The Girls State Cup finals started on a beautiful spring day May 9, and ended this weekend with excitement and fantastic finishes. A variety of great goals, saves, defensive plays, player combinations, team unity, and fantastic matches were made and played in Orem at Lakeside Park this past Saturday May 23, 2009. The talent was impressive; there were historic firsts and intense competition.

Sportsmanship and support was evident. After some of the earlier matches were completed many players, parents, coaches, and fans stuck around to watch other matches. Some players played through injuries and showed their love for their friends, their teammates, their clubs, and most importantly their individual love for the game.

Infinity Soccer Club (Cache Valley) made their first ever appearance in a State Cup final in both the U-11 and U-12 age brackets. Congratulations to Black Diamond (Park City) and their U-18's for their first State Cup Champions.

State Cup Director, Bruce Cuppett along with UYSA President, Cindy Baron offered their congratulations to the champions as well as to all of the participants in the 2009 Utah State Cup. The Boys competed in State Cup in October 2008 and along with the Girls Finalist advance to the Far West Regional Championships. Below is a list of the Finalists.

2009 Utah State Cup Finalists
Click on team name for picture and/or championship recap.
Age	Champion	Finalist
Girls U11	Avalanche 98 Premier	Infinity SC 98 Premier
Girls U12	Avalanche 97 Premier	Infinity SC 97 Premier
Girls U13	Sparta 96 Premier ML	La Roca Premier AB
Girls U14	Utah Rush Nike 95	La Roca Premier RP
Girls U15	La Roca Premier PT	Utah Rush Nike 94
Girls U16	La Roca Premier AO	La Roca Premier RP
Girls U17	Avalanche 92 Premier	La Roca Premier WR
Girls U18	Black Diamond SC	Utah Rush South
Girls U19	Avalanche 90 Premier	Utah Rush Nike
Boys U11	Sparta 98 Justus Koelliker	Utah Rangers 98 Premier
Boys U12	UCFS Academy	Sparta 98 Premier Justus
Boys U13	La Roca Premier AO	Sparta 96 Premier Justus
Boys U14	La Roca 95 PO	Champions FC DJ
Boys U15	La Roca Premier AO	USA Red RM
Boys U16	Blue Knights Premier	Sparta 93 Premier Patrick Rennie
Boys U17	Inter FC 92 Premier	La Roca Premier DP
Boys U18	Impact Black CM	Sparta 91 Premier
Boys U19	Sparta 90	A2

The State Cup tournament is Utah's part of the United States Youth National championships. Winners will advance to compete in the Far West Regionals to be held in Lancaster, California, June 15 - 22, 2009. Utah teams will be competing against teams from 13 western state associations. The Regional Champions will compete for the National Championships to be held in Lancaster, Massachusetts, July 21 -26, 2009

Utah Youth Soccer Association would like to thank all of our State Cup Sponsors for their contribution and help along with the State Cup Committee, volunteers and Staff that helped to make this State Cup another great success.