Vienna Youth Soccer
EIN: 54-1004923 · Tax status: 501(c)(3) nonprofit (recognized March 1977)
Overview
Vienna Youth Soccer (VYS) is a community-based youth soccer nonprofit serving Vienna, Oakton, and surrounding central Fairfax County, founded in 1975 and tax-exempt since March 1977. The club is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025 and is one of the most established and largest community soccer organizations in Northern Virginia by both player count (5,000) and revenue ($3.9M).
VYS sits squarely in the heart of the Fairfax County competitive corridor — surrounded by McLean Youth Soccer (north), Arlington Soccer (east), Great Falls Reston (north-west), and Virginia Valor (west).
Financials
| Metric | FY2025 (ending June) | FY2012 reference |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,868,248 | ~$1.8M |
| Expenses | $3,861,343 | — |
| Net income | $6,905 | — |
| Net assets | $1,887,745 | — |
Confidence: HIGH (Form 990, FY2025).
Program services drive 92.0% of revenue ($3.56M); contributions add 6.6%; investment income contributes 1.5%. Salaries and wages are $1.7M (44.0% of expenses); executive compensation is $279K (7.2%).
VYS revenue has more than doubled since 2012 ($1.8M → $3.9M), reflecting both regional growth and the steady upmarket creep of fee structures. The $1.89M net assets position provides ~6 months of operating runway — moderate but materially stronger than smaller NOVA peers.
Teams & Players
Approximately 5,000 players across recreational, academy, travel, and special-needs (TOPSoccer) programs. The 5,000 figure is one of the largest single-club rosters in NOVA, second only to Loudoun Soccer (16,000+) and on par with Arlington Soccer.
League Affiliations
- Fairfax Virginia Union (FVU) alliance — provides ECNL access through alliance partnership
- ECNL Regional League (independent VPSL participation)
- NCSL (recreational and travel)
- State cup competition through VYSA
VYS operates within the FVU alliance for elite-pathway access rather than holding its own ECNL franchise — the same pattern used by Virginia Valor, Villarreal Virginia, and others in the FVU structure.
Facilities
Public Vienna Town and Fairfax County fields, including the Town of Vienna parks and the Oakton/Vienna school field network. The club does not own dedicated facilities.
Leadership
- Kevin James — Executive Director (FY2025 compensation $177,528)
- Regillio Hinds — Coach (FY2025 compensation $115,882 — second highest)
- Oscar A. Leon — Operations Director & Club Development (FY2025 compensation $109,870)
- Stephen J. Lehany — Director of Coaching & Club Administration (FY2025 compensation $109,435)
- Adam W. Coolbaugh — Director of House & Programs Administration (FY2025 compensation $102,212)
The five-person six-figure executive/coaching staff is consistent with VYS’s scale ($3.9M revenue, 5,000 players) and reflects a professionally-staffed model rather than a volunteer-heavy structure.
Fees
$2,600–$2,750 per travel player.
Fee level is mid-pack for NOVA — competitive with peer travel programs and below the $3,000+ tier of competitive-only academy clubs like Virginia Valor.
Competitive Position
VYS is one of the largest and most established community-plus-competitive clubs in the Fairfax County core market. Its FVU alliance membership provides elite-pathway exposure, but VYS’s competitive identity is community-and-volume-driven rather than elite-academy-driven. The club’s geographic position in the Fairfax core means it competes for the same families as McLean Youth Soccer (premium-positioning), Arlington Soccer (independent ECNL franchise), and the FVU alliance’s other Fairfax members.
Industry Context
Vienna Youth Soccer is a textbook example of a financially-stable, scale-driven NOVA community club: ~5,000 players, ~$3.9M revenue, professionally-staffed leadership, ~$1.9M reserves, and FVU alliance access for elite pathway. The economics work because the recreational + academy player base provides a broad fee base that the competitive teams ride on top of, rather than requiring competitive teams to support themselves.
The 50-year institutional history, deep field-permit relationships, and 5,000-player base provide structural moats against smaller competitive entrants, but the absence of a directly-held ECNL / MLS Next franchise means VYS depends on the FVU alliance for its top-end pathway position. Any disruption to FVU’s franchise or membership terms would directly affect VYS’s competitive offering.
The contrast with Loudoun Soccer (16K players, declining revenue) and Alexandria SA (smaller catchment, higher revenue per player) illustrates the diversity of community-club operating models within NOVA.