Copa Surf
Surf Cup Qualifier comes to the Northwest!
SEATTLE – Nov. 12, 2021. We are pleased to announce a joint effort to host the inaugural Northwest Copa Surf tournament, kicking off June 3-5 @ Starfire Sports, Tukwila.
This collaboration involving WA Surf Academy, EW Surf Club and Surf Corp. is bringing a new top-flight competitive soccer tournament to the Northwest!
Winners of top division punch their ticket to Surf Cup in San Diego, one of the nation’s biggest showcase tournaments.
"We are delighted to bring our Copa Surf series to the Pacific Northwest, with the collaboration between Surf Nation, WPL Surf Academy and Eastern Washington we have the opportunity to deliver on our mission and create a world class event within the region,” said Andy Prosser, Surf Corp. national affiliate director. “The Copa Surf series is limited to a handful of locations across North America that are designated qualifiers to the prestigious Surf Cup.”
The Copa Surf tournament is a new elite showcase and qualifier tournament for competitive clubs across the Northwest region, including western Canada. This regional Surf qualifier tournament will host clubs from as far north as Alaska, British Columbia and west to Alberta, Idaho, Montana and Washington to south to Utah and Oregon.
“We are excited to partner with Surf Corp to bring an elite showcase and qualifying event to the Northwest in early summer,” said Stanley Holmes, WPL Surf president. “This tourney will give top teams one important pathway to Surf Cup and promises all teams a quality regionwide competition and scouting event.”
“Super excited to bring the best of the best of the northwest soccer to battle for a Surf Cup Bid,” said Jerry Cardenas, executive director, Eastern WA Surf.
For Year 1, the NW Surf Copa will host 14U to 19U boys’ and girls’ teams in two brackets:
- Super Black
- Super White
Super Black winners will earn the automatic bid to Surf Cup San Diego in late July, 2022.
Teams can apply directly or will be invited by the tournament committee. The committee will accept an individual team or a group of teams based on performance criteria.
This tournament hopes to showcase the region’s most competitive clubs and its top players, offering college prep and scouting opportunities! Matches will be filmed.
Come join with Surf Academy and the Surf Corp. and participate in a new competitive opportunity for your teams. Face top clubs from the Northwest and Canada and be part of a truly regional showcase tournament that sends its winners to Surf Cup in San Diego in late July.
Tournament matches will be filmed and copies will be available online. Some games will be live streamed for college scouts. College coaches will be supporting this regional showcase of talent, and college prep information and scouting opportunities will be available, too.
More details to follow.
About Surf:
For over 44 years, Surf has been one of the founding organizations in youth soccer. With over $7 Million in charitable donations, 16 national championships, and countless professional, collegiate, and youth national team players, we are forever striving to be the "Best of the Best. LINK TO MORE INFO
About the Surf Academy:
The WPL Surf Academy provides additional training experiences and opportunities for elite players to train and compete together under the guidance of top national and regional coaches. We are a pathway for players who aspire to reach the next level, whether college or beyond.LINK TO MORE INFO
About EW Surf:
Eastern Washington Surf SC is an Eastern Washington based soccer Club, and an affiliate of the highly successful San Diego Surf Soccer Club. We focus on consistent player development at all levels of play, providing a pathway for all players to achieve the best of the best soccer experience in the region.. Eastern Washington Surf SC has initiated an approach that includes Academy training as part of our Club dues, which utilizes the renowned San Diego Surf curriculum program. LINK TO MORE INFO
