Congressional Soccer Match
LocationWashington, D.C.
First meetingDemocrats 7–6 Republicans
(April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13))
Latest meetingRepublicans 4–2 Democrats
(June 13, 2023)
Next meetingSpring 2024
Statistics
Meetings total9
Most winsDemocrats (5)
Most player appearancesCobi Jones (8)
Largest victoryRepublicans 8–4 Democrats
(April 13, 2015)

The Congressional Soccer Match (CSM) is an annual event held in Washington, D.C., that features Members of Congress, Hill staffers, corporations, and community members to participate in a soccer tournament.

The event consists of an Embassy tournament, the Congressional Soccer Match, and a staffer tournament.[1]

The event is hosted by the United States Soccer Foundation. As one of the Foundation’s annual charity events, all proceeds from the Match go toward the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s proven programs.[2]

As of 2023, the defending champions are the Republicans.

Results

  Democrats win   Republicans win   Draw


April 24, 2013 Team Gray 6–6 Team Yellow Hotchkiss Field
Report Attendance: 400
April 7, 2014 Democrats 7–6 Republicans RFK Stadium
Report Attendance: 800
April 13, 2015 Republicans 8–4 Democrats RFK Stadium
Report Attendance: 800
Note: Two 25 minute halves
May 17, 2016 Democrats 7–4 Republicans RFK Stadium
Report Attendance: 1,200
Note: Two 25 minute halves
May 24, 2017 Democrats 5–3 Republicans RFK Stadium
Kihuen
Larsen
Britt
Olsen
Harkes
Report Attendance: 1,000
Note: Two 25 minute halves
May 23, 2018 Democrats 5–4 Republicans Buchanan Field
Kihuen 1' Report Attendance: 600
Note: Two 35 minute halves
May 21, 2019 Republicans 6–5 Democrats Audi Field
Report Attendance: 1,000
Note: Two 45 minute halves
May 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
April 27, 2022 Democrats 5–3 Republicans Audi Field
Salazar 34'
Brian McMillan (Sr. Counsel for Rep. Swalwell) 38'
Olsen 40'
Nguyen 45'
Eric Fins (Deputy Staff Director for Rep. Castor) 68'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee:
John Loy
AR1 - Adam Mitchell
AR2 - Andrew Smith
4th Official - Marc Larance
Note: Two 35 minute halves
June 13, 2023 Republicans 4–2 Democrats Audi Field
Amir Lowery, Amir Lowery, Alecko Eskandarian, Amir Lowery Kash Siddiqi, Sean Boyle Attendance: 1,300
Note: Two 35 minute halves
Congressional Soccer Match

Embassy Tournament

Format Final Score Champion
2017 Round robin Spain
2018 Round robin Georgia
2019 16 (round robin + knockout stage) Denmark vs Norway 1 vs 0 Denmark
2022 21 (round robin + knockout stage) Croatia vs United Kingdom 2 vs 1 Croatia
2023 16 (round robin + knockout stage) Ukraine vs Denmark 0 vs 1 Denmark

See also

References

  1. Rai, Sarakshi (June 20, 2022). "Congressional Soccer Match to take place next week with embassy staff, soccer stars". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. "CONGRESSIONAL SOCCER MATCH". U.S. Soccer Foundation. Archived from the original on Apr 24, 2023. Retrieved Aug 23, 2023.
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