TopDrawerSoccer debuts the update to the TeamRank for April on Friday with a new look at the boys U18, U17, and U16 age groups. This is the first of four updates for this month. 

For consistency sake, the Development Academy U18/19 teams are ranked in the U18 age group. The U16/17 teams are ranked in the U16 age group. Scroll to the bottom for information about the TeamRank process. 

TopDrawerSoccer Boys TeamRank U18 April 2018

The New York Red Bulls remain the top team in the TopDrawerSoccer TeamRank Boys Club Soccer Team Rankings for the April 2018 update. Red Bulls are 15-0-0 in the Boys Development Academy U18/19 age group this season. Real Salt Lake, Crossfire Premier SC, Pateadores, and Philadelphia Union round out the other teams in the top five for this month. Check out the TopDrawerSoccer Boys U18 TeamRank Top 25 for April 

TopDrawerSoccer Boys TeamRank U17 April 2018

Pittsburgh Riverhounds ECNL make the big jump in the TopDrawerSoccer TeamRank Boys Club Soccer Team Rankings for the April 2018 update. Riverhounds have been successful in the Boys ECNL at the start of the season. Kalonji Soccer Academy, Slammers FC, Tampa Bay United, and West Coast FC make up the rest of the top five. 

Check out the TopDrawerSoccer Boys U17 TeamRank Top 25 for April 

TopDrawerSoccer Boys TeamRank U16 April 2018 

Seattle Sounders take over the top spot in the TopDrawerSoccer TeamRank Top 25 for Boys Club Soccer Teams in the April update. Sounders enjoyed a successful spell in the Development Academy as well as the Generation adidas Cup over the past month. FC Dallas, New York Red Bulls, Atlanta United, and Sockers FC round out the top five in this age group. 

Check out the TopDrawerSoccer Boys U16 TeamRank Top 25 for April 

TeamRank is the comprehensive team-ranking system devised by TopDrawerSoccer.com to provide an objective and common-sense approach to determining which elite youth soccer teams are the best in the nation.

The rankings, updated monthly, are primarily results-based, with a nod toward the league and championship competitions that emulate how excellence is determined in leading soccer nations around the world.

Tournaments are also included but at a reduced value due to the many mitigating factors involving such events, including attrition and guest players.

A final layer of executive evaluation is provided to account for variables that often impact results, thus ensuring that the monthly lists are not subjective, but are not purely mechanical.

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