The Peterborough City Soccer Association provides player development and playing opportunities at the representative level for youth and adult soccer players in the greater Peterborough area. If you want to find out what’s happening at our club, then keep reading or click on one of the links on the left. You can find more stories on the News page.
Family Day – Sunday July 30
PCSA Family Day will take place on Sunday July 30th at Eastgate Park. All players, their extended families, coaches and managers are invited and you can bring a friend. You will enjoy dunking your favourite coach and playing on the bouncy castle. There will be obstacle courses, soccer challenges, games and much more.
Come hungry and enjoy a delicious BBQ with all proceeds going to Special Olympics Peterborough. Festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. so plan to be there and have fun.
Mark Forster Scholarships & Hogan Awards
August 1 is the application deadline for two important PCSA programs –
The Mark Forster Scholarship will be of interest to current Peterborough City players who are set to begin their first year of post-secondary studies at a Canadian college or university in the fall.
The Joanne and Mark Hogan Award is presented annually to one male and one female Peterborough City youth player “best representing skill in soccer, commitment to the game, team and club and team leadership”. Any Peterborough City youth player can be nominated for this award by a member of the Board, the coaching staff, or their peers.
Academy Head Coach Appointed
The PCSA Director of Coaching is pleased to announce the appointment of Gergin Naoumov to the position of Academy Head Coach for the 2017-2018 season. Gergin has been a PCSA coach for the past four years in various capacities including Team Head Coach, Technical Coach and Academy Technical Coach. Gergin was also the head coach of the University of Toronto (Mississauga) Men’s Soccer Team and holds an Ontario Provincial C Licence.
Gergin has played soccer at a high level including the University of Toronto as well as the Peterborough City Men’s Senior team. We are excited about the great ideas that Gergin and his team will bring to the Academy.
We offer our sincere gratitude and thanks to outgoing Academy Head Coach Vic Rocha for his dedication and commitment to the PCSA Academy. He was instrumental in building the program from its inception up to the present day.
U18 Boys are runners-up at Soccerfest
Peterborough City U18 Boys finished second at the St. Thomas Soccerfest tournament on the weekend (July 15-16). Their only loss came against Windsor Croatia by a score of 2 – 0 in the championship game. They cruised through the preliminary round with 3 wins, followed by a 2 – 1 win in the quarter-final over Strathroy United and a 3 – 0 victory in the semi-final against Sarnia F.C.
PCSA U18 Boys Win Silver at St. Thomas Soccerfest Tournament
PCSA Branded Apparel is Ready!
The Peterborough City Soccer Club has partnered with Soccer Plus Peterborough to offer club branded apparel to our members and fans. Soccer Plus has two store locations, at 139 George St N (opposite the Holiday Inn) and in the boutique at the Spiplex (indoor season only).
PCSA players and their families receive a 10% discount on all goods purchased at Soccer Plus. Just mention Peterborough City Soccer at the checkout to receive the discount.
Go to our Club Apparel page to view a selection of clothing items. Additional items can be viewed at the store.
Ontario Soccer, eh!
A new look and a new name. The provincial soccer governing body we know as the Ontario Soccer Association or the OSA, is re-branding itself with a new name and logo. The organization will be called Ontario Soccer and the new logo, incorporating a stylized soccer ball, the words Ontario Soccer and the motto Play. Inspire. Unite. is shown on the right. You can read more about the announcement and watch a video at the Ontario Soccer website.
Fun Fact
Following their bronze-medal performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Canadian Women’s national soccer team climbed to 4th place in the FIFA world rankings, behind USA, Germany and France, easily surpassing their previous highest-ever ranking of 7th.
– FIFA Women’s Ranking – OWSL Video – Girls, Let’s Get Motivated
Coming Soon
July 3 – 28, Summer Camp at Eastgate
Sunday, July 30, PCSA Family Day – Eastgate, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 30, U21 Women vs. North Toronto Nitro – Eastgate, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 2, PCSA Board Meeting – Eastgate, 6 p.m.
Friday, August 11, PCSA Sr. Men vs. Toronto Elites – Eastgate, 9:00 p.m.