Draws released for Virginia State Cup
By Jimmy LaRoue
The draws have been released for the boys’ and girls’ Under-15 through U-18 Virginia Youth Soccer Association State Cup, which will begin play Sept. 15 and finish with the semifinals and finals the weekend of Oct. 27-28.
The top eight seeds in each bracket are listed below, along with a link to each bracket:
U-15 boys: 1. FC Richmond Magic 97, 2. Arlington Impact Red, 3. Chantilly Strikers, 4. Barca FC 97 Elite, 5. Loudoun 97B Red, 6. LMVS Patriots 97 Red, 7. Virginia Rush Nike, 8. McLean MPS Legend Green
U-15 girls: 1. Herndon Freedom 97G, 2. PWSI Courage 97G Red, 3. Arlington Rowdies Red, 4. SYA Cardinals 97 Red, 5. Richmond Kickers Elite, 6. ABGC Samba, 7. Beach FC 97G Red, 8. Loudoun 97G Red
U-16 boys: 1. Beach FC 96B Red, 2. Herndon Boca Juniors, 3. Arlington Strikers Red, 4. BRYC Elite 96, 5. Virginia Rush U16 Nike, 6. Team America FC 96, 7. NVSC Jr. Royals 96, 8. FC Richmond Magic 96
U-16 girls: 1. VSA Heat 96G, 2. PWSI Courage 96G Red, 3. FASA Elite Impact 96, 4. Beach FC 96G Red, 5. Arlington Athletica Red, 6. Richmond Kickers Elite, 7. Chesterfield United ASL Academy, 8. SOCA Storm
U-17 boys: 1. Loudoun 95B Red, 2. ABGC Hawks, 3. Beach FC 95B Red, 4. Arlington Suprema Inferno, 5. FC Richmond Magic 95, 6. Churchland SL United Junkyard Dawgs Elite, 7. BAC Real Blue, 8. FASA Elite
U-17 girls: 1. BRYC 95 Elite, 2. McLean MPS Green Fury 95, 3. PWSI Courage 95 Gold, 4. Richmond Kickers Elite, 5. Beach FC 95G Red, 6. Loudoun 95G Red, 7. SYA FCV Heat (formerly known as VSA Heat), 8. Arlington Flame
U-18 boys: 1. PWSI Courage 94 Red, 2. Reston FC 94, 3. ABGC United Force, 4. ABGC Knights FC, 5. BRYC 94 Elite, 6. Virginia Legacy SC Wizards, 7. Beach FC U18 Red, 8. SOCA Lightning
U-18 girls: 1. VSA Heat Blue, 2. Herndon Firecats, 3. Richmond Kickers Elite, 4. LMVS Patriots, 5. CYA Phoenix, 6. Chantilly FC Virginia Courage 94, 7. SOCA Storm, 8. Beach FC Red
Only the top eight seeds were placed by committee. All seeds nine and below were done by random draw. Rosters will be frozen Sept. 13 for fall State Cup action. Game dates include:
• Sept. 15
• Sept. 22
• Sept. 29
• Oct. 13
• Oct. 20
• Oct. 27-28 – Semifinals/Finals
