CAL SOUTH NATIONAL CUP NAMES 4 YOUNGERS CHAMPS FOR 2009

WEST COAST FC TAKES 2 IN U13 BRACKET, LEGENDS & ARSENAL TAKE U12 TITLES

(Rancho Capistrano, CA) – Four teams in the U12 and U13 brackets were named as champions at the 2009 Cal South National Cup this weekend at the Rancho Capistrano Soccer Fields, as the National Cup concluded its Youngers brackets play. The Cal South National Cup is the first step on the ladder by which teams from Southern California may advance towards the crown jewel of youth soccer, the US Youth Soccer National Championships.

Two teams from the West Coast Futbol Club captured the titles in the Under-13 bracket. The West Coast FC U13 girls, after outscoring their opponents 19-1 in their previous five matches, found themselves locked up 1-all with the South Bay Force Black at the end of regulation and two overtimes with the South Bay Force Black girls. West Coast found themselves in possession of a championship trophy by sinking three penalty kicks while South Bay missed all opportunities to match them. On the U13 boys’ side, West Coast saw Legends FC score as many goals against them as had been scored in the entire tournament up to that point – two – but summoned up a trio of their own to grab their National Cup trophy.

Legends FC had a team in the U12 boys’ final as well, who prevailed 2-0 over the San Diego Surf White to secure their ticket to the Regionals. On the girls’ side, the U12 Arsenal FC had just gone through two scoreless matches in the two previous rounds where they outlasted their opponents on penalty kicks by a single PK each. In the final match against yet another team from Legends FC, a single goal was all they needed to wear the championship crown.

The opening round for the Olders brackets (U14-U18) of the 2009 Cal South National Cup gets underway on the weekend of April 18-19, while the U19 teams don’t begin play until May 23. Champions from each bracket in the Cal South National Cup, as well as teams chosen through Far West Regional League play and several wild card teams, will gather in Lancaster, CA from June 15-21 as Cal South gets their chance to play host to the US Youth Soccer Far West Regional Championships. Winners in the U14 to U19 brackets then move on to the US Youth Soccer National Championships from July 21-26 in Lancaster, MA.

Team photos of the Cal South National Cup Youngers champions and finalists can be accessed here.

For more information on the Far West Regionals, please go to http://www.regioniv.org. For more information on the National Championships, go to http://www.usyouthsoccer.org.

2009 Cal South National Cup Youngers Champions

BU12 Legends FC
GU12 Arsenal FC
BU13 West Coast FC
GU13 West Coast FC