The Sixth Annual August Cup Soccer Tournament

will be held August 22-24, 2008

The August Cup Soccer Tournament will be held the weekend of August 22, 2008. The main venues will be Maryland's premier facilities for youth soccer, the Maryland SoccerPlex and the Polo grounds in Poolesville Maryland. This tournament brings all the excitement and action of a major tournament to U9-U19 travel teams along the east coast. All teams will play a minimum of three games with flight winners playing a fourth, championship game at the MD SoccerPlex.

The 2008 August Cup registration system is expected to open in early May. Team applications will be due July 1st.

 

What's new for 2008

Flight seeding structure changes - For round robin play the top eight teams of each age group will be seeded in the top two flights with the seeds 1, 3, 5 and 7 playing in flight A and seeds 2, 4, 6 and 8 playing in flight B. This modification provides more championship format for the higher skill level teams entered in the tournament. All other flights will continue to be seeded to play teams of similar skill levels in round robin play. U12 will be offered as 8v8 games and will play on small sided fields with 6x18 goal. New fields - The August Cup plans on making use of the three new artifical turf fields at the MD SoccerPlex. Payment by credit card for all team registration fees.

 

Thank You

to the 286 teams that participated in the 452 matches of the 2007 August Cup!

Tournament Photographs

New the to August Cup? Check out the 1,000s of photographs of all the action at the 2007 August Cup captured by Lydell Photographers. Returning players - They may have captured you making your own special soccer move! For additional information click here.

 

August Cup championship teams & DC United - In recognition of your team's achievement in the August Cup - your team, family, and friends are invited to “Night of Champions”at RFK Stadium! Your team will be recognized via PA & scoreboard at the game, and will have the opportunity to have a team photo taken with the MLS Cup Trophy! Each player on your team will receive a deeply-discounted game ticket, courtesy of D.C. United, and coaches of teams bringing 20 or more receive 2 free tickets to attend. More information will be provided later this week.

Game Day Information
Schedules, Scores, Standings & Directions Scores will NOT be posted on site For PDAs & Cell Phones via text to your cell phone, PDA or email address. via Web	Weather at most sites Forecast Radar Cameras

Passback -The August Cup collects gently used soccer gear (jerseys, shorts, shoes, cleats, socks, gloves, etc) for Passback, the national program sponsored by the US Soccer Foundation and Major League Soccer that recycles our old gear so that others can enjoy the Beautiful Sport. Through Passback, thousands of pieces of usable gear to soccer programs all over the United States and all over the world, most recently including Afghanistan, Cameroon, and Iraq. Clean out those closets so others can play, and look for our collection bins next to the headquarters tent at the SoccerPlex.

The picture of the soccer player to the right is a recipient of a jersey donated by a member of the Damascus soccer club to Passback. Click on the picture to view the full size, un-cropped image that was taken in Limbe, Cameroon.

Damascus Soccer Club and Seneca Soccer Association team news! Click HERE for team contact information.
U11B DSC Dynamos -U-11 DSC Dynamos looking for talented, commited players for the fall. For more information please email Coach Sean Kelly at SoccerCoachKelly@hotmail.com U11B SSA Rockets -Looking for 1-2 more highly motivated and athletic boys to join our team for the fall 2007 season contact Coach Jeremy Harris @ 301-704-0724 or jeremy@portrait-place.com U12B SSA Stingers -SSA Stingers - looking to add a few players born between 8/1/95 - 7/31/96. Contact Augustine Aderiye at aderiye3@msn.com for try-outs. U12G DSC Sparks -Looking for a few more players. Please contact team manager if interested in joining us! U14B DSC Inferno -U14 DSC Inferno are holding tryouts 6/9 and 6/12. Birthdates between 8-1-1993 and 7-31-1994. Contact jswolfe21@comcast.net for information U14G DSC Xtreme -U14G DSC Xtreme are seeking to fill a few spots for the upcoming season. For tryout information, contact Coach Taylor at betaylor2004@comcast.net or 301-916-4572 U14G DSC Dragons -U14G DSC Dragons are seeking a couple skilled players for the upcoming season. For tryout information, please contact Coach Taylor at betaylor2004@comcast.net or 301-916-4572 U14G SSA Storm -U-14 Storm is looking for 1-2 field players to join us for the fall. Contact coach Harris at 301-571-0167 U15B DSC Rockets -The team tryouts for 2007-08 season Tue., 6/12 through Thurs. June 14 from 5:30 to 7:00 at Damascus Regional Park. For information please contact Lisa McDonald (lmcdonald@jcvi.org U16G DSC Blaze -U15G DSC Blaze – Holding tryouts for girls born after 7-31-91. Focus on player development, commitment & excellence. Year round training. Contact Dave at david.kovack@verizon.net.

Warm up for the fall Play the Cup!