Northern Virginia Royals is an American soccer team based in Woodbridge, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The team plays its home games at Hellwig Memorial Field Stadium in nearby Manassas, Virginia, where they have played since 2010. The team's colors are blue, gold and white.
The team has a sister organization, the Northern Virginia Majestics, who play in the women's USL W-League, and fields a team in the USL’s Super-20 League, a league for players 17 to 20 years of age run under the United Soccer Leagues umbrella. Throughout their recent history, the Royals have enjoyed minor league affiliation with D.C. United, the nearby Major League Soccer franchise.
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