Four US Youth Soccer Regional Champions make up the field in the 13U Girls age group at the US Youth Soccer National Championships. Each of the teams in this age group had periods of dominance at their respective Regional Championship, but all four sides also overcame difficult tests to earn a trip to Frisco, Texas. SDFC Yellow (NJ) and San Diego Surf (CA-S) each faced deficits in their Regional finals, while Sporting BV (KS) produced a narrow win to claim the Region II title. In Region III, Lonestar 04 Red (TX-S) started with a one-goal win in a wild opening game and finished with a tight victory over an opponent that had dominated its way to the final. While each team is a newcomer to Nationals, the experience gained on the journey to this point has prepared them well for a run at the National Championship.

Region I: SDFC Yellow (NJ)

How they got to Nationals
After winning the Region I Championship as a 12U side in 2016, SDFC Yellow (NJ) defended its title in 2017 to earn its way to the National Championships. After a draw to start its tournament, SDFC produced an offensive outburst to win Group A before recording a shutout win in its semifinal. The New Jersey side then overcame an early two-goal deficit in the Region I final with three unanswered goals in a 3-2 victory.

National Championship Series History
State Champs: 2016, 2017
Region Champs: 2016, 2017

Player Accolades
2017 Region I Champs Top Scorers: Angela Nicol (2nd), Mackenzie Albert (3rd)

Coach
Richard Bentley

Region II: Sporting BV (KS)

How they got to Nationals
With clean sheets in four of its five games in South Dakota, Sporting BV (KS) shut down its opponents en route to the Region II Championship. The Kansas side won each of its Group D games to advance to the semifinals, where it was a 3-0 winner. In the final, it took a second-half goal from Mia Yang for Sporting to outlast CUP 04 Gold (OH-S) for a 1-0 victory.

National Championship Series History
State Champs: 2016, 2017
Region Champs: 2017

Player Accolades
2017 Region II Champs Top Scorers: Hannah Glynn & Mia Yang (T-2nd)

Coach
Steven Davies

Region III: Lonestar 04 Red (TX-S)

How they got to Nationals
A 4-3 win in its opening game in North Carolina was the closest match Lonestar 04 Red (TX-S) had on its way to the Region III title. From there, the South Texas side managed to win Group A and produced three more victories — each by a two-goal margin — in the knockout rounds. Lonestar’s three goals in the final against NTH TopHat 04 Platinum (GA) were the only ones conceded by the Georgia side in the tournament.

National Championship Series History
State Champs: 2017
Region Champs: 2017

Player Accolades
2017 Region III Champs Top Scorer: Mallory Allen (T-1st)

Coach
Brian Monaghan

Region IV: San Diego Surf (CA-S)

How they got to Nationals
A Far West Regional League winner, San Diego Surf (CA-S) overcame a first-day tie in Seattle to put up seven hard earned points to win Group B. The Cal South side gained momentum in with a clean sheet win in the quarterfinals and a dominant semifinal victory. After falling behind in-state foe Real So Cal 04 in the final, Surf came back and scored a later winner to earn a 2-1 win to claim the Region IV title.

National Championship Series History
Region Champs: 2017
Player Accolades

2017 Region IV Champs Top Scorer: Acacia Edwards (2nd)

Coach
Pauly Dolinsky