How they got to Nationals

Crew Juniors won the Ohio South State Cup. With a 4-0 win in the semifinals followed by a 2-0 win in the finals they gained entry to the Region II Championships. There they would score 29 goals, while allowing only four, to go undefeated through all stages of play to win the Region II Championship. This victory gained Crew Juniors passage to the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championships. 

National Championship Series History

State Champs: 2010, 2011, 2012

Regional Champs: 2010, 2012

Key Players

Cole Denormandie, Kofi Agyapong, Christopher Davis, Matthew Walker, Adam Montague and Jordan Tyler all scored three goals in the Region II Chmpionships to take up 6 of the top 10 scorer spots.

College Programs

David Abidor - Dayton
Kofi Agyapong - Columbia
Abdul-Fatai Alashe - Michigan State
Luke Blades - Davidson
Wes Charpie - South Florida
Christopher Davis - Cincinnati
Cole Denormandie - Cincinnati
Chandler Gagnon - Memphis
Jeffrey Gal - Creighton
Matthew Gardner - Ohio State
Nicholas Hagglund - Xavier
Matthew Hill - Xavier
Vlad Lekarev - Bowling Green
John Macias - Evansville
Adam Montague - Michigan State
Jacob Rice - Carnegie Mellon
Maxwell Riehemann - Davidson
William Trapp - Akron
Jordan Tyler - Penn State
Matthew Walker - Xavier
William Walker - Xavier
Eriq Zavaleta - Indiana

Coach Info

Brian Bliss

• Playing:
  • Member of the Crew from 1996-1997
  • 21-year career in professional soccer
  • Member of the 1990 U.S. World Cup team. Total of 33 caps.
• Coaching
  • USSF A Coaching License
  • Began coaching career in 1999 as head coach of the A-League's Connecticut Wolves
  • Kansas City assistant coach from 2000-2006; as well as iterim coach from July-December 2006.

How they got to Nationals

Through all stages of the Georgia State Cup GSA 93 Phoenix Red scored 19 goals and allowed just three to earn themselves championship win. GSA Phoenix continued their undefeated ways while not conceding a goal in the group stages of the Region III Championships. In the knockout stages a 3-2 win in the semifinals and a 3-1 win in the finals gained them entry to the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championships.  

National Championship Series History

State Champs: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

Regional Champs: 2012

National League Champs: 2009-2010

Lost in semi-finals of 2011 Region III Championships

Lost in finals of 2010 Region III Championships

Knocked out of group stages in 2010 US Youth Soccer National Championships

Knocked out of group stages in 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships

Key Players

Iain Smith was the top scorer in the Region III Championships with five goals.  Dominic Bonilla won the Golden Boot with his championship Georgia side at the 2010 US Youth Soccer ODP National Championships.

College Programs

Ehiosasele Aburime - Tyler CC
Dominic Bonilla - North Carolina Charlotte
Tucker Coons - College of Charleston
Darvin Ebanks - North Carolina
Jack Falle - Georgia Southern
Robby Greenfield - Michigan
Tyler Happ - Clemson
Tyler Hilliard - Syracuse
Adnan Junuzovic - Clayton State
Mitchell Kupstas - Brown
Chase Park - Georgia Southern
Tyler Peoples - Furman
Hugh Pringle - Syracuse
Matt Shreiner - Lehigh
Iain Smith - Clemson
Connor Yeaney - Hartford
Walker Zimmerman - Furman
Ammon Lakip - Clemson
Milton Sangabriel- Georgia Perimeter College
Jon Skinner - University of Georgia
Josimar Olmos - Georgia Military College

Coach Info

Nuno Piteira

• Coaching:
  • USSF National A License
  • US National Youth License
  • English FA Preliminary Certificate
  • Eight years as a professional (USL) coach -- coached National Championship in 1996
  • 1995 Coach Atlantic Coach of the year
  • 1996 National Coach of the Year
  • 2009-2010 State of Georgia competitive boys Coach of the year
  • Coached at collegiate level for eight years
    • Seven year college assistant.