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Media Release
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015
For Immediate Release
Parks & Recreation
Contact: Margaret Kurtz
Telephone: 702-229-6993
Event Will Bring An Estimated $11 Million Into Local Economy
Everyone is invited to watch more than 400 youth soccer teams from 13 U.S. states, Canada, Haiti, Mexico and Chile compete in the 16th annual Las Vegas Mayor’s Cup International Soccer Tournament Oct. 23-25. The platinum-ranked tournament will be based at the Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex, with games at many fields throughout the city.
Teams of boys and girls ages 9 to 15 will compete between 6 and 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23; between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24; and between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25. Friday games will include primarily local teams playing at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex. Admission to games is free all weekend. Spectators should bring their own seating, as thousands of people are expected to attend and participate.
“This tournament is one of the highlights I await all year,” said Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman. “Youth from across the world get to do what they love, as well as experience our great city. I invite all Las Vegas residents to share in the fun and see these wonderful young athletes compete. It is a marvelous event that brings millions of dollars into our local economy every year.”
The tournament will take place at the following fields:
Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex, 7353 Eugene Ave. (tournament headquarters)
Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex, 7901 W. Washington Ave.
Centennial Hills Park, 7101 N. Buffalo Drive
Ed Fountain Park, 1400 N. Decatur Blvd.
Freedom Park, 850 N. Mojave Road
Las Vegas Sports Park, 1400 N. Rampart Blvd.
Mike Morgan Family Park, 3951 E. Bonanza Road
Rafael Rivera Park, 2998 Stewart Ave.
Teton Trails, 7850 N. Bradley Road.
Members of first- and second-place teams will receive individual medals in each age division, and a trophy will be awarded to all first-place teams. Championship games will begin at approximately noon Sunday at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex. Awards will first be presented at approximately 1 p.m. at the stage at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex and continue throughout the day until about 4:30 p.m.
The event is co-hosted by the city of Las Vegas and the Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club. For more information including schedules, maps, teams, and rules, go online to www.lvmayorscup.com, or email info@lvmayorscup.com. The website will be updated daily with scores and standings.
http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/faces/home/parks-and-recreation/youth-from-around-the-world-to-compete-in-annual-las-vegas-mayor-s-cup-international-soccer-tournament-oct-23-25?_afrLoop=776556886722194&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=15za4z8yju_457
