SC Youth Soccer State Cup Results
State Cup Winners
U-16 Girls Classic Div.1 - Lexington County Soccer Club ' 93 White
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U-15 Girls Classic Div. 1 - Columbia United Crescent |
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U-17 Girls Classic Div.1- Lexington County Soccer Club |
U-17 Boys Classic Div. 1 - Congaree Rapids Sky |
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U-18 Boys Classic Div. 2 - Upstate Soccer Alliance |
Region III President's Cup is Overwhelming Success!Last weekend SC Youth Soccer and Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) hosted the US Youth Soccer Region III President’s Cup at CESA’s MeSA complex and in Greenville and the event was an overwhelming success.
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CLICK HERE Tournament Director, Pearse Tormey and the entire staff of CESA had all 16 fields beautifully prepared and ready to go for the 114 teams representing each State Association in Region III, who were eager to begin the 3 day competition.
The event started with a Parade of States held at the BI-LO center in Greenville, SC and all of the teams making an entrance into the arena for an opportunity to meet new friends and exchange souvenirs with other teams; what a great way to get the tournament started.
The weather couldn’t have been much better for the 3 day event, with only a 30 minute weather delay on Saturday afternoon followed by a brief shower which helped cool everyone off.
This event marked the first time in 14 years that SC Youth Soccer has hosted a Region III event, and CESA made certain the tournament ran smoothly and that everyone enjoyed themselves right up to the final competition and awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon.
FANTASTIC – WONDERFUL - BEAUTIFUL, were just a few of the superlatives being used by parents and player to describe the MeSA complex.
The tournament ran without a hitch and before you knew it everyone was heading back home on Sunday afternoon. It was a great experience to be there and participate in the Region III President’s Cup.
2009 Southern Region III Results South Carolina Teams bring home the goldU18 Boys - Discoveries 90 Green Discoveries open the final day at Region III by beating Norcross Gold from Georgia 5-1. Enzo Martinez found the back of the net twice for DSC 90 Green (SC) in their victory over 91 Norcross Fury Gold (GA) in the Under-18 Boys final. Martinez first scored in the 48th minute and added a second goal in the 83rd for DSC, who also got goals from George Khoury, Andrew Gorospe and Ralph Lundy. Discoveries went undefeated and scored 28 goals and allowed only seven for the tournament.
CESA 92 Premier (SC) waited until the first 3 minutes in the overtime of their Under-16 Boys final with Dallas Texans 93 Red (N-TX) to find the back of the net. However, Ricardo Garbanzo didn't just put CESA ahead with one goal, he gave them some extra breathing room by adding a second. Garbanzo's first goal was in the 81st minute and his second came two minutes later. CESA beat the defending Region III champions 2-0. Both Discoveries and CESA will be headed to the National Youth Soccer Championship in Lancaster, Mass July 21-26 where they will play the Champions from the other 3 regions. South Carolina has never had more than one team at the National Championships.
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Spring 2009 Season - Challenge Cup Champions 
U13 Girls Challenge Cup - Columbia United FC 95 Elite |
U14 Boys Challenge Cup - CESA 94 Premier |
U14 Girls Challenge Cup - CESA 94 Premier |
U13 Boys Challenge Cup - CESA 95 Premier |
SC Youth Soccer Celebrates First National Champion Team in 2009 
National Champions
Discoveries DSC 90 Green (SC) |
Discoveries U18 Boys won the National Championship with a 2-1 victory over Javanon (Kentucky). This is the first SC Youth Soccer National Champion team. Furthermore, The goalkeeper from Discoveries, James Gladden, received the Golden Glove award for outstanding keeper during the tournament and their striker, Juan Velasquez, received the Golden Boot award for "most valuable player" during the tournament.
Only four South Carolina teams have ever qualified for the US Youth Soccer National Championships, two of which qualified this year (Under-18 Boys DSC 90 Green and Under-16 Boys CESA 92 Premier). DSC had gone undefeated through state and regional championships and was an offensive force in the National Championship round robin scoring 15 goals. Standing in their path to the historic title for South Carolina was returning national qualifier Javanon 91 (KY). Enzo Martinez scored for DSC 90 Green in the 7th minute off a serve from teammate Crayton Benson for the 1-0 lead. Just before half, it was Benson again on the assist, this time to Juan Velasquez in the 44th minute for the 2-0 DSC lead. Javanon’s Vinicius Paiva would cut the DSC lead in half in the 50th minute (2-1). The South Carolina defense would hold and go on to claim the state’s first title with the 2-1 DSC win.
Third Place Finish Shows SC Youth Soccer's Dominance
3rd Place Finish
CESA U16 Boys |
Congratulations to the CESA U16 Boys for finishing third in their age division. The team represented SC Youth Soccer extremely well, both on and off the field, with stellar performances from South Carolina's players taking them to the highest level.
SC Youth Soccer Team's aexcelled at 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships and our organization wishes to thank our players, parents and volunteers who worked so hard to prove South Carolina's talent on the national scene.
2008 State Cup ResultsTHANK YOU to everyone for helping with State Cup this past weekend in Columbia. We wish all the "Cups" could be that much "fun". We appreciate your time and effort to make the weekend both successful and enjoyable. I don't know about you, but I saw some really talented kids out there playing and it was amazing! —
Steve Ballentine
November 7-9, 2008 - American & Classic Cup WinnersThis year's successful State Cup owes its thanks to a number of fine volunteers from Carolina FC and CESA who came together to host the tournament. Tournament Director, Steve Cothran, helped organize the weekend and thanks goes to all. >>MORE
Challenge Cup Results
President's Cup a Success!
President’s Cup
Columbus, GA
June 12th – 15th 2008
The fun began at Opening Ceremonies Thursday with the parade of States. All of the South Carolina teams represented the state with grandeur. As each South Carolina team was presented you could see and feel the pride in representing their club and state. It was wonderful to watch the teams swap pins, beads, patches, shirts and more. I can’t remember an event where such joy and charisma was present. The parents, players, coaches and SC Youth Soccer state representatives loved it.
The heat index was at "code red" throughout most of cup play. It was very helpful that flags were flown showing the heat index throughout the tournament. The South Carolina teams showed well but didn’t make it to the finals. All the games were very competitive.
SC Youth Soccer was named as the host State Association for the 2009 Region III President's Cup. The Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) will host this Regional Tournament at their Mesa Complex in June of 2009.
Teams that represented SC Youth Soccer: U13 Boys Div A - Columbia United FC Elite |  |
U13 Girls - Columbia United Elite |  |
U14 Boys Div. A - Carolina FC |  |
U14 Boys Div. B - Columbia United FC Crescent |  |
U14 Girls - Congaree Rapid Red |  |
U13 Boys Div B - Charleston United Thunder |  |
U14 Boys - USA United |  |
Tournament Results
-Michele Jenkins, Piedmont District Commissioner
SPRING 2008 Publix Challenge Cup Champions2008 Tournament Winners
THANK YOU to everyone for helping at the 2008 PUBLIX Palmetto State Cup and the 2008 Kohl's American Cup this past weekend. They were very enjoyable tournaments, and all our players really appreciate the time and effort our volunteers commit to make successful and fun events for everyone.
>>2008 Kohl's American Cup Champs
>>2008 Publix Palmetto State Cup
PUBLIX President's Medal Cup Champions
U13 Boys Div A - Columbia United FC Elite | |
U13 Girls - Columbia United Elite | |
U14 Boys Div. A - Carolina FC | |
U14 Boys Div. B - Columbia United FC Crescent | |
U14 Girls - Congaree Rapid Red | |
U13 Boys Div B - Charleston United Thunder | |
U14 Boys - USA United | |
SPRING 2008 Publix Challenge Cup Champions | CESA 94 Boys Premier |  |
| CESA 94 Girls Premier |  |
| Columbia United FC 93 Boys Elite |  |
| CESA 93 Girls Premier |  |
State Cup Success!
Running around was not just a characteristic of South Carolina's best soccer players this past weekend ... the volunteers who came together for another successful State Cup weekend also completed an amazing race! With so many venues to cover and so many games, it was crucial that the Cup run like clockwork. The referees performed with professionalism and the Columbia United volunteers were willing and ready to assist at the fields in anyway possible. Many thanks goes to all the positive contributions made.
| 2007 Challenge Cup Winners |
| U17 Boys | Discoveries 90 Green |
| U16 Girls | Columbia United FC 91 Elite |
| U15 Boys | CESA 92Premier |
| U16 Boys | CESA 91 Premier |
| U17 Girls | CESA 90 Premier |
| U18 Girls | CESA 89 Premier |
| U18 Boys | CESA 89 Premier |
| U15 Girls | Bridge FA 92 Gold |
2007 Publix President's Cup Winners |
| U15 Boys Classic Div. I | CESA 92 Classic |
| U15 Boys Div. II | MPSC Maroon |
| U15 Girls Classic | Columbia United 92 Palmetto |
| U16 Boys Classic Div I | Summerville Blue |
| U16 Girls Classic | Lexington United White |
| U17 Boys Classic Div I | Columbia United 90 Palmetto |
| U17 Boys Classic Div II | CESA Classic |
| U17 Girls Classic | USA Celtic |
| U18 Boys Classic | Congaree Rapids |
| U18 Girls Classic | Congaree Rapids Red |
2007 Publix American Cup Winners
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| U19 Boys Rec. | Lexington Rec. Chivas |
President’s Cup Region III Tournament
During June 8-10, 2007 several South Carolina players, coaches, parents and siblings traveled to Tampa, Florida to participate in this tournament. The boys’ matches were played at the Ed Radice Soccer Complex while the girls’ matches were played at the University of Southern Florida Soccer Complex. Over 20,000 players attended this event. Initially two teams, one boy’s and one girl’s, from each state were invited. Region III consists of these states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Texas and South Texas. State Representatives from only four of those states were present: South Texas, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina. These state Board of Directors are there to aid their state teams in any way possible during the tournament.
South Carolina had a boys and girls team in each U13, U14, U15, U16, and U17 division.
U13 boys Aiken Crew
U13 girls Aiken Fireballs
U14 boys CESA 92 Classic 1
U14 girls Anderson Soccer Academy X-treme
U15 boys Coast FA 91 Black
U15 girls Florence Flames
U16 boys Columbia United
U16 girls Barnwell Mustangs
U17 boys Summerville 89 Blue
U17 girls Carolina FC 89 Gold
Each of our teams represented SC Youth Soccer well! Our scores were competitive with all of the states that we played - even the big states! Players, coaches, and parents displayed lots of spirit and good sportsmanship even though the weather tried to put a damper on the games. After many lightning delays we had two teams, the U13 girls Aiken Fireballs and the U17 boys Summerville 89 Blue that advanced to the semi-finals. With both teams playing their hearts out, the U17 boys Summerville 89 Blue advanced to the finals. Then on Sunday the finals were held with Summerville paired with South Texas. What a match! Each team had a fair share of chances but in the end South Texas came out on top with a 4-0 result. I can’t let this opportunity go by without telling everyone what a great job they did for South Carolina Youth Soccer!
Michele Jenkins (Piedmont District Commissioner), Sharon Bieber (Mid-state Commissioner), and Jane Simmons (State Registrar) were delighted to represent SC Youth Soccer and our teams during this event. We were honored to say, “That team is from South Carolina!”
-Jane Simmons
Posted 7-10-2007
Congratulations Spring 2007 Publix Palmetto Cup, KOHLs American Cup, Challenge Cup State Champions
Competition was fierce and conditions were excellent for our Cup Championships.
 U10 Boys - LRSC Fast and Furious |  U10 Girls - JIYSC Reds |
 U11 Girls - LCSC Storm |  U11 Boys - Bridge FA Academy Gold |
 U12 Boys - Florence Firebolts |  U12 Boys - MPSC Inferno |
 U12 Girls - LCSC Diamondbacks |  U12 Girls - MPSC Maroon |
 U13/14 Girls Recreation James Island Red |  U14 Boys Recreation Blue N.Charleston Dawgs |
 U13/14 Boys Recreation Red Foothills Soccer Club Sharks | |
Fall 2006 State Cup Results
CONGRATULATIONS
FALL 2006
PRESIDENTS MEDAL CUP and AMERICAN CUP
STATE CHAMPIONS
U19 Girls Recreation U19 Boys Recreation
U-88 Silver Swansea
U18 Girls Classic U18 Boys Classic
Aiken Extreme TBD
U17 Girls Classic U17 Boys Classic
Carolina FC 89 Gold Summerville SSC 89 Blue
U16 Girls Classic U16 Boys Classic
Barnwell Wild Mustangs Columbia United FC U16
Challenge
U15 Girls Classic U15 Boys Classic
Florence Flame TBD
Fall 2006 Challenge Cup Results
Cups & Games ArchiveFall 2005 State CupsThe fall 2005 State Cups were played November 19-20 and December 3-4. The classic and American cup competitions were held in Greenville at the Pittman, Wenwood and MESA soccer complexes and the Challenge Cup held at the MESA complex. With no club coming forward to host the events, the SCYSA board took on the task of hosting and running the event with CESA providing the fields and the facilities. Both weekends were filled with great competition and excellent sportsmanship. For complete games results and scores go to:
http://scysa.demosphere.com/StateCup/index_E.html.
American Cup and Classic CupThe Classic Cup and the American Cup were held November 19-20 with the U15 and U16 classic boys returning December 3 for their championship match. There were a total of 75 teams, 21 recreation teams and 54 classic teams. The weather was a bit cool in the mornings but the rest of the day was beautiful. All the championship matches were close with the U18B classic, U16B Classic, and U19G recreation going to two overtimes and then, still tied, to take pentalty kicks to determine a winner. Congratulations to all the Champions and good luck to the Classic teams when they will travel to Huntsville, Alabama June 9 thru 11, 2006 to play in the Region III Presidents Cup.
Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup final four matches were held December 3-4. The 32 teams that advanced from the first round matches November 12 converged on the MESA complex to compete not only for the State Challenge Cup Championship and a berth in the Region III tournament in June, but also a berth in 2006 Region III Premier League. The weather was good on Saturday but took a turn for the worse on Sunday with the afternoon U18 boys and girls matches experiencing a one hour delay for lightning. The teams returned to the field and finished their matches in a cold drizzle.
Teams winning Saturdays’ matches would qualify for a berth in the 2006 Region III Premier league and competition was intense. The U17 Boys division was the only group in which both Fall 2006 Region III premier teams survived. Saturdays’ games produced 5 new teams that qualified for the Fall 2006 Region III Premier league. Sundays’ championship matches were as equally intense with the U15 Boys and U16 Boys going into overtime and the U16 Boys having to decide the champion with kicks.
Congratulations to all the champions and good luck in the Region III Championships that will be held June 29 thru July 5 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Updated 1-15-2005
SCYSA Fall 2006 State CupsSCYSA state soccer league schedules are now available. Information for each league is available:
South Carolina Youth Soccer Leagues SCSCL and PMSL 
Click here:
South Carolina Youth Soccer Fall 2006 State Cup Applications
November 2006 Tournament ResultsThe fall PMSL classic season ended on November 5. The season had several rainouts and all but a few of the games were rescheduled. The seedings from the fall season were used to seed the PMSL teams for the Publix Presidents Medal State Cup played November 11th and 12th. The games were played in Summerville, James Island and Goose Creek. Seven champions were crowned on November 12 with two championship games (U18 Boys and U15 boys) remaining to be played on December 9. Seventy seven U15 thru U18 boys and girls classic teams participated in the Presidents Medal Cup this fall. The teams were rewarded with beautiful weather with temperatures on Saturday resembling a late summer day. The champions from the U15, U16 and U17 boys and girls teams will represent South Carolina at the Region III Presidents Cup June 7, 8, 9 and 10th in Tampa, Fl.
PRESIDENTS MEDAL CUP STATE CHAMPIONS
U18 Girls Classic
Aiken Extreme
U17 Girls Classic
Carolina FC 89 Gold
U16 Girls Classic
Barnwell Wild Mustangs
U15 Girls Classic
Florence Flame
U18 Boys Classic
Greenwood Toros Stampede
U17 Boys Classic
Summerville SSC 89 Blue
U16 Boys Classic
Columbia United FC U16 Challenge
U15 Boys Classic
Coastal Wave
The Publix American Cup was on November 11th and 12th. These games were played at the James Island complex and two champions (U19 Boys and U19 Girls) were crowned. Eight teams participated in the American Cup.
AMERICAN CUP STATE CHAMPIONS
U19 Girls Recreation
U-88 Silver
U19 Boys Recreation
Swansea
The Final Round of the Challenge Cup were played December 9th and 10th at the Summerville complex. On December 2nd the eight top challenge teams from each division started the Challenge Cup by playing the first elimination games at the top four seeds home field. This is the first year that the top four seeds had home field advantage. The final round had the winners of the games on December 2nd paired for single elimination play. Winners of the games on Saturday December 9th will play each other on Sunday for the right to represent South Carolina at the Region III tournament to be played in Okalahoma in late June 2007. The losers on Saturday (except for the U18 boys and girls) will play for a third place spot on Sunday. The first and second place teams will also be South Carolinas’ representatives that will play in the Premier League in the fall of 2007. The Spring 2007 will start February 17, 2007.
2006 Fall Challenge Cup State Champions
U18 Girls
CESA 88 Premier
U17 Girls
CESA 89 Premier
U16 Girls
Columbia United FC Elite
U15 Girls
CESA 91 Premier
U18 Boys
Bridge FA 88 Gold
U17 Boys
Lexington United 89
U16 Boys
Discoveries 90 Green
U15 Boys
CESA 91 Premier >>MORE
President’s Cup Region III TournamentThis past June several South Carolina players, coaches, parents, and siblings traveled to Decatur and Huntsville, Alabama to attend the Region III President’s Cup Tournament. This was the first time that Alabama had hosted the tournament. Decatur’s Jack Allen Southwest Recreation Complex along with Jack Hunt Park in Huntsville co-hosted the three day event. About 2,500 players attend this event from all over the southeastern United States. Region III consists of teams from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Texas and South Texas.
South Carolina had a boys and a girls team in U14, U15, U16, U17 and a boy's team in U18. The U14 boys team was represented by the NECSA Cosmos while the girls team was from Anderson Soccer Academy Bulldogs. The U15 boys team was from Aiken Soccer Club Ice while the girls came from Foothills Soccer Club of Greer (Blue Ice). CESA 89 Classic I represented the U16 boys and Summerville Soccer Club 89 Blue represented the girls. The CESA 88 Boys Classic team and the Discoveries 88 Lady Green represented our U17 teams. The Greenwood Toros Stampede rounded out our U18 team.
All of our teams represented SCYSA well. Our scores were competitive with all of the states that we played, even the big states! Players and coaches displayed lots of spirit and good sportsmanship. Four of our teams advanced to the quarter finals, and one to the semi-finals. SCYSA is very proud of all our teams! A special thank you goes out to the parents that took the time to drive their players to Alabama for this event. Your children are to be commended on their attitude and behavior during this event.
Michele Jenkins, Piedmont District Commissioner, and I, Jane Simmons, State Registrar, were delighted to represent SCYSA and our teams during this event. Both of us were honored to say, “That team is from SC!”
Posted 26-AUG-2006
Fall 2005 State CupsThe fall 2005 State Cups were played November 19-20 and December 3-4. The classic and American cup competitions were held in Greenville at the Pittman, Wenwood and MESA soccer complexes and the Challenge Cup held at the MESA complex. With no club coming forward to host the events, the SCYSA board took on the task of hosting and running the event with CESA providing the fields and the facilities. Both weekends were filled with great competition and excellent sportsmanship. For complete games results and scores go to:
http://scysa.demosphere.com/StateCup/index_E.html.
American Cup and Classic CupThe Classic Cup and the American Cup were held November 19-20 with the U15 and U16 classic boys returning December 3 for their championship match. There were a total of 75 teams, 21 recreation teams and 54 classic teams. The weather was a bit cool in the mornings but the rest of the day was beautiful. All the championship matches were close with the U18B classic, U16B Classic, and U19G recreation going to two overtimes and then, still tied, to take pentalty kicks to determine a winner. Congratulations to all the Champions and good luck to the Classic teams when they will travel to Huntsville, Alabama June 9 thru 11, 2006 to play in the Region III Presidents Cup.
Challenge CupThe Challenge Cup final four matches were held December 3-4. The 32 teams that advanced from the first round matches November 12 converged on the MESA complex to compete not only for the State Challenge Cup Championship and a berth in the Region III tournament in June, but also a berth in 2006 Region III Premier League. The weather was good on Saturday but took a turn for the worse on Sunday with the afternoon U18 boys and girls matches experiencing a one hour delay for lightning. The teams returned to the field and finished their matches in a cold drizzle.
Teams winning Saturdays’ matches would qualify for a berth in the 2006 Region III Premier league and competition was intense. The U17 Boys division was the only group in which both Fall 2006 Region III premier teams survived. Saturdays’ games produced 5 new teams that qualified for the Fall 2006 Region III Premier league. Sundays’ championship matches were as equally intense with the U15 Boys and U16 Boys going into overtime and the U16 Boys having to decide the champion with kicks.
Congratulations to all the champions and good luck in the Region III Championships that will be held June 29 thru July 5 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Updated 1-15-2005
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