Region I is accepting entries for the U.S. National men & women Under-23 Cups that will take place on the weekend of 12-13 July in northern
Philadelphia . The format will be tournament play with group matches on Saturday, 12 July, and the semifinals and finals on Sunday, 13 July. The tournament will consist of no more than 16 teams with mini-games played through the group phase and semifinals. The finals will be full 90-minute matches with the possibility of overtime. The two regional winners will represent Region I in the USASA National Finals that will take place from 7 August to 10 August at the Starfire Sports Complex in
Seattle, Washington .
The number of teams allocated to each state association/regional or national league will depend upon the entries from each association/league. State association and leagues have until 2 June to accept entries. Each state association and league must report their entries by 4 June to Tony Falcone at facciatosta@msn.com. Upon collecting that information, the cup committee will determine how many entries each organization will have eligible for the tournament. For those state associations/leagues that will need to put together qualifiers, the method used can be determined by the state association/league. Qualifiers must be completed by 29 June.
Eligibility for the U23 Cup are players born on or after 1 August 1984.
Included is the entry form for use by each state association/league. Teams should contact their respective State Organization for the U23 Cup entry form, as entry guidelines and fees may be customized. Teams are to make the entry fees payable to the respective state association/league. Each state association/league will forward the forms and fees to Tony at 2305 Drexel Street, Hyattsville, MD
20783 . Checks should be from state association/league accounts and made payable to USASA Region I.
. Entry fee checks must be from state association/league accounts and made payable to USASA Region I.
