The Champions Cup format focuses on the importance of the entire club. During the first three days of the Cup, two, four-team pools in U13, U15 and U17/U18 age divisions will play in a round robin format. (Up to five U18 players may be added to the U17 roster.) Following pool play, placement matches pairing teams from corresponding groups based on their results will determine the eventual Cup winner in each age bracket. While individual age group winners will be recognized, the Champions Cup champion will be the club with the most cumulative points from its participating teams in all three age groups. Both a boys and a girls’ club champion will be crowned with all games played on the Hess Sports Fields at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
The inaugural Champions Cup was staged April 13-16, 2006 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. CASL was crowned the boys’ champion club, while Southern California Blues SC won the girls’ club title. (Complete 2006 Champions Cup final standings)
To learn more about the Champions Cup, visit the official Champions Cup page on US Club Soccer’s website or contact US Club Soccer at championscup@usclubsoccer.org.
About US Club Soccer
US Club Soccer is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop competitive club soccer in the United States. It has been a member of the United States Soccer Federation since July 2001, and has grown to over 1,200 member clubs and league teams in 47 states. In addition to sanctioning tournaments, leagues, and other competitions and conducting a range of programs for its members, it annually conducts the US Club Soccer National Cup, for member teams for boys and girls’ U12 to U17. The 2007 National Cup VI kicks off with regional play Memorial Day weekend and will conclude in late July with the crowning of National Champions. US Club Soccer also began its own player identification and development program in the summer of 2004, termed id2. Over the 2007 Easter Weekend, US Club Soccer, in conjunction with Disney’s Wide World of Sports, will hold the second annual Champions Cup to determine the nation’s top boy and girls’ clubs. US Club Soccer’s growing list of National Corporate Partners include: Nike, 24 Hour Fitness, Accor Hotels, American Airlines, Budget Rent A Car, Etriptix, Major League Soccer, Slammers® Ultimate Milk, SoccerPost.com and TEKK Athletic; as well as a supplier group of six additional corporations. For more information, visit www.usclubsoccer.org.
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