The 2024 Patterson Cup kicks off tomorrow as the prestigious competition returns to Swope Soccer Village from June 5-9 with 31 teams from 19 different MLS NEXT Academies descending on Kansas City for the chance to lift the Cup. This rendition marks the third straight year of the Patterson Cup and promises to be a highly competitive week of soccer at the U-14, U-13 and U-12 levels. The inaugural Patterson Cup occurred in March 2019 with six MLS academies squaring off at the U-12 level.
U-14 (14 Teams) | U-13 (10 Teams) | U-12 (7 Teams) |
Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City | Sporting Kansas City |
Austin FC | Atlanta United | Austin FC |
Chicago Fire | Austin FC | Chicago Fire 1 |
Colorado Rapids | Charlotte FC | Chicago Fire 2 |
Columbus Crew | Colorado Rapids | Colorado Rapids |
D.C. United | FC Cincinnati | New York City FC |
FC Cincinnati | FC Dallas | Orlando City SC |
FC Dallas | Houston Dynamo | |
Houston Dynamo | New York City FC | |
Kalonji Soccer Academy (Atlanta, GA) | Orlando City SC | |
Minnesota United | ||
Nashville SC | ||
New England Revolution | ||
Portland Timbers |
Patterson Cup Schedule:
Teams competing in the U-14 and U-13 age groups will play four group stage games a piece with four spots in the semifinals up for grabs. The U-12s will play six matches in a round-robin format, and the top two teams will meet in the finals at the end of Saturday.
The Patterson Cup is named after Sporting KC co-owner Neal Patterson and his wife Jeanne, both of whom lost their lives to cancer in 2017. For over a decade, the Patterson Family helped transform Sporting KC into the model MLS organization it is today. Their unwavering commitment to the growth of soccer in Kansas City has been manifested through the development of state-of-the-art facilities, technological innovation at sporting events and significant investment in soccer at the youth level.
Sporting's U-14s and U-13s will look to close out their 2023-24 seasons on a high note, acting as the hosts this week. Both teams traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico in November 2023 to compete in the Corons Cup and to Orlando, Florida for the Easter International Cup. The U-14s took home the title in Orlando, giving that group of players two wins at Easter International since 2022. The U-12s for Sporting are comprised of a group of players that will rise to the U-13 level next year after earning spots on the roster through tryouts and the Sporting Kansas City Center of Excellence.
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