US Youth Soccer ODP Region II Showcase Homepage | Standings & Scores
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FRISCO, Texas (July 17, 2015) — Champion Boys and Girls teams in the 1998 through 2002 age groups teams were crowned at the 2015 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Region II Showcase following a round robin style tournament that took place July 9-12 at Sportscore One and Sportscore Two complexes in Rockford, Ill.
US Youth Soccer ODP Region II Showcase Champions
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Age Group
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Champion Team
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1998 Boys
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Minnesota
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1998 Girls
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Iowa
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1999 Boys*
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Minnesota
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1999 Girls*
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Michigan
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2000 Boys*
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Michigan
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2000 Girls*
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Illinois
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2001 Boys
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Kansas (Older) | Minnesota (Younger)
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2001 Girls
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Michigan Y (Older) | Illinois (Younger)
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2002 Boys
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Missouri (Older) | Michigan (Younger)
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2002 Girls
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Michigan Y (Older) | Ohio South (Younger)
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*Advances to 2016 US Youth Soccer ODP Championships
Winners of the 1999 and 2000 age groups advance to the 2016 US Youth Soccer ODP Championships to compete against representative US Youth Soccer State ODP teams from Regions I, III and IV.
More than 100 college coaches attended the event, giving players the opportunity to expose their talents for the next level of play. The Region II Showcase also allowed players to be identified as Region II Pool Players for the subsequent year, and to be further identified and selected by Region II coaching staff for the 2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Region II ID Camps, held July 12-16 at Sportscore Two in Rockford, Ill.
US Youth Soccer ODP is the original Olympic Development Program and only elite player development program that can claim members of Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League, as well as a majority of current and past national and youth national team members, as alumni. Players try out for the high-level US Youth Soccer ODP through a series of trials at their US Youth Soccer State Association. With programs in all 55 State Associations, as well as regional and national championships and participation in international tournaments, US Youth Soccer ODP continues to offer development and exposure to some of the nation's best coaches, trainers and facilities.
To view all results from the 2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Region II Showcase, click here.
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About the United States Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer)
US Youth Soccer - "The Game for ALL Kids!®" is the largest youth sports organization in the country and largest member of the United States Soccer Federation, the governing body of soccer in the United States. US Youth Soccer registers more than 3 million players annually, ages 5 to 19, and over 900,000 administrators, coaches and volunteers in 55 member State Associations. US Youth Soccer programs provide a fun, safe and healthy environment for players at every level of the game. For more information, visit www.USYouthSoccer.org.
About US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) - US Youth Soccer ODP, established in 1977, is the original Olympic development program in the United States. Formed to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team could be selected for international competition, selected players are exposed to the nation's top coaches from collegiate institutions, U.S. Soccer and the professional leagues. Programs exist in each state and with competitions such as the US Youth Soccer ODP Championships, Interregional Training/Competition, Regional Camps and International play. US Youth Soccer ODP continues to lead the way in elite player identification and development. US Youth Soccer ODP is an approved program of the U.S. Soccer Federation.