Copa NYC

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Copa NYC is an annual soccer tournament consisting of 16 "National Teams" assembled from a selection of participating communities from the New York area, representing their diverse cultural heritages.

Each "Nation" will be represented by a team president, coach (or coaches), and a roster of 25 players, whose heritage they represent.

Qualifying Knockout Round
The 8 qualifying teams will be drawn at random to compete in a knockout round.

Finals Weekend One
The first weekend begins with a 24 game "round robin" tournament that will run throughout the first day (full details of the tournament will follow below).

The second day of the tournament will involve the 8 winning teams from Matchday 1.

Finals Weekend Two
The first day of Weekend 2 will be the semi-final matches, consisting of the 4 winning teams from the first weekend of the tournament.


The final match will determine the Copa NYC champion. A trophy presentation will commence.

www.copanyc.us/tournament.php

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The new New York Cosmos organization have acquired the Copa NYC tournament, and beyond running it every year in New York, they will be looking to expand it both domestically and internationally in order to engage more local communities to participate in the ‘global game’ at a grassroots level.

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COSMOS COPA DRAW

Teams split into four groups

The 16 teams that will play in the Cosmos Copa have been split into four groups for the tournament.

The tournament kicks off on July 9. The championship game is July 24.


Cosmos Copa NYC is an amateur adult soccer tournament that celebrates the many diverse cultures and communities that make up New York City. Local “community all-star teams” across 30 countries went through Qualifying Weekend, whittling the field down to 16 teams.

Group A
Jamaica
Senegal
Trinidad & Tobago
Ecuador

Group B
Haiti
El Salvador
Kosovo
England

Group C
Poland
Ivory Coast
Croatia
Mexico

Group D
Ireland
Colombia
Italy
Greece

www.bigapplesoccer.com/sections/amateur2.php?article_id=27603

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