Youth Soccer News: Surf Cup Final Update Champions and Finalists
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Read Youth Soccer News: Surf Cup Director Mike Connerley on Tournaments, Teams and His Commitment to Youth Soccer.
Surf Cup is known as the Best of the Best and this year's competition was as high as ever, especially in the younger ages groups. According to Mike Connerley, "Surf Cup XXXII has been great. Both the Olders and the Youngers weekends were terrific, and the attendance for the younger teams is back to the 2007 pre-recession years. The competition has been tough with teams traveling from all over the country to attend the tournament in San Diego."
The word competition implies a contest and at the 32nd Surf Cup, the contest for the best of the best was demanding, requiring tactical, technical and mental as well as physical endurance and strength.
More than 670 teams applied to compete in Surf Cup XXIII and only 376 were accepted. Five State Championship teams did not make the cut to even compete in this prestigious youth soccer tournament. The best college and university coaches traveled far and wide to watch players and identify their freshman rosters.
Winning isn’t everything and youth soccer is a journey of player development and not short spurts to various finish lines. All the teams that participated in this youth soccer tournament should be proud they were accepted to play and rejoice in their experience of great soccer on the beautiful fields at the San Diego Polo Club in Del Mar, California. But in the words of a player whose team finished as a Finalist, “I don’t want to be second, I wanted us to win.” Remembering to place everything in context, congratulations should go to all those on this list!
Here are the Champions and Finalists for the Olders' weekend of competition
Boys Olders Final
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Bracket
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Champions
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Score of Final
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Finalists
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U18 Super
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West Coast FC
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2-1
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Sacramento United America
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U18 Gold
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Inter FC 95 Premier (UT)
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1-0
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Palo Alto Sc 95B Blue
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U18 Academy
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Crossfire Premier18 USSF Academy
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U17 Super
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Milan FC (Can)
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2-1
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Sacramento United Reds
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U17 Gold
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Marin FC ’96b Blue (Can)
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5-1
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CZ Elite
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U16 Super
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Milan FC Rossoneri (Can)
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6-0
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Sereno 97 Boys White (AZ)
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U16 Gold
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CZ Elite (Cas)
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1-0
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RSF Attack 96 Green
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U16 Academy
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Chivas Usa Youth Academy
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Girls Olders Final
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Bracket
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Champions
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Score of Final
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Finalists
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U18 Super
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Real SO CAL ECNL
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1-0 |
San Diego Surf SC White
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U18 Gold
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Players SC 95 SB (NV)
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1-0
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West Coast FC ECNL (CAS)
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U17 Super
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San Diego Surf SC 95/96
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3-0
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SO CAL Blues Draluck
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U17 Gold
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San Diego Surf SC 95/96E
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2-0
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Weston FC ’95 Premier B
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U16 Super
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West Coast FC ECNL
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1-0
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Slammers FC ECNL (CAS)
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U16 Gold
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Eastside FC Red 96 (WA)
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2-1
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Elite Girls Academy
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Here are the Champions and Finalists for the Youngers' weekend of competition:
Boys Younger Final
Under-15:
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| John Napier's San Diego Soccer Club team vs Golden State Match prior to Semi Finals Photo Credit: David S. Dawson |
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| Surf Cup Soccer Action - Photo Credit: Victor Baquero |
CV Manchester (Carmel Valley, CA) 3
San Diego Surf SC Academy (San Diego, CA) 0
Under-14:
PAC - San Jose Atlas (San Jose, CA) 1
De Anza Force SC Flue (San Jose, CA) 0
Under-13:
Pateadores LA (Los Angeles, CA) 3
FC Golden State Academy (Pasadena, CA) 1
Under 12:
Barcelona USA Academy (Santa Ana, CA) 3
FC Golden State Academy (Pasadena, CA) 1
Under-11:
Barcelona USA Academy (Santa Ana, CA) 3
San Diego Surf White (San Diego, CA) 2
Under-10:
Barcelona USA Academy (Santa Ana, CA) 1
Strikers FC (Irvine, CA) 0
Girls Youngers Final
Under-15:
Albion SC USA (San Diego, CA) 1
San Diego Surf White ECNL (San Diego, CA) 0
Under-14:
San Diego Surf SC White (San Diego, CA) 2
So Cal Blues Draluck (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 0
Under-13:
So Cal Blues U13 Rennie/Bobak (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 2
Manteca FC Newcastle (Modesto, CA) 0
Under 12:
So Cal Blues Otto (San Juan Capistrano) OT 1 / PK 3
San Diego Surf White (San Diego, CA) OT 1 / PK 2
Under-11:
Eagles SC (Newbury Park, CA) OT 1 / 3 PK
So Cal Blues U11 Baker (San Juan Capistrano, CA) OT 1 / PK 1
Under-10:
San Diego Surf White (San Diego, CA) OT 2 / PK 4
Eagles SC (Newbury Park, CA) OT 2 / PK 2
The Surf Cup Tournaments are premier tournaments, nationally and internationally recognized, and designed to promote the highest level of competition available in youth soccer. Exposure to college coaches is a major goal of Surf Cup, and our tournaments draw a lot of attention from all the major college programs. Our tournaments also attract large crowds, with attendance in the 25,000 – 28,000 range for each weekend.
All games at Surf Cup tournaments are played at a single site, the San Diego Polo Club, located in Del Mar, California. Eighteen full-sized (75×110), immaculately maintained fields provide the best playing surface in the country, if not the world. San Diego is a great vacation destination! Many teams who participate in our tournaments stay to enjoy the beaches, weather and other attractions.
Congratulations to all youth soccer players who competed in this year's San Diego Surf Cup.
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