Hoover-Vestavia Soccer
Overview
Hoover-Vestavia Soccer (HVS) is a partnership of Vestavia Hills Soccer Club (VHSC) and Hoover Soccer Club (HSC), established Fall 2020 to consolidate elite competitive programming across the Birmingham south-suburban metro (Hoover, Vestavia Hills).
Financials
Separate 990 filings TBD. VHSC and HSC are separate nonprofits; HVS operates as a cooperative.
Teams & Players
U11-U19 elite teams on both boys and girls sides.
League Affiliations
- mls-next (boys)
- girls-academy (girls)
- sccl (Southern Conference Soccer League)
- alabama-soccer-association
Facilities
- sicard-hollow-athletic-complex (SHAC) — Vestavia Hills, opened 2010; 5 artificial-turf fields; VHSC-owned/operated
Leadership
TBD.
Competitive Position
The only MLS Next + Girls Academy club in Alabama, but smaller scale than birmingham-united-soccer-association/Alabama FC and not in ECNL. Carries the elite-national-platform flag for both genders in the Birmingham metro alongside birmingham-united-soccer-association.
Investment Thesis
Secondary Alabama target. MLS Next + GA platforms are strategically valuable, but partnership structure (two separate 501(c)(3)s) complicates acquisition. Smaller scale than BUSA.
Open Questions
- VHSC and HSC 990 financials
- Player counts (competitive and total)
- Facility ownership: VHSC operates SHAC, but who owns the land?
- Partnership governance — how is HVS decision-making structured?