Five exciting days of action at National League P.R.O. in Oceanside, Calif., saw 30 boys teams and 30 girls teams qualify for the 2024 USYS National Championships, presented by New York Life. Ten teams also claimed National League P.R.O. titles as winners of the champions pool in their age group.

The games in Oceanside featured top teams in the 14U-19U age groups from the USYS National League’s club-based platform — Elite 64 — and team-based conferences, as each competing side earned its place in the event through its performance at playoff events earlier this season.

“The journey has been so long, and we kept showing up and kept trying and kept training, and it finally paid off,” said Addison Bailey of Cook Inlet SC 07G (AK) after the Alaska side earned a berth to Nationals. “Sometimes we feel like Alaska gets underestimated. It’s a really big deal for us, and we try to represent (the state). Without the National League and some of these opportunities, I really don’t think that we would be where we are.”

The action at National League P.R.O. was extremely competitive, as all games were decided by an average goal difference of just 1.91. The games to decide berths to the National Championships often came down to the wire, as those games featured an average goal differential of 1.54 and included 12 penalty kick shootouts.

The 60 teams that qualified for the National Championships came from 22 different state associations, led by Cal South and Utah with 10 qualifiers each. Florida had five teams qualify for Nationals, while New Jersey and North Texas each had four qualifiers.

In addition to teams earning their place in the National Championships, five boys teams and five girls teams won tournament competition within the champions pool of their respective age groups to claim National League P.R.O. titles.

2024 National League P.R.O. (Oceanside) | Girls Champions
14U: Galaxy SC 10G NL (IL)
15U: Las Vegas Surf Soccer Club 09G Elite 64 (NV)
16U: Ambassadors FC 2008 Girls (OH)
17U: Utah Surf 07 B Hale (UT)
19U: DASC Black (SD)

2024 National League P.R.O. (Oceanside) | Boys Champions
14U: Barca Academy Pro Miami B10 (FL)
15U: Los Angeles Soccer Club 09B Elite 64 (CA-S)
16U: Kansas Rush Academy 08 (KS)
17U: Hoosier FC 2007 Elite Wolves I (IN)
19U: Raiders FC 2005 (IL)

National League P.R.O. winners Raiders FC 2005 Boys will be returning to the National Championships after falling to in-state foe Libertyville FC 1974 in a thrilling semifinal last summer that saw the teams combine for seven goals in extra time.

“A lot of teams don’t get the chance to play for Nationals, and it feels great to be one of the top 16 teams in the nation,” said Diego Zarate of Raiders FC. “It feels amazing to compete for the McGuire Cup. It’s just a blessing to play in National League P.R.O. Especially winning it today — it’s a blessing.”

The 10 National League P.R.O. champions represented nine different state associations, as Illinois was the lone state to have two title winners.

One 2023 USYS National Champion — 19U Girls DASC Black (SD) — won a National League P.R.O. title, while 15U Boys Los Angeles Soccer Club followed up its 2023 Elite 64 National Finals title by winning National League P.R.O.

NATIONAL LEAGUE P.R.O. TITLE GAME GOAL SCORERS

14U Girls
Galaxy SC 10G NL (IL) – 2 (Brooke Loudermilk 68’, Sophia Cochran 70+2’)
South Valley Surf SC 10G Elite 64 (CA-S) – 0

15U Girls
Las Vegas Surf Soccer Club 09G Elite 64 (NV) – 7 (Evelyn Contreras 3’, 14’, 70’, 80’, Alondra Rivera 11’, Madalynn Smith 12’, Sanai Battles 31’)
East County Surf 09G Elite 64 (CA-S) – 0

16U Girls
Ambassadors FC 2008 Girls (OH) – 3 (Ava Pultz 24’, Ava Bell 65’, Kelly McCandless 70’)
Summit FC G08 JM (UT) – 1 (Annie Layton 13’)

17U Girls
Utah Surf 07 B Hale (UT) – 2 (Samantha Sellers 11’, Rachel Boren 51’)
Idaho Rush SC 07G Elite 64 (ID) – 0

19U Girls
DASC Black (SD) – 2 (Aftyn Murray 2’, Hailee Christensen 29’)
Utah Celtic FC Storm 05/06G Elite 64 (UT) – 0

14U Boys
Barca Academy Pro Miami B10 (FL) – 2 (Mohammed Jamhour 2’, Diego Rodriguez 70’)
Utah Soccer Alliance 10B Elite 64 (UT) – 1 (Levi Kamadjeu 37’)

15U Boys
Los Angeles SC 09B Elite 64 (CA-S) – 3 (Matthew Manrique 10’, Angel Jasso 68’, Jason Garcia 79’)
Raiders FC 2009 (IL) – 0

16U Boys
Kansas Rush Academy 08 (KS) – 4 (Michael Gary 11’, 55’, Alonso Garcia 15’, Ethan Walter 80’)
AC Brea B08 (CA-S) – 3 (Kristoffer Martinez 33’, 44’, Mikael Sandoval 50’)

17U Boys
Hoosier FC 2007 Elite Wolves I (IN) – 1 (Shawn Houser 80’)
PDA/Vistula B2007- Lewandowski (NJ) – 0

19U Boys
Raiders FC 2005 (IL) – 3 (Diego Ronaldo Zarate 45+2’, Roman Vargas 50’, Maximilliano Aquino 79’)
FC Bucks DOMINION 2005 Boys (PA-E) – 2 (Brandon Epstein 7’, Giuseppe Propato 61’)