1. SUPER Y-LEAGUENEWSRELEASE: Wednesday,May 7, 2014
Super Y-League Announces Finals Dates
2014 FinalsscheduledforDecember5-9at IMG Academy
TAMPA, Fla. – The Super Y-League announced today that the 2014 North American Finals presented by Nike will be
held December 5-9 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Itwill mark the third consecutiveyear that IMG
Academy’s world-class facilities havebeen used as the home of the North American Finals.
For the second consecutiveyear the SYL North American Finalswill bea GotSoccer ranked tournament, with
participantsableto earn crucial national rankingpoints.Coaches fromtop men’s and women’s colleges from
throughout North America will onceagain bein attendance to scouttalent, alongwith U.S. National Team staff and
professional academy scoutingstaff.
“Coming off our two most successful events in the Super Y-League’s 15-year history,we areexcited aboutreturning
to IMG Academy to host some of the top boys and girls teams from throughout North America,” USL Senior Director
of Youth Properties Drew Hoffman said. “The level of competition was fantastic in 2013,and we expect the road to
national championshipsto be even tougher this season. The SYL Finals havealso grown into an importantevent on
the summer scoutingschedule and we expect an even greater turnout of collegecoaches in 2014.”
Created in 1999 with 12 teams, the Super Y-League now includes nearly 80 clubs fromthroughout the United States
and Canada with an average of 500 teams competing in the league every summer. Many of the clubs participatingin
the league are now affiliated with the top professional and amateur men’s and women’s s ides of USL and Major
League Soccer, providing a strongsystem of player development that closely replicates thosein more soccer
oriented nations throughout the world.
Between 8-16 boys teams and 4-12 girls teams will qualify for the 2014 Super Y-League North American Finals in U12
through U17 age divisions.Teams will compete in three days of group play December 5-7, with semifinals and finals
set for December 8-9. The 2014 Super Y-League regular season kicked off this week.
2013 Champions Boys Girls
U17 Ironbound SC Waza FC East
U16 Real Maryland Futures SeacoastUnited Mariners
U15 West Pines United FC Mequon FC
U14 BW Gottschee Internationals
U13 BW Gottschee AllianceAcademy Black
U12 Waza FC East West Pines United FC
IMG Academy, a division of IMG Worldwide,the global sports,fashion and media company,is the world’s largest
and most advanced multi-sporttrainingand education complex. IMG Academy hosted a myriad of soccer team
trainingcamps in 2012,includingclubssuch as theSeattle Sounders, D.C. United, Columbus Crew, Sweden’s Malmö
FF, and the U.S. Women’s National Team preparingfor the London Olympic Games.
For more than 30 years, IMG Academy has helped countless youth, adult,collegiateand professional athletes reach
their full potential in and out of sport, by providingworld-classcoaching,tailored programs and professional
facilities within an energetic environment across a 450-acrecampus

2. Super Y-League
Founded in 1999, the Super Y-League is dedicated to the progression of future professional players and has steered the course for
development of elite clubs, players, and coaches. Affiliated with U.S. Soccer, the Super Y-League ODP Program has opened
countless doors for players to be identified for U.S. National Team programs. The Super Y-League contains the youth academies of
Major League Soccer clubs, USL PRO clubs, PDL and W-League clubs. The league also serves clubs looking to develop the game
from the ground up.
SYL Public Relations - JayPreble / Nicholas Murray- Tampa, FL - 813.963.3909 - Twitter: @superyleague