Nashville SC's U15 and U17 Academy teams travel to Florida to compete in the Generation adidas Cup, a renowned youth soccer tournament that includes MLS squads and international squads from some of the biggest clubs around the world.
Follow this article for updates throughout the tournament.
Schedule
The action kicks off this Saturday (March 30th) when the U15s take on Weston FC at 9:30 a.m.
- Saturday, March 30th
- U15 vs. Weston FC - 1-1 (Loss in PK shootout)
- U17 vs. River Plate - 2-0 Loss
- Sunday, March 31st
- U15 vs. Real Salt Lake - 1-0 Loss
- U17 vs. Austin FC - 3-2 Win
- Monday, April 1
- U15 vs. FC Nordsjælland - 3-0 Win
- U17 vs. LAFC 2-0 Loss
- Thursday, April 4
- U15 vs. KRC Genk (Premier Bracket) - 3-1 Win
- U17 vs. New England Revolution (Premier Bracket) 2-0 Loss
- Friday, April 5
- U15 vs. Colorado Rapids (Premier Bracke) - Loss in PKs
The full GA Cup schedule can be found here.
Competition Format
- 40 teams, organized into 10 groups of four, will compete in each of the two age groups.
- Group draws will be random, utilizing buckets categorized by division for MLS academies, while international clubs will be drawn randomly.
- 16 teams will advance to the single-elimination championship bracket, comprising the 10 group winners and the top-six second-place finishers.
- The next-best 16 teams will enter a consolation bracket, with the final eight teams competing in consolation groups to provide more competitive matches.
- All teams competing in the 2024 Generation adidas Cup are guaranteed to play seven 60-minute matches, comprised of two 30-minute halves.
- The championship matches in both age groups will be extended to 70-minute matches.
- All contests that are tied at the end of regulation will go directly to a penalty-kick shootout.
