GALAXY SC & PONYS FC WIN US YOUTH SOCCER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Galaxy SC & Ponys FC became the 32nd & 33rd team from Illinois to win a US Youth Soccer National Championship, with both clubs winning at the 14U age group on Sunday in Orlando. This marked the 3rd straight year that multiple Illinois teams have won a National Championship.

After coming up just short in last year's Final, Ponys FC fought their way back to the National title match with hopes of a different outcome. After falling behind 2-0, Ponys rallied with scores from Drew Collins and Anthony Vega to send the match to overtime. In a wild game that featured multiple late, dramatic shifts, the Ponys came out on top in penalties against the The Football Academy 2010 Boys Black from New Jersey to get redemption for last year's loss and the club's first National title.

Congratulations to the 2024 US Youth Soccer 14U Boys National Champions

• Angel Acosta
• Edgar Brigido
• Anthony Cervantes
• Andrew Collins
• Lucca Dos Reis
• Martin Vastin Garcia
• Henry Garcia
• Adil Jeffrey
• Fabian Lopez
• Alex Daniel Maldonado
• Diego Manriquez
• Emmanuel Montano
• Matthew Morales
• Geovanni Morales
• Sebastian Padilla
• Michael Panduro
• Nathan Paduro
• Alexander Reyes
• Richard Rivera
• Jayden Serrano
• Ronaldo Eli Tovar
• Anthony Vega



Galaxy SC was one of only two teams to win all of their group play games at the National Championships outscoring their opponents by 7 goals in those wins. In the National semifinal, they knocked the other team to accomplish that feat, KC Legends, out of the competition. With confidence and momentum on their side, they took home the National title with an impressive 3-0 win over Columbus United Lions of Ohio behind scores from Aubrey Guskey, Quinn Fahey and Samantha Latawiec. With the win, they became the 6th team from the club to win a National Championship.

Congratulations to the 2024 US Youth Soccer 14U Boys National Champions

• Karolina Boguslawski
• Ella Browning
• Corinne Bullock
• Sophia Cochran
• Quinn Fahey
• Brooke Genthner
• Gabriella Gjeldum
• Aubrey Guskey
• Samantha Horner
• Elizabeth Johnson
• Samantha Latawiec
• Brooke Loudermilk
• Quinn Luttenton
• Kelsey Martin
• Taylor Mills
• Jasylene Ortega
• Alexa Patel
• Kavea Senthilanand
• Keira Stone
• Qori Strotkamp
• Reagan White
• Ava Wilkey



In addition to the two National Champions from Illinois, four other Illinois teams finished as National Finalists: Bloomingdale Lightning FC (13U Boys), Galaxy SC (16U Boys), Wheaton United SC (18U Girls) and Libertyville FC 1974 Elite (19U Boys).  

BLOOMINGDALE LIGHTNING FC

13U Boys USYS National Finalists

Gianluca Adamo, Quinn Beyer, Tyler Boulos, Francisco Diaz, Juan Escobar, Joshua Espinoza, Francesco Gallo, Karol Lesniak, Alexander Lugo, Ethan Padilla, Aaron Padilla, Peter Panagakis, Jesus Penaflor, Diego Samayoa, Frankie Signa, Izai Terrazas, Patryk Wolski, and Enson Zajmi-Nallbani

GALAXY SC

16U Boys USYS National Finalists

Gregory Bell, William Boniface, Lucas Bouska, Jack Bouska, Oliver Brosnahan, Andrew Calderon, Amthony Flores, Kalan Gaccione, Ludovico Gallina, Ryan Gervase, Alexander Ginder, Dustin King, Onkar Lidder, Hugo Lopez, Vakaris Majus, Jackson Mares, Arnav Nagpal, Thomas Ondrejcak, Ben Schroeder, Brady Strang,  Kaleb Stumpenhorst, and Matthew Vandeman

WHEATON UNITED SC

18U Girls USYS National Finalists

Ashlyn Adams, Zoey Bohmer, Ella Byrnes, Ava Callaway, Kelsey Clousing, Lauren Escalante, Brooke Ittersagen, Lucy Jethani, Talia Kaempf, Zoe Kirkman, Grace Kuczaj, Eleanor Mahan, Lily McKenna, Olivia Seaman, Emerson Smith, Sabrina Stransky, Calah Strong, Kayla Waterman and Annika Wise

LIBERTYVILLE FC 1974

19U Boys USYS National Finalists

Frederick Barnshaw, Dylan Bezote, Christopher Crowson, Mitchell Fein, Miguel Garcia, Alex Gotz, Oscar Hernandez, Jorge Hernandez Lopez, Frankie Jimenez, Oscar Martinez, Ezekiel Maya, Julian Mendoza, Jorge Morales, Caden Moran, Mateo Ormaza, Andrew Phillips, Mateo Portillo Amador, Creasy Rivera, Mason Runyard, Andrew Slago, and Karsten Ternes

13 Illinois teams traveled to Orlando for the 2024 US Youth Soccer National Championships. Overall, the teams went 24-8-7 in group play and in addition to the six teams that advanced to the National Final, Raiders FC (15U Boys) & Libertyville FC 1974 Elite (17U Boys) advanced to the National semifinal.

All 13 teams represented themselves, their club and the state in outstanding fashion and we are very proud of all of the players and coaches.

If you missed the registration deadline for the 15U-19U Girls Illinois State Cup, you can still start your journey towards a National Championship. Contact chrisj@illinoisyouthsoccer.org ASAP to get registered. Brackets for the Fall event will be announced end of July. 

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