History of Our Club

Lincoln Soccer Association began in 2015 and contracted with area Director of Coaches to provide soccer for local players under the name Magellan Soccer Club. In Fall 2017 the Directors moved their family to California. After an ample applicant pool, LSA hired DOC Jorge Sambataro in December 2017, a professionally licensed coach and former player, to fill-out the final contract to Magellan Soccer Club and its members in May of 2018. At the conclusion of that contract and soccer year, Magellan Soccer Club ceased to exist.

In May of 2018, Villarreal C.F. sought out Director of Coaching Jorge Sambataro to begin a new club with them, under their worldwide Academy Program. Villarreal Nebraska Academy, an Official Partner Academy of Villarreal C.F. was born in Lincoln Nebraska with LSA as the first Official Partner Academy in the United States.

VILLARREAL NEBRASKA ACADEMY provides unparalleled soccer development in Nebraska and the region. Using an exclusive training curriculum mastered by our Director of Coaching, Jorge Sambataro, Villarreal Nebraska Academy provides high-level soccer development for youth of all ages in a unique academy environment designed to maximize the growth of every player. Serving players aged 3 through 19, Villarreal Nebraska Academy is the perfect organization for learning the love of soccer in a fun and family-friendly environment.

Villarreal Nebraska Academy players and parents, understand that true success in our club, and soccer in general, is defined by the continual growth in skills and character of our members. Villarreal Nebraska Academy's first priority is to equip players with the tools necessary to be autonomous players, smart players and good people. To be successful at all levels of the game, playing with no fear, playing with joy.

MAGELLAN SOCCER CLUB began in 2015. The Magellan Soccer Crest tells the beginnings of the LSA club and where LSA's history is rooted in and the historical foundations.