This past weekend, EDP Soccer hosted the EDP Summer Classic for 8U-19U Boys and Girls teams. The Summer Classic tournament was the final event of EDP Soccer’s ‘Classic Series’ for the 2023-2024 soccer season, and one of the most popular events of the year. The competition included established teams finishing their Spring season and Summer programs starting their season.
This year's EDP Summer Classic featured over 315 teams from more than 130 clubs. Participants came from CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NYE, NYW, PAE, Puerto Rico, and Canada with a total of 52 Bracket Winners crowned. SJEB FC led the way with five teams having a perfect 3ppg average in the group stages, and Olé FC followed with four, TSF Academy and Match Fit Academy with three, and Parsippany SC and Brooklyn United Academy each with two. Only four teams did not allow a goal against in the group stages, TSF Academy 2009 Boys USYS NL, NJ Stallions 11 Atletico EDP, Olé FC Academy G2008, and Philadelphia SC Coppa 08 Express. Philadelphia Union SWAG 2016 was the highest-scoring team of the weekend.
A look at some of the age group results below:
All results found HERE.
8U Boys
Manhattan Kickers FC 2016's and Philadelphia Union SWAG 2016, two of the top 8U teams in the region met in the final. Both went 3-0-0 in the group stage, with Philadelphia Union dominating in the final of the Red Bracket. TSF Academy 2016 Boys Blue won the White Bracket.
9U Girls
Match Fit Academy FC 2015 Morris Blue opened with a 1-1 draw against STA 2015G Pre-GA Rising and would then win three straight including a 2-0 win over Olé FC Pre-Academy G2015 in the final of the Red Bracket. SJEB FC 16G Red won the White Bracket.
9U Boys
FA Euro New York 2015 Bridgeview Academy went 4-0-0 in the Red Bracket, winning their final game 4-3 over Ironbound SC 2015 EDP to finish off their undefeated weekend. Other age group winners included CAT/SAA ELITE BOYS, Puerto Rico Surf Dorado 2015 Boys, and SJEB FC 15B Red.
10U Girls
Olé FC Pre-Academy G2014 scored at least three goals in each of their matches, including a 6-5 win over PDA 2014G II to make it into the final, where they defeated Chatham United Comets EDP 2014 to win the Red Bracket. SJEB FC 14G Black won the White Bracket.
10U Boys
NY Red Bulls RDS Showcase B2014 White was 3-0-0 in the group stage, and defeated Brooklyn United Academy PSU B2014 Dinamo 4-2 in the final of the Red Bracket. Other age group winners included CAT 2014 BOYS and ALBION SC Brooklyn B14 Premier.
11U Girls
Match Fit Academy FC 2013 Morris Blue defeated STA 2013G Pre-GA in the final of the Red Bracket after winning each group game by multiple goals. East Islip SC G13 Thunder won the White Bracket and Middletown SC Thunder Red won the Blue Bracket.
11U Boys
TSF Academy 2013 Boys NAL Blue won the Red Bracket with a 4-0-0 record behind a high-powered attack that scored five goals or more in every game. Brooklyn United Academy PSU B2013 Rouge et Bleu won the White Bracket and Match Fit Ocean 2013 Boys won the Blue Bracket.
12U Girls
East Fishkill Mustangs drew both games on day one and returned on day two, defeating PDA 2012G White RL to reach the final, where they defeated BC United Premier 2012G 2-0 to win the Red Bracket. Other age group winners included Parsippany SC 2012 Girls Blue and Steel United NJ NJE 12G.
12U Boys
Manhattan SC Racing 2012 Blue Pre-ECNL won the Red Bracket defeating Canada’s Markham U12 Boys Black 3-0 in the final. Other age group winners included Stamford FC Boys 2012 White, PASCO Red Bulls, and Parsippany SC 2012 Boys White.
13U Girls
In one of the closest brackets of the event, Match Fit Academy FC 2012 Morris Pre-ECNL Blue advanced out of Red Bracket over NY Red Bulls RDS Showcase G2011 Red, PDA 2012G Express 1, and WNY Flash Rochester U13G Elite 64 to reach the final. In that match, they fell in a tight contest to SJEB FC 12G Pre-GA, who won their group game 4-3, 1-0, and 1-0. PDA 2011 Spirit Regional won the White Bracket, and SJEB FC 11G NL won the Blue Bracket.
13U Boys
NJ Stallions 11 ManU EDP NL and SB4U Academy PSV 2011 met in the final after both going 3-0-0, and SB4U won the championship match. Other age group winners included South Hackensack Strikers Futbol Academy 2011 Boys, STA 2011B ECRL, and PDA SC Vistula Deyna 11B Elite 64.
14U Girls
The Red Bracket had five teams between 3 GD and -1 GD, and it was SJEB FC 10G South and PSA Monmouth 10G Elite 64 reaching the final both with seven points. In a thrilling game that had to ultimately go to penalty kicks to be decided, it was PSA Monmouth finishing as champions. Other age group winners included Franklin Elite Freedom 2010 and Match Fit Academy FC Girls Mercer 2010.
14U Boys
Woodbridge Strikers Imodel 2010 Boys won each of their four matches with scores of 2-1, 3-1, 3-0, and 3-0 in the final over Cedar Stars Academy Hudson Valley 2010 N.A.L to bring the championship back to Canada. Other age group winners included PDA/Vistula B2010-Milik White and Union SC Eagles Red 10.
15U Girls
Olé FC Yankee Academy G2009 allowed just one goal in their three group stage wins and defeated Match Fit Academy FC Girls Mercer 2009 Blue 3-1 in the final of the Red Bracket. Olé FC Regional G2009 made it a clean sweep of the age group, defeating STA 2009G USYS in the White Bracket final.
15U Boys
TSF Academy 2009 Boys USYS NL won the Red Bracket, winning all four of their games without conceding a single goal, defeating Olé FC Pro-Academy B2009 in the final. Other age group winners included PDA/Vistula B2009 Szczesny White and RCDE Barcelona NJ 2009 White.
16U Boys
VE Rhinelander defeated Penn FC Youth 2008 M Black in the final of the Red Bracket, handing Penn FC their first loss of the weekend, including a 3-2 game between the two sides to open the event. Other age group winners included Harrison SC United 2008, Staten Island NY Summer Select, and Olé FC Pro Academy B2008.
17U Girls
IFA EDS N 2008 Girls defeated Philadelphia SC Coppa 08 Express in the Red Bracket final, giving them wins in all four of their matches.
17U Boys
RUSA FC B2007 Gold beat Freehold SL Elite Phantoms 2-0 in the Red Bracket final, as they closed out the event with three consecutive clean sheets and wins in all their matches. Cherry Hill FC 2007 Premier Diablos won the White Bracket.
19U Boys
Albion SC Delaware Boys 05/06/07 Elite Academy won the Red Bracket, topping Ironbound SC 2006 EDP Gladiators in the championship match. Albion SC Delaware and Ironbound had drawn 2-2 during the group stage, and the final was also a very close contest with Albion securing the win with a final score of 1-0.
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