Jefferson Cup set to conclude 2024 event with 475 teams at Boys Showcase

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Richmond, VA – The 2024 Jefferson Cup will finish off play this weekend with 475 teams from across the country competing in the Boys U15-U19 Showcase. (Full Schedule)

For over 40 years, the Jefferson Cup Boys Showcase has been one of the top youth soccer events in the United States. The event, hosted by Richmond Strikers Tournaments, will take place March 22-24. This year’s event will also be the first year of Inter Milan Academy serving as the official Sporting Partner of the Jefferson Cup. (College Coach List)

The Jefferson Cup is a four-weekend tournament that is hosting more than 1,800 of the top boys and girls youth teams from across the United States and Canada play for top honors and in the high school-aged groups hundreds of college coaches. The Boys Showcase is preceded by the Boys U9-U14 Weekend (March 2-3), Girls U9-U14 Weekend (March 9-10), and the Girls U15-U19 Showcase (March 15-17).

In total, teams attending the Jefferson Cup’s Boys Showcase represent clubs from 25 different U.S. states, along with several more from Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.

The states represented at this weekend’s showcase include: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,  Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,  Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Teams accepted into the tournament are highly-accomplished members of the nation’s most competitive leagues, including MLS NEXT, ECNL Boys and ECNL Regional Leagues, National Academy League, Elite Development Program (EDP), US Youth Soccer National League and US Club Soccer National Premier Leagues (NPL), among others.

Included in this year’s competition are Wake FC 09 North NPL , Richmond Strikers 2009 Elite ECNL RL, Wake FC 07 South NPL, and Wake FC MLS 2 U19 who automatically qualified by winning the Premier Division in their age group at last year’s Capital Fall Classic.

The competition will have two different formats: a traditional tournament style format for the U15 age group with multiple winners across the fourteen divisions and a showcase style format for the U16-U19 age groups.

The Jefferson Cup features some of the nation’s top natural grass playing surfaces in the country with over 32 synthetic turf fields, including the River City Sportsplex, which is one of the nation’s largest turf complexes. (Field List)

Both the boys showcase will host the 3rd annual Jefferson Cup Players Combine. Players from across the country will play in front of some of the top NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA college coaches in a series of short games to maximize recruiting opportunities. Each combine will feature three mini-games to be recorded via VEO. The VEO link will be sent to all participants as well as all college coaches attending Jefferson Cup that weekend. The Jefferson Cup Boys and Girls Showcase weekends are two of the most highly attended soccer showcase weekends in the country. Over 200 college coaches are expected to attend the Boys Showcase weekend.

In the ‘Own The Goal’ Goalkeeper Showcase, goalkeepers will have enhanced opportunities to showcase their skills in front of college coaches. Each ninety minute goalkeeper session will include a variety of training scenarios with the aim of highlighting each keepers skills that might be overshadowed during a regular game.

Players attending the Boys Showcase will have the opportunity to purchase High Definition Game Film and highlight reels through NextPro. Those that are unable to make the Showcase weekend matches can also watch matches from home through BallerTV’s livestream (Learn More).

For more information about this year’s Jefferson Cup please check out the Tournament Guide.