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                          2008  

      NORTH AMERICAN POLICE SOCCER CHAMPIONS

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                                    2009      

          NEW YORK STATE POLICE/FIRE GAMES 

                GOLD AND BRONZE MEDALISTS

EXPERIENCED PLAYERS INTERESTED IN TRYING OUT FOR THE TEAM CONTACT LT. RON MEJIA SEE BELOW:               

                                       WWW.RON@NYPDSOCCER.COM

                                           OR CALL 347-585-1186  

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 LEAGUES: Cosmopolitan League Metro 1 and Over 30  

                                (Home Field Is Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Field #9-)                    

                 League Website:  www.cslny.com

NYPD "FINEST" SOCCER RETURN VICTORIOUS FROM THE 2009 POLICE/FIRE GAMES HELD IN ALBANY NEW YORK 

               The NYPD Soccer team participated in the 2009 NYS Police and Fire Games held in Albany New York on June 11 and 12 of this year. This is an annual soccer tournament that draws police/Fire soccer teams from NYS. Amongst this years participants were a split squad from the NYPD "Finest" Soccer team, (White and Blue), Suffolk PD, Nassau PD, Rochester PD, the NYS Troopers and the NY Enforcers. The tournament is a Round Robin style format where each team plays six games in two days.

               The NYPD White team went undefeated winning a total of six games, claiming the Gold Medal, the NY Enforcers captured the silver but only after defeating the NYPD Blue in the final game of the tournament which would decide what team would receive the Silver or Bronze medal.

 The NYPD "Finest Soccer Team" has amassed a total of 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at these Law Enforcement Games. "BIG UP" to the members of NY's Finest Soccer Team.

Check out Pics below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ron.nypdsoccer/2009NewYorkStatePoliceOlympics?feat=directlink

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NY RED BULLS AND THE NYPD SOCCER TEAM TRAVELED ON A HUMANITARIAN MISSION  TO COLOMBIA,  SOUTH AMERICA MAY 20-27 

                       "SOCCER FOR KIDS – BREAKING BORDERS”

                  Under the “Soccer for Kids - Breaking Borders" program, implemented by the New York Red Bulls in conjunction with the New York  City Police Department's Soccer Team, a delegation from both entities traveled to Colombia from May 20-27 and held several soccer clinics in different cities bringing underprivileged school children, 300 soccer balls and over 1,000 Red Bulls t-shirts, Police Athletic League T-shirts, cleats, shinguards, Goal keeper Gloves, hundreds of coloring books, crayons and other soccer apparel.

                 Through this delegation of goodwill, the movement’s goal was to send a positive message that reflected the way in which the sport of soccer can help individuals achieve a better standard of living, showing that nothing is impossible with the joint efforts of both countries.

              This trip took place in the cities of Pereira, Manizales, Armenia and Santa Rosa where over 2,000 kids were visited. In Manizales, the delegation visited the schools, Fe y Alegria, José María Vargas Vila and Santa Clara. In Armenia, the group conducted a clinic prior to the friendly with the Armenia Police Force. The delegation also had the opportunity to visit the school, Pedro José Rivera, In Santa Rosa, the alma mater of Red Bulls head coach Juan Carlos Osorio.

                         The NYPD Soccer Team took part in several friendly matches to establish closer ties with their Colombian counterparts, who have received the program with great enthusiasm and worked hard to ensure that their campaign was successful.  The NYPD Finest Soccer Team traveled to the Colombian cities of Manizales, Armenia and Pereira where they played three matches against host police departments, recording a record of 1 win (4-0), 1 loss (2-1), and 1 tie (1-1). 

                           Several members of the team that included Lt Ron Mejia, Det. Donato Romano, PO Marco Alzate, (Cali) PO Jorge Bedoya, (Medellin) along with the NY Red Bulls, received the key of the city of Manizales from Mayor Juan Manuel Llano Uribe, at a packed ceremony held at his office in Downtown Manizales. The team also received a proclamation and "Shield of Honor" from the Commander of the Police, Colonel John Jaime Ospina Loaiza, thanking them for their humanitarian efforts in Colombia. Also on hand to praise the group from New York was the Governor of the Department of Caldas, Pilar Lours, who officially appointed them the Guest of Honor of the Department of Caldas.
"We are honored to have our department chosen for these clinics and to receive the donations," Lours said. "The children who benefited from this effort you are making will remember these moments for a long time."

                     The NYPD Finest Soccer Team was rewarded with great satisfaction and affection from the children and the school's staff, who were so gracious for the visits and the gifts. The group was treated to folk dances and songs performed by the children and traditional dishes prppared by the staff at every school they visited 

                             Our goal is to continue to visit countries in South and Central America and around the globe, allowing us to be in contact with children, and hope that these modest donations can be a message that would bring smiles to their faces, and become something very positive in their lives.  All of the members of the NYPD Soccer Team use their own funds and vacation time to travel on these trips and it is all worth it just to see a kid smile and shake your hand thanking you for the visit. The trip is very rewarding mentally and spiritually knowing the you can make a difference in a kids life, even if its for a moment.
 
                 Last year the team performed a similar trip in Guayaquil, Ecuador and are already planning a 2010 trip to Peru, El Salvador or Argentina.
 

To See Pics visit: 

                                                 Ecuador:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwfQZmzUyp4

 http://redbullsreader.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/rbny-teams-up-with-nypd-for-charitable-trip-to-ecuador/

                                                  Colombia:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ron.nypdsoccer/ColombiaTour2009?feat=directlink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFKhUao9HSs

http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_esp_news.jsp?ymd=20090526&content_id=4964800&vkey=news_esp_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107

http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090528&content_id=5015096&vkey=news_rbn&fext=.jsp&team=t107

http://bogota.usembassy.gov/pr_28_080509.html

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                         The team had a defeat On April 8th at Flushing Meadow Park where they hosted a Police Soccer team from Montenegro. The friendly match was part of NYPD "Finest" Soccer extension of friendship and brotherhood throughout the world. The teams exchanged mementos from their respective agencies and then played the match. It was competitive and physical that ended with a 2-1 final. After the match, members of both teams sat down for a team dinner and traded stories and had some laughs.

checkout Pics of the action at link below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ron.nypdsoccer/NYPDSoccerVsMontenegroPd?feat=directlink

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March 15------The team returned victorious from their recent trip to Chicago--In a match played at St XaverianUniversity on March 13, the Finest outscored the Chicago PD Soccer team 5-0, capturing the Chicago PD Emerald Society Cup. This event raised several thousand dollars that benefited the Chicago PD Memorial Foundation-

                    Check out Pics of the match at the following Link below:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ron.nypdsoccer/NYPDInChicago?feat=directlink

                                 Pics courtesy of Louiespics@aol.com

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BENEFIT MATCH
NYPD vs. NJ police in Bridgewater April 11

The NYPD soccer team, fresh off its Emerald Society Cup triumph in Chicago last weekend, will take on its New Jersey counterparts in a benefit soccer game at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J. on Saturday April 11 at 5 PM.

The match will be played prior to the Sky Blue FC-Gold Pride Women's Professional Soccer encounter.

There is a discounted price of $15 with $5 of each ticket being donated  towards the PBA Widows and childrens Fund and the New Jersey State PBA Survivor and Welfare Fund. For tickets please contact:

Deb Flynn, Account manager 732-271-7700x 314

EMAIL;  dflynn@skybluesoccer.com   www.skybluefc.com

CHECKOUT LINK WITH STORY @   

              http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3802709

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            2009 TOURNAMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS      

FEBRUARY- GOLDEN GOAL INDOOR QUARTER FINALIST

MARCH-     STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY FUTSAL SEMI-FINALIST

MARCH-    CHICAGO PD EMERALD SOCIETY CUP CHAMPIONS

                      2008  ACCOMPLISHMENTS                           

JANUARY-CLARKSTOWN INDOOR MENS OVER 30 -2ND PLACE

MARCH- STONYBROOK UNIVERSITY MEN'S OPEN FUTSAL-2ND PLACE 

APRIL-SECRET SERVICE INDOOR CHALLENGE MEN'S OVER 35 CHAMPS

APRIL-FINEST  YOUNG GUNS WIN 2ND PLACE IN THE FIRST ANNUAL SPRING SHOOT OUT  6 VS 6 INDOOR

APRIL-FINEST SENIORS WIN 2ND PLACE IN OVER 30 INDOOR WINTER LEAGUE AT CUNNINGHAM SOCCER CENTER

MAY--FINEST WIN 3RD PLACE OUT OF 20 TEAMS THAT COMPETED IN THE 2008 COSTA RICA CUP IN JACO BEACH

MAY--FINEST TRAVEL TO ECUADOR FOR A ROUND OF FRIENDLIES AND RETURN UNDEFEATED WITH 2 WINS AND 1 DRAW

JUNE--NYS POLICE OLYMPICS, WINNERS OF THE GOLD AND BRONZE MEDALS

JULY-- "BATTLE OF THE BADGES"--- CHAMPIONS

AUGUST--BRONX COMMUNITY AFFAIRS CARIBBEAN CUP-CHAMPS  

SEPT--- NORTH AMERICAN POLICE SOCCER CHAMPIONS

                     ON TOUR AROUND THE WORLD                

BERMUDA/  HOLLAND/  LAS VEGAS/  OTTAWA/ CHICAGO

COSTA RICA/  TRINIDAD & TOBAGO/ SEATTLE

LOS ANGELES/  TORONTO/  PHILADELPHIA

ST LOUIS/  VANCOUVER/  CALGARY/ OREGON

NEW JERSEY/  ALBANY/  FLORIDA/  D.C./  BURNABY-CANADA

ECUADOR/

This is the official website of the NYPD’s Men's Soccer Team. It is not an official City of New York or NYPD   website. The NYPD does not Fund the team and all partcipation is done on a voluntary basis where team members participate on their own time. All information shall not be considered that given by the New York City Police Department or NYPD. The  NYPD acronym and the NYPD Shield Design are federal registered trademarks owned by the City  of New York  and are used herein with permission.                                      

The New York's Finest Soccer Club is a Non-For Profit organization that consists of New York City Police Officers of different ranks and ethnic backgrounds. We love to play the game of soccer and are always looking for a challenge. Our team currently has over 40 members which make up two very competitive teams. The team is a tight family on and off the field. We enjoy helping others and we participate in several charitable tournaments throughout the year here and abroad.

The NYPD does not provide any funding for our team. All expenses are out of pocket and team members use their own time to participate in games and tournaments. Expenses to team members include Uniforms, equipment, league fees, training facilities, referee fees, transportation and Donations contributed to charitable events.   

 Interested in making a donation: Please send a check to C/O:

 The New York's Finest Soccer Club--

P.O. Box 51. Thiells, N.Y. 10984-0051 

Tax I.D. # available upon request E-mail requests to www.ron@nypdsoccer.com 

Donations of over $200.00 will appear on our "Sponsors Page"  

           NYPD Soccer has made Contributions to the Following:        

Dirk Wrede Fund // Sergio Villanueva Fund// D.C. Scores// American Cancer Society//Missing and Exploited Children's Fund// Victims of Domestic Violence//"Stop the Violence Program" // Police Officers orphans and widows Fund//Lindenhurst "Kennedy" Memorial S.T.// Police Activities League-Portland// Barwick Newton National Law Enforcement Memorial-St Louis // American Cancer Society

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                                  The Finest return victorious from Seattle Washington where they participated in this year's North American Police Soccer Tournament.

                                 The NYPD Men's Soccer team traveled to Seattle Washinton to participate in the 2008 North American Police Soccer Tournament. This soccer tournament has been in existence since the 1980's and is heralded as the top Law Enforcement soccer competition throughout Canada and the United States. It is held once a year and is participated by Law Enforcement teams from Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. There are several other tournaments held in places like California that claim to be top rated, but as evidenced this year many of the west coast teams that excel in these so called tournaments, were sent home early, not making it past regular play. It is  a display of the talent and competition that the North American Police Soccer Tournament attracts.

                                  This year the Seattle Police Department hosted the competition in their city and the benificiaries of this event were two children's programs "Tree House" and "Child Haven".

                                  This was a record breaking year for the NAPST, where it was the largest gathering of Law Enforcement Agencies participating in a Soccer Tournament to date. There were 40 teams that participated in this event. They were as follows: Masters=5, Women's Rec=8, Men's Rec=10, Women's open=5 and Men's open=12. Amongst the men's open teams were representatives from, Los Angeles, Peel, Saint Louis, Chicago, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, Toronto, New West, Washington, Florida and the NYPD.

                                   The Finest finished off regular play with a 3-1 record allowing only two goals and putting 10 in the net. Making it to the semi-finals the Finest were matched up against a revamped Toronto team that looked like a new team. With a slew of new players they looked impressive during regular play as they sported the benefits of having a sponsor by having three new kits, knapsacks, sweatsuits and matching training cones. After all was said and done the Finest outscored the Blues 3-1 thereby advancing to the final. Goals were tacked on by P.O. Jorge Bedoya-23rd Pct(4 goals in competion, all headers) and P.O. Steven Fadugba-63 Pct, who scored two goals minutes apart.

                                 Moving on to the final game, the Finest were matched up against Vancouver. This team not only outsized the Finest in height but by their impresssive collection of championship trophys won in the history of this tournament. The Finest had put them away during regular play 2-1, but not after taking a beating by their physical play on the field and their relentless pressure in the air.      

                                Shortly after the start of the game the Finest went on top 1-0 after P.O. Carlos Villacres-90 Impact sent a shot into the net after the keeper could not handle the ball letting it go through his hands. Several minutes later however the Vancouver team equalized when a rocket shot was sent into the net by one of the players that was left unmarked just outside the box. The game ended in a 1-1 draw but not after several opportunities to score were thwarted by the Vancouver keeper and his friend the goalpost. The game went into a 10 minute sudden death showdown where the Finest bombarded the Vancouver net with shots but the ball could not and would not find its way in the net. Due to the Deep bench that the Finest carried, the team kept fresh legs in on offense and the midfield thus wearing down the Vancouver team.

                                 With no score in the first 10 minutes of overtime, the game went into its second 10 minute sudden death match. After the 8th minute, substitutions were made to prepare for the ensuing round of penalty kicks. With 5 seconds left in the game, P.O. Jose Sura-P.A. lofted in a long and accurate throw-in that connected with P.O. Jorge Bedoya-23 Pct. who outjumped the taller Vancouver players. His header sailed past the defense to the back post where it was tapped in by a sprinting P.O. Carlos Villacres of the 90 Impact. Just before the celebrations started everyone could hear the referees watch beep that time was up.-NYPD Soccer Team are the 2008 NAPST Champs

                                  This is the second time the Finest capture the NAPST Trophy-The last time was in Los Angeles in 2002.  In 2004 the Finest Made it to the Final at Calgary Canada but lost to New Jersey Strikers 2-1 during a tough match. 

                   See albums page upper left corner for Photos

         In May The NYPD "Finest" Soccer Team  traveled to Ecuador to play a series of charity games and to conduct soccer clinics to local school children. The New York Red Bull's donated 150 soccer balls and 700 Red Bulls t-shirts and gear that were distributed to the students at several schools including Republica De Estados Unidos, a public school that provides education to underprivileged children in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil.

               For their humanitarian efforts the Red Bulls New York as well as the Ecuadorian Consulate of New York presented the NYPD Soccer team with a plaque in appreciation of their humanitarian efforts in Ecuador. This Plaque was presented to the team on the field during halftime  of the match between the NY Red Bulls and Barcelona held at the Meadowlands on August 6. The NYPD Soccer team was honored to provide security for the Barcelona Players during their training session at Central Park on August 6th and took photos and donated NYPD Soccer T-shirts and hats to the Players at Central Park.  -See Albums Page upper left hand corner for photos

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwfQZmzUyp4

         

Sunday, May 18
*************************N.Y.'S FINEST UNBEATEN ON TOUR IN ECUADOR****************************

Tuesday, May 6
**********FINEST FALL IN THE SEMI FINALS AT THE COSTA RICA CUP**********

Sunday, April 13
*******APRIL 2008--NYPD Finest Seniors Win Men's over 35 Competition in Maryland*******

Sunday, April 13
******* APRIL 2008-- N.Y's Finest S.C. First Annual Indoor Spring Shoot Out a Success*******

Friday, April 18
*******APRIL 2008 SENIORS WIN 2ND PLACE IN OVER 30 INDOOR LEAGUE*******

Sunday, March 2
*******FEB 2008-NYPD WIns 2nd Place At Stony Brook University 5 Vs. 5 Futsal Tournament*******

*******JAN 2008--NYPD wins 2nd Place at the Clarkstown Indoor Invitational Jan 13, 2008*******