| 1970-72 | Faud Mansour demonstrates soccer at elementary schools. |
| 1973-74 | Ken Johannson, Youth Hockey Director, asks Fuad Mansour to teach soccer to hockey players in off-season. Sixty players participate. |
| 1975 | Rochester Youth Soccer Association formed by Faud Mansour with the encouragement of Ken Johannson and Roger Lowe of the Rochester Park and Recreation Department. Over 160 players played at Rochester Vo-Tech. |
| 1977 | Over 650 children play soccer in RYSA's 3rd season. |
| 1979 | Over 1200 children play soccer in RYSA's 5th season. |
| 1982 | RYSA has 98 teams and over 1600 players. U12 Lancers become first RYSA traveling team to win State Championship. RYSA hosts its first traveling team tournament. Sixteen teams participate. |
| 1983 | U10 age group is divided into U8 and U10 age groups. U14 Arrows win Minneapolis Indoor Soccer Championship. |
| 1984 | RYSA reorganizes and forms Traveling Committee |
| 1986 | Rochester has 109 youth soccer teams. |
| 1990 | Rochester has 123 youth soccer teams. Rochester hosts the Star of the North Games. |
| 1991 | RYSA begins using new soccer fields at Zumbro Park in SW Rochester for Saturday games. |
| 1992 | Rochester has over 150 teams. Rochester host Junior Olympics. |
| 1993 | RYSA begins using the new Watson Sports Complex soccer fields in NW Rochester for Saturday games. |
| 1994 | Over 2000 children register for soccer. Rochester hosts Star of the North Games. |
| 1995 | RYSA celebrated their 20th year. Over 3000 children registered for soccer. |
| 1996 | The first grade teams play small sided games (4V4). |
| 1997 | RYSA is reorganized and forms an Executive Committee with a Recreational Committee, Traveling Committee and Tournament Committee. Recreational League is named Zumbro Valley Recreational Soccer with Byron, Eyota, Kasson-Mantorville, Plainview-Elgin, and Rochester participating. Second Grade teams play small sided games (5V5). |
| 1998 | Over 4000 children register for soccer, including over 650 traveling soccer players. RYSA has 42 Traveling teams and 240 Recreational teams. Wabasha joins the Zumbro Valley Recreational Soccer League. |