The third time may be the charm.
The FC Dallas U-16 squad defeated both the U-18 and U-16 Houston Dynamo Academy teams in Houston this weekend to advance to the Champions Division of the Generations Adidas Cup in March. They'll be looking to play in their third championship final since the tournament’s inception in 2007.
The group defeated the Houston Dynamo U-18 team 2-1 on Feb. 12 thanks to goals by Jesus Ferreira & Beto Carrillo. The team went on to defeat the Houston Dynamo U-16s 2-1 on Feb. 13 with goals from Jesus Ferreira and Javier Barajas.The team went undefeated in its 2015-16 qualifying campaign at 5-0 and sit on top of the Central Region.
Last season, the U-16s advanced to the semifinals of GA Cup before falling to Eintracht Frankfurt on penalty kicks.
The Generation Adidas Cup serves as a tournament showcasing the top youth talent across the country and overseas. The tournament will pin the top two teams of each region from the qualifying campaign against each other as well as other international youth talent where they’ll compete for the Championship Division title.The remaining teams will compete for the consolation Premier Division title. FC Dallas participated in the 2009 and 2011 championship finals where they lost to D.C. United in a penalty shootout and to L.A. Galaxy 2-0.
The Championship week of Generation adidas Cup will be held at the Toyota Soccer Center beginning at the end of March, running concurrently with Dr Pepper Dallas Cup.