Two Potomac area sides earn spots in U.S. Soccer Development Academy postseason
Most Potomac area U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams completed their regular seasons over the weekend. With the U-15/16 and U-17/18 regular seasons in the books, two local sides – Bethesda-Olney U-15/16 and D.C. United U-17/18 – are postseason-bound, with Bethesda taking the No. 7 wild card spot and United earning the 8th overall playoff seed after placing second in the Atlantic Division.
[player_box id=53829 leftright=right]In the U-13/14 age group, Prince William Courage beat Baltimore Bays Chelsea 7-2, Bethesda-Olney played New York Red Bulls to a scoreless draw, Richmond United edged out Soccer Association of Columbia 1-0 and D.C. United fell to Lehigh Valley United 4-3. Following several make-up games next weekend, the age group begins its end-of-season tournament at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana on June 19.
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[player_box id=5348 leftright=right]Bethesda-Olney U-15/16 earned the No. 7 wild card spot, capping their regular season with a 2-2 draw against PA Classics on Sunday. Thomas Hansan found the net in the 15th minute and Eric Matzelevich scored his 8th goal of the season in the 53rd minute for Bethesda while Ryan Ludwick (57′) and Sean O’Hearn (66′) netted goals in a furious second half rally for PA Classics in the tie. Also in the U-15/16 age group, D.C. United earned a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia Union and fell 3-2 to New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy while Baltimore Bays lost to New York Red Bulls 6-0.
D.C. United U-17/18 closed their regular season with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia Union on Saturday, earning the No. 8 playoff seed with an 18-6-2 record. Owen Marshall had a brace and Jorge Calix scored his 12th goal of the season, good for second on the team. Meanwhile, Bethesda-Olney dropped a 2-1 result to PA Classics and Baltimore Bays fell 10-1 to New York Red Bulls.
Results
U-13/14
Jun 06 1:45pm |
Prince William Courage USDA U13-14 |
7 : 2 |
Baltimore Bays Chelsea USDA U13/14 |
Jun 06 2:00pm |
Bethesda-Olney USDA U13/14 |
0 : 0 |
New York Red Bulls USDA |
Jun 06 2:00pm |
Soccer Assoc of Columbia USDA U13/14 |
0 : 1 |
Richmond United USDA |
Jun 07 12:00pm |
DC United USDA U13-14 |
3 : 4 |
Lehigh Valley United USDA |
U-15/16
Jun 06 1:00pm |
Philadelphia Union USDA |
1 : 1 |
D.C. United USDA |
Jun 07 1:30pm |
New York Red Bulls USDA |
6 : 0 |
Baltimore Bays Chelsea USDA U15/16 |
Jun 07 2:30pm |
PA Classics USDA |
2 : 2 |
Bethesda-Olney USDA U15/16 |
Jun 07 3:00pm |
NJCSA USDA |
3 : 2 |
D.C. United USDA |
U-17/18
Jun 06 11:00am |
Philadelphia Union USDA |
2 : 3 |
D.C. United USDA |
Jun 07 11:00am |
New York Red Bulls USDA |
10 : 1 |
Baltimore Bays Chelsea USDA U17/18 |
Jun 07 12:00pm |
PA Classics USDA U17/18 |
2 : 1 |
Bethesda-Olney USDA U17/18 |
Standings
U-15/16 East Conference | |||||||||
Rank | Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Pts/GP |
01. | New York Red Bulls U-15/16*playoffs 1 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 74 | 19 | 2.73 |
02. | Philadelphia Union U-15/16*playoffs 2 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 72 | 18 | 2.50 |
03. | Players Development Academy U-15/16*playoffs 20 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 1.69 |
04. | Bethesda-Olney U-15/16*wc 7 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 61 | 38 | 1.62 |
05. | D.C. United U-15/16 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 49 | 36 | 1.46 |
06. | PA Classics U-15/16 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 1.42 |
07. | Richmond United U-15/16 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 53 | 1.08 |
08. | NJCSA U-15/16 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 49 | 0.85 |
09. | Baltimore Bays Chelsea U-15/16 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 86 | 0.62 |
10. | Continental FC DELCO U-15/16 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 58 | 0.50 |
U-17/18 East Conference | |||||||||
Rank | Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Pts/GP |
01. | New York Red Bulls U-17/18*playoffs 4 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 96 | 31 | 2.31 |
02. | D.C. United U-17/18*playoffs 8 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 82 | 38 | 2.15 |
03. | Players Development Academy U-17/18*playoffs 12 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 67 | 41 | 2.04 |
04. | Philadelphia Union U-17/18*wc 8 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 30 | 1.62 |
05. | PA Classics U-17/18 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 55 | 42 | 1.54 |
06. | Bethesda-Olney U-17/18 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 1.54 |
07. | NJCSA U-17/18 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 46 | 0.96 |
08. | Richmond United U-17/18 | 26 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 54 | 0.85 |
09. | Continental FC DELCO U-17/18 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 68 | 0.58 |
10. | Baltimore Bays Chelsea U-17/18 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 91 | 0.32 |