Open Application for 2020 CCS Regional Championships
Raleigh, NC - 2020 Champions Cup Series (CCS) Regional Championships registration is now open for a limited number of non-member club teams. The Series’ three regional events will provide certain clubs, that have either delayed their full participation until the 2021 Series or others that are interested in becoming a full member, an opportunity to compete against existing member clubs. Dates for the 2020 CCS Regional Championships are provided below. To be clear, this application process is for the three regional events only. Clubs registering during open application are not participating in the full 2020 CCS and will not advance to the 2020 CCS National Championship nor the 2020 CCS World Championship. Such automatic advancement is limited to CCS Member Club teams only.
CCS Regional Championships dates & open application deadlines:
- West Regionals (Santa Clara Convention Center, CA): Friday, Dec. 20-Sunday, Dec. 22 (Open application deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 10).
- East Regionals (Raleigh Convention Center, NC): Friday, Jan. 3-Sunday, Jan. 5 (Open application deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 24).
- Central Regionals (Olympia Athletics & Events Centre, Saint Louis, MO): Friday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 2 (Open application deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 21).
For each regional event, there are only two spots available per age group. Availability will be on a first come, first serve basis. The open application deadline for each regional event is 10 days prior to the opening day of matches.
CCS Regional Championships information:
- Cost: $1,250 per team.
- Age groups: Boys and girls (05/06; 07/08; 09/10; 11/12).
- 5 matches guaranteed.
- Gameday 1: Friday from 8:00 am-9:00 pm.
- Gameday 2: Saturday from 8:00 am-9:00 pm.
- Gameday 3: Sunday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm.
2021 Champions Cup Series Information
Registration for the 2021 Champions Cup Series is now open. The official 2021 season will feature 12 clubs in each region for a total of 36 American clubs participating. The CCS guarantees three tournaments during a calendar year: Regional Championships, National Championships and the World Futsal Championships at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex® in Orlando, FL. The winners of the Division I CCS National Championships will earn free tournament entry and accommodation for United Futsal’s World Futsal Cup in Barcelona, Spain. Flight cost is not included.
For more CCS information click here.
Rob Andrews, President of United Futsal, added, "New York Ecuador FC brings invaluable experience to the East Region of the Champions Cup Series. Over the past 25 years, the New York club has helped grow the game of futsal for talented players. We applaud the NY Ecuador FC Clubhouse for continuing the club’s impact and the opportunity it provides to players in the entire region."
The club will feature 4 boys and 4 girls futsal teams in bi-annual age divisions. Each team will compete in 3 official tournaments every year: Regional Championships each winter and the National Championships and World Futsal Championships each summer.
Apply with NY Ecuador FC
Information on how players can apply to join one of the New York Ecuador FC teams is available at https://www.nyecuadorfc.com/.
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