Sporting Springfield is the youth academy of the men’s and women’s Demize teams as well as an official affiliate of MLS side Sporting Kansas City. The club has partnered with the MLS side since 2016. In 2020, the Demize Soccer Academy and Lady Demize youth teams merged with Sporting Springfield. The club is composed of teams with players aging from 3 years old to 19 years old. The club gives youth players in the Southwest Missouri surrounding area access to the best development opportunities possible stemming from the MLS, NPSL, and UWS levels.
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Club accomplishments include: 1 US Club u23 Co-National Championship, 2 US Club Regional Championships, 1 USYS Futsal Regional Championship, 7 USYS Futsal National Semi-Finalists, 1 USYS Futsal National Finalist, 7 Missouri State Cup Championships (6 boys and 1 girls), 5 Missouri State Finalists (4 boys and 1 girls), 8 MYSA Presidents Cup Championships (5 boys and 3 girls), 2 US Youth National Team program players, 2 USYS ODP National Team players, 1 USYS Futsal National Team program player, 11 players invited into United States Development Academy Programs (9 MLS, 2 USL), Approximately 50 players signed to professional contracts domestically or internationally, Numerous Valedictorians, Salutatorians, Class Presidents and more, 1 US Military Academy at West Point Graduate, 2 US Military ROTC collegiate scholarship, and over $100,000 raised for local charities.
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