Girls Academy National Finals conclude as league titles are decided in U14-U17 age groups

The Girls Academy’s 2021-2022 season has officially come to a close, after the GA National Finals wrapped up Sunday in Missouri.

After an exciting round of semifinals, four national championship games took place on Sunday, July 10 across the GA’s U14-U17 age groups. The champions that were decided this weekend joined the U13 and U19 winners, who were previously crowned at the GA Summer Playoffs. Colorado Rush won it all at the U13 level, while FC Bay Area Surf captured the U19 title.

Alongside the GA National Finals, top players from around the country participated in the 2022 GA National Talent ID Event. To view the rosters for the 2005-2008 age groups from the Talent ID Event, click here.

See below for a rundown of the GA’s U14-U17 national champions:

U14 | Nationals SC completed their perfect season by claiming the GA’s top honor at the U14 level, finishing things off with a 4-2 victory over Tophat in the title match. The Michigan powerhouse had an unblemished, 24-0-0 record in the regular season with a remarkable 89-5 goal differential. They continued their dominance in the postseason, outscoring opponents 30-3 across 6 total playoff games.

National Champions

An incredible journey for a special group, proud of them all ??

Some well earned rest and then we all go again, together ‼️#TheNationalsWay #NationalsFam pic.twitter.com/ZFMq8JqcSj

— David Robertson (@CoachDR7) July 10, 2022

U15 | The St. James FC Virginia took the GA’s U15 championship trophy back to Northern Virginia after a hard-fought defensive battle against NEFC ended with a 1-0 win in the final. TSJ FC Virginia defeated host club Lou Fusz SC by the same scoreline in the semifinals, as their defense came up huge with back-to-back- clean sheets when it counted most.

The 2022 @GAcademyLeague 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS ???#TheFutureisFCV pic.twitter.com/aqRTWsOMYn

— FCV at The St. James (@TSJ_FCVirginia) July 9, 2022

U16 | ALBION SC San Diego put the final touches on an undefeated regular season and postseason campaign, taking down Lonestar SC 3-1 in the semifinals before a 2-0 shutout of South Shore Select in the title match. ALBION had an unblemished 10-0-0 record playing in the GA’s Southwest Conference during the regular season, and they swept Bracket G during the group stage of the playoffs before finishing things off with a National Championship in Missouri.

Congratulations to our U16 Champions, @AlbionSc! ?#GAFinals22 pic.twitter.com/7RAoPS1Dlf

— Girls Academy (@GAcademyLeague) July 10, 2022

U17 | Oakwood SC followed up their 1st place regular season finish in the GA’s Northeast Conference by going on to take the national trophy home to Connecticut. They managed to go 3-0-0 in a tough bracket during the group stage of the GA Summer Playoffs, earning wins over Sockers FC Chicago, IMG Academy and Clovis Crossfire. During the knockout stages, Oakwood prevailed over TSJ FC Virginia in the quarterfinals, edged out Lonestar SC in the semifinals and prevailed over Florida United in the championship.

Leaving St. Louis as the CHAMPS ?

Congratulations to @OakwoodSCG on taking the U17 crown ?#GAFinals22 pic.twitter.com/b4whedT64L

— Girls Academy (@GAcademyLeague) July 10, 2022

Individual award winners have also been recognized by the GA following the completion of the National Finals. See below for the list of winners.

Most Valuable Players