Showcase Atlanta
Canton, GA
January 18-19, 2014
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Welcome to the Showcase Atlanta!

We have invited over 80 colleges and are only looking to accept 60 teams.

To view more information about the tournament and to register, please visit the tournament website by clicking here.

9:21 AM

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17^th Annual Triangle FC Friendlies

Fayetteville, NC

January 24-26, 2014*

U11 to U15 Girls - Tournament

U16 to U19 Girls - College Showcase

January 31-February 2, 2014*

U11 to U15 Boys - Tournament

U16 to U19 Boys - College Showcase

*ASL teams: Friday-Sunday games

All other teams: Saturday-Sunday games

Jordan Soccer Complex--Fayetteville, NC

Get ready for spring soccer and join us at the Triangle FC Friendlies! We are committed to high quality competition and a weekend of unforgettable soccer! To view more information about the tournament and to register, please visit the tournament website by clicking here.

College Showcase - Featured Events

Saturday Night - All-Star Game

Entry Deadline: December 1, 2013

Format: 3 game minimum

Entry Fees

U11: $450

U12-U15: $550

U16-U19: $650

Open to USYS and US Club Soccer Teams

Apply early as space is limited - TFC will use rolling acceptances

To find out how your team or club can participate in the Friendlies,

please visit the website at www.tfcfriendlies.com or

contact Pete Sadin at psadin@trianglefc.org.

9:19 AM

Wow, what a year!

Although the Atlanta Silverbacks didn't come away with a win on the field in the NASL Soccer Bowl last Saturday, our organization, our fan base, and our city left as winners off the field. The crowd of 7,211 fans that turned up for the league's championship game set a franchise attendance record, serving as the biggest crowd to ever attend a single game at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. Going beyond the numbers, the fans in attendance created a world class soccer environment, chanting, waving flags, and cheering on the home team throughout the entire game. For those in attendance and those watching on the national ESPN TV broadcasts, it was evident that there is an extreme passion for soccer in the city of Atlanta - and one that is continuing to grow with every new day.

The Soccer Bowl wasn’t the only game this season, though. In fact, Silverbacks fans were behind the team the entire year. From the season-opening win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers to the Spring Season Championship celebration to the international friendly against Guatemalan side Club Xelaju MC, the fans came out in full force. The Silverbacks hosted 15 official games at home in 2013, and NINE of those games were played in front of sellout crowds at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. Since 2011, the club's paid attendance is up a staggering 101%.

All of this was made possible by YOU the fans, and it shows Atlanta’s growing desire to support soccer at the highest level. The Silverbacks would like to thank each and every fan that supported the team this year, and the club can't wait to continue growing next season.

THANK YOU, FANS!

10:15 AM

Atlanta Chiefs Capture 1968 NASL Title

The legacy of professional soccer in Atlanta stretches back almost half a century and 45 years ago it was the city’s Atlanta Chiefs who were crowned the first champions of the debut North American Soccer League season.

The roots of the Atlanta team that would go on to capture the 1968 NASL title were formed a year earlier when the Atlanta Braves baseball organization entered a franchise in the National Professional Soccer League and appointed Welshman Phil Woosnam as head coach. Following an inconspicuous fourth place finish in the NPSL and failure to make the playoffs, the Chiefs became part of the inaugural NASL season after the NPSL and United Soccer Association merged.
Woosnam retained many of his English contingent in the squad from 1967 and notably added striker Kaizer Motaung, a South African who later returned home to form the now famous Kaiser Chiefs club. Scouting the South African was something Woosnam was not able to keep secret as he sought firepower to complement a defense that proved the league’s stingiest that championship season.
“We could hardly hide the fact that we were there watching him because we were the only two white faces in a crowd of 30,000,” explained Woosnam, who went with a colleague to watch Motaung play for the Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg during the days of Apartheid. “He made the difference to our team that year. He had immense ability around the box.”
The Chiefs duly won the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division and saw off the Cleveland Stokers in the playoffs to face a San Diego Toros team whose star player was Vava, a member of Brazil’s 1958 and 1962 World Cup winning teams, in the inaugural final.
Neither side could break the deadlock in the first leg of a two-game contest in California and when the teams met in Atlanta, almost 15,000 braved a rainy night for the deciding game.
“There was a great atmosphere,” said Peter McParland, the Chiefs striker who had played 293 games and scored 98 goals during a ten-year career with Aston Villa back in England. “The crowd was very enthusiastic because the city of Atlanta had never won a national title in any sport.”
McParland was among the scorers in a 3-0 win that captured that elusive title for Atlanta and helped Woosnam win the Coach of the Year award.
While McParland only played again briefly in his native Northern Ireland for Glentoran, Woosnam became a legendary figure in the NASL, serving as the league’s Commissioner until 1982 as the league overcame the financial issues that claimed the Atlanta team and thrived under his leadership during the 1970s. Woosnam sadly passed away in 2013.

6:49 AM

Atlanta Silverbacks And New York Cosmos Clash At NASL Soccer Bowl 2013

North American Soccer League (NASL)

The Spring champion Silverbacks host the Fall title-winning Cosmos in the first NASL championship held in Atlanta since 1971, live on ESPN3 in English and ESPN Deportes in Spanish.

ATLANTA, Ga. (November 6, 2013) - The Atlanta Silverbacks and New York Cosmos will battle for NASL Soccer Bowl 2013 at 7.30pm on Saturday, November 9 at Atlanta Silverbacks Park.

The Silverbacks are looking to become the first Atlanta team since the 1968 Atlanta Chiefs to capture the NASL championship, while the Cosmos are aiming to add their sixth overall league title and first since 1982.

"It's been a long wait and an impatient one," said Silverbacks Brian Haynes, whose team clinched the right to host the game back on July 4. "Now that it's here, it's a sigh of relief because we can put everything behind us and focus on this game. I know it's about getting your team ready for the moment, and we've done what we've needed to do. Now, it's our time to stand up, and this where the team has to show itself now."

Currently on an 11-game unbeaten streak, the Cosmos coach Giovanni Savarese said: "We're excited for this game. Our players and the whole technical staff have been working very hard and deserve this opportunity. We're still approaching it like every other game this year. Every game was a final to us because the league is so tough, now we have one more final left."

The Silverbacks, who are looking to regain the momentum that propelled them to capture the Spring crown four months ago, head into the NASL Soccer Bowl having lost three in a row.

"It doesn't matter what has happened the last three games," Haynes added. "If we win the final, then we won't hear anything about those last three games."

NASL Soccer Bowl Quick Facts

Two winners of a split season were crowned for the first time in a United States men's professional soccer league in 84 years.NASL Soccer Bowl is the third oldest existing soccer prize in the United States.The Silverbacks and Cosmos met in Atlanta on November 2 to close the regular season as a goal from Guatemala striker Henry Lopez gave the visitors a 1-0 win at Silverbacks ParkEight-teams NASL played a combined 98 games in 2013, scoring 272 goals.

U.S. International Referee Edvin Jurisevic

To Officiate NASL Soccer Bowl 2013

U.S. International Referee Edvin Jurisevic will officiate NASL Soccer Bowl 2013 between the Atlanta Silverbacks and New York Cosmos at Atlanta Silverbacks Park on Saturday, November 9.

Jurisevic, who is one of 23 U.S.S.F. (U.S. Soccer Federation) Officials on the FIFA Referee List, has officiated matches this year in Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Under-20 Tournament as well international friendlies.

Assisting the 38-year-old Jurisevic on the field during the NASL Soccer Bowl are Anthony Vasoli and Brian Dunn as Assistant Referees, while Ted Unkel will be the Fourth Official for the match.

NASL Soccer Bowl 2013 Schedule (Kickoff time US EST)

Saturday, November 9

Atlanta Silverbacks vs. New York Cosmos

Atlanta Silverbacks Park; Atlanta, Ga. 7:30 pm

Broadcast: ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes

NASL Fall Standings P W D L F A P

New York Cosmos 14 9 4 1 22 12 31

Carolina RailHawks 14 7 2 5 21 16 23

Tampa Bay Rowdies 14 5 5 4 30 27 20

Minnesota United FC 14 6 2 6 21 19 20

Fort Lauderdale Strikers 14 5 3 6 18 20 18

Atlanta Silverbacks 14 4 4 6 14 22 16

FC Edmonton 14 3 7 4 13 14 16

San Antonio Scorpions 14 3 1 10 15 24 10

Tiebreakers: 1.) Goal difference 2.) Goals scored 3.) Head-to-head 4.) Away goal difference 5.) Away goals scored

History of NASL Soccer Bowl

Pre-Soccer Bowl

Following the merger of the NPSL (National Professional Soccer League) and the USA (United Soccer Association) to create the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1968, the league championship games were known as the NASL Final until 1974.

The Atlanta Chiefs, Dallas Tornado, Los Angeles Aztecs New York Cosmos, Philadelphia Atoms and Rochester Lancers were crowned champions after winning their respective NASL Finals which were composed of either a single game, home-and-away playoff or best of three series. The exception was in 1969 as no championship game took place and the Kansas City Spurs were crowned the league winners, having the most points in the regular season.

The NASL also recognized the two champions from 1967: NPSL - Oakland Clippers and USA - Los Angeles Wolves, prior to the league's formation.

Soccer Bowl

The origin of the NASL Soccer Bowl began the following year in 1975 by Commissioner Phil Woosnam, who aimed for a neutral-site championship event similar to the NFL's Super Bowl.

Unlike, the Super Bowl, the Soccer Bowl was not denoted by Roman numerals; instead the last digits of the year would be used to brand the competition for that year (example Soccer Bowl '75).

In 1984 the league changed the neutral-site format for a best-of-three series played at each team's home field. That year the event was promoted as the Soccer Bowl Series '84, though it was still generally acknowledged as the Soccer Bowl.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies were the first team to lift the Soccer Bowl trophy in 1975 when they defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 at San Jose's Spartan Stadium.

Former Portuguese striker EusÃƒ©bio led the Toronto Metros-Croatia to become the first Canadian side to win the NASL title in 1976. The following year former Brazilian forward and three-time World Cup winner, Pele concluded his playing career by leading the New York Cosmos to their first Soccer Bowl after posting a 2-1 win over the Seattle Sounders at Portland's Civic Stadium.

In 1978, a record crowd of 74,091 was on hand at Giants Stadium to witness the Cosmos top the Rowdies, 3-1, for the Soccer Bowl '78 crown.

Giants Stadium would once again stage Soccer Bowl as the Vancouver Whitecaps became the second Canadian team to win the NASL title after defeating the Rowdies, 2-1 in 1979.

The Cosmos regained the Soccer Bowl trophy the following year in 1980 after a 3-0 blanking of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Washington D.C.'s RFK Stadium.

After losing to 1981 title to the Chicago Sting at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, the Cosmos captured their fourth Soccer Bowl and fifth overall NASL championship the next year with 1-0 shutout over the Seattle Sounders at San Diego Stadium.

Vancouver became the second Canadian city to stage the Soccer Bowl as the Tulsa Roughnecks topped the Toronto Blizzard 2-0 to claim the 1983 title at BC Place Stadium.

The following year Soccer Bowl changed from a single match to a 'best of three' series where the Sting won their second league title by defeating the Blizzard in the first two matches of the series, at Chicago's Comiskey Park and Toronto's Varsity Stadium, for the 1984 championship.

Recent Years

The NASL Championship Game saw the Minnesota Stars (now Minnesota United FC) and Tampa Bay Rowdies triumph in 2011 and 201, respectively in games played over two legs. Minnesota overcame the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in 2011 and then lost to the Rowdies in a penalty shootout in 2012.

Next to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and the second edition of the American Soccer League (1933-1983), the NASL title is the third oldest soccer prize in the United States and will crown its 21st champion in 2013.

6:47 AM

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Looking for the program's fifth Peach Belt Conference Tournament title, the used a 26-shot attack on its way to a 1-0 victory over UNC Pembroke on Tuesday. The PBC Tournament Quarterfinal match took place at the Walden Soccer Complex.

With the victory, the Lady Cougars (14-5-0) advanced to the semifinals to be played on Friday in Evans, Ga. CSU will square off against sixth-seeded Georgia College after the Bobcats upset third-seeded and 11th-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University in the opening round of the tournament.

"We didn't have many good looks in the opening half but we came out strong after halftime," stated head coach Jay Entlich. "UNC Pembroke had a game plan and stuck to it and played us tough down to the wire."

"We still have to work on finishing opportunities when we get good looks at the net."

It was a slow opening half as the first shot didn't get put on the board until the 21st minute when a Mandy Janowitz attempt was blocked.

The first real scoring opportunity for the Lady Cougars came in the 24th minute as Nicole Corcione pushed a shot just wide of the goal.

Late in the half, a pair of headers nearly put two goals on the board for Columbus State. In the 38th minute, a perfect ball was played in the box to Shea Wilby as the junior jumped and connected on a header that just rolled past the right post. A minute later, Blakely Heideman headed a ball that goalkeeper Claire Tracy had to save.

Columbus State earned an early corner kick in the second half and Kelsey Pelletier played a ball into the box that Corcione put a head on but the freshman just missed a goal as the ball hit the post.

UNC Pembroke (7-10-2) recorded its only two shots of the match off a free kick in the 51st minute after a foul was called on CSU goalie Maylyn Parsons just outside of the box. Savanna Stiles lined up for the kick and lined a ball off of the Lady Cougar wall. The ball bounced right back to Stiles who again shot the ball but a Lady Cougar deflected it to safety.

After taking 16 shots including 10 of which had to be blocked or saved, shot number 17 ended up being the only one that mattered. In the 69th minute, Corcione started an attack down the left side of the field before dishing the ball off to Janowitz in the box. The freshman passed the ball to the top-right corner of the 18 to Pelletier who sent a shot past the diving Tracy to put CSU ahead 1-0.

Columbus State continued attacking looking for a two-goal advantage but couldn't finish off any look. Over the final 20 minutes, CSU took an additional nine shots.

The Lady Cougars defense continued its good play of late recording its second consecutive shutout and the third in the past four matches. In the past three contests, CSU's opponents have taken a combined 10 shots.

Maylyn Parsons picked up her fourth shutout of the season upping her record to 5-2-0. Claire Tracy fell to 2-4-2.

Columbus State is now a perfect 6-0-0 against UNC Pembroke in the postseason and has eliminated the Lady Braves from PBC Tournament play in four straight seasons.

The Lady Cougars will now travel to Evans, Ga. for the semifinals of the PBC Tournament. The semifinals and championship matches will be played at Blanchard Woods Park. CSU and Georgia College will kickoff at 2:00 p.m. ET.

8:54 AM

Goal! Youth soccer club celebrates 25th anniversary

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The IAFC U11 Premier Girls celebrate a recent victory. (Photo by Jim Holbel)

By Clare S. Richie

Every Monday through Friday, my son or daughter puts on their soccer gear, climbs into the neighborhood carpool and heads over to the Arizona Fields for Inter Atlanta FC Blues (IAFC) Academy practice. They follow in the footsteps of thousands of Atlanta kids who have played soccer with this nonprofit club, formerly known as Atlanta Youth Soccer Association (AYSA), since its founding 25 years ago.

In 1987, a time of VHS tapes, big hair and leg warmers, the closest youth soccer league was in Clayton County. So, city councilman and Inman Park resident John Sweet and his wife Midge started a neighborhood league for their daughter, at the suggestion of their neighbor Marshall Boutwell, an official with Georgia Youth Soccer Association.

In fall 1988, these founding officers began a recreational program with 40 kids, grouped into four co-ed under age 8 (“U8”) teams. Practices were held at Mary Lin Elementary, where most players attended school. By the spring season, 150 children registered.

City of Atlanta youth were hungry for a local soccer program. As the club grew it added competitive programs, Select and Academy, and leased more fields from the city or Atlanta Public Schools. What the club needed was more fields.

From the early 2000s until 2006, the club worked to convert a polluted truck depot into 7.3 acres of recreational green space, known as Arizona Soccer Fields Complex. To date, the complex has received support from families, foundations and corporations, such as the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation, U. S. Soccer Foundation, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Frances Wood Wilson Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In recent years, the club expanded with more on-field instruction and off-field support, more training for recreational coaches, more options for kids at younger ages, and more practices and tournaments for competitive players. According to John Downey, Director of Academy, these changes have yielded positive results. “Ability level is increasing across the board, every year,” Downey explained.

Today, IAFC offers recreational programs ages 3-19 and competitive programs U8 – U19 to 1,500 youth, from many in-town Atlanta neighborhoods: Ansley Park, Avondale Estates, Buckhead, Candler Park, Decatur, Druid Hills, East Atlanta, Edgewood, Grant Park, Inman Park, Kirkwood, Lenox, Lindbergh, Morningside, Oakhurst, Piedmont Heights, and Virginia Highland. And it’s still growing. Future plans call for outreach to children in underserved nearby neighborhoods.

Yet, even with all the growth and change, community involvement remains a club value. IAFC brings families and players together for social activities, provides soccer clinics in surrounding neighborhoods, and offers need-based scholarships.

What’s next?

“We are focusing our efforts on fundraising, outreach and field acquisition to support current growth and future expansion,” IAFC executive director Jenn Dobson said.

The next 25 years are sure to be just as exciting.

For more about the organization, visit interatlantafc.com.

8:51 AM

Georgia soccer readies to face South Carolina in the SEC tournament Wednesday

Taylor Craig Sutton

Georgia Soccer versus Texas A&M

Georgia forward Lauren Tanner (3) and defender Emma Sonnett (33) celebrate after scoring a goal during an NCAA soccer game in Athens, Ga., on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013. (Photo/ Taylor Craig Sutton, Taylorcraigsutton@gmail.com)

Sammy O'Brien

The Georgia soccer team (12-6-1, 5-5-1) reached Orange Beach, Ala. Monday, to begin prepare for the SEC Tournament Nov. 6-10 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex.

The Bulldogs come into the tournament with a No. 6 seed, and received a first-round bye for the accomplishment. Georgia takes on No. 3 seed South Carolina Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET in the quarterfinal match.

This marks Georgia’s eighth trip to Orange Beach where it’s record is 10-14-1, with a total of three trips to the finals — most recently in 2008. Georgia has never won the tournament.

The Bulldogs face South Carolina (15-2-2, 8-2-1) first. On Sept. 20, Georgia gave the Gamecocks it’s first loss of the season in a 2-0 defeat in Athens.

South Carolina is coming off a strong season with a perfect home record of 10-0. The Gamecocks ended the regular season ranked 10th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll and No. 17th in the RPI. The team is lead by leading goal scorer Raina Johnson with eight goals, and goal keeper Sabrina D’Angelo with 10 shutouts.

Georgia ended its season with strong statistics both as a whole and individually. The defense put up a goals-against average of 0.930, ranking third in the SEC, and the shutout percentage of 0.579 landed the Bulldog’s first in the conference. Freshman striker Marion Crowder’s 11 goals was good for seventh in the conference, while her 23 points stood for 10th in the SEC. Close behind, senior Madeline Barker ranked 15th in the SEC for her 19 points.

The winner of Georgia vs. South Carolina will take on the winner of Texas A&M vs. either No. 7 LSU/No. 10 Auburn in Friday’s semifinal game at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Live video can be streamed on the SEC Digital Network during the early rounds, but the semifinals will air on ESPN3, and the final will be on ESPNU on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. ET.

The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Georgia will not know its fate in the field of 64 until the announcements are made Monday, Nov. 11 at 4:30 p.m.

8:23 AM

On Saturday, Atlanta will be the locale for the NASL Soccer Bowl, the title game of North America’s second division. The Atlanta Silverbacks will play host to the New York Cosmos at Atlanta Silverbacks Park. The Silverbacks have developed a strong side thanks largely to US Soccer legend Eric Wynalda, the club’s technical director. And attendance has been impressive.

But what I am hearing from multiple sources is that Major League Soccer is getting closer and closer to naming an Atlanta team, and all indications are it will not be the Silverbacks. Despite the success the club has achieved, they are likely to be pushed into the dustbin of history. This is a direct contradiction of recent MLS decisions to elevate successful lower division clubs and brands to the top flight. Perhaps the Silverbacks don’t quite have the cache of the Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact and Orlando City (Lions) but it would be unfortunate if the brand died.

7:23 AM

Senior Alex Joseph’s goal in the 81st minute lifted the Georgia Gwinnett men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Montreat College on Saturday in Black Mountain, N.C., on the Tourbeau Sports Group National Men’s Soccer Game of the Week presented by NSCAA-TV and Admiral Soccer.

#The Grizzlies mounted 19 shots on the day, including 10 on net, but not until Joseph’s header in the final minutes was GGC able to tally the deciding goal.

#The score sent the Grizzlies (11-4) to a season-high fourth-straight win — all on the road — and dropped Montreat to 6-7-1.

#Lucas Carvalho made eight saves in goal to keep GGC off the board through much of the game, with German Rodriguez firing a game-high four shots on target.

#Lewis Sharpe made two saves for the Grizzlies, who posted their fifth shutout of the season.

#“We weren’t as good as we have been at points this season but it was a great result today,” GGC head coach Steve DeCou said. “We weathered a couple of their attacks and we created more opportunities and had more good chances.”

#Georgia Gwinnett outshot Montreat by 13, but the teams went scoreless for the first 80-plus minutes of the contest.

#Just under the 10-minute mark, the Grizzlies earned a corner kick that would produce the game-winner. After the Montreat defense headed the ball momentarily away from danger, a GGC feed back into the six-yard box bounced once in traffic and found Joseph on the doorstep for the-game winning header.

#The score was the defender’s first of his GGC career.

#“There’s no better time than the present and Alex played a good game for us, that was great to get the game-winner on the road,” added DeCou.

#The Grizzlies then turned away a late scare with under 90 seconds as the Cavaliers got loose deep inside the GGC box, but Montreat could not produce the equalizer.

#The Grizzlies improved to 7-1 away from home with the win.

#Georgia Gwinnett has two games remaining in the regular season and returns to action Tuesday at Cumberland (Tenn.) in a 4 p.m. contest.

#GGC women 2,

#Truett-McConnell 0

#Amanda Dale and Sarah Murphy each tallied scores for the Georgia Gwinnett women’s soccer team as the Grizzlies notched their 12th win of the year in a 2-0 victory at Truett-McConnell College on Saturday in Cleveland, Ga.

#The Grizzlies (12-3-1) racked up their seventh shutout of the win by holding the Bears (9-6-1) to only two shots on goal.

#Georgia Gwinnett finished its road schedule at 6-1-1 for the season with Saturday’s win, tying a program-best four-game winning streak.

#“We had to play with a different game plan today and I think the reason we won is because we executed that plan well,” GGC head coach Domenic Martelli said. “Give credit to Truett-McConnell, they really battled us all game long.”

#The Grizzlies built scoring chances early and often, missing out a few times on the opening score before connecting in the 24th minute. Mary Vernetti fed a ball from the edge of the box across the goal mouth to Dale, who buried it for her team-leading ninth score of the season.

#The teams went into halftime with GGC on top, 1-0.

#The Grizzlies fought off an early surge from the Bears to maintain their lead to begin the second half. At the 74-minute mark, Jocelyn Baker connected with Murphy on a GGC attack and the Grizzly junior sailed in her first score of the season into the corner of the net.

#Mo Gutierrez and Alex Hays split time once more in goal to keep the Bears off the board and preserve the shutout.

#Georgia Gwinnett plays its third game in five days when it returns home on Monday to begin the final week of the season. The Grizzlies host West Georgia in a 7 p.m. kickoff before wrapping up the regular season Nov. 4 against Emmanuel.

2:58 PM

The interest for the upcoming USASA Veterans Cup in Virginia Beach is at an all time high. Currently we have registered 25 teams and have many more about to join the tournament. For this upcoming year, we will closely manage the divisions to ensure an efficient scheduling of tournament matches. Teams registering after a division is balanced will be placed on hold until there’s a sufficient number of teams to form an additional group or even division.

Just a friendly reminder that by Jan. 1 the application rate will increase by $50. We highly recommend teams register as soon as possible to reserve your spot before the rate goes up or the divisions fill out! As in past years, online registration is available. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

For the 2014 Tournament, entry fees are as follows:

Extra Early Bird Registration: $350 (Sep 2 - Dec 31)

Early Bird Registration: $400 (Jan 1 - Mar 15)

Regular Registration: $450 (Mar 16 - Jun 1)

We are also happy to announce the Holiday Inn Virginia Beach-Norfolk & Conference Center as our Headquarters Hotel for the 2014 USASA Veterans Cup. Approximately 15 minutes from the fields, the hotel has an outdoor pool, restaurant, bar, high tech business center and other requested amenities as in past years. This hotel recently had a makeover and has a unique ambiance with a beautiful lobby, a soaring six story atrium complete with a trickling waterfall, a stone fireplace and the chic BLU lobby bar.

Rooms have been blocked for USASA VETERANS CUP at most hotels in the Hampton Roads area between July 6-July 13, 2014. There are a limited number of rooms at each hotel and the rates are not guaranteed after the cut-off date, January 31, 2014. It is important to book as soon as possible to obtain your choice of hotel and best rate. Please don’t wait with hotel reservations as this is high season in the area and availability is very limited

1:05 PM