San Francisco’s soccer heritage spans nearly 150 yearsIn San Francisco, competitive soccer teams started forming around the 1880s or '90s. The San Francisco Soccer Football League was established in 1902 and became the top league in the city. A youth soccer powerhouse is bornCourtesy SF VikingsDuring this period, many amateur soccer clubs would come and go in the crowded San Francisco soccer community. In the 1970s, the Vikings were one of the first soccer clubs nationwide to offer development programs for girls soccer. At the event, a proclamation from San Francisco Mayor London Breed was read, naming June 4, 2022, the "Vikings Soccer Club Day."

Source: New York Times June 11, 2022 11:11 UTC