US Youth Soccer National League teams win 13-of-14 Midwest Regional titles

FRISCO, Texas — Teams from the US Youth Soccer National League produced standout results at the 2021 USYS Midwest Regional Championships in St. Louis, Mo., as they captured 13 of 14 Regional titles.

The competition at the Midwest Regional Championships included teams from two different National League Conferences — the Great Lakes and Midwest. In all, 44 of 56 semifinalists played in one of the conferences during the 2020-21 season, and 25 of the 28 finalists were conference teams.

The Great Lakes Conference led the way with seven Midwest Regional Champions, along with seven additional finalists and 20 total semifinalists. Six champions came from the Midwest Conference, which also had five additional finalists and 24 total semifinalists.

2021 USYS Midwest Regional Champions

Age Group	Team (State)	NL Conference
13U Girls	Nationals Union 08 Girls Black (MI)	Midwest
14U Girls	Cleveland Force SC 07 (OH-N)	Great Lakes
15U Girls	Club Ohio 2006G Green 1 (OH-S)	Great Lakes
16U Girls	CUP 05 Gold (OH-S)	Great Lakes
17U Girls	Sporting STL Rangers 04 (MO)	Midwest
18U Girls	FC Evolution 03 NL (OH-N)	Great Lakes
19U Girls	Sporting Nebraska FC SOFC Premier 02/03 (NE)
13U Boys	MSC Academy Tigres (IL)	Midwest
14U Boys	Toca FC 2007 MLS (KS)	Midwest
15U Boys	Nationals Union 06 Boys Black (MI)	Great Lakes
16U Boys	Kings Hammer Academy B05 Red (KY)	Great Lakes
17U Boys	KCSG Academy 04 Wolf (MO)	Midwest
18U Boys	Indiana Fire Juniors 03B Red (IN)	Great Lakes
19U Boys	Chicago FC United Boys 2002 Pre-Academy (IL)	Midwest

The 14 Midwest Regional Champions now advance to the 2021 USYS National Championships, which will be played July 20-25 at the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

National League teams have a long history of success at the USYS National Championships. Between 2007 and 2019, teams that competed in the national tier of the National League captured a combined 77 of 100 possible USYS National Championships.