Welcome to the online home of the Empire United Soccer Academy - Rochester!

In August 2007, Western New York’s top soccer clubs, the Rochester Junior Rhinos, Syracuse Football Club and Buffalo United Soccer Club joined together to form the Empire United Soccer Academy. 

THIS weekend, Saturday May 18th, is the Empire Revolution Club Night!! The Rochester Rhinos would like to invite the EUSA club out to Sahlen’s Stadium as we host the Orlando City Lions @ 7:05pm.

We are offering FREE TICKETS TO ALL OF THE PLAYERS IN THE EUSA CLUB! Additional tickets will be $7.00 for family and friends who wish to attend the game.

The IMG Academy Top 150 Rankings update for boys in the 2016 graduating class is out today, and several members of the U.S. U15 Boys National Team have made their mark in the top 25. Players new to the rankings with this update include Revolution Empire defender Nikkye DePoint.  DePoint, who debuts at #50, is a full-time player for the Empire Revolution USSDA U16 team and received a call-up to the January U15 BNT camp.

Empire Revolution is excited to announce the expansion of our US Soccer Development Academy Boys Program to include the u13/14 age group beginning in August of 2013. Empire was an inaugural member of the US Soccer Development Academy and has competed at the u15/16 and u17/18 levels for 6 years.

CARSON, Calif. – The U.S. U15 Boys National Team wrapped up its first camp of 2013 on Saturday with a pair of scrimmages against Chivas USA and LA Galaxy’s U16 Development Academy squads.

The Regional Development School (RDS) offers boys and girls, ages 9-14, an opportunity to receive supplemental training from teh Revolution Academy coahing staff.  Intended for elite players, this advanced program curriculum is specially-designed to help players master the core skills required to play the game at the highest level.  Training in the RSD is the most-successful route to earning a spot on the Academy teams.

On Thanksgiving morning 62 people (players, parents, and friends) gathered to play soccer at Brighton Sports Zone to support a group of families who have settled in Rochester from all over the globe. This group of immigrants and refugees, including 180 school aged children, from Nepal, Thailand, Bhutan, Congo, Tanzania, Somalia, Yemen, Vietnam, and Turkey are members of the Rochester City School District’s International Academy. 

The WNY soccer community is proud to announce the newest member of the WPSL, the Empire Revs.  Elite female soccer players from the area will compete against other WPSL teams throughout the Northeast.  Head coach Chris Hershey has recruited an excellent staff to assist him with the May 2013 start. They will select a rostered and reserve training squad which will be made up of past and present collegiate athletes, and elite high school players.  The first combine is scheduled for Sunday, November 25th.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based Empire United, a youth development program that also plays in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Beginning with the 2012-13 season, Empire United will become “Revolution Empire, A New England Revolution Soccer Club.”

There are a lot of really great things happening every day with our players, coaches, and teams. Empire needs your help in sharing these great accomplishments with the rest of the Empire family and those who are following us. Anything you find or think of that you would like to share please email them to share@empireunitedsa.org. Below are some general ideas and guidelines...