The League Cup, a competition that pits teams from different leagues across the Northern California youth soccer landscape, returns this weekend as teams will play in round of 16 and quarterfinal matchups. All of this exciting action will take place at the NorCal Premier Soccer Boys Fall College Showcase, due to kick off Saturday and Sunday at Davis Legacy Soccer Complex.
Here are your games of the week:
| U16 Boys League Cup round of 16 |
| 11/14 | San Juan SC |  | 10:20 a.m. @ Davis Legacy Field 2 |  | Clovis Crossfire |
| Our first highlighted matchup of the second edition of the League Cup is an interleague game between the ECNL's San Juan SC and the ECNL RL's Clovis Crossfire. Both sides will look to make waves in this competition after fall seasons in which they've played each of their opponents in close games. San Juan currently sit in 12th in the ECNL, but have several games in hand against most of the rest of the division. Meanwhile, Clovis Crossfire are in fifth place in the ECNL RL, just five points off of the top of the table in a season in which they have lost just one match. |
| U17 Boys League Cup round of 16 |
| 11/14 | California Odyssey |  | 12:10 p.m. @ Davis Legacy Field 5 |  | South Valley United |
| Our second ECNL vs. ECNL RL matchup comes in a Central Californian derby between two teams who wouldn't normally get a chance to play against each other despite being located just a few miles away. California Odyssey come in in 14th place in the ECNL, but are just five points outside the top six in a crowded Northern Cal division. Their opponents in South Valley United have posted a 4-2-2 record so far and scored more than twice as many goals as they've conceded. Both teams will look for a win here to create momentum for them heading into the spring season. |
| U19 Boys League Cup round of 16 |
| 11/14 | Albion SC Central Valley |  | 1:30 p.m. @ Davis Legacy Field 8 |  | Walnut Creek Surf |
| In the first highlighted intraleague matchup of the weekend, two teams contending for the U19 ECNL RL title will face off with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. Albion SC Central Valley and Walnut Creek Surf both head into the Showcase within striking distance of the top of the table--Albion are two points off of first-place Clovis Crossfire, while Walnut Creek are just three away. These sides won't get the opportunity to face each other in ECNL RL play, but both will be battling for the top spot all throughout the year. |
| U19 Boys League Cup round of 16 |
| 11/14 | Davis Legacy |  | 2:00 p.m. @ Davis Legacy Field 7 |  | Marin FC |
| This League Cup matchup doubles as an ECNL Northern Cal league game as Davis Legacy and Marin FC battle on both fronts with potential silverware on the line Saturday afternoon. These two sides are just five points apart from each other in the table, with Legacy in sixth and Marin in 13th. A win for Davis could put them to within three points of the table lead, while should Marin claim victory, they will move up the table and be just two points behind Davis. |
| Boys Showcase Allstar Game |
| 11/15 | Bay Selection |  | 12:30 p.m. @ Davis Legacy Field 7 | | Valley Selection |
| For the fifth consecutive year, NorCal Premier Soccer will host an Allstar Game at the Fall College Showcase. This selection-only game features some of the top players split between NorCal's Bay and Valley regions and will be coached by California Odyssey Technical Director Vitalis Otieno and Los Gatos United Boys Director of Coaching Ian Lane. During the first half, players in their junior year of high school will participate, while the seniors will get a chance to take it home in the second half. |
