Keen to build on the success of its inaugural year, NCASA is pleased to announce the details for the 2010 Champions League Cup tournament.  This exciting tournament breaks barriers and takes Men's Adult Soccer into a whole new arena for the association. 

Eleven teams entered the tournament in its inaugural year representing five different leagues: TASL, WNC, LHFNC, ECOS, and LFNC.  The competition had a series of excellent matches in 2009 and promises more for 2010.

PRIZES:
Champions - Trophy, $750 & a new set of uniforms
Finalist - Trophy and $250

[APPLICATION: ENGLISH & SPANISH] [RULES]

Divisions of Play: Men’s Open with a maximum of 16 teams.

Format of Play: Single elimination event with four (4) rounds of matches played.  One round will be played per match day.

Entry Costs: $250 per team, plus half the match fees for a crew of four (4) referees in only the first two (2) rounds. Any team that does not advance to the second round and is in good standing with the tournament will have up to half their entry fee  ($125 maximum) refunded.  The semifinals and finals would not incur any further costs to the teams. 

Entry Deadline: By Monday, May 3, 2010 teams MUST have submitted their completed application, fees and initial player pool roster to the office of NC Adult Soccer. 

Roster Freeze: Rosters and player registrations would freeze seven (7) days prior to scheduled matches of upcoming round.  If rounds are scheduled for consecutive days, then the roster freeze date for both rounds will be the earlier freeze date of those consecutive rounds.  There is a roster maximum of 22 players.

Match Location(s) & Date(s):

Round 1: Sunday, May 23, Bryan Park, Greensboro (Proposed)
Round 2: Saturday, June 19, Jordan Soccer Park, Fayetteville (Proposed)
Semifinals: Saturday, July 17, Elon Soccer Park, Charlotte (Proposed)
Championship: Sunday, August 8, WRAL Soccer Center, Raleigh (Proposed)

Player Pool (Roster) Requirements: All participating players are required to have a current and valid player pass complete with photo, signature and fully laminated at the time of each match.  Players can only register to one (1) participating team and remain rostered to their initial team once eliminated.  Players cannot transfer or multiple register to another participating team that has advanced.  All players must be registered to the team on which they are participating.  Guest player status is forbidden.  Amateur reinstatements and international clearances are not required for foreign born and/or professional status players.  Out of state registered players are not permitted to participate in the event.

2009 NCASA Champions League Cup Results