Sporting KC Academy U17's win US Youth Futsal national championship

The Sporting Kansas City U17 Academy team was crowned champions on Monday at U.S. Youth Futsal Nationals, held at the New Century Fieldhouse in New Century, Kan. Coached by Jon Parry, the U17's defeated FC Black Knights (Belmont, MA) 6-3 in the final to cap off a strong showing at the tournament.

RESULTS
Sporting KC U17's 7, FC Black Knights 4 - Saturday, Feb. 15
Sporting KC U17's 8, Naples Futsal 2 - Sunday, Feb. 16
Sporting KC U17's 8, Naples Futsal 3 - Sunday, Feb. 16 (Semifinals)
Sporting KC U17's 6, FC Black Knights 3 - Monday, Feb. 17 (Final)

U.S. Youth Futsal Nationals is the largest youth futsal tournament sanctioned by U.S. Soccer and is now in its eight year of competition. U.S. Youth Futsal has 60 leagues in cities across the country and hosts nine regional tournaments that serve as qualifiers for Nationals.

U17 ROSTER
Andrew Blalock
Chase Bromstedt
Giovanni Calderon
Jesse Calderon
Nic Jaimes
Shane Kopplin
Matt Lewis
Andrew McLeod
Dom Parry
Tucker Stephenson

"There's been a tremendous amount of growth in the last 5-6 years for futsal here in the United States. The atmosphere is unbelievable and that's what we'ved wanted to promote for futsal," said Parry, who also serves as the Executive Director for U.S. Youth Futsal. "I think the biggest thing for me is now, this year, we have a very diverse group. We have teams represented from 22 states across the United States, which is amazing. I think what is going to happen in the United States is that you are going to see better and better soccer players, and hopefully that translates into the United States doing very well in the World Cup's."

Coverage of the U.S. Youth Futsal Nationals is available online via YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Additionally, highlights and game replays will be available on TWC SportsChannel in the coming weeks.