2010 Presidents Cup

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The Eastern Pennsylvania Presidents Cup is a statewide championship that is part of a national tournament. Presidents Cup is an open competition that is focused on high level teams that wish to play in a statewide competition that also offers opportunity at the regional or national level. The EPYSA Presidents Cup champion advances to Region I Presidents Cup. Regional winners advance to the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup.

The Presidents Cup for U-13 to U-17 boys and girls will be conducted during the March to May time period.

Any team participating in the 2010 Presidents Cup will be ineligible to participate in the 2010 State Cup (NCS) or EPYSA Challenge Cup.

The Presidents Cup will be a World Cup format event for all ages. Games will be played at home/away fields. An age group requires four (4) teams for competition to be offered. If less than four (4) teams enter, combined age groups may be created at the discretion of the Cup Commissioner. The winners of the World Cup format brackets will advance to the appropriate single-elimination bracket (i.e. divisional playoffs, quarter-finals, semi-finals, etc.).

Competition will start after the roster freeze date—March 15, 2010.

Winners of the Presidents Cup competition will not represent EPYSA at the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships, and there will not be a playoff with the State Cup (NCS) champion or EPYSA Challenge Cup champion.

Winners of the Presidents Cup will be expected to represent EPYSA at the President’s Cup Regional competition on May 28-31, 2010 in Albany/Saratoga Springs, New York. The winners of the Presidents Cup Region 1 competition would then go on to play in the Presidents Cup National Championships on July 8-11 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.