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US Club Soccer Announces National Cup XXI Format and Schedule

US Club Soccer Announces National Cup XXI Format and Schedule

US Club Soccer is thrilled to announce the schedule and updated format of the 21st annual National Cup, US Club Soccer’s cup-based championship series. National Cup XXI regionals will take place June 10-28, 2022, and will conclude with the prestigious Finals event, July 14-21, 2022, at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO.

The National Cup Finals in July will see a new format and extended dates as there will now be separate girls and boys
competitions at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park in Colorado. The girls competition will take place July 14-18, while the boys finals will be played July 17-21.

Registration is now open for all six regionals of National Cup XXI. Teams are encouraged to register early for the regional events of their choice to ensure a slot and to receive incentivized pricing.

National Cup XXI Regionals are open to U-13 through U-18/19 boys and girls age groups for the Midwest, Northwest, South Central and Southeast Regionals and U-12 through U-18/19 for the Mid-Atlantic and West Regionals. The U-12 divisions will play a consolidated, two-day tournament schedule. The competition series features Super Group (most competitive) and Premier Group divisions. Champion U-13 through U-18/19 boys and girls teams from regionals and qualifying state cups advance to the National Cup XXI Finals, held in July at DICK’S Sporting Goods Park.

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Spring is here — and with it, one of the most anticipated weekends on the Minnesota youth soccer calendar. April 17–19, TCSL brings together select NPL teams and all ECNL Regional League clubs at the National Sports Center in Blaine for League Weekend: three days of high-stakes, high-quality competition that marks the official launch of the spring portion of both league schedules.

This isn’t a tournament. There are no brackets, no trophies at the end of Sunday. What’s on the line is something more meaningful: league standings, playoff positioning, and the bragging rights that come from beating a rival when it counts most. With a full slate of matches spanning U13 through U19, across both the NPL and ECNL RL, League Weekend offers players, families, coaches, and clubs the chance to experience top-flight youth soccer in a concentrated, electric atmosphere unlike any other weekend of the season.

As teams take the pitch this weekend, standings across multiple divisions hang in the balance. Below, we’ve identified 10 matches — five boys, five girls — that stand out as the most compelling contests of the weekend, based on current league standings, divisional stakes, and the quality of the competition involved.

Boys Featured Matches

Match #1: 17U Boys NPL | Tonka United SA (#1) v North Suburban SA (#2) | April 18, 9:40 AM, Field 25

Tonka United enters this weekend as the only undefeated team in the NPL 17U Boys division — a perfect 4-0-0 mark that puts them comfortably atop the table. In the NPL, only one team earns a trip to the NPL Finals, which means every point matters and every result reverberates. North Suburban, sitting second, is the side most capable of ending that run. A Tonka United win cements their dominance. A North Suburban victory throws the division wide open.

Match #1: 17U Boys NPL | Tonka United SA (#1) v North Suburban SA (#2) | April 18, 9:40 AM, Field 25

Just one point separates first and second in the ECNL RL B2010 division. In the ECNL Regional League, the top two finishers advance to the Central Playoffs — meaning the gap between first and third is far more consequential than it might appear. North Suburban and Keliix-Intra have been neck-and-neck all season, and Sunday morning delivers the direct clash that could decide who owns the top of the table down the stretch.

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