August 20, 2022 ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** CAROLINA ELITE SOCCER ACADEMY AND ASHEVILLE SHIELD FOOTBALL CLUB ANNOUNCE MERGER AND FORMATION OF “CESA ASHEVILLE SHIELD” Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) and Asheville Shield Football Club (ASFC) are proud to announce their merger and look forward to continuing their shared tradition of excellence while growing the beautiful game…

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EXCITING PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT— WE ARE DELIGHTED TO SHARE THAT ASFC & YMCA WILL BE PARTNERING MOVING FORWARD Our two fantastic organizations have decided that together we can create, improve and offer our communities the best recreation soccer in WNC. Together we are aligned and dedicated to create the most professional player first pathway we can.…

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Stuart Jacob Joins As Director of NextGenShield We are delighted to announce that former Crystal Palace (English Premier League Club) academy coach; Stuart Jacob, has joined the Asheville Shield Family. “I am excited for to be joining Asheville Shield FC and working with their Next Generation program and helping to impact the development of youth…

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We are thrilled to announce Asheville Shield has a new home at Buncombe County Sports Park.   Following months of County meeting and discussions we are so happy that our hard work has paid off as we have a new home starting this Spring! This move will allow our club a more stable environment, additional…

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As a club we are delighted to announce that from Fall 21′ onwards, we will be a direct partner with global sporting brand; PUMA. Starting this Fall all teams from competitive to developmental, will be representing the Puma brand. We are excited by the partnership we have been able to secure as it not only…

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We wanted to provide you with an exciting announcement about the future of our club. Despite the unfortunate year we have faced, we are committed more than ever to continue with the growth of our family club and moving forward are delighted to announce we are appointing BELLA IORIA as our Girls Director. After becoming…

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After our long awaited return to Carolina Champions League action, our 2005s, 2009s & 2010s showed the league just what they had been missing over the last few months with some excellent performances that they can all be proud of. 2005s vs One7 = 2-2 Had the first game of the day and were off…

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We are delighted to announce that we have finalized a partnership with Asheville Christian Academy. The partnership will allow our Shield teams the opportunity to use their wonderful fields to host both training and game days. The school has three excellent grass fields that will allow the club the option to continue to grow and…

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As our club continues to grow with new players, we are also always improving our coaching staff!! This year we are excited to announce the addition of three new coaches to our club; Brenton – Dinca – Rapha! Each coach joins us from a different continent, has a different background, but each has the same…

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Due to Covid-19 we will not be holding NGS tryouts for 20/21 season, instead, registration will be open for families to simply sign up until the roster is full. Each team will be capped at #10 players. Players will be placed upon age & ability. Once restrictions are eased, we will get all of our…

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