San Diego Surf Cup Olders & Youngeres Champions and Finalists
The 36th annual San Diego Surf Cup just came to a close as players from across the country were crowned the Best of the Best.
A total of 468 teams — 216 boys and 252 girls — were in attendance for the first weekend, often referred to as the Older’s weekend of the tournament. With approximately 500 college coaches attending & scouting promising U15-U19 players for their college program, Surf Cup is one of the most well established college recruiting opportunities. Twenty-one states were represented with 10 teams traveling from Canada and 10 teams from Mexico.
“This years Cup was great — good competition, close to 500 college Coaches on-site and very few injuries,” said Mike Connerley, President of Surf Cup Sports. There was speculation if Connerley — who built Surf Cup into the world-class youth soccer tournament it is today — was retiring this year.
“Yes, this was my last Cup as I am retiring at the end of this month,” said Connerley. “Who would have known in 1979, when I took my son Josh to play in the Leucadia Soccer Club that I would be retiring from a tournament called Surf Cup? I am extremely proud of what Bill Boyd and I created in 1988 and what Surf Cup has grown to be today.
The reason the Surf Cup is what it is today is we never did anything unless we could do it first class. I would love to know how many players over the years received College Scholarships and the money we have saved their parents. It has to be over $100,000,000,00.
“But most of all, it has been the many people that make up the Surf Cup family for the past 28 years — I leave the Cup in good hands with the Big Guy in charge. Together we have built a dedicated staff and partnership with fantastic people all working together to continue the tradition of the Best of the Best,” said Connerley.
Editor’s Note: If you feel you were scouted and/or awarded a scholarship by playing in a Surf Cup, please email me – we are working on a special Impact of Surf Cup feature.
In association with Tourbeau Sports Group, selected featured matches at Surf Cup were livestreamed with professional commentary. With these youth soccer matches accessible to all, this was a fabulous success — and one appreciated by coaches, players and soccer families around the world.
The second weekend, from Aug 4 through Aug 8 is often called the Youngers Surf Cup as teams U10-U14 come to try to become the Best of the Best. With 158 boys teams and 182 girls teams, once again San Diego is the hub of competitive soccer for America.
The Scoop on the Flights: This year the competition was incredibly tough at the San Diego Surf Cup — with multiple flights, teams faced tough competition across the board. The Order of Flights: Super Black, Super White, Black, White. The number of teams in each bracket differed and ranged from 8 teams to 16 teams for’s the Older weekend and for the Younger’s, there were a few flights with 20 teams, plus the USSDA Divisons for the Boys in which the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USSF Development Academy teams competed. Not all age groups had all flights.
Here are the 2016 Surf Cup Olders Champions and Finalists:
Boys Results:
| Flight | Champion | Finalist |
| BU15 – Super Black | FC GOLDEN STATE PDA ’02 (CAS) | BOCA JUNIORS OC B02 WHITE (CAS) |
| BU15 – Black | LAMORINDA SC 02 NAVY (CAN) | PACIFIC NORTHWEST PACNW B02M (WA) |
| BU16 – Super Black | SD SURF ACADEMY (CUELLAR) (CAS) | LA PREMIER FC LAFA (CAS) |
| BU16 – Super White | SEATTLE UNITED B01 COPA (WA) | MAUI UNITED MUSC 02B (HI) |
| BU16 – Black | STRIKERS FC SOUTHBAY (BLACK) (CAS) | PASO DEL NORTE FC DALLAS EL PASO PREMIER 01/02 (TXS) |
| BU17 – Super Black | WEST COAST FC ARMOUR (CAS) | CLUB TIJUANA XOLO FUERZAS BASICAS (MEX) |
| BU17 – Super White | L. A. WOLVES FC (CAS) | SAGEBRUSH SC REAL (NV) |
| BU17 – Black | HAWAII RUSH SOCCER 2000B (HI) | ALBION SC 2000 ACADEMY I (CAS) |
| BU17 – White | PSPL SURF ACADEMY B’00 (WA) | FRAM LAWSON (CAS) |
| BU18 – Super Black | LA PREMIER FC LAFA (CAS) | NOMADS SC SLA 99/00 (CAS) |
| BU18 – Super White | FC GOLDEN STATE 99 (CAS) | CORINTHIANS SC B99 (CAS) |
| BU18 – Black | SD SURF SC SELECT 1999 (CAS) | HEAT FC 99 NPL (NV) |
| BU19 – Super Black | CROSSFIRE PREMIER B98-99 (WA) | UTAH SOCCER ALLIANCE USA 99 PREMIER (RED SA) (UT) |
| BU19 – Super White | ROADRUNNERS SC PREMIER (IL) | PATEADORES MV (CAS) |
| BU19 – Black | MINNEAPOLIS UNITED FC PREMIERE BLACK (MN) | PLACER UNITED 99B GOLD (CAN) |
Girls Results:
| Flight | Champion | Finalist |
| GU15 – Super Black | SO CAL BLUES – BAKER (CAS) | LEGENDS FC 2002 (CAS) |
| GU15 – Super White | SC BLUES HOLLEY 02 (CAS) | NEXT GEN USA 2002 SELECT SQUAD (USA) |
| GU15 – Black | LEGENDS FC ACADEMY II (CAS) | SANTA ROSA UNITED 02G ECNL (CAN) |
| GU16 – Super Black | SO CAL BLUES – BAKER (CAS) | CROSSFIRE PREMIER ECNL G01 (WA) |
| GU16 – Super White | DAVIS LEGACY 01 RED (CAN) | PACIFIC NORTHWEST SC PACNW 01 MAROON (WA) |
| GU16 – Black | HONOLULU BULLS SC ’01G ACADEMY (HI) | STRIKERS FC ECNL 01 (CAS) |
| GU16 – White | CROSSFIRE UNITED OREGON ECNL G01 (OR) | CDA SLAMMERS FC G01 EGSL MARTINEZ (CAS) |
| GU17 – Super Black | SD SURF ECNL ACADEMY 2000 (CAS) | SO CAL BLUES DODGE (CAS) |
| GU17 – Super White | LAMORINDA SC UNITED 00 NAVY GIRLS (CAN) | HEAT FC 00 ECNL (NV) |
| GU17 – Black | LIVERMORE FUSION SC 00G MAROON (CAN) | ARSENAL FC U17 ECNL (CAS) |
| GU17 – White | LEAHI 00 PREMIER (HI) | BLUES FC 00G (CAN) |
| GU18 – Super Black | EASTSIDE FC G99 RED (WA) | ARSENAL FC-S BOWERS (CAS) |
| GU18 – Super White | CALIFORNIA MAGIC CAL MAGIC 99G (CAN) | CORINTHIANS SC G99 (CAS) |
| GU18 – Black | SURF SC HAWAII WHITE 99G (HI) | OCEANSIDE BREAKERS G99 BLACK (CAS) |
| GU19 – Super Black | SD SURF SC ECNL ACADEMY (CAS) | MUSTANG SC 99/98 ECNL (CAN) |
| GU19 – Super White | PLACER UNITED 98G GOLD (CAN) | HEAT FC 99 ECNL (NV) |
| Gu19 – Black | ALBION SC – OC G98 WHITE (CAS) | HSC BULLS 99G ACADEMY (HI) |
Here are the Youngers Surf Cup Champions and Finalists
Boys Results:
| Flight | Champion | Finalist |
| BU10 – Super Black | SELECCION CORDICA 07 (MEX) | CROSSFIRE PREMIER B2007 A (WA) |
| BU11 – Super Black | TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY 06 (CAS) | ALBION SC B06 ACADEMY-CROWE (CAS) |
| BU11 – Black | SAN DIEGO REBELS (ELITE 2006S) (CAS) | IRVINE SLAMMERS FC B06 (CAS) |
| BU12 – Super Black | STRIKERS FC – IRVINE (MARTINEZ 1) (CAS) | TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY PRE-ACADEMY (CAS) |
| BU12 – Black | TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY SD 2005 (USA) | LAGSD COWELL (CAS) |
| USSDA 2004 Black | FORCE 04B ACADEMY (CAN) | TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY USSDA 04 (CAS) |
| USSDA 2004 White | SD SURF 2004 USSDA WHITE (CAS) | LAUFA USSDA 2004 B (CAS) |
| USSDA 2004 Blue | TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY USSDA 05 (CAS) | ALBION SC 04 USSDA (BLUE) (CAS) |
| BU13 – Super Black | SELECCION CORDICA 04 (MEX) | HEAT FC 04 ET (NV) |
| BU13 – USSDA Black | LAUFA B03 ACADEMY (CAS) | FC GOLDEN STATE PDA 2003 (CAS) |
| BU14 – Super Black | SJ EARTHQUAKES 03 PDA (CAN) | LVSA ’03 BOYS SILVER (NV) |
| BU14 – Black | JUVENTUS SC 03B PRE-ACADEMY (CAN) | SERENO 03 BOYS CHELSEA WHITE (AZ) |
| BU14 – USSDA Black | ALBION SC B02 USSDA (CAS) | SD SURF 2002 USSDA (CAS) |
Girls Results:
| Flight | Champion | Finalist |
| GU10 – Super Black | EAGLES SC EAGLES G07 (CAS) | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BLUES 07 MULLIGAN/RENNIE (CAS) |
| GU11 – Super Black | DALLAS STING BLACK AP06 (TXN) | SD SURF EGSL ACADEMY 2006 (CAS) |
| GU11 – Black | HAWAII RUSH 06G (HI) | SURF SC HAWAII WHITE 06G (HI) |
| GU12 – Super Black | SO CAL BLUES 05 DRALUCK (CAS) | LAGSB 2005 ELITE (CAS) |
| GU12 – Black | BEACH FUTBOL BEACH FC LB G05 R.PEREZ (CAS) | LA GALAXY SAN DIEGO G05 ELITE (CAS) |
| GU13 – Super Black | MVLA 04 BARCELONA BLUE (CAN) | SD SURF EGSL ACADEMY 2004 (CAS) |
| GU13 – Black | LVPSA ’04 GIRLS RED (NV) | EASTSIDE FC G04 RED (WA) |
| GU13 – White | SLAMMERS FC PRE ECNL 2004 (CAS) | MURRIETA SURF G04W (CAS) |
| GU14 – Super Black | ARSENAL FC ECNL 03 -BROWN (CAS) | SD SURF 2003 ECNL (CAS) |
| GU14 – Super White | LAGSB G03 ELITE (CAS) | LAGSD 2003 ELITE-HIGHAM (CAS) |
| GU14 – Black | HSC GPS 2003 (OR) | CDA SLAMMERS FC HB EGSL G03 LARSEN (CAS) |
The Fun Facts:
The clubs that visited the Championship area the most with either finalists or champions during the Olders’ Weekend included SD Surf SC (4 teams) , So Cal Blues (3 teams), Heat FC (3 teams), Crossfire Premier (3 teams), Legends FC (2 teams), FC Golden State (2 teams), Corinthians SC (2 teams), LA Premier FC (2 teams), La Morinda SC (2 teams), Placer United (2 teams), Strikers FC (2 teams), Although competition came from across the country, Cal South teams dominated the the Best of the Best with 15 Championship titles and nearly as many Finalists.
On the Youngers’ Weekend, Total Futbol Academy (TFA) scored big. Five TFA teams crossed into the Best of the Best circle earning either Champion or Finalist medals.
USSDA 2004 Black, BU12 – Black What other states brought home shinny hardware? Cal North had a total of 9 teams receiving medals. The teams from Washington celebrated a total of 7 medals and Hawaii teams earned 6 with Nevada teams bringing home a total of 4 medals.
Where did all these teams come from? Here is the list of states represented at Surf Cup:
- Arizona – 21 teams
- Colorado – 15 teams
- Florida – 3 teams
- Georgia – 1 team
- Hawaii – 20 teams
- Idaho – 1 team
- Illinois – 4 teams
- Maryland – 4 teams
- Massachusetts – 9 teams
- Michigan – 1 team
- Minnesota – 1 team
- Nebraska – 4 teams
- Nevada – 32 teams
- New Jersey – 6 teams
- New York East – 5 teams
- Oklahoma – 1 team
- Oregon – 16 teams
- Texas North – 13 teams
- Texas South – 7 teams
- Utah – 8 teams
- Washington – 92 teams
and
- 10 Teams each from Canada and Mexico
For more information on Surf Cup scores and statistics, please visit GotSoccer Event Information.
Editor’s Note: The Best of the Best from the second Youngers weekend will be published later this week!
Photo Credit: Diane Scavuzzo and Sydney Becker.
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