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MORE JOYFUL COMMUNITIES

More SMILES,
MORE OPPORTUNITIES,
MORE JOYFUL COMMUNITIES
More SMILES,
MORE OPPORTUNITIES,
MORE JOYFUL COMMUNITIES
PepsiCo Team of Champions is a national purpose platform providing the gift of the game to underserved and underrepresented soccer communities across the United States. The $1 million commitment makes actionable investments on and off the field to help create transformational change for Hispanic and Black youth, with an additional focus on bringing more women to the sport.
PepsiCo Team of Champions

PepsiCo Team of Champions is a national purpose platform providing the gift of the game to underserved and underrepresented soccer communities across the United States.
The $1 million commitment makes actionable investments on and off the field to help create transformational change for Hispanic and Black youth, with an additional focus on bringing more women to the sport.

PepsiCo Team of Champions
What does Pepsico Team of Champions Offer?
What does Pepsico Team of Champions Offer?
  • APPAREL AND EQUIPMENT
  • FIELD ACCESS
  • competition fees
  • student – athlete mentorship
  • coaching education
  • fan experiences
MEET THE TEAM OF CHAMPIONS

The PepsiCo Team of Champions comprises 43 organizations across the United States

The PepsiCo Team of Champions comprises 43 organizations across the United States
  • All Orgs
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021

ACCESS U FOUNDATION

ALBION SC

ATLETICO SANTA ROSA

AYSO UNITED SOCAL LA (AYSO UNITED)

BIG APPLE YOUTH SOCCER

CASA FC

CHICAGO CHAMPIONS YSL

CLUB SOCCER CENTRO

CULTURES UNITED FC

DETROIT CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

DREAM BIG FUNDATION

EL PASO SOCCER LEAGUE

ELEPHANTS OF HARLEM SOCCER CLUB

FCA SOCCER CLUB

FCI SOCCER ACADEMY

FD FOOTBALL CLUB

FOOTBALL FOR HER

FOOTBALL FOR THE WORLD - USA

FUTBOL ACADEMY OF SOCAL

FUTURE MONARCHS

GIRLS LEADING GIRLS

GUYS/GIRLS OPERATING AS LEADERS

HEROES SOCCER CLUB

IRVING AMATEUR SOCCER LEAGUE

JAHBAT FC PREMIER

KALONJI SOCCER ACADEMY

KENNEDY PARK FOOTBALL CLUB

LAUDERHILL LIONS SOCCER ACADEMY

LITTLE HAITI

OPEN GOAL PROJECT

PURE GAME

REVISION FC

RYSA WIMAUMA WARRIORS

SOL OF THE CITIES

SOUTH BRONX UNITED

SPARTAN WOLVES

TEXAS SOCCER ALLIANCE

THE 18TH WARD

TONY SANNEH FOUNDATION

TUDELA FC LA

UNION JEREZ

UNITED PHILLY SOCCER

WOMEN IN SOCCER

Champion Spotlight
Desmond Armstrong Founder of Heroes Soccer Club

“We want to give back to our community and we’ve been able to do it. To be recognized at the highest level with the Pepsi Team of Champions, it doesn’t get any better than that”

Desmond Armstrong
Founder of Heroes Soccer Club

“We want to give back to our community and we’ve been able to do it. To be recognized at the highest level with the Pepsi Team of Champions, it doesn’t get any better than that”

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DREAM BIG FUNDATION

St. Louis, Mo.

Dream Big Foundation has built a nurturing atmosphere for underserved families so he can keep them from being blocked from the game for financial reasons.

Hispanic

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ALBION SC

Merced, CA

Located two hours outside of San Jose in rural California, Albion SC serves a range of Hispanic migrant communities that otherwise wouldn’t have representation in the game.

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CASA FC

St. Louis, Mo.

Casa FC describes itself as the state’s only Latino-founded and led organization offering “authentic, inclusive and values-driven athletic experiences for youth ages 4-18.”

Hispanic

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FCA SOCCER CLUB

Coachella, CA

The FCA Soccer Club serves a range of Hispanic migrant communities that otherwise wouldn’t have an opportunity to develop their skill and pursue their dreams of using soccer to improve the lives of their families. FCA Soccer Club was established in the Coachella Valley in 2016 as a part of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), which was established in 1954.

Hispanic

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FUTBOL ACADEMY OF SOCAL

Los Angeles, CA

Futbol Academy is laser-focused on bringing quality soccer to inner city Los Angeles. FASC values “play above pay” — meaning all players are accepted and the cost of participation is minimal. The club serves hundreds of boys and girls in the Los Angeles area, aged 7-18. In addition, FASC partners with AXIS to help create pathways for families of color to get opportunities to attend private schools.

Hispanic

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KENNEDY PARK FOOTBALL CLUB

Portland, ME

Kennedy Park Football Club shows the power of inspiration and the momentum growing around building soccer communities all over the country. Founded by two soccer players local to Southern Maine, the idea of Kennedy Park was sparked by a trip to Los Angeles, where they were inspired by Venice Beach FC’s commitment to creating community and giving a platform to underserved communities.

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GOAL (GUYS/GIRLS OPERATING AS LEADERS)

Denton, TX

G.O.A.L. is deeply embedded in the Denton area to provide soccer as an outlet for elementary and middle school aged children. Using soccer as the vehicle, this organization helps students with mentorship, tutoring, scholarships to local programs, and an all-in effort to help nurture future leaders in their community. G.O.A.L. not only helps kids struggling within their environment to cope but also puts them on a trajectory to become successful.

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FD FOOTBALL CLUB

Orlando, FL

FD Football Club is a well-established organization serving hundreds of kids in the Orlando community. The youth programming focuses on developing players as individuals as opposed to just a larger group or team, and aims to improve lives via college or professional soccer pathways, creating possibilities for a successful future that otherwise may not exist.

All Backgrounds

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GIRLS LEADING GIRLS

Bay Area / LA

There are few organizations specifically focused on serving girls in soccer. Girls Leading Girls is uniquely focused on what their name suggests –– connecting girls with female mentors and coaches, showing a commitment to not only develop young athletes but building the next generation of leaders, mentors, and coaches all across California. By creating future coaches and mentors, the organization can have exponential reach when the next generation reaches the age to inspire the ones who come next.

Girls

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TONY SANNEH FOUNDATION

Minneapolis, MN

The Twin Cities area of Minnesota is a culturally-diverse major metropolitan area with a rich soccer history and for the past 20 years the Tony Sanneh Foundation has been growing deep roots. It has done a tremendous job to create avenues for underserved and immigrant communities to engage with the game and they also focus on holistic growth with initiatives like meal programs, college prep and more. Tony Sanneh, a legend of the U.S. National Team and a voice of huge credibility in the U.S. soccer space, plays a huge role in the organization as a whole.

Black

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HEROES SOCCER CLUB

Nashville, TN

Heroes Soccer Club is led by Desmond Armstrong, who in 1990 became the first U.S. born Black player to represent the country in a World Cup game. The club serves a diverse group of boys and girls through its club teams and East Nashville Soccer league, including ethnically-diverse communities native to Nashville as well as immigrants from Africa, Asia, Mexico, and South and Central America.

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ELEPHANTS OF HARLEM SOCCER CLUB

New York, NY

Elephants of Harlem Soccer Club is a pillar in the Harlem community, providing holistic soccer programming both on and off the field for boys and girls across the city. The organization is made up of 75% Black and African-American children and teenagers –– a community often underserved and underrepresented in soccer –– with 15% coming from Hispanic and Asian families.

Black

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AYSO UNITED SOCAL LA (AYSO UNITED)

Los Angeles, CA

The south Los Angeles club is the only all African-American youth soccer team in their age group in the entire state of California. Despite the odds, they have built a competitive program that finished first in their local division –– and are hoping additional investment can allow them to start traveling to tournaments outside their region to create opportunities for a college education that their players may not otherwise have access to. They are focused on creating a more diverse and representative space for Black girls in the soccer community, with their players giving back with mentorship and coaching.

Black

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FOOTBALL FOR THE WORLD – USA

Omaha, NE

Football For the World has a mission to create a safe place to play all over the world with projects in Uganda, Jamaica, and Canada, they set their sights on a relative soccer desert in the United States: Omaha, Neb. The organization is pushing to construct five mini-pitches in five years, creating intentional community spaces where people from various backgrounds can connect, play, and gain the benefits of health and wellness activities.

Black

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OPEN GOAL PROJECT

Washington, D.C.

The Open Goal Project was founded by a D.C. native to directly tackle the pay-to-play economic barrier in American soccer, leading the fight for racial and social equity in American youth soccer, and became one of the first organizations to draw national awareness to the issue. The organization offers competitive club soccer, rec leagues, and college identification camps –– all completely free, and recently launched a funding campaign to launch a second girls team.

Black

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REVISION FC

Houston, TX

The mission of ReVision is to leverage the power of community by connecting kids with mentors, positive peers and life-changing resources. Since 2012, ReVision has worked to break the cycle of isolation among the most profoundly disconnected youth, most of whom are caught up in the juvenile justice system. Along with their mentorship, restorative justice work, and social programming — reVision provides competitive soccer programming for mostly African refugee players from South Houston.

Black

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CLUB SOCCER CENTRO

Houston, TX

SOCCER CENTRO is the largest Hispanic soccer organization in Houston, TX. Founded in 2002, they have supported over 35,000 players in the local community by keeping them busy on a field and off the streets. Currently, they work with more than 500 kids aged 4-18 in different soccer related programs.

Hispanic

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CULTURES UNITED FC

Seattle, WA

Cultures United FC offers underprivileged young adults from diverse backgrounds a pathway to athletic advancement while simultaneously empowering them to give back to their community via free camps and clinics for youth.

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FCI SOCCER ACADEMY

Washington, D.C.

FCI Soccer Academy is a non-profit organization with the purpose of getting the youth in Prince George’s County active and to form a community of parents and children who are able to spend time together.

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FOOTBALL FOR HER

Los Angeles, CA

Football For Her provides a safe and inclusive space for girls to play football (some may know it as “soccer”), offering mentorship and professional resources that may not otherwise be available.

Girls

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JAHBAT FC PREMIER

Chicago, IL.

A growing club, providing the opportunity to train and compete at the highest level for youth soccer, ages 6-19 years old. JaHbat currently has over 20 teams and more than 300 players. JaHbat is an acronym which represents the cultural backgrounds of each of the club’s first players; Jamaica, Americas, Haiti, Belize, Asia/Africa, and Trinidad.

Black
Hispanic

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KALONJI SOCCER ACADEMY

Atlanta, GA

Kalonji Soccer Academy is all about the kids, and the program run by Atlanta Youth Soccer Foundation(AYSF), a not-for-profit 501c3 that offers programs for children and adults. AYSF provides a safe, supportive, and caring environment where all children regardless of their socio-economic background can learn, play, and evolve their soccer skills.

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LITTLE HAITI

Miami, FL

Little Haiti FC is the only free, not-for-profit start-up youth soccer club in Florida. LHFC serves 175 children from a diverse population of underserved families from the central Miami neighborhood of Little Haiti and surrounding communities. In the past seven years 100% of the children in the program graduated high school and 80% went on to higher education.

Hispanic

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PURE GAME

Los Angeles, CA

PureGame creates programming for children that integrates a character education curriculum, leadership coaching, and sport. PureGame introduces life skills, builds character and helps children.

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RYSA WIMAUMA WARRIORS

Tampa Bay, FL

An organization located in the city of Wimauma that has been working and supporting the local Hispanic community, made up mainly of migrant workers who have emigrated from Latin American countries. This program improves the quality of life in the local community that shares a common love of soccer.

Hispanic

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SOL OF THE CITIES

Minneapolis, MN.

In a world of pay to play athletics, where many communities are left out, SOL OF THE CITIES Serve-To-Play Futsal League was created. We have developed a model that gives kids the opportunity to play competitive futsal in a positive environment; that promotes giving back to the community.

Black
Hispanic

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SOUTH BRONX UNITED

New York, NY

South Bronx United is a 501c3 non-profit, youth development organization that combines soccer with academic enrichment, college prep, mentoring, and family services to engage immigrant and first-generation youth and support the broader South Bronx community.

Black

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TEXAS SOCCER ALLIANCE

Dallas, TX

Texas Alliance Soccer is a soccer club/academy serving the North Fort Worth, Keller, Saginaw and surrounding areas. Their main focus is to provide full developmental support to all players boys and girls, regardless of skill level in an effort to prepare them for competition at any and every level.

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THE 18TH WARD

New Orleans, LA

The 18th Ward was created to increase youth access to sports by eliminating barriers to participation. They provide high-quality programs and trained coaches to make sure kids have fun and learn the foundational skills to feel successful in sports.

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UNION JEREZ

Denver, CO

Union Jerez is a youth academy built on a foundation to help kids. We want to give an opportunity to kids to enjoy playing soccer and help them pursue a collegiate career to better their future.

Hispanic

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UNITED PHILLY SOCCER

Philadelphia, PA

United Philly’s mission is to create an all-inclusive pathway for players residing in Philadelphia to participate in a high quality and competitive soccer program up through their high school years.

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WOMEN IN SOCCER

New York, NY

Women in Soccer is a growing community of women and allies united by the inclusive spirit of soccer coming together in one digital hub. The WIS network is on a mission to connect and support ALL women and marginalized individuals who love the beautiful game, with a specific focus on making the soccer industry a more equitable place to work. Join their movement.

GIrls

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ACCESS U FOUNDATION

National

The ACCESS U Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to help rising Hispanic and Black players pursuing athletic soccer scholarship opportunities.

Black
Hispanic
Girls

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ATLETICO SANTA ROSA

Santa Rosa, CA

Founded in 2003, Atletico Santa Rosa features more than 400 players across every age range. The club believes in a “No Player Left Behind” philosophy, which means that all players are encouraged to participate in a team regardless of skill level, economic status, age or size.

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BIG APPLE YOUTH SOCCER

New York, NY

Big Apple Youth Soccer is the first Hispanic soccer organization to join the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association. For over 20 years, the league has worked to support the local Hispanic community in NY to create more opportunities for players to have access to the beautiful game.

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CHICAGO CHAMPIONS YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE

Chicago, IL

The Chicago Champions League was created to promote, foster and develop the game of soccer within the Chicago community. The league, which boasts more than 2,000 players, provides free participation for families who can’t afford their fees to make soccer affordable in their community.

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DETROIT CITY FOOTBALL CLUB

Detroit, MI

Detroit City FC is committed to providing accessible playing opportunities for the youth of Metro Detroit. The club offers a variety of programs to get involved in the beautiful game, from free clinics to competitive environments with affiliate clubs and the DCFC Academy program.

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EL PASO SOCCER LEAGUE

El Paso, TX

The El Paso Soccer League is a nonprofit soccer league created in 2005 as an affordable option for teams that couldn’t afford the high costs of surrounding leagues. The league provides an opportunity for adult and youth players to develop and grow within the community through athletic competitions.

HIspanic

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FUTURE MONARCHS

Washington, D.C.

Glenn Goodwine, former Howard University Men’s Soccer Player, established Future Monarchs in order to offer soccer to rising players regardless of their ability to pay and based solely on their love of the game. The club operates very affordable or free programs for boys and girls from ages U9-U19, focusing attention on underrepresented populations of youth soccer at the highest levels in the DMV Area.

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IRVING AMATEUR SOCCER LEAGUE

Dallas, TX

The Irving Amateur Soccer League is the oldest Hispanic league in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, drawing youth and adults for every season.

HIspanic

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LAUDERHILL LIONS SOCCER ACADEMY

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Lauderhill Lions Soccer Academy is one of South Florida’s premier youth soccer clubs focused on preparing boys and girls to compete at the top level. The club also puts an emphasis on academics, with all participants needing to maintain good grades and positive behavior in the classroom.

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SPARTAN WOLVES

Los Angeles, CA

Spartan Wolves was founded to create an avenue for the development of youth players within inner cities, offering them an opportunity to have affordable access to high level skill development, training and education. The club puts an equal emphasis on athletics and education, offering consistent tutoring in academics and SAT prep for players within the club.

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TUDELA FC LA

Los Angeles, CA

Tudela FC LA is an all-girls soccer club created with the goal of offering the same level of training, access to facilities and attention to development as boys receive within the Los Angeles area. The club features a diverse and inclusive roster of players, and is committed to working with any girl, regardless of her family’s socio-economic situation.

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