Mid-Season Update
The Midwest Conference Qualifiers (MWC Q) for the 13U-17U divisions enters the halfway point of the season. These clubs have the opportunity to make their schedule and the season will conclude June 2nd. Standings decide where a team will be placed in the Fall 2024 US Youth MWC or the IL MWC Qualifiers. Please jump to any of the following age groups below.
13U Girls
13U Boys
14U Boys
15U Boys
16U Boys
17U Boys
13U Girls
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The 13U Girls MWC Q division is made up of six teams who play each other twice in the division to complete 10 games. FC Stars lead the pack after their six games played. They are undefeated with 16 points, having drawn once and won five. They have been scored on only once this season! FC stars have four games left to play and two are against Chicago Rush Oswego and the other two are against Chicago Rush North Shore.
Pegasus FC has played seven games and sit 2nd place with 12 points. Chicago Rush Oswego sit three points behind with three games in hand with nine points in four games. Chicago Rush Oswego have yet to play FC Stars, who they will play twice and will face Pegasus for their second meetup, where they won the first one. This Pegasus vs Chicago Rush Oswego can be decisive in the standings. Rush Oswego’s only loss has come to the hands of the 3rd place team, Chicago Rush North Shore. They have four games played with seven points, as they played a goalless draw with FCX. Rush North Shore might have the hardest conclusion to the season, but with positive results can see themselves be the ones to reach the summit. They have six games left where they will visit Pegasus, play LG Celtics twice, play FC stars twice and the last will be against Rush Oswego.
FCX and LG Celtics sit 5th and 6th respectively and both have won their away match against each other. Stay tuned because the final games of the season could drastically change the standings.
13U Boys
10 teams in the 13U Boys MWC Q division with Oak Brook WZD leading the way on goal differential, tied in points with FC-1. With nine games needing to be played, most teams in the division are a little over halfway through. Deportivo 59 sit 3rd with 13 points in five games. North Shore FC and Chicago KICS are tied with nine points, also with five games played each. Chicago Dynasty is the only team with less than five games played. They are 6th with six points in their three games. Plainfield United, Golden Eagles, Pegasus and Chicago Rush Oswego follow in 6th through 10th respectively.
Every game will be integral as the season comes to a close. Oak Brook has three games left, they will play Golden Eagles, Plainfield United and to conclude the season, they will play Deportivo 59. FC-1, with three games left finish their season with a game against Chicago KICS, Chicago Dynastu and will also, conclude their season hosting Deportivo 59. Deportivo 59 are yet to lose a game and they have one less game played than the two leading the standings. They will play said teams in their upcoming matches in the MWC Q at the end of the month. If they win out, they will be crowned champions and will have their eyes set on what Fall 2024 would bring. North Shore FC follows, they have nine points, winning three games but losing two. Both of their losses have come to the 1st and 2nd place respectively. They are tied with Chicago KICS in the standings however, they did beat them in their matchup. KICS are the only team to hand Oak Brook SC a loss this season. They still have to face Chicago Dynasty, FC-1, Golden Eagles and Plainfield United.
It is far from over however for the rest of the pack and there is still a lot still to play for as Chicago Dynasty, Plainfield United, Golden Eagles, Pegasus and Chicago Rush Oswego are separated by six points. With a lot of competition in the division and a lot to play for, the standings can look very different at the end of the season.
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14U Boys
Five teams’ makeup the 14U Boys MWC Q where a total of eight games will be played. Each team will play each other twice. Pegasus is 1st place with 16 points, Berwyn Blazers follows suit with 12. Naperville Ajax sit 3rd with 4 points, and one points behind them in 4th is Golden Eagles. Chicago KICS sit 5th with half games still to play.
Pegasus FC has one game left to play, they have five wins, a loss and a draw. Their one loss came to 2nd place Berwyn and their tie came to 3rd place Ajax. Berwyn seem the biggest threat to Pegasus as they are four points behind them and have three games left to play. They play Golden Eagles twice and the last game of both of their seasons will be against each other May 23rd at 6:15pm at Clavey Park. If Berwyn manages to get the wins against the Golden Eagles, they will be in 1st place after seven games with 18 points. This means the last game of the season between the two will crown a champion. If Pegasus FC wins, they will end in 1st with 19 points, one point ahead of the other. If Berwyn Blazers wins, they will end in 1st with 21 points 5 points ahead. It does not get more exciting than this. Golden Eagles will be no small task however, and as that game is a double count, any slip up would give Pegasus the crown.
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15U Boys
The 15U Boys division has a lot of games left to be played. Lockport, lead followed by Berwyn Blazers then FC Stars in 3rd. Following the pack is Lyons Township (LTSC), Trebol FC, Team Chicago, Barca Academy, Northwind and Naperville Ajax respectively. Eight games are played in this division where only three have played more than four games. Six teams have more than half of the games to play. The exciting part of this division is that nothing is guaranteed yet. With LTSC and Barca Academy only playing one game and FC Stars, Trebol and Northwind only playing two, it is hard to tell where things will end. Lockport is taking the lead in great fashion after four games played, they are undefeated with three wins and one draw, with 10 points. With so little games played, the standings can look very different from top to bottom as we approach the second half of the season, and it will be an exciting one to keep an eye on.
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16U Boys
Carol Stream Panthers top the 16U Boys division, with 15 points out of a possible 15 points. With two more games played, FSC sit in 2nd with 10 points followed by FC-1 with six points in their six games. Galaxy has only played twice, but sit 4th followed by Midwest United and Team Chicago.
Panthers take a commanding lead in the first half of the season, winning all of their five games, and scoring 17 goals with only two scored on in the process. The only team they have not played is Galaxy who is undefeated in their first two games, everyone else they have played at least once. FSC will play their last three games against Galaxy twice and Midwest United. FC-1 has beat and tied against FSC and will be playing their remaining four games against Team Chicago twice, Panthers and Galaxy. These will all be decisive games. Galaxy SC is scheduled to play their eight remaining games from now to June 8th and they will be the ones that can change the standings for themselves and everyone else. They will be playing every team in the division and any dropped points from any of the contending teams will be detrimental.
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17U Boys
Bolingbrook Raiders look to be running away with the 17U Boys MWC Q, they have played six games with two remaining, are undefeated and subsequentially lead the division with 14 points. If Bolingbrook are to win the last two games against Lyons Township (LTSC) and Carol Stream Panthers, they will win the division with 20 points. The rest of the pack can get a maximum of 18 points which means Bolingbrook will have their destiny in their own hands. NSA and LTSC have four games played with four points. Galaxy and Carol Stream have three games played with three points and complete the division.
NSA plays Galaxy twice along with Carol Stream Panthers twice. LTSC plays Galaxy twice, Bolingbrook and Carol Stream to finalize their season. Galaxy plays NSA twice, LTSC twice and Carol Stream. Carol Stream will conclude by playing everyone once, including NSA twice. These teams have taken points off each other time and time again. Every point, every goal and every minute will matter on the field as these games are played. 2nd place through 5th are very close and with Bolingbrook (2st place) still playing two games, all teams are contending for the 1st place. Who will end atop is the question.
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