This year's National Academy Championships came to a close on Monday, wrapping up the 2025 edition of the competition.

Several of the top non-professional sides in MLS NEXT made the trip, competing against top-tier opponents and in front of college coaches.

Cedar Stars Academy Bergen captured the Under-16 age group among the MLS NEXT sides, beating Tampa Bay United by a 1-0 score. New York side Me Oval emerged as U17 winners. After drawing 0-0 with Baltimore Armour in the final, Met Oval won 3-0 on penalty kicks.

Penalties also decided the U19 age group. This time, two Florida teams duked it out in the form of Miami Futbol Academy Rush and Orlando City Youth Soccer. After a 0-0 draw in that match, Rush won 3-2 from the spot.

Below are the players selected to the U17 and U19 All Star games, which was held during the event on Saturday.

U17

White

Damian Addai, Midwest United FC
Summerville Beckford, New York Soccer Club
Zanier Briscoe, Met Oval
Jake Cooley, Cedar Stars Academy
Sam Cuniffe, Boston Bolts
Tyzo Diallo, Seacoast United
Julian Fynn-Thompson, IFA New England
Ryan Hickson, Michigan Wolves
Griffin Jenkins, Real Futbol Academy
Michael Le, IFA New England
Grant Leveille, Cedar Stars Academy
John Thomas Lynch, Blau Weiss Gottschee
Michael Marino, TSF Academy
Bryan Martinez-Robles, Midwest United FC
Matthew Molina, Real Futbol Academy
Vasi Mbrice, Boston Bolts
Stiven Nikolli, FC Westchester
Sebastian Patten, Met Oval
Jarrod Peterman, Michigan Wolves
Connor Seymour, NEFC
Jack Swartz, TSF Academy
Greyson Sweis, Vardar Soccer Club

Black

Jake Alb, Indy Eleven
Obada Altahat, Bavarian United SC
Nicolas Brown, Bavarian United SC
Nicholas Levine, Tampa Bay United
Ryan McGrath, Indy Eleven
Miles Sasine, IMG Academy
Cohen Morgan, Orlando City Seminole
Cohen Nance, Tampa Bay United
Colton Oifer, West Florida Flames
Sebastián Oliver, Florida Rush
Chase Paige, Baltimore Armour
Cohen Pombier, Jacksonville Armada FC
Alexander Renard, Capital City SC
Max Sauceda, Capital City SC
Emanuel Schrey, Blau Weiss Gottschee
Sawyer Simkins, Orlando City Seminole
Adolfo Somarriba, Miami Fútbol Academy Rush
Christian Meraz, SC Wave
Zack Torga, Miami Fútbol Academy Rush
Brock Warren, West Florida Flames
Verol White, Jacksonville Armada FC
William Wnek, Baltimore Armour

U19

White

Alessandro Barbieri, NEFC
Thatcher Bacon, Seacoast United
Noah Baumslag, TSF Academy
Jayson Bentum, Real Futbol Academy
Carson Dodd, Real Futbol Academy
Adam Flanders, Midwest United FC
Gabriel Gjokaj, Vardar Soccer Club
Brandon Gramajo, FC Westchester
Eli Granda, Seacoast United
Matthew Kayser, FC Westchester
Amadou Kouyate, Michigan Wolves
Giacamo Mana, Met Oval
Pedro Moraes, NEFC
Brian Nascimento, Cedar Stars Academy
Bilal Obeid, Michigan Wolves
Marco Pantano, Blau Weiss Gottschee
Luciano Perez-Cernuda, Midwest United FC
Peter Magnuson, Boston Bolts
Erwin Radoncic, Blau Weiss Gottschee
Alexis Grande, Met Oval
Baden Wandling, Cedar Stars Academy
Christian Wilson, Vardar Soccer Club

Black

Dominic Athearn, Real Colorado
Martin Avila, Miami Fútbol Academy Rush
Riley Baroldy, Capital City SC
Evan Baukol, IMG Academy
Wyatt Bonos, Orlando City Seminole
Edin Cvorovic, Indy Eleven
Valdet Dalipi, SC Wave
Fernando Doria Pinto, Florida Rush
Thomas Forensich, Bavarian United SC
Noah Girard, SC Wave
Nate Henry, Jacksonville Armada FC
Josh Kachurak, West Florida Flames
Mykall Lewis, Tampa Bay United
Victor Mayen, Tampa Bay United
Rees Meier, Real Colorado
Tristan Salazar, Miami Fútbol Academy Rush
Iskander Sharipov, Bavarian United SC
Joshua Aran Spengler, West Florida Flames
Nathan Useche, Florida Rush
Greg Whitfield, Baltimore Armour
Miles Williams, Jacksonville Armada FC
Alexander Wynn, IMG Academy

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