Following a competitive review process with more than 30 facilities from across the United States, the Kino Sports Complex and Visit Tucson has been chosen to host an Elite One Cup city qualifier on Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2020.
The Elite One Cup is youth soccer’s one true national championship as all teams, equally, are welcome and encouraged to apply regardless of registration provider, membership status, or carding entity. The Elite One Cup Tucson, AZ city qualifier will feature 112 top teams competing over a three-day weekend for the opportunity to advance to the national championship being held in July 2021.
“Pima County and the Kino Sports Complex are most excited to have the opportunity to be the host facility for the Elite One tournament and its unique approach for teams and players to get involved,” said Reenie Ochoa, Director, Kino Sports Complex.
The Elite One Cup tournament is designed to maximize the number of competitive games for participating teams while minimizing travel and nights away from home, resulting in reduced costs for families while enhancing development opportunities for players. Furthermore, all accepted teams receive an Elite One Cup roster, patches to be placed on each player’s uniform, and are provided with insurance coverage during all Elite One Cup events at no additional cost.
“Today signifies an important moment in the evolution of youth soccer in America,” said Dr. Greg Smith, the Elite One Cup Founder. “The Elite One Cup provides an exciting opportunity for teams to compete for youth soccer’s one true national championship, equally, regardless of their affiliations or memberships.”
This three-day event is estimated to produce more than $7 million in economic impact for the local area.
Contact:
Dr. Greg Smith, [email protected] Reenie Ochoa, [email protected] Luchie Javelosa, [email protected]
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About the Elite One Cup: The Elite One Cup is youth soccer’s one true national championship as all teams are welcome and encouraged to apply regardless of registration provider, membership status, or carding entity. The Elite One Cup is the property of Elite One, LLC (Elite One). Elite One is a social change company embracing a unified community that works together for the benefit of all to best grow and improve participation. Elite One is enhancing soccer experiences and opportunities through innovative programs, services, and events. Elite One creates opportunities for one soccer community, united for youth soccer.
About Kino Sports Complex: The Kino Sports Complex spans more than 300 acres and features over 5000 free parking spaces, making it the largest and most diverse venue for outdoor sports and entertainment in Southern Arizona. Kino Sports complex is divided into three distinct areas of use: the Main Complex featuring primarily baseball and large events such as concerts and community events boosts the former major league baseball 11,000 seat Veterans Memorial Stadium. The North Complex plays home to the USL Division 1 FC Tucson soccer team complete with a 3200 seat lighted soccer stadium. And finally the newest addition the 167 acre South Complex with 12 lighted flat fields for soccer, rugby, football and 12 tournament quality lighted Pickle Ball courts. All fields are natural grass with state of the art Musco LED lighting.
About Visit Tucson: Visit Tucson is a 501(c)6 nonprofit organization that works to attract leisure visitors, group meetings, sports events, travel media, and films, commercials, and photo shoots to the metro Tucson region. We are the official destination marketing organization for the City of Tucson, Pima County, and Town of Oro Valley and partner with nearly 500 local business members. Our work goes far beyond attracting visitors to metro Tucson and we place high value on community engagement and collaborating with organizations outside of the hospitality industry, including those focused on regional economic development and quality of life issues.