06 Feb Triple J Spring 2023 Robbie Webber Youth soccer kicks off with 65 matches
[February 5, 2023 – Harmon, Guam] A total of 65 matches in six age categories kicked off to officially start of the Spring 2023 season of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.
Over 1,500 youth players in the U6, U8, U10, U12, U15 Boys, and U15 Girls from 13 clubs played on opening day. The 13 clubs taking part in this season’s youth league are the 76/Circle K Dededo Soccer Club, ASC Trust Islanders FC, Bank of Guam Strykers FC, Crushers FC, Guam Shipyard Wolverines, Matson Southern Heat, NAPA Rovers FC, Quality Distributors FC, Sidekick SC, Southern Cobras, Tigers, Tumon Typhoons SC, and the Wings FC.
In addition to the players, a dozen new referees who completed last month’s GFA Level 8 Introductory Referees Course received their first assignments Saturday, with another dozen from the course set to officiate their first matches in Week 2.
During the day, Triple J Auto Group showcased some of its newest fleet of vehicles at GFA. Additionally, Fizz & Co. served food and drinks continuing as the league’s concessionaire.
Normally starting the second week of February, the Robbie Webber Youth League began one week earlier to allow for preparations for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Group G that will be contested in Guam beginning Apr. 22. Guam’s U17 Women’s National Team will play the tournament’s opening match against the Philippines at 7 p.m. and will next play against Lebanon Apr. 24 at 7 p.m. The final match of the qualifiers will feature Lebanon and the Philippines on Apr. 26, also at 7 p.m. Guam will be hosting a centralized AFC tournament for the first time in a decade after previously hosting the AFC U16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers Group D in 2012.
In the meantime, the Robbie Webber Youth League, in its third season back since the COVID19 pandemic halted all sports leagues in 2020, will feature matches on Saturdays through to Apr. 1, with the season-ending Jamboree set for Apr. 8.
For a full schedule of Robbie Webber Youth League matches, visit https://guamfa.powerupsports.com
76/Circle K Dededo Soccer Club’s Trystan Santos celebrates with teammates during a match against the Matson Southern Heat on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
Tumon Typhoons FC’s Aubrey Ibanez moves to advance the ball past a Wings FC defender in a U15 Girls Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Kyeisha Camacho / GCC Student Intern
The Wings FC and Guam Shipyard Wolverines play in a U6 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
The Guam Shipyard Wolverines and the Sidekick SC play in a U10 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
The Crushers FC and Southern Cobras play in a U12 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
Tumon Typhoons FC and Quality Distributors FC play in a U8 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Kyeisha Camacho / GCC Student Intern
The ASC Trust Islanders played against the NAPA Rovers FC in a U8 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Kyeisha Camacho / GCC Student Intern
The ASC Trust Islanders and Quality Distributors FC play in a U12 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
The 76/Circle K Dededo Soccer Club U6 Girls played against the U6 ASC Trust Islanders Rosa in a U6 Division match on opening day of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League Saturday at the GFA National Training Center. Over 1,500 youth players played in 65 matches on opening day. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA