The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-14s were crowned champions of the second annual LA Galaxy Cup this weekend, defeating the San Diego Surf 3-2 in Sunday's championship at Irvine Great Park in Irvine, California.
Led by head coach Declan Jogi, the U-14s were one of four Sporting KC Academy sides competing in the elite youth tournament alongside the U-12s, U-13s and U-15s. Sporting's contingent went a combined 10-4-1 during the five-day tournament, with the U-15s and U-13s enjoying strong performances of their own en route to identical 3-1-0 records.
The U-14s opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over hosts LA Galaxy before battling the San Diego Surf to a 2-2 draw. A 5-0 victory over Albion SC set up a rematch with San Diego in the final, which saw Sporting prevail in a 3-2 thriller.
Sporting KC U-14 Roster: 2019 LA Galaxy Cup Champions
- Ashton Adrian
- Gianluca Armellino
- Jacob Bartlett
- Caleb Bueckner
- Wesley Cribb
- Charlie Duske
- Jhonny Esparza
- Frank Fuentes
- Lucas Jeff
- Barrett Kitts
- David Rivera
- Mauel Romero
- Javier Zaragoza
- Nati Clarke
- Kelly Kipruto
- Gage Akalu
Sporting KC U-15 Results
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
Wed., April 17 |
Albion SC |
L 2-3 |
Thu., April 18 |
San Diego Surf |
W 2-1 |
Sat., April 20 |
LA Galaxy |
W 4-0 |
Sun., April 21 |
Pateadores |
W 7-1 |
Sporting KC U-14 Results
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
Wed., April 17 |
LA Galaxy |
W 2-1 |
Thu., April 18 |
San Diego Surf |
T 2-2 |
Sat., April 20 |
Albion SC |
W 5-0 |
Sun., April 21 |
San Diego Surf |
W 3-2 |
Sporting KC U-13 Results
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
Wed., April 17 |
San Diego Surf |
W 2-0 |
Thu., April 18 |
LA Galaxy |
W 3-2 |
Sat., April 20 |
Sevilla |
L 1-3 |
Sun., April 21 |
Real Salt Lake |
W 4-2 |
Sporting KC U-12 Results
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
Wed., April 17 |
LA Galaxy |
L 2-6 |
Thu., April 18 |
Strikers FC |
L 0-4 |
Sat., April 20 |
LA Galaxy San Diego |
W 3-1 |
Sun., April 21 |
Pacific Northwest SC |
L 1-4 |
This weekend also marked the end of the 2019 Generation adidas Cup in Frisco, Texas, where the Sporting KC U-17s went 1-3-3 over the course of seven matches. Sporting's tournament campaign was highlighted by a 2-0 win over Jamaican side Mount Pleasant and included three penalty shootouts (counted as draws) against the Colorado Rapids, D.C. United and Portland Timbers.
