Super-20 League News Release
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. – Six teams from the Super-20 League have clinched their spots at the 2013 Super-20 Finals at the world-class facilities of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The North American Finals are set for July 18-21 at IMG and will include 16 of the top men’s teams from throughout North America fighting for the national title.
Ten spots remain unclaimed with crucial games set for this weekend.
Mid Atlantic Division
Junior Lone star FC
Junior Lone star FC
Junior Lone Star FC from Southwest Philadelphia has enjoyed a highly successful season in 2013. With an undefeated record of 5-0-2, Junior Lone Star FC has accumulated 17 points from its seven games. JLSFC is the first team to qualify out of the Mid Atlantic Division and the second spot remains open with Potomac SC, Real Maryland FC, and Harrisburg City Islanders all still in the hunt.Mid South North & South Divisions
Texas Football Club (North)
Laredo Heat SC (South)
Alamo SC (South)
All three qualification places in the two Mid South Divisions have been claimed, with Texas Football Club, Laredo Heat FC, and Alamo SC earning trips to the finals. The Mid South, divided into North and South subdivisions, featured 10 teams during the regular season. The winners of the five-team North and South subdivisions earn a place, as well as the top overall second-place team.
Texas Football Club (North)
Laredo Heat SC (South)
Alamo SC (South)
All three qualification places in the two Mid South Divisions have been claimed, with Texas Football Club, Laredo Heat FC, and Alamo SC earning trips to the finals. The Mid South, divided into North and South subdivisions, featured 10 teams during the regular season. The winners of the five-team North and South subdivisions earn a place, as well as the top overall second-place team.
Texas Football Club has won the Mid South’s North subdivision this year with the maximum of 18 points from six games. Laredo Heat SC, with 19 points from seven matches, is the top team out of South subdivision. The top second-place squad, and recipient of the third and final spot in the Finals, is Alamo SC of the South subdivision. At 5-1-2 and 17 points from eight matches, Alamo is five points ahead of the next best team.
Midwest West Division
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
St Louis Scott Gallagher is the first of two teams that will qualify out of the Midwest West Division. The Missouri side has run away with the division, taking 19 points from seven games played. With one game left to play, SLSG has a (6-0-1) record and sits nine points above the second place team, Cincinnati Premier (10 points). Cincinnati will contend with last year’s champs, the Chicago Fire, for the other qualification spot out of the Midwest West, and the Fire will likely not miss out on a chance to defend their title without a fight.
North Atlantic West Division
Reading United AC
Reading United AC has posted the highest points total in the Super-20 League this year. An 8-1-0 record has yielded 24 points from nine games, and the first berth of two from the North Atlantic West Division. Reading’s staggering goal differential of +39 is a good indication that it will be a strong contender for the 2013 crown. With 44 goals scored and only three conceded, Reading United AC stands out as a powerhouse both offensively and defensively.
Midwest West Division
St. Louis Scott Gallagher
St Louis Scott Gallagher is the first of two teams that will qualify out of the Midwest West Division. The Missouri side has run away with the division, taking 19 points from seven games played. With one game left to play, SLSG has a (6-0-1) record and sits nine points above the second place team, Cincinnati Premier (10 points). Cincinnati will contend with last year’s champs, the Chicago Fire, for the other qualification spot out of the Midwest West, and the Fire will likely not miss out on a chance to defend their title without a fight.
North Atlantic West Division
Reading United AC
Reading United AC has posted the highest points total in the Super-20 League this year. An 8-1-0 record has yielded 24 points from nine games, and the first berth of two from the North Atlantic West Division. Reading’s staggering goal differential of +39 is a good indication that it will be a strong contender for the 2013 crown. With 44 goals scored and only three conceded, Reading United AC stands out as a powerhouse both offensively and defensively.
Additional Super-20 League Finals qualifiers will emerge in the coming days as the regular season wraps up. Finalists from the Southeast, North Atlantic East, New England, and Midwest East divisions have yet to emerge, while the Mid Atlantic, Midwest West, and North Atlantic West each have one berth left to hand out.
The 2013 Finals will be held America’s largest and most advanced multi-sport training and education complex. IMG Academy hosted a myriad of soccer team training camps in recent years, including clubs such as the Seattle Sounders, D.C. United, the Columbus Crew, Sweden’s Malmö FF, as well as the U.S. Women’s National Team preparing for the London Olympic Games and the Antigua & Barbuda Men’s National Team preparing for World Cup qualifying.
The 2013 Super-20 North American Finals will serve as an important player identification event for the PDL, as well as for U.S. National Teams. PDL coaches will be in attendance to scout talent, along with USL National Technical Director Peter Mellor, a longtime USSF Staff Coach.
The 2013 Super-20 North American Finals will serve as an important player identification event for the PDL, as well as for U.S. National Teams. PDL coaches will be in attendance to scout talent, along with USL National Technical Director Peter Mellor, a longtime USSF Staff Coach.