San Diego Surf Cup 2014 Champions

soccerloco San Diego Surf Cup Recap and Champions

The soccerloco San Diego Surf Cup presented by Nike is a nationally recognized premier tournament, rated among the top two in the United States. Known as the “Best of the Best”, this soccer event is one of the most competitive and only elite teams are accepted.

Over 700 teams applied to participate to Surf Cup and only 376 were welcomed to play. Recognized as one of the best tournaments to gain college exposure, the event limits the number of teams from outside North America to provide more eligible USA teams access to college exposure. This year, the 34th annual soccerloco San Diego Surf Cup hosted over 450 college coaches and scouts.

Over 150 Olympians and 123 World Cup athletes have competed in Surf Cup’s tournaments over the years and it is definitely a proving ground for soccer success. Alex Morgan, Clint Dempsey, Rachel Buehler, Carlos Bocanegra, Hope Solo and Landon Donovan are among the famous professional soccer players who all played in Surf Cup. Long time tournament president Mike Connerley accepts only highly competitive teams into the tournament, so even playing in this tournament is a hallmark of success for youth soccer players.

The man behind this outstanding youth soccer event is its president, Connerley who is one of the most influential men in American youth soccer. Connerley has been the tournaments director of Surf Cup and it has been under his leadership that the event has grown into the highly professional and sought after tournament it is today.

Always generous to non-profit organizations, for fiscal year 2013, Surf Cup donated $381,525 to charities.

With twenty soccer fields brimming with top coaches, elite players and their families, the atmosphere is unique in America. More reminiscent of a huge youth soccer tournament in Europe, Surf Cup is a prestigious youth soccer event where futures are decided. While the Youngers weekend of competition (August 2-4th) is a flooded with the bright promise of tomorrow’s stars, the Older’s weekend (July 26-28th) is where dreams are tuned into reality. The fields are flooded with top college coaches sitting on the sidelines watching the action and determining their preferred rosters for the future.

San Diego is fortunate to be the home of youth soccer tournament, attracting highly competitive teams from around the nation. This event has a significant economic impact on San Diego and brings in millions of dollars. Held over two weekends, the older youth players compete during the first three day event and then the younger teams on the second. Attendance for the first weekend was 42,388 and for the second weekend, there was a record crowd of 56,954 for a total of just under 100,000 soccer lovers.

One of the most impressive tournaments in the USA, the soccerloco Surf Cup attracts top college coaches from around the country. Curious to know who registered to attend this year’s event and identify players? Please look at the list below, (partial listing only.)