2007 DA

Week 4:
LAG 7-1 LAUGA
LAFC - Murrieta Postponed
SC Del Sol - Nomads Postponed
City SC 1-0 Phoenix Rising

Anyone know:
Phoenix Rising v Chula Vista
RSL AZ v City SC
RSL AZ v Chula Vista
LA Surf v Ventura Fusion
TFA v Santa Barbara
Albion v SC Del Sol

Any parents want to message me privately and confidentially message scores? I won't tip hands on what team you know results of and what team your kid plays on.... The scene interests me and I find the data interesting. It's worth the about 10 minutes a week I put into it. lol. Also, something to do while sitting on the sideline waiting for practice to end.
Confirmed:
RSL 3-1 City SC

Unconfirmed:
Del Sol 1-0 Albion
RSL 4-0 CVSC
 
Week 4:
LAG 7-1 LAUFA
LAFC - Murrieta Postponed
SC Del Sol - Nomads Postponed
City SC 1-0 Phoenix Rising

UNKNOWN Week 4:
Phoenix Rising v Chula Vista
RSL AZ v City SC
RSL AZ v Chula Vista
LA Surf v Ventura Fusion
TFA v Santa Barbara
Albion v SC Del Sol

Week 5:
LAFC 3-2 LAUFA
TFA-LA Surf
LAG-Murrieta POSTPONED
Santa Barbara - Fusion

Props to those PMing in 07 scores.
 
Updated RSL AZ and a TFA score.



Week 4:
LAG 7-1 LAUGA
LAFC - Murrieta Postponed
SC Del Sol - Nomads Postponed
City SC 1-0 Phoenix Rising
RSL AZ 4-0 Chula Vista
RSL AZ 3-1 City SC
TFA 6-0 Santa Barbara

UNKNOWN Week 4:
Phoenix Rising v Chula Vista
LA Surf v Ventura Fusion
Albion v SC Del Sol

Week 5:
LAFC 3-2 LAUFA
LAG-Murrieta POSTPONED

Unknown Week 5
Santa Barbara - Fusion
TFA-LA Surf
 
All the AZ team games in San Diego have been canceled due to some Newsom rule. MLS wouldn't sanction the games. AZ teams were already in SD. Sucks for us, but sucks much worse for AZ teams.
 
Question. Why are the scores for the 2007 (U14) hidden? Is it political? is it a league policy not to care about scores at that age? What's the deal?

 
Question. Why are the scores for the 2007 (U14) hidden? Is it political? is it a league policy not to care about scores at that age? What's the deal?

It's strange... scores are available for all the U14 (and U13) age groups except the Southwest, Southeast and Mid-America. Weird.
 
Man City results in the top bracket seem to reflect the season... Semi Finalists were the top 3 ECNL team and the 2nd Place MLS Next Team.
#1 in the ECNL SDSC beat #2 SD Surf and #2 in the MLS Next LAG beat #3 in the ECNL Strikers... both semis went to PKs. Then SDSC beat LAG 3-2 in the final. That SDSC team is a good team. Be surprised how much of that team stays in tact. Phili... Seattle... others have been heard to be talking to parents and players there.

Group A was all MLS Next teams... lame. Otherwise Albion, Phx and LAUFA all finished 3rd or 4th in their group. Granted, the MLS Next wasn't that well represented. No TFA, Albion, LA Surf, SB or some of the teams that are showing well... LAUFA started well but fizzled this season and Phx hasn't been competitive. Could say it shows that there is a gap between LAFC #1 and LAG #2 then the others... but not sure as the middle of the pack of the MLS Next weren't at Man City... but the gap between top MLS Next and top ECNL is not that large. Would love to see LAFC v SDSC. LAFC and LAG 07s are rumored to scrimmage each other this weekend.
My takeaway. There is not a massive difference between the quality of the MLS Next and the ECNL. Neither league has a lock on being better. Could form a very competitive and exciting league if they pro/rel'd those two leagues but obviously would never happen. Would love to see a LAG, LAFC, TFA, SD Surf, SDSC, Strikers, Albion all in league together.
 
Man City results in the top bracket seem to reflect the season... Semi Finalists were the top 3 ECNL team and the 2nd Place MLS Next Team.
#1 in the ECNL SDSC beat #2 SD Surf and #2 in the MLS Next LAG beat #3 in the ECNL Strikers... both semis went to PKs. Then SDSC beat LAG 3-2 in the final. That SDSC team is a good team. Be surprised how much of that team stays in tact. Phili... Seattle... others have been heard to be talking to parents and players there.

Group A was all MLS Next teams... lame. Otherwise Albion, Phx and LAUFA all finished 3rd or 4th in their group. Granted, the MLS Next wasn't that well represented. No TFA, Albion, LA Surf, SB or some of the teams that are showing well... LAUFA started well but fizzled this season and Phx hasn't been competitive. Could say it shows that there is a gap between LAFC #1 and LAG #2 then the others... but not sure as the middle of the pack of the MLS Next weren't at Man City... but the gap between top MLS Next and top ECNL is not that large. Would love to see LAFC v SDSC. LAFC and LAG 07s are rumored to scrimmage each other this weekend.
My takeaway. There is not a massive difference between the quality of the MLS Next and the ECNL. Neither league has a lock on being better. Could form a very competitive and exciting league if they pro/rel'd those two leagues but obviously would never happen. Would love to see a LAG, LAFC, TFA, SD Surf, SDSC, Strikers, Albion all in league together.
SDSC losing one to Philly and one to Austin, confirmed. Rumors of maybe more.
 
The league results are showing now on the MLS Next website for Southwest BU14:

#1: LAFC
#2: LAG
#3: LAUFA & TFA (tie)
#5: Murrieta Surf
#6: Chula Vista FC
#7: Santa Barbara
#8: Albion
#9: Ventura County Fusion
#10: LA Surf
#11: City SC
#12: Nomads

MLSNext Southwest BU14.jpg
 
New Top Drawer soccer rankings for June for boys U14 just came out.

Of course this season was all messed-up with Covid, but it is what it is. Nice to see 3 So Cal teams in the top 5:
#1- Philadephia Union
#2- LAFC
#3- New York Red Bulls
#4- LAG
#5- San Diego Surf
 
New Top Drawer soccer rankings for June for boys U14 just came out.

Of course this season was all messed-up with Covid, but it is what it is. Nice to see 3 So Cal teams in the top 5:
#1- Philadephia Union
#2- LAFC
#3- New York Red Bulls
#4- LAG
#5- San Diego Surf

SDSC should be 4, beat SD Surf and LAG... just saying.
 
SDSC should be 4, beat SD Surf and LAG... just saying.
While I'm complaining about this that don't matter..

1. Phili: 8-0, 29 GF, 8 GA, did not face the other MLS team in their division (NYRB)
2. LAFC: 10-0, including a 5-2 win over LAG. 56 GF, 8 GA
3. NYRB: 9-1, 39 GF, 5 GA
4. LAG, 8-1-1 , 44 GF, 15 GA. 9-1-1 with a tournament loss to SDSC 3-2
5. SD Surf: 14-1, 69 GF, 6 GA. Loss to SDSC on PKs

NR: SDSC: 15-1 in the ECNL, 59 GF, 4 GA
 
Looking at the TopDrawer Soccer Rankings...
(Note: yes, I know that these plus $3 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. No, my kid doesn't play for SDSC, just think they don't get the love they deserve...).

U14s 2007s

1. Phili: 8-0, 29 GF, 8 GA, did not face the other MLS team in their division (NYRB)
2. LAFC: 10-0, including a 5-2 win over LAG. 56 GF, 8 GA
3. NYRB: 9-1, 39 GF, 5 GA
4. LAG, 8-1-1 , 44 GF, 15 GA. 9-1-1 with a tournament loss to SDSC 3-2
5. SD Surf: 14-1 in ECNL, 69 GF, 6 GA. Loss to SDSC on PKs.
6 FC Dallas: 9-0-2, 33 GF, 7GA including 7-1 over #9 Austin FC and 3-1 over #8 Solar.
7 Sacramento Republic FC: 6-0 2nd in their division on points (less games), below #13 De Anza who they beat 3-1. 29 GF, 3 GA
8 Solar Soccer Club 7-2-2, including 3-1 loss to Dallas
9 Austin FC: 6-4-3, 20 GF, 19 GA, losses to Solar and Dallas FC
10 Albertson Fury - Albertson SUSA ECNL . I refuse to add anything for a club named after a grocery store. Piggly Wiggly FC next? Hard pass. (See note below)
11 San Diego Soccer Club: 15-1 in ECNL, 59 GF, 4 GA
12: Atlanta United
13 De Anza Force: 7-1-1.
14: Inter Miami
15: Cincinnati FC: They have some good results with some decent teams in that division... Chicago Fire, Indiana, St. Louis... seems like that there are challenging games and parity in the MidAmerica results.

Also, I got tired of math'ing somewhere after Sac Republic and my family woke up so I'm out. lol.
 
Finished:
U14s 2007s

1. Phili: 8-0, 29 GF, 8 GA, did not face the other MLS team in their division (NYRB)
2. LAFC: 10-0, including a 5-2 win over LAG. 56 GF, 8 GA
3. NYRB: 9-1, 39 GF, 5 GA
4. LAG, 8-1-1 , 44 GF, 15 GA. 9-1-1 with a tournament loss to SDSC 3-2
5. SD Surf: 14-1 in ECNL, 69 GF, 6 GA. 2nd in ECNL behind #11 SDSC and Loss to SDSC on PKs at Man City. Won Covid version of Dallas Cup.
6 FC Dallas: 9-0-2, 33 GF, 7GA including 7-1 over #9 Austin FC and 3-1 over #8 Solar.
7 Sacramento Republic FC: 6-0 2nd in their division on points (less games), below #13 De Anza who they beat 3-1. 29 GF, 3 GA
8 Solar Soccer Club 7-2-2, including 3-1 loss to Dallas
9 Austin FC: 6-4-3, 20 GF, 19 GA, losses to Solar and Dallas FC
10 Albertson Fury - ECNL.15-1, 90 GF, 9 GA.
11 San Diego Soccer Club: 15-1 in ECNL, 59 GF, 4 GA
12: Atlanta United: 8-0-1, 33GF, 11 GA
13 De Anza Force: 7-1-1. 34 GF, 5 GA
14: Inter Miami: 8-1-1. 2-1 loss to Atlanta. 43 GF, 9 GA
15: Cincinnati FC: Note: They have some good results with some decent teams in that division... Chicago Fire, Indiana, St. Louis... seems like that there are challenging games and parity in the MidAmerica results.
 
Yeah, I agree that something seems wrong with SD Surf #5 and SDSC #11. It should be a lot closer between them. Also I am not sure why Phili is higher than LAFC. LAFC is super dominant in a very competitive market, they played more league games and have a better GD than Phili.

Anyway, there is always going to be disagreement whenever someone publishes a ranking. And beside accuracy, the ranking doesn't account for non-linearity either. There is no "score" attached to the teams. There could be a bigger gap between #5 and #6 than between #6 and #12, and there would be no way to know. At least they are publishing a ranking regularly, however imperfect it might be. It gives us something to talk about.
 
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