About Us

Southwest United Sports Club (SWU) strives to provide the highest caliber of training and competition to youth soccer players in Edmonton. SWU players have many opportunities to advance their game, including instruction from highly qualified coaches, specialized training with our Technical Directors, goalkeeper training and tournament participation throughout Alberta, Canada, and the United States. The coaches of Southwest United continuously upgrade their coaching skills through the National Coaches Certification program (NCCP), Canadian Soccer Association licensing, and guest coach seminars. Five SWU coaches have Provincial B or higher licensing and most coaches have many years of coaching and playing experience.

High quality coaching contributes to Southwest United’s history of success in provincial and national competitions. The club’s crowning achievement came in 2008, when the SWU U18 boys' team won the national championship.  Meet the SWU Coaching Staff

Club Philosophy

The Southwest United Sports Club promotes and develops elite-level club soccer in south Edmonton. The club’s mandate is to offer the highest quality competitive and developmental programs for youth and adult soccer players. The club’s goal is to maximize the potential of players, coaches and officials.

Fees for Indoor 2011/12

$525.00 registration fee
$125.00 mandatory fundraising fee for “SWU Night” at the West Edmonton Mall World Waterpark (fall 2011) and West Edmonton Mall's Galaxyland (spring 2012). Amounts can be recouped by selling your tickets to friends and family.

Cost Benefits (all included in the registration and fundraising fees):

• technical training allowance: $2750.00
  includes an average of one session per week with a SWU technical trainer (each team is assigned a technical support coach).  SWU technical support staff: Pasquale De Luca, Tomasz Janas, Angel Lopez, Jorge Molina and Alex Dickson.
• goalkeeper training: up to $395.00 per team
  with Tomasz Janas at the Last Line of Defence academy. One semester per season.
  (value varies depending on training level assessed by LLD)
• S L Benfica (Portugal) training subsidy
  one week of outdoor team training with professional club coaches. Seminars for the SWU coaches. In previous years, SWU has subsidized $55 of $135 cost per player.
• tournament allowance (per team): $400.00 (indoor), $800.00 (outdoor)
• provincials travel allowance up to $1200.00
  nationals travel allowance up to $10,000.00
  (per team, varies with location)
• clothing and equipment: $125.00
  training shirt, two pairs of socks, one pair of shorts to keep (outdoor season and new players only), SWU back pack (new players only)
• goalkeeper equipment allowance (per team): ($100 – U12) ($150– U14 & up)  

We look forward to having you join our Southwest United Sports Club program!