US Youth Soccer Region III Champions

Greenville, SC (June 22, 2012) – Fourteen championship teams are headed from the 2012 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Championships presented by National Guard to the US Youth Soccer Natioinal Championhip tournament next month in Rock Hill,SC.

Florida led the way in Region III, sending four teams from four different clubs to the National Championships. South Carolina will send three teams to Rock Hill while North Texas and Tennessee will each send two teams. Georgia will complete the group by sending one team.

These teams, in the Under-14 through Under-19 age groups, now advance to the third and final stage of the quest for the national championships. These Region III Champions will join the 12 National League qualifying teams and the champions from Region I, Region II and Region IV tournaments for the National Championships in Rock Hill, S.C., July 24-29.

Complete Region III recaps available at http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org/regionIII

2012 US Youth Soccer Region III (South) Champions

Girls

Under-13 (GA) NASA 17 Elite (Kennesaw)
Under-14 (TN) TNFC 98 Azzurri (Franklin)
Under-15 (TX-N) Sting 97 (Dallas)
Under-16 (SC) CESA 95 Premier (Greenville)
Under-17 (SC) CESA 94 Premier (Greenville)
Under-18 (TN) Brentwood 94 Premier (Brentwood)
Under-19 (FL) CCSC SOL (Fleming Island)

Boys

Under-13 (TX-N) Dallas Texans (Dallas)
Under-14 (FL) Sunrise Elite 97/98 (Sunrise)
Under-15 (FL) SAA Real Madrid Miami (Miami)
Under-16 (SC) CESA 95 Premier (Greenville)
Under-17 (TX-N) Solar Chelsea 95 (Dallas)
Under-18 (FL) Florida Rush Nike (Ocoee)
Under-19 (GA) GSA 93 Phoenix Red (Lilburn)