The Seattle Sounders Academy U17s have a chance to do something no other North American academy has done since the GA Cup became an international tournament: Take the Champions division title. They are already the first such academy to make the Champions division final since the GA Cup started inviting eight international academies (the first year only 4 took part), but winning the title would be several levels above just making the final in national and international prestige.
On their way to the final, the Sounders have beaten the world class academies from Flamengo, River Plate and West Ham United; they also beat the Montréal Impact.