The expanded field will now yield half a dozen national champions, July 9-12. Allstate is presenting these games where those named top club will be the Boys U-15, 16, 17 & 18/19's along with the girls side for U-15,16 &17's. The top quartet at each age group will vie for the national titles with this being the end to their Academy seasons.
This is a great complex that will house these games, the home of the SKC Academy, training fields of KC II, the USL team, it hosted the 2018 Academy Championships that closed out the first season of the Girl's Academy. There are 9 full size fields, the gem being a Championship Field. In the short history, Swope Soccer Village hosted the USMNT & USWNT, many of the bigger clubs teams, as well as conference and national championship events. Not only does the Academy team play here, they have linked with GIrl's DA affiliate clubs Sporting Blue Valley in local Overland Park and Sporting Omaha. Earlier games in the Summer Showcase and Playoffs are there as well. The boys will play June 17-25, the girls June 20-23 at the same time as in Oceanside CA at the SoCal Sports Complex. The draws will be done earlier in June as the regular season of the DA comes to a close.
Sportings HC & SD Peter Vermes stated "We're very excitied to have the opportunity to host the Development Academy Championships in Kansas City again. This will be a great showcase for our city and the wonderful faciliites we have built here."