With two victories in the final week of July, the Northern Virginia Football Club claimed both of the South Atlantic Division berths to the Super Y-League North American Finals in the U16 Boys age group. The U16 Northern Virginia Royals and U16 NOVA FC Boys each earned a trip to Tampa in November and their shot at a continental title.

 

The Royals and NOVA FC U16 boys squads remained tied with each other for first place in the division, both maintaining a six point lead over Alpharetta United. With two games remaining against each other, both teams are guaranteed the championship bids as teams vied for two championship slots within the group.  Alpharetta has concluded their season and can therefore earn no further points.

 

NOVA FC garnered their spot in the North American Finals courtesy of a solid 6-2 win over Triangle FC in Raleigh, NC, last weekend. The Royals squad grabbed their share of first place in dramatic fashion, thumping nearby rival Fredericksburg 9-0.

 

United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced today the Super Y-League (SYL) First and Second-11 Club rankings for the 2009 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. Northern Virginia FC, comprised of the Royals (boys) and Majestics (girls) youth soccer teams, garnered the prestigious number one spot, finishing as the top Super Y-league club in North America. 

 

The top overall club in the SYL this season, the Northern Virginia Majestics/Royals scored an 81.80 to edge out the second-best club in the league, the MPS Bulldogs/Renegades (Massachusetts), by less than a tenth of a percent.

 

The Northern Virginia Royals were an impressive 41-3-14 during the SYL Regular season. They finished fourth in the boys rankings with a score of 78.11. Their U14, U15 and U17 boys went undefeated, while their U13, U16 and Super-20 League teams each had just a single loss. All five of the club’s SYL teams will be present at the SYL North American Finals.

Northern Virginia’s girls, the Majestics were 36-10-4 this season, finishing fourth in the girls rankings with a score of 79.27. The Majestic’s U13, U14 and U16 girls will all compete for a North American Championship in Tampa.

2009 Super Y-League Regular Season First 11 Club Rankings [+]