EDP Soccer hosted the second part of its EDP Cup Fall Showcase this past weekend, annually ranked one of the top showcases in the nation by GotSoccer. The weekend featured 15U-19U Boys teams from USYS National League, ECNL, EDP League, Elite Academy League and USL Academies, creating a best vs. best experience. All games were played at Tuckahoe Turf Farms in Hammonton, NJ.
The weather was perfect all three days as college coaches from Division II and III schools were in attendance to watch some of the top players in the classes of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. In addition to the college coaches on site, all 17U-19U games were recorded so that Division I coaches (NCAA mandated dead period till 4/15/21), and coaches who were not able to make the event due to budget and travel restrictions, will be able to evaluate players through video after the event through EDP Soccer’s partnership with ScoutingZone and Next Level Video.
EDP followed strict health and safety protocols throughout the weekend. The schedule format had teams play one 80-minute game each day that provided for important social distancing protocols and the ability for tournament operations staff to properly sanitize as needed between groups leaving and entering the facility. EDP Soccer also continued the use of its new field layout for the weekend, which created extra space between fields to ensure teams and spectators have the ability to distance themselves. To limit commingling of participants, all home teams and their supporters were positioned on one side of the field and away teams and their supporters on the other side.
“The EDP Fall Showcase was a tremendous event for our boys as they got together for the first time following the high school season. The competition was excellent and our boys had an opportunity to play in front of a number of college coaches. EDP did a great job of ensuring a safe environment for our players to compete in.” — Jim Mastriani, Peninsula SC Premier Eagles Manager
“I was very pleased with this year’s showcase. Our U19 Bayern, U18 Inter and U18 Milan teams all had good competitive matches at the EDP Fall Showcase. Coaching and playing during a pandemic has been a challenge and the players did a great job. I am glad to see the players and college coaches who attended were able to participate in a safely run event.” — Jimmy Rivas, New Jersey Stallions Academy Head Coach
A Look At The Weekend’s Results
Platinum
Every game was a battle as the group included some of the area's top teams. STA-MUSC 2003B ECNL led the group with 7 points having 2 wins and 1 draw. NJ Stallions Academy 02 Bayern USYS-NL and Manhattan SC Fury ECNL both finished the weekend with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. SJEB Rush 03B Academy NL EDP ended their weekend with 3 draws, and STA-MUSC 2002B NL EDP and FC Copa Academy B02/03 Black both finished with 2 draws and a loss.
Gold
Led by box to box midfielder Cody Scully, RUSA FC B03 Gold finished at the top of the table with 3 wins. Peninsula SC Premier Eagles USYS NL finished second with two wins and a draw behind Monmouth University commit Brett Selig who had 3 goals and 1 assist over the weekend.
Silver
Holmdel FC NJX Napoli enjoyed a successful weekend with 3 wins, scoring 7 goals and conceding just once. STA Mt Olive SC 2003 NL Boys finished in second, and Morris Elite USL Academy finishing third going 1-1-1.
Bronze
Cedar Stars Bergen 02B Academy II Elite won all three of their games by score lines of 2-1, 2-0, and 1-0.
Copper
Toms River Independent SC Elite 2002B Rebels and New Jersey Surf South Shore 02/03B both finished the weekend with three wins.
Titanium
NJ Stallions Academy 03 Inter USYS-NL won three games behind their high powered attack, scoring 10 goals in the three games.
Sterling
Cohansey Premier Arsenal and Hewlett-Lawrence SC Blues both finished with six points after two wins and a loss, with Cohansey finishing first on the head to head tie-breaker after defeating Hewlett-Lawrence 3-1 in their first game of the weekend.
Nickel
Sevilla FC Has Soliz SS Tigres finished in first place with 2 wins and a draw.
Steel
New Jersey Surf Central finished in first place after an exciting weekend which saw several high scoring matches, with 17 total goals scored throughout their three matches.
Iron
Elizabeth YSC Rebels and STA Mt Olive SC 2003 EDP Boys both won all three of their matches, with both sides finishing with a GD of +4 over the three games.
Brass
Local side Hammonton 3 Lions Strikers finished at the top of the table with three wins as they scored four goals in multiple matches, and also defeated local rival Cherry Hill SC Arsenal 2002 1-0.
Platinum
FC Somers Arsenal, STA-MUSC 2004 Boys ECNL and Manhattan SC Thunder ECNL all had very strong showings over the weekend, with each team coming away with three wins while impressing the college coaches in attendance.
Gold
Princeton FC Benfica had a perfect weekend, with three wins in which they scored 9 goals and kept three clean sheets.
Silver
STA-MUSC 2004 Boys NL EDP finished in first place going unbeaten, including a 4-0 win over Toms River Independent SC Gunners Black and a 3-0 win over Washington United Elite 04.
Bronze
Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth 2004 Elite Academy started the weekend with a pair of 2-1 wins before a solid 4-0 win on Sunday over second place New Jersey Surf South Marlton 04B to win the bracket.
Copper
FC Copa Academy B04 Black faced off against NJ Stallions Academy 04 Roma USYS-EDP on Sunday with both teams coming into the game on 4 points. FC Copa came away with a 2-0 win to finish in first place.
Titanium
STA Mt Olive SC 2004 EDP had a tremendous weekend, winning all three of their matches and keeping three clean sheets to finish in first place.
Sterling
Liverpool FCNJ 2004B Shore finished in first place with three wins, including a 1-0 win on Saturday over second place STA Mt Olive SC 2004 NL.
Platinum
The bracket featured nine extremely competitive games, with 4 draws, 3 one-goal games and 2 two-goal games. Manhattan SC Freedom ECNL finished in first place with one win and two draws. Forward William Lulka scored two of the teams 3 goals while also filling in at center back in two of the three games. Real Jersey FC 2005, Ironbound SC 2005 Super Eagles, Torpedoes 2005B Red and STA-MUSC 2005B ECNL all finished on four points with one win, one draw and one loss.
Gold
SJEB Rush 05B Academy and PSA National '05 both finished with 7 points, as the teams faced off on Sunday sitting on six points each, but the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Silver
Union County FC / WSA UCFC Pumas finished the weekend with three wins. They got it started with a close 2-1 win over Harrison SC Elite, and then a 2-0 win over Hamilton Elite FC Premier 05B. In the final game, it was a high scoring thriller as they defeated Deptford Premier FC '05 Boys 6-4.
Bronze
STA Mt Olive SC 2005B NL finished in first place, going unbeaten after a strong 4-2 win over Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth 2005B Elite Academy in their opening game.
Copper
NJ Stallions Academy 05 Ginga USYS-EDP won all three matches, scoring 5 goals and conceding 0.
Titanium
Three teams finished with six points having two wins and a loss, with RUSA FC B05 Gold and Next Level Soccer Academy 05B both having a goal differential of +3 with goals scored and 3 goals against.
Sterling
SFL Lancers finished in first place with 9 points after defeating second place Morris Elite B05 EDP Premier in the final game on Sunday. Both teams came into the contest with two wins.
Platinum
A very well balanced group saw Real Jersey FC 2006 defeat both STA-MUSC 2006 Boys ECNL and Manhattan SC Wolves ECNL before falling to Ironbound SC 2006 Red Inter in their final game. Washington United SC 06 had three very close games with 2-1 loss to Manhattan SC, a 2-0 loss to STA and a 1-1 draw with Ironbound SC.
Gold
PSA National '06 and Torpedoes SC 2006 EDP both had strong showings winning all three of their matches. PSA scored 9 goals and conceded 0 during their three games, while Torpedoes scored 8 and conceded just once.
Silver
Princeton FC Barcelona kept two clean sheets during their three wins, and scored seven goals as they took home the top spot in their bracket.
Bronze
Passaic Youth Soccer Dundee Stars won all three of their matches, as their well balanced play earned them wins over STA MUSC 2006 USYS, FC Copa Academy B06 Black and NJ Stallions 06 Rage USYS NL.
Copper
RUSA FC B06 Gold defeated Sporting NJ FC ‘06 Boys in their final game to come away with first place and finish the event 3-0-0.
Titanium
Liverpool FCNJ 2006B South and Morris Elite B06 EDP Premier both finished with 6 points, but it was Liverpool’s 1-0 over Morris Elite on Sunday that saw them earn first place with the head to head tie-breaker.