The St. James FC

EIN: # for-profit · Tax status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Overview

The St. James Football Club was formed in 2019 following The St. James’s acquisition of FC Virginia (founded 2005). The St. James is a for-profit sports complex company operating a 450,000 sq ft facility in Springfield, Virginia, featuring a FIFA-regulation indoor soccer field with 65-foot ceiling clearance, NHL ice rinks, NBA courts, and Olympic pool.

The club operates youth soccer programs for ages 2-19 under the “The St. James FC Virginia” brand.

Financials

For-profit entity — no 990 filings available. Financial performance unknown.

League Affiliations

Facilities

Leadership

  • Douglas Homer — Director of Soccer (former ED of DC Stoddert Soccer)
  • Christian Cziommer — Technical Director of Elite Player Development (former FC Virginia owner/founder)

Industry Context

Distinctive model in Northern Virginia youth soccer: a for-profit sports-complex operator that also fields a competitive youth soccer club under the same brand. Most large youth clubs are nonprofit membership organizations; The St. James reverses that structure — the facility business is the core enterprise and the soccer club is an extension of it. The 450,000 sq ft Springfield campus with FIFA-grade indoor turf, NHL ice, and Olympic aquatics positions the club to attract families seeking multi-sport programming under one roof. The for-profit, facility-centric structure differentiates it from traditional independent clubs in the Washington D.C. metro market.