Capital Fall Classic wraps up with dramatic championship finales to girls weekend

RICHMOND, Va. – The Capital Fall Classic concluded in dramatic fashion on Sunday as girls’ weekend wrapped up with hard-fought division championships – several of them decided by penalty-kick shootout – under patches of sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures.

While all bracket winners went home happy with winners’ medals and first-place trophies, Premier division champs were particularly thrilled as their triumphs booked them spots in next year’s Jefferson Cup, the prestigious March showcase event also hosted by the Richmond Strikers.

Several college coaches made the trip to the West Creek fields complex to take in some of the action and eye up potential recruits in the older age groups, while parents and other supporters packed the opposite sidelines in support of their young players.

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SoccerWire.com congratulates all CFC girls weekend champions, who hailed from a variety of locales across the East Coast from North

Congratulations are due to the following teams, who reached the summit of their respective divisions.

Check back to SoccerWire.com all week for further coverage of the Capital Fall Classic and its participating teams. 

2013 CAPITAL FALL CLASSIC GIRLS PREMIER DIVISION CHAMPIONS

U-18 Premier

Champions: NVSC Jr. Majestics U19s (Va).

Runners-up: ABGC FC Virginia United 97 East (Va).

U-17 Premier

Champions: Darlington Fusion U17s (Canada)

Runners-up: ABGC FC Virginia United 96 (Va).

U-16 Premier Orange

Champions: Mountaineer United Elite (W.V.)

Runners-up: Springfield YC Pride United (Va).

U-16 Premier Black

Champions: Maryland United FC 97 Red

Runners-up: PWSI Courage 97 White (Va).

U-15 Premier

Champions: Vienna YS Thunder Gold (Va).

Runners-up: Lake Grove-Newfield SC Tsunami (N.Y.)

U-14 Premier

Champions: Herndon United ’99 (Va).

Runners-up: Beadling Bombers 99/00 (Pa.)

U-13 Premier

Champions: Century United East Knights (Pa.)

Runners-up: SYA Cardinals ’00 Red (Va).

U-12 Premier

Champions: FC Richmond Mystx ’01 (Va).

Runners-up: Richmond Strikers Elite Orange (Va).

U-11 Premier

Champions: Loudoun Soccer 02G Red (Va).

Runners-up: Herndon Hurricanes Black (Va).

U-10 Premier

Champions: Richmond Kickers U10G Elite Red Stars (Va).

Runners-up: SYA Cardinals ’03 Red (Va).

U-9

Champions: Richmond Strikers U9 Black (Va).

Runners-up: Beach FC Red Riptide 04G (Va).

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*Feature photo (top) by Laura Cross