Development Academy playoff groups announced
On Monday, U.S. Soccer conducted the draw for the 2012-13 Development Academy playoffs, which will kick off on June 24 in Frisco, Texas. Thirty-two teams, as determined by placement in division and Wildcard standings, were placed into eight groups for each age group.
Check back on TopDrawerSoccer.com later in the week for previews of the playoffs and next week for exclusive content from the action in Texas.
UPDATED: The original draw from USSF did not rank the teams correctly based on points per game, which is the standard used for seeding in the pot placement for the playoffs. Only the automatic qualifiers from the divisions were in the first two pots (seeds #1-16), which created the error in the first release of the playoff groups. USSF re-did the draw to correct the mistake later in the day. The below groups are the updated official pairings per USSF's announcement.
U18 Playoff Groups
Group 1: Vancouver Whitecaps FC, PA Classics, Houston Dynamo, Chicago Fire
Group 2: PDA, Seattle Sounders, Real So Cal, IMG Academy
Group 3: Albertson SC, FC Dallas, Crew Soccer Academy, Concorde Fire
Group 4: New York Red Bulls, Weston FC, Chicago Magic PSG, Irvine Strikers
Group 5: Shattuck-Saint Mary's Soccer Academy, Solar Chelsea SC, Kendall SC, Pateadores
Group 6: LA Galaxy, New England Revolution, Dallas Texans, San Jose Earthquakes
Group 7: Baltimore Bays Chelsea, Indiana Fire Academy, Chivas USA, De Anza Force
Group 8: Real Salt Lake-Arizona, D.C. United, CASL Chelsea FC Academy, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missiouri
U16 Playoff Groups
Group 1: De Anza Force, Chicago Fire, Georgia United, Arsenal FC
Group 2: Baltimore Bays Chelsea, CASL Chelsea FC Academy, Colorado Rapids, Revolution Empire
Group 3: Solar Chelsea SC, D.C. United, FC Bolts Celtic, Chicago Magic PSG
Group 4: Crew Soccer Academy Wolves, Sounders Academy, Real So Cal, Orlando City SC
Group 5: PDA, Albertson SC, Crossfire Premier, Texas Rush
Group 6: FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake-Arizona, FC Delco, Sockers FC
Group 7: New York Red Bulls, Houston Dynamo, Concorde Fire, PA Classics
Group 8: Chivas USA, Oakwood SC, Texans SC Houston, South Carolina United Battery Academy
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