Sporting JAX Soccer Academy

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Sporting JAX
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Full nameSporting JAX Soccer Academy
Founded2014
Stadium Mandarin High School
Jacksonville, Florida
League USL League Two
2023 3rd, Southeast Division
Playoffs: DNQ
Website https://www.SportingJAXAcademy.com/

Sporting JAX Soccer Academy is a soccer club in St. Johns, Florida, [1] competing in the Southeast Division of USL League Two and USL W League.

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Founded in 2014 through a merger, led by Steven Mail, of two northeastern clubs in Florida, Florida Elite Soccer Academy launched as a youth program. [2] In 2018, they announced a partnership with English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. [3]

They were announced as an expansion club for USL League Two to begin play in 2019. [2] They started their debut season with a three match home winning streak. [4] They finished their inaugural season in 4th place in the Southeast Division. [1]

On November 25, 2024, they announced a partnership with United Soccer League club Sporting JAX. [5]

Year-by-year

YearLevelLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
2019 4 USL League Two 4th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not enter
2020 Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 4 USL League Two 3rd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
2022 4 USL League Two 4th, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify
2023 4 USL League Two 3rd, Southeastdid not qualifydid not qualify

Logos and uniforms

Logos

Uniforms

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Home (2014–2024)
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Away (2014–2024)

References

  1. 1 2 "Photos: Florida Elite finishes first USL League Two campaign". Official Florida FC. July 26, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Coreschi, Colton (April 5, 2018). "Florida Elite Soccer Academy to Join PDL in 2019". USL League Two .
  3. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur Partners with Florida Elite Soccer Academy". Florida Elite Soccer Academy. April 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Brown, Will (June 5, 2019). "Florida Elite remains unbeaten at home in USL League Two". The St. Augustine Record .
  5. ↑ "Sporting JAX joins forces with Florida Elite Soccer Academy to create one of the nation's largest youth-to-pro soccer clubs". Sporting JAX. Sporting Club Jacksonville. Retrieved July 10, 2025.


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