Manchester United Premier Cup

General Information

Sockers FC Boys and Girls 

The most competitive U14/15 tournament in the world!
Memorial date at NIKE World Headquarters
in Beaverton, Oregon  

In the United States, the Manchester United Premier Cup has drawn the most competitive U14 and U15 teams across the nation, and, as a result, US Soccer has taken notice. Over the past 9 years US Soccer staff coaches have been on hand at the tournament to scout players for the U14 National Team programs. Many players who participated in the Manchester United Premier Cup have gone on to play for the United States National Teams and various professional teams. In fact, Jonathan Spector, a former Sockers FC and Premier Cup alumnus from 2000, now plays for USA National Team and in the English first division!

   Teams participating this year...      
  Boys teams:   Girls teams (in alphabetical order):  
1 Arsenal FC – Southern California – Southern CaliforniaArsenal FC – Southern California 1 Arsenal FC – Southern California  
2 Colorado Rush - Colorado 2 Carmel Valley Manchester  
3 Cosmos Academy West – So Cal 3 Colorado Rush Nike – Colorado
4 Crossfire Premier - Washington 4 Crossfire Premier – Washington  
5 CZ Elite – Southern California 5 Dallas Texans Red – North Texas  
6 Dallas Texans Red – North Texas 6 FC Delco – Eastern Pennsylvania  
7 FC Delco – Eastern Pennsylvania 7 Legends FC - Southern California  
8 Mustang United – Northern California 8 Mustangs Mavericks – Northern California
9 Pateadores SC – Southern California 9 NSA Jaguars - Illinois  
10 Real Colorado – Colorado 10 Ohio Premier Eagles Green – Ohio South
11 Real SoCal – Southern California 11 PDA Clash – New Jersey  
12 San Diego Surf – Southern California 12 Penn Fusion SA '96 Girls – Eastern Pennsylvania  
13 Santa Cruz County Breakers – Northern Cal 13 Real Colorado National - Colorado  
14 Sockers FC Cup – Illinois 14 Real SoCal White– Southern California  
15 South Coast Strikers FC - Southern California 15 San Diego Surf White - Southern California  
16 St. Louis Scott Gallagher - Missouri 16 Slammers FC – Southern California  
17 Team Ohio FC Cosmos – Ohio South 17 SoCal Blues Dodge – Southern California  
18 VARDAR - Michigan 18 Sockers FC Cup - Illinois  
19 Weston FC - Florida 19 Tualatin United SC/THUSC Mercury - Oregon  
20 PDA - New Jersey 20 VARDAR - Michigan  
In most countries, the competition starts with regional qualification tournaments. The winners of these tournaments qualify for the National Finals. The winners of the National Finals are invited to participate in a Continental Final, i.e. the European Final, the Asian Final, etc.  

 

Jonathan Spector helped his Sockers teammates to win the Manchester Cup 2000 

Tournament is held during Memorial Day week every year in Oregon