March 20-21 games
The Official Start of Cup Season!
The 2021 Outdoor Cup season is finally here! We are excited to kick off the Cup season with games this weekend throughout all competitions: Eastern Pennsylvania NCS State Cup, President’s Cup and Challenge Cup. In total, we have over 1000 teams competing in all three cup competitions. Teams from all over Eastern Pennsylvania will be facing off throughout the Spring to have the opportunity to punch their ticket to the Cup Finals in May and June. We will be heading back to United Sports Training Center in May but also have two new venues to crown champions, Ukrainian American Sports Center and HillTop Soccer Complex. We are expecting one of the most competitive Cups yet!
March 20-21 Games:
Below we have listed a few of the many games that will be kicking off Cup Season this weekend! Good luck to all the team’s competing this weekend and throughout the Spring. Please share with us your best photos of your games so we can showcase the moments you captured! Tag us on Twitter (@EPAYouthSoccer), Instagram (@EPAYouthSoccer) and Facebook or email photos to Info@epysa.com.
NCS State Cup (12U-17U):
Boys: Games Start Next Weekend
To start the NCS State Cup, two games will be kicking off on Sunday, March 21. The first game is from the 14U Girls Bracket between Keystone Athletic KA 2007 Black and Lower Merion SC Furia at 11:30 AM. The next match is in the 13U Girls Bracket between FC Europa 2008 Elite and Lehigh Valley United 2008 Black at 3:30 PM. We should be in for two great matches. Winners move onto the next round of the NCS State Cup.
President’s Cup (all ages):
We are heading over to the 16U Girls Bracket B for the first group stage match between Haverford SC Elite and Penn Fusion SA Predators at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 20. This will be a pivotal matchup to gain momentum in the group. Over in the Boys Brackets on Sunday, March 21, we have Iron Valley United SC 2003 Sky vs. Lancaster Elite Riptide in Bracket C of the 18-19U age group. We have two great games to kickoff the President's Cup!
Challenge Cup (all ages):
The Challenge Cup will be off and running quickly this weekend with the majority of Cup games coming from the Challenge Cup. With over 600 teams in this years' competition, we should be in for a thrilling ride of games leading up to the Cup Finals. One of the first games this weekend will be from the 11U Girls B Division in Bracket I. YMS 2010 Courage will be facing off against CRUSA FC Bucks 2010 Blue at 9:00 AM Saturday, March 20. Each team is looking to make a long run in the Challenge Cup and it starts Saturday! On to the boy's side, we have the Whitpain Recreation Association 2012 Strikers against Upper Dublin SC Fever Black '12 at 3:00 PM on Saturday. Both teams are making their first appearance in the Outdoor Cups and wanting to make a quick impact.
Good luck to all the teams competing this weekend and the Spring! We look forward to an exciting Cup Season.
