASL, encouraged the team managers to form a specially selected team to play in the SBPSL which starts every September. Given Rolando’s relationship with the SBPSL (as a referee assignor) he agreed to assist in inquiring with the SBPSL President about including a new team from Santa Monica, into the SBPSL in the fall of 2010.
WHEN DID SM SPORTING FC FORMALLY GET STARTED?
On July 7, 2010, a meeting was held in Santa Monica, at the Wilshire Restaurant, where a group of experienced and passionate soccer people, team managers, players, business men, all associated with the SMASL, got together to determine if there was enough interest to pursue the creation of a new club. It was clear there was significant interest and on this day, SM SPORTING FC was established.
