Nomination Category

Nomination Category

Nominees are picked in two categories:
 

MERITORIOUS SERVICE CATEGORY: To be eligible for election in the Meritorious Service Category,
candidates must meet the criteria within one of the following areas:

  1. Coaches: Must have coached a
    1. Virginia-DC High School or College Team,
    2. State Cup Team, ODP team, regional team, professional team, or a
    3. successful division, club, or league team for at least five seasons, or
    4. made other outstanding contributions to Virginia-DC Coaching.
  2. Game Officials:
    1. Must have at least 10 years as a Virginia-DC official and officiated in the center in at least one major game in Virginia-DC, or
    2. Must have 10 years as a professional league referee.
  3. Builder: Must have made a major, sustained positive impact, on Virginia-DC soccer at the:
    1.  College, league, club, state, or regional Level
    2.  This category includes owners, administrators, managers, or media representatives.

PLAYER CATEGORY: To be eligible for election in the Player Category, a player must meet the following
criteria.

  1. He or she MUST NOT have played actively for at least one year.
  2. He or she must have played in Virginia or DC for at least two seasons, and during those seasons must have at least one time been a:
    1. Member of a US National Team.
    2. League Most Valuable Player or League All-Star Player.
    3. Member of a league championships or runner-up team.
    4. State Cup or runner-up team.
    5. Recognized as an outstanding player of the era.

Submit nominations by downloading the online forms located on the right side of the page. 

Nominations must be received on or before 5PM on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.

Note:  All Nominations must include contact information for the individual being nominated!