Richmond Youth Soccer Association will be hosting B.C. Soccer's Les Sinnott Memorial Provincial "B" Cup Championships next week.
The tournament gets underway on Thursday with games taking place at Hugh Boyd, Minoru Oval and Richmond High. The event brings together teams from across B.C. in four days of exciting playdown competition. RSA expects to draw several thousand youth sports fans to Richmond to watch the games.
In addition to local teams represented in the Coastal area, other areas being represented will be: Columbia Kootenays, North Coast, Thompson Okanagan, Cariboo North and Vancouver Island. As hosts, Richmond will have teams entered in each division (U13 U18). They include: Richmond Athletics (U13), Richmond
Seair (U14), Richmond Lightning (U15), Richmond Athletics (U16), Richmond Gunners (U17) and Richond Athletics (U18).
The format features eight teams in each age group and three days of round-robin competition. The group winners will meet in Sunday's championship game while the second through fourth place finishers will also square off in placement matches.
The opening ceremonies will be next Friday at 7 p.m. at the Minoru Oval. The event will also feature a high level exhibition game that evening.
"We have all worked so hard to host this event in Richmond," said Jeff Pawer, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee. "We are privileged to have great sporting facilities in our city and we love showcasing them and sharing the success of our youth."
