Regional Champs crowned in Midwest and Far West
FRISCO, Texas (June 26, 2025) — The US Youth Soccer (USYS) Midwest Regional Championships and USYS Far West Regional Championships each concluded Wednesday after a week of thrilling action in Overland Park/Olathe, Kan., and Boise, Idaho, respectively.
Each event saw boys and girls teams in the 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U and 19U age groups earn Regional Championship titles, as the 24 Regional Championship representatives advanced to the 2025 US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by New York Life. The National Championships will be played July 22-27 in Orlando, Fla.
The final 24 qualifiers for the National Championships will be determined at the USYS Eastern Regional Championships (Loudoun County, Va.) and USYS Southern Regional Championships (Dallas, Texas), which each kick off later this week.
The US Youth Soccer Regional Championships feature State Cup champions and representatives, as well as qualifiers from The National League’s regular season divisions. This past week’s events in Kansas and Idaho started with a combined 350 high-level teams. The sides that advanced out of group play, and later prevailed in the semifinals and finals, earned Regional Championship titles.
At both events, many of the players and coaches talked about how rare an experience this is and the emotions that it can bring.
“I thought it was a great opportunity for our teams in the Midwest to come here and play,” said Elmbrook United 2012G Elite 64 (WI) goalkeeper Lauren Voelker, who made a key penalty save in her team’s shutout win in the 13U Girls final. “Thankfully, we moved on and now we’re heading to Orlando, so I’m really happy. This is really like a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
At the Midwest Regionals, Illinois led all state associations with three champions, while Kansas followed with two. Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin each had one champion.
Utah led state associations at the Far West Regionals with its six champions. Colorado had two, and Cal South, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Washington each had one champion.
2025 Midwest Regional Champions
13U Boys: 2012 EVO-PFC (IL)
13U Girls: Elmbrook United 12G Elite 64 (WI)
14U Boys: Minneapolis United 11B Academy I (MN)
14U Girls: NWI Lions United 11G Yellow (IN)
15U Boys: 2010 EVO-PFC (IL)
15U Girls: TFA Elite 64 10G (OH)
16U Boys: Galaxy SC 09B Elite 64 (IL)
16U Girls: 402DA 2009G Premier (NE)
17U Boys: Toca FC 08B Elite 64 (KS)
17U Girls: Plymouth Reign 08 NLC (MI)
19U Boys: Kansas Rush 07/06 (KS)
19U Girls: JB Marine Gold Garabedian 06G (MO)
2025 Far West Regional Champions
*12U Boys: Washington Premier FC B13 Black (WA)
*12U Girls: Colorado Rush 2012G Academy Blue (CO)
13U Girls: City SC Utah 12G (UT)
14U Boys: Impact CN 2011 (UT)
14U Girls: UCSC Spurs 11G-DM (UT)
15U Boys: Sparta B10 E64 (UT)
15U Girls: REAL G10 Gold-PR (MT)
16U Boys: Aggies FC 09B Blue (UT)
16U Girls: Rebel Elite 09 Black (UT)
17U Boys: Players 08 Boys Elite (NV)
17U Girls: CO Rush Academy Blue 08 (CO)
19U Boys: Boise Timbers 06/07 Elite (ID)
19U Girls: Cal Elite SC G2006 Premier (CA-S)
*12U age group does not advance to the USYS National Championships
In the Midwest, three teams — 15U Boys 2010 EVO-PFC (IL), 17U Boys Toca FC 08B Elite 64 (KS) and 19U Boys Kansas Rush 06/07 (KS) — accomplished the difficult feat of repeating as Regional Champions. EVO-PFC will look to cap off a tremendous calendar year in Orlando, as the Illinois side not only heads to Nationals as regional winners, but as the defending National Champions, too.
About the United States Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer)
US Youth Soccer, the largest youth sport organization in the country, is on a mission to provide world-class support, resources, and leadership, helping every member fulfill their goals on and off the field of play. US Youth Soccer registers 2.68 million players annually. Through its programming, resources and leadership, US Youth Soccer is advancing the game for its 54 Member State Associations, 10,000 clubs and leagues and one million administrators, coaches, and volunteers. US Youth Soccer connects families and communities to the power of sports and its shared love of soccer. US Youth Soccer provides a path for every player, coach and referee offering programs that provide a fun, safe and healthy environment at every level of the game.
