2024 NPL Finals awards 12 championships, caps 2023-24 season
DENVER, Colorado (July 15, 2024) – The 12th annual NPL Finals concluded Monday afternoon after a week of competition at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Denver, Colorado. Twelve teams earned National Premier Leagues championships, joining rare company in the NPL record books.
A total of 200 teams representing 124 clubs across 23 states participated in the prestigious tournament. Teams qualified through regular season competition in their respective NPL member leagues, and the top talent from all 17 leagues were on display for the tournament. By the end of the tournament, eight leagues were represented on the final boys day and final girls day with six prevailing as champions: Minnesota NPL (2), NISL NPL Division (2), NorCal NPL Division (2), Red River NPL (2), SOCAL NPL Division (3) and Texas Club Soccer League (1).
Three teams earned the opportunity to repeat as NPL champions after winning titles last year and returning to this year’s edition. Two of those teams successfully defended their championships: Americas FC (U-19 girls) and Sockers FC (U-19 boys). For Sockers FC, the word “dynasty” was suggested on the winners’ stage, as it was the third consecutive year the club has played the U-19 boys championship game.
- Tournament HQ: View commemorative graphics of champions and finalists
A few other teams repeated NPL Finals prowess, although this success was more about the respective clubs’ winning cultures, since the age groups weren’t consecutive from last year. Tonka Fusion Elite, winners of this year’s U-15 boys age group, won the U-16 boys title last summer. Minneapolis United, which lost this year’s U-17 boys division finale in heart-breaking penalty kicks, won that same division last year. And St. Croix SC followed up a U-15 girls championship at the 2023 NPL Finals with another U-15 girls title this year.
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U-13 AGE GROUP
GIRLS: Sting SC (Texas Club Soccer League) 4, Tudela FC (SOCAL NPL Division) 0
BOYS: Illinois Elite BLFC (NISL NPL Division) 3, South Valley Surf SC (SOCAL NPL Division) 0
U-14 AGE GROUP
GIRLS: Fury FC (SOCAL NPL Division) 2, Total Futbol Academy (SOCAL NPL Division) 1 in overtime
BOYS: Dynamo El Centro SC (SOCAL NPL Division) 2, Illinois Magic FC (NISL NPL Division) 1
U-15 AGE GROUP
GIRLS: St. Croix SC (Minnesota NPL) 2, Illinois Elite Phenoms (NISL NPL Division) 1
BOYS: Tonka Fusion Elite (Minnesota NPL) 2, Albion SC Merced (NorCal NPL Division) 1
U-16 AGE GROUP
GIRLS: California Odyssey SC (NorCal NPL Division) 2, Ohio Strikers United (Great Lakes Alliance NPL Division) 1
BOYS: Southwest SC (SOCAL NPL Division) 3, St. Paul Blackhawks (Minnesota NPL) 1
U-17 AGE GROUP
GIRLS: Fever United (Red River NPL) 3, Future FC (SOCAL NPL Division) 1
BOYS: South Valley United SC (NorCal NPL Division) 2 [6], Minneapolis United (Minnesota NPL) 2 [5]
U-19 AGE GROUP
GIRLS: Americas FC (Red River NPL) 3, Black Hills Rapids SC (Mountain West NPL) 2
BOYS: Sockers FC Chicago (NISL NPL Division) 1, De Anza Force (NorCal NPL Division) 0
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