Solar SC

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Solar SC

| image = Solar SC logo.png

| nickname =

| founded = {{Start date and age|1976}}

| ground = Allen, Texas, United States

| American = yes

| chrtitle = Executive director

| chairman = Adrian Solca

| league =

| website = {{URL|https://solarsoccerclub.net/}}

}}

Solar Soccer Club is an American youth soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas. It is a member of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).

History

Solar was founded in 1976.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/texas-youth-soccer-clubs-solar-sc-mutiny-fc-announce-merger/|title=Texas youth soccer clubs Solar SC, Mutiny FC announce merger|date=2018-02-01|author=Solar SC|website=SoccerWire|access-date=2024-12-16}} In 2010, its chairman since 1996 resigned after being accused of stealing more than {{USD|800,000}} from the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2011/06/08/former-head-of-dallas-solar-soccer-club-indicted-on-charges-he-stole-800000/|title=Former head of Dallas' Solar Soccer club indicted on charges he stole $800,000|date=2011-06-08|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=2024-12-16}}

Solar has become one of the most-recruited-from clubs for colleges in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://thedailytexan.com/2022/09/23/the-texas-soccer-pipeline-how-derek-missimos-youth-soccer-club-fed-wealth-of-talent-connections-to-the-forty-acres/|title=The Texas soccer pipeline: How Derek Missimo's youth soccer club fed wealth of talent, connections to the Forty Acres|date=2022-09-22|last=Veith|first=Evan|newspaper=The Daily Texan|access-date=2024-12-16}} Its head women's coach from 2007 to 2020 was Derek Missimo, who led players including his daughter, Lexi, to national championship games every year after 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/dad-coach-leads-solars-decade-of-dominance_aid47917|title=Dad coach leads Solar's decade of dominance|date=2020-04-13|website=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2024-12-16}} Solar won the ECNL Girls Overall Club Championship in 2021–22.{{cite news|url=https://www.soccerwire.com/news/ecnl-girls-top-25-clubs-revealed-as-solar-sc-wins-2021-22-overall-club-championship/|title=ECNL Girls Top 25 Clubs revealed as Solar SC wins 2021-22 Overall Club Championship|date=2022-08-30|website=SoccerWire|access-date=2024-12-16}}

Notable people

=Players=

References

External links

{{Official website|https://solarsoccerclub.net/}}

Category:Soccer clubs in Dallas

Category:1976 establishments in the United States

Category:Youth soccer in the United States

Category:Association football clubs established in 1976

Category:Elite Clubs National League teams