Champions Earn Berths to USYS National Championships
Champions were crowned at the US Youth Soccer Region IV Championships this past weekend as winning clubs advance to the National Championships event to be played in July. A weekend of competitive soccer action brings the final stage closer to being set as US Youth Soccer enjoys another year of success.
Youth Soccer News: The 2017 US Youth Soccer Region IV (West) Championships came to an exciting close on Sunday in Seattle, Washington, as 14 teams hoisted titles.
Winners secured berths to the 2017 US Youth Soccer National Championships, which will be held July 24-30 at the Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas.
Cal South led the way with five teams crowned champions, while Utah secured three winners. Nevada won two titles, and Arizona, Cal North, Colorado and host Washington each had one champion. West Coast FC (CA-S) won three titles as a club, while Celtic FC (UT) claimed two.
# Advances to National Championships as Region IV representative. U15 Girls La Roca to represent the National League.
“The feeling to be a champion today is pretty awesome,” said U18 Girls Arsenal Colorado Academy 99 coach Luis Dominguez, Jr., whose team beat two-time National finalist La Roca Premier PO (UT) in overtime. “When that final whistle blew, it was a huge weight off of our shoulders as a group. It has been a tough road, but they found a way to win.”
The U18 Girls final was one of two games to go to overtime on Sunday, as Celtic FC Premier SA (UT) needed a penalty shootout to claim the U16 Girls championship. In all, nine of the 14 finals were decided by one goal during the final day of play in Seattle.
“Heading to Texas is going to be huge for us,” said Dominguez, Jr. “We’ve been to a regional final before and came up short, but now it’s our chance. We’re going to play eight quality teams. To have the opportunity to play those teams, it’s going to be a tough road. But, hopefully our girls can have the same mindset and can become National Champions.”
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