Sporting Kansas City has announced the match schedule for the inaugural Patterson Cup, an elite U-12 boys tournament featuring six of the top youth academies from Major League Soccer.
The Patterson Cup will take place in conjunction with the first-ever Sporting Next-Gen Invitational, taking place Saturday and Sunday at the world-class Wyandotte Sporting Fields in Kansas City, Kansas. The marquee event will see six U-12 academy clubs square off, including Sporting Kansas City, Atlanta United FC, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC.
U-12 Patterson Cup Schedule (March 30-31)
Matches
| Date | Time (CT) | Match | Home Team | Away Team | Field |
| Saturday, March 30 | 10am | Group B | Chicago Fire | Colorado Rapids | 8N |
| Saturday, March 30 | 10am | Group A | Sporting KC | Real Salt Lake | 8S |
| Saturday, March 30 | 2pm | Group B | Colorado Rapids | Toronto FC | 8N |
| Saturday, March 30 | 6pm | Group B | Toronto FC | Chicago Fire | 8N |
| Saturday, March 30 | 6pm | Group A | Atlanta United FC | Sporting KC | 8S |
| Sunday, March 31 | 8am | Semifinal 1 | Group A 1st Place | Group B 2nd Place | 8N |
| Sunday, March 31 | 8am | Semifinal 2 | Group B 1st Place | Group A 2nd Place | 8S |
| Sunday, March 31 | 10am | Consolation | Group A 3rd Place | Group B 3rd Place | 8N |
| Sunday, March 31 | 1pm | Consolation* | 8N | ||
| Sunday, March 31 | 1pm | Consolation* | 8S |
* Technical staff will determine consolation matchups
The Patterson Cup is named after Sporting KC co-owner Neal Patterson and his wife Jeanne, both of whom lost their lives to cancer in 2017.