Wisconsin Soccer Central

The FC Wisconsin Nationals Under-14 boys team tied Michigan's Vardar 1-1 on Monday in Loves Park, Ill., to clinch the National Premier Leagues Midwest Developmental League championship and a berth in next month's NPL Finals.

The Nationals finished 2-0-1 in the four-team, round-robin competition, finishing ahead of Sockers FC (2-1-0). FC Wisconsin doubled up their Illinois opponents 4-2 on Sunday to take control of the division heading into Monday's finale. Vardar (1-1-1) finished third and Ohio's Columbus Crew Pre-Academy (0-3-0) was fourth.

The NPL Finals, which are July 14 to 18 in Aurora, Colo., feature the champions from each of the U.S. Club Soccer competition's 16 regional divisions.

FC Wisconsin had three other sides in the MDL playoffs. The Under-13 team went 2-1-0, with its lone loss a 1-0 decision to division champion Sockers FC in Saturday's opener. The Nationals' Under-16 squad dropped a 3-1 decision to Sockers FC on Monday in a match that determined the MDL champion, while the Under-18 side finished 1-1-1.

Under-13
FC Wisconsin Nationals
Season record: 11-3-1
Saturday: Sockers FC (Ill.) 1, FC Wisconsin Nationals 0
Sunday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 6, Madison 56ers 1
Monday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 6, Campton United (Ill.) 0

Madison 56ers
Season record: 8-5-2
Saturday: Campton United (Ill.) 4, Madison 56ers 1
Sunday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 6, Madison 56ers 1
Monday: Sockers FC (Ill.) 2, Madison 56ers 0

Under-14
FC Wisconsin Nationals
Season record: 12-0-3
Saturday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 1, Columbus Crew Pre-Academy (Ohio) 0
Sunday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 4, Sockers FC (Ill.) 2
Monday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 1, Vardar (Mich.) 1

Under-16
FC Wisconsin Nationals
Season record: 6-1-2
Sunday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 2, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro 1
Monday: Sockers FC (Ill.) 3, FC Wisconsin Nationals 1

Under-18
FC Wisconsin Nationals
Season record: 7-2-1
Saturday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 1, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri 1
Sunday: Campton United (Ill.) 1, FC Wisconsin Nationals 0
Monday: FC Wisconsin Nationals 4, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro 2