Champions Cup Finals

The 2026 Champions Cup Finals event heads back to IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL from March 5-10! This event features the top 16 teams from Champions Cup Group play competing in a knock-out round, single-elimination format.  Champions will be crowned at each age group, and the best club overall will be given the ultimate Champions Cup Award.  Additionally, the showcase portion of the event will feature U14 through U19 teams who will play teams outside of their conference during the event weekend.

First Kick
First possible kick-off time for any team on their first match day is 8:00am EST.

Last Kick
Last possible kick-off time for any team on their last match day is 1:30pm EST.

*Some events may have exceptions, and they will be communicated as early as possible

Finals

Teams in the Top 16 compete in the finals portion and will play four (4) games, either advancing through the bracket to the finals or playing consolation games once they have been eliminated.

On the fourth day, teams will compete in a placement game that will determine points earned by each team. (First Place = 16 points, Second Place = 15 points, etc.)

Only games in the Finals portion of the event will count towards a club’s overall points.  The club with the most points after the final day will be crowned the overall Club Champion.

Finals and Showcase Play Dates

Showcase teams will play three (3) group play games and a fourth game that is a crossover with the opposite bracket. (A1 vs. B1, A2 vs. B2, etc.)

 
All age groups will play 4 games across 5 days. Maximum of 1 game per day.
 
· U13 – March 5, 7, 8, 9 (Thur, Sat, Sun, Mon)
· U14 – March 6, 7, 8, 10 (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues)
· U15 – March 6, 7, 9, 10 (Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues)
· U16 – March 6, 7, 8, 10 (Fri, Sat, Sun, Tues)
· U17 – March 5, 6, 8, 9 (Thur, Fri, Sun, Mon)
· U19 – March 5, 6, 7, 9 (Thur, Fri, Sat, Mon)

ATTENDING TEAMS
SCOUT REGISTRATION

Champions Cup Format

  • U13 – All 16 teams advance to Final 16 at IMG
  • U14, U15, U16, U17, U19:
    • Top 3 teams from each group at the Silverlakes event advance to Final 16
    • Best 4th place team at each age group advances
    • Tiebreakers are consistent with playoffs, can be found in GA Frameworks
    • Bottom four 4th place teams and the four non-Champions Cup teams (invited as mentioned above) advance to a 2nd tier competetion at IMG on the same play dates as mentioned above

      2025-2026 Champions Cup Participants

       

      1
      HTX
      Frontier
      2
      Lou Fusz Athletic
      Frontier
      3
      Indy Premier SC
      Mid-America
      4
      Michigan Jaguars
      Mid-America
      5
      Beadling SC
      Mid-Atlantic
      6
      Virginia Revolution SC
      Mid-Atlantic
      7
      Galaxy SC
      Midwest
      8
      Utah Celtic
      Mountain West
      9
      NEFC Red
      Northeast
      10
      New York SC
      Northeast
      11
      Lamorinda SC
      Northwest
      12
      Spokane Shadow
      Pacific Northwest
      13
      Tophat Gold
      Southeast
      14
      Florida United
      Southeast
      15
      City SC White
      Southwest
      16
      FRAM SC
      Southwest

       

      • 2012 | U13 (rising U14) Wildcards: Cincinnati United Gold, Chicago FC United, Rhode Island Surf, SJEB FC
      • 2011 | U14 (rising U15) Wildcards: Cincinnati United Gold, Columbus United, Real Futbol Academy, Union KC
      • 2010 | U15 (rising U16) Wildcards: Columbus United, SJEB FC, South Valley Surf, West Florida Flames
      • 2009 | U16 (rising U17) Wildcards: Louisiana Elite, SC del Sol, St. Louis Development Academy, Syracuse Development Academy
      • 2008 | U17 (rising U19) Wildcards: IMG Academy, Sporting Athletic Club, STA, West Coast FC

       

      DATE

      March 5-10, 2026

      LOCATION

      IMG Academy
      5650 Bollettieri Blvd.
      Bradenton FL, 34210

      SCHEDULE
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