Congressional Soccer Match
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| Sport | Soccer |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| First meeting | Team Gray 6–6 Team Yellow (April 24, 2013) |
| Latest meeting | Republicans 4–3 Democrats (May 8, 2024) |
| Stadiums | Hotchkiss Field [2013]
RFK Stadium [2014 - 2017] Buchanan Field [2018] Audi Field [2019, 2022 - 2024] |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 10 |
| Largest victory | Republicans 8–4 Democrats (April 13, 2015) |
The Congressional Soccer Match (CSM) is an annual event held in Washington, D.C., that features Members of Congress, Hill staffers, corporations, and community members to participate in a soccer tournament.
The event consists of an Embassy tournament, the Congressional Soccer Match, and a Congressional Staff vs Lobbyist Match.[1]
The event is hosted by the United States Soccer Foundation. As one of the Foundation’s annual charity events, all proceeds from the event support the Foundation’s life-changing programs that help children in underserved communities embrace active and healthy lifestyles while nurturing their personal growth through trained coach-mentors.
As of 2024, the defending champions are the Republicans.
Congressional Soccer Match Results
[edit]Democrats win Republicans win Draw
| April 24, 2013 | Team Gray | 6–6 | Team Yellow | Hotchkiss Field |
| Report | Attendance: 400 |
| April 7, 2014 | Democrats | 7–6 | Republicans | RFK Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 800 |
| April 13, 2015 | Republicans | 8–4 | Democrats | RFK Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 800 | |||
| Note: Two 25 minute halves | ||||
| 2016 | Democrats | 7-4 | Republicans | RFK Stadium |
| Report | ||||
| Note: Two 25 minute halves | ||||
| May 24, 2017 | Democrats | 5–3 | Republicans | RFK Stadium |
Kihuen  Larsen Britt Olsen Harkes |
Report | Attendance: 1,000 | ||
| Note: Two 25 minute halves | ||||
| May 23, 2018 | Democrats | 5–4 | Republicans | Buchanan Field |
| Kihuen 1' |
Report | Attendance: 600 | ||
| Note: Two 35 minute halves | ||||
| May 21, 2019 | Republicans | 6–5 | Democrats | Audi Field |
| Report | Attendance: 1,000 | |||
| Note: Two 45 minute halves | ||||
| May 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| April 27, 2022 | Democrats | 5–3 | Republicans | Audi Field |
| Salazar 34' Brian McMillan (Sr. Counsel for Rep. Swalwell) 38'Olsen 40'Nguyen 45'Eric Fins (Deputy Staff Director for Rep. Castor) 68' |
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Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Loy AR1 - Adam Mitchell AR2 - Andrew Smith 4th Official - Marc Larance | ||
| Note: Two 35 minute halves | ||||
| June 13, 2023 | Republicans | 4–2 | Democrats | Audi Field |
| Amir Lowery, Amir Lowery, Alecko Eskandarian, Amir Lowery | Report | Kash Siddiqi, Sean Boyle | Attendance: 1,300 | |
| Note: Two 35 minute halves | ||||
| May 8, 2024 | Republicans | 4–3 | Democrats | Audi Field |
| Jeremy McNeil, Paul Hastings, LLP - 26
Jonathan Day, Chief of Staff for Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) - 52 min Victor Ulloa, MLS Great - 70 min Jose Mercado, DoorDash - 77 min |
Report | Dwayne De Rosario, MLS Great - 7
Dwayne De Rosario, MLS Great - 73 Dwayne De Rosario, MLS Great - 78 |
Attendance: 1200 Referee: Josh Pitt, Referee Miguel Llamas, Assistant Referee Adam Gallini, Second Assistant Referee Casey Burridge, Fourth Official | |
| Note: 40 min halves = 80min total | ||||
| Year | Format | Final | Score | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Round robin | Spain | ||||
| 2018 | Round robin | Georgia | ||||
| 2019 | 16 (round robin + knockout stage) | Denmark vs Norway | 1 | vs | 0 | Denmark |
| 2022 | 21 (round robin + knockout stage) | Croatia vs United Kingdom | 2 | vs | 1 | Croatia |
| 2023 | 16 (round robin + knockout stage) | Ukraine vs Denmark | 0 | vs | 1 | Denmark |
| 2024 | 16 (round robin + knockout stage) | Denmark vs Chile | 1 | vs | 2 | Chile |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rai, Sarakshi (June 20, 2022). "Congressional Soccer Match to take place next week with embassy staff, soccer stars". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.