2025 GENERAL INFO

Format

• Each team plays a minimum of three (3) games (see rules/format document for more info and conditions).
• Preliminary games will be held all day Saturday, and Sunday morning/early afternoon.
• All teams have the potential for 8 am games both days - please plan accordingly.
• Buildout lines will be included on fields for all 7v7 games
• The final games will be held Sunday morning and afternoon. Awards will be given to 1st and 2nd place teams for 9U-15U and 1st place teams for 16U-19U.
• Note: 16U-19U Teams should also read the College Showcase Info linked here.
• No heading rule applies for 9U-12U teams.

Location:

Games will be played at locations within 20-25-mile radius of tournament headquarters at Classics Park, 1461 Lancaster Road, Manheim, PA 17545 

Age Groups
Competition is an open tournament.  The event is open to USYS and US CLUB SOCCER "CLUB" teams in the following age groups and divisions. See more detail in our rules.  

9U-12U teams play 50 min games
13U and older teams play 60 min games

Field size for 9U and 10U will be aprox 40-45 x 60-65
Field size for 11U and 12U will be aprox 50 x 70

Team Fees with Early Discount:  

Teams applying by 9/15 for the early discount must have payment postmarked by 9/19 or fee will revert to full fee. 

U8 will play U09, lower flights, or in an all U08 flight within the U09 level
U9 - U10 (7v7) - $700 (includes early application discount - after 9/15 fee will be $725)
U11 - U12 (9v9) - $800 (includes early application discount - after 9/15 fee will be $825)
U13 & U14 - $835 (includes early application discount - after 9/15 fee will be $860)
U15 and older - $950 (includes early application discount - after 9/15 fee will be $975)

Club discount available to clubs bringing 5+ teams. Please email Sarah Thomas, tournament director, for more info. 

Eligibility

All premier or travel teams are eligible and must belong to their local, state, and national association and have current validated photo player and coaches' passes.
Applications for designated “tournament team rosters” may be submitted at all ages.  
USYS, US Club Soccer, and Travel Teams with photo player and photo coaches passes designated as tournament, competitive, travel or premier teams are eligible. (Age groups by birthdate are listed within above and in event rules)

Information

1. Team rosters are limited to the maximum roster size posted above including guests. Extended rosters are permitted from ages u14-U19, but only 18 may dress for each match.
2. A maximum of up to five (5) guest players at U9–U12, and seven (7) at U13 and older are allowed.
3. Players may compete for only ONE team for the duration of the tournament weekend. 
4. U9-U12 will play on smaller fields
5. Please review the hotels | lodging page for requirements. 
6. US Soccer rules regarding the use of US Soccer registered referees will be followed. 
   The one referee system will be used for U9 and U10 7v7 games.  U11 and U12 games will have  1 or 3 referees based on ref availability. The U13 and older games will use the 3 referee system.

Application Procedures

Please complete the on-line Application form in full, one per team. Upon successful completion of the on-line application, you will receive a confirmation e-mail and your registration number. This email will include where and when to mail your entry fee if paying by mail-in check.

Accepted teams will be posted to our website and your GotSoccer team account on October 18 for Girls Teams and Oct 25 for Boys Teams.    

Please include your age group, gender, club and team name as the "Subject" of ALL e-mail correspondence relating to the tournament.

For mail in check payments:

The payments should be made payable to Penn Legacy for the amount of the tournament fee.
Mail to: 
Tournament Registrar
1732 Glenbrook Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
Please include your club name, team name, age group and gender in the memo area of the check. 

Teams not accepted are notified and money is promptly refunded (exception, the 3.50% processing fee for credit card payments will not be refunded).

See rules for and linked refund policy for information and additional tournament details. 

As the tournament is a public event, videos and photos will be taken. Participants and teams can, and should, expect that images taken during the event will appear in media, including but not limited to, newspaper, television, social media and current and future promotional media.  Teams and their participants acknowledge this possibility and agree to these possible uses when participating in the event. 

Please see all important dates and deadlines linked here

Team Check-in | Registration:

• Please note, a signed liability waiver will be required of each team's coaches, managers, and players.  

The specific needs, forms and all info pertaining to team check-in will be provided to accepted teams the day after the application deadline. 

Questions? Visit our contact page