Sporting JAX Soccer Academy
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| Full name | Sporting JAX Soccer Academy | ||
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| Founded | 2014 as "Florida Elite Soccer Academy" | ||
| Stadium | Mandarin High School Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| League | USL League Two | ||
| 2023 | 3rd, Southeast Division Playoffs: DNQ | ||
| Website | sportingjaxacademy.com | ||
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| Departments of Sporting Club Jacksonville | ||||||||||||
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Sporting JAX Soccer Academy is a soccer club headquartered in St. Johns, Florida,[1] competing in the Southeast Division of USL League Two and USL W League.
Founded in 2014 through a merger, led by Steven Mail, of two northeastern clubs in Florida, "Florida Elite Soccer Academy" launched as a youth program.[2] In 2018, they announced a partnership with English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
They were announced as an expansion club for USL League Two to begin play in 2019.[2] They started their debut season with a three match home winning streak.[4] They finished their inaugural season in 4th place in the Southeast Division.[1]
On November 25, 2024, they announced a partnership with United Soccer League club Sporting JAX.[5]
Year-by-year
| Year | Level | League | Reg. season | Playoffs | Open Cup |
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| 2019 | 4 | USL League Two | 4th, Southeast | did not qualify | did not enter |
| 2020 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | 4 | USL League Two | 3rd, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 4 | USL League Two | 4th, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | 4 | USL League Two | 3rd, Southeast | did not qualify | did not qualify |
References
- 1 2 "Photos: Florida Elite finishes first USL League Two campaign". Official Florida FC. July 26, 2019.
- 1 2 Coreschi, Colton (April 5, 2018). "Florida Elite Soccer Academy to Join PDL in 2019". USL League Two.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur Partners with Florida Elite Soccer Academy". Florida Elite Soccer Academy. April 16, 2018.
- ↑ Brown, Will (June 5, 2019). "Florida Elite remains unbeaten at home in USL League Two". The St. Augustine Record.
- ↑ "Sporting JAX joins forces with Florida Elite Soccer Academy to create one of the nation's largest youth-to-pro soccer clubs". Sporting JAX. Sporting Club Jacksonville. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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