Development Academy Playoff Groups

Here are the groups for the U-18 and U-16 age groups for the Development Academy playoffs, which begin Saturday, June 25 at Pizza Hut Park. The numbers of the groups are meaningless, it was just a way for me to keep track of the teams. After the playoffs are finished, the teams are reseeded for finals week. 

U-18:

1:                                                       2:

Weston FC*                                    FC Dallas*

Chivas USA                                   Cosmos Academy West

Derby County Wolves                    Real Colorado

St. Louis SG Metro                        Indiana United

3:                                                     4:

Charlotte SA*                                 Seattle Sounders*

Columbus Crew                              Baltimore Bays Chelsea

Dallas Texans                                 Seacoast United

Arsenal FC                                     St. Louis SG Missouri

 

5:                                                    6:

CASL*                                           PDA*

Albertson                                       Chicago Fire

Colorado Rush                               CDA

Concorde Fire                                PA Classics

 

7:                                                   8:

RBNY*                                        North Carolina Fusion*

Sockers FC                                   Pateadores

Cal Odyssey                                 Empire United

RSL-AZ                                       D.C. United

U-16:

1:                                                  2:

North Carolina Fusion*               North Meck*

Pateadores                                   Seacoast United

Texas Rush                                  Chicago Fire

New England Revolution            PA Classics

 

3:                                                   4:

Solar Chelsea*                            Charlotte SA*

Real So Cal                                 Baltimore Bays Chelsea

FC Delco                                     RSL-AZ

De Anza Force                            FC Westchester

5:                                                6:

St. Louis SG Missouri*             LA Galaxy*

CASL                                        Houston Dynamo

FC Dallas                                  IMG

Sockers FC                               Sporting Kansas City

 

7:                                              8:

Concorde Fire*                         Seattle Sounders*

Albertson                                  Columbus Crew

Vardar                                       D.C. United

Dallas Texans                           Empire United

Based off first glance, I would say that Group 7 in the U-18 bracket is pretty tough and should offer some very competitive games. Group 4 in the U-16 bracket looks tough as well.