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Local teams do well at US Club Soccer National Cup

31 Jul, 2008

By Joe Dougherty, Potomac Soccer Wire Youth Editor

Six area teams advanced to the finals of the US Club Soccer National Cup championships in Virginia Beach, with four teams bringing home championships.

The FC Virginia Synergy, who represent Fairfax Police Youth Academy (FPYC), and the VISTA Shockwave each won titles, with the Synergy taking the U14 girls "Super Group" and the Shockwave capturing the U16 girls "Super Group."

FC Virginia narrowly edged West Pines United FC Extreme from Florida, 2-1 in the opening round before routing the Florida side in the final, 5-0, which included a hat-trick by Alex Gogolin, and a goal a piece by Imani Ervins and Madison Flanagan. Goalkeepers Haley Machen and Lauren Hicks shared the shutout in goal.


Synergy celebrate their win (courtesy FC Virginia)

The Shockwave had little difficulty in their three opening round matches, tallying 13 goals and giving up one to advance to the final. The Shockwave continued their run with a 4-0 win over Les Bois SA Elite from Idaho.

On the boys side, TAP FC Barcelona returned home with the U13 "Premier" championship, while Team America FC 93 won the U14 "Premier" title.

[Editor's note: We had originally mis-reported the above boys results, mistaking TAP FC and Team America as the same club. There is not TAP FC 93, it was the Team America FC 93 that won teh U14 Premier title]

In a score more resembling a hockey game, TAP U13 beat Real San Francisco Destroyers from northern California, 8-7 in the final. After beating New York's Middlepath FC United, 3-0 in the preliminary round, Team America U14 upended Middlepath again in the final, 3-1.

Two other local teams finished as runners-up: the Olney Rangers lost to the Califonia Odyssey, 1-0 in the U14 boys "Super Group," while the Northern Virginia Royals fell to the Lobitos Velocity of California, 2-1 in the U15 boys "Premier" group.

The tournament was held July 26-29 at the Hampton Roads Soccer Complex and the Princess Anne Soccer Complex.

The US Club Soccer National Cup debuted in the summer of 2002 and has grown to include boys and girls U11 through U17 age groups in Super Group and Premier divisions. This year the National Cup started with more than 1,400 teams competing in nine regional tournaments held across the country from Memorial Day weekend through the July Fourth weekend. Regional winners advance to the National Cup Finals.

US Club Soccer National Cup Champions

U13 Boys Premier TAP FC Barcelona (VA)
U13 Boys Super Group Los Alamitos SC Vikings (CA-S)
U14 Boys Premier Team America FC 93 (VA)
U14 Boys Super Group California Odyssey Soccer Club Odyssey 94 Boys (CA-N)
U15 Boys Premier Lobitos Soccer Club Lobitos Velocity (CA-N)
U15 Boys Super Group Santa Clra Sporting FC Santa Clara Sporting92B (CA-N)
U16 Boys Columbus FC Columbus FC U-16 (OH)
U16 Boys Super Group Modesto Ajax United Football Club Elite 92B (CA-N)
U17 Boys Premier Mass Premier Bulldogs (MA)
U17 Boys Super Group Real Salt Lake Arizona 91 Boys (AZ)
U13 Girls Premier Freehold Lady Strikers (NJ)
U13 Girls Super Group Federal Way Reign 94 Purple (WA)
U14 Girls Premier Fairfax Police YC FCV Synergy (VA)

U14 Girls Super Group Federal Way USA Reign '93 Purple (WA)
U15 Girls Premier Buffalo United BUSC U15G (NY-W)
U15 Girls Super Group Placer United Soccer Club Prestige 93 Gold (CA-N)
U16 Girls Premier Buffalo United Elite (NY-W)
U16 Girls Super Group VISTA Shockwave (VA)
U17 Girls Premier OCSA Coastal Crew 90 (NC)
U17 Girls Super Group PDA Pride (NJ)

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About the Author
Joe Dougherty is a long-time player, coach and soccer columnist in Northern Virginia. He played his rec and travel soccer with Braddock Road Youth Club, where he also coached and served as tournament director. Joe also coached with McLean Soccer Club, Great Falls Soccer Club and VISTA. He currently coaches the VSA Heat (rising) U13 girls team. Joe has written frequently about soccer in The Connections Newspapers and Journal Newspapers, and is excited to be a member of the Potomac Soccer Wire team. He lives in Haymarket with his wife and three kids, two of which play travel soccer with VSA. The third is a budding gymnast aiming to follow in Paul Hamm’s footsteps. Joe has a USSF “C” license and holds the NSCAA National Diploma.

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