Around the Leagues in July: ECNL, Girls Academy, USYS, and More
It’s nearing the end of July, and while the World Cup is in the midst of exciting Group Stage action, girls’ youth soccer has mostly wrapped up for the summer. Nonetheless, here’s all you need to know about what’s going on in youth girls’ soccer this month!
ECNL
The ECNL wrapped up its post-season this month. Now, players have some time to rest and recover before heading into the fall youth soccer season or college season!
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ECNL Girls Finals
This month both the ECNL Girls Champions and ECNL Regional League Champions were named.
ECNL Girls Championships
- U13 National Champions: Slammers FC HB Køge
- U14 National Champions: PDA Blue
- GSN ambassador Makena Lee scored the second goal for PDA, who ultimately won 2-1 over San Diego Surf
- U15 National Champions: Michigan Hawks
- U16 National Champions: Solar SC
- U17 National Champions: SLSG Navy
ECNL Regional League Champions
- U13 Regional League Champions: Missouri Rush
- U14 Regional League Champions: Chicago Inter
- U15 Regional League Champions: Slammers FC
- U16 Regional League Champions: Missouri Rush
- U17 Regional League Champions: FC Dallas
Inaugural Conference Cup
The league announced rosters for the first-ever Conference Cup, which will take place August 7-11 in Chula Vista, California. Ninety of the best U14 to U16 players were selected for six teams: North, West, Central, Northwest, Texas, and Southwest.
ECNL Star on the World Stage
Just INCREDIBLE! 🙌🙌🙌 https://t.co/YfNzW5HITC
— ECNL Girls (@ECNLgirls) July 26, 2023
16-year-old Casey Phair subbed on for South Korea in the Women’s World Cup! Phair is the youngest player ever to play in the tournament. She plays for PDA in New Jersey in the ECNL.
ECNL Player Signs Early to Purdue
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SLSG ECNL defender Zoe Cuneio graduated high school early and decided to commit to Purdue a year prior to originally verbally committing for 2024.
Girls Academy League
July also saw the GA wrap up its summer season and finals. The MVP, Golden Boot, and Golden Glove awards were handed out as well.
- U17 GA Champions: The St. James FC Virginia
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- U16 GA Champions: Lou Fusz Athletic
- U15 GA Champions: Tophat
- U14 GA Champions: South Shore Select
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Additionally, the GA released the final league standings!
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US Youth Soccer
The National Championships took place for US Youth Soccer clubs in Orlando from July 17 to 23.
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- 19U USYS Champion: No Ordinary Soccer Club
- 18U USYS Champion: Patriots FC
- 17U USYS Champion: Dakota Alliance SC
- 16U USYS Champion: Wasatch SC
- 15U USYS Champion: Galaxy SC
- 14U USYS Champion: FC Hawaii
New Rankings
TopDrawerSoccer released July rankings for the class of 2027!
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