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2003 Teams
2003 Schedule
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BRADENTON, Fla. (December 8, 2003) — The 2003 Nike Friendlies, a four-day event that featured 47 teams and more than 90 games, wrapped up today in Bradenton, Fla. with the U.S. Under-17 1987 Men’s National Team tying FC Delco U-18 and the U.S. U-17 1988s topping the Sereno Golden Eagles U-17 by a 2-1 mark. Day 3 of the Nike Friendlies saw the U.S. U-17-1988s fall to Brazil 1-0, while the 1987s top the Richmond Strikers 3-1. The second During Day 2 of the 2003 Nike Friendlies, the U.S. Under-17 1987s topped the Nike Friendlies All-Star team 2-0, while the U-17 1988s also won, beating the Houston Texans U-17 by a |
| 2-1 mark. On Friday the U.S. U-17 1987 MNT fell to Brazil U-17 2-1, while the U.S. U-17 1988 MNT topped the Colorado Rush U-17 by a 4-0 clip. |
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| Monday: |
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| Under-16 Competition |
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IMG 1, Concorde Fire 2
FC Potomac 0, Sereno Golden Eagles 0
Houston Texans 1, PDA 1
Black Watch SC (Fla.) 0, Albany Black Watch 5 |
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| Under-17 Competition |
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U.S. U-17 1988s 2, Sereno Golden Eagles 1
Houston Texans 1, Bethesda International 1
Richmond Strikers 1, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 0
Colorado Rush 0, FC Delco 4
Scott Gallagher 2, Syracuse Blitz 1
IMG Academy 0, San Jose Earthquakes 2
Austin Capitals 2, Concorde Fire 3
PDA v. Seacoast United – no report |
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| Under-18 Competition |
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Black Watch SC (Fla.) 1, Hibernians 5
Sereno Golden Eagles 4, Bethesda Cannons 0
U.S. U-17 1987s 1, FC Delco 1
Houston Texans 4, PDA 3
Colorado Rush 2, Richmond Strikers 0
IMG Academy U-19 2, FC Greater Boston 1
Concorde Fire 1, Chicago Sockers 2 |
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| Sunday: |
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| Under-16 Competition |
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Virginia Rush 0, Concorde Fire 1
IMG Academy 1, FC Potomac 3
Black Watch SC (Fla.) 0, Houston Texans 3
Colorado Rush 1, PDA 2
Albany Black Watch 0, FC Delco 2
Sereno Golden Eagles 3, Clearwater Chargers 1 |
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| Under-17 Competition |
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Concorde Fire 0, PDA 1
Colorado Rush 1, Houston Texans 1
Austin Capitals 0, Seacoast United 0
U.S. U-17 1988s 0, Brazil U-17 MNT 1
FC Delco 4, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 1
IMG Academy 0, Scott Gallagher 1
Richmond Strikers 0, Manatee Magic 2
San Jose Earthquakes 2, Syracuse Blitz 1
Sereno Golden Eagles 1, Bethesda International 1 |
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| Under-18 Competition |
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Bethesda Cannons 4, Hibernians 3
U.S. U-17 1987s 3, Richmond Strikers 1
Concorde Fire 0, Austin Capitals 0
PDA 0, FC Greater Boston 0
Colorado Rush 2, FC Delco 3
IMG Academy U-18 1, Sereno Golden Eagles 2
Chicago Sockers 5, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 1
IMG Academy U-19 0, Houston Texans 5 |
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| Saturday: |
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| Under-16 Competition |
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Virginia Rush 0, Houston Texans 6
IMG Academy 2, PDA 4
Colorado Rush 2, Concorde Fire 1
FC Delco 4, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 1
FC Potomac 1, Colorado Rush 0
Albany Black Watch 3, Clearwater Chargers 0
Concorde Fire 1, Sereno Golden Eagles 0 |
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| Under-17 Competition |
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IMG Academy 0, Seacoast United 3
U.S. U-17 1988s 2, Houston Texans 1
Syracuse Blitz 2, Concorde Fire 1
Colorado Rush 4, Richmond Strikers 1
San Jose Earthquakes 0, PDA 0
Sereno Golden Eagles 2, Black Watch SC 0
Bethesda International 2, FC Delco 1
Austin Capitals 0, Scott Gallagher 1 |
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Concorde Fire 2, Richmond Strikers 0
Colorado Rush 2, Chicago Sockers 0
FC Delco 4, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 0
FC Greater Boston 4, Austin Capitals 1
Sereno Golden Eagles 0, PDA 0
IMG Academy U-19 2, Bethesda Cannons 0
Houston Texans 4, Hibernians 0
IMG Academy U-18 1, Brazil U-17 MNT 1 |
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| Friday: |
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| Under-16 Competition |
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FC Potomac 3, PDA 1
Concorde Fire 0, FC Delco 1
Black Watch SC (Fla.) 2, Virginia Rush 1
Albany Black Watch 0, Sereno Golden Eagles 3
IMG Academy 2, Colorado Rush 1
Houston Texans 6, Clearwater Chargers 0 |
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| Under-17 Competition |
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U.S. U-17 1988s 4, Colorado Rush 0
IMG Academy 3, Austin Capitals 5
Scott Gallagher 3, Seacoast United 0
Bethesda International 4, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 1
Richmond Strikers 0, Houston Texans 1
San Jose Earthquakes 3, Concorde Fire 1
PDA v. Syracuse Blitz - no report
Sereno Golden Eagles 0, FC Delco 2 |
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Chicago Sockers 1, FC Delco 3
FC Greater Boston Bolts 0, Sereno Golden Eagles 3
IMG Academy U-18 1, PDA 1
Bethesda Cannons 1, Houston Texans 6
U.S. U-17 1987s 1, Brazil U-17 MNT 2
Colorado Rush 2, Black Watch SC (Fla.) 0
Concorde Fire 3, Manatee Magic 0
IMG Academy U-19 5, Hibernians 0
Austin Capitals 1, Richmond Strikers 0 |
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Schedule Announced for Nike Friendlies
U.S. Soccer Announces Third Annual Nike Friendlies |
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| U.S. Soccer’s Nike Friendlies is an annual youth soccer competition in which the best youth soccer clubs in United States are invited to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., to play high-level games against like competition in a competitive environment that stresses quality soccer and player development over wins and losses. Each team plays four 80-minute games across the four-day competition and no tournament standings are kept. |
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| The IMG Academy is a 190-acre campus in Bradenton, Fla., located 45 miles south of Tampa and just 15 miles north of Sarasota on Florida’s west coast. There are seven fields that will be used for the games. |
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| A record 43 teams from some of the top clubs around the country, including youth national teams from the U.S. and Brazil. |
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| Coaches |
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| A free, three-day Coaching Symposium will be held as a part of this event. The event is open to all coaches. Presenters include U.S. Soccer Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach and U.S. Soccer Soccer’s Director of Youth Development John Ellinger and U.S. Soccer’s Director of Advanced & International Referee Development Esse Baharmast, as well as U.S. National Staff Coaches and Ellinger’s staff, will be among the instructors. Coaches can register on ussoccer.com. |
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| Referees |
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| U.S. Soccer also conducts a Premier Referee Academy at the Nike Friendlies, inviting 15 of the nation’s most promising referees to officiate some of the country’s most promising players. The Premier Referee Academy is a chance for referees to be evaluated and to learn what it takes to advance and to work at the game’s highest levels. A select number of the referees who worked at the Nike Friendlies will be asked to work the MLS Combine and from there individual officials may be invited to join U.S. Soccer’s referee pool for the professional level. After working matches during the days, the referees will receive instruction from Alfred Kleinaitis, Esse Baharmast and Paul Tamberino in the evenings. |
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2003 Results
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| Check out lineups and goal scorers for every match. |
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