The Sporting Kansas City Academy season officially ended Saturday when the U-14s suffered a semifinal defeat at the 2018 US Youth Soccer National Championships at Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas.
Led by head coach Declan Jogi, the U-14s had earned a second-place finish in Group A to secure a spot in Saturday's semifinal round alongside three of the top U-14 clubs in the country. Sporting KC's run came to an end in the semifinals with a 4-0 loss to Michigan club Nationals Union Black on Saturday morning. Real Jersey FC would go on to beat Nationals Union Black 1-0 in Sunday's championship.