Akron Inner City Soccer Club cordially invites you to come and celebrate the Inaugural unity soccer tournament to be held at the beautiful Copley Road Soccer Complex in Akron, Ohio. We need your teams to come and make their mark at this historic event. It's our hope and expectation that teams from far and near will come and have a great tournament experience.

The tournament is a fund-raiser for the non-profit AICSC, a growing GAASA member providing soccer education throughout Akron area. GAASA is an affiliate of Ohio Youth Soccer Association North (OYSAN).

FORMAT:

The tournament will be conducted with standard format modified for the number of teams in a division. In round-robin play, teams will earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 point for a loss: 0 point for more than 10 goal margin, the raw score is adjusted for the 4-goal margin. The advancement tie breakers are head to head, goal differential (maximum 4), goals allowed, goal scored, sportsmanship, and if still tied, a P.K. contest. The tournament will use F.I.F.A. rules of play and standard modifications for youth in all the youth divisions U9 through U13. Unlimited substitution is permitted in the older divisions.

SPECIAL U9 THROUGH 12 FORMATS:

In U9-10, the tournament will use Ohio North modified rules with 5 field players and a goalkeeper (6v6) on smaller fields with smaller goals for U9-U10; and 7 field players plus a goalkeeper (8v8) for U11-U12.

ENTRY DEALINE:

The entry deadline is July 26, 2010, by mail. Early entry is advised. Mail entries to the indicated address. Be sure to include your check…no entry is accepted until paid. There are NO REFUNDS for any reason after you have been notified of acceptance. You are advised to call before entering late. You will be emailed and notified when we receive your entry and updated on the status of your division. Schedule will be available July 31, on our web site.

Click here to learn more and download the registration form.