Under 16 Girls

Blue Angels

Manager:  Stefanie Wappett

June 2006:

    Blue Angels Take Second in US Club Soccer 
                      State Championship

    The Capital United U15 girls’ soccer team faced a  two-time USYSA Champion Albertson S.C. in the
    finals of the inaugural US Club Soccer State Championship hosted at Iona College on Sunday, June 4,
    2006.  The event was a true championship to designate the best club in the state.  Many of the state’s top
    girls clubs compete in these events nationwide. 

     The Blue Angels came out fighting hard, but the odds were against them early on with a red card that left
     the team down a man for a major portion of the game.  Albertson, a veteran team, countered on this
     disadvantage and was able to gain the Champions title.

    As a result of being a finalist, the team, along with Albertson, has been invited to represent New York in
    the U – 15 Division at the US Club Soccer Regional Event in New Jersey, June 24 – 27, 2006.  This
    event brings together the region’s top clubs for four days of competition. 

    Scouts from across the country will observe and identify players for inclusion in the Regional ID Training
    Camps as they compete on their own club teams.  The training camps seek to identify and develop the
    country’s best players for inclusion in US Soccer’s youth national team programs.  Scouts were present at the  
    State Championships, and will be present to further  evaluate players at the Regionals and Nationals, as well as
    matches and tournaments staged throughout the summer.    

    If the team fares well in the tournament and wins the Regional Championship, they will be invited to a
    National Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, July 21 – 24, 2006.