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Girls State Cup winners to be decided Oct. 19-20
BY DAN STICKRADT
WEB AND CONTENT EDITOR | DIRECTOR OF NEWS
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BRIGHTON, Mich. – Soccer players near and far across Michigan will be invading Brighton this weekend.
With the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) holding its annual State Cup in six different girls soccer age brackets Oct. 19-20, a multitude of quality youth club teams will be squaring off for a shot at a state title at Brighton’s Legacy Center Sports Complex.
The state finals will feature the U-19, U-18, U-17, U-16, U-15 and U-14 divisions with teams competing in the MSYSA state tournaments over the last month in both the MSYSA Elite Division and MSYSA Premier Division.
Teams began respective league play in late August and simultaneously competed in their respective pools for the state cup tournament along with the Round of 16, state quarterfinals and state semifinals tournaments held the last couple of weeks.
The winners will not only walk away with some state championship hardware but will also qualify for their respective United States Youth Soccer (USYS) Midwest regionals and perhaps even the USYS national tournaments. Both the regional and national tournaments will take place in June and July of 2025 at various locations across the Midwest and country, respectively.
Dates, sites and times of the USYS regional and national tournaments will be released at a later date.
There are over 230 different clubs of various sizes that field teams from recreational levels up to high-end club teams and feature several hundred teams in one of the entered the 2024 MSYSA State Cup tournament from across the state. Girls club teams from Michigan that compete in the Girls Academy or ECNL do not compete in the State Cup tournaments under the MSYSA and USYS, while boys soccer teams from the MLS Next Academy and ECNL also do not compete in the State Cup championships in the spring months.
Teams are broken down into the Elite Division and the Premier Division in one of six different age brackets and both feature different levels of the youth club soccer pyramid across Michigan.
Below are the matchups age divisions and levels of all of the state cup state finalists for the Fall 2024 seasons:
2024 MSYSA GIRLS SOCCER STATE CUP FINALS MATCHUPS:
Saturday, Oct. 19:
U-16 Elite Division Championships: Michigan Rangers FC U16G-Elite 64 vs. Cap City 2009 Girls-Grey, 8:30 a.m., Dome Field.
U-18/U-19 Premier Division Championships: Cap City 06/07 Girls-Grey vs. Force SC 2006G Green, 9:00 a.m., Fieldhouse Field.
U-15 Elite Division Championships: Nationals Union 2010 Girls-Black vs. PASS FC 2010G-NLC, 11:30 a.m., Dome Field.
U-17 Premier Division Championships: AYSO United 08G-Premier vs. Detroit City FC-Genesee 08G Rouge, 12:00 p.m., Fieldhouse Field.
U-14 Elite Division Championships: Michigan Tigers FC Elite 64 11G vs. MFA Revolution GR11G-Elite, 2:30 p.m., Dome Field.
U-16 Premier Division Championships: Nationals Genesee 09 Girls-Black vs. Michigan Rangers FC 09G-black, 3:00 p.m., Fieldhouse Field.
Sunday, Oct. 20:
U-15 Premier Division Championships: Royal Oak FC 2010 Girls-Green vs. MFA Revolution SS 10G-Black, 8:30 a.m., Dome Field.
U-18/U-19 Elite Division Championships: Michigan Rangers FC U19G Elite-64 vs. Nationals Union 06 Girls-Black, 9:00 a.m., Fieldhouse Field
U-14 Premier Division Championships: USA 11G-Premier vs. BC Fire 2011G-Blue, 11:30 a.m., Dome Field.
U-17 Elite Division Championships: Michigan Tigers FC Elite 64 08G vs. Plymouth Reign 08 NLC, 12:00 p.m., Fieldhouse Field.
BREAKDOWN
The Elite Division of State Cup is the top division. This division is intended for teams that participate in any multi-state regional or national league (Elite-64, Elite 64-Regional League, NLC, NAL and others) and some Great Lakes Premier League teams. Other teams may be considered to fill open spots in brackets. U13 – U18/U19 teams in the Elite division will be competing to earn spots at the US Youth Soccer (USYS) Midwest Regional Championships and potentially USYS National Championships.
The Premier Division of State Cup is the second division. This division is intended for teams that participate in leagues primarily contained to Michigan such as the Michigan State Premier Soccer Program and local select leagues. Other teams including teams from the Great Lakes Premier League may be considered in order to fill open spots in brackets. U13 – U18/U19 teams in the Premier Division will be competing to earn spots at the US Youth Soccer Midwest President’s Cup and potentially National President’s Cup next summer.
Ultimately, division placement is at the discretion of the MSYSA State Cup Committee. However, regardless of division placement, each team can expect to play 3 or 4 self-scheduled preliminary games. Teams who do well will advance to the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and then eventually the Finals.
The U14–U18/U19 Girls teams participate in the Fall State Cup. U13 Girls and U13–U18/U19 Boys teams participate in the Spring State Cup.
DEFENDING GIRLS SOCCER STATE CUP CHAMPIONS 2023:
U-14 Elite Division Champions: Nationals Union 10 Girls Black SC 3, Michigan Rangers FC 10G Elite 64 2
U-14 Premier Division Champions: Cap City 10 Girls Grey 2, Royal Oak FC 2010 Girls Green 1
U-15 Elite Division Champions: MFA Revolution GR 09G Elite (MI SC) 2, MFA Revolution GR 09G Elite 2
U-15 Premier Division Champions: Cap City 10 Girls Grey 2, Royal Oak FC 2010 Girls Green 1
U-16 Elite Division Champions: Michigan Tigers FC Elite 64 08G-NL 6, Plymouth Reign 08 NLC-SR 1
U-16 Premier Division Champions: MFA Revolution NS 08G Black 5, Michigan Stars Elite SC 08G Revolution 0
U-17 Elite Division Champions: Michigan Rangers FC 07G Elite 64 4, Nationals Union 07 Girls Black 3
U-17 Premier Division Champions: Midland Fusion 07 Green 3, Cap City 07 Girls Grey 2
U-18 Elite Division Champions: Michigan Tigers FC Elite 64 05/06G 3, Michigan Rangers FC 05/06G Elite 64 2
U-18 Premier Division Champions: Detroit City FC Genesee 06G Rouge 2, MFA Revolution NS 06G Black 1
U-19 Elite Division Champions: Michigan Jaguars 2005 GAR 2, Legends FC Elite 64 05G 0
U-19 Premier Division Champions: Lakeshore FC 05G Premier 1, Force SC 2005G-Green 0
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