Play In San Diego’s Elite Tournament This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday typically celebrated across America with turkey on Thursday — and if you are a soccer loving family, Thanksgiving dinner is followed by a weekend of soccer – playing in a great Thanksgiving Cup!
Soccer News: This year, Surf Cup Sports, announced the new soccerloco San Diego Surf Cup Thanksgiving Tournament. The tournament will be held November 27-29, 2015 at the beautiful San Diego Polo Fields and other surrounding venues.
The San Diego Polo Fields is 50 acres of level turf that are transformed into 18 full sized soccer fields in surrounding Del Mar, North County San Diego.
This is a Class I Tournaments; open to USYSA, US Club Soccer, Super Y League, and FIFA affiliated teams and is Cal South sanctioned.
The tournament age groups (U-7 to U-14) will play in divisions of 16, 12 and 8 teams. Each team is guaranteed three (3) games and bracket play will consist of three (3) games on Friday and Saturday. Semi-Finals and Finals will take place Sunday.
Teams are allowed 18 players for U-11 through U-14; 14 players for Under-10 through U7 (8V8).
| Age Groups for Boys & Girls |
| U-14 born on or after 8/1/2001 |
| U-13 born on or after 8/1/2002 |
| U-12 born on or after 8/1/2003 |
| U-11 born on or after 8/1/2004 |
| U-10 born on or after 8/1/2005 |
| U-9 born on or after 8/1/2006 |
| U-8 born on or after 8/1/2007 |
| U-7 born on or after 8/1/2008 |
Tournament Entry Fee:
U7 (8V8, $400.00
U8-U10 (8V8), $895.00
U11-U14, $1,195.00
Top quality trophies as well as individual awards will be presented to teams finishing in 1st and 2nd place for the U-7 to U-14 age groups.
How to Apply for Acceptance
Up for the challenge? If you would like to be considered for participation, complete the on-line tournament application. The application deadline is October 1, 2015.
Entries submitted after October 1, 2015 will not be considered for acceptance but may be retained for a wait list for consideration if an accepted team drops. Refunds will be made to all teams not accepted.
Acceptance notifications will be e-mailed on or before October 8, 2015.
If you have any questions concerning the on-line application system, please contact: thanksgiving@surfsoccer.com.
Additional Perk
Besides bragging rights to add to your resume, the winning teams of the U9 thru U14 flight 1 age groups will have the very special privilege of guaranteed acceptance into the prestigious 2016 San Diego Surf Cup.
Explore San Diego
Traveling as a family for a holiday weekend in San Diego has it’s perks! The tournament is located only 90 minutes from Disneyland, 45 minutes from the Mexican border, and 20 minutes to all the sights of the San Diego area including the internationally renowned San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, SeaWorld, Legoland California and of course San Diego beaches.
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