| LAFC Boys Overall Winners of Champions Cup April 08, 2007 Update—Sunday April 8, 2007 LAFC Boys Overall Winners of the Champions Cup
ORLANDO, Fla. California clubs swept the 2007 Champions Cup titles on Easter Sunday, April 8 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. San Juan SC claimed the girls’ championship, while LAFC was victorious in the boys’ competition.
Eight boys’ clubs and eight girls’ clubs came to Orlando, Fla. to determine a true national club champion by competing on the field. Each of a club’s three teams—U13s, U15s and U17/U18s—earned points towards their club’s placement at the 2007 Champions Cup. Final club standings, full results and photos of the victors can be found online at www.usclubsoccer.org. In the boys’ competition, LAFC and San Juan SC each advanced two teams to first-place matches. With teams in a first-place match and a pair of third-place matches, Scott Gallagher SC (Mo.) also had an opportunity to win the Champions Cup. Competing in its first Champions Cup, LAFC won the boys’ championship by virtue of its U17s and U15s finishing first with a 4-2 victory over San Juan SC and a 1-0 win against CASL, respectively, and its U13s claiming third also with a 1-0 shutout of CASL. San Juan SC earned runner-up status, while Scott Gallagher SC finished third. "With the difference of a goal in any age group, there could have been a different champion," said LAFC President Don Sheppard. "That’s how tight the competition was, so we’re thrilled to win the Champions Cup." Update—Saturday April 7, 2007
Update—Thursday April 5, 2007 LAFC 2—Concorde Fire 0
The Boys U13—Coached by Louie Bilowitz won their first game this morning. They played Atlanta Concorde Fire with a 2-0 Victory. |
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