This past weekend, the Rebels Cup took center stage in the San Diego region with 350 youth soccer teams entered in the event. Competition in the tournament, now in its fifth year, ranged from U6 to U18 divisions in both boys and girls.
Games took place from as far north as La Jolla to as far eastward as Cuyamaca College in El Cajon. The majority of games, befitting the presenting club, took place in South County, of course.
Local venues included All Seasons Park, Bonita Vista High School, Bonita Vista Middle School, Chula Vista Community Park, Cottonwood Park, Eastlake Middle School, Explorer Park, Lower Voyager Park, Marisol Park, Rancho del Rey Middle School, Southwestern College, Terra Nova Park and Windingwalk Park.
The College Showcase Division made its debut at this year’s tournament. Games took place last Saturday and Sunday at Southwestern College in boys U18 and girls U17 and U18 divisions and allowed local players to be scouted by coaches from participating college programs.
“We’ve been working on it for about five years,” Rebels Soccer Club director of coaching Ryan Marquez explained. “This is the first year for the showcase and we feel it’s only going to grow in the future. It’s an opportunity for the South Bay kids to be seen by college scouts in their own area rather than having them travel somewhere else.
“We’re happy to start small and grow bigger as time goes on. It’s super exciting.”
San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, Oakland University (Rochester, Mich.) and the University of Idaho were among the college programs represented at last weekend’s showcase.
2017 Rebels Cup
Parade of Champions
Boys U16 (2001) Showcase Division
Bracket A standings: Total Futbol Academy SD B2001 Blue Team 25 points; San Diego United Black (Hewitt-C2) 21 points; FC Dallas 0B West Red (F: Andromeda02BW) 12 points; Rebels B01 (Ortiz-C3) 2 points
Bracket B standings: South Bay United 20 points; Rebels Elite (Avalos-C2) 17 points; DMCV Sharks 2001 (Burson-C2) 15 points; Barca Cantera (Hernandez-C2) 1 point
Bracket C standings: Beach FC01 ECNL 19 points; San Diego SC B2001 Academy Navy 17 points; Rangers SC (Chairez-C2) 11 points; Sporting San Diego (Huertero 01-C2) 11 points
Boys U17 (2000) Division
Final: La Jolla Impact (2001) 1, SD Force 01 Gold-C2 0
Boys U18 (1999) Showcase White Division
Standings: Rebels B1999 Elite (Medina) 19 points; Sporting San Diego Huertero-C2 17 points; DMCV Sharks 00/99 (Burson-C2) 13 points; Notts Forest FC Red (Dean-C2) 4 points
Boys U18 (1999) Showcase Blue Division
Standings: Rebels SC 00 Elite (1) 22 points; SC Fonbon 18 points; DMCV Sharks 99 White (Bodnar) 15 points; Rebels SC B2000 Gold (Acevedo-C2) 0 points
Girls U18 (2000/1999) Showcase Division
Bracket A standings: Rebels SC Gold 00 (Pham-C2) 28 points; Matrix Goo EC 10 points; Murrieta Surf Goo Blue 0 points
Bracket B standings: La Jolla Impact Blue 27 points; Rebels SC G99 Elite 12 points; SD Force FC (G99) 9 points
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Girls U17 (2000/2001) Showcase Division
Bracket A standings: Rebels Elite 00 (Marquez-C3) 23 points; Beach FC SB (G01) 12 points; Rebels SC G2001 (01/02-Eli) 11 points; Slammers FC Reserve 5 points
Girls U17 (2000) Division
Flight 2 standings: El Centro Dynamo 28 points
Rebels SC G2001 (Pham-C2) 12 points; Liverpool SC 00 Premier (MCD) 7 points; Riptide Blue 3 points
Final: El Centro Dynamo 6, Rebels SC G2001 (Pham-C2) 2
