Dr Pepper Dallas Cup “Super 17s” – Part of the Tournament’s 35th Anniversary Celebration
With teams from Denmark, Mexico, Costa Rica, Sweden and all across the USA, the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup launches the Under 17 Super Group
Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXV is getting ready for another successful and highly competitive tournament.
In commemoration of its 35th anniversary tournament, Dr Pepper Dallas Cup announced today the addition of the Super 17s for the 2014 tournament.
Composed of six international and six domestic teams, the Super 17s bracket will provide the U-17 age group a standout division similar to the U-19’s esteemed Gordon Jago Super Group.
“The quality of teams that applied for the U-17 age group this year was once again tremendous,” said Dr Pepper Dallas Cup Executive Director, Andy Swift. “Due to the number of exceptional teams, we were able to create a twelve-team Super Group while not diminishing the regular U-17 bracket, which will still consist of 28 highly regarded domestic and international teams.”
The creation of the Super 17s allows the tournament to accept 25% more teams to the U-17 age group than in previous years, an important aspect to the numerous scouts and college coaches that attend the annual event. The twelve teams that will participate in the Super 17s hail from five countries and four states.
Dr Pepper Dallas Cup XXXV will run from April 13th through April 20th, 2014, with the Super 17s final being played on April 20th at the Cotton Bowl Stadium.
2014 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup Super 17s Participants include:
- Aalborg BK – Denmark
- CF Monterrey Rayados – Mexico
- Club America – Mexico
- Costa Rica U17 National Team – Costa Rica
- IF Brommapojkarna Sweden
- Tigres UANL – Mexico
- Boca United Gold – Florida
- CZ Elite – California
- Dallas Texans U16 Academy – Texas
- FC Copa Academy Juniors – New Jersey
- FC Golden State Diamond – California
- UFA New Jersey Strikers – New Jersey
Dr Pepper Dallas Cup is the oldest and most prestigious international youth soccer tournament in the United States, celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2014. Dallas Cup consists of seven age groups from U13 to U19 and entertains on average more than 100,000 spectators during the week. Since its inception in 1980, Dallas Cup has hosted teams and referees from across 47 states, six continents and more than 100 countries. Follow Dallas Cup on Twitter, Facebook and on Instagram.
