Kansas Teams Advance to 2017 US Youth Soccer Region II Championships
FRISCO, Texas (June 9, 2017) – By winning the US Youth Soccer Kansas State Championships, the following teams have qualified to compete in the 2017 US Youth Soccer Region II (Midwest) Championships.
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Division
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Champion
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Hometown
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13U Boys
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Sporting BV SKC Academy 04
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Overland Park
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14U Boys
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Sporting BV SKC Academy 03
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Overland Park
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15U Boys
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FC Kansas City Academy Comets Elite 2002
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Kansas City
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16U Boys
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MUSC KC Fusion Academy 01
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Shawnee
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17U Boys
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MUSC KC Fusion Academy 00
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Shawnee
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18U Boys
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Kansas Rush Academy Blue 99
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Olathe
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19/20U Boys
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Kansas Rush Academy 98
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Olathe
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Division
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Champion
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Hometown
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13U Girls
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Sporting BV 04
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Overland Park
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14U Girls
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Sporting BV 03
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Overland Park
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15U Girls
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Sporting Blue Valley Roma 02
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Overland Park
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16U Girls
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Kansas Rush Academy 01
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Olathe
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17U Girls
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Sporting BV Rowdies 00
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Overland Park
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18U Girls
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KC Blaze Academy Blue Angels
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Overland Park
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19/20U Girls
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Overland Park Soccer Club Academy Velocity Cookson 98
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Overland Park
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The attending teams will be among the 224 top US Youth Soccer Boys and Girls teams from the 14 US Youth Soccer State Associations competing for the regional title, June 23-28 at the US Youth Soccer Region II Championships at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, S.D. Daily reports and complete results from the tournament will be available on http://Championships.USYouthSoccer.org/RegionII.
The Region II Championships will feature top teams in the 13U through 19/20U age groups. Preliminary games will take place Friday, June 23 through Sunday, June 25. After a rest day on Monday, semifinal matches will follow on Tuesday, June 27. The Region II Champions will be crowned following final games on Wednesday, June 28.
US Youth Soccer State Cup champions and select runners-up from 14 State Associations in Region II, including host South Dakota State Soccer Association will participate. The other State Associations represented are Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio North, Ohio South and Wisconsin.
Regional winners of the 13U through 19/20U age groups earn a berth to the 2017 US Youth Soccer National Championships, held July 24-30 at the Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas. One of the 14 national crowns awarded is the James P. McGuire Cup, the oldest trophy in youth sport dating back to 1935 with the inaugural youth championships.
The dates and locations for the 2017 US Youth Soccer Regional Championships and the 2017 US Youth Soccer National Championships are as follows:
2017 US Youth Soccer Region I Championships | Spotsylvania, Va.
Publix Virginia Soccer Training Center & Embrey Mill Complex
Round Robin: June 30 -July 2
Semis: July 3
Finals: July 4
2017 US Youth Soccer Region II Championships | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Yankton Trail Park
Round Robin: June 23-25
Semis: June 27
Finals: June 28
2017 US Youth Soccer Region III Championships | Greensboro, N.C.
BB&T Soccer Complex at Bryan Park
Opening Ceremony: June 22
Round Robin: June 23-25
Quarters: June 26 (13UB, 14U, 15U, 16U)
Semis/ Quarters: June 27 (Semifinals 19U/ Quarters 13UG, 17U & 18U)
Finals/ Semis: June 28 (Finals 19U/ Semis 13U-18U)
Finals: June 29 (Finals 13U-18U)
2017 US Youth Soccer Region IV Championships | Seattle, Wash.
60 Acres Soccer Complex
Registration: June 18
Round Robin: June 19-21
Quarters: 23
Semis: June 24
Finals: June 25
2017 US Youth Soccer National Championships | Frisco, Texas
Toyota Soccer Center
Player Luncheon: July 24
Round Robin: July 25-27
Semis: July 29 (15U-19/20U)
Finals: July 29 (13U & 14U); July 30 (15U-19/20U)
For more information on the US Youth Soccer National Championships visit
http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org, the online home for the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series providing the latest in news, information and more. Get all US Youth Soccer National Championship Series updates on
Twitter @usysncs.