EDP Hosts Popular Memorial Day Classic Event with over 250 Teams Participating

The EDP Memorial Day Classic hosted over 250 teams, played at top venues in Central and South Jersey. Featuring 8U-19U teams, this event attracted clubs from around the Northeast, coming from CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, and Ontario. The event featured tons of new matchups across the divisions, with 42 champions crowned Sunday.      

Check out some of the most exciting division recaps below—Full standings and results can be found here. 

10U Girls

The 10U Girls Red final was a battle between two heavyweight clubs in New Jersey. Match Fit Academy FC 2015 Morris Blue (NJ) was dominant in group play, scoring at least four goals in each match, and allowing just two goals across the three games.  Real Futbol Academy RFA 2015G II (NJ) also scored at least four goals in each group game and needed to defeat a previously unbeaten TSF Academy 2015G 5-3 in the final group game to reach the final. The final saw a 2-2 scoreline at the end of regulation, and Real Futbol Academy winning 6-5 in penalties.      

10U Boys

In the 10U Red Division, Mississauga Croatia Soccer Club (ON) came out on top of the very close group of five. Just three points separated the top three teams, with their last game the deciding one. They opened up with a 3-2 win over Liverpool FCNJ 2015 Boys Academy (NJ) then a 5-3 over Westchester Flames 2015 Elite (NYE). With a 3-1 win, SJEB FC 15B Colonial Red was set up to be in the driver's seat for the final game, with South Shore Futbol Club Attack B2015 needing a win and Mississauga Croatia Soccer Club needing a tie, the 0-0 scoreline sent Mississauga Croatia Soccer Club back to Canada as champions.    

15U Girls 

The 15U Girls Red final was a rematch of the opening group game. In the opener Kearny Thistle United FC Paisley Athletic G2011 Academy defeated NJ Crush FC 2011 ECNL RL 2-1. In the final, Kearny was unable to find the winner as they did in the opener, and regulation ended 1-1 as the game went to penalty kicks. In a thrilling shootout, NJ Crush FC won 6-5.  

13U Boys 

The 13U Boys Red Division saw two 3-0-0 teams face off for the championship. Upper Township SA Force White 2012 (NJ) won three games by a one goal margin, defeating Lower Merion Rovers Navy 2012, FC Copa B12 ECNL RL NJ Central and Ironbound SC 2012 – NAL. French Football Federation Academy 2012 Mbappe (NYE) kept three clean sheets, defeating TSF Academy 2012 Boys EDP, Westchester Flames 2012 Elite and PSA Princeton '12. In the final, this time it was Upper Township on the wrong side of the one goal game, as French Football Federation Academy 2012 Mbappe were crowned champions after a 2-1 win.