The 2018 U.S. Club Soccer National Cup XVII Finals took place July 20-24 at the Aurora Sports Park, with 22 boys and girls champions in ages 13-19 crowned.
The culminating event of U.S. Club Soccer’s cup-based countrywide championship series brought more than 300 teams from 30 states across the country for five days of play with Super and Premier groups in each age.
Only one Colorado team ended up with a championship, as the Wheat Ridge-based Real CO Edge Select ’02 squad took the title in the Under-16 Girls Premier Group with a 2-1 win over the Mount Laurel United Pride of New Jersey.
The Real team — which included players from Boulder, Broomfield, D’Evelyn, Golden, Horizon, Ralston Valley, Standley Lake and Wheatridge high schools — scored 13 goals in the tournament and allowed only two.
Courtney Oakes is Sentinel Sports Editor. Reach him at 303-750-7555 or sports@sentinelcolorado.com. Twitter: @aurorasports. FB: Sentinel Prep Sports
U.S. CLUB SOCCER NATIONAL CUP XVIII GROUP CHAMPIONS
July 20-24, 2018, at Aurora Sports Park
13-U Boys: Super — Pateadores 05 YI Black; Premier — GPS ME Phoenix 05 Elite
13-U Girls: Super — Fever United 05 Penn; Premier — Apple Valley Storm
14-U Boys: Super — NY Stars Premier Galaxy; Premier — Mayas FC
14-U Girls: Super — South Shore Select 04 AP; Premier — NEFC BBA 04 South Elite
15-U Boys: Super — CV Leon 03 Green; Premier — SJSC Nevada United 03 Red
15-U Girls: Super — White Bear Sambas 03 Elite; Premier — West Coast SC Kaos
16-U Boys: Super — Eclipse Elite Black 02; Premier — Princeton FC Boca
16-U Girls: Super — Vision Academy; Premier — Real CO Edge Select 02
17-U Boys: Super — SJEB Rush 01 Academy; Premier — GPS NH 01 NPL
17-U Girls: Super — Watchung Hills NJ Elite Flames
18/19-U Boys: Super — Olymipacos Chicago 99 Red; Premier — Eastern FC Spartans 1999 NPL
18-19-U Girls: Super — Rio Rapids
